Eric’s footsteps approached.

“Scram.”

The casually spoken word was like an invisible pressure over Xander’s head, making him unable to fight back.

Xander had the sense to stop resisting and ran away swiftly with a pale face...

He could go back and cozy up to Nicole again later, but he could not offend Eric Ferguson!

Nicole did not care about Xander’s departure. She did not expect a sissy like him to have that much of a backbone, but she did not expect him to run so quickly either.

She flipped her hair casually and turned to look at Eric expressionlessly.

“You scared my man away, Mr. Ferguson. You’re really capable, aren’t you?”

Eric’s eyes were deep and dark, and there was a faint emotion suppressed inside.

Nicole could not tell what it was, and she did not want to find out either.

However, she watched as the corners of his eyes turned red. His lips were also pale and sickly, making his temperament seem slightly weaker than usual.

“I’ll make it up to you.”

His voice was low