The atmosphere in the meeting room was tense. Some agreed, some opposed, while some just watched.Nicole looked at Grant, whose eyes were slightly narrowed. His face was cold and indifferent as if he did not care about their arguments.Logan saw this and coughed heavily. Everyone instantly quieted down and waited for Grant’s response.Grant’s gaze was slightly cold as he swept a glance at Christian Jenner. His voice carried a grim chill.“Mr. Jenner, you want to give your son a chance that badly?”Christian Jenner was cowardly, but he worked up the courage to do this because he knew that his son would be kicked out of Stanton Corporation if his son did not have some achievements.“President Grant, Xion’s achievements in the business department are obvious to all. I believe that he can take on this project.”The corners of Grant’s lips curled into a seemingly cold smile, but on closer look, there seemed to be no changes on his face.“Then what if he can’t close the deal?”The a
Christian smiled and had a wild look in his eyes. “Great! It’s a deal!”The meeting was adjourned.When Nicole and Grant were the only ones left in the room, Grant helplessly held his forehead.“I didn’t mean for you to bet with him!”Nicole raised her eyebrows. “Well, it’s already come to that point, so we can’t just leave the bet, right? Also, you were the one who involved me in this!”“That’s because his son is a loser, so of course, we can’t count on him just because of a bet. I involved you in this because I really want you to facilitate this project.”Nicole smiled meaningfully and was in the mood for gossip.“Why do you hate Christian Jenner’s son so much?”Grant snorted coldly. “He seduced a female subordinate and created such a scandal. Our company almost made it onto the trending topics because of him. Do you know how much money I spent to set things right? He still doesn’t know what he did wrong and is trying to find a way to place that woman in our finance departmen
At night, the city lights were bright and glimmering.Gremlin Club.Nicole went out happily. She wore a very casual plaid shirt and mini skirt today, which made her seem even taller and more slender because it showed off her long legs. No one could move their eyes away from her.Once she got to the private room, she saw Nathaniel spraying a bottle of champagne everywhere as he chased after Miles. It was very lively.Fabian sat on the side and was talking to the director about something. He looked very relaxed. When he saw Nicole, his eyes lit up. He smiled and stood up to greet her.“Ms. Stanton, you’re here!”The director and others also greeted her. There were some who looked unfamiliar to her. They were probably some of Nathaniel’s fellow explorers.Mikayla sat alone in the corner.She was dressed very extravagantly like she was about to walk the red carpet.At this time, no one cared about her as she sat there by herself.Since the last bungee jumping incident where the c
Miles was so angry when he talked about it that his head was smoking!‘Wow, that’s really sad!’Nicole pursed her lips and looked at Miles sympathetically. “Then we should congratulate her properly.”Anyway, this was just a favor, so it was nothing.“But... Am I an appropriate candidate?”Miles sized her up. “You’re rich.”Just this advantage could piss that woman off.Nicole curled up her lips. ‘Huh, what a good reason!’Without any preparation, Miles pulled Nicole through the long corridor and went to a private room not far away from theirs.The door was not completely closed, so through the gap, they stood there and could hear the chatter and music inside.“Mel, you’re the first among us to get married! How did you get Colton to be so infatuated with you that he wants to marry you?”“You girls don’t know it yet, but Mel’s already pregnant! If they don’t get married soon, she won’t be able to fit in a wedding dress…”“Really?! Congratulations! This is double the joy!”“I
Nicole smiled and took Miles’ arm, but she did not answer that question.However, to others, her silence was an admission.Miles’ hand was on her shoulder, so this was enough to explain everything.No man would casually put his hand on a woman’s shoulder.The private room fell silent.Hearing this, Mikayla’s face turned uglier. She suddenly raised her hand and pointed at Nicole, who was next to Miles.Her voice was sharp, sarcastic, and mean.“So, she’s the rich woman you’ve gotten close to?”The moment such unpleasant words were spoken, the women present who were leaping with excitement instantly froze. It was too late to stop Melanie.Melanie had a bad feeling that Miles would not let her go easily. The hidden anger in his eyes had not been extinguished from the moment he saw her.She immediately decided to draw a clear line with him by demeaning his self-esteem.“Are you so shameless to degrade yourself like that?”The first thing the crowd looked at was Nicole’s express
Nicole curled the corners of her lips and glanced at Miles.“We have no intention to disturb your bachelor party, but... We’ll leave when he finishes asking for what’s owed to him.”Miles let out a light laugh and was just about to speak when Melanie interrupted him with suppressed anger.“Mr. Kavanagh, although we had some disagreements, please look at what kind of occasion this is. My fiancé is the Second Young Master of White Corporation, with hundreds of millions in assets. His friends are all dignitaries, so do you think you’ll end well if you stir up our marriage?”This was a blatant threat to imply that Miles could not afford to offend any of the people present!Nicole raised her eyebrows and found it a little surprising. ‘This Melanie only looks docile, huh?’Even Colton White was a bit shocked by Melanie’s attitude because she had always been very soft-spoken.The surroundings became completely silent.Even the music was turned off by someone.When Miles heard Melanie
Miles stared intently at Melanie, who had played him like a fool back then. He thought that he had done something wrong and rushed back to apologize.However, Miles only saw Melanie and Colton flirting and walking hand in hand out of the hotel room. It was clear that it was not the first time...Later, when Miles looked for Melanie to settle accounts, she inexplicably transferred to another college and disappeared.She ghosted him!To Miles, Melanie was dead.It was simply his lifelong shame.The crowd’s shocked eyes turned to Melanie and Miles. They did not think that there would be so much drama the night before Melanie and Colton’s wedding.This drama was huge too!Colton’s fists were clenched tightly. The bottom of his eyes had a frightening chill, and his body was tense. No one knew what he was thinking about at that moment.Melanie anxiously pulled Colton’s arm. “No, I didn’t lie to you! I really like you…”Colton stood there unmoved. His expression was bitterly cold an
Nicole’s words were like a bomb that dropped on the crowd.SW Corporation had a large presence overseas and was ten times larger than White Corporation.Melanie’s face paled and her eyes were filled with disbelief.She had lost the real deal while trying to pick up pennies.The others were also shocked and looked at each other.Such a rich young man from a distinguished family hid his identity so well.Nicole did not care about how they would react. She just followed Miles out of the private room.As soon as they left, they heard a loud sound of glass shattering from inside, as well as Melanie’s crying explanation.Once Nicole and Miles walked out of the corridor, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief and simultaneously let go of each other’s hands. They then looked at each other with a smile.“How do you know my background?”Miles could not help but ask because he was quite surprised at that time that she knew.Nicole raised her eyebrows. “Niel told me.”Miles cursed.