"Come here, Lana." Jared waved to Lana, who teetered toward him obediently.
"Hey, Daddy."
Holding her up, Jared gently asked, "Why did you come here with your brother?"
"Oh, we're here to get you and Mommy down to have dinner."
Their grandmother had initially gotten the servants to call Jared and Nicole, but as Lana and Nolan were worried about Nicole, they had volunteered to go upstairs.
"Well, then let's go down for dinner, shall we?" Jared smiled.
"Of course." Lana wrapped her arms around his neck. "Let's eat!"
Jared shot a glance at Nicole before walking out of the room with Lana, leaving Nicole behind with questions in her head. 'Did they just leave it at that?!'
It was Lana's first time giving up before getting the answer she needed. This would not have happened in the past.
'How did Jared do that? Why is Lana so obedient when he's around?!' Nicole asked herself.
Nicole suddenly felt that Lana was playing favorites. Back then, she always had a hard time answering Lana's questions. In fact, none of her tactics had worked when she attempted to divert Lana's attention.
"Mommy, did you really fall because you were dizzy?" Nolan went up to Nicole and asked in a sad tone of voice.
"I really fell by accident." Nicole stroked his head and explained patiently. "It was just an accident."
He had heard everything, which was why he thought that Jared did not deserve his mother. To him, only his godfather could protect his mom.
Nicole was slightly relieved. "Though it's a fact, it isn't the full picture. Do you understand?"
Nolan raised a brow, looking a little confused. No matter how high his IQ was, he was still a 5-year-old kid. It was not easy for him to understand complicated matters.
However, that did not mean that he did not understand what Nicole was trying to say. In summary, it was not Jared's fault, but Nolan still believed that Jared was not good enough for his mother.
Though he was grinding his teeth, he did not continue the conversation with Nicole.
Instead, he just held Nicole's hand and said, "Let's have our dinner, Mommy."
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