Ian Carter anxiously came out from the side and sighed with relief when he saw Nicole.

“I thought you’d been kidnapped, but now that I think about it, you’re the one who kidnaps others instead…”

‘Stop mentioning Eric Ferguson!’ Nicole quickly adjusted her mood and went downstairs as if nothing had happened.

The heaviness in her heart was not the slightest bit alleviated.

Nicole rolled her eyes at Ian’s words with an expressionless face.

She walked downstairs in her high heels, looking elegant and refined.

Lydia quickly ran after Nicole and bit her lower lip. When she saw Nicole’s unpleasant expression, she mustered the courage to ask, “Nicole, is… Mr. Ferguson alright?”

Nicole’s lips curled as she cast a sidelong glance at Lydia.

She saw through Lydia’s thoughts at once.

If Lydia was frank and open about her intentions, Nicole would have admired her ambition.

However, the way Lydia acted like a timid but scheming b*tch really was truly disdainful.

Nicole lifted her chin.

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