Chapter 2781

The carer understood Thomas’ perspective, so she quietly walked off to pack his luggage. Meanwhile, Thomas was looking out of his window, his face creased and wrinkled in deep contemplation. His body had significantly improved after the treatment he had received. He knew that Nicole was the one who had provided such support to him.

Besides, he also understood that she had no bad blood with Harvey and just wanted to help him.

Thomas had, through the hard way, learned that Harvey had indeed morphed into a wicked person over the years. He had always felt guilty for Harvey’s unfortunate upbringing, which had led him to enable Harvey. But then, he realized that his indulgence of him had resulted in Harvey becoming what he was.

Harvey’s life should have been peaceful, happy and comfortable, not filled with darkness and uncontrolled madness. If Harvey continued to latch onto his past, he would be forever stuck in his past with no hope of ever finding peace.

“Forget it,” Thomas sighed, his eyes revealing a determined resolve.

At this point, it was too late to change his mind, as he had already agreed to Nicole’s plans. All he had to do now was to stay firm until the very end. He believed in doing so. At the very least, Harvey could get his redemption, albeit in a way he had never anticipated.

In the afternoon, sunlight poured in, casting a warm glow in Nicole’s room. After she had eaten her lunch, Nicole began lounging around until she heard a knock on the office door.

“Come in,” Nicole said.

After the door had opened, Ellar walked in.

Nicole raised her brows in curiosity. “What brought you here? n “I’m here to treat you to a meal,” Ellar smirked. “We’ve agreed on it earlier, so why not make it today?”

“Today?” Nicole asked, eyeing Ellar with a mischievous look etched on her face.

“The final results are not out yet, but you’re celebrating an early victory already?

Are you really so confident that you’ll come up on top?”

“You said I didn’t have to secure the final bid, and that all I have to do is get my foot through the door.

Well, here I am. I’m feeling good, so I thought, why don’t I treat everyone to a meal? Besides, it’s my way of showing gratitude to those who’ve helped me,” Ellar asserted.

Nicole then rolled her eyes at Ellar, and revealed, “I can see your ulterior motives, dude. You’re not just celebrating your progress.”

“Hehe, not at all,” Ellar chuckled, running his hand through his hair while refusing to admit what he was up to.

However, Nicole had already seen through Ellar’s intentions as she shook her head in amusement. It was obvious to her that Ellar was doing this for Patricia.

“You can ask Patricia. I’m fine with anything,” Nicole replied, finally giving Ellar an out.

“Okay, thanks!” Ellar beamed and marched out of her office, which left Nicole chuckling at his inability to be subtle.

Ellar then went straight to find Patricia and proposed, “Let’s have dinner tonight.”

“No thanks,” Patricia declined, getting increasingly irritated by Ellar’s presumptuous behavior.

“Nicole has already agreed. Aren’t you responsible for protecting her?” Ellar said, bringing up Nicole’s involvement.

“Ms. Riddle is going too?” she asked while frowning.

“Yep, I said I was going to buy everyone dinner for their help before,” Ellar grinned, feeling triumphant.

He thought there was no way Patricia could decline his offer if he put it that way.

“Since it’s a thank-you for everyone’s help, Ms. Riddle and I aren’t the only ones who’ll be there, right?”

Patricia probed.

Without much thought, Ellar readily responded, “Of course not. Everyone is welcome to join.”

“Alright then, you can go now,” Patricia said, lowering her head to focus on her work.

“Erm. So, are you joining?” Ellar tested. “Well, I’ll take that as a yes.”

Patricia’s attitude was strange, but the bottom line was, she did not explicitly decline his invitation.

Thus, Ellar assumed she had agreed.