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."

to the chair, his nose close to hers and his breath on the verge of caressing her

tension within her at once. 'Every time this guy comes close to me, my

his shoulders and lightly pushed

enjoys sticking with me, I'll just

a little annoyed, but the decision made him feel better

he gave her a peck on the cheek. "Fine. Consider this the 'interest'.

bright red, she responded by teasing, "You're such

her a smirk and stood up, "You should change. I'll send you

back as he walked out. Then, she breathed a 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

Then, he ignited the engine while saying, "Yeah, I've discovered something about the cause of the fire. Although the power supply unit was in flames, there were no signs of arson. I've asked my men to thoroughly inspect the units before this. They were all in good

is no doubt that this person must be an

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