Once Nicole figured this out, she was in a much better mood.It was almost 11:00 pm, so she took a nice bubble bath, put on a rejuvenating mask, and got ready for bed.Nicole glanced at her phone and saw that there was a new friend request on her phone, with a familiar avatar that was all black. It was Eric Ferguson.The message he added was: “Regular friends.”The corners of Nicole’s lips twitched as she snorted lightly.This jerk was just threatening her a second ago, telling her to stay away from Nathaniel.Now he had the cheek to request to be friends?Nicole refused this friend request without a second thought.She felt sleepy, so she turned off her phone and went to bed.Eric saw the reply on his phone and his face sank.The notification was: “Friend request rejected.”‘Ugh, I must’ve scared her just now!’ Eric thought.He had worked hard all night but made no progress. He felt so desperate like he was facing an abyss, yet he was unable to do anything...The night wa

Aurora Club was a luxury private nightclub.Nicole had just finished a meeting with Logan and went straight to the club.When she arrived, someone led her to Room 8888. She pushed the door in and saw the private party held by Yvette and Julie. There were some other familiar friends present, as well as many other models and young actors in the entertainment industry. Basically, all of them were male. Even Fabian and Roman were also there. When they saw Nicole, everyone stood up to greet her one after another.Nicole smiled and thought that it was certainly very lively.Yvette pulled Nicole to the side and whispered in her ear, “This is a stud buffet! We specially prepared this for you, so don’t be polite with us. Just take away whoever you fancy…”Nicole’s body stiffened. She looked at Yvette dubiously. “What are you guys plotting…?”“You literally came back from hell! So, you gotta have some fun of course! I’m sure you were scarred from seeing whatever unsightly things you saw

Nicole looked at Nathaniel frankly. She did not have any interest in gaining his person or his heart, so she did not want it.Besides, the deep affection that Nathaniel spoke of was just because of her money, so Nicole did not feel much psychological burden.Without another word, Nathaniel took this money to put out the fire that was figuratively burning down his dreams.Julie and Yvette, who had overheard their conversation earlier, could not help but burst out in laughter.Yvette patted Nicole’s shoulder.“Gurl, spoken like a true rich biatch…”Nicole flipped her hair. “I am a rich b*tch!”The sound of music was deafening.The surrounding people were having fun, minding their own business. They were sensible enough not to be nosy.Nicole had a little too much to drink and felt a little dizzy, so she wanted to wash her face and get some fresh air to sober up. However, when she opened the door of the private room, she bumped into someone.The woman let out a sharp cry like

Once Quinn’s words fell, Nicole’s face stiffened for a moment. Nicole then burst out in laughter.“What does it have to do with me if Eric is willing or not? It’s not like I’m going to agree.”‘Where did Quinn’s confidence come from? Why should I pay attention to my private affairs just because of Eric’s wishful thinking?! How bewildering and ridiculous is that?!’Quinn was exasperated when she heard that.“In a few days, Old Master Ferguson will personally propose a marriage alliance with your Stanton family. This marriage alliance will only strengthen both families. Where will you find another affluent family that can compare to our Ferguson family?”Quinn already felt like they were making a big concession letting Nicole back into their family.What right did Nicole have to pretend to be dissatisfied about this marriage alliance?Nicole was a divorced woman, so even if she had a good family background, other wealthy families would be uncomfortable proposing marriage to her.

Nicole thought, ‘Eric Ferguson actually called to me where I am?!’ She had never seen this number before.Nicole was not in a hurry to hang up and laughed mockingly.“Didn’t Mrs. Ferguson tell you the location?”It could not be more obvious.Quinn probably told Eric all about Nicole and even added more frills and just to slander Nicole.However, Nicole did not care.There was silence over the phone. Just when Nicole was about to hang up, she suddenly heard Eric’s restrained voice, as if he was trying to hold back his emotions and was trying hard to calm himself down.“Don’t stay out too long, and drink less.”Nicole did not expect him to say such words and was slightly stunned for a moment. All the curse words that she had ready could no longer be vented out.Her chest felt heavy and stuffy like it was weighed down by a boulder.Nicole gently knitted her eyebrows and retorted in an unkind tone.“What do you care?!”After that, she hung up on him.‘This son of a b*tch Eri

Nicole steadily landed in Eric’s arms and did not seem to be affected by this commotion.The look of warning and disdain in Eric’s dark and deep eyes made Roman suddenly feel a chill down his spine.Eric did not give Roman or Fabian any time to react before he turned to leave with Nicole in his arms.Roman’s face was stiff and pale. His body became tense, and he felt defeated.Fabian saw this and sighed. Although he was young, he had been in showbiz for some time.Thus, he was clear about certain things.In the face of Eric Ferguson, no one stood a chance.“Roman, tell Julie about this.”Eric carried Nicole to the backseat of his car. He could smell the strong scent of alcohol on Nicole and unconsciously frowned.Even so, he carefully brushed away the strands of hair on her forehead and quietly sat next to her. He looked at the glowing yellow streetlights in the dark that felt just as lonely as he was.Eric only dared to hold Nicole’s hand when she was unconscious so that she

After that, Kai slowly turned around and got into the car without paying any attention to Eric Ferguson again. Mr. Anderson then started the car engine and drove away immediately.Nicole went back home and had a good night’s sleep.The light outside spilled through the curtains onto the ground. It turned out that Tigger had changed the room’s sleep mode into an active mode.Tigger was now lying lazily on the balcony swing. Its four little paws trembled and shrank as it felt scared yet happy.Nicole was woken up by Julie’s phone call in the morning. She fumbled around helplessly for her phone.“Did you and Yvette discuss amongst yourselves to not let me sleep in every day?”Julie’s calm voice had a hint of concern.“You were taken away by Eric Ferguson last night. He didn’t do anything to you, right?”Nicole was jolted awake.“He took me away?”‘Didn’t I get into his car by myself?’“Yeah, Roman, the good-for-nothing, didn’t dare to refuse Eric Ferguson, but I called Kai righ

After Eric Ferguson finished speaking, there was an indescribable and eerie silence in the air.Nicole’s face stiffened, and her expression became extremely unnatural for a moment.Soon, she hooked up the corners of her lips into a faint cold smile.“Much better now. Even my memory has recovered extraordinarily well. I can now remember all the lies you told, Mr. Ferguson…”Nicole did not even bother to cover up anything. She just wanted to tear off Eric Ferguson’s fake face!However, Eric’s reaction was unexpected. He did not have a second of uneasiness and guilt, nor the nervousness and shame after being exposed.His frankness made Nicole look like she was the one being unreasonable.The corners of his lips carried a faint and gentle smile, as if he was being very tolerant and indulgent towards her mockery.“That’s good.”Nicole rolled her eyes and could not help but close her eyes and take a deep breath.Molly Stewart coughed and broke this awkward silence.“Nikki, what di

Everyone’s eyes shifted to Eric. His laughter obviously drew a lot of attention.‘What is he so proud of? What is there to be happy about?!’ Nicole thought.Eric looked relaxed and smiled with pleasure. “Just forget it if you have limited ability…”Molly Stewart was helpless and gave up. Since this was the Great God Maverick’s code, no one could break through his defenses.Nicole gritted her teeth in anger. After such a roundabout, it turned out that her biggest opponent was her elusive second brother?!Tigger’s spirits were lifted. He once again jumped into Eric’s arms. “Papa, you’re awesome and handsome! I love you, Papa!”Nicole glared at Tigger who was in Tigger’s arms. Her eyebrows twitched, and her tone was cold and harsh.“Tigger Stanton! Get back here!”Nicole thought, ‘This tiger is so spineless and completely humiliated me in front of that son of a b*tch Eric Ferguson!’Eric stroked the tiger’s head and said in a gentle and clear voice, “Go back to your mother…”

Eric’s voice was cold, harsh, and deep with suppressed anger.“What’s going on here?”Mitchell trembled in fear. He could barely maintain the courteous smile on his face.“It’s... Ms. Stanton who gave him the money…”Eric’s office fell silent. The air around them had a dense oppressive chill.Mitchell did not dare to breathe freely.Although Mitchell was used to this kind of atmosphere, every time he experienced it, his whole body would shiver.Under Eric’s bone-chilling gaze, Mitchell braced himself and gritted his teeth to speak.“Although we’ve cut off Young Master Nathaniel’s source of funds, he took the money Ms. Stanton gave him and resumed cooperation with many of his partners. I’m afraid that Young Master Nathaniel’s studio won’t go bankrupt for the time being…”Eric was silent for a few seconds before he sneered.“He really has the audacity to take a woman’s money?”Mitchell hung his head and thought, ‘Of course! After all, it’s $100 million…’If Eric knew that the