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
Nicole sat on the sofa and stared at her phone, lost in thought.She checked the flights and saw that the earliest flight to Liberty this morning had arrived an hour ago.There was another flight that landed ten minutes ago.However, Nicole was not sure which flight Clayton was on.Should she ask?Nicole could ask his assistant, but once she did, Clayton would certainly know.How would she explain then?Nicole felt confused for a moment. Her mind was a mess.During her hesitation, her phone suddenly rang.Nicole was so startled that she almost dropped her phone on the floor. She quickly took a look.It was Julie.Nicole did not know if she was disappointed that it was not Clayton, but she picked up anyway.“Jules?”Outside, Kai was still knocking on the door desperately.Nicole finally had the strength to ignore it.Julie’s voice was a little upset.“There’s a show in Italy in the next two days that’s quite important, so I had to bring someone here personally. Nothing’s
When Nicole asked this question, she inexplicably felt a little sad.She was thinking about something.Julie said incoherently, “Sort of… Coincidentally, this show is going on. Initially, I didn’t think of coming in person. After some thought, it’s better to be apart for a while. If I don’t leave, I don’t know what I’ll do. I’d probably break up with him in a fit of anger…”Julie’s voice was low.Although Nicole was Kai’s sister, the two of them were childhood best friends that knew each other’s secrets. Thus, they would not hide anything from each other.Julie did not want to give up Kai, but she did not want to give up her career either.After all, her career was Julie’s greatest backer, and Kai was not.Julie did not know how to choose between these two.The two people’s moods involuntarily became downcast as they talked.Julie found a reason to hang up the phone.Nicole looked at the blacked-out screen and froze.Looking at the time, Nicole thought that Clayton should ha
Logan immediately reacted and explained that he was not the one who opened the door for Kai.Kai wanted to smash the door, so who dared to stop him?After all, Kai was going to sit in Grant’s position in the future.Logan could not afford to offend Kai and Nicole.Thus, even if Kai broke the door, no one dared to go up and stop him.Nicole paused, cleared her throat, and turned off her phone.“Kai, you have to pay for it. Logan, buy that German marble door that I liked last time and bill it to my third brother.”Logan was stunned. Nicole was not the slightest bit angry. Rather, her eyes had a hint of joy and a smug smile.Instantly, Logan understood.“Yes, President.”“Are you trying to scare me? You didn’t call Julie just now, right?”Kai could not care less about the door. When he was knocking on the door earlier, he suddenly had an epiphany.How could there be such a coincidence?Nicole must be lying to him.She just wanted to see a good show.This little liar really