Nicole’s response was very calm. She smiled faintly with a layer of mist in her eyes.She suppressed her emotions and said, “Yeah, I know I shouldn’t think that way. My relatives shouldn’t lose me because of what happened to my husband. No matter how much I love him, I need to continue living.”Her voice was a little hoarse, and it faded with the wind.However, every word struck Jeff’s heart.He breathed a sigh of relief, but he also felt flustered.His heart was painful as if a thin thread tightened around it, and Nicole’s gentle smile was even more hurtful.His eyes were distressed and complex, and he could not say a word.This was the third time he felt powerless.The first time was the time he was born because he was unable to choose his family.The second time was when the earthquake hit. He could not stop the natural disaster. When he fell from the top of the mountain, he only had one thought in his mind, ‘What will happen to my Nicole?’The third time was this moment.
Nicole taught him how to be gentle, sincere, frank, and kind. She also taught him how to love someone.Clayton was when he saw Nicole.However, when he saw Nicole and Eric refusing to cooperate with Sebastian and leaving side by side, looking like they despised such profiteering behavior of exchanging one’s health for the lives of those marine animals, he felt like Eric and Nicole belonged together.Eric’s righteousness, decency, and purity made him extremely jealous.Even if Nicole would not consider Eric, Clayton could not help but compare his dark thoughts with Eric’s integrity and brilliance.Right.Whoever stood beside Nicole should be like this instead of sacrificing the lives of so many sea creatures for their own benefit even if it was just fish.Those sea creatures were not ordinary fish either.They were rare marine animals that were about to go extinct.This was on the conscience of the rich.Thus, Clayton left and suppressed the greed that was rising in his heart.
The corners of Nicole’s mouth twitched. She took a deep breath and made herself look more energetic.“Did Chatty behave herself and eat after she woke up?”Kai was helpless. “She ate, but she didn’t behave herself. She’s exactly like you! She wants me to sing and perform for her while she eats. What the hell! I thought I went back in time twenty years ago when I was babysitting you!”Why did he still have to go through this when he was in his thirties?Nicole smiled helplessly.“Third brother, she never asks for these things when we eat with her. You obviously pampered her too much!”Kai slumped helplessly on the sofa and looked exhausted.“Well, am I allowed not to pamper her? That little thing is smarter than a monkey. It’s more tiring to coax her to eat than being on set!”Nicole laughed helplessly.“So, have you eaten?”Kai nodded. “Yeah, I ate. I got someone to deliver the meal to me. Chatty fell asleep after she got tired from playing just now.”Nicole breathed a sigh
Eric breathed a sigh of relief when he came out.The driver was already waiting for Nicole, and she got into the car without saying goodbye to Eric.Roland followed closely behind.Before they left, Zuthi walked toward them with a smile.He smiled brightly, and there was a blonde girl beside him.“Ms. Stanton, wait a minute...”Nicole looked over and frowned slightly.“Mr. Camus?”Among all those people, she had the deepest impression of Zuthi Camus.It was not just because of his glorious story of having three wives, but because of his babbling mouth.Nicole was speechless.Zuthi walked over with a smile and handed over a business card.“Ms. Stanton, this is my business card. I’m going home, so I won’t get to see you often in the future, but let’s keep in touch.”Nicole smiled, took it over, and glanced at Roland.Roland immediately took out one of her business cards.Nicole took the business card from Roland and handed it over to Zuthi with a smile.“This is my busine
Fischer nodded excitedly.Soon after, Fischer’s parents came over.“Ms. Stanton, sorry to bother you. We were supposed to send Fischer back last night after spending some time with him, but he fell asleep. We couldn’t bear to send him back overnight, so we waited until now.”Nicole smiled. “It’s a good thing that you can spend more time with him. You can send him back anytime. Why don’t you two stay for dinner?”Camille looked at her with a smile. “We’ve put off work for too long. I’m afraid we won’t be able to have dinner together. Maybe next time when there’s a chance, we’ll treat you to dinner.”Nicole replied, “Sure, no problem.”Camille said, “We should treat you to a nice meal because you’ve taken such good care of Fischer. We can tell that Fischer didn’t suffer one bit with you all, and he’s certainly happier than when he was with my father.”She just saw Nicole wipe Fischer’s sweat with her handkerchief without hesitation earlier.Nicole was so gentle and casual like th
“What?”Nicole was very surprised.Camille nodded. “This is a secret within our company, and this experiment was carried out decades ago. We only made a breakthrough in the past few years, but due to humanitarian concerns in recent years, this experiment has been shut down. That’s why we’ve never really done any human experiments, let alone made the project public. That’s also why Sebastian dared to recruit people unscrupulously and set up a shell company in private. In fact, the experiment isn’t feasible. The woman that he claimed to have resurrected isn’t the result of this project.”Nicole’s face gradually turned pale.Suddenly, she remembered the look on Jeff’s face when their eyes met the moment she left the elevator.If Sebastian’s project was immature and if it failed, then George Quay, who had cancer, would die sooner.Jeff also stayed behind...Zuthi said that Jeff would become Sebastian’s test subject. If this was true, his already bleak life would never get the opport
Nicole’s heart trembled.She knew that Grant came back with an answer, but she did not know if it was too late.Nicole immediately excused herself and went to the side to answer the phone.“Nicole, I just checked. There’s no one named Jeff Lieberman in Canada in investment banking or other fields. I even asked my police officer friends to investigate. They only found that Jeff Lieberman is a registrant of a shell company. But there’s no contact information or useful clues. He’s currently not in Canada either. Is there something wrong with this person?Nicole was stunned by Grant’s words.There was no one named Jeff.A shell company…Nicole immediately understood.Jeff Lieberman was a name used to register a shell company, but that identity might not be real.Nicole hung up the phone with a cold heart.She thought of the lonely figure in the wheelchair that she saw on the deck. He sat there as if he was someone who did not exist in this world.He was dull and lifeless, and th
Although Fischer was calm, his eyes were red and teary.Nicole touched his shoulder. “Fischer, say goodbye to Daddy and Mommy.”“Goodbye, Daddy and Mommy. I’ll be a good boy.”Fischer thoughtfully went over and held their hands.Camille sniffled and looked at Nicole.“Ms. Stanton, since you have guests, you don’t have to send us off. Thank you for your help.”Nicole smiled and insisted on sending them outside.Fischer stood there with downcast eyes as he watched his parents’ car leave. His head was lowered, and he was quite sad.Nicole sighed and patted his head.“Next time when Uncle Grant goes on a business trip, ask him to bring you along so that you can come and see your parents. Uncle Grant comes here often.”Fischer nodded, smiled, and looked up at Nicole.“Where’s Chatty and Uncle K?”Nicole asked Fischer because he called Kai earlier, so he should know where they were.Fischer replied with a smile, “They went shopping. Chatty bought me a lot of presents...”Seeing
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