Then, Clayton could stop those little moves he made in private against Ferguson Corporation.Poor Eric.Clayton straightened his jacket and looked at Eric meaningfully.“Goodbye, Mr. Ferguson.”Eric stared at Nicole’s departing silhouette without moving a muscle as if his soul left his body.However, the moment Clayton opened his mouth, Eric came back to his senses.His voice was rough as if it was ground by sandpaper.“You won…”Eric felt a sharp pain in his heart like countless hands tearing it apart. “Take care of her.”Eric said the last few words so lightly that they seemed to disappear into the air, but Clayton heard it.As Clayton lifted his leg to leave, he said, “You don’t need to concern yourself about her anymore.”Clayton did not need others to tell him what to do with his woman.......Nicole sat in the car and played with her phone with her head down.On the side, Roland carefully looked at Clayton and mouthed. “Is she angry?”Clayton rolled his eyes at him
Clayton said, “You’ve already talked enough for the both of us, so what else can I say?”Roland replied, “Tsk… Look at the way you put it. It’ll be boring for me to talk alone!”Clayton looked at him. “You don’t have a girlfriend, right?”“Of course not! I’ve given all my youth to you and the company!”Roland immediately expressed his loyalty.Clayton looked at the time. “I’ll give you three days off. Go get yourself a girlfriend…”Roland was so happy that he was glowing. “Really?! No, wait… How can I get a girlfriend in three days? Isn’t it too little?”“Then you can quit your job…”Roland’s smile instantly faded. “Three days is really quite a lot. Everything’s based on effort anyway. I’ll be able to get a girlfriend. Don’t worry, Mr. Sloan!”Clayton looked at him with a smile. “Your time off starts now…”Roland froze, immediately dropped the things in his hands, took his things, and ran out.“Goodbye, Boss!”After Roland left the place, he felt that something was off.Di
“I bought two properties over there. I’ve also ordered one for Nicole so that we’re on adjacent floors. It’s very convenient.”Clayton finished with a smile and took off the apron he was wearing.Grant and Kai looked at each other.Wow, how promising…Clayton took the opportunity to look at Nicole in passing.He was still shocked at why everyone from the Stanton family was here.However, after some thought, Nicole was only properly discharged from the hospital today.Clayton felt that he was a bit rude.“Should I leave?”Clayton spoke softly.He was also afraid of disturbing their family reunion. After all, Clayton was still not formally introduced to the Stanton family as Nicole’s boyfriend.Nicole spoke in a low voice. “No, they came here specifically to see you.”Clayton froze for a moment. His eyes widened.Suddenly, Clayton felt embarrassed.Nicole walked over and sat next to Floyd.“I think it’s fine here. If it’s too big, it’ll seem very empty, and I won’t be able
Floyd nodded with satisfaction. “Okay, we’ll grab a drink together next time.”Kai strolled around and came over with two bottles of red wine. “Look! There’s a lot of good wine in Lil N’s place. Let’s get drunk!”Floyd coldly glanced at Kai. Grant also glared at him.Kai did not know what he had misspoken about and felt aggrieved.“You guys don’t wanna drink? Then I’ll drink it myself?”Nicole blurted out. “You should be more familiar with the wine in that cabinet than I am. Quite a few of them were stolen from Dad’s wine cabinet. Are you sure you wanna drink them?”Floyd took a deep breath. His face turned red with anger. “Just wait till we get home!”Kai pursed his lips and looked at Nicole in disappointment.“What truth are you blurting now?”Grant laughed lightly. “Do you think that we won’t know if she doesn’t say so? Last time when Dad wanted to drink on the spur of the moment, he searched the wine cellar for most of the night but couldn’t find the vintage Château d'Yque
Seeing Nicole walk in, the butler was shocked and said, “Wow, Young Lady, you shouldn’t come in to make trouble. Go go go! You’re still sick, so go out and wait!”Nicole walked next to Aida, who was helping Mr. Anderson with the preparation. Although she was not very skilled, she was also very serious about learning.Nicole smiled. “I’ve recovered long ago! Mr. Anderson, you can probably apply for a patent for your nutritious meals. I recovered too quickly!”Mr. Anderson laughed out loud.Aida glanced at Nicole and saw the situation in the living room.She leaned in close to Nicole and whispered, “You left Mr. Sloan alone over there. Aren’t you worried that Dad and Grant will give him a hard time?”Nicole froze. She shook her head with a smile and lifted her chin. “Of course not. He’s my man. If Dad and Grant wanted to make things difficult for him, they wouldn’t have come over for dinner.”Aida raised her eyebrows. “It looks like you’ve made up your mind with him?”Nicole smil
Mr. Anderson was completely immersed in cooking, so he did not hear that shocking good news just now.Kai walked in with a smile. “Yo, Mr. Anderson! You made this steak sound like it’s the best thing ever!”“Less talking and start serving!”Mr. Anderson gave an order, so everyone got to work.The young masters and young ladies, who were used to being served, were unpretentious when they did chores.They were also brought up by Mr. Anderson since they were young. The butler took care of the four children, so sometimes when he could not manage them, they also helped with the chores.When Aida was about to help out, she was stopped by Grant and Nicole at the same time.“Don’t move. Just leave it!”Aida was helpless. “You guys shouldn’t make such a big fuss about it!”Grant said, “Still… No.”When Grant saw that frivolous Kai standing in the doorway, he said, “Come over here…”Kai was speechless and thought that he should not have come for dinner today.This good news made Nico
Mr. Anderson originally did not want to eat together. After all, this was Clayton’s first formal meeting with the family for dinner.However, since Floyd said so and with Nicole’s enthusiasm, everyone did not mind, so it would be bad if Mr. Anderson refused.Mr. Anderson simply responded and added a set of tableware for himself before he sat down.During the meal, everyone gradually relaxed, joked, laughed, ate, and drank.Even Clayton’s initial nervousness disappeared.The Stanton family had a very strange and interesting trait, which was that they did not keep secrets from each other. Any embarrassing things could be freely taken out and joked about.If they were angry or happy, they would show it frankly. There was no cautiousness, schemes, or infighting.This kind of atmosphere was hard not to like.Even the butler took a wine glass and drank two glasses with Floyd. As they drank, they began to reminisce about the past.Nicole also drank a lot. She clinked glasses with Gra
At this moment, the two people across the table saw Clayton looking at them.Clayton smiled, raised the wine glass in front of him, and said, “Congratulations.”Grant and Aida instantly understood. They smiled and nodded, while Grant gestured with his glass and downed the wine inside.The dining table was lively until almost midnight. Floyd was almost asleep before Kai reluctantly announced the end.Clayton saw that they were all drunk. Even Mr. Anderson started to snore, so it would be impossible for them to contact their driver.Thus, Clayton could only call his own driver over to send Floyd and Mr. Anderson back to the Stanton Mansion.On the other hand, Aida and Grant went upstairs to Clayton’s apartment to rest.Kai simply made do for the night on the living room sofa.Nicole was satisfied with this arrangement.Since Floyd and Mr. Anderson were old, their beds were customized according to their physique. If they made do for the night elsewhere, their bodies would ache th