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."

Jared stood up, moved forward, and pinned her to the chair, his nose close to hers and his breath on the verge

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

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

I'll just let

annoyed, but the

peck on the cheek. "Fine. Consider

bright red, she

and stood up, "You should

she breathed a sigh of relief and quickly got up to change,

that Jared had just hung up. "Why? Did you manage

"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

was deliberately planned and executed by someone, there is no doubt that this person must be an expert. He left

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