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
Toto felt cold and numb.Seeing Nicole calmly smiling and nodding, Toto suddenly felt panic from the bottom of his heart.‘If Eric were to find out… Oh god, I can’t imagine it!’ Toto thought.Toto stood up and took a step back, somewhat incoherent.“I don’t… Don’t dare to…”Nicole narrowed her eyes. “Don’t dare to do what?”“I don’t dare to pass on your message to Mr. Ferguson. Ms. Stanton, I… I still have work. Goodbye!”Then, Toto ran away while trembling.Nicole smiled speechlessly. Was such a large reaction necessary?When Clayton saw that Toto left, he calmly walked over to close the door and glanced at Nicole’s soup on the table.“I thought you didn’t want to go public?”Nicole raised her brows and put down the teacup in her hand.“This isn’t going public. It’s a notice to let certain people be mentally prepared.”Clayton raised his brows and his lips curled in a smile.That certain person most likely did not want to make this matter public any more than they did.
For several days, Clayton wanted nothing more than to move his stuff to the hospital so he could stay with Nicole 24/7.Nicole’s foot injury had almost healed, but she had fully seen Clayton’s degree of clinginess, which gave her a headache.Fortunately, Grant was too busy in the company and gave her an ultimatum, so she was discharged from the hospital excitedly.However, instead of moving back to Stanton Mansion, Nicole moved to Crystal Gardens instead. It was an upscale private apartment that had always been in her name.Logan had almost finished packing and accompanied Nicole over to see what else needed to be added.Although Floyd was reluctant at first when he heard about it, for Nicole’s happiness, he could only nod and agree.On the day of the discharge, the entire Stanton family, except for Maverick, who was in the research institute, went to Crystal Gardens.Nicole’s favorite designer specially designed the place according to her style. The interior design combined wit
Floyd closed his eyes and sighed.Although Clayton saved Nicole twice and the Stanton family should be grateful, there was no need to do it in this way.They were optimistic about Clayton’s character, but the fact that he had a child would always be a sore topic.Grant looked at Floyd silently and said indifferently, “It’s just dating, and we don’t know if there’ll be any results. Dad, it’s fine as long as Lil N is happy. Who cares who he is…”His words reminded Floyd that this was not marriage. What was there to fear from dating?Floyd paused for a second. His face instantly became much better.“Sure, we won’t sabotage you. Just make sure you know what you’re doing!”Nicole smiled and nodded.Floyd let out a sigh and stood up, but still could not help but add, “Feelings just add flavor to life, so they’re dispensable. Making money is still the most important thing, understand?”Nicole smiled and nodded helplessly.“Don’t worry. Money first, feelings second!”Floyd nodded in