Nicole smiled. “I thought you were drunk and was planning to see what you look like when you’re drunk!”Clayton lowered his eyes and was silent for a moment before he looked at her.“I’m not drunk. I won’t let you take care of a drunk man.”Nicole was his precious wife who should not have to suffer.Nicole turned around and was about to say something when she saw that his eyes were bloodshot, deep, and dark.She paused slightly and reached out to caress his eyebrows.“What’s wrong?”Clayton looked at her with gloomy eyes. His thin lips were pressed into a straight line.“Nothing. You’ve worked hard. Do you want to rest?”Nicole nodded.When Clayton saw the dazzling green bed sheets, his expression changed immediately.Nicole did not know what the problem was, so she took a change of clothes and went to the bathroom.“I’ll go and take a shower.”Clayton pursed his lips. “This color...”Nicole looked back. “What’s wrong with the color? You don’t like it?”“Yeah… I don’t li
Fortunately, Clayton was beside Nicole. He carried her to the bathroom.“Come, let me help you.”Clayton was out of control last night and felt a little guilty, so he was extra caring and meticulous toward Nicole today. He even wanted to brush her teeth for her.Nicole was a little annoyed at his clinginess and urged him to get some clothes for her.Clayton left reluctantly.Soon, Nicole came out looking refreshed.She paused when she saw the clothes that Clayton chose for her.It was a plain turtleneck dress.How could she ski in a dress?Nicole looked at Clayton, perplexed.Clayton touched his nose. “I thought you don’t have the energy to ski today, so why don’t you stay in with me?”Nicole had no choice but to do so.What a pity!She wasted one day of her ski trip.After getting dressed, she suddenly thought, ‘Did Clayton do this on purpose? He must have been envious of me skiing yesterday!’When the two of them went downstairs, Chatty and Fischer had already started
Yvette was mediocre and incompetent all her life. She was proud, conceited, and incapable, yet unwilling to admit defeat.However, she was willing to learn and improve until she was good enough to be with Lance.Yvette was not one to believe in devoted relationships, and she always had a playful attitude.However, she changed after she met Lance. She gave Lance her heart and took away Lance’s heart.Would Yvette be sad if she knew that the man she risked her life to protect went to look for her in the afterlife because he was so reluctant to part with her?Lance went to protect Yvette.His courage made Nicole and Julie feel ashamed and sad.Lance traveled thousands of miles to Switzerland. Did he intend to heal or end his own life?Nicole did not dare to think further. She felt that a million needles were poking at her heart. It was so painful that she could not breathe.Kai held Julie and Nicole’s hands and walked back without saying anything.The people who followed them ca
Nicole reached out and hugged Chatty. Her voice was hoarse as she choked up.“Chatty, so many people love you!”“Of course!”“Do you still remember Uncle Lance?”“Mister Lance?”“He left you a present.”“I really like his grilled corn. When I grow up, I’ll make him grilled corn too!”Chatty said with a smile.Nicole’s chest tightened, and her face turned pale.When Clayton came downstairs, he saw this and became worried.Clayton walked over and hugged Nicole’s shoulder.“Do you have chest pain? Shall we go to the hospital?”Nicole shook her head and leaned against his shoulder.“No. I just haven’t had a good rest these days. I’ll be fine in a while…”Clayton sighed.He knew she was sad, but he felt that any words of comfort were pointless, so he did not say them.He just accompanied her quietly.Clayton sent Chatty and Fischer back to the Stanton Mansion because he planned to take Nicole out to have some fun.Where should he bring her?They could not go too far becau
For a while, the air seemed condensed.It was freezing cold.Nicole and Clayton, who were watching the drama unfold, felt awkward.Even Clayton felt uncomfortable and suddenly pitied Eric.Eric’s face was so dark that no one could see his emotions. They could only feel the chill that he was exuding.It was gloomy and frightening.Selena knew that she said the wrong thing. Her shoulders shook. Just as she was just about to make amends and admit her mistake, Eric looked at her deeply and walked out.When Eric left, Selena’s heart skipped a beat.Selena thought she was mistaken because she saw that the corners of the man’s cold eyes were red.He seemed to be crying.Poor guy…Selena looked at the man who disappeared at the door, then at Nicole and Clayton.She immediately felt a little awkward.“I’m sorry, Nicole. I didn’t mean to mention you or Mr. Sloan.”Clayton waved his hand, showing that he did not mind at all.After all, he was a gentleman.Nicole smiled. “It’s okay
Eric proposed to redo Chance’s birthday party.Chance was elated when he heard this.The venue of the party was a large villa that Eric owned.Eric asked Chance to invite his friends and classmates. It did not matter how many people he invited.The first person Chance invited was Levi, and the second was Selena.The other invitations were sent out by Mitchell.The next day, Selena thought that she would wait for Eric’s message.Thus, she got up early in the morning to tidy up her things, did a stock count of the drinks in the warehouse, and tallied the accounts.She found that this month’s profit doubled that of last month’s.She also thought that she was a talented businesswoman.If she kept this up, she would soon be able to open another branch.At noon, Selena looked at her phone and went for a meal with her colleagues.She enjoyed this normal life.Her hellish old life was finally over.At 3:30 pm, Eric called.Selena picked it up.Eric instantly questioned her.“W
Eric took the initiative to speak, so it was a good sign.He glanced at the people outside and curled his lips meaningfully to hide his indifference.When people saw Eric and Jayla talking and laughing, they were surprised and envious.Jayla was elated when she received such envious gazes.The gloom from the previous few days was swept away, and Jayla finally felt like she had made a comeback in upper-class society.Eric was talking to another person, so other people started to surround Jayla.“Ms. Jennings, Mr. Ferguson seems to be interested in you, huh?”“Yeah, Ms. Jennings. I heard that Mr. Ferguson helped solve your family’s problems?”“Ms. Jennings, when will we hear your marital news?”Everyone was flattering Jayla, which made her a little flustered.Suddenly, the sound of high heels came from not far away.“What’s all the fuss about?”Cindy came late and saw everyone surrounding and flattering Jayla.She glanced around with a demure smile. Her temperament was diffe
Selena was not cautious or pretentious like the other rich young ladies.She always spoke faster than she could think.Eric thought to himself, ‘Selena is truly an oddball among the women I know. She’s so naive and stupid.’However, he did not say it out loud. If Selena could read his mind, she would probably splash a glass of wine on his face.Eric’s heart tightened, and he felt that it was better to focus on the bigger picture.He was patient and sincere as he advised her, “There are dresses upstairs. Go and change.”Not everyone could enjoy this kind of treatment.Eric was just afraid that others would look down on Selena. He was not looking down on her.If he had known that Selena was unprepared, he would have asked Mitchell to bring her dress shopping before coming over.On such an occasion, Selena’s dress was somewhat unacceptable.Selena frowned and looked at him with disgust.“I don’t wear other people’s clothes.”“Nobody wore them before.”The big brand names sent