Jared understood her intent as he grabbed her hand and slowly said.
"Enough."
Mr.Riddle Sr.continued to beat Dillon a couple more times before putting down his stick.
Seeing that the former was a little winded, Daniel immediately stepped forward to help him.
After learning that the Rogers family had kidnapped Nicole, Daniel felt no guilt about Dillon receiving
that beating.
"How can I allow you lot to bully my daughter that I finally found after so long!' Mr.Riddle Sr.looked at
Jared.
Since he had already done what he did, Jared should know very well where he stood on this matter.
Indeed, Jared did not make things difficult for the old man as he glanced at Snow and Raine before
walking out with Nicole without saying a word to anyone else.
When Chloe saw the two walking past her like that, and Jared not even giving her a glance, she bit her
lips in humiliation and wanted to stop Jared.
"Mr.Johnston, you..."
Before she could even finish, Jared had already stepped out of the Riddle family manor's door.He did
not leave straight away but instead brought Nicole to look at the security outposts the Johnston family
had setup up across the manor.
Jared did not say much, and once they were done inspecting and returned to the main gate, Nicole
looked at him.
When she saw that he was still looking at her using a side glance, she felt tickled as she said.
"Don't worry, there won't be the next time."
It then did Jared turn to look at her.
The storm between his eyes had yet to fade away, and his expression was cold and serious when he
looked at her.
"Don't allow yourself to fall into such danger.You're lucky I was in time this time; things might be very
different the next time."
Nicole knew that he was just worried about her, so she nodded.She had rarely allowed herself to be on
the back foot, but this time, she had indeed been negligent.
Jared gave her one final glance before finally leaving the Riddle family manor.
When Nicole slowly walked back, she noticed that everyone was looking at her with a rather strange
look.Her expression did not change.She ignored the furious gaze of Dillon and his family as she went
straight to Mr.Riddle Sr.and Daniel.
"Grandpa, Mom, Dad, are you alright?"
Mr.Riddle Sr.looked at Nicole as he sighed and said softly.
"Good girl, Grandpa's fine."
Daniel and Gloria, too, indicated that they were fine.
Gloria directly hugged Nicole to check on her and was only relieved after discovering the latter did not
suffer any injuries.
Nicole allowed her mother to check on her, and when she noticed her father's hesitating look, she
helplessly said.
"Dad, just ask what you want to ask."
Seeing that his daughter had seen through his intention, Daniel asked somewhat embarrassedly.
"Nicole...what's your relationship with Mr.Johnston...? He had thought that his girl would be slightly
bashful, but instead, Nicole replied almost nonchalantly.
"We are just...friends."
She paused for a bit and felt that friends best suited their current relationship.
After all...neither of them had deliberately made clear the relationship between them, and she did not
want to be too presumptuous.
Hearing her say, Chloe gave her a dismissive snort.
"If he is just a friend, why would he move mountains and rivers just for you?"
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