Nicole frowned, but after thinking about Clayton’s words, she relaxed again.That was true.“Alright then. I’ll spare some time to play with him tomorrow. He studies too hard lately...”Clayton was speechless.......The next day.Clayton thought that Nicole was just joking and did not expect Nicole to really mean it.He went out early in the morning because of work, so Nicole asked the driver to pick Lil Michael up.Lil Michael carried a striped backpack and looked cute and fair. It made Nicole feel like reaching out to pinch his little face.“Pretty Lady, is it only us today?”Nicole raised her brows and got into the car. “Of course. Shall I take you to the amusement park?”Lil Michael nodded excitedly.“Yeah!”The driver smiled. “Then let’s go...”Nicole watched Lil Michael chatter away and remembered that he had always been like this, clever and innocent.The weather today was still considered good.Lil Michael started running about the moment he set foot into the a
Livia forced a smile.“You remember me.”Nicole smiled. “I’m not senile, but then again, you’ve changed quite a bit.”Livia lowered her eyes for a moment and smiled awkwardly.Nicole looked at Livia’s belly and paused. Since Livia was pregnant, Nicole thought that she should be nicer.“Come and sit down. Are you due soon?”Livia accepted Nicole’s sincerity. She looked around and saw that this was the only rest area, so it would not be nice if she went somewhere else to rest.She nodded and sat down, touching her belly. A gentle light flashed in her eyes when she looked down.“Yes, there’s still ten days until I’m due.”Nicole’s eyes widened in surprise.“Why are you still running around outside? Keith actually let you come out alone?”Livia smiled. “My niece recently came back from abroad, so I brought her out to play for a while. It’s too boring at home, and we’re not too far from home, so it’s fine.”Nicole nodded. “Still, you should be careful.”If it were Nicole, she w
Livia’s face relaxed in an instant at Nicole’s willingness to talk to her.This meant that Nicole did not hate Livia for her gaffe earlier.However, Livia did not know if Nicole brought up Keith on purpose. She bit her lower lips and spoke slowly.“Yes, he’s much better than before. He treats me so well that I’m beginning to feel overwhelmed.”At those words, Livia was silent for a moment before continuing.“Speaking of which, I haven’t formally apologized to you for letting you down. I already had the law firm and fame, but I still went back to my old ways. Nothing except Keith’s attitude seemed to have changed.”When Livia mentioned Keith, she did not look very happy.It seemed Livia was not that grateful for Keith’s current attentiveness.Nicole looked at Livia for a few seconds before she lowered her gaze and looked in another direction.The pirate ship in the distance swayed high up. The crowd screamed and cheered, immersed in the excitement of the moment.Nicole’s tone
Nicole could not help but ask her own questions and looked at Livia strangely.“You were getting along so well with Nathaniel back then, but you suddenly broke up with him. Even if there was a misunderstanding, you should’ve given Nathaniel a chance to solve it, but the speed in which you turned back to Keith really exceeded my expectations...”Nicole spoke carefully. Livia did not react much and only had a dark and gloomy face.It was as if that memory was a Pandora’s box that she hid deeply.However, for others, it was so insignificant.There was a long silence.Nicole thought that Livia would not answer. Maybe Nicole had been too impudent.After all, this was Livia’s past. It would not be good to pry.Just as she looked away to find Lil Michael, Livia suddenly opened her mouth.“Nathaniel and I really weren’t suitable for each other. Dating and marriage are two different things. His family is too far beyond my reach. The Ferguson family looks at me like I’m a scourge. You s
Livia narrated calmly with her head down, as if experiencing the pain of the past all over again.“Was it my fault? Not long after we broke up, Nathaniel came to apologize. He said that he knew who drugged that glass of wine. His mother was the one who did it. He said that he was willing to marry me and hoped that I would forgive his mother. I was already pregnant at that time. I didn’t know what to do. I told him that I was pregnant with another man’s child and asked him if he was still willing to marry me.”Nicole’s eyes flickered, and her expression grew slightly cold.“He refused?”Livia shook her head. She held back the tears in her eyes and took a deep breath.“He hesitated for a minute and agreed. During that minute, I stood in front of him feeling like I was being lynched. I felt like my life had never been so miserable. I’d rather go back and marry Keith than have anything to do with that man. At least, I don’t love Keith, so he can’t hurt me. But for Nathaniel, he was th
Before Nicole had time to think, she was pulled away by Lil Michael.Forget it. It was Livia’s life. What right did Nicole have to get involved?Furthermore, it sounded like Nathaniel was really not a reliable person either.......After playing for a long time, Nicole saw that Lil Michael was already tired, so she suggested going to a nearby restaurant for dinner.Michael naturally agreed to it.He really had a lot of fun today.No one could control a little wild horse off its leash.Nicole also sent a video to Clayton.Clayton replied with a few solemn words.[His Spanish teacher has already rescheduled his class three times…]Nicole ignored the phone and put it down.Clayton was really crazy!Lil Michael ate his steak with great gusto. The smile on his face never faded.It was clear that Michael was happy from the bottom of his heart.Nicole smiled. “Are you happy?”Lil Michael nodded.“Yeah!”“That’s great! Let’s bring your daddy along next time.”Lil Michael sho
Lil Michael looked up at Nicole in a daze. He flushed and nodded.He suddenly realized that he had made Pretty Lady sad.That would not do.If he continued to be like this, Pretty Lady would hate him.Michael did not want that.Instead of that, it would be better to be good and obedient.It was so hard to be him!Michael wanted to grow up soon.Nicole smiled and pinched his little face.“Hurry up and eat. Let’s go back when you’re done.”Lil Michael nodded with delight.Being with Nicole was the most relaxing since he did not have to think about homework or summer camp.It felt too good!......One afternoon.On a rare occasion, Clayton was idle at home. After being repeatedly involved with Michael’s Spanish teacher, he had no choice but to answer the video call.Sitting on the sofa, Clayton spoke to Kevin in English, interspersed with a few sentences of Spanish from time to time.Nicole came out of the study and saw this refreshing scene.She walked around behind Cla
The male employee was shocked by Yvette’s attitude. To be precise, he was scared to death.He did not dare to say anything else and went back to his workstation.Yvette was not someone to be messed with.Yvette’s temper was even worse than Hans’!Yvette was also Mrs. Sheldon.She did not hold back her temper at all and kicked open the door to Lance’s office.Lance was currently having a video conference.He glanced at Yvette, who was angry for some reason, and frowned slightly. Then, Lance silently turned his gaze back to the conference.Fortunately, the meeting had come to an end, so he hung up the call after saying a few words.Then, Lance rubbed his temples. He could not be distracted or relaxed during a high-intensity meeting. Otherwise, people would see and magnify it several times.However, Lance quickly gathered his mood, raised his eyes, and smiled.The next second, Yvette slammed the coffee in her hand on his desk.A few drops of coffee splattered out and landed on