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
Eric’s gaze trembled slightly as he sat there with his chest heaving.‘Everything I’ve carefully prepared lost to this kid’s handful of diamonds?! How could Clayton Sloan have such a prodigal son?!’Nicole looked shocked and did not know what to say. These diamonds should be kept well in the safe, but Lil Michael casually put them in his pocket like common marbles.She chuckled and looked at this ignorant and naive Lil Michael helplessly.“You should put these back where you got them. I can’t accept it.”Lil Michael twisted his tiny body and pouted unhappily. He pulled Nicole’s hand and asked, “Pretty Lady, you don’t like it? I have bigger ones!”Nicole was once again rendered speechless.‘How should I explain this to a kid?’She laughed and kept it in her purse.“I like it, but don’t give it away like this next time.”Nicole would just return it to Clayton the next time she saw him.Seeing that Nicole accepted his gift, Lil Michael beamed in joy. ‘No wonder the nanny said t
Nicole felt bad to receive a handful of diamonds for nothing.When she got back into the car, she sat in the backseat with Eric while Luca and the driver sat in the front.Eric closed his eyes, but he was exuding a cold vibe. He did not say a word.Nicole suddenly remembered that Eric had asked her to try out the dishes, yet she did not give any feedback.She coughed slightly and said, “Actually, the chef of this restaurant is pretty good. The ingredients are definitely high quality. What do you think?”Eric frowned slightly. His expression eased a little.“Yeah, I’m glad you like it.”Nicole breathed a sigh of relief. After all, she could not just eat a free meal for nothing and make him so angry in the process. Nicole looked at Luca through the rearview mirror.“Luca, what do you think?”Luca said, “It’s just average. Looks nice but doesn’t fill the stomach.”Nicole was speechless.Eric glared at Luca coldly and felt stuffy in his chest.“Get Toto to make some dinner for
While the attending doctor was doing the examination, Eric had to let go of his hand for a moment.In less than a minute, Eric did not hear Nicole’s movement and urged.“Nicole, give me your hand…”Eric’s voice was weak and pitiful.The doctors thought to themselves, ‘Mr. Ferguson and Ms. Stanton have such a good relationship… It’s such a surprise that Mr. Ferguson is so clingy!’A moment later, a hand reached over. Eric saw it through the corner of his eye and immediately grabbed her wrist. His heart was racing, but he felt at ease.He dared not caress her hand for fear of angering her.Seeing that she compromised, all the grievance he felt earlier quietly dissipated.The examination lasted ten minutes, during which time Eric’s heart was pounding violently.When it was over, he suddenly heard Toto’s voice coming from outside.“Ms. Stanton, are you sure you only want one small cup of tea? Let me serve you another cup…”The voice gradually approached.“No, thanks. I’m done.”
Before Eric went to bed, he gave Toto an ultimatum. Eric wanted his relationship with Nicole to improve within a short period, so Toto stayed up all night and finally came up with a good idea.In the blink of an eye, it was Floyd Stanton’s birthday.Nicole did not bring much with her when she moved to Imperial Gardens, so she did not bring anything with her when she left.She happily stood at the door and waved goodbye to Eric.‘Finally! I don’t have to see him for a while…’Nicole was so excited that she could spin in circles.Eric watched her leave with gentle eyes. After she was gone, his eyes became sharp and cold as he glared at Toto.“Are you ready?”Toto nodded with confidence. “Of course! Don’t worry. This time, as long as you get along with your future father-in-law, you’ll definitely get into the Stanton family’s inner circle. By then, it won’t be far-fetched that you’ll become one big happy family!”Eric’s eyebrows furrowed on his expressionless face, but the corner
Before Keith got on the cruise ship, he saw a few of the latest Ferraris parked on the shore, one of which he had his eyes on for a long time but did not manage to book.Keith admitted that he was jealous.“Nicole, did you guys come here in those Ferraris just now?”Nicole looked at him and smiled indifferently as she flipped her hair back. The diamond earrings on her ear sparkled.“No, we came in a helicopter.”Keith was speechless.Not far away, Miles Kavanagh and Nathaniel walked in.When Nicole saw them, she went over to greet them.Nathaniel glanced at Eric and shook his head.“My second uncle is so useless. He became a cripple but still can’t get the girl…”Miles said, “Mr. Ferguson’s situation is special.”Otherwise, with Eric’s conditions, any woman would be soft-hearted and fall for him in an instant.However, the woman was Nicole.Nicole looked at them and smiled. “It’s been a long time! How are you guys?”Nathaniel looked bitter. “Since you left the show, it’s
In the beginning, everyone thought that Melanie would marry Colton White, so they sucked up to her in every way.When Colton married someone else, Melanie suddenly found that she was kicked out of that elite circle.Thus, no one would help her.Nicole looked at Melanie with a cold gaze.She wondered how Melanie got on deck because they were some distance from the shore!Unfortunately, without an invitation, Melanie was stopped outside by the bodyguards.Nicole stood there and did not intend to let her in.“Help you? On what grounds?”Melanie stood there looking soft and weak.“Ms. Stanton, although we don’t know each other well, you ruined my life, so don’t you have any sense of guilt?”It was clearly reproachful words, but Melanie acted aggrieved and weak, yet aggressive.Melanie blamed everything on Nicole. If Nicole had not gone to their private room with Miles that day, Melanie would have been Mrs. White by now.She was resentful since she fell from glory.Melanie thou