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Nikita was about to hail a cab after leaving the party when footsteps sounded from behind her. A second later, someone pulled her by the arm.Nathaniel said in a hard, unyielding tone, "I'll drive you home."Nikita snorted. "And waste your precious time, Mr. Foster? Never. I can take a cab—"She broke off in a yelp when he scooped her into his arms and headed toward his car. She kicked and thrashed in his arms. Then she snapped at him. "Let me down this instant! Let me down!"Nathaniel ignored her. Someone opened the car door for him as soon as he reached the vehicle, and he unceremoniously shoved Nikita into the passenger seat. He then closed the door and locked it just as she was about to open it and dash off.She seethed, and for the first time, she thought Nathaniel was the most incomprehensible and unreasonable prick. She huffed and glowered at him through the window.In all the years he had known her, this was the first time he had seen her so angry. She was like an enraged
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The jug was right before Nathaniel, yet he refused to lift a finger to help himself.Nikita barked a short laugh as she closed the front door. Ignoring his request, she drawled sarcastically, "You might want to go to the hospital if you're missing a limb, Mr. Foster. You'll want to seek treatment immediately before your disability worsens."Nathaniel's face darkened. He was about to retort when Nikita returned to her room and slammed the door shut. There was a loud click as she pointedly locked the door.She refused to believe that her words earlier did not faze Nathaniel. She knew that his pride bruised easily.She drew a hot bath for herself and shrugged off her clothes. Surely the infuriating man outside her door would leave by the time she was done bathing.With that in mind, Nikita soaked in the hot bathwater and dried her hair afterward. When she did not hear any sound or sense any movement coming from outside the bathroom, she opened the door to see if Nathaniel had indeed
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Nathaniel glared at her and ordered, "Get in the car."Nikita ignored him. He had cut off her path, so she tried to edge past him. However, he grabbed her arm and hauled her to a stop. His tone was unyielding as he growled, "You can either get in on your own or I'll carry you in."It was the morning rush hour. With Nathaniel's car blocking the apartment exit, many residents who were on their way to work began to complain at the top of their lungs. "Can you guys take your lovers' spat somewhere that's not a communal exit point?""Yeah! Can you be any more selfish? What'll you do if we get to work late and our pay gets docked?""Stop being so hard-headed and get in the car with your boyfriend, young lady! Some of us have work to get to!"Nikita wanted to tell the loudmouthed drivers that Nathaniel was not her boyfriend, but Nathaniel stared at her evenly. Judging from his unyielding stance, he wouldn't move unless she got into the car. The grumbling drivers waiting behind him did no
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Nikita decided to endure Nathaniel's nonsense for the sake of a million dollars.As the waiter left with their orders, Nikita took out her notebook and pen. Her tone was considerably less acerbic as she resumed her usual indifference. "Care to tell me what you're looking for in a necklace now, Mr. Foster?"Nathaniel gave her a few vague details at first. His gaze was fixed on her serious profile. The stray strands of hair framing her face added a casualness to her beauty.His eyes darkened as he took out the contract he had Harvey draw up this morning. He tossed it at Nikita and elegantly sipped his tea. "Why don't you take a look at that if you're in such dire straits?"Baffled, Nikita took the contract and flipped through it. A stormy look passed over her face as she recognized the contract for what it was: a sugar baby arrangement.According to the contract, the arrangement would last three years during which Nathaniel would pay her 30 million dollars annually. In addition to t
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Nathaniel grimaced. "I'll foot the medical bill, all right? I don't want you going around telling people you got gastritis from working for me." He couldn't fathom why Nikita would put her savings before her health.Nikita blinked at the mention of money. "Well, why don't you make good on that offer and wire the money to my account right now, Mr. Foster?"He scoffed. "Exactly how broke are you, Nikita?" Still, he fished out his phone and wired her the money without further question.Nikita's phone screen lit up with a bank notification. He had wired her ten thousand dollars. She lifted a brow in amusement. He was more generous than she thought. She said in a much softer tone, "Thank you, Mr. Foster."She didn't feel guilty about taking his money, not when she intended to put it toward raising the child. Surely it wasn't wrong of her to squeeze Nathaniel for what he was worth if he couldn't physically carry out his fatherly duties.Nathaniel told her to bring him the medical report
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Regina leaned against the wall and leveled a menacing stare at Nikita's back. Her fists were clenched at her sides.She cursed Nikita and wondered if she was pregnant with Nathaniel's baby. There was a good chance that she might be, considering she was still working for him a month ago.It was also unlikely that Nikita had slept with anyone else. Nathaniel was extremely territorial and a terminal germaphobe. He wouldn't have kept Nikita around for that long if he knew she had been touched by another man.Regina took a deep breath as the thought settled. A vicious gleam shone in her eyes. She had to get rid of Nikita's baby no matter what!Nikita did not run into Regina again during the examinations that followed. She thought the universe must be pulling the biggest prank on her, for the secret she had tried so hard to keep had been discovered by the one person who shouldn't know about it.But knowing Regina, she would not tell Nathaniel about this. After all, the baby was now the
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Nikita poked and pushed the food with her fork to find small clumps of white, powdery substance clinging to it. She even picked up on the faint chemical scent when she leaned in to take a whiff.She was grave, angry even, as she took a picture of the substance and sent it to the food vendor.The vendor was quick to respond. They reassured her that the food had been untouched up to the point of delivery and that nothing in the restaurant matched the white, powdery substance. They also told her to take the problem up to the delivery man.To prove they were innocent, the vendor even forwarded her the security footage from the kitchen.Nikita watched the security footage and was convinced that the vendor was innocent. When she confronted the delivery man, he insisted he hadn't touched or tampered with the takeout and that he had followed standard procedure.With both parties denying fault, Nikita had no choice but to take it up with the customer service department.It was only after
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Nikita lied smoothly, "Sorry, my blood sugar's running low. I skipped a couple of meals today."Nathaniel's heart twisted at Nikita's feeble state but could not resist snapping at her. "Are you so stupid that you'd forget to eat on time? What's so great about Mason when he won't even let you have your meals?"He did not wait for Nikita to retort before bundling her up and shoving her into his car. He then brought her to the nearest restaurant.Nathaniel avoided ordering food with strong flavor profiles. Having ordered a few dishes, he urged the waiter to serve their food first.Nikita felt much better after sitting in the restaurant for a while, and her mind had cleared. She knew exactly who was behind the poisoning attempt today: Regina.No one else knew about her pregnancy. She had likely pieced together that Nikita was carrying Nathaniel's baby and came up with such a cruel plan to get rid of it.Nikita thought about Regina's behavior at the mall today. Had Regina stood behind
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