Nicole asked, “Discuss something? What’s up?”She leaned on Clayton’s body and did not care whether he could stand or not.Clayton tolerated her inconsiderate behavior and stood there motionless for her to lean on.“I wanted to talk about Chatty’s wish.”At the mention of her precious daughter, Nicole regained her spirits.“Isn’t her wish to save the world?”The elevator arrived at their floor.Clayton pulled her into the apartment.Nicole lowered her head to change out of her shoes while Clayton thoughtfully took out her home slippers and said with a smile, “No, it changed.”“It changed?”“Yup. She wants a younger sibling now.”When Clayton said this, his eyes were gentle and deep.Somehow, Nicole landed up on the bed with him again.This time, even Clayton forgot to remind Nicole to take her medicine.......The next day, Nicole got up lazily and felt that Clayton’s side of the bed was empty.Clayton was wearing a shirt and trousers as he fried eggs in the kitchen.D
Nicole and Selena looked at each other and laughed in a tacit understanding.Clayton was confused about this gossip that had no context. He also did not know what was so funny about it.Why were the ladies laughing so happily at the thought of running over one’s husband?It was incomprehensible.When Nicole laughed, Clayton’s heart skipped a beat. He feared that she would learn this from Selena.Clayton coughed and calmly changed the subject.“Isn’t Julie here already? Why don’t you follow her to the set to see what’s going on?”Nicole paused and turned her head with a smile.“Nah, it’s boring. I’m not going.”Clayton was speechless.The set could no longer attract Nicole.The elevator arrived at Selena’s floor, so Selena politely said goodbye to Nicole.Nicole waved her hand. “If you need help, just let me know, okay?”“Okay. Thank you.”Selena smiled.Nicole gave Clayton a strange look.She felt like something was wrong with him.Clayton never interrupted her convers
The corners of Selena’s aunt’s mouth twitched as she said, “You’re right! This girl has been deviant since she was a child. Once her grandfather passed away, no one could control her. You’ve seen how she doesn’t want to get involved with her grandfather’s funeral. We would rather disown this ingrate! She can really piss us off. She’s not my child, so we can’t discipline her. I’m sorry that you have to deal with her since she married your son.”Flora snorted coldly. “Back then, I only agreed to this marriage because she’s pretty. Who knew that she would have an affair with someone else? What a disgrace to our family!”The aunt laughed along with Flora and scolded Selena.“Right! Fortunately, Derek is fine. Otherwise, we would feel bad. We’ll find Selena and get her to apologize to Derek in person. Anyway, our families always had a good relationship, so we shouldn’t be at odds just because of Selena, right?”Flora’s face turned gloomy. Just as she was about to say something, she saw
Selena stood there indifferently. Her eyes were cold and detached.“In the past, when I reported you to the police because you beat me, didn’t you brush it off by saying we’re a married couple? What? Are you unwilling to change roles this time?”Selena spoke sarcastically and indifferently.The abuse she endured in the past was vivid in her mind.She went to the police for help and hired a lawyer. However, they only told her that it was a family conflict, so they should talk about it and resolve it themselves.In the end, Derek dismissed everyone by saying it was a family matter.Now that he was the victim this time, he wanted to extort her.Derek raised his eyebrows and accused her. His face was distorted from anger.“You deserve the beating! I didn’t beat you to death anyway! Shouldn’t you be thanking me for keeping you alive?”Seeing that the situation was about to go out of control, Steven quickly interrupted them.“You’re legally married, so Ms. Nelson is not obligated t
Selena thought that her messages were probably in the trash.Eric was in a meeting when his phone beeped twice.He was originally in a good mood because the performance of all departments exceeded expectations.However, when he saw the text messages that Selena sent, he became infuriated.[Thank you, Mr. Ferguson.]He thought, ‘Is this Selena’s number? Heh. Did she send me the last message to mock me? She’s repaying my kindness with vengeance?’Eric put down his phone with a gloomy face.The temperature in the conference room dropped several degrees.Eric’s mood changed so quickly that his subordinates started to tremble and did not know what to say.In the afternoon, Nicole and Clayton took Julie to see the male model at the set.Julie was so excited that she immediately changed her clothes and left Kai, who was still dying on the hospital bed.Clayton thoughtfully hired a caregiver and asked her to take good care of his brother-in-law.The caregiver thought that Clayton w
Upstairs, Quinn’s gaze was dazed after an intimate session with the scar-faced man. Her complexion was ruddy and glowing as she flung herself into the man’s arms. Her voice was also more charming.“You didn’t do what you promised me.”The man was smoking, and he chortled when he heard this.“The people around Nicole Stanton are so powerful that I couldn’t find a chance to do it. I got someone to follow her once, but that guy was caught, beaten up, and arrested.”Quinn immediately sobered up and calmly began to put on her clothes.The man looked at her upset face and grabbed her hand.“If it doesn’t work this time, we can try again next time.”Quinn shook him off. “How do you plan to do it?”“I can’t get close to her, but you can!”The man looked at her and smiled sinisterly.The smoke that came out of his mouth spilled on her face.Quinn was slightly taken aback.“Don’t worry. As long as you listen to me, it can happen without anyone noticing.”The man comforted her and sa
Quinn scolded Eric hysterically. Her hands were shaking because she wanted to hide her guilty conscience. She also did not want to endure the resentment and grievances that accumulated for many years.There was hatred in her eyes as she looked at him. Her face was distorted from anger.“You got your bodyguards to tie me up? What about him?”She was scared.Eric must know everything since he was waiting for them at the entrance of the bar.“How did you know?”Eric stared at her silently. The corners of his eyes were slightly red, but he did not want others to see his fragility.It would be too easy for his defenses to break down.Eric tightly clutched the bone that had lost its temperature.He flashed a cruel and bloodthirsty smile as he threw it at her body.His voice was gruff as he said, “He’s right here.”Quinn saw the man’s bone clearly and was startled. Her face turned pale instantly.She screamed and fell to the ground, looking at her son in horror.“You...”Eric’s
Quinn covered her face with her hands as tears fell uncontrollably.Eric was long gone.He left his mother behind.Eric resented her so much now probably because he must have had expectations for Quinn to be a good mother.However, she did not live up to his expectations.Back then, Quinn could have divorced Charles and left the toxic Ferguson family with her children, but she did not.She did not have the ability to survive independently, and she did not want to lose the glory brought by the Ferguson family.Thus, Charles was the one who left.For so many years, Quinn was restrained by Old Master Ferguson. Once the old man died, Eric was the one who restrained her.Quinn tried to fight back, but she could not.Eric was more ruthless than Old Master Ferguson.It was as if he was not her son.Her adultery was exposed by her son, which made her feel ashamed.That man’s bone was still on the ground.Quinn felt sick and wanted to vomit. She could not take a second look at it.
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