Luke stayed silent.His girlfriend coughed. “Luke, just tell us. Everyone’s mentally prepared.”Another person spoke up. “Yeah, don’t scare us. Did Goddess Nicole not like our small company? I thought there was a chance since she came personally…”“Sigh… I thought I had the opportunity to approach The Goddess again, but it turned out to be a failure…”Luke pursed his lips. He mustered up the strength and smiled.“Since you guys know that the person who came earlier was Nicole from Stanton Corporation, then I’ll tell you the result of today’s meeting.”Luke paused, and everyone pricked up their ears to listen.“Nicole agreed to make a one-time payment of $200 million to acquire our company, but she’ll take 49% of the shares. I personally feel that she’ll get too many shares, so I wanted to discuss it with you guys first.”After he said that, everyone fell silent.Luke wrinkled his eyebrows.Everyone looked dumbfounded and did not react as he expected.Did they agree or disagr
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They could see from the huge capital of $200 million that their efforts were not in vain.This elation washed away their worries about the future.With their current strength, getting $200 million was already a huge success compared to their peers.What else could they not be satisfied about?Luke’s girlfriend smiled. “Since it’s good news, why don’t we celebrate together with dinner?”Everyone immediately agreed and looked at Luke.Luke nodded. Everyone then rushed outside in an instant.--Nicole got into the car and sighed.Logan came into the car and asked, “President, do you think that Luke will backtrack?”Nicole shook her head and narrowed her eyes. “He won’t. He’s a smart man and knows the advantages of maximizing his benefits.”“Then why are you sighing?”Logan did not understand.Nicole pursed her lips and sighed regretfully.“$200 million is too much…”Logan was speechless.Later, Nicole consoled herself.“Nevermind. It’s
Nicole was just about to refuse when she heard Clayton asking her boldly.“Which project? Do I know about it?”Nicole smiled. “It’s Z Technologies.”Clayton raised his eyebrows. “You got it in the bag?”Nicole nodded. “You know about it?”“Of course. I made an offer, but Luke Youngblood obviously wanted too much, so I rejected him.”Clayton smiled. His gaze carried some sharpness. “Although the project is novel and has a good reputation, in the long run, he doesn’t have any assistance and will soon meet real difficulties that will hit him hard in the face. Once everyone sees how lucrative this project is, the same type of project will become commonplace. I don’t need to focus on Luke Youngblood. Perhaps there will be better options in the future…”Nicole bowed her head and smiled. Her tone was a little lamenting.“That would be a pity. You missed a very good business opportunity.”“How so? You took it down?”Clayton looked at her with a smile on his face, seemingly not surpri
Clayton touched Nicole’s belly gently and promptly changed the topic.“The baby isn’t making a fuss, right? Have you had any other reactions lately?”Nicole’s attention was drawn away. She shook her head and looked down.In the past three months, her belly did not bulge and only felt different to the touch. However, her morning sickness was gone.She could eat and drink without issues.The nutritionist’s recommendations worked well. Her figure did not go out of shape at all. This was also why she did not feel any discomfort so far.Suddenly, Clayton came closer and looked up at her in surprise.“Your belly moved just now! Did you feel it?”His eyes were bright like stars shining in the dark.The tip of Nicole’s heart trembled slightly.Nicole did not want to disturb him, but she still could not help but say, “Yeah, I felt it. I was just hungry, so my stomach was growling…”Clayton was speechless.Nicole did not want to leave the office, so Clayton called the nutritionist an
Clayton carried Nicole out to eat. Nicole enjoyed his attentiveness with any guilt.It was just that Clayton was not satisfied with that little taste of sweetness earlier.His eyes fell on Nicole from time to time, which made Nicole glare at him fiercely. Clayton then regained his composure with a smile.Although Clayton looked like a gentleman on the surface, no one could stop his libido.However, Clayton was serious as he served Nicole her meal with no other intentions. Nicole then ate the meal peacefully.It was just about time to get off work.Clayton’s assistant came in a couple of times. Clayton simply replied to their questions and paid more attention to Nicole.When Nicole was done eating, Clayton simply took a few bites and got his assistant to clear the table.After cleaning himself up, Clayton took a tissue to wipe Nicole’s hands. When he was done with his work, he went over and held Nicole’s hand as they left the office.The couple went out and looked so sweet toge
The entire company’s middle and senior management were almost all scolded by Kai.As soon as Julie went in, she saw a file being hurled at her.“Get out! Didn’t you hear me? What kind of proposal is this?! You might as well go be a clown!”Julie shuddered and dodged it.When Kai did not hear the sound of the door closing, he turned around.He froze when he saw Julie slowly walking over.Kai paused, pursed his lips, and looked at her again before speaking.“Who’s this? Why don’t I recognize you?”Julie was dumbfounded and a bit confused.Kai did not greet her with his usual warm and fuzzy greetings, so Julie was not used to it.She touched her nose, walked up, and put the dessert in front of him.Julie smiled and said, “You haven’t been home for a few days. Don’t you think that you’re overworking yourself, Mr. Stanton?”It was rare for Kai to see Julie thinking about him. His bad mood disappeared in an instant.Kai snorted.“I didn’t say anything about you when you didn’t
Julie scooped a spoonful from the tiramisu and fed it to Kai.“This is your treat.”Their eyes locked and set off a spark. Their bodies were entangled, and they were filled with passion.Although Julie was usually indifferent to Kai, once she responded, both their auras were overwhelming.They were both immersed in their own world when someone suddenly knocked at the door and came in.“Mr. Stanton…”Julie was still sitting on Kai’s lap, kissing him from time to time. She was blushing, which made her look even more charming.Her hair was messy, and Kai’s hands were wandering underneath her shirt.Fortunately, Kai knew that they were still at the office and only wanted to relieve his cravings.When they were suddenly interrupted by the person who came in, Julie panicked and buried her head in Kai’s arms. She did not dare to turn around.Kai was in a terrible mood since he was interrupted.“Get lost!”Before the person came in, he was already driven out.The manager who inter
Nicole’s belly grew bigger by the day.Nicole felt uneasy because she had never been a mother and had no experience in this aspect. Thus, she paid extra attention to every change in her body.In her last trimester of pregnancy, Nicole became a little temperamental. Even she herself felt that she was being unreasonable.When Nicole was alone with Clayton, she felt annoyed looking at him, but when he was not in sight, she felt angry.Due to that, Floyd picked Nicole up and took her back to the Stanton Mansion.Clayton did not say anything, packed his clothes, and stayed with Nicole.Floyd chattered with the butler all day long, but Nicole somehow felt relieved.Clayton also felt relieved. He would only go to the office once every few days. Most of the time, he would just work from home.The company was left to Kai, so Floyd was mentally prepared to lose money.Floyd had the least expectations for Kai. He only wanted Kai to keep the company afloat without going bankrupt until Gra