Nicole patiently explained to Floyd that Chatty was taking a nap.Then, she showed Floyd her new necklace.Floyd put on his glasses and squinted at the necklace for a while.“Don’t you have a lot of these necklaces in your safe?”Nicole explained patiently, “Same color, different styles.”Floyd could not understand a girl’s obsession with jewelry details.He perfunctorily complimented Nicole and called Clayton over.“Are you going to Ian’s wedding with Nicole next week?”Clayton was stunned for a moment and nodded his head.“Yes, that’s what I planned.”Floyd and Clayton tacitly understood that they had to be alert since there was a dangerous terrorist around them.Nicole went into the kitchen to say hello to Mr. Anderson and came out with a snack.Clayton took out a tissue for her and wiped her mouth.It was such a natural action.The three adults were eating.Nicole lowered her head and ate seriously, but after a while, her plate was filled with all kinds of meat and v
Inside the room.Ian’s voice was calm, and he held a slight smile.He did not show any dissatisfaction or resistance.Nicole frowned slightly. “Is Lumi willing?”Ian paused, then nodded.“She’s also willing. We talked frankly about whether to keep this child and whether to get married. We’re both looking forward to marriage, so we’re willing to give it a try. But we just skipped the step of falling in love and jumped straight into marriage. It may not be perfect, but we know what we’re getting into.”Nicole raised her eyebrows. It sounded like Ian lost his mind.Many women in the gentry circle wanted to marry Ian Carter, but he chose Lumi Makinen, who did not have the best reputation and was also recently divorced.There must be many rumors about them.However, if they decided on this together, it meant that they were mentally prepared.No matter what, they could only congratulate the newlyweds.Julie nodded. “I’ve worked with Lumi before, and she’s a nice person. Since it’s
Clayton’s words were always a surprise to Nicole.Thus, Nicole’s heart melted, and she hugged him again.After Lumi finished changing her clothes, she came out and saw Nicole and Clayton glued together.At that moment, Lumi and her assistant, who were in the room, were petrified.Did they have to torment others like this?Lumi regretted saying those things in the past. It was really unnecessary.She just wished that she could go back in time.“Do you two know that this is my wedding?”Lumi could not help but ask.Nicole let go of Clayton and smiled.“I know. It’s not like I’ve never been married before.”After Nicole finished speaking, she dragged Clayton out.Clayton did not change his expression. He just nodded at Lumi and followed Nicole.Lumi pursed her lips and stared in their direction. She heard that Clayton was decisive and ruthless in the business world. He never showed mercy and was as unemotional as a robot.However, it did not seem right. Was the man who was h
If Nicole rushed into the hall now, she would definitely become the focus of attention and steal the bride’s limelight.Nicole’s dress had no pockets, so her phone was with Clayton.Nicole gritted her teeth and could not calm the anxiousness in her heart. She immediately glanced at the waiter and said, “Please go in later and tell Mr. Clayton Sloan about this.”The waitress quickly nodded.Nicole gritted her teeth and ran out while holding the hem of her skirt.She pushed open the door of the hotel.The car not far away really belonged to Kai, so Nicole ran over without hesitation.Just as she opened the back door, instead of seeing Kai and Julie as she expected, Nicole saw the man who wanted to tease her that day when they met on the golf course.Tyler?The man glanced at Nicole in amazement and shook his head with a smile.“Ms. Stanton, it’s so difficult to meet you!”Nicole suddenly felt relieved knowing that she had been deceived.At least, Floyd and Chatty were alright
Clayton glanced at Nicole and laughed.“Tyler is a treacherous person that’s capable of anything. He’s not afraid. He just hasn’t figured out how much power I have yet. If he knows that I’m weaker than him, he’ll definitely fight back. Do you know what a hyena is?”Nicole nodded.Clayton’s eyes darkened slightly. “He is one.”Nicole was silent for a while and did not make a sound.After a while, Clayton thought that Nicole was frightened, so he stretched out his hand to embrace her and patted her on the shoulder.“It’s okay. It’s normal to be afraid. He won’t be able to touch you with me around.”Nicole paused for a second and slowly said, “But he’s now targeting my family. He told me that the Stanton Mansion was on fire. I was too worried about my dad and Chatty, so I ran out here. As a result, Kai and Julie were in his hands… Who knows who he’ll target next?”Nicole did not know what to do when the people around her were implicated.She could not take good care of everyone a
The air was stagnant for a moment.Mitchell was a little shocked. “Tyler lied to us? But we don’t have any news of Ms. Ferguson and Mrs. Ferguson yet. If we turn against Tyler now, I’m afraid…”Eric raised his hand. His eyes were cold.“How are the preparations that the Stanton family made? This project is important, so they must rely entirely on foreign forces. The Stanton family’s business abroad is completely independent of the domestic Stanton Corporation, which is the best help for us.”“You have already discussed with President Grant, so it’s naturally not a problem, but if he asks later…”Mitchell hesitated.“If he asks, then tell him the truth. As long as we can freeze Tyler’s illegal money, we’ll have the upper hand, then we’ll be able to execute the next steps.”Listening to Eric’s words, Mitchell nodded. However, Mitchell saw that Eric’s eyes were indescribably complicated and profound.If it were not for the constraints, how could such a proud person like Eric be in
Nicole subconsciously glanced back, just in time to meet Grant’s gaze.In the next second, Grant looked away like he did not mean to look over.Grant hung up the phone and came over.His expression did not change. He just sat in his place and put down the phone.Floyd waved his hand. “Come on, another round!”It was rare that Floyd was so happy.Grant refused. “Dad, Aida said that she has something on at the last minute and doesn’t have time to pick Levi up. We’ll just let him eat at school.”Floyd was stunned. “How could you? School food isn’t nutritious! Haven’t you seen the recent news that says that all the ingredients they used were bad? Are you dumb, or are you his evil stepfather to let your son suffer like this?!”Grant calmly lowered his head and shuffled the cards.“Anyway, I’m not going.”Floyd threw down his cards and glared at Grant angrily.“Then I’ll go!”After saying that, Floyd yelled at the butler to prepare the car, saying that he wanted to go to Levi’s s
Clayton was concentrating on feeding Chatty. They recently started adding complementary foods to her diet, and she was quite picky, which was quite a headache for all of them.However, Clayton was very patient and coaxed Chatty slowly. Whenever Chatty took a small bite, Clayton would praise her to no end.It was pure flattery.Clayton frowned. “I don’t know. Let’s see what Dad thinks about it.”What Clayton meant was that it all depends on whether Floyd wanted to keep a relationship with the Lindstrom family.Clayton had already learned a lot about Medianian’s way of interaction during his time here.Floyd hesitated for a moment, then nodded.“Let them in.”Although they did not interact with the Lindstroms, they were all in the business circle, so it was hard to completely avoid them.If they turned the Lindstroms away at this time, it was no different from adding insult to injury.The butler went out to invite the Lindstroms in.They could not continue to eat at this time.
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