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
For a while, the temperature around them seemed to drop to freezing point.Nicole’s silence pleased Melanie because it meant that her words had taken effect.Melanie gently raised her eyebrows and could not help but smile.The light reflected on the bay flickered.“Even without Miles, you have many more options, but I only have Miles…”Melanie spoke aggrievedly.“Ms. Stanton, just take pity on me and return Miles to me, please?”Nicole raised an eyebrow and looked at Melanie with an unconscious devilish grin that carried contempt.She tilted her head. Her gaze flickered slightly and deliberately wanted to agitate Melanie.“I do have many choices, and Miles is indeed one of them. What I’m curious about is, didn’t you think about the consequences when you stole his money?”“I... I had no choice!” Melanie gnashed her teeth.Nicole slowly said, “Oh? You had no choice but to take your boyfriend’s money to spend it on other men?”At the mention of her ugly past, Melanie felt emba
Miles walked down the stairs impatiently and looked at Nicole apologetically.“Ms. Stanton, leave this to me. Go on in. Don’t let your guests see this joke of a person.”Nicole raised her eyebrows. ‘Right, I don’t want to deal with her anyway…’She smiled lightly. “Okay, then I’ll leave this to you.”Melanie looked at the tacit understanding and familiarity between those two who did not care about her and felt so vexed that she unconsciously clenched her fists.Miles walked over in large strides. He had an imposing and cold vibe as he grabbed Melanie’s arm and dragged her towards the deck.He pushed Melanie’s waist against the railing. Below them was the deep dark sea.There were no strong waves, but the water still threatened to devour one’s life. The cold wind blew past them.Melanie suddenly felt frightened.She clutched the railing with a deadly grip as her voice trembled.“Miles, w-what are you trying to do?!”Miles was shrouded in gloom and a piercing chill.He kept p
“What does it have to do with her?!” Keith could not help but raise his voice.He had been friends with Eric for so many years, but Eric was still speculating whether Nicole wanted to go to his birthday party.Keith did not expect Ms. Nicole Stanton to show up at his party.Nicole overheard their conversation and turned around. Suddenly, a small figure ran towards her with a regretful expression.“Pretty Lady…”Nicole stood in place and smiled gently. “Lil Michael, what’s wrong?”Naturally, Eric and Keith noticed them.Keith pushed Eric’s wheelchair over.“What a coincidence! We were just looking for you, Ms. Stanton…” Keith said with a smile.Nicole ignored him and stroked Lil Michael’s curly hair. His sapphire eyes looked very disappointed.“I searched the entire cruise ship and couldn’t find your favorite white chrysanthemums…”There was a momentary silence.Nicole thought to herself, ‘That’s a good thing!’Keith could not help but laugh. “If you can find white chrysant
The air instantly plunged to freezing point.Floyd Stanton, who was fumbling around his pockets for his wallet, froze instantly.He glanced at Clayton Sloan’s face, which was glum and sunken. Clayton’s eyes were dark as he tried to suppress a penetrating chill.Clayton’s eyelids twitched. His usually stoic face started to crumble.“Daddy, I want to inherit your estate right away...”Lil Michael twisted his body petulantly and whined. He was so cute that Clayton could not bear to smack this child.Clayton thought to himself, ‘This is my child... Bear with it…’He looked at Lil Michael, took a deep breath, and said in a tone that was as soft as possible.“Right away...?” Clayton said in a hushed voice.Lil Michael nodded solemnly, “I can only be with my pretty lady after I inherit your estate!”Thus, Lil Michael thought, the sooner the better!For the sake of his pretty lady, he did not even want his father.Clayton’s gloomy eyes were fixed on his son’s tender little face. He
In the dark, no one noticed Eric’s expression.The moment Nicole pushed him back into the banquet hall, his face had returned to its normal cold, noble, and unattainable look.He had a penetrating chill all over his body.Eric turned to look at Nicole. His aura was overpowering, and his eyes were gentle.His voice was calm after he suppressed all his emotions. “It’s okay, I can keep waiting.”Even if there was no hope, Eric would not give up.Nicole ignored his words, rolled her eyes, and continued to push him forward.From a distance, everyone saw that Nicole and Eric’s looks, temperaments, and power were evenly matched.The two of them looked like they were on good terms. Everyone secretly speculated that they would remarry soon.If Ferguson Corporation and Stanton Corporation joined hands, their standing in the industry would be even more unshakable!The party came to an end.Nicole followed Floyd to bid goodbye to the guests.Eric deliberately fell behind.Floyd looked
Nicole finished her phone call, opened her laptop, and checked her emails.There were so many documents to deal with every day. Logan would filter out the important ones for her in the mailbox and deal with the rest on her behalf.Nicole sent Logan a message reminding him of a few things that were more urgent, including J&L Corporation’s project. She was not confident that Tucker would be able to handle everything.While Nicole was busy with work, Tigger jumped into her lap. It held up its head with its front little paws, looking extremely adorable.“Mama, I miss Papa…”Nicole, who was about to hug Tigger, froze and glared at it instead.“Why do you even miss him?!”Tigger twitched its whiskers.“It’s my emotional interaction setting that Molly Stewart designed. I need to think of Mama and Papa ten times a day in order to cultivate deep feelings...”Nicole laughed lightly. ‘Even feelings can be controlled with AI, huh?’She stroked its little head. “Then why don’t you think o
As soon as Clayton said this, everyone’s shocked eyes gathered on him.Even Nicole did not expect that Clayton would be going because she only invited Lil Michael last night.Eric’s face became extremely glum as he glared at Clayton with a deep and complex gaze.‘Clayton Sloan’s not so dull-witted to not understand my look, right?! What is he up to?’ Eric thought.Floyd froze for a moment but quickly regained his usual smile.“Great! The more the merrier! It makes sense for Mr. Sloan to be worried about Lil Michael. Mr. Ferguson, shall we head out then?” Eric smiled faintly. “Sure.”Toto was dumbstruck and speechless as he stood on the side. He planned this trip deliberately to create opportunities for Nicole and Eric. With Floyd, it could be called a family trip, but what did it mean if Clayton and Lil Michael tagged along?Would it be an intercompany team-building trip?!Eric’s eyes shifted to Nicole. His cold gaze turned gentle as he curled his lips into a soft arc.“Let’