Chapter 1217

Nicole began to feel shy when she noticed that Jared was approaching her. Fortunately, he was only there to help her put on the bathrobe and was back at his seat as soon as that was done. Then, he joined him at the table and took a sip of warm water.

"Max called," Jared said. "Martin only sustained some minor burns on his hand. He'll be fine after a few days of rest."

"Okay." Nicole nodded, finally at peace. "Let him catch some rest for a few days then.'

Instead of responding to that, Jared, with eyes betraying his longing and affection, said, "Just stay here tonight. You should get some good rest too."

His invitation to Nicole was hard for her to refuse out of courtesy, but the moment she thought of Mrs. Wallace Sr., she shook her head. "I've been away for so long. Grandma must've missed me. I’d like to go home tonight."

Noticing that Nicole was more concerned about Mrs. Wallace Sr. than himself, Jared began to sulk. "What about me? You've been away for so long, and I've missed you very much too."

last line spoken, Jared stood up, moved forward, and pinned her to the chair, his nose close to

within her at once. 'Every

she placed her hands on his shoulders and lightly pushed him away. "Fine, I'll just

I'll just let him tag

a little annoyed, but the

cheek. "Fine. Consider this the 'interest'. As for the 'principal', I'll collect it some other

she responded by teasing, "You're such

smirk and stood up, "You should change. I'll

sigh of relief and quickly got up to change, and when once she

Nicole got in the car, she saw that Jared had just hung up. "Why? Did you manage to find any

something about the cause of the fire. Although the power supply unit was in flames, there were no signs of arson.

planned and executed by someone, there is no doubt that this

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