Roland agreed with what Jeff said.Not to mention that no one in the Stanton family dared to reprimand Nicole’s daughter, even those who cooperated with Stanton Corporation or Sloan Corporation did not dare to criticize Nicole’s precious daughter.Moreover, Chatty was Clayton’s darling daughter.Eric was too senseless to say that.He and Nicole were not even together, but Eric had prematurely gotten into the “stepfather” character.Roland really regretted not taking Chatty away earlier.It was so unfortunate that they met Eric.However, when Eric heard Jeff’s words, his expression turned cold instantly.“Are you lecturing me?”“I’m correcting your thoughts. Not to mention, she’s such a well-behaved and sensible child. Mr. Ferguson, you’ll only scare her.”Jeff held Chatty in his arms. They looked so close as if they were really father and daughter.This deeply hurt Eric’s heart.Chance was as timid as a mouse and did not dare to get close to him. He did not care about Angie
Eric was livid, and his face was as cold as ice.He was even cold toward Kai.It turned out that Nicole and Chatty were not the only ones in the Stanton family who were deceiving themselves.The others were too!How ridiculous!“Mr. Stanton, did I say something wrong? Fine, let’s put this matter aside. I’m just afraid that a stranger will hurt her, so shouldn’t I help her?”Eric’s tone was cold and rigid as he restrained the anger in his heart.Kai frowned and glanced at the person in the wheelchair with a flash of sympathy.However, he did not pay too much attention to him and only glanced at Roland.“Someone’s with Chatty, so you’re a bit too concerned, Mr. Ferguson.”Roland quickly said, “Yes, I’ve been with the Young Miss. She recognized the wrong person and insisted on being with this gentleman. This gentleman didn’t do anything and only wanted to coax the Young Miss…”Eric’s eyes were stern as he glanced at Roland unkindly.Kai nodded with understanding. His eyes flic
Roland subconsciously looked down.Sure enough, it was Chatty’s shiny and invaluable diamond hairpin.“Thank you. This is the Young Miss’s favorite hairpin recently.”He quickly squatted down to pick it up.He could not afford to lose it!At the same time, Jeff controlled the wheelchair and went back to his room.The moment Roland picked up the hairpin, he suddenly froze.It was as if someone hit him on the head with a bat. The feeling of dizziness enveloped him instantly.What did Jeff call him just now?Roland?However, Roland had never seen this person before. He only knew of Jeff’s identity when Eric mentioned it earlier.How did Jeff know Roland’s name?Most importantly, how did he know that Roland was an assistant?Roland had been playing with Chatty since he boarded the cruise ship, and his identity had never been revealed to anyone.This person...Roland fell silent for a moment.However, the wheelchair disappeared from sight.Roland panicked.He intended to l
“What?”Kai was shocked.“I don’t have a room for you in this suite. You can ask the butler to get a room for you.”Kai stretched out his hand helplessly.“I don’t have an invitation, so I won’t be able to get a room upstairs. I don’t want to stay downstairs because there are too many people. Also, I have to protect you and Chatty. What if bad guys break-in in the middle of the night and hurt you two?”He had such a high-sounding excuse.Nicole laughed with glimmering eyes.“Third Brother, I really admire your thick-skinned personality!”Kai rolled his eyes. “I’ll stay with Chatty then. She’s still young anyway, so she can sleep in a crib. I’ll sleep on her big bed!”As he said that, he was about to occupy Chatty’s room.Nicole was helpless. “Nevermind. You can go to the guest room. I’m trying to get her to cultivate a habit of sleeping independently, so I won’t let you ruin her progress.”Kai smiled triumphantly.“Okay!”He was satisfied and went to tidy up his room.Eve
It seemed like Jeff would disappear when the huge waves hit.For some reason, Nicole encountered him quite frequently lately. However, considering the size of the cruise ship, this was unavoidable.When they returned to Mediania, they probably would not have the chance to meet again.Nicole did not want to disturb Jeff’s alone time because it seemed a little abrupt.After all, they were not familiar with each other even though her heart was moved because of the sense of familiarity he gave her.At that thought, Nicole planned to turn around and leave, but the person sitting there suddenly turned back.He probably heard her.Jeff still wore a mask and a hat. He was shrouded in gloom.It was as if he had wrapped himself in a thick cocoon so that no one could walk in.When he saw Nicole, he was a little surprised, and he froze slightly.Nicole pursed her lips and smiled shyly.“Sorry, I didn’t know anyone was here.”Jeff nodded lightly. His voice was a little hoarse, and he so
Somehow, Nicole wanted to confide in Jeff when she clearly could not even say these to her family.Perhaps it was because they were at sea, and he was a complete stranger. Thus, she could calmly let out her emotions. He could also analyze the reasons for her emotional changes from the perspective of a bystander.Anyway, they would not meet again in the future.She would just treat him as an object she could vent her feelings to.It was a long time before Jeff responded. His voice was slightly hoarse and dry.“How do I resemble him? Do we look alike?”Nicole shook her head. Her voice was distant and gentle.“No, you two don’t look alike at all. I don’t know. Maybe it’s the temperament.”Nicole was also confused. How could Jeff’s expression be exactly the same as Clayton’s?Jeff relaxed slightly. He sat back in the wheelchair, folded his hands in front of him, and looked far away. His voice was calm as he said, “That’s really a coincidence. If there’s a chance, I hope to meet hi
Nicole’s response was very calm. She smiled faintly with a layer of mist in her eyes.She suppressed her emotions and said, “Yeah, I know I shouldn’t think that way. My relatives shouldn’t lose me because of what happened to my husband. No matter how much I love him, I need to continue living.”Her voice was a little hoarse, and it faded with the wind.However, every word struck Jeff’s heart.He breathed a sigh of relief, but he also felt flustered.His heart was painful as if a thin thread tightened around it, and Nicole’s gentle smile was even more hurtful.His eyes were distressed and complex, and he could not say a word.This was the third time he felt powerless.The first time was the time he was born because he was unable to choose his family.The second time was when the earthquake hit. He could not stop the natural disaster. When he fell from the top of the mountain, he only had one thought in his mind, ‘What will happen to my Nicole?’The third time was this moment.
Nicole taught him how to be gentle, sincere, frank, and kind. She also taught him how to love someone.Clayton was when he saw Nicole.However, when he saw Nicole and Eric refusing to cooperate with Sebastian and leaving side by side, looking like they despised such profiteering behavior of exchanging one’s health for the lives of those marine animals, he felt like Eric and Nicole belonged together.Eric’s righteousness, decency, and purity made him extremely jealous.Even if Nicole would not consider Eric, Clayton could not help but compare his dark thoughts with Eric’s integrity and brilliance.Right.Whoever stood beside Nicole should be like this instead of sacrificing the lives of so many sea creatures for their own benefit even if it was just fish.Those sea creatures were not ordinary fish either.They were rare marine animals that were about to go extinct.This was on the conscience of the rich.Thus, Clayton left and suppressed the greed that was rising in his heart.