Chapter 2522

“Yes, ma’am,’’ Alfred replied, and proceeded to walk off to do what he was told.

Gloria stood up humming, apparently in a good mood. Then, she walked over to the garden to check if Mrs. Wallace Sr. was around.

Meanwhile, Nicole had just arrived at another one of Riddle Corporation’s branches, NandoCorp. As expected, Lulu was already there waiting for Nicole, who went on to receive the stack of applications from the former.

“Everything you need is here,” Lulu said.

“I’m impressed. You’re pretty quick.” Nicole smiled as she went through each individual document in her hands.

“It’s all about speed now. I heard that Harvey has made some moves and I don’t want him to beat us to it.” Lulu shrugged.

‘If anything goes wrong, NandoCorp will fall into the hands of Harvey Ellison and it would be a terrible loss for Riddle Corporation,’ Lulu thought to herself.

Nicole looked at the time, “It’s almost time, let’s go and submit our application.”

Both stood up and left the company to deliver the documents needed for the application, and after doing so, the pair of Nicole and Lulu were about to leave when they found themselves bumping into Harvey Ellison, in the flesh, himself.

“Well, well, well, look who we have here,” Lulu muttered, repulsed by the sight of Harvey’s sudden appearance.

Then, Lulu mentally cursed Harvey out. ‘How unlucky could we be to bump into him? He could’ve shown up earlier or later than us, but he had to show up right when we’re about to leave just so that we’re forced to come face to face with him.’

Nicole snorted. “He is totally doing this on purpose.”

To add to her previous response, Lulu rolled her eyes. “As expected, how annoying can these people be? They’re really going to lengths just to do this.”

It was obvious that neither of them were able to avoid the confrontation with Harvey. With that said, Nicole wore a stern look on her face and Lulu followed closely behind as they approached Harvey.

“Mr. Ellison. Are you here to bid for Riddle Corporation’s NandoCorp too?” Nicole greeted, placing deliberate emphasis on the words, ‘Riddle Corporation’.

She was mocking Harvey, giving everyone the impression that he was stealing other people’s things.

However, Harvey brushed it off and played it cool by pretending to not understand what Nicole was talking about. “It’s a good company after all. It’s a pity that it went bankrupt like this.”

Upon hearing that, Nicole’s eyes flashed with disdain.’ Touche, well played.’

“Thank you so much for the reminder. Riddle Corporation’s NandoCorp will not close down due to bankruptcy,” Nicole told Harvey before grabbing Lulu’s arm and walking past Harvey.

Harvey turned to stare at Nicole’s silhouette as she faded into the distance.

Then, he smirked. ‘Oh, don’t you worry, Nicole. We shall meet again very soon.’

“Mr. Ellison, I’ll go submit the application,” his assistant said, and quickly rushed off to submit the application.

He knew that Harvey had purposely shown up at this hour to catch Nicole in the act.

Meanwhile, Nicole and Lulu were already seated in their car.

“That son of a bitch! He purposely planned ahead to show up just so that he could rub it in our faces!”

Lulu ranted.

Nicole, on the other hand, was expressionless. “It doesn’t matter anymore. The cockier he is, the more he’ll suffer in the future.”

“Yes, you’re right. We mustn’t let this get to us. We shall watch as reality gives him a slap to the face.

Just thinking about it is already making me feel giddy,’ Lulu chirped.

Then, she paused for a moment before adding, “But from the looks of it, we ought to be careful about him. He seems awfully determined to win.”

Nicole’s eyes narrowed as she got deep in thought. “Let’s go and pay Mr. Ellison a visit.”

“Mr. Ellison? Why would you want to go visit him at this time?” Lulu asked, startled.

In return, Nicole smirked. “Consider it a casual house call.”

After she had spoken, she looked at the chauffeur. “Head to Royal Creed Institute.”

“Yes, ma’am.” The chauffeur started the car and drove towards Royal Creed.

Not long after, the car came to a halt in front of Royal Creed, and the duo of Nicole and Lulu got out of the car.