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"Tia?" Stanley frowned, feeling somewhat uneasy."Let's go inside. There's going to be a lot of misunderstandings if we linger," Tia said, and returned to the room.Stanley's arm froze mid-air as he reached out to grab her. All he could do was sigh and watch as Tia's figure disappeared into the room.He felt completely defeated and helpless, and had no choice but to return to the private room. However, his gaze darkened when he saw that Don had already pulled him a chair to get her to sit next to him."You're back. Come, have a seat right here." Samuel waved to Stanley, beckoning him to the seat beside."Stanley, why did you go outside just now?" Samuel asked, curious."It's nothing," Stanley coldly replied before lowering his head to eat what was left of the dishes.Having seen how Stanley had reacted to Samuel's question, Lulu and June lifted their brows at Nicole, and darted their eyes toward Stanley for a brief second as if to say, "Hey, it seems as if it's working."Nicole

Nicole felt that both Patricia and Ellar's personalities complimented each other well. However, the question of whether they could leverage that fact to build a connection was ultimately for them to answer.With this in mind, Nicole looked at Ellar, feeling that his future would be full of uncertainties.Meanwhile, Stanley was still driving Tia home. She was riding shotgun with her head bowed as she struggled with the awkwardness within her. She had indeed planned to head home without joining the karaoke session, but she did not want to go home with Stanley. With the two of them being the only ones present in the car, Tia could not help but endure the crippling anxiety she was feeling at the moment."What did Cherry say to you?" Stanley abruptly asked.He noticed that the way Tia treated him had significantly changed after her conversation with Cherry. It was as if Tia was purposely avoiding him, leading him to suspect that Cherry had said something controversial enough for Tia to

"Everyone was present. I had Patricia with me, so it was all good," Nicole explained before flashing him a smile."I missed you," he softly said as he rested his head on her shoulder.Jared was not able to sleep or focus on work in Nicole's absence.Flustered, Nicole's heart skipped a beat, and her cheeks reddened. "It's just been a day since we last saw each other."In response, he kissed her on the cheek and said, "I want to see you twenty-four seven.""What's with you today?" Nicole wrapped her arms around his neck and looked at him, her eyes brimming with curiosity.Nicole felt Jared was especially affectionate and clingy with her today."I'm fine, I just missed you," Jared answered, and lowered his head to kiss Nicole on the lip.The gentle kiss progressed into a passionate smooch, making Nicole irresistible to him. In reciprocation, she surrendered to Jared and succumbed to the pleasure which they then shared.Concurrently, Patricia had just arrived at Ellar's house."W

'Tia doesn't look right either. It seems that she hasn't gotten any sleep last night. Did something happen after the both of them left yesterday? Something must have, or else the both of them wouldn't have been acting weird and all. But if something did happen, why aren't they talking to each other?' Nicole pondered.Stanley stole a quick glance at Tia as she was leaving with the kids, and as expected, his subtle movements did not escape Nicole, whose eyebrows were raised. It was at this point that Nicole confirmed that something had indeed happened to them when no one was around. Otherwise, the both of them would not have exhibited such unusual behavior.Meanwhile, Tia had just gotten into the car with Nolan and Lana."Tia, what's going on with you and Uncle Stanley?" Nolan asked, his head tilted in curiosity.Caught off guard, Tia panicked and defended herself. "No-no-nothing happened.""Are you sure? It seemed that the both of you were avoiding each other," Lana described.Lan

"Hehe. It can't be helped as Harvey is always so anxious," Lulu gloated. "He is impatient, so he's prone to acting blindly and falling into traps."Lulu was able to gain some leverage over him precisely because of his impatience. As such, she could act boldly without worrying that she would spook Harvey and put him on guard. At this moment, Harvey might even still think that Nicole had taken his bait."You have to be careful. If at any point in time Harvey realizes he's been deceived, he won't let you go," Nicole reminded."Don't worry. I'm not only engaging him in a game of 4D chess behind the scenes. I've also collected a bunch of evidence against him. If things go south, we'll at least be able to defend ourselves with the evidence in hand. He can't do anything to us. Besides, we'll be returning everything to Thomas after we're done with him anyway," Lulu said confidently.Even if Harvey were to make a fuss, he would not stand to gain anything out of it.Pleasantly surprised by