Suddenly, Nicole stood there, seemingly unable to hear any sounds. Everything in the outside world swept past her. Lights flashed past her eyes, and the unbearable sorrow at the bottom of her heart surged up.The feelings at the bottom of her heart came even faster than the memories.Nicole did not know why she suddenly felt so sad, but after that moment of sadness, she felt relieved.The wine bottle shattered on the ground, and the noise around Nicole suddenly flooded her eardrums with clarity.Nicole stood there with a pale face while maintaining her stance.The sharp pain on her forehead gradually spread to every nerve in her body.The pain was excruciating.Nicole could not seem to stand any longer.In the next second, she fell into a warm embrace.“Nicole…”That familiar voice was anxious and frightened.In that instant, her heart suddenly settled down.The sadness and suffocation she felt just now seemed like an illusion. Although she experienced those events, she cou
The party could no longer continue. While most guests left, some stayed behind.Ian Carter did not follow Clayton upstairs. He just stood in the place where Nicole was attacked earlier. He looked down at the delicate girl that was crying on the ground with a gloomy and cold face.It was a different situation from the past when this girl was just pestering him. Back then, he only felt annoyed, but now, Ian had an impulse to beat her up.The delicate girl whimpered. The makeup on her face was all messed up. Only now did she feel how serious her offense was.The Stanton family was much more powerful than Riley. If she did not even dare to offend Riley, how did she get the courage to find trouble with Nicole?At that moment, she did not even know how she would end up.Ian stood in front of the girl indifferently. His gaze was oozing with cold intent.“You really are crazy…” He said.The delicate girl abruptly stopped crying. When she saw Ian standing there, she looked at him like h
Floyd knew that Clayton was going downstairs to look for the woman who attacked Nicole, so he did not ask about it and nodded.The Stanton family could afford the consequences no matter what Clayton decided to do.Nicole was immersed in happiness just a while ago, so those who ruined her happiness would have to pay the price.Kai came back after sending off the guests. He did not go upstairs but stood there with Grant, staring at the crazy woman on the ground.The hotel manager was scared out of his wits. He had been outside attending to something else. Who knew such an accident would happen in the hall?The hotel manager was called Mr. Litt.Mr. Litt’s face was pale as he explained on the side, “Mr. Stanton, it’s our mistake. We didn’t let her in on purpose. We just hired some temporary staff when we were setting up the venue because we were short-handed… I didn’t know that they’d recruit such a crazy person who even hurt Ms. Stanton. We’re truly sorry…”Grant’s face was glum,
The delicate girl squirmed around. She did not want to say anything, but the two bodyguards behind her suddenly pulled her arms back with force.Her face turned white from the pain.She immediately opened her mouth.“Ms. Stanton told Riley about my relationship with Mr. Carter, so Riley came to find trouble with me. I just couldn’t stand his constant pestering, so I wanted to settle the score with Ms. Stanton!”Yvette ran down from upstairs with a glum face.“You have the guts to settle accounts with Nicole, but don’t dare to confront Riley? Are you out of your mind?”The delicate girl was shocked and sobbed. “I was just too impulsive. I wouldn’t have done it if I thought it through.”Clayton stood aside and listened quietly before he spoke indifferently.“It’s that simple?”The delicate girl nodded timidly.Clayton averted his gaze, beckoned to Mr. Litt, and whispered a few words.Mr. Litt’s face changed slightly. His eyes darkened when he looked at the delicate girl.Howe
The stalemate lasted less than a minute.The man in front of the girl ran out of patience. He raised his head with a gloomy gaze and looked as if he was not bothered to look at her again.“Since you don’t want to choose, you can just do both.”The delicate girl shuddered violently.“No, wait! I’ll choose!”Her voice was desperate. She could not even say that she regretted it.“I’ll drink!”The delicate girl knew that she might have lost half her life if she finished that box of liquor.However, she would probably die if she smashed all those empty bottles in the box on her head.She was scared and confused, but she still chose the easiest path for herself.At this point, she could not afford to dwell on it too much.She went over, opened a bottle of liquor, and poured it into her mouth.The burning sensation made her uncomfortable, and she subconsciously wanted to spit it out.However, when she saw the cold gaze of the man in front of her, she simply did not have the guts
Grant’s tone was light as he spoke.“I’m not surprised. How can someone who can get out of a lion’s den like the Sloan family unscathed and even defeat them be without a temper? If he was as weak and incompetent as he appears to be, do you think that Dad and I would have agreed to their marriage just because he could coax Lil N so well with his sweet talk and make her happy?”After that, Kai’s expression changed.Kai fiercely gritted his teeth. “You guys actually know what kind of person he is? Has he been pretending all along?”Grant insouciantly glanced out of the window.“He’s not exactly pretending. It’s just that it makes people more comfortable if he acts like this. Lil N likes it too.”Kai felt like he was whacked in the head by a bat. Tonight was truly an eye-opener for him.He thought, ‘So, I’m the only one that’s shocked? I’m so naive!’Kai did not speak again on the way to the hospital as he was silently digesting this news.He did not know how to describe what he f
The ward was quiet.They were all waiting for Nicole’s answer.Nicole lowered her eyes and nodded her head.The doctors revealed a bright smile.“Ms. Stanton, this is a blessing in disguise. The previous blood clot that didn’t dissipate is completely gone now. You only have a slight concussion, so you’ll be fine after a few days of rest.”Everyone in the ward, except Clayton, looked relieved and delighted.In the two days that Nicole was in a coma, the doctors spent a lot of effort and were afraid that there was nothing they could do.Nicole looked at Clayton.The man’s eyes were dark, so she could not see through his emotions. Was it heartache or sympathy?It was very painful for Nicole to remember those things, so Clayton would rather Nicole even forget himself than let her go through that excruciating pain once again.Thus, it might not be a good thing for Nicole to regain her memory.Would she still be as carefree as before?Once the doctors went out, Nicole held out he
Kai immediately took out his phone. “I’ll get someone from home to send something over and tell them the good news too.”He said as he walked out. His steps were much lighter.When Kai came back, he looked at Clayton and said, “Clayton, do you want to grab something to eat? That Singaporean restaurant downstairs is pretty good!”Clayton shook his head. “I’m not hungry.”The corner of Kai’s mouth twitched as he thought, ‘Clayton hasn’t eaten for two days. How can he not be hungry?’Before Kai could say anything, Nicole tugged on Clayton’s shirt and tilted her head. Her eyes lit up. “You should go to that restaurant and buy me a bowl of porridge. Their porridge is really good!”Clayton’s gaze softened in an instant. “You wanna eat that?”Nicole nodded her head.“Okay, wait here. I’ll buy it for you.”Clayton tucked her into bed before he went out feeling reassured.Kai slowly walked over and sat in front of Nicole.He looked like he wanted to speak.Kai could never control hi