When Nicole heard this, she paused and went silent.She looked at the ground and sat there in silence.Grant pursed his lips. “If you don’t tell me, I can ask Logan where you went today and what people did you meet, then I’ll find out who bullied you.”Nicole bit her lower lip, took a deep breath, and said in a slightly hoarse voice.“Big Brother, I saw Livia Lehman today.”Grant frowned.Nicole sniffled.“She’s Keith Ludwig’s ex-wife. She was doing so well with Nathaniel before, but somehow, she got together with Keith again and even got pregnant with Keith’s child. She even gave up her career.”Grant wrinkled his brow and did not make a sound.Nicole paused and spoke hesitantly.“That son of a b*tch Eric Ferguson drank too much and tried to take advantage of me, and I scolded him. That’s why I was in a bad mood.”Grant’s gaze instantly sank coldly.“He wanted to harass you?”Nicole gritted her teeth. “Well, he didn’t do anything too excessive. He didn’t dare to do anythi
Early morning.Nicole was in a daze when she heard someone knocking on the door and other voices calling her.She thought that she was hallucinating.After all, no one in the Stanton family would disturb her in the midst of a good dream.It must be an illusion!However, the knock on the door was incessant, and there seemed to be the sound of claws scratching the door.Nicole could not stand it anymore and sat up. When she listened carefully, she realized that it was not an illusion.She walked barefoot on the carpet and opened the door. Tigger fell into the room at once.Tigger was round like a fat little piglet.It looked like a little piglet in tiger fur.Nicole wrinkled her eyebrows and glared at it deliberately.“Tigger, don’t think I’ll let you off the hook just because you’re cute!”Tigger rolled on the ground twice and went to bite on Nicole’s nightgown aggrievedly.“You’re the most beautiful Mama in the world! Your brother, Grant, asked me to come over to wake you
Last night, Nicole had really lost her temper.She should not have been like that.How could she take the negative energy she got from Eric and transfer it to another person?It was not fair to Clayton.When Clayton heard the footsteps behind him, his body stiffened slightly.He slowly turned around and looked at Nicole. His handsome face was gentle. The tiredness on his face was somewhat hidden.Nicole was a little heartbroken, but Clayton just smiled and opened his arms. His voice was extremely gentle.“Surprise! Are you happy to see me?”Nicole paused and suddenly felt that her nose was sore. She felt like she became more vulnerable.Without much thought, she pounced on him.The two of them embraced each other tightly as if no one else existed around them.Nicole could smell Clayton’s familiar warm and soothing scent.They called and texted to tell each other about their daily life.However, Nicole had never said that she missed him.Especially at this moment, she miss
Grant’s voice was clear and cold. “Clayton must’ve been too embarrassed to come in to see us, so he abducted Lil N.”“Ms. Stanton just left like that without telling us…”The butler watched Nicole grow up since Nicole was a child, so he treated her as his family.Whenever Nicole fell in love, she was not like her usual self, so they were always worried that she would get bullied.Grant coldly snorted.“You know her temper. She can never think straight when she’s in love and forgets about her goal of being filthy rich…”......In the car.Soft and gentle music was playing in the background. Clayton and Nicole did not see each other for a long time, so they were still holding hands. No one wanted to break free.Nicole just let Clayton hold her tightly. Her ears gradually turned red, and her heart felt very warm.Suddenly, Nicole noticed that Clayton parked in front of the supermarket.She could not help but ask, “Did you go to the wrong place?”Clayton replied, “No, I’ll buy
Clayton smiled and stared straight ahead.Nicole said, “You’re lucky to get him!”Clayton chuckled and said, “Susan took care of Michael since he’s a baby. She used to work for the Sloan family and has a good relationship with Michael’s biological father. When I left the Sloan family, Susan quit her job and followed me to take care of Michael.”Nicole nodded. “No wonder you guys trust her…”Clayton’s gaze darkened slightly.“Because many times before, Susan found out that someone was secretly trying to harm Michael. I was distracted at the time, and if it wasn’t for her, I don’t know what would’ve happened…”The atmosphere was heavy all of a sudden.Nicole sort of regretted mentioning this topic.Fortunately, they soon arrived at the apartment.Clayton carried two bags effortlessly and got on the elevator.Nicole pressed the button to their floor. Clayton raised his eyebrows and did not make a sound.Soon, they arrived at Clayton’s door.Clayton opened the door, and Nicole
At that moment, Nicole was a little stunned.Nicole said a few words to the person on the phone and hung up, then hurriedly walked over and looked at Clayton.“Did I wake you up?”Clayton smiled. “No. Your food smells so good that it woke me up from my sleep…”He swept a glance at the dining table and was a little shocked. It was surprisingly sumptuous.Clayton thought that Nicole would just make a simple meal and did not expect her to put in so much effort.At once, a warm current rushed through his chest and swept away all of his exhaustion.Nicole pulled him to the table, sat him down, and gave him a bowl of soup. “Try it!”Clayton smiled and took a sip. He unconsciously looked serious and gave her a thumbs up.“It’s delicious!”Nicole smiled smugly. “That’s for sure.”“Who were you calling just now? You were laughing so happily.”Clayton asked casually.Nicole replied, “Julie. Remember that I told you some time ago that there were a few actresses in the crew who were s
Clayton froze. His eyes turned slightly colder.Nicole looked at Clayton’s face and knew that he was not going to tell her about it.At that moment, she wanted to draw back her hand, but Clayton held it tightly.He wrinkled his eyebrows and looked stoic.“Have you heard something?”“What do you think?”At this time, Nicole did not ask him directly why he did not tell her about his financial crisis.A “what do you think?” seemed to leave him some room for maneuver, but it also seemed direct enough.Clayton looked at her for a few seconds. He looked frank as he lowered his head and laughed.“I know.”“What do you know?”Nicole asked him back.“Did you hear that I’m going bankrupt?”Nicole did not make a sound.Her silence showed everything.Clayton squeezed her hand. His tone was a bit helpless. “I put out this fake news, so I didn’t tell you.”Nicole froze and looked at him with a blank face.“It’s fake?”Clayton nodded his head.“Isaac colluded with my rival to set a
Clayton sighed with relief, but he felt that things might not be that simple.Otherwise, why would Nicole be so out of character last night?He stroked Nicole’s hair. His gentle tone was somewhat sullen.“Nicole, I can tell you everything frankly, so you shouldn’t hide anything from me, okay?”Nicole looked at him and was silent for a few seconds. She nodded her head.“It’s really nothing. Eric just drank one too many and was talking nonsense. I found out about your bankruptcy from him. At that time, I was anxious and angry, so I lost my temper with you. I’m sorry…”By the end of the sentence, her voice got smaller.Clayton also fell silent for a few seconds. His gaze was increasingly guilty and gentle as he looked at her.“I’m the one who’s sorry. I should’ve told you in advance…”Nicole took a deep breath.“But I wasn’t that worried. I was just angry that you hid it from me.”Clayton smiled and reached out to tuck her hair behind her ear.“Really? If I go bankrupt, I won’