Grant raised his eyebrows and hesitated for a few seconds before slowly opening his mouth.“I don’t understand. Mr. Sloan, are you interested in Nicole?”A smirk surfaced on Clayton’s pale face.“Yeah, I’ve been pursuing her all along.”Facing Grant, who could see through people’s intentions with one glance who might even be his future brother-in-law, Clayton felt that it was better not to have the slightest concealment.Grant curled his lips. This was an expected answer.“Mr. Stanton, do you think that I stand a chance?”Clayton could not help but ask. He was flustered when he thought about this, so he tried to find some self-confidence in Grant.After all, Grant was Nicole’s brother.Grant curved his lips meaningfully and lowered his eyes. His voice carried some gloating sympathy.“Mr. Sloan, in our family, our opinion is of little use. Nicole always gets veto rights.”No one could influence Nicole’s thoughts. Back when Nicole was bent on cutting off contact with the Stant
Now and in the future too.“By the way, are you done with your matters in Sand City?” Nicole asked.Clayton replied, “I went to look for you.”Clayton’s gaze was too scorching, and the words he said were so warm and gentle. This made Nicole a little flustered. She dared not lift her head to look into his eyes.She pursed her lips and blinked her eyes, trying to look calm.“Were you looking for me for something in particular?”Clayton looked at Nicole seriously. Her eyes were faintly reflecting the galaxy. Upon closer look, they were so radiant.After staring for a few seconds, Clayton suddenly laughed lightly. The corners of his lips curled into a smile that was somewhat enchanting.“I have a special interest in you, so of course, I’ll find a way to see you.”Nicole stiffened. She did not expect Clayton to suddenly say such direct words.For a moment, she did not know how to answer him.Seeing her torn face, Clayton’s eyes faintly flashed. He spoke with a smile.“Are you to
Grant’s stern gaze dropped as he handed the document to Nicole.“That man with the scars is indeed Lincoln Zelman’s henchman who specializes in creating accidents at construction sites to delay the work schedule.”Nicole was aghast. Her eyes sank.Was it not worth mentioning that Lincoln Zelman treated human life as a child’s play?Kai slapped his thigh. “Damn! He even has the guts to target Lil N. We can’t let him off the hook like this. Before handing him over to the police, we must teach him a lesson!”Grant looked at Kai. His jaw tightened, and his expression was a little complicated and dark.“I’ve investigated this scarface’s family background. He’s a worker from the construction site. The reason why he sold his life to Lincoln Zelman is that his daughter has cancer and needs a large sum of money for treatment. The money for the first few surgeries came from Lincoln Zelman’s payment.”The room was silent after Grant said this.The Stantons were not vicious people. They wo
The interior design of the hospital was carefully done by famous foreign designers. The space was clean, spacious, and extremely comfortable.This hospital was more like a leisurely semi-open area, and there was only one entrance to control access to this place.The peaceful and elegant environment inside had some contemporary design elements to it, which calmed one’s mind.Kai walked through the hospital and received a lot of admiring and stunned gazes from doctors and nurses. When he turned a corner at the end of the promenade, Kai noticed a man sitting on a bamboo chair not far away.He narrowed his eyes. ‘Huh, Eric Ferguson?’Kai gradually approached. Eric was sitting there alone. His back figure looked so lonely and desolate. Eric must have felt disheartened.After all, the person standing next to Nicole turned into Clayton.Thinking about Floyd’s attitude toward Clayton, Nicole and Clayton might really end up together.Eric raised his eyes and saw Kai, who was standing in
Kai’s words were blunt and unforgiving.He was poking Eric where it hurt most. The more Eric wanted to forget about the past, the more Kai wanted to take it out and stir it up.If Eric wanted to start over with Nicole, he had to take responsibility for his past actions. They could not let Eric off so easily.Kai looked at Eric coldly. He wanted to humiliate Eric viciously, but Eric really looked very pitiful.Eric looked like a dog that lost its home.Forget it.“You helped Nicole quite a few times, so she can’t even cut off all relations with you even if she wants to. Don’t blame me for not reminding you. If she decides to be with Clayton, you’d better not appear in front of her. Mr. Ferguson, you should at least give her this level of respect.”Kai glanced at Eric. Eric’s identity would not allow him to stalk or pester another man’s woman.In an instant, Eric’s jaw tightened, and his expression became extremely unpleasant.His eyes were dark and heavy as he turned around and
Eric’s pupils shrank fiercely while Clayton laughed.“Mr. Ferguson, she’s resting inside. You’d better not go in and disturb her.”It was more effective to hit where it hurt. Eric also had a weakness, which was Nicole.Clayton knew full well that Eric never gave up on Nicole, so Clayton wanted to take out their unpleasant past to remind Eric repeatedly that he did not deserve Nicole.Clayton considered himself a gentleman, but in the business world, chivalry was a demeanor practiced only by people at the top of the pyramid when they had nothing better to do.He came from the world of fame and fortune, so what had he not seen before?Eric’s previous surprise attack caught him off guard, but if Eric wanted to get him again, Clayton would officially take action.Clayton’s provocation made Eric feel agitated, so Eric did not hold back and punched Clayton heavily in the face. “What do you think you are?!”Clayton fell straight to the ground.He had lost too much blood, so he had no
Between Eric and Clayton, Nicole had unconsciously stood with the weaker side.In the past few days, the blood donation brought up a lot of Nicole’s unhappy memories.Eric was the last person Nicole wanted to see at this time, but he came anyway.He even came and beat up Clayton, the man who donated blood to her.Nicole was impressed by her good cultivation and restraint. If not for her crippled leg, she would have kicked Eric to death at that moment.She felt so frustrated because there was nowhere to vent her anger.Eric lowered his head and stared at her for a few seconds. He then avoided her furious gaze.He looked down at her leg that was in a cast with heartache.His voice was low and husky as he answered her question.“I came to see you, and I don’t need a reason to beat him up.”Eric was extremely arrogant.Nicole almost passed out from anger.This bastard’s self-confidence was really out of control.In the next second, Eric slowly bent his knee and knelt in front
Nicole’s words were a sharp warning to Eric.Nicole was not just disgusted by Wendy Quade, but also their three years of marriage.For a moment, Eric’s expression became extremely ugly. The corners of his lips were pressed into a straight line. His eyes were dark and heavy as he stared at her.Nicole lowered her eyes and took a deep breath. She restrained her trembling fingertips and spoke in a clear and cold tone.“Eric Ferguson, stop mentioning the past. I also don’t want to hear Wendy Quade’s name again. Changing my identity from a blood donor to someone who forces people to donate blood isn’t something to be proud of. My blood type is indeed special, but not to the point that I need to blackmail others to donate blood. I still have my principles of being human.”The corner of her lips curved into a mocking arc. Then, she pressed the button on her motorized wheelchair and retreated.“I’m going back to rest. Mr. Ferguson, I hope that I won’t need to see you again while I'm recu