“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’
Nicole looked at Clayton’s hand with understanding and put on her seatbelt. She smiled and asked, “Mr. Sloan, is it okay for you to take so much time off?”Clayton said indifferently, “Yeah. My project partner isn’t even around, so should I stay to talk to Gerard and Tucker? I’ve announced a short break for that project and for them to get the core research done first. When we get back, it’ll be just in time to see what they come up with.”Nicole heard this and blushed with a little guilt. She felt like she was not doing her job well.Clayton paused for a moment. “Of course, Lil Michael really wants to come. He hasn’t forgiven me for reprimanding him last night, so I ought to tag along.”Speaking of Lil Michael, Nicole chuckled. “So that’s what it is, huh? Mr. Sloan, you’re a really good father to Lil Michael. He must love you very much.”What a loving father and son relationship!Clayton smiled and did not respond. He thought to himself, ‘Love me?! My son just wants to inherit
Nicole froze for a moment. ‘Then why did I come down so soon?’She turned back and saw that Eric was planning to come down by himself. He looked like he was about to roll down the stairs, then they would just have to send him to the hospital and their trip would be over before it even started.Nicole paused for a moment. “Wait! Don’t move…”Eric stopped moving obediently and waited patiently for Nicole to help him.Before Nicole could take a step forward, she saw Luca right behind Eric.He was in the back taking their suitcases and had not gotten off the helicopter yet!Toto’s face changed in an instant as he watched Luca put down the suitcases. Without any instructions, he steadily pushed Eric down the ramp.Eric was startled because he did not expect someone to push him from behind.The ramp was sturdy, and Luca used a lot of strength to control the speed. Soon, the wheelchair landed on the ground safely.However, Eric’s face was glum with suppressed dissatisfaction. He had
Eric finally got his wish for Nicole to push him around the banks of the Seine.Nicole was purely enjoying the scenery and did not really want to listen to Toto’s annoying chatter.After getting rid of the others, Eric’s expression eased significantly.In front of them, a fit, tattooed man was busking with a violin. He was very immersed in the music and had a crowd gathered around him.If the sound of the violin was elegant and delicate, accompanied by the soft flow of the river, this scene would be very impressive.However, the busker was an amateur violin player. It sounded like an old woman wailing and was very harsh to the ears.Nicole unknowingly walked over and stopped. Eric listened for a while without an expression.When the song ended, the crowd breathed a sigh of relief and finally dispersed.The busker saw the wheelchair-bound man and the beautiful lady pushing the wheelchair and looked at her with regret and sympathy.He looked like it was a loss for Nicole to be w