Nicole and Clayton were dumbfounded.Clayton’s face darkened.He was annoyed and he looked away. ‘I shouldn’t be calculative with a kid…’Clayton just squeezed Nicole’s palm to express his dissatisfaction.Nicole laughed lightly. “Why would I break up with him?”“This guy looks even weaker than before, as if he can just drop dead at any time. You should be with someone a little healthier, that can live longer…”The corner of Clayton’s eyes twitched. He was speechless.Nicole let out a laugh. “Don’t worry. He’ll live long enough. He’s just not feeling well recently.”Hayley nodded superficially and still had her doubts.Soon after, Hayley smiled and spoke.“Do you want me to be your guide? I’m very familiar with this place, so I know what’s nice here!”Nicole was just about to refuse when Clayton, who was on the side, could not help but speak up.“Sorry, I’m not feeling too well. I’m afraid that I can’t walk too far…”Hayley did not conceal her disgusted gaze as she sized h
Clayton nodded. Of course, he remembered.Not everyone could accept such ugliness.That was why Nicole was still thinking about it.Clayton patted her hand. “How about this? We can set up a foundation to help trafficked women and children around the world so that they’ll be able to find a way back. What do you think?”Nicole’s body stiffened slightly. She looked at him in shock. Her bright eyes instantly lit up.“Really? I want to help them, but I don’t know how to. Although Caleb’s dead, they’re not necessarily rescued. This will be perfect!”Clayton slowly smiled.Wow, what a kind-hearted girl.The rest of his words were held back.Although this approach was probably a drop in the bucket and would be troublesome, at least this would make her happy, so it was worth it.Nicole leaned on Clayton’s shoulder and smiled. “We can set up a voluntary organization that can provide clues to the professionals. Then, the professionals can handle it. They can give this information to the
When they arrived at the manor, they could easily get in even without an invitation based on Nicole’s face.Luca was carrying the clothes in the back, looking just like he had just returned from a shopping spree with Nicole.After asking for the room number, Nicole was just about to go upstairs when she suddenly saw Lance and a group of people coming over.Nicole had to admit that Lance was glowing and spirited now that he was about to get married. He looked a lot better than the last time she met him.Everyone saw Nicole, so she could not hide even if she wanted to.“Ms. Stanton? What brings you here?”“Yes, Ms. Stanton, if you’d come earlier, you wouldn’t have missed the barbecue lunch just now…”“Ms. Stanton, let’s go play golf together?”......Nicole smiled and politely declined. “I’m not here to do business today. I’m here to find my friend. Everyone, please enjoy yourselves. Let’s get together again some other day…”Everyone smiled and nodded. Naturally, they did not f
Lance wanted to go see Yvette but did not get Iris’s answer.Iris raised her eyes to look at him stiffly, as if she did not expect Lance to directly express his preference for Yvette.In the company, everyone knew that Yvette came in through the back door.Furthermore, her relationship with Lance was somewhat unusual.In an ordinary company, which president would patiently teach an assistant how to handle a project or how to amend tables?However, whatever Yvette did not know, she would either go straight to Hans or Lance to ask.Hans was always strict with them, but for some reason, he explained some of the most basic problems to Yvette patiently.This showed that even the back door Yvette went through was unusual.Although it was not brought up to the surface, rumors brewed privately.As soon as Hans left, Yvette started to ask them when she encountered something she did not know how to do.However, how could other people get used to her?After Iris scolded her while takin
It was a large vacation resort, so it was impossible that there was not a single attendant around.Yvette shrugged. “My colleague said that she would call someone for me, but no one came. My phone broke and I just finished showering, so I couldn’t let others come either. That’s why.”Nicole frowned and pondered as she watched Yvette go inside while holding the clothes.A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door.“Luca?”Nicole asked.Luca said, “Yes, Ms. Stanton. Mr. Sheldon wants to see Ms. Quimbey.”Nicole rolled her eyes. Even without thinking, she knew that this matter today had something to do with Lance.Yvette suffered injustice but did not notice it herself.However, as a bystander, Nicole knew very well.Yvette was set up by someone.“No. Tell him to get lost.”Nicole spoke unceremoniously.The two people outside were stunned.Luca calmly relayed Nicole’s words to Lance.“No. Get lost.”Luca did not bother to reword it to make it sound more euphemistic
Just as Yvette was hesitating, Nicole came from behind and spoke up casually.“That’s fine. You should handle your work first...”Yvette frowned. “But you’re already here...”Nicole smiled. “I don’t have to go to work anyway, so I’ll just go to your office. We can leave together when you get off work.”Lance frowned.Yvette hugged her joyfully. “Sure, it’s settled then!”What a great way to have the best of both worlds!Lance was speechless.Nicole looked at him with a smile. “Can I go to your office to wait for Yvette to get off work, Mr. Sheldon?”Lance smiled and nodded.Of course. Since Nicole asked personally, and it was not an unreasonable request, Lance could not refuse.Furthermore, back then, Nicole completely wiped out his greatest rival, Harrison Corporation, with just a single move. That was what led to the rise of Sheldon Corporation.Even if it was just a business partnership, Lance could not easily refuse Nicole’s request.Yvette was overjoyed. She pulled Ni
The stretch limousine finally showed its worth today.With Luca, all the seats were fully occupied.However, when a car like this was full, it looked slightly cramped.The weather was excellent, and the scenery was gorgeous.Supposedly, with Nicole’s level, she should be sitting with Lance.However, Yvette sat next to Nicole, and Lance did not mind sitting in the back.Lance looked at Yvette for a while and saw that she did not have the slightest intention to look back at him, so he was a bit flustered.This feeling inexplicably made him uncomfortable.Lance pursed his lips and spoke abruptly.“Ms. Stanton, is Mr. Sloan recovering well?”Nicole did not give him the cold shoulder and smiled. “He is. If not for Yvette’s call, we were planning to go to the back of the school to watch the fireworks in the evening.”Lance smiled. His gaze naturally shifted to Yvette.“Looks like Yvette disturbed your time together...”Yvette mumbled, “I only disturbed her because I had an urgen
Iris opened her mouth but could not retort.She could only resign herself to her unfavorable situation.Iris lowered her eyes and hid the resentment in her heart.There was silence in the car.Even the driver did not dare to breathe loudly.Nicole looked out the window and did not say anything, but she saw all this clearly.Lance found out about the problem in time, so he was not too stupid.Yvette paused and quickly nodded.“I was careless, Mr. Sheldon. It has nothing to do with others. The matter has already passed, and nothing went wrong. Ms. Stanton sent me clothes, didn’t she?”Yvette looked at Nicole and raised her eyebrows so that Nicole would say a few words to brush the matter aside.Lance wrinkled his brows and looked at Yvette with a stiff face.Nicole did not let them down. She smiled and spoke in a lazy tone.“Mr. Sheldon, the situation then was urgent. You should really look into it and find out what happened. Putting aside how the attendant didn’t show up, ev
Chatty and Fischer had been apart for so long, so they cried when they finally hugged.Fischer could not bear to see her cry.When her sobbing eased a little, Fischer lowered his head to wipe her tears and gently coaxed her not to cry.Chatty took a deep breath and calmed herself down as soon as possible.She had so many questions for him.Seeing that her eyes were swollen from crying, Fischer pinched her cheek and said with a smile, “Do you still want to drink coffee? If you don’t want this, we can go to my place, and I’ll make you a cup of coffee.”Chatty nodded.Fischer let down his hand and naturally held Chatty’s hand. He turned around to pick up her bag and pushed the door open.The waiter at the back was envious that they were such a perfect match.Chatty saw that he was holding her hand and felt as if an electric current passed through her heart.When they were young, Fischer often held her hand. They were inseparable, and he liked her the most.Was he still the same
After Chatty left, Clayton sighed miserably for several days, and Nicole was speechless when she saw this.Life in school was not so boring.Although Chatty had been spoiled since childhood, she was not arrogant or insufferable.Chatty was bubbly, outgoing, and clever, so she was very popular.From time to time, she invited everyone to party in her big villa. Thus, everyone loved her even more.Chatty also enjoyed her time alone.She would go for a walk along the Seine and feed the pigeons in the sunset...However, she always felt that someone was watching her whenever she was alone.Even so, she did not think much about it. After all, her father arranged so many security personnel for her.Maybe that stare was from a bodyguard.Chatty walked alone in the sunset with an ice cream in hand and a limited-edition bag that her mom bought for her. Chatty was planning to send this bag back to Mediania.She was a young and beautiful lady with stunning features, so she was a sight to
Clayton talked to Chatty about studying abroad.Chatty agreed without hesitation.He asked her where she wanted to go, to which she replied that she was fine with anywhere except France.Clayton pondered for a while before asking, “Are you reluctant about France because of Fischer?”Chatty’s eyes turned red.“I don’t remember him at all. Daddy, don’t mention him!”She felt aggrieved.Chatty grew up with him, and he suddenly disappeared one day.It felt like a dream.That person was no longer behind her. Fischer was no longer around.Chatty missed him very much, but Fischer did not even say goodbye.Clayton touched her head and looked at his daughter in distress.“Chatty, now that you’ve grown up, you should know that Fischer had no choice but to leave. He also couldn’t contact you, so if you see him in the future, don’t blame him.”Chatty stubbornly turned her head away, pretending not to care.She was the apple of Clayton’s eye, so when had she ever suffered any grievanc
In the blink of an eye, Chatty grew up.As soon as she graduated from high school, she found a boyfriend.She was also happy to go home and share the good news with Nicole.Nicole did not think much of it. She thought that her daughter should enjoy the feeling of sweet and youthful love.Thus, Nicole asked Chatty about her feelings and did not think she was too serious in a relationship.Nicole felt that she could turn a blind eye to it.However, when Clayton found out, he could not sleep all night.Clayton intended to have a good talk with his daughter.Chatty did not think much of it.“Everyone in my class has a boyfriend. If I didn’t have one, I wouldn’t be able to keep up with the trend! Of course, I have to date while I’m young. Otherwise, it won’t be considered puppy love anymore! Life without a first love isn’t perfect!”Clayton tried to persuade her. “You’re still young. If you see the world, you’ll know that men aren’t great.”“Then is Mommy blind since she’s with y
Another surveillance footage showed that the waiter almost dropped the tray because of the instability of the wine glasses, so the waiter moved the position of the wine glass. However, Jade was unaware of this.The autopsy results came out overnight.Jade was found to be poisoned by potassium cyanide.The ingredients were the same as the small bottle that Jade was carrying.Jade intentionally wanted to kill someone, but she accidentally killed herself.She would never understand which part of her scheme went wrong and why she ended up dead.The police checked the surveillance footage and found that the small bottle was initially dropped by Selena’s aunt.They followed the lead and arrested her.The aunt confessed everything without omission and told the police that she was threatened, so she had to go to the event.However, the aunt did not want to harm anyone, so she took the opportunity of her fall to throw away the bottle of medicine.Unexpectedly, Jade did not give up and
Jade was silent for a moment. Then, she pursed her lips.“I don’t care what method you use. You must get your parents to see Selena. Otherwise, I will make your parents drink this bottle of potassium cyanide.”Jennifer raised her head abruptly. Her face was extremely pale.“Okay.”She spoke in a low voice.The uneasiness and fear in her eyes could not be concealed.......A few days later, the opportunity came.Eric specially brought Selena to attend a charity auction to relax her mind.Moreover, he also bought a lot of jewelry and antiques. Soon, he became the focus of the crowd.After the auction, there was a charity dinner.Jennifer’s parents managed to get an invitation through various channels.Jade was already in the center of the venue. She wanted to watch this good show, but Jennifer’s parents came late, and the crowd dispersed when they arrived.Jade was furious.If they missed this opportunity, how long would they have to wait for the next opportunity?The Stan
When Selena talked about Nicole and Eric, she had a smile on her face, and there was no concern or disgust in her eyes.It was probably because Selena felt that Eric had left his past behind.Eric would never approach Nicole again, and they each had their own lives.Nicole smiled. The gemstone bracelet in the box was shiny and beautiful. It was extravagant with each carefully crafted gemstone. There was a kind of wild and exquisite beauty to it.Nicole shook her head and could not help but laugh.“I liked collecting these a few years ago, but I’ve restrained myself now. Thank you, I really like it!”Selena took the initiative to give her a gift, which showed that she did not mind Nicole’s past with Eric. They just laughed it off.Nicole wore the bracelet on her wrist. It was indeed very beautiful.Selena smiled and was very happy to see that Nicole liked it.“The past is in the past. Let’s forgive each other, okay?”Nicole nodded with sore eyes.“It’s a pity I didn’t prepare
Jade’s rudeness made Floyd’s face darken.Nicole twitched the corner of her mouth indifferently.“The shares of Stanton Corporation belong to the Stanton family. Back then, Uncle Noah signed his shares over to the company so that he would only enjoy the dividends. Now that he has left the company, he will not be able to enjoy the dividends. Aunt Jade, your plan has failed. These shares aren’t part of your property division. Even if they are to be divided, the interests of the company come first.”Jade’s complexion was dull.“Then what should I do? If he goes to jail, how will I survive? I don’t care! Those shares must be given to me! Otherwise, I won’t rest!”Jade sat there looking like a rogue, as if she was determined to get the shares.Floyd’s face was gloomy, and he glanced at Jade with a complicated look.“You should go back and wait for the police and the company’s notice. Noah stole hundreds of millions of dollars from the company. The company is nice enough not to chase
Jade’s face turned pale.“You should try both, or at least find a reliable lawyer to get him less jail time.”Nicole could not help but chuckle.She interrupted their conversation.“Aunt Jade, in fact, you came at the right time. We’re here to discuss how to rescue Uncle Noah!”Jade glanced at her in surprise and disbelief.“Then… What did you discuss?”Clayton smiled inexplicably. His warm gaze fell on Nicole, and he looked like he was watching a good show.Nicole sighed.“Actually, we have consulted a lawyer. The worst-case scenario is the death penalty. After all, he killed two people. But there is a way. Uncle Noah was married to you back then, right? As long as you come forward to testify that Uncle Noah has been with you all the time, so he didn’t have a chance to commit those crimes, there may be a glimmer of hope!”Jade’s face turned pale instantly, and she stood up in shock.“You… You want me to give a false statement? How could I? This is illegal!”Nicole sneered