Lil Michael sheepishly looked away and took the opportunity to slip away.Nicole laughed and slapped Clayton’s arm, chiding him for being too harsh.“What’s the point of scaring him?”Clayton habitually smiled and took her hand. He squeezed the back of her hand and carried his daughter upstairs.A few days later, the news about Riley and that delicate girl spread.Everyone knew that Riley was duped, so Riley felt ashamed. He was not sad, just angry.After all, he was just playing around with that woman.Riley often had control over everything in this aspect, but now that he got tricked, he was so angry that he was annoyed at everything for several days.Although Riley did not like that girl much, he spent a lot of money on her because she was obedient and was good at sweet-talking.Now, Riley just felt like a fool.He put out the word so that the woman would not be able to get any benefits from his connections.Initially, the delicate girl could still rely on some people in
However, it was not difficult If Mitchell wanted to come.Clayton smiled without lacking courtesy.Mitchell smiled and took out one large and one small box.“A gift for your daughter and Ms. Stanton. I hope you’ll accept it.”Clayton’s gaze turned colder. He laughed somewhat playfully.“Sure. Thank you, Mr. Crawford.”Earlier, Mitchell was a little nervous as he was worried what he would do if Clayton refused.He did not expect Clayton to accept it so simply.Clayton took a small sip of the wine from the glass in his hand. His gaze was dull with no other emotions. “Please send my regards to the person who gave these gifts. My family and I wish that he’ll build his own family too.”Mitchell stiffened.Clayton had already guessed who sent the gifts.It was not surprising that Clayton would expose it.Mitchell smiled. “Yes, I’ll definitely convey it.”However, he did not dare to convey it.Eric did not even have a woman near him, so how would he build his own family?Was Cl
Clayton, who knew the reason, had a puzzled look on his face. “Oh? I think it’s quite normal.”“But she won’t let me touch your daughter!”Clayton looked at Samuel. “I won’t let you touch her either.”Samuel was speechless and thought, ‘Oh, then I guess I was overthinking it!”......Nicole carried Chatty, glanced at Lumi, and casually asked, “We met your sister the other day at Ian’s birthday party!”Lumi lowered her head to play with Chatty.When she heard this, she responded insouciantly.“I heard! She also has it quite hard on the set. I’ll go back and see her!”The corner of Nicole’s mouth twitched.“You guys are pretty close, huh? I heard that you’re not…”Lumi stood up straight and looked at Nicole speechlessly. She reprimanded Nicole in a soft voice, “How can you talk about someone else’s privacy so openly? In front of me, at that!”Nicole pursed her lips and sheepishly shut her mouth.However, she just wanted to remind Lumi to be wary of Kirsi.Julie was not far
Suddenly, Nicole stood there, seemingly unable to hear any sounds. Everything in the outside world swept past her. Lights flashed past her eyes, and the unbearable sorrow at the bottom of her heart surged up.The feelings at the bottom of her heart came even faster than the memories.Nicole did not know why she suddenly felt so sad, but after that moment of sadness, she felt relieved.The wine bottle shattered on the ground, and the noise around Nicole suddenly flooded her eardrums with clarity.Nicole stood there with a pale face while maintaining her stance.The sharp pain on her forehead gradually spread to every nerve in her body.The pain was excruciating.Nicole could not seem to stand any longer.In the next second, she fell into a warm embrace.“Nicole…”That familiar voice was anxious and frightened.In that instant, her heart suddenly settled down.The sadness and suffocation she felt just now seemed like an illusion. Although she experienced those events, she cou
The party could no longer continue. While most guests left, some stayed behind.Ian Carter did not follow Clayton upstairs. He just stood in the place where Nicole was attacked earlier. He looked down at the delicate girl that was crying on the ground with a gloomy and cold face.It was a different situation from the past when this girl was just pestering him. Back then, he only felt annoyed, but now, Ian had an impulse to beat her up.The delicate girl whimpered. The makeup on her face was all messed up. Only now did she feel how serious her offense was.The Stanton family was much more powerful than Riley. If she did not even dare to offend Riley, how did she get the courage to find trouble with Nicole?At that moment, she did not even know how she would end up.Ian stood in front of the girl indifferently. His gaze was oozing with cold intent.“You really are crazy…” He said.The delicate girl abruptly stopped crying. When she saw Ian standing there, she looked at him like h
Floyd knew that Clayton was going downstairs to look for the woman who attacked Nicole, so he did not ask about it and nodded.The Stanton family could afford the consequences no matter what Clayton decided to do.Nicole was immersed in happiness just a while ago, so those who ruined her happiness would have to pay the price.Kai came back after sending off the guests. He did not go upstairs but stood there with Grant, staring at the crazy woman on the ground.The hotel manager was scared out of his wits. He had been outside attending to something else. Who knew such an accident would happen in the hall?The hotel manager was called Mr. Litt.Mr. Litt’s face was pale as he explained on the side, “Mr. Stanton, it’s our mistake. We didn’t let her in on purpose. We just hired some temporary staff when we were setting up the venue because we were short-handed… I didn’t know that they’d recruit such a crazy person who even hurt Ms. Stanton. We’re truly sorry…”Grant’s face was glum,
The delicate girl squirmed around. She did not want to say anything, but the two bodyguards behind her suddenly pulled her arms back with force.Her face turned white from the pain.She immediately opened her mouth.“Ms. Stanton told Riley about my relationship with Mr. Carter, so Riley came to find trouble with me. I just couldn’t stand his constant pestering, so I wanted to settle the score with Ms. Stanton!”Yvette ran down from upstairs with a glum face.“You have the guts to settle accounts with Nicole, but don’t dare to confront Riley? Are you out of your mind?”The delicate girl was shocked and sobbed. “I was just too impulsive. I wouldn’t have done it if I thought it through.”Clayton stood aside and listened quietly before he spoke indifferently.“It’s that simple?”The delicate girl nodded timidly.Clayton averted his gaze, beckoned to Mr. Litt, and whispered a few words.Mr. Litt’s face changed slightly. His eyes darkened when he looked at the delicate girl.Howe
The stalemate lasted less than a minute.The man in front of the girl ran out of patience. He raised his head with a gloomy gaze and looked as if he was not bothered to look at her again.“Since you don’t want to choose, you can just do both.”The delicate girl shuddered violently.“No, wait! I’ll choose!”Her voice was desperate. She could not even say that she regretted it.“I’ll drink!”The delicate girl knew that she might have lost half her life if she finished that box of liquor.However, she would probably die if she smashed all those empty bottles in the box on her head.She was scared and confused, but she still chose the easiest path for herself.At this point, she could not afford to dwell on it too much.She went over, opened a bottle of liquor, and poured it into her mouth.The burning sensation made her uncomfortable, and she subconsciously wanted to spit it out.However, when she saw the cold gaze of the man in front of her, she simply did not have the guts
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