Angie wanted to approach Nicole’s car but was blocked by Luca.She pursed her lips and looked at Nicole. Her gaze was dark and defeated.Nicole paused before choosing to get out.Although Caleb took her and that he was connected to Angie, Nicole knew that it was not Angie’s idea.Angie had countless opportunities to use Nicole back in Atlanta, but she did not.The cold wind blew her hair, and Nicole raised a hand to gently part it.“Angie. Do you need something from me?”Angie stood there and looked at her with pursed lips.“My flight is in the evening. I’m going back to Southeast Asia soon. My brother is dead, and among those who followed my brother, some of them switched sides to another gang, while some are waiting for me to go back. In the future, I may never come to Mediania again.”Angie’s voice drifted in the wind. It was very light but clear and somewhat poignant.Nicole said, “Have a safe trip.”They did not have much of a friendship, and it was not so deep that she
Angie’s personality was not like Caleb. Since she grew up around firearms, Angie was more indifferent to human lives.Angie could freely hurt the people around Eric even if they were his relatives, but she really could not hate him.She chased guns and smoke for most of her life, but she wanted to find security in a cold and independent man.Nicole looked at her deeply, then got into the car without hesitation.Luca threw the man in his hand to the ground and signaled his men to get into the SUV before he got into Nicole’s car.At a time like this, close protection was the best.Nicole’s car reversed, turned the corner, and drove away.It soon disappeared into traffic.The car was only blocked for less than ten minutes. The cars behind were not really affected, and the situation instantly returned to normal.On the way back, the atmosphere was quiet for a moment.Nicole opened her eyes and ordered softly. “Have someone follow Angie to see if she’s really gone.”Luca nodded a
Nicole looked at it. It was from Kai.She picked it up and put it on speakerphone.“What’s up, Third Brother?”She spoke and pressed the mask on her face, afraid that it would fall off.Kai said, “Dad wants you to come home to eat. He just caught some fish.”Nicole looked at the man in the kitchen. Clayton’s back stiffened slightly, but he did not turn around. However, the movements of his hand clearly slowed down.She pursed her lips and spoke with a smile.“I’ll go home tonight. We’ve already started eating.”“That’s great! That fish is all mine then!”Kai hung up the phone excitedly, not giving Nicole a chance to backtrack.Nicole paused and peeled the mask off while gritting her teeth.“It’s not crispy fish, is it?!”It was Kai and Nicole’s favorite dish.Clayton heard it and came out. When he saw that Nicole took off the mask even though it was not time yet, he paused for a moment.“What crispy fish? Why didn’t you continue the mask?”Nicole bit her lower lip. “I’m
Nicole raised her brows. “How did Gerard know about my first day at work?”Logan paused and said with a smile, “Mr. Lichman made an appointment a few days ago saying that he wanted to talk to you about something immediately. He told me to convey it to you immediately after you come back.”Nicole lowered her head to organize the information in front of her. Her tone was somewhat casual.“Hand over all the projects I have related to Ferguson Corporation to my big brother. If Grant has any troublesome or urgent cases in his hands, he can exchange them with me.”Logan froze for a moment and instantly understood what she meant.“Ferguson Corporation...”Gerard had always been close to Eric.He came over to meet her in the name of J&L Corporation, but there was no guarantee that he was not scouting for Eric and probing her attitude.Since he wanted to know her attitude, she would tell him plainly and clearly.It was impossible to find a chance to approach her.Whether or not he had
Nicole thought she had misheard.“Who?”“Kai, your third brother!”Grant looked at her helplessly.Nicole was shocked. “He agreed?! Back then when Dad whipped him, he didn’t even want to join the company and jumped headfirst into the entertainment industry. How did he agree to it now?”Grant shrugged his shoulders and looked helpless. “What can he do if he doesn’t agree anyway? If I hand over such a large corporation to you, I’m afraid you’ll be exhausted. He doesn’t have any theater performances recently and doesn’t like any of the scripts sent to him. So, he’s free…”The corners of Nicole’s mouth twitched. “Anyway, as long as you think it’s fine…”Nicole did not have any doubts about Kai’s ability.However, Kai’s frivolous attitude was questionable.Grant knocked on the table. “That’s settled then. If it doesn’t work, then we’ll remove him and replace him with someone else.”He made it seem like it was as easy as changing a high school class president.Nicole nodded, lower
Faking the truth was one way of doing it.Nicole smiled. “Okay, I’ll listen to your arrangements.”Grant nodded, lowered his eyes, and paused.“I’ll get K to work tomorrow. Don’t tire yourself too much.”After saying that, Grant patted her head and turned to leave.Nicole’s heart was very relaxed after settling this matter.In the evening when they had dinner at the Stanton Mansion, Nicole did not mention a word about this matter.It was not until after Nicole and Clayton left that Kai bombarded Nicole with his calls.[What?! Do you know about it? That devil Grant actually asked me to work for him?!][I’m furious! He even froze my cards!][He’s so overbearing and bossy! Who does he think he is?! He’s an adult yet he’s still playing this game!][I won’t go! NEVER!!][Nicole Ann Stanton! Hurry up and reply to me! Or else, you’ll lose me as a brother!]Nicole looked at the text messages that popped up one after another and was a little dazzled.She swept a glance and really
Nicole lay on Clayton’s back, like a soft little bug.Her excited mood was momentarily disrupted by his words.She did not know how to answer him.Marry him?Nicole had thought that the two of them would be together forever, but was she ready to go back into marriage?It did not appear to be so.Clayton felt Nicole’s hesitation.He slowed his pace and lifted her leg upward as he sighed and said, “I might not win either, so don’t worry.”Nicole paused for a moment before speaking weakly.“We’ll always be together, but marriage…”Clayton turned his head slightly to the side. Nicole could see his thick eyelashes and handsome smooth side profile as he piggy-backed her.Hearing Nicole’s words, Clayton felt his face tense up for a moment before he laughed and said, “So, you just want to sleep with me and don’t want to take responsibility?”Nicole lightly punched his back. That was the price of not watching his words.“It’s your honor if I choose to sleep with you. Don’t push you
Nicole sat there and felt a little lost for no reason.It turned out that the warmth that she was so accustomed to that was within reach would also disappear one day.Nicole took a deep breath and tried to sweep away this gloomy mood, but to no avail.When she looked up, she saw a sticky note on the bedside table.It was Clayton’s nice handwriting that was fluid and powerful.“There’s an emergency in Liberty, so I have to go on a last-minute business trip. I’ll be back in two days. – Clayton.”Nicole blinked. Turns out Clayton went on a business trip.However, that strange feeling in her heart did not ease one bit.She did not know when he left or when he would arrive.Nicole took her phone and hesitated for a moment before calling Clayton.She could not get through since his phone was turned off.It looked like Clayton’s flight had not landed yet.Nicole paused and went to the dressing room to get changed. After she got dressed, she called the driver to send her to the off