Nicole pursed her lips and did not say much.The man hesitated. His face turned pale.“What? Why do you drive such an expensive car? Isn’t this a deliberate attempt to rip people off? Miss, since your car is so expensive, you must be rich. Do you still need the repair fees?”Hearing this, Nicole frowned and looked at the man in front of him indifferently.“So what if I’m rich? Do I look like a fool to be taken advantage of?”Her voice was cold without a hint of warmth.The man blushed with embarrassment and stuttered. “Um… Can you give me a discount?Nicole looked away speechlessly and glanced down at her phone as she thought, ‘Why isn’t Logan here yet?’She did not expect Logan to also be stuck in traffic, so Logan could not rush over immediately.Earlier, Nicole was distracted and troubled. She even met an idiot on the road.The woman next to the man could see that Nicole was annoyed. She smiled ingratiatingly and said, “Miss, this amount of money is nothing to you. We’re j
Suddenly, a strong arm stretched out and pulled Nicole up from the ground.The next second, Nicole heard someone say, “It’s really you?”Eric’s words drew Nicole back to reality.She was silent for a second before she quickly wiped away her tears.“Why are you here?”Her voice was slightly hoarse, and she turned her face away as she did not want him to see her like this.Eric grabbed her hand and saw the blood streaks and gravel on her palms. His face darkened a little, and he looked distressed.“I had a meeting in the afternoon and passed by. What happened? Where are your driver and assistant?”His voice was cold, and he was overstepping his bounds.Nicole withdrew her hand and smiled nonchalantly.“I accidentally fell. My car was rear-ended, and Logan is dealing with it now. I thought that I might as well ride a scooter in this traffic jam and didn’t expect to accidentally hit the curb.”Nicole did not have to explain so much.She just subconsciously wanted to protect Cla
Since they were just tasting the dishes, Nicole was not worried about having leftovers.Besides, her purpose was not to eat.The waiter hesitated to speak. He watched as Nicole handed him the menu, but he did not say a word and left.The waiter went to Kira and showed her the long list of orders from Nicole.“Ms. Stanton ordered so much. I don’t think they can finish it. More importantly, I don’t think the boss can make all of these in time, right?”Kira’s face changed slightly.She maintained a calm expression, thought about it for a while, and walked toward Nicole.Nicole had a Band-Aid on one hand. She was leaning on a chair, and her slender and beautiful fingers were glowing in the sun. They were beautiful, like works of art displayed in the exhibition hall. She looked pampered and relaxed as if she had no worries.At this time, Nicole was listening to the man opposite her talking.The man’s voice was low and gentle, and he looked at her with undisguised admiration and joy
After Clayton finished speaking, he took his cane and went downstairs from the back staircase.The area upstairs for entertaining guests was generally not open to the public.For aesthetics, there was a staircase above another exit.When Clayton went downstairs, he could vaguely see Nicole’s seat through the divider.Seeing that the person sitting opposite her was Eric, Clayton froze slightly.He stared at them for a long time before he slowly left.Eric noticed someone else’s gaze and looked sideways, but he did not see anything from his position.He frowned slightly and asked Nicole, “How did you find this place?”Nicole took a sip of sparkling water and casually hooked her lips.“Someone introduced me here. Why?”“If I remember correctly, this place used to be a breakfast diner, and you didn’t like it.”Eric was somewhat puzzled.He did not finish his sentence.Nicole did not like it, but that did not mean others did not like it.The diner was very popular among office
Clayton seemed to have spent half of his life struggling helplessly and struggling to control his emotions.Nicole stayed in the office for a while. After a meeting, she received a call from Chatty.She was a little surprised.“Chatty?”“Yes, Mommy! Fischer and I came out of school and got lost! Where are we going?”Nicole’s heart skipped a beat.“Are classes over? Why didn’t you tell us?”She quickly checked her phone, but there was no notice from the teacher.Chatty said in a baby voice, “No… We skipped school. Do you know what that means?”Nicole paused. She stopped moving and took a deep breath.“Yes, now I understand!”Chatty even emphasized, “skip school”. She knew too much for a child her age.Nicole comforted Chatty and asked her patiently, “So, where are you now? When did you skip school? And why did you escape from school?”Chatty was not aware that Nicole was about to lose her temper.The little girl proudly showed off.“I don’t want to sit in class anymore. I
Chatty shouted happily because there was a small fountain inside the French restaurant, and there were a few small fish in it.The fish looked so cute.Fischer and the handsome little boy followed Chatty excitedly.The handsome little boy came up to Chatty and said, “Come play with me! I have lots of toys and delicious food!”Chatty asked, “What toys do you have?”Fischer said with dissatisfaction. “We can’t play together because we don’t know you!”“My father is a big boss, and we live in a big villa! My mother is a beauty queen. Everyone wants to play with me!”The handsome little boy was well-groomed and arrogant.Chatty looked at him in confusion, raised her head, and asked, “What’s a big villa? Is it bigger than our castle in France?”Fischer looked down on Chatty for asking such a stupid question.“That means it’s a little smaller than Grandpa’s mansion.”Chatty nodded her head in understanding.“I don’t like it then! I like big castles!”The handsome little boy star
Chatty was so sweet that everyone laughed.Aida took the flower and pinched Chatty’s cheek.“Thanks, Chatty! I really like it!”Nicole held Fischer’s hand and went in. Grant looked at them with some doubt.“Is school over so soon? Where’s Levi?”Nicole sighed heavily.“These two were caught skipping school in the afternoon!”Grant was stunned for a moment as he glanced at Chatty and Fischer.“By the way, this is...”Nicole pointed to Hamilton, who was behind her.Hamilton stood politely at the door and did not go in. “Hello, Mr. Stanton. I’m Hamilton Scott.”Grant came to his senses and smiled.“I know. Lance mentioned you before. It must be boring for you to be Nicole’s assistant. Why don’t you try out other departments?”Hamilton smiled. He knew that Grant was just being polite.“Mr. Stanton, you’re too kind. I can learn a lot from Ms. Stanton, and it’s good enough for me. I came in a hurry today and didn’t prepare a gift, so please forgive me. Congratulations to you an
Kira felt a kinship with Clayton because of their similar circumstances.She dragged her crippled leg and followed Clayton.Kira had no other choice because she could not be a model anymore. She did not have a degree either because she dropped out of high school to become a model.In the beginning, she had a great career, but she gradually lost the limelight.She relied on her so-called “editorial face” which was popular internationally. However, her looks were not sought after in Mediania because the audience did not like such looks.Moreover, Kira worked with brands that were hostile toward Mediania back then, so she did not have many Medianian fans.Thus, she had no reputation in Mediania.There were plenty of people waiting to replace her in the fashion industry.Staying in the fashion industry was a dead end.Clayton had just undergone facial reconstruction surgery at that time, so he looked unnatural.His face was cold as he told her not to follow him.Kira did not lis
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