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They rarely shared such moments since the two of them had hardly spent any time together. Moreover, Jayson was not a romantic or affectionate person.
Ariel reckoned it was most probably because Nancy did a good job educating Jayson that he turned out to be so considerate now.
She accepted the tissue expressionlessly and was about to turn around. However, Ariel tripped on her foot and fell forward.
“Watch out!”
“Watch out!”
Two voices called out at the same time from her front and back. Simultaneously, two hands caught hold of Ariel’s
arms.
Ariel raised her head and glanced at Jayson and Lucas, who were standing beside her.
Jayson had a calm look in his eyes. His voice had remained steady the entire time.
Lucas turned his eyes to Jayson. His brows arched. “It seems Mr. Larkin is a kind and caring person too.”
Ariel was slightly ruffled by those words. Lucas was indirectly reminding Ariel of Jayson’s indifference to her all along to mock her.
She squirmed free from their grips and said flatly, “Thanks.”
Jayson did not make any further comments to Lucas‘ remarks. He looked down at Ariel and said, “Be careful.”
On the other hand, Janice managed to pull out her phone and capture the moment of those two men preventing Ariel’s fall as it happened.
She tugged at Chad’s sleeve and whispered to him, “You’ve added Nancy as a friend on your social media account, right?”
“What would you like for me to do?” Chad could tell right away that Janice was up to no good.
“Share this photo on your social media account and set it so that only Nancy can see this post. It’s our payback for Ari!”
Janice sent Chad the photo immediately. She put her hands on her waist and snickered. “If she doesn’t have a clear understanding of her position, I’ll help put her in her place instead!”
Chad was struck speechless. He could not help but acknowledge the fact that Janice was good at ticking people off.
Anyway, Chad was not a goody two–shoes. Moreover, he was pretty loyal to his friends.
As for the post, Chad did not just set it so that only Nancy could see it. He also included Matt and Perry in the list of people who could view the post. That way, one of them would surely stumble upon his post.
“Look at how kind I am. I’m making sure all of them have an equal chance to get the scoop,” Chad thought.
Ariel was completely oblivious to what Chad and Janice were up to. She had no time or attention to spare since she had to complete the remaining steps for the ceremony.
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At the resort villa, Nancy finally saw Chad’s post when Matt sent it to her.
Matt found it amusing. “As expected, Ariel has pulled some sort of tricks to get Jayson to go to her instead. Isn’t she doing this to blatantly provoke you?”
The group of them had agreed to meet up and celebrate Sarah’s birthday at the resort villa that day. They had finished preparing everything for the party, yet Jayson was not even there.
Nancy knitted her brows.
She had an impassive look on her face as she looked at how Jayson was supporting Ariel by holding her arm in the photo. “She’s much more cunning and manipulative than I thought. I’m not like her. I can’t pretend to be weak or fragile.”
It appeared Ariel was only reserved and dignified on the surface. She would pounce at Jayson whenever the opportunity presented itself.
Nancy detested Ariel’s sly mindset and approach. Ariel was still trying to seduce Jayson even though she knew Nancy was pretty much his partner now. Ariel was overstepping her boundaries.
“I’ll call and remind Jayson to come over as soon as possible.” Matt also felt that what Ariel did was a bit too much. She kept getting jealous of Nancy and tried to win Jayson’s attention.
“I don’t even know why Jayson bothered to meet with the Walkers. Ariel has never tried to bug him about these things. Why did he even bother trying to keep up appearances?”
Nancy turned off the phone since she did not want to see Ariel’s distasteful actions as portrayed in the photo
anymore.
The smile on her face faltered. “I’m sure that Jayson doesn’t care about Ariel. However, there’s no telling if she’ll pull some kind of act to keep Jayson there.”
Matt frowned and scoffed. “Don’t worry. Jayson knows what he’s doing. Otherwise, Ariel wouldn’t have spent so many years trying but still could not win his heart.”
Nancy shared the same opinion.
“As for the photo…” Matt clicked his tongue. “Don’t you think Ariel may have deliberately asked Mr. Hockney to share it online?”
He could not help thinking about how sly and calculative Ariel was.
Nancy had a contemptuous look in her eyes. She said in a gentle voice, “It’s not like I’d be bothered by a photo like this.”
She had no intention of making this a competition. Frankly, Jayson would always prioritize matters relating to Nancy if she ever needed anything from him. It would be pointless regardless of what tricks Ariel tried to pull.
The Walkers decided to hold the ceremony at home instead of visiting the cemetery this year.
Katie had prepared a variety of dishes for their guests. There were enough seats around the table for everyone.
Ariel had planned to discuss the matter of them telling Katie the truth once the ceremony was over with Jayson
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first.
While she was looking for him, Ariel found Jayson chatting with Chad.
“I’ve heard that Mr. Carlos will soon lead a team to develop a new flight system. Are there any spots left for people to join for learning and observational purposes?”
Ariel halted. She had a sudden realization.
She finally understood why Jayson had come and acted that way earlier.
