Nicole raised her brows and looked at him with a smile.‘Nervous? It’s your dream to meet my family officially…’Clayton looked at her helplessly and seemed a bit unprepared, but he could not hide now.Grant glanced at Nicole, who was shooting looks at Clayton with a good-for-nothing expression. He wondered if Nicole was really his sister.He pulled Aida’s hand and left, unable to stay and watch them communicate silently anymore.Nicole happily went over to take Clayton’s arm. “Let’s go...”Clayton was concerned that Grant was in front of them, so he did not dare to be too reckless.He tried to get her to let go.However, Nicole refused and deliberately held him. Her eyes curved into a smile.Behind them, Logan finally sighed in relief.As long as they were back, Nicole would be safe.In the car.Grant glanced at Logan behind them. “You go back and rest first. Just go straight to the office tomorrow.”Logan nodded and looked at Nicole. “Alright.”Nicole paused.“Logan, r
Floyd smiled and nodded before walking in with Clayton.Nicole was left behind.The butler ran over happily.“Ms. Stanton, what would you like to eat? Shall I have the kitchen make your favorite dishes and dessert at noon?”Nicole sighed and immediately nodded as she touched her stomach.“I left in a hurry and didn’t eat much for breakfast, so I’m really quite hungry.”The food on the plane was not great. She was also nauseous and did not have an appetite.“How could you not have eaten breakfast? I’ll get you some snacks to eat first.”After the butler finished speaking, he immediately disappeared with the others.Nicole walked in lazily and saw that Grant had already come back downstairs after changing his clothes. Aida was watching the maids work and helped them to make some drinks.Clayton and Floyd were exchanging pleasantries in the living room.Nicole felt like something was missing.After Kai left, there was no one to pick on.Floyd glanced at Nicole.“What are you
Floyd’s attitude towards Clayton and Nicole seemed completely different.Nicole pursed her lips.She was a little speechless. “Dad, since you said that, don’t go back on your word in the future!”Floyd glared at Nicole.“You have no say in that! Answer my question properly.”There were countless ways to solve the problem quietly. Why did Nicole send Isaac back?Nicole’s lips curled up.“It’s to provoke them. I want to let the Sloan family know about this. I want them to watch as Isaac dies. Does that scumbag think that I’ll be afraid of him?”Grant looked up and said nothing.Floyd also remained silent.Nicole did it on purpose, not recklessly.Clayton paused and spoke quickly.“Yes, if Isaac disappears without a trace, the Sloan family would definitely call the police or even contact intelligence services. The matter will just blow up then. However, what Nicole did makes everyone think that it’s a private feud. The police may not be willing to meddle in this matter.”Floy
Clayton stated those words that should have been a very tragic experience like they were mere facts.However, his casual attitude caught the others by surprise.Nicole looked at Clayton and felt heartbroken.Nicole threw Isaac to the door of the Sloan family residence like she was tossing out a bag of garbage because she wanted to tell the Sloan family that Isaac was useless.She just wanted to vent her anger.More than that, she wanted to vent for Clayton.Why should such a good person like him be abandoned and scorned by the Sloan family?Grant’s eyes sank slightly. His thin lips were pursed. He seemed to be thinking of something.Floyd reacted very quickly and looked at Clayton with sympathy, feeling genuine heartbreak for him.“It’s been hard on you, Clayton. They’ll definitely find out about us, but they can’t reach us here. Grant still has influence in the business world, so there’s no need to worry. In private, I’ll also assign a few more bodyguards for Nicole’s safety.
When mentioning the past, Floyd had a rare and warm smile on his face.Nicole stood there in embarrassment.“You must’ve remembered wrongly, Dad. I’ve never gotten bad grades before!”Grant snorted in disdain.“Before I tutored you, you were definitely the first place in class, counting backward, of course.”Grant exposed her unceremoniously.Nicole was speechless. ‘Did he have to do that? Are we really family? Why do we have to hurt each other? No, why did they have to hurt me?!’Clayton could not help but laugh. His eyes when he looked at Nicole became gentler and curious.It was such a nice story. He wanted to know more.Outsiders saw Nicole as excellent and perfect, but she had bad grades before?After dessert, there was still a while before lunch.Floyd could not rest assured and called Grant to the study to talk.Although Nicole could hold her own in the business world, there were some shady areas that they had never let her touch.Thus, Grant had to stand out instea
Grant’s face flushed in embarrassment.“That was for work...”Nicole snorted. “Even Logan didn't go for something trivial like liaising with the companies below, but you ran over eagerly. What other reason could it be besides to find Aida?”Aida slowly stood up. Her eyes were already a little red.Grant hurriedly walked over and blocked the view of the others, holding her gently in his arms and patting her.“I was just passing by. Lil N’s just babbling nonsense...”Aida’s voice choked.“But you said that you’ve never been there before, and you’ve never thought about going there to see me. You said that every time you went there, you’d just go around instead...”Grant looked at her with a complex expression and felt his heart ache. He wiped her tears away, somewhat at a loss.“Why are you crying? It’s not important whether I went or not. At that time, the decision was yours…”Aida froze and lowered her head, crying even harder.Without caring about anything else, Aida pushed
Aida choked as she spoke. There was a sadness in her voice that could not be hidden.“When I began to make a profit, I learned that the elites were hosting a party that your brother would be attending. I sought out a lot of connections to be able to get in there to meet him. That time, I didn’t dare to go up to him and identify myself. I tried to get his contact information from others indirectly, and it took me several days to just send him a text message. Strangely, he knew that it was me.”Nicole listened intently from the side.It was clear that Grant and Aida were not people to be caught up in love. However, what they experienced felt like when someone died and came back to life.There was a deep-rooted silence.“Then, you guys got back together again?”Nicole asked.Aida took a deep breath and sighed.“Yeah, I brought it up first. I told him that I couldn’t forget him. If he’s still single, we can try to get back together. Of course, if he’s not willing, just forget that
Aida frowned in confusion. “Really? He likes children?”With Grant’s appearance, he could make children cry just by standing there and not talking.Did he like children?Nicole nodded.“Don’t just look at how cold he is. He’s actually very patient with kids. Otherwise, how would my second brother become a top student? My third brother was also always in the top ranks.”Aida looked thoughtfully into the distance.Nicole paused before continuing.“I think that you two love each other enough. There’s just some misunderstanding in the middle, but you just have to resolve them. It’s no big deal! You still have to look ahead. What matters is that you’re together now.”In the end, it was Grant who did not give Aida a sense of security.Maybe Grant was also carefully testing Aida’s likes and dislikes.Aida said she did not want to get married, so they got engaged instead.She said she did not want to have children, so Grant never brought it up.Grant never imposed his thoughts on h