Ch. 1811..1820

Chapter 1811

Nicole rolled her eyes and smiled lightly. “Sure, we’re leaving anyway.”

They could go together.

Nicole wanted to see what else that girl would do even if she was there.

Before a smile could surface on that delicate girl’s face, the man beside Nicole immediately stopped them.

“No, this has nothing to do with us, so we shouldn’t meddle.”

That girl’s face stiffened a little. Nicole was also a little surprised. “It’s on the way...”

Clayton shook his head. His side profile looked cold and stern as he wrapped his arm around Nicole’s shoulders and took a few steps forward. He explained to her in a whisper.

“She’s here to fish for a sugar daddy. She’s not a good person. Even Mr. Carter said so, so don’t trust her.

She’s what they call a manipulative scheming b*tch that specializes in destroying people’s families. You have to stay away from her!”

Nicole froze in place.

She never thought that Clayton would say this.

Nicole blinked and suddenly felt like they swapped places.

Shouldn’t she be the one to say this? Why was it Clayton who’s telling her this?

Clayton sighed and saw her dumbfounded look.

“Forget it. You don’t understand how evil a human could be. You’re too easily deceived by appearances. Just listen to me. Let’s hurry up and leave. Don’t let her cling to us!”

The girl behind them stood there with a ghastly pale face.

This time, she no longer dared to take a step forward. It was unbelievable.

She looked at the man’s back with a shocked gaze.

Did he think that she could not hear what he said when she was standing behind him?

Or, did he deliberately say this for her to hear? She had acted so well, but he did not expose her.

When Nicole came over, she thought that she had a chance. She did not think that he would expose her thoughts to prevent Nicole from being deceived.

It was truly incredulous.

How could such a man exist in this world?

The delicate girl watched as Clayton pulled Nicole away as if he was afraid that they would get stained by something dirty.

That feeling really hurt her self-esteem.

Nicole held back her laughter as she followed Clayton into the elevator. She looked at him sideways from time to time.

Clayton could not ignore the number of times Nicole looked at him.

He pinched the bridge of his nose somewhat helplessly.

“What are you looking at me for? Did you read the messages I sent you?”

Nicole pursed her lips and withdrew her gaze. “I did.”

‘You did? That means... You didn’t want to reply?”

Clayton’s voice was slightly upturned. He looked at Nicole with a smile. “How did I offend you?”

The elevator arrived. Nicole did not answer and walked out slowly.

Clayton sighed lightly and hurriedly followed.

The driver went to get the car. Nicole told Yvette and the others in their group chat that she was leaving first.

When she looked up again, she bumped into Clayton’s thoughtful eyes.

Nicole pursed her lips.

“What are you looking at?”

Clayton pondered and said, “I was thinking about what I’ve done wrong recently. How do I have to beg you so that you can give me a little hint?”

Nicole could not help but smile. She lowered her head to send that photo to his phone.

She lifted her chin slightly.

“There. Think about how you’re going to explain this.”

Clayton took out his phone and glanced at the phone. He then frowned in displeasure.

“Who is this? This is photoshopped, right?” Nicole paused and raised her eyebrows.

She never thought that Clayton would give such an explanation.

Nicole did not think that Lumi would photoshop a picture just to fool her.

‘this isn’t photoshopped. Why don’t you think carefully?”

Nicole looked at him. Clayton’s face did not have the slightest hint of guilt or evasion. Clayton just wrinkled his brow and looked at the photo seriously, trying to look for a clue to explain this photo but to no avail.

Chapter 1812

Clayton and Nicole waited until the driver came. Nicole sat in the car and looked at Clayton.

Clayton sighed and got into the car.

“I don’t know this woman at all. I don’t have any impression of her. Who the hell is she? Did she send you this photo? She must be jealous that we have a good relationship and deliberately wanted to destroy our relationship. You can’t fall for it! You should stay away from these people...”

Nicole blinked.

For some reason, her heart suddenly felt delighted. Nicole did not suspect Clayton from the beginning. She just wanted to see his reaction.

Sure enough, Clayton did not let her down.

Seeing his distressed face, Nicole put down her phone and laughed.

“Forget it. I’m just teasing you...”

Clayton looked at her and smiled helplessly. He hugged her shoulders and sighed, then reached out to touch her belly.

“You only know how to bully me, huh? Is the baby behaving today?”

Nicole proudly touched her own belly. “It’s very obedient tonight. The music was so loud just now, but it didn’t make a fuss!”

Clayton touched Nicole’s head and looked at her gently. “I know. You must be jealous, so you randomly took a picture as a bluff.”

Nicole rolled her eyes at him.

“Don’t overthink it. You’re the careless one. This photo is real. I even exchanged your investment project for this!”

Clayton was slightly dumbfounded. The corners of his mouth twitched.

“Exchange what?”

Nicole thought about it for a moment and told Clayton what she had exchanged with Lumi.

Clayton was silent.

Nicole pursed her lips. “That project can probably earn quite a lot, right?”

Clayton looked at her and said seriously, “Not a penny, darling. I’m just using this as a cover-up. Although it looks promising, there’s actually barely any development potential. A year later, this company will declare bankruptcy.”

The air became silent and stagnant. Nicole suddenly felt sorry for Lumi. “You’re not joking?”

Clayton raised his eyebrows. “I never joke about business.”

He was not lying.

Nicole was silent for a few seconds and sighed.

“Forget it. After all, Lumi has failed so many times, so I guess this time makes no difference.”

If Nicole were to stop Lumi now, Lumi would definitely not believe her. Instead, Lumi would think that Nicole was lying.

No matter what, Nicole still sent a message to Lumi. “This investment is very risky. You’d better give up!” Lumi replied. “Don’t lie to me. I won’t fall for it!”

Nicole was speechless.

At least, she tried her best to persuade Lumi.

Clayton bowed his head and smiled. He held Nicole’s hand tightly.

“No matter what, I’m still glad that you’re jealous!” That meant that his love was reciprocated.

Even if it was a trickle, Nicole‘s love came into his life little by little.

A few months passed.

Before the baby was born, Nicole and Clayton discussed the child’s name many times but were still not satisfied.

Thus, they entrusted Floyd with this.

Grant and Aida named their baby boy Levi Stanton. Grant came up with the name.

Floyd had originally prepared a lot of names, but they did not pick those.

Due to this, Floyd sulked for a long time.

Floyd’s mood only turned for the better when Aida suggested that he could come up with the babys nickname.

Thus, Levi Stanton’s nickname became Leaf.

When Grant found out about this nickname, he did not return to the Stanton Mansion for several days.

Grant also took back his promise to let Floyd name their second child if they ever had one.

Aida had nothing to say about it.

Nicole asked Floyd to name her baby. She also asked everyone to come up with names for both genders so that she could pick the best one. Although Floyd was not quite satisfied that Nicole had the final say, he dared not scold her since she would be the one who would have to suffer through childbirth.

Floyd stayed in the study for several days.

Finally, he came up with a name that he was very satisfied with — Sue Sloan.

When Nicole heard it, she was stunned. “Sue? Dad, do you want my baby to get involved in endless lawsuits after she’s born?”

The corners of Clayton’s mouth twitched, but he held back from saying anything.

Kai could not hold back and sprayed a mouthful of water.

“Dad, I know you’re into alliteration, but do you want the baby to be ridiculed in school?”

Floyd was so angry that he went back to his study.

After thinking about the baby’s name for several days, they still did not come to a final decision.

However, Nicole’s due date came early.

Nicole was looking at the new proposal when she suddenly felt a pain in her stomach.

Something did not feel right.

She hurriedly called someone. They had long prepared for all these.

Clayton was quite calm. He called the hospital to prepare the room in advance, then informed Floyd, Kai, and the rest. Clayton got into the car and comforted Nicole, telling her not to be afraid.

Nicole was originally quite scared, but she could feel Clayton’s sweaty palms that were trembling slightly when he held her hand.

He seemed even more nervous and scared than herself.

Nicole took a side glance at Clayton’s face which was very pale.

At that moment, she felt relieved.

With someone sharing the nervousness with her, Nicole inexplicably did not feel so scared anymore.

Once she arrived at the hospital, bursts of pain coursed through her stomach.

At the peak of the pain, Nicole was in a trance when she felt the doctor and nurse standing right next to her giving her an injection.

Nicole vaguely heard something about her blood type causing complications or something along those lines.

Then, Nicole fell into a coma. It was a deep slumber.

A few days passed.

Everyone knew that Nicole had given birth to a baby girl. Yvette, Julie, and Ian came several times a day.

However, the hospital was still shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere.

Nicole did not wake up due to excessive blood loss during childbirth.

Her blood type was very rare. Although the hospital had prepared enough spare blood in advance, Nicole was still anemic due to the constant blood donation previously.

There were a variety of factors that caused her complications. The doctors made every effort to rescue Nicole, and for the time being, her life was not in danger.

However, Nicole fell into a coma.

Floyd carried his baby granddaughter happily. She was simply a replica of Nicole as a child.

His baby granddaughter was in good health. She could cry and scream and was just as naughty as Kai.

However, when Floyd thought of Nicole, who was still lying in the ward, he sighed.

Kai took one look at the baby girl and went out with his jacket.

At the entrance of the ward.

Kai saw Clayton sitting there, looking at the door in silence. It was deadly silent.

He walked over and took a look inside. A week had passed, but nothing had changed. Nicole did not get better.

Kai said, “My dad wants to take the baby back to take care of her, but he’s worried that you’ll be upset.

Everything is ready at home. Do you...”

Clayton paused. His voice was hoarse as he said, “Mm... Take her back. Nicole was planning to go home too Kai was silent.

After a moment, Kai said, “The doctor said it’s good that Nicole’s situation didn’t worsen. Her body indicators are slowly recovering, so don’t torment yourself. You haven’t slept in a few days, so go back and take a rest. We’ll stay here and keep watch over her

Clayton’s throat moved slightly. His eyes were bloodshot.

“I can’t sleep. I’m afraid that if I leave and she wakes up, she’ll be upset if she can’t see me...”

Kai did not know what to say for a moment.

He simply sat next to Clayton and pursed his lips.

“You haven’t seen what your daughter looks like yet. Why don’t you go and take a look?”

Clayton was silent and shook his head. “We’ll see her together when Nicole wakes up.”

His voice was very low.

It was obvious that Clayton was devastated by these few days of torment.

Chapter 1814

There was silence in the air.

Kai suddenly did not know how he should persuade Clayton.

If Clayton continued to stay here, he would collapse. Nicole’s coma was a heavy blow to them all.

No one expected that such an accident would happen to her.

Nicole had a rare blood type, which made childbirth more dangerous for her.

In a situation like this, they could only hope that Nicole would get better.

Kai sighed. He tried his best to distract Clayton with something else.

“Dad gave the baby a nickname. He called her Chatty because she likes to make noise...”

Clayton paused, then let out a low chuckle. “Okay, Dad can make the call. It’s much better than I expected...”

Kai laughed. “It sure is...”

After a pause, Kai spoke again. “Go get some sleep. We’ll keep watch here. Otherwise, you’ll collapse before Nicole wakes up. Do you want the hospital to take care of another person?”

Clayton was silent for a moment. He nodded slightly, slowly stood up, and straightened his clothes.

“Okay. I’ll go home and get changed. Please call me if something happens.”

Kai sighed in relief. “The driver’s waiting downstairs.”

Kai had underestimated Clayton’s feelings for Nicole. These days, Clayton looked more emaciated than Nicole, who was in a coma. Kai then began to worry that Clayton would fall sick.

He really did not expect that Clayton was so deeply in love with Nicole.

Initially, Kai thought that it would be the same if Nicole dated anyone as long as she could get rid of Eric.

Clayton was just someone who appeared in Nicole’s life at the right time. He was also nice to her. The Stanton family could see Nicole’s determination for being with Clayton as well.

Now, they all had a better impression of Clayton.

On the day Nicole gave birth, Floyd was the first to welcome the child when she was brought out.

Clayton’s face was glum that day. He did not even look at his child and only wanted to go in and see Nicole. However, he was stopped outside.

While the doctor explained the situation, Clayton looked so defeated and desperate.

How could Nicole still be in danger when they had made all the preparations?

No matter what the doctor said, Clayton insisted on going in. In the end, they could only forcefully restrain Clayton outside.

That was the first time Kai saw Clayton lose his composure.

…

Kai sat there and sighed.

Suddenly, he heard footsteps approaching. Kai raised his eyes.

It was Mitchell.

Kai narrowed his eyes.

Mitchell stood there and nodded.

“Mr. Stanton, I’m here to visit Ms. Stanton.”

With Mitchell’s current status, it was certainly not unusual for him to come and visit Nicole.

However, they did not publicize Nicole’s coma. How did Mitchell find out?

Needless to think, Kai knew that the man behind Mitchell still had not given up on Nicole.

Hah...

Kai was not bothered to be polite and looked away.

“Who told you to come here? You’d better leave. You don’t need to visit Nicole. My sister won’t get better because of your visit, so don’t waste your time. Just stay away from us.”

Mitchell paused. He glanced at the closed door of the ward and pursed his lips.

“Mr. Ferguson knows about Ms. Stanton’s situation. He mentioned that Switzerland has the best medical facilities that will be good for recovery. If possible, it’s best to send Ms. Stanton to Switzerland for treatment.”

Before Mitchell finished speaking, Kai snorted lightly and looked at him with cold eyes.

“Tell him to stop dreaming.”

Kai knew that Eric would not give up so easily. Did Eric want to pretend that nothing happened?

Everyone, besides Eric, remembered everything vividly. Not mentioning the past did not mean that they had forgotten.

Mitchell’s face was calm as he pursed his lips. His eyes did not have the slightest hint of regret. He gave a light response.

‘then, I hope that Ms. Stanton will wake up soon. I won’t disturb her recuperation.”

Kai did not have an expression. He closed his eyes and replied, "This risk could’ve been avoided if not for Nicole’s excessive blood donation in the past. It’s best if you don’t come in the future.”

 

Chapter 1815

Mitchell’s body stiffened. He nodded slightly, then glanced at the door of the ward before he silently turned around to leave.

He did not take out the small box in his pocket. Eric told him to pass it on.

Why bother?

Would a gift make everything better?

Or was it just to let Nicole know that Eric was still thinking about her?

Mitchell sighed and could not help but quicken his pace.

…

Clayton took a short nap at home. When he opened his eyes, it was already late at night.

He looked at the empty room and the dark sky outside. He could not help but be lost in thought for a moment.

It was as if in the next second, Nicole would come in from the living room with a smile as she leaned next to him and asked him.

“Are you hungry?”

Clayton’s chest tightened. His breathing felt heavy. He grabbed his phone and went to the hospital.

On the way there, he received a call from his assistant.

“Mr. Sloan, there are several projects that are suspended. Should we continue to make investments? Right now, most people are having a wait-and-see attitude. This is an opportunity, but there are also risks Clayton wrinkled his brow and listened until the end. His voice was hoarse as he said, “Although these are unstable, it’s very promising.”

It was simple and clear.

In the end, Clayton added, "You can just see to it.”

The assistant replied, “Also, Young Master said that he couldn’t reach you. He wants to go home, but the school needs your permission.”

A trace of fatigue flashed across Clayton’s face. His voice was slightly cold. “Let him stay in school. If he really can’t stand it, you can take him out for a day before sending him back. Don’t bring him to the hospital. I don’t want him to disturb Nicole.”

After that, Clayton hung up the phone. The assistant was speechless.

Soon, Clayton arrived at the hospital. That floor upstairs was very quiet.

Before Clayton got to the ward, he paused in his footsteps.

He took a deep breath to make his face look less glum. Clayton forced himself to smile but with little success.

He really was not in the mood.

When Clayton first started his own business and faced all those dangers and traps, he did not even feel so scared.

Nicole was truly everything to him.

As Clayton gradually approached the ward, his heart grew heavier. He could not even bring himself to fake it.

Forget it. He was already so sad, so it was pointless to pretend.

However, when he walked to the door and saw through the glass, his body became stiff.

The bed was empty. No one was there. Nicole was gone.

In an instant, Clayton’s mind went blank. He panicked for a moment.

Clayton hurriedly shouted for the doctor. Unfortunately, there was no response.

Clayton was about to run to the office when he suddenly turned a corner and bumped into a soft body.

He subconsciously held the person’s thin waist. That familiar delicate feeling made it so that he could not believe the person in his arms was Nicole.

The shock and panic in his eyes were intertwined and had not yet dissipated. His hands were trembling a little.

He did not dare to believe it, but he was also hopeful.

When Clayton looked down, he met Nicole’s confused eyes, as if she did not recognize the person in front of her.

Clayton’s face was pale. He was emotional and nervous.

He looked at Nicole carefully and gently placed one hand on her face.

His voice was hoarse as he said, “Wifey, you’re finally awake?”

Clayton would only call her this when they were extremely intimate.

He felt that this address was too rare, so this memory became extra valuable.

Nicole was his wife.

Nicole blinked, pursed her lips, then lowered her eyes. She sounded puzzled.

“Who are you? Did you mistake me for someone else?”

Clayton’s body stiffened. His pupils suddenly shrank.

Nicole tilted her head to look at him again. She then lowered her head quickly and said, “I don’t know you, so don’t hit on me. Don’t think that you can make a move on me just because you’re good-looking. My brothers won’t let you off the hook!”

Chapter 1816

After Nicole finished speaking, she pushed Clayton away and ran past him with her head down.

Clayton froze in place for a long time. He had not yet returned to his senses.

After a long time, Clayton slowly turned around and saw Nicole walk back again from the opposite side in confusion.

Nicole stopped a few meters away from him.

Her eyes were watery and delicate, making her look so pitiful. “Why am I in the hospital? And who are you?”

Clayton’s lips were pressed into a straight line. His voice was a bit hoarse as he carefully probed. “You don’t remember me?”

Nicole pursed her lips. She looked very innocent, and she wanted to size him up again.

She was very satisfied with his looks, but she could not make it seem like she was desperate for men.

Otherwise, it would be so degrading.

However, the man in front of her was so gentle and reserved. He was just her type.

She simply could not take her eyes off of him.

“I don’t know you. Where are my father and brothers?”

Nicole lifted her chin slightly like an arrogant princess. Clayton’s throat moved slightly. He then sighed.

It was a good thing that Nicole woke up, but how could she forget him?

Clayton took so much effort to finally enter Nicole’s life, yet she forgot about him so easily?

He let out a low chuckle and looked at Nicole, then said in a deep voice, “What a heartless little one...”

Nicole pursed her lips and snorted coldly.

“If you don’t wanna tell me, I’ll look for them myself!”

Nicole did not believe that Floyd and her brothers would just leave her here.

She was just about to walk past Clayton to leave when he pulled her next door.

Clayton held her arm with one hand. She was so thin.

Her pregnancy weight was gone these days.

At the thought of this, the sadness in Clayton’s heart was swept away. All that was left was heartache for Nicole.

Nicole was only in danger because she gave birth to their baby.

How could he blame her for forgetting him? Nicole certainly did not do it on purpose.

At that thought, Clayton’s tone softened.

“I’ll find them for you. You should just wait in the room, okay?”

Nicole hesitated. “Why should I trust you?”

Clayton smiled warmly. “Do I look like a bad person?”

Nicole wanted to nod her head, but somehow, she shook her head instead.

Clayton’s smile deepened.

“Go on in. They’ll be here soon.”

Nicole did not want to run around like a headless chicken, so she had no choice but to believe the man in front of her.

She believed him because of his handsome face. Clayton watched as she went in obediently.

The smile at the corner of his mouth slowly converged.

Afterward, he lowered his eyes and took out his phone to call the doctors, telling them that Nicole was awake.

Then, Clayton called Kai.

Kai, who had agreed not to leave and keep watch for Clayton, was in the hospital’s conference room for an important video conference.

So many things in the company needed to be decided. Grant was busy taking care of Aida, and Floyd had to take care of Nicole’s baby, so Kai had to step up.

Fortunately, Grant promised to start taking over the company’s affairs as soon as Aida’s health improved. Otherwise, Kai could not take it anymore.

During this period of time, such a big thing happened. As soon as Kai received Clayton’s call, he rushed over.

Kai knew that if Floyd found out, Floyd would have skinned him alive.

Kai excitedly ran over.

“Brother-in-law, where’s my sister?”

Clayton sat outside. His face was glum. He did not look relaxed or happy.

Kai was a little suspicious. Was this a prank?

Clayton pointed to the inside of the ward.

“She’s inside. The doctor is giving her a checkup.”

Kai sighed in relief. He straightened his clothes and walked in.

He froze for a moment. Something did not feel right.

“Are you so happy that you don’t know what to do? Why are you sitting outside?”

Chapter 1817

What’s wrong was that Clayton was out here.

Didn’t Clayton want to be with Nicole at all times?

Why was Clayton waiting outside when Nicole was awake?

Clayton did not look as surprised as Kai imagined either.

Clayton’s face froze for a moment after Kai asked that question.

He pursed his lips.

“She’s not fully recovered. Let’s wait for the doctor’s results...”

Kai wrinkled his brows. He could not understand Clayton’s words.

What did Clayton mean by not fully recovered? All that mattered was that Nicole was awake!

However, Kai did not think too much about it and pushed the door open to walk in.

“Baby sister...”

Kai happily opened his mouth and was ready to give Nicole a big bear hug.

However, when Kai saw the doctors’ sullen and serious faces, his heart instantly dropped.

Oh no.

He had a bad feeling about this.

Nicole sat on the side of the hospital bed and swung her feet as she smiled gently.

“Little K, I gave Dad the love letter that you wrote to that actress!”

Nicole’s sly gaze carried a glint.

Kai’s body instantly stiffened. His smile slowly faded. Actress?

Love letter?

What kind of bolt from the blue was this? When did he write a love letter to an actress? Wait a minute...

Kai seemed to have some recollection of this.

When Kai first started out in the entertainment

industry, he had a crush on an actress who had been in showbiz for a long time, so he wrote a love letter on impulse.

He even asked Nicole, who was a woman, to help him embellish the letter.

Later, the love letter that he had written with all his heart and soul went missing.

Back then, Kai thought that he lost it and was too shy to ask if Nicole saw it.

Later, it somehow landed in Floyd’s hands.

Floyd held the love letter in one hand, and a cane in the other hand as he smacked Kai so that Kai would recognize the reality of the entertainment industry.

Later, Kai finally came to terms with it.

Kai was the male lead in the film that Stanton Corporation invested in. He secretly arranged for this actress to play the female lead but was too embarrassed to tell her.

Later, he then saw this actress sleeping with the director just to get more scenes.

From then on, his dreams were crushed.

Kai never dated another girl from showbiz again. That was his bottom line.

Seeing Nicole’s arrogant and cunning face now, Kai instantly put the pieces together.

His face turned red with anger. He could still vividly remember that beating from Floyd.

It was such a profound memory. “So, it was you! You little sh*thead!”

Kai gritted his teeth and wanted to settle the score with Nicole when he suddenly realized something. His body stiffened.

“Wait... When did you give it to Dad?” “Last night!”

Once Nicole said this, all sounds in the room seemed to have disappeared.

The silence was deafening.

Kai’s expression was complicated. It was amusing.

The corners of his mouth twitched. “Is this an act? Are you lying to me? Fine, you win. You’re an amazing actress!”

Nicole wrinkled her brow. “Dad won’t let me enter showbiz. He said that I don’t need to work so hard...”

Kai could not even bring himself to laugh. His eyes were dark as he stared at Nicole. “Lil N, don’t scare me!”

Nicole stretched out a finger, pointed at Kai, and smugly raised her eyebrows.

“You can just wait to get beaten up by Dad!” Kai’s expression collapsed.

He did not know what he should do now. Kai turned his head to look at the doctor.

The doctor also sighed and gestured for him to talk outside.

Kai looked at Nicole. “Stay here. I’ll be back soon.”

Nicole was quite unhappy. She wanted to ask Kai who was that man outside.

That man was very good-looking.

However, before she could ask him, Kai and the doctors left the room.

“What the hell is going on?! Did she get brain dam age from childbirth?!”

Kai scratched his head and had a bit of a breakdown.

Chapter 1818

Clayton stood outside and looked at the doctor with a dark gaze.

The doctor sighed.

“This kind of situation is uncommon, so it’s out of our expectations. After a comprehensive assessment, Ms. Stanton’s body indicators are gradually recovering. Since she has just given birth, her body is still very weak. She doesn’t have the recovery speed of an ordinary person. It’s possible that her excessive blood loss this time resulted in insufficient blood and oxygen supply to the brain. This can briefly lead to partial memory loss. We just didn’t expect that Ms. Stanton would be so unlucky to have all these after-effects.”

After that, everyone fell into silence.

Obviously, they did their best, but accidents always happen.

The doctor saw their glum faces and added, “But Ms. Stanton’s life is no longer in danger. She can be discharged at any time, but she must have proper postpartum care...”

Kai finally understood why Clayton looked like this earlier.

How miserable must Clayton be after finding out that his wife no longer remembered him?

Nicole really knew how to make life difficult for others!

Kai pursed his lips and looked at Clayton.

Clayton’s face was calm. ‘then is it possible for her to recover her memory?”

The doctor nodded. “Of course. Memory loss is just temporary. Once her body is recovered, it might take a few days or a few months for her memory to be restored...”

Clayton’s face eased up as he sighed with relief.

“Is there anything that I need to watch out for? Does she need to take any medication? Will it have any side- effects?”

At that moment, Kai truly admired Clayton.

Clayton could still ask the doctor for care instructions at a shocking time like this.

It must be true love.

When Nicole recovers, Kai must tell her about Clayton.

The doctor breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly began to give detailed instructions.

Nicole could not eat too much medication due to her current physical condition. Moreover, this was not an unbearable illness.

It was best to wait a few months for Nicole’s body to recover before they slowly treat her memory loss.

Clayton nodded and took note of everything, then looked at Kai.

"Then I’ll go in first and pack her things. You can keep her company for a while.”

Clayton was worried that Nicole would be left alone. Kai nodded.

The two men went into the ward one after the other. Nicole was inside reading a magazine, looking bored.

Once she saw them, she paused.

Her eyes lingered on Clayton’s face for a few seconds. When she saw Kai, she extended her hand.

“Where’s my phone?”

Kai went over and slapped her hand away. He then clicked his tongue in discontent.

“Is your phone more important than your brother?”

Nicole snorted haughtily. “I’m gonna tell Dad that you bullied me!”

Kai looked at Clayton with amusement. “See, this is my sister’s true self!”

A smile surfaced on Clayton’s pale face. Afterward, he began to turn around and pack up.

Nicole looked at Clayton’s actions with surprise. She pursed her lips and looked at Kai. “Who is he? And why is he touching my things?”

Kai rolled his eyes and pointed at Clayton solemnly. “He’s your husband! You’d better remember him!” Nicole’s eyes widened in shock. “I’m married?!”

Clayton looked at her quietly.

Nicole could not accept this news for a moment. It was quite overwhelming.

She slapped her head in distress. “Why can’t I remember anything? Are you guys lying to me? Is this a joke? I don’t recall anything!”

Clayton lowered his eyes and did not speak. Kai flicked Nicole’s forehead.

“Why would I joke about this? You remember everything, but only forget about him!”

Chapter 1819

Kai’s words inadvertently hurt Clayton.

Clayton’s face was taut, and his lips were pursed.

Nicole looked at Clayton and found it incredulous.

Although this man looked like her type, he was a stranger to her.

The familiarity he gave her was far from the point where Nicole could accept this fact.

Clayton sighed, took out his phone, found their wedding photo, and handed it over.

“We took it the day we got our marriage license. You can take a look at it. Nicole, you only lost your memory temporarily, but we’re legally married.”

Nicole looked at his phone and took it over dubiously.

In the photo, Nicole was leaning next to Clayton. They were wearing white shirts, and the smile on their faces was bright. The light in their eyes was shining with raging love.

It did not look fake at all.

Nicole knew that if she did not love this man, she would never marry him.

However, this kind of love felt both strange and familiar.

It was as if she lost something that she once had. Now that it was right in front of her, she did not dare to confirm whether it belonged to her. She had no memory of it at all.

The screen went dark after a while, and she subconsciously swiped the screen.

The next picture that appeared was also her.

Nicole was sitting at the dining table drinking milk when she happened to look up and saw him taking a picture.

The light was shining on her body at that moment. Her skin was fair and flawless. Even her smile was frozen in time.

There was some milk stain on the corner of her mouth. She looked delicate and soft, and her eyes were glimmering. She was very much enjoying the comforts of life.

Somehow, at that moment, Nicole felt her heart soften.

The sky was clear and bright that day, and the light was warm.

That inexplicable sense of familiarity surged as if this happened yesterday.

Some fragmented images instantly flashed through her mind, but she could not grasp them.

Suddenly, she had a bad headache.

Nicole put down the phone. Her face was pale. Clayton silently took it over and looked at it.

"You’re not feeling well?”

Nicole had a wonderful feeling about him.

He should be a stranger, but she did not reject him. Nicole shook her head and bit her lower lip. “No.” Clayton paused and withdrew his eyes with some disappointment.

“Everything’s ready. You can get discharged now. Can you... Walk by yourself?”

Nicole nodded her head.

Clayton looked at her belly and stopped her. He then ordered someone to bring a wheelchair over.

Nicole was puzzled. “A wheelchair? I can walk!” Kai was also aware of this detail.

He sighed, went over, and patted Nicole’s shoulder. He then took the wheelchair and got her to sit in it.

“No, you can’t. You just gave birth, so you can't overexert yourself.”

Nicole was speechless. Just gave birth?

“I have a baby?!”

Nicole was once again in disbelief.

She touched her belly. Although she felt like something was wrong when she went out for a walk just now, she thought that she could overcome this discomfort.

Once she heard what Kai said, she suddenly felt that something was wrong.

That feeling of weakness was not caused by an illness.

Seeing her confused and surprised face, Kai just found it funny and pitiful.

“My dear sister, don’t you feel fulfilled now that you have a husband and child after waking up?”

Fulfilled?

The corners of her mouth twitched as she glanced in Clayton’s direction.

Nicole did not feel very fulfilled.

She just felt that there was an empty spot in her heart like she had forgotten something very important.

Nicole felt a little lonely.

She sat in the wheelchair and was caught in this sudden reality.

Chapter 1820

Kai went over to carry Nicole’s things while Clayton pushed her wheelchair.

As soon as they went out, Clayton draped a blanket and a scarf over Nicole that he had prepared long ago.

Before she had a chance to look outside, the scarf covered her face. She was wrapped tightly.

The next second, a pair of strong arms went under her and carried her up horizontally.

In the blink of an eye, Nicole was placed in the backseat of a car. She then heard the sound of the door closing.

Kai tactfully sat in the passenger seat.

Clayton went around to the other side of the car and sat in the backseat. He did not say anything as he fixed her scarf.

Nicole’s doe-like eyes stared at him in puzzlement.

For a moment, Clayton felt the urge to lower his head and kiss her.

However, he thought about her current condition and was afraid that he would scare her.

Forget it.

The temperature inside the car was just right. Clayton smiled. His voice was warm and gentle.

“Tell me if you’re uncomfortable. Don’t keep it to yourself.”

Nicole subconsciously nodded her head.

Since he was her husband, it was only right for him to do all this.

Although Nicole still felt a little awkward, she did not reject Clayton’s proximity.

Kai glanced in the rearview mirror and sighed with relief.

He was really worried that the amnesiac Nicole would make a scene.

If that happened, Clayton would be so miserable. The car drove to the main road.

The driver suddenly spoke.

“Mr. Sloan, are we going back to the apartment or the Stanton Mansion?”

Nicole looked at Clayton and faintly wrinkled her brows.

There was a second option besides the Stanton Mansion?

She instantly became a little nervous.

Nicole realized that the apartment mentioned might be their home after they were married.

It was a strange yet familiar home. Nicole looked at Kai with pleading eyes.

Although she and the man in front of her were legally married, she still did not want to stay alone with him since she did not remember anything.

Kai naturally saw this, but he could not say anything.

If Clayton said that he wanted to take Nicole back to recuperate, there was nothing wrong with that.

Clayton would not harm Nicole anyway. There was a moment of silence.

Clayton’s voice was light as he spoke. “Let’s go back to the Stanton Mansion.” Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Kai scratched his brow and slowly settled his heart.

This was good. Nicole was more familiar with the Stanton Mansion, so it would be more suitable for her to recuperate there.

What’s more, Floyd and the baby were all at home.

Nicole’s eyes arched as she leaned back in her chair and smiled.

Clayton did not miss her smile. A smile also surfaced on his face.

Nicole’s thoughts were all written on her face.

She was so different from the decisive Nicole in the office.

Clayton had missed so many years of Nicole’s past. Now that she forgot everything, this was also a chance

for Clayton to get to know her again. This made it all seem more bearable. The car moved very slowly.

Clayton specially instructed the driver not to drive too fast for fear of a bumpy ride bringing discomfort to Nicole.

Since it was too slow, Nicole fell asleep in the car.

She did not even wake up when they arrived at the Stanton Mansion.

Kai was hesitating whether to wake her up, but Clayton did not plan to wake her up. He even tugged her blanket upward.

Thus, Kai could only shut up.

After waiting for almost an hour, the butler and the rest were surprised to see the car parked there with no one getting out.

Floyd and Grant came out one after the other.

They all knew that Nicole was coming back, so everything was ready. It was a joyful day.

Floyd was so worried about Nicole a few days ago that a good portion of his hair turned white.

Since Nicole was safe, Floyd was full of energy again.

Before Kai could lower the window to warn them, Floyd yanked open the car door. “Why don’t you get out of the car, my baby girl?”