Nicole's POVI played a round of golf with Richard, smiling as I watched his shot send the small, heavy ball soaring into the hole with precision. "Good shot, Richard.""Yes, mom, but I still need to learn more...." He reasoned.I patted him lightly on the shoulder as Key helped him pick up the ball and put it into the holder. "Still, you can already golf pretty well without practising too hard."My son smiled, and we relaxed for a while, drinking the drinks that had just been prepared as we were seated by the few waiters helping Key's work in serving us.Right now, we were still around the house, more precisely in the backyard that had been deliberately made as an impromptu golf course. The course was only created yesterday, and this morning, it was completely finished, so my son and I could use it immediately. Golf equipment is also easy to find, with access to the city centre, which is quite close to our house.I was happy to see my son and spend time with him after a long time. I
Nicole's POVI couldn't leave it at that, seeing that woman who just stood there and pretended to sympathize with me when I had to get up slowly and put the cake I bought for Richard in a safe place.I looked back at the woman who was still in front of me. "You saw me clearly earlier. Your gaze never even left me when I actually fell, right?"I already knew that Julia Dorris was interested in Chris. Still, like a woman with no power to deal with a man who cared so little for others, she preferred to come to me because I was already seen as an obstacle to her reaching his heart.The woman unexpectedly smiled. "So what, aren't you having more fun on top of other people's suffering right now? You should look in the mirror first, Miss Nicole."I, who had been standing face to face and heard the woman's words before me, was shocked. I didn't know the meaning of her accusing me like that when I had only been working and occasionally spending the rest of my time between jobs and afterwards w
Nicole's POVI met with my father at the office, reporting on the deal I had managed to secure a few days ago."I met with Mr. Hudson, Father. The cooperation between our companies is going well. He will meet with you during these two days for further talks."The man, much older than me, looked at me in surprise. "Why should Mr. Hudson meet with me? That is your business, Nicole." I returned his gaze with surprise, but he continued."You're the one who got the deal with his company, so you'll be in charge until the end, not me." He smiled slightly. "You have to remember that, Nicole."I nodded. "Yes, Father."Actually, I was used to doing my work until the end. Still, considering that part of my workload was reduced and transferred to my father, I thought that this deal would also be completed by a man who was more experienced than me. But it wasn't.I felt relieved. Before letting it go, I wanted to see this deal through to the end. There were a few collaborations that I was really i
Nicole's POV"What do you mean?" My father was asking.I looked at the man still standing next to me, repeating my question so that it could be heard more clearly: "You've known Mr. Thompson, Matthew's father, since when?""Oh, that." He seemed to mumble. "I've known Benny since we were teenagers. Roughly, when we were seventeen?”I was silent momentarily, not expecting the answer about how long they had been friends to go back further than he had told me. They started their friendship when the first business cooperation between their companies began."That was a long time ago, Father." I finally said, staring at the street in front of us that was still filled with a few passers-by. "The friendship between you has been almost fifty years...."My father nodded. "We met your mother at the academy and have been friends ever since. Ah, the three of us were in the same batch."The old man told me that despite being in the same academy, he and Benny never actually said hello to each other.
Nicole's POVOne week had passed. Right now, I was staring at the woman in front of me, tied to a chair with several of my bodyguards standing guard around us. I had just arrested her along with some suspicious people because one of my confidants informed me of her unusual actions.I immediately took action so that it would be noticed. I could already guess her intentions, and the end result wouldn't be good for me or the people I was involved with.The tied-up woman didn't say anything, and neither did I, but I finally opened the conversation by giving her a cold stare. "I had expected that you might do something like this, but you didn't waste any time at all, Miss Julia Dorris.""As a businesswoman, time is money, Miss Nicole. You must know that." Julia smiled, showing absolutely no agitation that I had caught her. "But why are you bothering to catch me like this? What does it have to do with you if I do something? You're the one who said that you don't want to get involved in this
Chris' POVAt that moment, I received a call from one of the people I had assigned to observe Julia Dorris. The man sounded a little tense when he spoke to me, telling me something that couldn't be good. "Mr. Grant, that woman is missing.""You lost track of her?" I asked, correcting his report that probably wasn't the truth.He was silent for a moment but eventually answered my question. "No, we just managed to find out and follow the kidnapper, sir. The people who did this are from the Duncan Family's side.""No way...." I immediately stood up from my seat.Only one person was behind the behavior of the people ordered by the family when it came to Julia. Nicole. I immediately thought of the woman who I had always thought of as a gentlewoman and would not be involved in such a violent act, especially when they were both women.I had recently learned that the woman from abroad had approached Nicole before I realized it. Selena was there, too, but Julia was not an easy woman to deal wi
Chris' POV What happened in the hidden place was already known to Edwin Duncan. After Nicole's departure, Key came as the old man's messenger to take care of some things left behind by his adopted daughter. Julia and the few people who came with her were taken away by the other staff members brought by the professional-looking assistant. One pick-up truck was available. All the people arrested by Nicole were put in there, even Julia, who should have gotten a little better treatment with her status. Still, the family seemed to have their own standards. The car immediately drove to a place I didn't know, but they had planned it beforehand and were far away from this town. Standing there without doing anything, I watched as the once-crowded room was left with just me. Meanwhile, the assistant who had been tidying up all the things in this place walked over to me, looking at me coldly, though still bowing politely afterward. He spoke in the same tone. "Mr. Grant, the Great Master
Edwin's POVI was already facing Nicole, looking at her quite sharply after learning of her actions before this. "Why would you do something like that, Nicole?"She shot someone with a gun I didn't even know she had.I thought I had ensured her security well all this time, sending some bodyguards or my subordinates to watch her movements, but apparently, I and the people around her had let their guard down.She can even do things that are entirely incautious for herself. Owning a gun and using it are two different things. Of course, it was OK for her to have it for self-protection, but actually, shooting another person was something that could endanger her.Her clothes and equipment at that time were inadequate, especially when she was seen being pushed in the CCTV footage I got from one of the bodyguards. His defenses must have been weak to not be prepared for a pistol shot's thrust force."I was just defending myself, Father." She finally said, her hands visibly shaking as her gaze