Nearing the New Year.Nicole handed over the company’s affairs to others and engaged in more social activities.They arranged some unimportant events in the days before the New Year since everyone would be busy after the New Year.Grant was dealing with their overseas business while Nicole handled the domestic affairs.Floyd brought Kai and Lil Michael to do some New Year shopping. The superstar was often photographed going in and out of major supermarkets around the city.Maverick also had some time off from his research institute, but he was never in the mood to celebrate the New Year. Floyd had to call Maverick several times to make sure that he would be home for the New Year.Finally, it was New Year’s Eve.Nicole gave everyone a holiday and was the last one to leave the office.As soon as she went downstairs, she saw Clayton standing at the door.After a long time of not seeing him, Clayton was still so gentle and modest, which gave off a very comforting feeling.However
Nicole’s words were a slap in the face for the Fergusons. When she was married to Eric Ferguson, the Fergusons were afraid that she spent a penny more of their money.Now that she was divorced, Old Master Ferguson wanted to give her an expensive New Year's gift?That was a little too ridiculous.The old man also heard the taunt in Nicole’s words. His expression changed dramatically, and the furrow between his eyebrows deepened.Just when Nicole thought that he would burst out in anger, Old Master Ferguson laughed.“We’re family, so there’s no such thing as taking advantage. You’re still too young, child.”Nicole raised her eyebrows in surprise, but she did not intend to look into the old man’s change in attitude.She glanced at Clayton, who tacitly went forward to hold her waist gently.“Let’s go in. Goodbye, Chairman Ferguson.”Nicole and Clayton’s interaction was intimate and was very piercing to Old Master Ferguson.‘Clayton Sloan? Hah! What kind of person dares to compare
“Congratulations, Mr. Ferguson!”“Congratulations…”......Everyone seemed to be interested in this brief exchange, but it was quickly forgotten.The third item in the auction was an astonishingly beautiful string of black pearls.It was a vintage necklace with three 15 mm black paragon pearls that had a natural bronze hue to it. It was precious, rare, elegant, and flawless. There was not even a reference price on the market because it was shockingly expensive and rare.The necklace was lying in the white box, emitting a cold light.Everyone in the venue seemed to hold their breaths.Industry experts knew that this necklace was worth a fortune.The value even exceeded the sum of the previous two auction items!After a moment of silence, the host smiled. “There’s no starting price, so please bid freely.”There was no question that this necklace had no marked price.After some commotion, people began to bid one after another.“$10 million…”“$20 million…”......Nicole on
When Nicole heard Clayton’s words, her heart thumped. She suddenly felt very complicated.She looked at Clayton and suddenly understood that his purpose for attending the auction today was not the contract, which was the second auction item, but this string of black pearls in front of her.All of a sudden, Nicole felt a little touched.In the next second, Clayton raised his hand again. His voice was gentle and calm, without the slightest pressure.“$500 million…”Eric’s harsh eyes swept over, and Clayton met his gaze with just a faint smile.The two men’s temperaments were clearly very different, but at this time, they were on par and uncompromising.Nicole understood that Eric might just want to compete, targeting Clayton, who was beside her.She opened her mouth and wanted to stop this unwarranted game of dispute. However, she heard the host shockingly interrupting the bidding.“Ladies and gentlemen, a mysterious bid came in from a foreign channel for $880 million. Is there
Nicole rolled her eyes, but she did not intend to fight with Eric here. She looked at Clayton.“Wait for me. I’ll be right back.”Clayton nodded. “I’ll get the car.”Nicole agreed and handed Clayton her car keys before following Eric.Eric had just walked to the car when he turned to stare at Nicole with his dark and deep eyes.“What gift do you want?”Nicole’s eyes narrowed. Her tone was dull. “Where are the documents?”“Tell me what you want first.”“You lied to me?!”Nicole sneered, then turned around and walked away.Eric pursed his lips. The moment she left, he suddenly reached out and tugged her arm, pulling her backward and pressing her against the car.He propped one hand behind her. His gaze was cold and sullen as he looked at her. His cool breath surrounded Nicole and was the source of the burst of chills she felt.The driver in the car shuddered and thought, ‘Should I pretend that I’m invisible?’Nicole looked at Eric with a dull expression. Her tone was icy.“
Eric’s irritating face was right in front of Nicole’s eyes. Nicole looked at it with cold eyes and was not polite.When Eric let down his guard, Nicole lifted her leg and kicked him fiercely.Eric’s leg with the old injury trembled violently, which made him take two steps backwards. He looked at her in shock.She really kicked him hard!Nicole’s gaze was icy cold. He was finally a safe range away from her, which was reassuring.She reached out and touched her lips with her slender fingers. She wiped away the blood in a swift motion and made it seem like those traces never existed at all.Her gaze landed on him without the slightest heartache or guilt. Instead, she sneered.“Are you a dog? Eric Ferguson, if this happens again, I’ll cripple your leg.”Her tone was extremely cold. She was not joking.Eric’s eyes flinched.He used this tone when he was lecturing others, but now, Nicole used it to lecture him.Nicole was not bothered to glance at him and turned to leave as she wi
Nicole carried Lil Michael for a while and spun him around. She ran out of strength, so she put him down and stroked his soft curly hair.“Lil Michael, go say hello to Daddy.”Lil Michael nodded obediently and went to Clayton, then cupped his father’s face and planted a big kiss on his cheek.“Daddy, I miss you so much…”The boy’s tone was so perfunctory!Clayton’s smile looked like he was trying to cope with it. He had a feeling that he raised an ingrate.“Although I don’t quite believe it, since it’s the New Year, I forgive you.”He reached out and pinched Lil Michael’s cheeks as he laughed.Lil Michael bounced around and went back to Nicole’s side, taking her soft, pretty hand as he squinted his eyes.“Pretty Lady, I prepared a gift for you! It’ll come soon…”Nicole blinked. “I have a gift for you too!”Floyd hung up the phone and stood there as he beckoned to them. “Come on in! Don’t let Lil Michael catch a cold!”The forgotten Nicole was speechless.Kai ran over gleef
Just when Floyd was torn, Clayton’s phone rang. Clayton’s expression changed when he saw the number.Clayton stood up, excused himself, and walked out to answer the phone.Floyd looked at Nicole with difficulty.Nicole’s expression was light. She could not see what Floyd was thinking because her mind was not there.Kai also did not know about Floyd’s dilemma.In less than half a minute, Clayton walked in with a gentle face and waved toward Lil Michael.“Susan wants to talk to you. Come and take this call.”Susan was Lil Michael’s maid.Lil Michael frowned as he went over. ‘Why didn’t Susan contact me directly?’He looked at his empty wrist. ‘Oh, right… My watch just fell into the swimming pool!’The boy followed Clayton out the door.When he reached out to take the phone, Clayton did not give it to him. Instead, Clayton’s smile somewhat faded.“Just now, there’s a foreign transaction that came from you that’s $880 million. What did you buy?”Lil Michael lazily squinted his