“Wow! This building looks like it came out of a Harry Potter movie!”Toto’s incessant chatter pulled Nicole out of her sentimental mood.Nicole lost the mood to appreciate her familiar surroundings and quickened her footsteps.‘Ugh! Why did Dad agree to let Toto follow me?!’Nicole walked to the back of the campus and stopped in front of an exquisite small building.She turned to the side to look at Toto.“You and Luca can wait outside. I’ll come out after I see my professor.”Toto scrunched up his features and gritted his teeth.“But... Ms. Stanton, is your professor a man or a woman? I’ll buy a souvenir for you. It’s not good to meet someone empty-handed after all. We ought to show our Medianian hospitality, right?”Nicole rolled her eyes. “I already brought a perfume. It’s in my bag. Give it to me.”Toto thought, ‘Perfume? It must be a woman!’He handed her the bag and said joyfully, “It’s such a rare chance to see your professor. Don’t worry about us and chat a little lo
Leroy was aware of how obsessed Nicole was with that man in the beginning. He knew of her struggles, pain, deep affection, persistence, and constant efforts just for that man.He knew that Nicole would succeed in her love because she deserves everyone’s attention.That man died?“That’s a shame…”Leroy sighed, “The person I like is also dead…”Nicole lowered her eyes in silence. Eric Ferguson was no longer the man that she was infatuated with back then.To her, Eric Ferguson was long dead.After some twists and turns, her state of mind was completely different as she came back to the place where it all started.In the chateau, the “dead” Eric Ferguson suddenly sneezed. The servants in the chateau were instantly on strict alert.Nicole and Leroy looked at each other silently. Suddenly, Leroy’s eyes sparkled.“Oh! Let me introduce you to my first student who’s still single!”Nicole had little expression. “That’s not necessary.”“He’s here!”“So soon?”Speak of the devil!L
Luca did not move and stood there like a boulder.Toto ran in circles around Luca and was insistent.“Just eat it! Ms. Stanton won’t be able to come out for a while. Girls always have a lot to say to each other!”Luca remained unmoved.Toto simply ate a large bite in front of Luca in an attempt to stir up his cravings. “Wow! It’s delicious…”Luca coldly swept Toto a glance and continued to stare at that glass panel not far away.Through that glass panel, he could see the three people sitting there, talking happily and laughing.Toto swallowed the mouthful of ice cream and subconsciously followed Luca’s gaze.His face changed dramatically.Toto’s hands trembled unconsciously, so much so that the two cups of ice cream he held fell to the ground.‘Men? Why would there be men over there?! Wait… That man sitting next to Nicole is Clayton Sloan?!’ Toto just felt like he was struck by lightning on a clear day. ‘No! That can’t be real!’Luca shot Toto a disgusted look for litterin
Clayton glanced at Nicole and laughed. “You came up with a hundred ways to piss Leroy off, huh?”Nicole’s eyes curved in pretty arcs as she smiled. “He has a weird temper that needs to be checked at times.”Clayton nodded in agreement.As soon as they came out, Toto greeted them.“Ms. Stanton, you’re finally out! Mr. Ferguson is worried that you’ll be hungry because you haven’t had anything to eat this morning. A man like him that’s so attentive, kind, and rich is truly a rare species...”Nicole rolled her eyes and glanced at Toto with a warning gaze.“He can go extinct then!”Toto shrunk back and felt like saying something.He glanced at Clayton, coughed, and walked between them to separate Nicole and Clayton.The three of them walking together was a weird sight. The two on the side were tall and slender with outstanding looks, while the one in the middle was a short and fat obstacle.Toto was not aware that he ruined a beautiful picture.He was like a groundhog hopping aro
In the photo, the surroundings were wet because of the drizzle. Clayton and Nicole did not hold an umbrella, so their hair and clothes had fine mists of water. The scenery was a little blurred with a clear focus on the two people.Once Toto left in a fit of anger, there was a one-person gap between Nicole and Clayton. The two of them looked so regal and reserved as they stood there. Their eyes collided as they looked at each other with a bright smile. The image was extraordinarily harmonious and beautiful.“Not bad, right?”Clayton came closer and swept a glance at the phone. “Mm, not bad.”Since they both looked so good, a casual shot was still a sight to behold.Nicole sent the photo to her phone. She thought that it had been a while since she last posted something on social media, so she posted this picture with a caption.[A day to remember!]She saw Yvette and Julie’s instant likes. Even Keith liked her photo in a few seconds of posting.Nicole speechlessly put away her ph
In fact, Nicole had already said countless times that she no longer liked Eric Ferguson, but no one really believed her. Did they all think that she was just throwing a tantrum all this while with Eric?Just when Clayton thought that she would not answer his question, Nicole laughed.She looked bright and arrogant with innate confidence. There was a hint of passion and attraction.“If liking someone is for life, then do you really not plan to remarry after your wife died?”Her question was equally as presumptuous and direct as his, but Nicole could not use any other milder way to express her feelings.That was because when she heard such a question, she only wanted to curse up a storm.Clayton froze for a moment. He was slightly stunned by her reaction.He was not the slightest bit angry or offended. Instead, he let out a low chuckle. He smiled gently and replied, “Understood.”Clayton did not need to answer because they both know the answer.At that moment, something vaguely
The photo was sent to Eric’s phone.After Eric saw it, his complexion turned dark at once. Even his gaze was tinged with a gloomy chill.The two people in the photo were extremely outstanding in the drizzle. They were looking at each other with a tacit understanding.Their gaze collided. Their eyes had an undisguised familiarity and regret of not meeting each other sooner.‘When did they get so familiar with each other?’Eric’s face was tense and ugly.After a long time, he called Toto.“Mr. Ferguson, are you calling because you miss Ms. Stanton? She’s alright. She also said that she misses you!”There were a few seconds of silence.Toto felt that something was wrong.Eric finally spoke in an icy tone.“Toto, you dare to fool me?! Do you want to drown to death in the Seine?!”“Mr. Ferguson, w-what’s wrong? What did I do?”Toto suddenly panicked. ‘Did he already find out that Ms. Stanton’s professor is a man and that she even met with Mr. Sloan?’“Huh…” Eric sneered and di
Luca’s face was fierce and cold as he followed them. He glared dangerously at Toto.If Toto was not walking next to Nicole, Luca would have beat him to a pulp by now.Nicole’s phone kept chiming with message alerts. She glanced at it and saw that it was Yvette.[Why didn’t you reply to my message? Are you really dating Clayton Sloan?!]......Nicole did not reply and was surprised to see more than two hundred unread messages and notifications.‘What the hell? Why is everyone asking about Clayton?’[Ian Carter: Are you really together with Clayton? Are you ready to be a stepmother? I only want you to be happy, but I think maybe you should consider Eric Ferguson…][Julie Nixon: Clayton’s not a bad choice, but don’t take it seriously! How can an older guy be better than young hunks, amirite?][Kai Stanton: Are you ditching your dozens of boy toys? The entire showbiz is at your disposal, so you’d better think this through!][Grant Stanton: Money is King. What’s the use of feeling