Before the giant helicopter took off, Eric stood on it, facing the chilly breeze and looking at the pirate captain below.He enunciated the words clearly and coldly, “Fifteen billion dollars, three times the amount you asked for, has been wired to your account.”One person was worth five billion dollars, but he gave three people’s worth.It was not an ordinary kind of generosity!The pirate captain was extremely surprised, and his dark hawk-like eyes suddenly flashed with a greedy smile.This trip was not in vain.However, the next second.“Bang—”At the sound of the gunshot, the slightly shorter and thinner pirate captain’s smile stiffened. Everyone looked in shock as blood poured from the wound in his chest.Eric’s attitude was insouciant. He did not care about whether or not this move would anger the pirates.His indifferent eyes were cold and gloomy.Eric lowered the gun and looked at the pirate captain.His voice was frigid. “This bullet is free for you.”No one could
Maverick remembered the moment Eric got on the helicopter, he held the unconscious and bloodied Nicole and refused to let go of her. He even shed silent tears.The helicopter was filled with Eric’s army buddies. When they saw this scene, they were so shocked that they were at a loss for words.Fortunately, one of them, Jackson, was a military doctor. He performed some first aid and operated on her after they reached the cruise ship.During the operation, Eric observed the entire process. He stared at Nicole’s face without blinking as if he was afraid that this was all just a dream.When Jackson removed the bullet, Eric was more nervous than anyone. His tense face was covered in sweat, but no one knew if it was from anger or sadness.After the surgery was completed, Jackson smiled coldly and looked at Eric.“I’ve never performed such an annoying surgery before! Every time I made a cut, it was like you wanted to eat me alive. Did you want to stab me back a few times as revenge?”E
Inside Nicole’s cabin.The room was spotless, comfortable, and luxurious. As soon as Nicole opened her eyes, she heard Kai’s hysterically excited cry. “Nicole’s awake!!”Nicole felt like her eardrums were about to shatter, but at the same time, it felt dear to her heart.The sunlight shone through the window and spilled on the floor. Drops of water gently tapped the cabin’s window from the waves lapping around the ship. In the distance, soft fluffy clouds dotted the sunny blue sky.It was beyond beautiful.Nicole gently moved her hands, which felt clumsy and heavy because they were wrapped in gauze.Kai sat by her bedside. His eyes were red.“Lil N, since your plane crash, I’ve been trying to find you at sea for so long. I’m finally able to bring you now… I promise to buy you whatever you want!”Nicole hooked her lips. This felt like an unrealistic beautiful dream, but the strong smell of disinfectant filled her nasal cavity and brought her back to reality. ‘I’m alive! I surviv
Nicole was a little confused by that title. Eric touched his nose, stood up, and looked a little diffident when he swept a glance at Nicole’s face.However, as soon as Eric turned around, he looked at the group of soldiers behind him with a glum face and said, “Keep quiet!”Everyone subconsciously quieted down for fear of Eric’s strong aura. However, they still stretched their necks to look at Nicole and refused to leave.Nicole chuckled and looked in the direction of the door. Her voice was gentle and soft.“Hi guys, thanks for risking your lives to save me.”She was incredibly grateful from the bottom of her heart. If not for them, Nicole might have died on that island long ago.“You’re welcome, sis. We’re fellow Medianians, and we’re really proud of what you’ve done! Besides Ferg, you’re the only one in this world who dares to point a gun at the pirate captain David’s head.”“Yeah! You and Ferg truly are a perfect match!”......The tall man in a white doctor’s coat standin
Nicole was slightly stunned. Her heart shook and her eyes instantly became sore. She quickly lowered her head to hide her emotions. ‘Eric…’Nicole knew very well that if it was not for Eric Ferguson, she would never have had a chance to survive.However, how was she supposed to repay him for saving her life?The doctor quietly left, and the room fell silent again.Nicole’s chest felt heavy, like a boulder pressing down on her, making it hard to breathe.At this time, Kai quietly slipped in and sighed with relief when he saw no one else there.“If it wasn’t for the fact that they saved you, I wouldn’t have put up with those fools! These past few days have been so suffocating!” Kai complained.Nicole laughed and asked, “How are dad, G, and Mav?”Kai went over and stroked her hair.“Mav’s right here on the deck. If it weren’t for him, I would still be roaming around where your plane crashed, literally searching for a needle in a haystack. I guess having a high IQ has its advantag
The warm sunshine was pleasant, and the sea breeze was blowing the waves in one direction. Everything at this moment felt perfect.Nicole and her two brothers were talking when someone suddenly knocked on the door.Seeing that someone else came, Maverick excused himself to go back to his room to study his physics equations.Kai did not want to leave Nicole’s side. He raised his chin slightly at the person at the door.“What are you doing here?”Nathaniel Ferguson had a fair complexion and prominent features. He could hardly hide his charm.He wore a cream-colored tracksuit with a bluish-gray coat. It was stylish and simple. At this moment, he looked like a typical gentry.Nathaniel smiled faintly and looked at Nicole with concern. His voice was gentle and lazy.“Nikki, you’re finally awake! You worried me to death…”Kai rolled his eyes at the side. ‘Hypocrite!’Nicole was quite happy to see Nathaniel and felt relieved especially when she saw that he was doing just fine.Alth
Nicole felt an oncoming headache.Before this, Nicole had always thought that Nathaniel was just a poor explorer.Had she known that Nathaniel was Eric Ferguson’s nephew, she would not have promised so blatantly that she would support him for the rest of her life.‘I can’t afford to take care of this gentry!’ Nicole thought.“I…”Before Nicole could finish her sentence, Kai interrupted her. “Is the Ferguson family trying to blackmail us? Just state your price then. It’s not like we can’t afford this money!”‘It’s merely $15 billion! Only those pirates who haven’t seen the world think it’s so much anyway.’Kai then looked at Nathaniel and frowned. “Where do you get the cheek to cling onto our family, huh? Feeding you is just a waste of resources! Get lost!”Nathaniel did not mind Kai’s attitude. Instead, he smiled politely at Kai. “Third Brother... I’m young, strong, and obedient. I swear it’s not a waste of resources to help me. What’s more, I can support myself too. All I want
Eric’s voice was magnetic, mellow, deep, and raspy. The emotions in his eyes were suppressed and restrained.As soon as his words fell, the air almost froze.The blood on Nicole’s face drained in an instant.Her eyes carried disbelief. ‘Have I misheard? He wanted... Me? The person who wanted to throw me away like a bag of trash back then actually chose me?!’Nicole was perplexed and could not believe what she just heard. ‘What exactly did Eric Fergusons want?’The silence in the air gradually ate away at her calmness.Eric’s eyes were locked onto Nicole’s face, watching every emotion and detail from her face closely.Shock, amazement, detachment, resistance...Fortunately, among so many emotions, there was no disgust!Eric moved closer to her and wanted to touch her hair. He wanted her to feel that his affection was real. He was sincere.However, before he could touch her, Nicole subconsciously backed away like she was afraid of him.Earlier, Nicole did not react when Na