The sky gradually dimmed into a dark blue hue. The gloomy sky accompanied by the evening chill felt quite disconcerting.Nicole saw that it was almost time, so she went to the dressing room in her office where she had the latest collections of her favorite brands always available. She picked out a decent knee-length low-key luxury dress to change into, then paired it with a limited edition bag and beautiful stilettos.When Nicole arrived at the clubhouse, no one recognized her. Everyone was just chatting with the people they knew well. There was no theme to this gathering and looked like it was purely for these high-society ladies to pass the time.Nicole took a plate of hors d'oeuvres and ate it slowly. She sat in a corner and looked around. ‘There’s no sign of Samantha Lindt anywhere. Is she not coming?’“Nicole?” The person in front of her looked at her in surprise.Nicole raised her eyebrows. “Carter? Why are you here?”“We’re truly destined to be together! It’s fate that bro

Samantha’s body stiffened. She then raised her head in shock and glared at Nicole angrily. Her voice was shrill and harsh.“Nicole! Are you crazy?”The two young ladies next to Samantha were also mad at Nicole and tried to stand up for Samantha.“Nicole, don’t you know where this is? Do you even deserve to be here?”“That’s right! You’re not welcome here! I’ll get the security guards to kick you out!”Nicole did not care for these two idiots and stared at Samantha coldly. “You didn’t think of this scenario when you slandered me?”Samantha was stubborn. “Who slandered you? Everyone knows what you did!”Nicole hooked her lips and pushed Samantha back to a wall with one hand. When Samantha tried to struggle, Nicole put one arm across her neck and said in an extremely cold voice, “Samantha Lindt, you should own up to your actions. I prepared a big return gift for you.”Samantha saw disdain in Nicole’s eyes. The corners of her lips trembled as she lowered her voice and said, “The re

Everyone was from the same gentry circle. Ian Carter had always been popular among the high-society ladies, and his status as the Second Young Master of the Carter family was also very appealing.Thus, when these two women saw Ian Carter treating Nicole like this, their faces subconsciously paled. ‘What’s going on? Didn’t Nicole have a thing with Grant Stanton and a fling with Kai? Ian Carter still sides with such a scandalous woman?’Nicole withdrew her hand with some annoyance and turned to look at the women. “You can either take the initiative to apologize, or I can make you apologize. Choose one.”The two women looked at each other. Their bodies unconsciously stiffened.Ian, who was next to Nicole, looked at the two women with a cold smile. “Are you deaf? Choose!”Those two women were perplexed. It looked like Ian Carter was willing to beat them up as long as Nicole said the word, regardless of their gender difference.Click!Nicole snapped a picture with her phone and hoo

Ian had driven his car to the clubhouse, but he still insisted on Nicole to drive him home.Nicole reluctantly agreed. After they got into the car, a tall figure blocked the front hood when they were about to drive away.Ian put away his smile and raised his eyebrows slightly. “Why is Eric Ferguson so clingy?”Eric Ferguson walked right in front of them unhurriedly without the intention of giving way. He obviously had something to say.Nicole was getting impatient. Eric walked to the car and knocked on her window. She lowered her eyelids, lightly hooked the corners of her mouth, then slowly lowered the car window.“Mr. Ferguson, is there a problem?”Eric’s dark eyes sank as he looked at her profoundly.“Nicole, those two conditions you proposed…”Nicole laughed and interrupted him. “It looks like you’ve made a decision? Which one do you want?”‘Wendy Quade or the emerald pipe?’Eric’s gaze sank slightly. “Change your condition. Wendy can’t be touched.”When Nicole heard this

Eric Ferguson looked at Keith Ludwig coldly as he felt a suffocating and irritating pain in his chest. For some reason, Eric was annoyed when he saw that Nicole did not reject Ian from holding her hand earlier.Keith continued chattering on the side. “You didn’t see who did it?! Who’d damage my beloved car? I ordered it from Europe and it came in a special shipment after floating at sea for more than half a month! That son of a b*tch!”Stanton Corporation.A few days later, Samantha Lindt was officially kicked out of the company and charged with leaking trade secrets. The company’s supervisory board began to investigate the accounts handled by Micah Zielinski. They found that Micah Zielinski had sold off three percent of his shares at a high price long ago and that he was just a titular shareholder that fooled everyone.When Logan reported this matter to Nicole, she was leisurely sipping her cup of coffee and only narrowed her eyes. Logan could not grasp Nicole’s thoughts. ‘Is she

The car returned to the Stanton mansion, and the three siblings went inside. Mr. Anderson was overjoyed and immediately instructed the maids to prepare dinner.Even in Floyd Stanton’s absence, every corner of the villa was cleaned every day. Mr. Anderson had been working as a butler in the Stanton mansion for more than thirty years and had never made a mistake.The three siblings finally got together, so they drank some wine to celebrate. Kai staggered around like a madman, dancing with the music. He did not look a bit like the superstar he was. If his fans saw him at this moment, they would probably turn their backs on him.Nicole spread out all the gifts Grant brought back for her on the floor and sat there to pick out her favorite ones. These priceless collectibles from private collectors abroad were worth more than those luxury brands.She was feeling a little tipsy when her phone rang. It was a call from Julie Nixon, so Nicole happily answered it. With a simple hand gesture, t

Wendy Quade looked up and was slightly stunned to see Nicole upstairs gently swirling a glass of wine in her hand, looking very relaxed. However, Nicole did not bother to look at them and continued to watch the models in front of her.Ingrid and Wendy walked to the stairs but were stopped by the staff in the store.“Sorry, the second floor is closed to the public.”Ingrid was infuriated. “What did you say? What right do you have to stop us? I’m your VIP guest, so why can’t I go upstairs?! Your service attitude is horrible! Just wait till I file a complaint against you and make you lose your job!”The staff smiled and spoke politely, “I’m sorry, but we have important guests upstairs that cannot be disturbed. The first floor is still open for other customers. If you wish to go to the second floor, please come again tomorrow.”“No, I have an important event to attend in the evening, so it has to be today!”Ingrid was a snob and full of herself. ‘I’m the Young Lady of the Ferguson fa

Nicole hooked her lips into a cold smile and watched as Wendy’s fake smile gradually stiffened and shattered.She was extremely satisfied.“Hear that? Why are you still here? How thick-skinned are you to freeload off of our treatment? Ms. Quade, please be more self-conscious.” Yvette sneered.Seeing this, the store manager feared that Nicole would be upset and immediately made her position clear. She turned to Ingrid Ferguson and Wendy Quade and said, “Ladies, please head downstairs. Our staff will attend to you shortly.”Wendy’s face was glum. Ingrid was even more furious because this was a slap in the face for her.If word got out, Ingrid’s reputation among the high-society ladies would go down the drain!“No! I want to see what kind of clothes Nicole has her eyes on. I have plenty of money, so I’ll buy whatever she wants!” Ingrid wanted to flaunt her wealth to gain back her reputation, especially in front of Nicole.Nicole was slightly stunned and raised an eyebrow. “You’re b

Wendy Quade made a phone call and walked over to pat Ingrid’s shoulder. “Don’t worry, Eric’s coming over soon. He didn’t say anything.”Business Convention Center.Eric Ferguson walked out of the conference room, hung up the phone, and had a cold and detached look in his eyes. His custom-made suit set off his ascetic elite persona. His assistant, Mitchell, was waiting on the side and went up to greet him. “President.”“Go to Ingrid and settle the bill, then give the things to Nicole.”Although Wendy said that Nicole willingly gave Ingrid these clothes and did not mention what happened, Eric was doubtful that Ingrid did not do anything to Nicole.Mitchell was slightly stunned. “Send it to Ms. Nicole?” He wanted to confirm once again.“Yes.” Eric only said one word.“Yes, sir.” Mitchell nodded and left.When Mitchell arrived at the store, Ingrid had already endured enough of the staff’s wandering gaze. Although they looked polite, it felt like they were all laughing at her when s

Nicole walked over perplexed and saw the understated yet luxurious packaging with the familiar brand logo on it. Yvette looked down and picked one of the bags up. “Huh? Aren’t these the items you just picked in the store?”‘They are!’These clothes looked so familiar. Nicole frowned and was puzzled. ‘Didn’t Ingrid swoop in to buy them? How did these appear here then?’The receptionist explained, “The store manager sent them over personally saying that these are already paid for by Mr. Ferguson.”‘Eric Ferguson?’Nicole’s eyes sank slightly. ‘He must’ve done this just for the emerald pipe, but I don’t appreciate it.’Yvette let out a cold laugh. “Eric Ferguson? What does he mean by this?"Nicole looked up indifferently. “Have someone send these to Ferguson Corporation and return it to him.”The receptionist was stunned because she initially thought that Vice President Nicole was getting back together with Eric Ferguson.It looked like that was not happening any time soon.“Yes