Clayton probably thought the same, as he carefully placed Nicole to the seat on the side.Nicole sat down, and Clayton reached over to fasten her seatbelt.The two of them looked at each other and exchanged a smile.Nicole looked up and saw Kai opposite her.Kai gave her an unfathomable smile and blinked. “Lil N, are you touched that I came to pick you up?”The corners of Nicole’s mouth twitched. ‘Did he really come to pick me up? Or did he come to pick Julie up? He’s even peeling oranges for Julie now. Those words are so fake!’Nicole smiled and looked at Julie. “Julie, are you touched?”Julie blushed and rolled her eyes.“Lil N, your brother was asking you the question.”Nicole said, “No, he wants to ask you!”To the side, Grant cleared his throat. “All of you had better watch out. We’ll settle the score when we get back!”Ian shuddered in fear as the helicopter took off.The helicopter soon disappeared into the air.On the ground not far away, Keith narrowed his eyes an
Grant still sent Nicole to Director Sven’s hospital.The injured area was obviously the ankle, but she got a full-body physical examination.At this time, Ian and Grant had already left.Kai waited for Nicole outside with Julie while he sized up Clayton, who was on the side.Clayton had a faint smile plastered on his face. He clearly looked like he was in a good mood.Kai could not help but laugh. “Mr. Sloan, are you that happy that my sister was injured?”Clayton froze. His smile faded slightly as he looked at Kai.“I’m not happy because she was injured, Kai. Please don’t misunderstand.”Since Kai was Nicole’s brother, Clayton made sure he used 120% of his patience when facing him.Kai smirked. “Although my dad and big brother told me to be polite to you, to be honest, I don’t approve of Nicole being with you.”Julie cast a sidelong glance at Kai and wanted to say something, but she shut her mouth instead. There was a trace of helplessness in her eyes.Clayton frowned solem
Kai knew that Clayton’s words easily provoked the fragile relationship between Julie and him.It had not been easy to get to this point, but Kai was forced back to square one with just a few words.Kai’s handsome and stunning face was a little angry as he gritted his teeth and glared at Clayton.“Just you wait!”Kai thought that Clayton was a softie, but the man turned out to be a quiet hedgehog.‘Damn it, I misjudged him!’Clayton smiled expressionlessly, watching as Kai hurried after Julie while saying something.He did not care about anyone except Nicole.When Nicole came out, Clayton was left alone.Director Sven personally pushed her wheelchair out and handed her over to Clayton.“Alright, the reports were all written on the spot. There’s nothing else wrong except the sprained ankle, so you’ll be fine after resting for a few days. Don’t walk for a few days and pay attention to the cold compress. I’ll talk to your father, lest he calls me every five minutes to urge me. Do
Clayton looked at Nicole deeply as he held her hands in his, steady and powerful.“You don’t have to apologize, Nicole. I will explain it to them when it’s necessary. Nothing is more important than you.”His eyes seemed to carry too much affection. Nicole’s heart thumped violently. She could not help but want to turn away, but she felt that it would be too deliberate.She shook her head and hurriedly said, “I still think it’s better to hide it. Unless Lil Michael himself senses that something is wrong, this secret can’t be easily revealed.”Sometimes, telling the truth was like destroying a person’s world.How could she bear to do that to the boy?Clayton smiled and did not say anything. He was well aware of the situation.Perhaps this secret could not be hidden for much longer.However, Nicole’s proposal was still heart-warming.Clayton pushed her to the window to look at the scenery as he changed the water for the vase by the side. He was free earlier, so he took the chance
Floyd deliberately looked at Clayton with confused eyes.It was as if he did not know that Clayton was here.Clayton and Nicole were speechless.He was standing here alive and well. Was Floyd deliberately pretending not to see him?Clayton immediately understood that this was a show of strength from his girlfriend’s family.He saved Nicole’s life, but if it was just simple gratitude, Floyd would not ignore him like that.However, Clayton was going to take his daughter away, so his attitude was naturally different.Clayton smiled, gentle and modest without the slightest trace of dissatisfaction.“I couldn’t bear to disturb you, so I didn’t speak up. I hope you won’t blame me for being rude.”Grant raised his brows. Not many people could stand someone unreasonable like Floyd.Floyd paused and nodded with a smile.Nicole quickly said, “Dad, it’s thanks to Clayton’s timely arrival that the four of us got out safely.”Floyd raised his brows and sized Clayton up.“Mr. Sloan, you
Nicole was a bit stunned at the question.Make it public?So soon?She was not mentally prepared for it.After a few seconds of hesitation, she looked at him.“Now’s not the time yet, right? When some time passes…”It was not time for their relationship to be made public yet. Once it was made public, it was bound to set off a storm both inside and outside the circle.It would even ripple into the stock market and cause turmoil. Thus, Nicole had to be prepared for it.Besides, their relationship was not stable enough yet, and the consequences of rashly making their relationship public were too great…It was not worth it.Seeing Nicole’s troubled look, Clayton suddenly laughed.His tone was low and gentle, and his eyes were a little helpless.“It’s okay. I’m not an unreasonable person. I’ll wait however long I have to, but on one condition…”Nicole raised her eyes and looked at him.His eyes gradually deepened as he paused.“When you’re discharged, don’t go back to the Sta
However, Nicole was the boss, so she had the final say.Logan briefly talked about the recent situation of the company and left.As soon as he went out, he saw the warm and gentlemanly Clayton, who nodded at him.Logan nodded back. “Mr. Sloan, please take care of Ms. Stanton.”“Naturally.”Clayton’s voice was pleasant without putting on airs.Logan left after greeting him.As soon as he turned around, his face changed slightly.What did ‘naturally’ mean?Clayton was not from the Stanton family, yet he appeared here. What did that mean?Logan had been with Nicole for a long time. It seemed like he would soon be preparing for a major PR matter.He wondered if a certain domineering president would go mad with anger when he found out.Downstairs, Logan was just about to get into the car when he suddenly saw a chubby figure running in.Logan squinted and found that the person looked a little familiar.He suddenly remembered that the man was Eric’s butler, Toto.Logan immediat
Toto pursed his lips. Of course, he was not qualified to ask Nicole’s friend to excuse himself.He put down the thermos in front of Nicole.“It’s your favorite soup, low calories, and low fat. It’ll nourish your beauty and health…” He thoughtfully poured a bowl for her.Nicole had eaten a lot of Toto’s food, so she naturally did not think of him as a scourge.Toto was completely different from Eric.She took it and stirred it with a spoon. The fragrance wafted over. It was indeed good.However, she did not forget that Toto’s sudden visit must have something to do with Eric.She put down the bowl and looked at him.“How did you know I was hospitalized here?”Toto smiled. He already prepared the wording and was just waiting for Nicole to take the initiative to ask him!“Of course, it was Mr. Ferguson who told me, Ms. Stanton. He really cares about your every move! There was a mudslide at the mountain you went to. Mr. Ferguson is there now delivering relief supplies to help re