Chapter 72 The Wife Behaves Strangely Around Us

• Though she had paid for her food, Jared did not accept a cent from her as if he was waiting for her to show a guilty depression. But she did not see anything wrong with how she had rejected eating with him, so she just accepted his treat and left. She thought back about Jared’s expression and found him rather interesting. Nicole smiled playfully, unaware that everyone was already stunned after listening to what she had said. “What? Jared…treated you to a meal?” Karen was extremely surprised. Though they were all aware that Mr. Riddle Sr. told Nicole about the engagement with Jared, they did not expect Jared to be interested in a country bumpkin like her! Snow, who was sitting across from her, said bitterly, “Nicole, no one is blaming you for being late. You don’t have to say such a far-fetched excuse.” Snow seemed soft and gentle, but she was actually insulting Nicole, saying that she was lying. Nicole smiled and took a sip of her juice. “You can ask Jared if you don’t believe me.” At that moment, everyone’s face went pale. Where could they get the courage to ask Jared? It was said that Mr. Johnston Sr.’s dear grandson was making high demands as soon as he returned from overseas. Everyone in the Johnston Group followed his orders, and his position in San Joto was untouchable. Although Mr. Johnston Sr. and Mr. Riddle Sr. were friends, the Riddle family was not close to Jared. How could they have the right to ask him about his personal matters?
• Mr. Riddle Sr. was ecstatic at that moment. He already knew that Nicole was a truthful person, so he smiled warmly at her. “It seems like Jared is really into you. You’ve got to get along well with him, okay?” Mr. Riddle Sr. still had no idea about Nicole wanting to break off the engagement, but Nicole did not want to mention it either. When Nicole saw the complicated expressions on their faces, as well as the proud expression on her parents’ and her brothers’ faces, she smiled playfully and kept quiet. “Alright, let’s start eating. Though you’ve already eaten, Nicole, please stay back and eat some food with us,” Mr. Riddle Sr. welcomed Nicole happily. “Sure.” Nicole nodded. Norah’s eyes were filled with loath when she saw that Nicole was getting the spotlight once again. She had gotten even more jealous when she thought of Jared treating Nicole to a meal… Ever since the day she knew that the café belonged to Jared, she had been an avid customer in hopes of bumping into Jared. However, she had not even seen him once! Today was the day Norah did not visit the shop, and Jared treated Nicole to a meal on this same day!
• Nicole was heartbroken whenever she thought of the possible changes to the cancellation of their engagement. The engagement with Jared should have belonged to her! She would not let Nicole take it away from her! Everyone started to eat happily, and her third uncle and his wife were sitting across from Nicole. They would have small talk with Nicole from time to time, so Nicole had quite a good impression of them. When Karen saw them and Nicole’s parents treating Nicole so well, she was filled with resentment. Back then, everyone would praise her son and daughters whenever the whole family gathered together. Now, everyone’s attention was on Nicole. When they were almost done with their meal, Karen purposely turned to ask, “I heard Nicole went to stay on campus to pay attention to her studies. How is she performing in school?” When Nicole’s academic performance was brought up, Mr. Riddle Sr. was slightly curious as well, so he did not interrupt her. Snow saw the chance and grabbed it as she smiled and glanced at Nicole.