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Chapter 71
After some time, a new message was sent to Norah, saying, “Someone is helping Nicole.
We’ve all gotten punished for what we did yesterday.
Let’s stop contacting each other from today onwards.” Norah clenched her phone tightly, her fingers trembling as her veins popped out, making her hands look almost grotesque.
“These three idiots couldn’t even finish such a simple task.
It’s too bad I gave them so much information about Samuel!” After a moment of frustration, Norah started brainstorming ways to deal with Nicole when Celia’s profile picture suddenly appeared on her phone screen.
Norah’s eyes lit up, and she quickly informed Celia of Nicole’s whereabouts.
Two hours later, Nicole walked out of the library after finishing her study session.
The sun was setting, signaling that it was almost dinner time.
Nicole decided to grab a bite before heading back for more study, but as she approached the entrance to the café, she unexpectedly bumped into someone.
She looked up and immediately recognized the face—Celia, with an angry glare fixed on Nicole.
Behind Celia stood a group of well-built men.
Nicole, with a quick glance, could tell they were highly trained.
She knew that Cain had lost to her and was still in the hospital, with Celia caring for him.
This had left Celia both heartbroken and furious.
Celia sensed that Nicole wasn’t as innocent as she appeared, and ordinary thugs wouldn’t be able to handle her.
So, Celia had hired these professional fighters, spending a large sum of money to teach Nicole a lesson.
She wanted to both vent her anger and show Nicole that Celia Rowe was not someone to be messed with.
When Celia saw Nicole approaching, she waved to the men behind her.
“This is the girl.
She knows a bit of martial arts, so don’t go easy on her.
Teach her a lesson!” The men nodded in agreement, ready to carry out the task.
They cracked their knuckles as they surrounded Nicole.
Nicole’s expression remained unchanged as she looked at them.
She quickly deduced that they were professionals, likely skilled in martial arts.
She turned her attention to Celia with a slight smile.
Celia had learned to be smarter this time, sending better fighters to deal with Nicole.
Nicole was about to set her bag down when a lazy voice interrupted the tension.
“What are you doing? What party is this?”
Jared had been heading to his car after leaving the principal’s office and happened to pass by the group.
He initially saw a crowd of large men gathered around a girl, and it wasn’t until he got closer that he realized the girl was Nicole.
“Those men sure have the guts to hit someone in broad daylight,” he muttered under his breath.
His usual emotionless expression turned dark as he moved closer, his strong presence forcing the thugs to instinctively retreat and make way for him.
When Nicole saw that it was Jared, she was momentarily surprised, but she quickly regained her indifferent composure.
Jared approached her and asked, “Are you alright?”
Nicole paused, giving him a look that clearly conveyed her message: those men hadn’t even laid a finger on her.
Jared understood her silently and smiled faintly.
While everyone in San Joto longed for his attention, Nicole didn’t seem to care about his presence.
On the other hand, Celia, who had been watching the situation unfold, stared at Jared in awe.
Since the Rowe family was one of the influential families in San Joto, Celia had met plenty of high-profile individuals.
However, she recognized Jared immediately.
He was the prominent figurehead of the Johnston family, the unofficial heir to the powerful Johnston Group, the top consortium in San Joto.
She had only seen him once at a charity banquet.
In addition to being captivated by his handsome appearance, she had also been struck by the way people treated him with such reverence.
Celia’s heart raced as she realized who was standing in front of her.