Chapter 2813

“There’s no need for that,” Tia declined.

But upon seeing how determined Stanley looked, she hesitated for a moment and relented. “I understand.”

A hint of satisfaction flashed in Stanley’s eyes, after which he advised Tia, “If you want to recover quickly, just listen to my instructions, stay home, and be good.”

Then, he turned around and exited the house.

Tia was left to stare at his departing figure in confusion, her mind echoing his gentle words, ‘Stay home and be good.’

Overwhelmed by a feeling she could not even begin to describe, Tia blushed and her mind erupted into a whirlwind of thoughts once more.

Meanwhile, Stanley had just stepped out of the courtyard and into the house when he bumped into Nicole and Jared, who had just returned.

“Is Tia okay?” Nicole asked with concern.

“She twisted her foot, so she might need a couple of days of rest,” Stanley replied.

This left Nicole surprised. “How did she twist her foot?”

“She had too much to drink and fell over,” Stanley answered without elaborating much. “Anyway, it’s getting late, so you should get some sleep.”

“Okay, you should rest early too,” Nicole nodded.

However, she was wearing a skeptical frown on her face as she watched him rooms. ’ Something feels off with Stanley. Is there finally some progress with Tia?’

Just as she was about to contemplate on it, Jared’s voice sounded from behind. “Let’s go. Time to get some sleep.”Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join & Stay Updated For All Books Updates…

“Okay.” Nicole smiled and agreed.

Hand in hand, the two went upstairs, and on the way, Nicole casually asked Jared, “Have you noticed that Stanley seems different?”

“Not really,” Jared responded nonchalantly.

After all, he had not paid much attention to Stanley.

“Are you serious?” Nicole asked in puzzlement.

Then, she frowned and muttered, “Why do I feel like something’s not quite right? I can’t quite explain how unusual it is, but I know that something is amiss.”

Jared tightened his grip on her hand. “You can simply ask him tomorrow.”

“Or maybe not,” Nicole said, shaking her head.

Although she was curious, she was still of the opinion that Stanley and Tia had their fair share of problems to solve. The only thing she could do now was wait for the situation to play out as it naturally should.

What she failed to notice at that moment was that Jared’s eyes had a glint of amusement about them as he glanced at her.

Once she had returned to her room, Nicole went to the bathroom with her pajamas in hand. She too was feeling a little dizzy, for she had one too many drinks earlier. All she wanted to do now was to take a warm shower and go to bed.

However, the night would not end the way she had expected, as Jared proceeded to follow her into the bathroom.

“Why did you come in?” Nicole asked in surprise.

“I’m here for a shower too,” Jared replied calmly.

“No, you should get out now and do it after me,” she protested.

“No, let’s do it together,” he countered.

“Why must we do it together? Hey, don’t take my clothes off!”

The next day, sunlight poured into the room, and Jared awoke with a faint smile as he stared at Nicole, who was still fast asleep. He gently kissed her on the forehead, causing her to groan as if he had disturbed her. However, she did not wake up, and continued to sleep in.

Looking at Nicole affectionately, Jared covered her with the blanket. He then got up, dressed himself, and went downstairs to join the rest of his family.

“Dad, where’s Mommy?” Nolan and Lana asked.

They were a little puzzled to notice that Nicole was nowhere to be seen.