The corners of Mitchell’s lips twitched as he looked at Eric.Mitchell was tempted to say, “President, you’re thinking too much! According to my understanding of Ms. Stanton, she’s willing to spend money to solve her problems.’He opened his mouth, but in the end, he swallowed those words.‘Forget it, everything he says is right!’ Mitchell thought.At that time, Mitchell’s phone chimed. It was the general manager of the mall in the neighboring city who happened to be Mitchell’s ex-classmate. He sent a message to Mitchell asking for help.[Help me! Look what I’ve encountered…]The mall manager sent over two photos and a video.One of the photos was signed with Nicole’s name and her bank account number. The other was a photo of Nicole and another man’s back.The video was an over ten-second clip of them playing the piano.[She… She wouldn’t be THE Nicole Stanton that our president couldn’t get, right? She and the other man won the couple jackpot worth $50 million! My performance
Clayton’s words silenced the surroundings.Nicole froze for a moment.Before the divorce, Nicole did think about that when she was living alone in Imperial Gardens, where she voluntarily imprisoned herself because of that promise.Nicole wondered countless times what would have happened if another man had saved her instead.Would she have passed by the underground fight club on that street corner, gone in, and rescued Eric?Maybe everything would have been rewritten.Nicole lowered her eyes. Her fingers touched the pattern on the cup.“I never think about things that didn’t happen, and I never regret the decisions I made.”It was not Nicole’s style to dwell on the sad past.Even if she made the wrong decision and regretted it, Nicole could only grit her teeth and move on.Would she deny that time of her life when she had a crush on him?No, he did save her many times.She had no regrets after.Nicole’s words stunned Clayton a little. He had wanted to hear that Nicole regre
The moonlight was beautiful. Nicole and Clayton finished their coffee and walked back to the hotel along the small path.Nicole thought that Clayton was just walking her back to the hotel like a gentleman, but when she got to her room, Clayton did not look like he had the intention to leave. She then watched in amazement as he took out a room card from his pocket.‘Oh, he’s staying in the opposite room…’Nicole raised an eyebrow. It was not uncommon to stay in the same hotel. He was just walking her back on the way to his room.Clayton smiled and watched her open the door. “Goodnight.”Nicole nodded. “Sweet dreams.”She went in and let out a sigh of relief before sending Logan a text and washing up for bed.Nicole turned off her phone before going to bed so that no one would disturb her sleep.The moonlight was gentle, hazy, and tranquil.Early in the morning, the alarm clock she set woke her up.Nicole freshened up and heard the doorbell.It was Logan.He handed her the tw
Nicole got out of the car indifferently. She expected the reporters’ arrival, so she did not panic and came prepared.Once she was outside, she smiled faintly and followed the bodyguard towards the lobby of her office building.The reporters did not want to let go of this opportunity and bombarded her with questions.“Ms. Stanton, is the city-wide display last night your confession to Mr. Ferguson? Are the two of you going to remarry each other?”“Ms. Stanton, may I ask what the phrase ‘I, Nicole Stanton, would like to thank Eric Ferguson, the best person in the world’ means?”“Ms. Stanton, were you with Mr. Ferguson last night?”“Ms. Stanton, can you tell us about the expenses spent last night?”......Nicole kept a light smile. Her hair was casually tied up to reveal her small ears as well as the delicate and low-profile but expensive earrings.She was inadvertently modeling the jewelry on her in every movement and shot of her side profile.Just when everyone thought that N
Soon, the pre-orders for Stanton Corporation’s latest collection of jewelry exceeded the expected sales and once again broke past records.The series of clothes from Ferguson Corporation was also sold out in all major distribution channels.Globally, the stocks of the two corporations rose at shocking rates within a day.It was a win-win situation.Nicole conquered this wave beautifully.She sat in her office and spun around in her chair with ease. Her phone on the table constantly vibrated.Everyone admired her to the core!Logan knocked on the door and came in. “The reporters have all gone back. We’ve also made arrangements with the media platforms.”Nicole nodded. “Make sure the jewelry is prepared adequately. Pay more attention to ensure our quality. If there isn’t enough, suspend the pre-orders first.”Logan nodded with a straight face. “Understood.”Nicole breathed a sigh of relief. Her legs were resting on the table with unrestrained laziness. She tapped her fingers on
Eric’s gaze deepened as his face turned unbearably glum. “Satisfied?”His intention was simply to complicate their relationship a little more.It was best if they were so entangled with each other that they could not explain clearly.However, Nicole actually spelled it out clearly.His chest felt very stuffy.Thinking of the scene when Nicole played a piano duet with Clayton last night and even won the couple’s prize which he paid for, Eric could hardly control his outburst.Eric, who had always been great at scheming, thought, ‘What did I get in this?!’Nicole smiled, revealing her shallow dimples and a bit of pride.“In such moments, I didn’t forget the principle of making money together. I saw that your Ferguson Corporation’s stock has gone up a lot. Your sales this season have been driven up too. Mr. Ferguson, you can’t say that I’m stingy. This is a solid thank you gift!”Grant listened on the side and almost laughed out loud. ‘Haha, my sister’s so practical! If I were Er
Grant knew that Nicole must have wanted to take this opportunity to bleed Eric dry.He looked at Eric and said in a flat voice, “Mr. Ferguson, I’ll transfer you the money later.”Nicole was stunned.Eric’s eyebrows tightened. “No need, since it’s an event, it should be impartial.”Grant frowned and wanted to say that Nicole and Clayton were not a couple, so they did not qualify.However, Eric lowered his eyes and let out a low chuckle.His voice was deep. “What’s more, I should waive her bills.”Eric prayed for this opportunity.Nicole and Grant were speechless.At that moment, Logan came in with a tray of dishes that were all according to the three bosses’ tastes.Midway through the meal, Nicole received an urgent phone call and left the table.Eric and Grant were left in the room, staring at each other. They barely had an appetite facing each other, but out of courtesy, no one proposed to end the meal and they both insisted on finishing their food. They were both courteous
After Nicole was done handling an urgent work matter, she received a call from Kai and went over to his set.Kai had always been very casual on a normal basis, but when he was on set, he never took it lightly. At work, he was very professional, meticulous, and very well-respected.When Nicole received Kai’s call, he only said that there was an urgent matter and asked her to hurry over.Thus, Nicole went over and was stunned when she saw the people around talking and laughing.Kai came out of the crowd and said, “Lil N, here!”He waved his hand towards her excitedly.Nicole was speechless.Seeing Nicole’s face that looked like she was about to lose her temper, Kai dared not delay another moment and ran over immediately.“Lil N, did you eat yet? I kept a box of takeout for you…”Nicole’s face turned even gloomier as her chest heaved violently. She realized that she was cheated by her third brother.“Takeout?! I ditched dinner with Grant just to come here and eat takeout with yo
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