Nicole smiled. “Thank you, but I’m going upstairs first.”“Sure, sure!”Nicole was halfway up the stairs when Luca opened the door. She swept a glance to the back and saw Eric being pushed in.Toto greeted Eric excitedly, which made his little pink apron sway with his movements.“Mr. Ferguson, you’re back! A man like you who works hard every day yet still maintains such charm is the best fit for Ms. Stanton! You two are simply perfect for each other! Sigh... I don’t even know what words to best describe you…”Luca was about to go upstairs after Nicole. When he heard Toto’s words, he suddenly paused in his footsteps.He turned around. His fierce face had a few moments of hesitation.“I think there’s only one way to describe him.”Toto’s eyes lit up. He ran over excitedly because this was the first time Luca willingly carried the conversation. It was a good sign of their strengthening relationship.“What word?”“Determined cripple,” Luca answered.Nicole raised her eyebrows an
Nicole looked at Eric indifferently and said, “Clayton said that he found a clue about the car accident. I’m meeting him at a reception and will be back later.”Eric’s complexion became solemn and cold. He pursed his lips. “Be careful then.”Nicole nodded and went downstairs.Luca followed her.Toto hurriedly caught up to them.“I’ll go too! Ms. Stanton, take me with you. I’ll protect you!”Nicole was very reluctant to speak because she felt that her words might hurt his pride.Luca rolled his eyes and said, “Ms. Stanton is safe with me.”“Luca, you’re an obvious bodyguard, but I can protect Ms. Stanton covertly! That way, it’ll be safer.”Toto looked at Eric expectantly. ‘Hurry! Say something for yourself!’Eric pursed his lips. “Take him with you then. If anything happens, you don’t need to care about his survival.”Toto was speechless.Nicole raised an eyebrow. “Whatever…”When they arrived at the venue of the reception, Luca got out and opened the door for her. As soon
The remaining two could not help but laugh. Hayden Zink patted Theodore Shaw’s shoulder and said, “If you don’t mind that it’s my third marriage, you can introduce me to your sister…”Theodore rolled his eyes and gritted his teeth. “Haha…”Paul Newton laughed at the side and raised the glass in his hand.“No matter what, Stanton Corporation is well-deserving of this project. Congratulations.”Nicole raised her eyebrows and lifted her glass in response. “Thank you, Mr. Newton.”Paul’s eyes flickered. “I heard that Mr. Ferguson was injured. Is he okay? A few days ago, we had an appointment to go golfing, but his assistant pushed it off at the last minute. I was going to visit him, but I was just too caught up with work…”Nicole said, “I’m not sure.”After all, the fact that Nicole was taking care of Eric was not known to anyone else but the Stanton family.She did not want rumors flying all over the place.Paul laughed. “Oh, right. How would you know about Mr. Ferguson’s conditi
Nicole picked up her glass and took a big sip of wine. She did not want to talk to Toto.She just wanted to pretend that she did not know him!The one-sided conversation between Toto and Nicole quickly drew the attention of the others. Paul Newton was undeterred and came over with his glass of wine. He looked at Toto strangely.“This man is…”Nicole had no intention of introducing Toto.On the contrary, Toto stood up and scrutinized Paul. Paul’s eye had a complex desire that seemed to carry a bit of hatred and malicious intent.Toto laughed. His eyes narrowed into slits as he went over to shake Paul’s hands.“Oh my! It’s been such a long time!”Paul pondered for a moment. Seeing how familiar this man acted, they must have met before, but Paul could not remember who it was.He smiled stiffly. “Yes, yes. I saw that you and Ms. Stanton are having a nice chat. Am I interrupting?”“Of course not!”Toto waved his hand. He was calm, frank, and not at all restrained.At first glanc
Clayton pursed his lips. His dark eyes reflected a cold light.The car arrived at the hospital, but they did not get out. Instead, Luca went inside.In less than five minutes, Luca called Nicole.“Miss, I’ve caught him.”Nicole’s eyes flickered. She heard another pleading voice coming from the phone.It was a stranger.Clayton took over her phone and asked, “Did Paul send you here?”It was straight to the point.Clayton suspected that it was Paul Newton too.“No, no, no... It’s not Mr. Newton!” The voice was sharp and panicked as he deliberately tried to cover up something.However, the words “Mr. Newton” exposed everything.Without hesitation, Clayton took out his phone and dialed a number.“Catch Paul Newton. Don’t let him get away.”The person on the phone hesitated for a moment.“Mr. Ferguson is here and has already caught Paul Newton before us.”A surprised look flashed across his eyes. “Oh? Alright then.”Clayton hung up the phone and looked at Nicole.“It seems
Toto was sitting alone in the living room, sad and heartbroken about Eric when he heard a movement from the door.Eric came back.Toto greeted him with excitement.“Mr. Ferguson, you’re back! You still insist on going out to work when you’re not fully recovered. You’re really the most dedicated and successful person I’ve ever seen…”Eric cleaned up Paul Newton, so he was in a good mood, but as soon as he entered the door and heard these words, his face suddenly turned glum.This level of puffery was really something.Eric held back his anger and asked in a cold voice.“Is Nicole back?”“Yes, Mr. Ferguson. I noticed that Ms. Stanton’s not in a very good mood. I don’t think you should find trouble for yourself…”Eric shot a sidelong glance at Toto.That cold gaze made Toto shiver.Toto coughed lightly and hurriedly remedied the situation.“The banquet earlier was such a big scene that’s straight out of a TV show, but I think that without you, it lost some luster…”Eric indif
Early the next morning, Nicole received a call from Kai.“Newton & Co’s bankruptcy happened so suddenly. Is it related to Eric Ferguson?”Nicole knew that Grant would notice, but he should not have received this news so early since he was abroad.She calmly told Grant that Paul Newton was the mastermind behind the car accident. Grant was silent for a full minute. His voice turned incomparably cold.“Make sure Luca’s always with you and don’t let your guard down. You don’t need to interfere with the rest. Just wait for me to return.”Nicole agreed and chatted for a while before she hung up the phone.She focused her efforts on the new project and went to J&L Corporation early in the morning.Tucker was too inexperienced, so he faced some difficult issues and did not know how to make certain decisions. Nicole took all day to teach him patiently. In a blink of an eye, it was already evening.The sun was setting outside the window, dyeing half of the sky red. It was beyond beautifu
Nicole tousled Lil Michael’s hair. She adored this boy, so she would never refuse him.“Okay!”Eric’s eyes darkened. His voice turned cold. “Does Clayton Sloan even know that you sneaked out on your own?”Lil Michael shrank in Nicole’s arms. He felt guilty.‘This Mean Mister! He’s sick but still so annoying!’Eric gloatingly took out his phone and called Clayton.“Your son sneaked out and is here with me and Nicole.”What Eric implied was for Clayton to hurry over and take his annoying son away.Eric deliberately put the call on speakerphone so that Lil Michael could hear Clayton’s voice.Clayton’s voice was indifferent and cold on the phone.“Is that so? Then please take good care of him for me. I’m in a meeting, talk later.”“Beep--” The call was hung up.The three people froze.Lil Michael came back to his senses and was so happy that he hugged Nicole tightly, refusing to let go.“Great! I can be with my pretty lady now!”Eric’s face turned red with anger. Looking at