Nicole could immediately sense a sort of palpable tension in the air, so she steered the direction of the conversation away. "He's
too young to know anything...He recognized him as a fatherly figure."
Niki said it lightly, knowing that it was true that her son had realized that he did not have a father once he was old enough to go
to kindergarten at the age of three. Thus, Leo became his fatherly figure and, ever since then, Nolan had been calling him his
godfather. Furthermore, everyone even thought that Leo was his real father.
"Oh?" Jared grimaced, still displeased at the thought before switching his focus on Nolan.
'This brat bit me when we first met. I still have his teeth marks on my legs. I can't believe he easily trusted a random guy enough
to call him his godfather!' he fumed.
Nolan, who felt that he was being stared at, suddenly opened his eyes and screamed, "Godfather! Help me!"
Hearing the screams of her son, she hurried over and hugged him. "Nolan! What's wrong with you?"
It was only then that Nolan realized it was all a dream, and quickly hugged Niki.
"Mommy, I had a nightmare...I dreamed that the big villain came to bully us...,'
But before Nolan could finish his sentence, he saw a pair of slender legs standing in front of him. Nolan looked up and was
startled.
"Why is the big villain here!"
Jared was about to lose his cool, 'How could he call a random guy his godfather, and me a big villain!'
"Kid, who told you I was a bad guy?" Jared suppressed his emotions and asked in a cold voice.
Feeling intimidated by Jared, the young boy ignored his words and argued, "You kidnapped both me and my mommy! If you're
not a bad guy, then what are you!?"
Jared's heart froze for a moment. He did not know that his actions at the airport would scare them. Moreover, it had caused
Nicole to think that he was a bad person, prompting her to attack his company's system. At this juncture, Jared could not grasp
the idea that he was a bad guy from a child's perspective. It was in that moment that he regretted his impulsive actions
'How could I have made such a terrible first impression on a child like this?' Jared thought, feeling very uncomfortable under
Nolan's hateful stare.
Not wishing to make matters worse, he said, "You may comfort him first. I'll be outside."
Jared left the room, with Niki feeling strangely confused by the fact that Jared had a grimace on his face. 'Is this an illusion?'
At that moment, Nolan got out of Niki's grasp and examined her body for wounds, "Mommy, did he bully you?"
Nicole shook her head. "No, He just asked us for some information..."
Then, something clicked in Niki's mind. 'Is this guy really my enemy?'
Outside the room, Jared had gone downstairs and gotten himself a cup of coffee. There was a solemn grimace on his face. It did
not take long for a knock to emanate from the door, whereupon the butler let the person in.
It was Preston.
As soon as he entered through the door, Preston excitedly asked, "Did you really find her?!"
Jared remained silent for a while.
This agitated Preston, who yelled, "Talk man!! Did you find her or did you not? Or have we mistaken her for someone else?"
At the time they focused their gaze on that person, it really looked like Nicole. However, they did not get a close look of her.
Jared looked at Preston anxiously, placed his cup of coffee down, and responded, "You didn't mistake her for someone else"
Preston immediately became thrilled. "It really is Nicole! She's alive!"