Ch. 1721..1730
Chapter 1721
Clayton naturally heard it.
His gaze sank slightly, and his handsome face was somewhat dull.
“Of course not. I never thought so, really... It was just an accident.”
Kai let out a cold laugh.
“Our family isn’t conservative, and we approve of you two living together since you’re both young. But once you have a child, can you still maintain the status quo? An accident? Who are you trying to fool?”
Anyway, Kai did not believe it. He was also a man, so he understood a man’s dark thoughts very well.
Kai had also thought about using a child to tie down a woman, but he only thought about it and did not act on.
He felt that the arrival of a child should be the natural result of two people’s love for each other, not a compromise with some motive.
Thus, his impression of Clayton instantly dropped.
Clayton stood there looking very lonely. He could not even think properly.
At that time, Nicole pushed the door open.
Nicole saw that Clayton was standing in the doorway. The moment he saw her, his dull eyes instantly lit up.
Nicole smiled, walked over, and took his hand. “Dad asked you to go in.”
Clayton froze and instantly became tense again. He felt like he had never been this nervous before.
Clayton’s whole body was tense and stiff, as if he was meeting Nicole’s father for the first time.
He reached out to straighten his clothes for fear that there was a hint of imperfection.
Nicole smiled and held his hand. “Don’t be nervous. My father has a good temper.”
Clayton was silent for a few seconds and nodded his head.
Kai was speechless.
He must have misheard.
Clayton’s eyes darkened when he glanced at her, then pushed the door open and walked in.
Nicole closed the door and turned to look at Kai. “Did you just bully him?”
Kai was stunned. “Why would I?”
“He wasn’t that scared before this. You must’ve said something to make him even more nervous.”
Nicole spoke with certainty.
Kai gritted his teeth and rolled his eyes.
“He deserves it. Don’t side with an outsider. Even if I don’t scold him, Dad won’t let him off the hook. I just gave him a warning so that he can be mentally prepared.”
Nicole paused. She knew that Kai meant well for her, so she could not lose her temper with him.
At once, her attitude softened.
“Third Brother, you can’t mess this up for me! If Clayton leaves, I will never forgive you!”
Kai snorted in anger. ‘You little ingrate!”
Nicole raised her eyebrows. “Oh, right... You’ll be an uncle to two babies soon, so remember to prepare more gifts...”
Kai’s face turned red with anger. He felt speechless for a moment.
“Are you trying to piss me off?”
Nicole laughed. Kai speechlessly rolled his eyes. Seeing that Nicole did not mind this pregnancy, Kai did not feel so angry anymore.
Not long after, Clayton came out from the ward. His expression looked a little better than expected.
Although Floyd reprimanded him, at least Floyd finally agreed for Clayton and Nicole to get married.
However, the prerequisite was that Clayton could not take Nicole and the child back to Liberty.
Clayton quickly agreed.
He did not want to go back at all and felt that it was nice in Mediania.
Since Clayton agreed too quickly, Floyd also doubted whether the conditions he mentioned were just as Clayton wanted.
For a while, Floyd was a little frustrated.
Kai, who was on the side, looked at Clayton incredulously. He then questioned Clayton with a contemptuous tone.
“My father didn’t beat you to death?”
Nicole rolled her eyes at Kai, who immediately looked a t Clayton with a straight face. His tone eased up a lot. “ That shouldn’t be the case...”
Clayton laughed. His gaze moved slightly, and he smiled when he saw Nicole.
“Uncle Floyd has a good temper. He asked me to take good care of Nicole, so of course, I’ll do it.”
Chapter 1722
To be honest, Clayton felt so much pressure when facing Floyd. Even when Floyd did not speak, Clayton had a feeling that death was not worth mentioning.
Once Floyd spoke, it was not so bad.
Floyd’s every word was for Nicole’s sake. It was only natural that Floyd wanted the best for his daughter.
Kai watched them leave happily. He then went to Director Sven to register and do a medical examination.
It was really unbelievable that Floyd would love Nicole so much that he extended his love to Clayton.
After leaving the hospital, Nicole told everyone the good news that she was pregnant.
Although her identity was still the same, Nicole felt that having a little baby in her womb was really wonderful.
Nicole touched her belly and looked at Clayton, who was driving.
She said with a smile, “Let’s go get married...”
Clayton slammed on the brakes. His face changed dramatically, and his eyes surged with emotions.
Nicole was startled. Fortunately, she wore a seat belt.
She patted her chest, but Clayton suddenly leaned over and held her tightly in his arms.
For a moment, Nicole felt like she was out of breath.
Then, Clayton let go of Nicole and looked at her with a deep gaze. The surging emotions in his eyes were suppressed.
“There’s no rush,” Clayton said.
Nicole wrinkled her eyebrows in thought, ‘Is this what Clayton would say? Hasn’t he always wanted to marry her? What does he mean by that?’
She blinked. “You don‘t want to? Is it because my father said something to you?”
Although Nicole thought that Floyd would not say anything excessive, what if Clayton took what Floyd said in a fit of anger to heart?
Clayton smiled and held her hand. His voice was warm and low. “Of course not. I haven’t changed my nationality yet, so it’ll be troublesome with the marriage formalities. I’ll have someone start the procedures right away.”
Nicole breathed a sigh of relief, settled her heart, and looked at him with a smile.
This was more like it.
Before this, Nicole had been very repulsive and resistant toward marriage, but now, she vaguely had some sense of anticipation.
Nicole looked at her phone. Logan sent her a few messages that she missed. It looked like there was something urgent.
“Send me to the office. There are some things I need to take care of.”
Clayton pursed his lips and hesitantly spoke.
“Is it convenient for you to go to the office now? I’m afraid your body can’t take it.”
Nicole laughed. “I don’t feel anything at all now. Everything’s normal. I’m just a bit picky about what I eat. It’s okay. We even have employees who are 9 months pregnant working at the office! I’m nowhere close...”
Clayton sighed. “Okay. I know I can’t persuade you, but you have to promise that if you feel unwell, you must call me first, okay?”
Nicole nodded, then looked away from him. “Are you doing it for me or the baby?”
Clayton was stunned by this sudden question.
Nicole just found it funny and wanted to see how he answered.
Clayton hesitated for a few seconds before looking at her and responding.
“If you’re not pregnant, wouldn’t you call me when you‘re feeling unwell?”
Nicole was stunned and did not expect him to put her on the spot.
The difficulty of this question was close to hers. Fine!
He won.
“Of course, I will. I just don’t want you to be so nice to me because of the baby. Otherwise, I’ll get my hopes up.”
Nicole replied bluntly.
Clayton paused for a second. He looked so gentle
when he laughed.
“Babe, don’t you know by now who I’m being nice to?”
Originally, Clayton had no hope for the arrival of this child. How could the child compare to Nicole?
Nicole bowed her head and smiled without making a sound.
In her heart, she already heard his answer.
Chapter 1723
Clayton and Nicole arrived at the office.
Nicole waved her hand at Clayton and went into the lobby happily.
Clayton looked at her back for a long time and sighed when he saw the beautiful pair of high heels she was wearing.
He did not want to seem too worked up, but he was still anxious.
As soon as Nicole went into the office, Logan looked like he had seen a savior. As usual, he brewed her a cup of coffee and came in.
“Ms. Stanton, Young Master Kai is nowhere to be found. He still has a few meetings to attend in the afternoon...”
Nicole looked at the coffee and did not touch it.
“I’ll attend the meeting. Kai’s in the hospital visiting my father.”
Logan nodded. “Chairman Stanton hasn’t been discharged from the hospital?”
Nicole smiled. “He’s discharged, but he has a checkup today that’s more tedious, so he’ll just stay there for the night.”
Logan breathed a sigh of relief. “Some colleagues bought these pastries. I left you a piece of your favorite coffee hazelnut tart. Should I bring it over to You?”
Nicole pursed her lips and shook her head with great difficulty.
After some thought, she beckoned to Logan, who hurriedly came forward.
“I can’t eat these. I’m pregnant. Don’t tell anyone...” Logan’s body stiffened. He slowly straightened up. What kind of shocking secret did he just hear?
Nicole did not intend to tell Logan, but he was her assistant and would need to take special care of her in terms of her work and daily life. Thus, it was fine to tell him.
Logan nodded solemnly, determined to keep the secret.
Nicole asked a few questions about the focus of the meeting and let him leave.
Before Logan left, he did not forget to take away the cup of brewed coffee that was placed on Nicole’s desk.
Not long after, the meeting was about to start.
Nicole walked in her high heels out the door, intending to go to the conference room when she heard the assistant on the side saying, “Mr. Sloan, Ms. Stanton is about to go to a meeting...”
Nicole’s attention was drawn over. She saw Clayton’s tall figure and handsome face as he walked over with a bag in his hand.
Clayton walked closer and smiled. “I know, it’ll just be a few minutes.”
The colleagues on the side watched on enviously. Clayton did not show up often in the office, but every time he appeared, he would be the center of the conversation.
His capabilities, background, and personality were too attractive.
There were more people inside and outside the office shipping Clayton and Nicole compared to Eric and Nicole.
Thus, as soon as Clayton showed up in the office, the whole office secretly started to whisper.
Logan also came out of the conference room, ready to go over to greet Nicole.
As a result, he saw this scene.
Clayton walked over to Nicole with a smile, then knelt on one knee in front of her and took out a pair of beautiful flats.
WOW!
Everyone’s attention was on that pair of limited-edition CHELN flats. It was the kind that only members could buy. It was simply too exquisite!
Clayton put the shoes on the ground, raised his eyes to look at Clayton, and said with a smile, “Didn’t you say that you were a little tired of wearing high heels? Try this pair...”
Nicole subconsciously froze for a few seconds. She thought, ‘When did I say that I’m tired of wearing high heels? Every time I wear my stilettos, I feel energized and ready for battle!’
However, Clayton still kept the same pose and gave her enough respect and time to react.
Nicole subconsciously pursed her lips. Then, she slightly raised her foot. Clayton smiled and changed her shoes. His action was very fluid and natural, without the slightest trace of artifice.
It simply made everyone’s jaw drop.
Look, even the wealthy Clayton Sloan would kneel and change shoes for Nicole. What right did other men have to be pretentious?
Clayton was simply a role model that all men should learn from!
Chapter 1740
Livia’s face relaxed in an instant at Nicole’s willingness to talk to her.
This meant that Nicole did not hate Livia for her gaffe earlier.
However, Livia did not know if Nicole brought up Keith on purpose. She bit her lower lips and spoke slowly.
“Yes, he’s much better than before. He treats me so well that I’m beginning to feel overwhelmed.”
At those words, Livia was silent for a moment before continuing.
“Speaking of which, I haven’t formally apologized to you for letting you down. I already had the law firm and fame, but I still went back to my old ways. Nothing except Keith’s attitude seemed to have changed.”
When Livia mentioned Keith, she did not look very happy.
It seemed Livia was not that grateful for Keith’s current attentiveness.
Nicole looked at Livia for a few seconds before she lowered her gaze and looked in another direction.
The pirate ship in the distance swayed high up. The crowd screamed and cheered, immersed in the excitement of the moment.
Nicole’s tone was light and flat.
“You don’t have to apologize. Whether or not you opened a law firm, you live for yourself. I just had a failed investment. I never expected your law firm to earn back the revenue anyway.”
Livia looked at Nicole and pursed her lips.
“You got me back on my feet. If it weren’t for you, I don’t know what I’d be like today. Keith wouldn’t have bothered that much with me either, I’m sure.
According to the temperaments of Young Masters like him, just a snap of his fingers could make my life worse than death. I’d have to obediently go back and beg him. I know that you’ve helped me a lot.”
The last words were spoken with great certainty. Those words were slightly more solemn.
Nicole knew that the men in the gentry circle had their way with women.
Whether the woman was strong or bowed down, they had their own methods. However, it was too hard to let the Young Masters bow their heads unless the woman was like Nicole, who had a family background so strong that others did not dare to offend her.
People like Livia had to rely on the support of their partner to barely cling to her reputation. She had little authority over her life.
Thus, Nicole knew very clearly what Livia was talking about.
Nicole smiled slightly and looked over with indifferent eyes.
“You’re exaggerating, Ms. Lehman. It was just a slight effort on my part. It’s good that you found your own direction in life now. There‘s no need to remember the past so clearly. It’s all in the past anyway.”
“Direction in life?”
Livia murmured and repeated. Her gaze was somewhat dim.
“What direction does my life have? I can’t see any direction in my life anymore.”
Nicole frowned and looked at Livia.
“How could that be? Doesn’t Mr. Ludwig treat you very well?”
Livia lowered her eyes and smiled with a touch of sarcasm.
“He won’t let me go out to work, probably because he’s afraid that I won’t need him anymore. He makes me stay at home like a rich housewife day in and day out. I feel like I can’t see any hope in this life anymore.”
Nicole fell into deep thought. A life like that seemed to be the envy of many people.
However, from Livia’s tone, it sounded like she was in prison.
“Shouldn’t you have thought about all that a long time ago before you got back together with him? Since you got back together with him, you should be ready to accept it. Why does it sound like you’re unhappy?”
Nicole was a bit puzzled. It was Livia’s choice, right?
If Livia was not willing and it was only for the sake of the child, was remarrying Keith the only option?
“Even if you’re pregnant, with your financial capability a t that time, you were a famous author and considered a public figure. It’s not that hard to maintain your own livelihood and raise a child by yourself, right?”
Chapter 1724
Clayton lowered his eyes and looked serious as he put on Nicole’s shoes. He then kept her high heels in the bag and picked the bag up casually with a smile on his face.
“Go on then, I’ll come and pick you up after work.”
Nicole looked at Clayton’s handsome and gentle face and blushed even more.
She clearly knew that her rumors could not be erased in the office.
Under Clayton’s gaze, her heart beat faster for a moment. She did not know how to cope with this little episode.
Nicole froze and nodded, then turned around stiffly and ran away with a flushed face.
She went into the conference room.
The people in the conference room had long since arrived. When Nicole entered, they all looked at her.
Nicole paused, sat down at the head of the table, glanced at Logan, who followed her in, and nodded.
Logan said, “Let’s begin.”
Nicole finally calmed down and was immersed in the meeting.
After the meeting, she went back to her office.
She saw her phone that was exploding with messages.
It was because of the news she had announced earlier in the group chat.
Nicole saw that there were already 99+ unread messages.
[Yvette Quimbey: I told you, I can’t be wrong! It’s so obvious that you’re pregnant!]
[Julie Nixon: Congratulations! You have to rest more now that you’re pregnant!]
[Yvette Quimbey: When is Clayton proposing? When’s your wedding? You better not get married when your belly is big! It’ll look so bad!]
[Julie Nixon: Agreed!]
Ian appeared out of nowhere.
[Ian Carter: WHAT?!! What did I miss?]
[Ian Carter: When did you guys meet up? And why wasn’t I invited?!]
[Ian Carter: HELLOOO! Am I still your best friend?? Why are you guys ignoring me?!]
[Ian Carter: Who’s pregnant?! Nicole????] [Ian Carter: Is this true? @NicoleStanton]
Ian sent a series of messages, which pushed Yvette and Julie’s messages to the top.
He could not accept the shocking news for a moment and could not believe his eyes.
[Ian Carter: Nononononono! This must be a joke! @NicoleStanton Come out and clarify this now!!!!]
[Ian Carter: I’m still waiting for you and Clayton to break up. If you get married, how will I be able to
swoop in to mend your broken heart? @NicoleStanton]
[Ian Carter: It’s not too late for you to dump him! @ NicoleStanton]
[Yvette Quimbey: Should we kick him out?] [Julie Nixon: Private message?]
[Ian Carter: How can you guys do this to me?!]
Nicole looked at their messages and was speechless. She could not help it anymore, so she replied.
[Nicole Stanton: Can you guys please calm down?] They were too excited!
Nicole put down the phone and looked at the shoes that she was wearing. Although she did not like to wear flats at work, this pair of flats were really
beautiful. It also matched her outfit extraordinarily well. Clayton’s taste had always been great.
After a while.
Julie messaged Nicole privately.
[What did Clayton say? Is your family already aware of this?]
Nicole knew that Julie really cared about her. That was why she was concerned.
[Yeah, they know. We’ll push up the wedding.] Julie smiled and replied. [That’s good.]
Nicole typed. [My third brother is so envious. Jules, you guys gotta catch up!]
Julie sent an emoji and refused to reply.
It was the end of the workday. Nicole had not decided i f she wanted to stay for a while to work overtime when she received a message from Clayton.
[Come downstairs. Or should I go upstairs and pick you up?]
Nicole looked at the time. Clayton was not even a minute late.
When did he ever get off work on time?
To avoid causing another commotion, Nicole obediently got off work.
Logan watched Nicole come out of the office and immediately went over to get the elevator for her.
“President, be careful...”
Seeing Logan’s ingratiating look, the new employees
felt like they had learned something.
Otherwise, how could Logan become the number one assistant in the office?
Nicole smiled and waved her hand.
“You guys shouldn’t work too late. Go home early, alright?”
”Thanks for your concern, President!”
Chapter 1725
Nicole went downstairs.
Clayton’s car was extraordinarily conspicuous.
He stood there looking tall, handsome, and gentle. He looked like he was within reach yet also unattainable.
Nicole smiled and walked over. Clayton went over and hugged her, then opened the door for her.
The driver nodded and got into the car.
Nicole was wondering why Clayton suddenly got the driver to come over.
Clayton whispered in her ear, "This way, I can hold hands with you in the back.”
Hearing that, Nicole felt her heart racing for a moment again.
She rolled her eyes at him. “It’s only a few minutes...” Clayton smiled and did not say anything.
He never went back from the time he sent her to the office.
Clayton handled everything and instructed Roland from the car. He finally waited for Nicole to get off work and was anxious to see her.
The car was extraordinarily slow.
Nicole put down her phone and looked at the vehicles outside. There was not much traffic, so why were they going so slow?
She could not help it anymore, then looked at Clayton. “ Aren’t we going too slow?”
Clayton lifted his eyelids and looked out in a daze. “Is it? Isn’t it the same speed as before?”
Nicole took a deep breath. Did he think that she was stupid?
The average speed of this luxury car was 40 km/h. They were going so slow that the cars behind were annoyed but were afraid to honk. Those people were probably cursing their car.
However, the people in the car were not aware and drove slowly.
The driver coughed.
“Ms. Stanton, this road just had a traffic accident, so we can’t drive too fast. Don’t worry, it’ll be fine soon. If you’re tired, you can take a nap.”
Clayton curled his lips in satisfaction and looked at her.
“Hear that? Don’t rush him. Otherwise, the driver will be stressed out.”
Nicole was speechless.
Somehow, Nicole felt that something was wrong.
The direction the car was heading was not toward their apartment.
Clayton explained with a smile. “Let’s go have dinner first.”
Nicole nodded. “Sure.”
When they arrived at a French restaurant, Nicole saw the grand decor and suddenly felt her heart pounding.
Nicole had an intuition that she might be in for a surprise tonight.
Could it be a marriage proposal?
Nicole suppressed her inner excitement and pretended to be very normal. She took his arm and walked in gracefully.
This restaurant always served good food, and Nicole liked it very much.
Once they went inside, there were already a lot of people there. This did not look like a scene for a proposal.
Booking out the venue, candle light dinner, a band. Was this not the cheesy proposal package?
Nicole’s eyes vaguely revealed some disappointment. Perhaps Clayton just brought her here to eat.
The waiter came over respectfully and said politely, “Mr. Sloan, Ms. Stanton, this way please...”
Clayton had already booked a private room so that they were isolated from the atmosphere outside.
He already knew what she liked, so he ordered her favorite dishes in advance.
Not long after they sat down, the dishes were served.
They were very exquisite and expensive-looking.
Nicole smiled. Although she did not have much appetite, she reluctantly ate a few bites. Surprisingly, the taste of these dishes changed slightly and did not make her feel uncomfortable.
Clayton smiled and poured her a glass of milk.
“I asked the chef to readjust the ingredients according to your taste and nutritionist recommendation. The nutritionist said that this way, your morning sickness won’t be too severe. Are you feeling okay?”
Clayton paid attention to Nicole’s reaction. If there was even a hint of dissatisfaction, he would immediately get them to change the dish.
Nicole’s eyes were shining under the light and were extraordinarily beautiful.
“No wonder! The chef actually listened to you? I thought chefs had a professional habit of not allowing others to modify their recipes?”
Chapter 1726
Clayton said, “Habits can be changed, not to mention professional habits.”
These words were spoken carelessly, but his attitude was firm.
Nicole raised her eyebrows. Unexpectedly, her mood improved.
After dinner, Nicole did not see any surprises.
Although her heart was relieved, at the same time, she also felt a little disappointed.
Clayton took her hand and left.
The driver left, so Clayton became the driver.
The weather in October was not too cold nor too hot. It was just right.
It was just a little chilly at night.
When they returned home, Nicole did not see any surprises at home either.
It seemed that she was thinking too much tonight. Nicole threw down her bag and took off her coat. “I’m going to the study first...”
Clayton looked at her and suddenly called out to her. “Babe...”
His voice was a little low and tense.
Nicole looked back.
Clayton did not say anything.
Nicole leaned against a side cabinet and looked at Clayton with smiling eyes. “You’ve been distracted all night. Do you have something to say?”
Clayton had always been calm and cool, but when it comes to Nicole, he could not stay calm.
From the time they started eating, although it was not obvious, Clayton had only been watching her eat and only had a few bites of food himself.
Clayton fidgeted his fingers. A trace of panic crossed his eyes.
After a long time.
Clayton raised his eyes to look at her. “Do you wanna know?”
Nicole looked at him. “If I didn’t want to know, would I ask?”
He was just stating the obvious. How long could he hide?
Clayton loosened the collar of his dark-colored shirt,
revealing his collarbone. He looked a little wild.
He raised his eyebrows, went over, and held her waist, bringing her into his arms.
Nicole did not resist. She was just a little confused. Clayton kissed her on the lips but did not continue.
Then, he took her to the floor-to-ceiling window and turned her around so that she was looking outside.
He leaned over and murmured in her ear. “Look...”
Nicole raised her eyes, looked outside, and froze at once.
In the dark sky, hundreds of drones with light blue light appeared in front of her. Their fluorescent light was flashing like stars that were just within reach.
There were also countless sparks constantly falling like a meteor shower right in front of her eyes. It was so shockingly eye-catching.
The hundreds of drones that stayed in the air, formed letters that read: Marry me!
Wait, those were not drones.
When a plane flew by, Nicole clearly saw that the drones did not even change their positions. There was not the slightest error in the formation.
However, the pale blue light was so clear and cold that it did not look like a projected image either.
The infinite vastness in front of her made Nicole feel like she was outside in the cold, dark night. However, it felt like she was standing in mid-air along with those drones.
The shock of this moment was indescribable.
Nicole was still in awe when the man behind her wrapped his arms around her waist. His warm embrace instantly pulled her out of her astonishment.
In the next second, she felt something cold on her fingertips.
The cold band laced through her finger, and she understood in an instant what it was.
Her heart clenched for a moment.
Nicole subconsciously looked down and saw Clayton gently putting that ring on her. Then, he kissed her gently near her ear.
“I’ve been thinking about when I should give this to you, but I think if I keep thinking about it, I won’t have a chance to give it to you today. But I don’t want to wait until tomorrow...”
After Clayton said that, he took a step back and let go of her. He then stepped forward with his back to the floor-to-ceiling window, and slowly knelt on one knee in front of her.
Chapter 1727
Seeing Nicole’s surprised face, Clayton smiled with his eyes.
“I know that this might be a little rushed, but I’ve been thinking about this moment for a long, long time. From the time we first started dating, I’ve already been thinking about what kind of method I should use to propose to you that would seem less cheesy...”
Nicole’s body stiffened slightly. She looked at him, pretending to be calm.
“So, you figured it out?” Clayton shook his head.
“No, but I can’t wait any longer. I’ll think about it slowly after I’m done proposing, okay?”
His attitude was sincere, and he did not look like he was lying.
Nicole could not help but take a look outside.
Those light blue letters were still in front of her eyes. They looked like stars falling in the quiet night and were indescribably beautiful.
Nicole never dreamed that she would one day be touched by something so tacky and simple.
Clayton saw that she did not speak and felt like his heart was about to leap out of his throat.
“In fact, the flowers and ring are in the car on the way home. I also prepared a surprise at the French restaurant. Even before entering the door, I arranged for flower petals and candles...”
Nicole looked at him in amazement. She did not notice a thing.
Clayton smiled. “I didn’t want to seem so shallow to fool you with those, but I also think that you should experience what others have experienced, whether it’s romantic or tacky... But I was really worried that you wouldn’t like it, so...”
He paused and raised his eyes to look at her.
“Now, the proposal outside is my last surprise. I hope that you’ll like it.”
Nicole pursed her lips and clenched her hand that was wearing the ring.
She smiled and said, “Mm, I love it.”
Although there were no flowers, Nicole did not feel regretful.
Every falling meteor outside was like a celebration of her wish that would eventually come true.
Clayton’s eyes reflected Nicole’s smiling face. His tight muscles all over his body finally relaxed.
Nicole looked at the ring on her finger. The pink diamond was very large and delicate.
She always disliked big diamonds since they were the style of parvenus who were afraid that others did not know they were rich.
However, a diamond that was too small would make her seem like a miser.
This diamond was very beautiful at first glance. It was crystal clear, ethereal, and stunning, with a halo design. The center pink diamond piece was accentuated with a few small diamonds around it.
It was gorgeous but exquisite, which was different from Clayton’s usual style since it was quite flashy.
Nicole knew at first glance that the centerpiece diamond was rare and valuable. It was not a polished diamond. Instead, it was a diamond ring specially designed from a raw diamond that was unique in the world.
Clayton stood up and reached out to pull Nicole into his arms. He was careful like he was holding a precious treasure.
“It feels so surreal. I was so apprehensive this whole afternoon at your office lobby before I dared to do this. I didn’t expect you to just agree like this...”
Nicole blinked. She had clearly hinted before that she would marry him, but he was the one who politely refused because of his nationality issue. Did he have some sort of comprehension problem?
She pushed him away and was obviously more interested in what was out there.
“What are those? Meteor shower? Drones? Or is it something else? Is it a 3D projection?”
Clayton rubbed his temples helplessly and looked at the scene outside.
He laughed and said, “These aren’t drones. It’s a new development in J&L Corporation’s R&D department. It can be applied in any environment.”
“What do you mean?” Clayton patiently explained.
“It’s a reaction that happens when a special element is added to fog, which allows the fog to take on a specific color as specified before evaporating. The evaporation process will create the illusion of a meteor shower. But instead of falling, it’s actually going upward.”
“But those letters didn’t move at all...”
Nicole pointed to the letters that read, “Marry me”, as she asked.
Chapter 1728
Clayton looked at it and smiled. “That’s because there’s a fixed amount of condensing agent that can keep the fog at a sufficient concentration level for a fixed period of time...”
Clayton finished explaining and sighed as he hugged Nicole.
“I’m proposing to you. I’m not trying to teach you how this science works. Can’t you focus on what’s important here?”
Nicole could not help but let out a laugh. She turned around to hug him back.
‘Thank you. I love it. As long as the diamond ring is big enough, the ceremony isn’t important. After all, the thought is in the diamond ring!”
Nicole reassured Clayton that the evening had been a success, especially that meteor shower, which was very stunning.
Such an unprecedented proposal was enough to make her happy.
Clayton hugged her and chuckled.
“Had I known that’s your request, I would’ve gotten you a bigger one!”
Nicole said, “This is good enough. If it’s any bigger, I won’t be able to wear it!”
Clayton was speechless.
The two of them kissed and went to the bedroom. When Nicole fell on the bed, she saw the roses.
She paused and looked at Clayton in amazement. There‘s more?
Clayton helplessly touched his nose. “We can’t lack flowers in a proposal, right?”
Nicole looked at the roses that occupied almost the entire bed and nodded. “It’s definitely not lacking...”
There were probably 999 fresh small roses here.
Clayton blushed as he carried the roses outside. When he came back in, Nicole had already gone to the bathroom to wash up.
He smiled and sighed.
Tonight was really full of surprises.
The good thing was that it was enough of a surprise.
Clayton recalled what Floyd said. “You can have your desire, but my daughter must get everything that she should. I don’t want her to regret the lack of formality and ritual when she talks about her wedding with her friends.”
Floyd forgave Clayton’s recklessness but demanded that Clayton go through every proper ritual with Nicole, including a proposal, engagement, and wedding.
This meant that Clayton had to do it all in a limited amount of time because he did not want the baby’s growth to affect Nicole‘s mood to wear a wedding gown.
The good thing was that it was not exactly rushed since Clayton had been thinking about this day for a long time.
It was a calm night. Since Nicole was pregnant, Clayton did not dare to do anything and only kissed and hugged her to satisfy his desires.
In the meantime, the entire internet was looking for the person who proposed with a meteor shower.
The netizens were in a frenzy the whole night.
[OMG! This is probably the most romantic scene of the 21st century!]
[I must say that I’m really envious! Whoever did this, please let me worship you!]
[Are those drones? This has to cost tens of millions of dollars, right?]
[I heard that a rich kid was proposing to his girlfriend with this meteor shower! Now the whole world can use this as their own proposal. Thanks, Big Boss!!]
[To be honest, I’m awestruck even as a man. I really thought that it was a light blue meteor shower, but those blue lights fell and disappeared mid-air. It doesn’t even look like a 3D projection. I’m begging whoever did this to tell us what it is!]
[They’re not drones because this is within the flight path, so air traffic control wouldn’t allow so many drones in the area. But it’s so amazing! I thought that a n intergalactic war was about to begin!]
[Which god came to Earth...?]
Early morning.
Nicole was awakened by her phone ringing.
She picked it up. Without a doubt, it was Nicole’s number one beauty sleep interrupter — Miss Yvette Quimbey.
“Nicole! Have you seen the news online? I don’t know who proposed... But a meteor shower?! OMG! It’s not even drones or a projection! It’s a freaking meteor shower!”
Nicole gradually woke up because of Yvette’s excitement.
Chapter 1729
Nicole reached out her hand and looked at the big diamond ring on her finger.
She calmly said, “Mm, I know. That’s not a projection or drones. It’s a chemical reaction produced by some special element and fog. As the fog evaporates, it creates the illusion of a meteor shower...”
Nicole finished briefly and suddenly felt the silence from over the phone.
After a long time, Nicole called out to her. “Yvette?”
Yvette could not help but ask, “OMG! Was that proposal prepared for you? Did Clayton do that?”
Nicole curled her lips.
Yvette sighed in shock.
“Holy sh*t! Here I am trying to find out who did it, but it turned out to be yours?! Why is he so fast? Is it because you’re pregnant, so he wants to push things on quickly? Mr. Sloan is really something, huh?”
Nicole could not help but sigh and rubbed her head.
“It’ll happen sooner or later anyway. I also didn’t expect it, but I’m quite satisfied.”
“How can you NOT be satisfied?! What else do you want?”
Yvette laughed. “You had a good night last night, huh? Isn’t it extremely romantic that you just feel that you two being together is the best thing in the world?”
Thinking about last night, Nicole suddenly blushed.
Nicole clicked her tongue. “Well, you woke me up again. I’m gonna wash my face. Bye!”
Yvette said, “Take a couple’s bath while you‘re at it!” Nicole was speechless.
She hung up the call, glanced at her phone, and saw the online comments.
There was no doubt that everyone’s comments on that meteor shower last night were simply in extreme admiration.
No one expected to witness such a mystical scene in real life unless it was in science fiction movies.
However, some people really saw it.
Nicole secretly smiled. Fortunately, Clayton was quite low-key and did not put her name on display.
Otherwise, her name would also appear in this lively discussion today.
As the news of her pregnancy spread in the Stanton family, Floyd decided that Nicole would only go to work depending on her mood in the future.
Kai had to take over some of Nicole’s work again, which made him look bitter every time he saw Nicole,
Clayton, and Grant.
Kai looked like he wanted to go up and bite them.
When Nicole and Clayton got their marriage license, it was very low-key. The two of them wore simple white shirts and went to the City Hall.
Floyd refused to go as he could not bear to witness that scene. He felt that his heart and soul for so many years was gouged out, and his heart became empty.
However, when they showed Floyd their marriage license, Floyd still cheerfully looked at it over and over again, feeling very pleased.
Their wedding was arranged on Bali Island.
Even though it ended many days ago, the people who went to the wedding that day could not describe in words the grandness and brilliance of that wedding.
Everyone only knew that Clayton was a relatively successful investor, but no one knew how much money he really had.
The wedding was planned by the Stanton family’s butler, Mr. Anderson. However, Roland also found a professional team to help out. Thus, all the costs were borne by Clayton.
When the expenditure was flowing out like water, Clayton’s people did not even bat an eyelid. Even Mr. Anderson felt a little shocked.
Mr. Anderson told Floyd about this matter, but Floyd only pondered for a while and did not say anything. He bowed his head and said, “Whatever, just let him be...”
Even though Floyd said that, Floyd still looked very satisfied.
Chapter 1730
Nicole was not involved with the wedding arrangements and was shocked when she saw it.
Even though she had attended many elite weddings and had seen many customs of the gentry, she felt that this wedding that Clayton planned was a mix of freedom, wildness, opulence, and joy. It had completely exceeded her expectations.
The public did not know about their wedding, nor was any of the media invited. Everyone who attended the wedding was advised to put away their phones to enjoy the ceremony.
Thus, the outside world did not know that Nicole and Clayton had gotten married.
The married Nicole felt no different from her unmarried self, so she happily accepted the status quo. One day, Nicole was working at the office.
Yvette ran over with great enthusiasm and dragged her to a private auction.
This auction was different from the past.
Those who were invited to participate were members only, and the goods auctioned inside were treasures collected by the elites.
This auction was held every once in a while.
The main reason was that some families needed to raise funds but did not want to get a bank loan or borrow money from others because it would make them lose their reputation.
Thus, this kind of auction was equivalent to emergency relief.
The auction had many valuable items. Otherwise, the auction house would not take this kind of business.
Nicole hesitated if she should go. “There’s nothing I want though...”
Yvette said, “You haven’t spent any money lately. Are you still the Nicole Stanton that I know?”
Nicole was speechless.
Yvette went up to her. “Let’s just go and check it out! I heard that there’s a jadeite stone there. Didn’t you always like to collect these things?”
“Really?”
Nicole’s eyes lit up.
Yvette nodded. “Why else would I be so excited to come to you?”
Nicole could not help her curiosity and followed Yvette over.
The auction had already started, and their seats had long been reserved.
The two ladies sat down. It was dark all around, and everyone was looking down at the tablet’s screen to check on the bidding from time to time. The atmosphere was quiet yet tense.
Nicole took a look. The bid for that piece of jade had not started, but it would start soon. They were now bidding on another item.
The atmosphere was really tense.
Yvette had a great eye. This piece of raw jadeite stone was transparent and brilliant. It was indeed a very rare gem.
The starting bid was 820 million, a price that was not considered low which managed to deter a lot of people from taking a fancy to it.
However, to Nicole, that was nothing. Thus, she did not hesitate to raise her bid.
$21 million.
$22 million.
Nicole did not make another move after that and watched as the numbers on the screen changed rapidly.
In the blink of an eye, it had reached 835 million. Nicole placed another bid for 840 million.
This price was already not low.
If it went any higher, Nicole felt it was not worth the price. After all, this kind of raw stone was beautiful, but she could do without it.
Fortunately, no one raised the bid again.
Yvette looked at Nicole excitedly from the side. “ Awesome! It’s yours!”
Nicole laughed. She could not hide her happiness and curled her lips.
She was thinking of what to do with this piece of raw stone.
Nicole already had an idea.
She swept a glance at the next few bids and did not like anything she saw, so she just gave up. She took her bag and was ready to go to the back to make the payment.
Yvette naturally wanted to have a glimpse and followed Nicole.
When Nicole was making the payment, the person at the auction house recognized her and smiled.
“Congratulations, Ms. Stanton.”
Nicole nodded and said with a smile, "Thank you.”
She took out a card from her bag and handed it over. The attendant respectfully took it and went to swipe it.
Yvette swept a glance and casually asked. “Is it Clayton’s card?”