Leonardo was only telling the truth, but after saying so, he realized that Colton’s expression did not look too satisfied with his answer. He returned to his senses in an instant. “Mr. Goldmann, is the man that you’re referring to… yourself?”“I’m asking it on behalf of someone else.” He interrupted him impatiently.Leonardo responded, “Then I’ll take my leave first.”Colton did not say anything about Leonardo leaving the office, so he cautiously closed the door and left.Colton leaned back in his chair, lost in thought.‘Does Freyja think so too? Is she afraid that I won’t hold myself accountable if she gets pregnant? Is that why she’s taking those pills?‘After all, I can’t really blame her for taking those pills. It’s all my fault. I’ve never done anything to protect her and care about her feelings. She probably thinks of me as a scumbag now.’Leonardo returned to his office and realized that someone was waiting for him.He paused for a split second. “Ms. Peterson?”Giselle
Nollace returned to Taylorton. A pungent smell hit him once he entered the villa. He frowned and headed straight toward the kitchen after removing his shoes.The kitchen was filled with thick smoke, and the smell was pungent, but the kitchen hood wasn’t turned on. Daisie stood there and coughed while she was frantically walking around and trying to solve the problem.Nollace’s face dropped, and he immediately pulled her out of the kitchen. He then immediately switched on the hood and turned off the fire. Daisie stood there, stunned, her face covered in grease.He stood in the kitchen and cleared up the countertop. Daisie grew more anxious because he was quiet. She lowered her head and bit her lip. “I’m sorry, I was trying to make dinner.”Nollace took a deep breath, turned around, and calmly looked at her. “You don’t need to make dinner.”Daisie looked up but didn’t speak.He stopped in front of her, raised his hand, and wiped the grease off her face. “You won’t listen. You
Nollace sat in front of the computer, analyzing some data while knocking his knuckles on the desk. Edison sent him a text. [Sir, we have intel that Donald is still alive.]He picked up the phone, read the text, and frowned. Even though he expected Donald to be alive, when it was confirmed, it made things tense. Donald was the worst enemy he had ever dealt with. Ken Pruitt wasn’t half as vicious as he was. It had taken him so much effort to drag him down, but he managed to break out of prison after half a year of incarceration. The police had been hunting for him for a month with tracker dogs and finally found his prison clothes next to a cliff. They had blood on them and were badly frayed, but there was no body.Donald’s death wasn’t confirmed at that time, but if he was going to break out of prison, he wouldn’t die.Nollace replied: [Keep an eye on that.]He placed his phone down and rubbed his temples. The light shone on his face and cast a shadow, making him look tired.
Daisie looked disappointed, but when she remembered what Freyja said, she pressed her lips together and braced herself. “Nolly, can I ask you a question?”He nodded.He didn’t know how to face her under these circumstances.Daisie looked at him and sounded very serious as she asked, “Do you have a dysfunction?”The air suddenly froze, and the silence was nerve-wracking.Nollace turned to look at her. “What?”Daisie looked away while she blushed. “I’m testing you like this, yet you haven’t done anything, so do you have a dysfunct—”Before she could finish, Nollace had already climbed on top of her and pressed his finger on her lip. He pretended to be angry. “So, you think that I have a performance issue?”Daisie looked away.Nollace raised her chin. “Daisie, you shouldn’t question a man without proof when it comes to this. You might regret it.”“Why?”Her eyes were so clean they were spotless. Even though she tested him this way, she was still as clean as a sheet of paper.
After Colton left the other morning angrily, he never showed up. She didn’t know why he came to see her.They walked to the corridor, and Freyja stopped. “Can I help you?”Colton took a deep breath, turned to look at her, and finally spoke after a long pause. “Stop taking birth control after this.”Freyja was surprised. ‘Did he find out?’What did he mean by that? Was he trying to get her pregnant?Colton was silent for a while, then added, “I’ll take precautions.”Freyja froze and looked around nervously. “Colton, are you alright? You came all the way here to talk about this?”He wasn’t shy about it. “Are you afraid that someone will hear us?”She smirked. “Do you think I’m as shameless as you are?”Colton suddenly walked closer to her and pressed his palms on the wall behind her. “Freyja, I’m asking you a very serious question.”Freyja looked at him and was curious. He slowly parted his lips. “Do you not want children because we’re not officially together?”He could unde
“Hah, you came to me before I even went to see you.” Colton looked around and crossed his legs. “Yanis was a tech company that you used Donald’s share to set up, right? You hid it very well.”Nollace ran his fingers over the rim of the cup. “It’s just a small company, so there is nothing to shout about.”Colton crossed his arms. “Would it still be considered small if it had a shareholder from such a big group?”He then stared at Nollace. “What’s your intention behind using someone else’s name to partner up with Blackgold?”“I have no special intentions.” Nollace raised his brows and chuckled. “People say that you need to be very careful when working with the Goldmanns. I’m just doing my due diligence.”Colton squinted, trying to guess if he was telling the truth. Nollace placed the cup down. “I didn’t come here about that today.”Colton looked at him. “Get to the point.”“Donald is still alive and is very possibly trying to find out where I am. I can’t expose myself in Bassbur
Soon, Colton and Leonardo appeared after Giselle had waited for a while.He pulled the chair and sat down. “Is there anything I can help you with, Ms. Peterson?”Giselle handed the tablet to him. On the screen, there was a screenshot of the news that happened not long ago. He took over the tablet, and his gaze turned cold.Before he could say anything, Giselle looked at him and said, “Luckily, I noticed it sooner and got someone to put down the news. I know this will negatively affect you if it gets spread out.” Colton narrowed his eyes. “It seems to me that you’re very into this kind of news, Ms. Peterson.”Giselle was stunned. She lowered her head and asked, “You think I’m the one who did it?”“Nope,” Colton replied as he placed the tablet on the table. “Anyway, thank you for helping me to remove the news, Ms. Peterson.”If his relationship with Freyja got out, she might avoid him even more to prevent herself from getting into bigger trouble.Giselle grinned at him on the su
Just when Freyja was about to get into the car, a hand grabbed her arm.She turned her head around and met gazes with Colton. His gaze was deep. Even though he was looking at Freyja, he was talking to James. “Mr. Tell, I have something to discuss with Ms. Pruitt. Why don’t you help me to send Ms. Peterson back?”James was stunned. “What?”‘Does he think I’m a cab?’Before Freyja could say anything, Colton had dragged her away.Giselle watched as both of them walked toward another car. She pressed her lips tightly, and her face sank. However, she soon returned to normal and smiled at James. “I hope you don’t mind it, Mr. Tell.”James narrowed his eyes and studied her. After a short while, he shrugged and said, “Whatever. Get into the car.” On the other side, Freyja was looking outside through the window.Colton glanced at her and asked, “It seems to me that you’re very close to that guy, huh?”Freyja was momentarily stunned. She turned her head around and asked him with the sa