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Clayton's smile faintly stiffened. His eyes darkened for a brief moment, but it was only for a short second before he returned to his usual self.

“Did Mr. Ferguson ask you to come and persuade me?”

Keith was stunned and immediately denied it. “Of course not, we're just reminding you that there are women everywhere, so you don't need to look for a divorced woman with a domineering and strong personality, right?”

After Keith finished speaking, he felt a cool breeze on his back.

Before Colton could nudge Keith, Nicole's icy voice gradually approached from behind.

“Keith Ludwig, didn't anyone teach you to be more discreet when talking bad about others?”

Keith's body shook violently. His eyes flashed with a hint of panic. He had goosebumps all over.

He stiffly turned his head with a frightened expression. “N - Nicole...”

Keith's mind went blank. 'What did I just say? Divorced? Domineering and strong personality? No, I didn't say that, right?'

Nicole was indifferent and expressionless as she walked over. She curled her lips and said,“ If you two know all about my affairs, you shouldn't just tell it to one person. You might as well just go to the media. Don't you think that'll have a better effect?”

Keith choked a little. 'No way! I won't dare to even if someone gave me the guts!'

Colton knew that they were in the wrong and stood to the side with his mouth shut, but his reaction was not as exaggerated as Keith's.

That was because Nicole did not have something over him. The fact that Colton almost married Melanie was just a stain on his life.

Keith was different because Nicole had his nudes. If she exposed his nudes in a fit of anger, he would not be able to show his face in public again!

He stood up trembling with an ingratiating and humble smile on his face.“ I was just kidding. Why would I go about spreading rumors? I was just saying hello to Mr. Sloan... ”

Nicole coldly swept a glance at him and sat on the opposite seat.

“Keith, if I'm   on the  hot  topics, I'll make sure that you'll rank first.”

Keith was shaken. His face changed slightly and instantly understood Nicole's warning tone.

'It's so hard to be Eric's bro!' Keith thought. “I-I was wrong!”

Keith was ashamed to look at Clayton 's expression. He felt like he had lost his reputation.

Nicole's voice was calm and cold. “Did Eric Ferguson put you up to this?”

Keith hesitated for a few seconds. “Of course...”

'Not!' However, he could not bring himself to say the last word. He looked at Nicole's eyes, which were filled with disbelief.

'Sigh...'

“Of course... He did...”

Keith bit his tongue. 'I'm sorry, bro!'

Nicole was expressionless. Her gaze swept past Keith and she looked toward the entrance. She hooked her lips in a cold and mocking smile.

“Mr. Ferguson, you hear that? No one wronged you.

Your best friend admitted it himself.”

Keith's body shook as he slowly turned back with a stiff face.

He saw Eric standing there with a dark and sullen face, shrouded in a gloomy coldness.

Keith just felt like he was struck by lightning twice in a row. He was completely terrified and shocked to the core.

All he wanted was to burrow into the ground.

'Why is there such a coincidence?! How did Eric show up out of the blue?'

Nicole sneered and turned to Clayton with a faint smile on her face. “I'm not in the mood to eat anymore. Let's head back?”

Clayton raised his eyebrows. “Sure.”

The two of them went out one after the other and walked past Eric, whose face was extremely glum. His thin lips were pressed into a straight line as his gaze was fixed on Nicole. Unfortunately, Nicole did not show even a trace of emotion.

Eric opened his mouth wanting to explain, but he only looked miserable and powerless. His fists on both sides were clenched tightly and his body was tense.

After Nicole left, Keith braced himself and walked over. “Um... Ferg, I think the two of them might really be together..."

Eric lifted his eyes and cast a cold and sharp sidelong glance at Keith.

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Keith knew that he was in the wrong and dared not provoke Eric. If he added fuel to the fire, he would be the first to go up in smoke.

Yannick Zabinski was a good example. Keith was scared to death!

After all, Eric was someone who would forgo his friends for a woman.

Keith trembled as he watched Eric leave in a huff. He did not dare to go after him and felt really aggrieved.

Colton cleared his throat and patted Keith's shoulder. “Wish us luck...”

They could only pray that Eric would let them off the hook.

Nicole and Clayton left and went to a quiet restaurant nearby for a simple lunch, then prepared to go back.

Since the driver left beforehand, they decided to walk back together.

Both of them were extremely eye -catching with an equally outstanding aura. Many passersby saw the couple and envied them.

When they passed by the University of Atlanta, they could feel the youthful college atmosphere.

A group of students seemed to be filming some kind of street interview, and  many students were looking forward to being interviewed.

Nicole and Clayton unintentionally walked past their filming site. Their stunning faces were captured by the interviewer's keen eyes.

“Excuse me, are you both students here?”

Two female college students stood in front of Nicole and Clayton, who finally realized that they were called on.

Nicole was a little excited and smiled at them gently. “What is it?”

“Um.... We're interviewing passersby. Can you guys please spare a minute for this interview?”

The girls looked at Clayton with a gleaming and adoring gaze. They could hardly suppress their excitement. However, Clayton' s indifference made them feel like they were too abrupt.

When they saw Nicole, they were even more excited. Nicole looked about the same age as them,

but she was exquisitely dressed and had a gentle temperament. She was also incredibly beautiful!

They thought, 'This lady looks so familiar! Is she a celebrity?'

However, they could not recall who Nicole was.

Nicole' s eyes were serious, sincere, and gentle as she looked at them with a smile. There was no trace of hostility or annoyance.

In an instant, everyone's gaze shifted from Clayton to Nicole.

“Is it okay?”

The girl asked Nicole expectantly as she blushed.“

Although we don't have many fans, we promise

that we won't simply edit the video and won't bring you any bad gossip.”

Nicole heard this and chuckled. “Sure, but just one minute, yeah?”

She liked that they did not have many fans. There were so many vloggers around, and hundreds of fans were really nothing.

Nicole was also sure that the girls did not recognize her as the famous Nicole Stanton.

The students nodded excitedly and looked at Clayton with some concern. “Your boyfriend can recuse himself.”

Clayton immediately replied, “There's no need for that. I don't mind.”

Nicole raised her eyebrows and did not want to explain more.

The student asked, “Then may I ask, what made

you decide to give up your previous relationship?”

Nicole was stunned for a moment. She smiled and thought, 'No wonder they wanted Clayton to avoid this. It was indeed a bit awkward.'

However, it was not awkward for her. After all, she and Clayton were not really dating.

Nicole thought about it and nonchalantly flipped her hair back. The diamond studs on her earlobes were shimmering and eye-catching.

As she raised her hand, she also revealed her watch and diamond bracelet worth tens of millions of dollars.

“I'm so rich, so why should I stay with a scumbag?” Nicole blithely blurted out this casual sentence.

However, she could not bring herself to say the true reason for leaving her past relationship. In fact, it

was because of the disappointment she felt time and time again.

The students were speechless. Right... Everyone could see that she was rich!

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Nicole and Clayton walked away under everyone's adoring and envious gaze.

Nicole's answer was just a casual remark, but it was so befitting to her identity and dressing.

The female student who interviewed Nicole looked envious and looked back at the camera.

“Dear fans, y'all heard this young lady's answer! I hope that we'll all have such courage to wave goodbye to our exes!”

The video came to an end.

Nicole received a call to go back to the office, so Clayton walked her back to the entrance.

“See you next time.”

Nicole nodded. She thought of something and spoke hesitantly, “Mr. Sloan, actually, what Keith Ludwig said earlier isn't a lie.”

She wanted to take this opportunity to make things clear so that he would back off.

Clayton chuckled. “Those who only look at someone's past are pathetic. I'm a little saddened that you don't seem to have trust in me. ”

Nicole raised her eyebrows. At this time, her phone rang again, urging her. She glanced at it and bid goodbye to Clayton before walking in.

“What is it?”

Logan's voice came through the phone. “President, Joy Harrison from Harrison Corporation is here with Ivy Harrison.”

Nicole had taken away one of Harrison Corporation's projects to teach the Harrisons a lesson. Since she had close dealings with Sheldon Corporation, Harrison Corporation's archrival, the Harrisons could not sit idly by.

She expected them to come to her, but she did not expect them to come so soon.

Lounge.

When Nicole arrived, Ivy and Joy Harrison had been waiting for nearly two hours.

Ivy sat on the side apprehensively and dared not talk. She looked very uneasy.

On the other hand, Joy Harrison was a high-society lady who had been in more serious situations. She just sat there and glared viciously at Ivy.

“You're a troublemaker! It doesn't matter if you can't seduce men, but you even provoked the wrong people. You made us lose tens of millions of dollars and now, I even need to wipe your *ss! If you can't get back this project, you'll get kicked out of the Harrison family!"

Joy fiercely pinched Ivy's arm and gnashed her teeth. The more Joy looked at Ivy, the more annoyed she felt.

Ivy's existence was never welcomed.

Ivy's mother was a mistress who wanted to become Eli Harrison's rightful wife by using the unborn baby in her womb to drive out Joy's mother, who was Eli's lawfully wedded wife.

However, Eli Harrison was not serious about his mistress. After Ivy's mother made a farce, she provoked Eli's wife, lost her job, and went back to her hometown to give birth to Ivy. Seeing that it was a girl, Eli was indifferent toward Ivy.

Since Joy's mother was the daughter of an affluent family and Ivy' s mother was just Eli's secretary, a shrewd businessman like Eli knew which of them to choose.

Ivy did not dare to retort. Her face was red, and she had tears in her eyes, but she lowered her head to endure Joy's insults and abuse.

If Nicole had not snatched that project, Eli and Joy Harrison would not have been so angry.

Nicole, who got to the door, heard these words and raised an eyebrow. Logan shrugged and indicated that this was what he heard for the past two hours.

Logan held the door open for Nicole, who strode in.

He thoughtfully reminded the Harrisons. “Ms. Harrison, sorry to keep you both waiting.”

Ivy and Joy were both stunned.

Joy's face immediately changed. She put on an ingratiating smile and stood up to shake hands with Nicole.

“Ms. Stanton, I've heard a lot about you. You're just as beautiful as they say...”

Nicole smiled faintly. “Thank you, Ms. Harrison. To what do I owe this visit?”

She was not in the mood to exchange pleasantries with them.

Joy stiffened for a moment and let out a natural laugh.

She pulled Ivy' s arm and said, “We've told her to work well and learn well from you, Ms. Stanton, but this woman still caused you a lot of trouble when she was working at Stanton Corporation. My father found out and was so furious that he was hospitalized. He instructed me to bring her here to apologize to you.”

Ivy looked timid and weak with tears in her eyes that were close to falling. She looked so pitiful and aggrieved.

“I'm sorry, Ms. Stanton, it's all my fault.” It was as if the whole world had to pity her.

Otherwise, the world would seem cruel.

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Nicole swept a glance at her and curled up her lips into a cold smile.

“I believe you know what she did and that my counterattack is justified. You should understand that an apology is not necessary, right?”

Ivy jerked her head up with unbelievable shock and coldness in her eyes.

She did not expect Nicole's cold reaction.

Joy was speechless for a moment. She then turned around and slapped Ivy hard in front of Nicole as if she was helping Nicole to take out her anger on Ivy.

“Look what you've done! Ms. Stanton is so angry. Do you think that you can turn the page with an apology?”

A very obvious slap mark appeared on Ivy's face immediately. She bit her lip with forbearance and lowered her eyes, not daring to fight back.

Nicole frowned. She did not expect Joy to hit Ivy in front of her.

Joy was furious. She fiercely twisted Ivy' s arm and kicked her shin. “Kneel and apologize to Ms. Stanton! ”

Hearing that, Nicole froze.

Even Ivy stiffened for a moment.

“Come on, why are you hesitating? You've done something wrong, so why are you acting aggrieved?”

Joy urged relentlessly.

Anyway, as long as they could achieve their purpose, it was no big deal for Ivy to suffer some humiliation if it could appease Nicole.

Ivy hesitated for a few seconds and was about to kneel, but Nicole stood up impatiently and intended to leave the lounge.

“Ms. Harrison, Stanton Corporation isn't a place for you to teach your sister a lesson. Since there's nothing else, please leave.”

Joy stiffened and hurriedly went over to stop her.

“Ms. Stanton, wait! I just wanted to let you vent your anger. Nothing else... ”

Joy was secretly shocked by Nicole's reaction. In the past, Joy would scold her wimpy sister in her circle, but everyone would only watch the show in excitement.

Why did Nicole look annoyed?

“Actually, I came here this time on behalf of my father to talk to you about cooperation,” Joy said with a straight face.

Nicole paused in her footsteps. Her face was calm.“ Then let's make it short.”

Joy breathed a sigh of relief and went back to her seat. She brushed her hair back and smiled brightly.

“My father said that he wanted to cooperate with you when he first met you at a cocktail party in Santos Island. Unfortunately, you didn't have much interaction with him at that time, so he was regretful that he didn't get to settle it sooner.”

Nicole held a faint smile that did not reach her eyes. “It is quite regrettable.”

Ivy was left out on the side. She did not know whether to stand or sit, but no one bothered with her.

“So, I came over this time to determine the preliminary cooperation target with you. Harrison Corporation  is quite big in the west, so it'll be best if our companies can work together.”

Joy had long heard Eli mentioning Nicole's intention to cooperate.

She thought that Nicole would have the sense to accept her offer, but Nicole did not have the slightest expression after hearing everything that she said so far.

“ I think that Harrison Corporation can distribute Stanton Corporation's AI products and jewelry exclusively in the west. I guarantee that you'll get retail profit.”

Nicole laughed lightly. “Indeed, but Sheldon Corporation in the west also proposed cooperation with me with the same exclusive guarantee. Their proposal is in the final stages and will be confirmed after the board meeting next week, so I can only express regret for cooperation with your company.”

Joy's face changed slightly.

She obviously panicked. 'So that's not a rumor? Our archrival, Sheldon Corporation, had taken advantage of the situation a long time ago!'

“No!”

Ivy, who was on the side, suddenly spoke in shock.

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Nicole looked to the side.

Ivy Harrison knew that she had lost her temper and hurriedly looked at Joy for help.

Joy was not bothered with her and explained, “How can Sheldon Corporation's scale and financial strength compare to Harrison Corporation? You shouldn't fall for their scheme, Ms. Stanton...”

She was well aware that the reason Harrison Corporation could have a steady foothold in the west was because of Ferguson Corporation's support.

Even if Sheldon Corporation started to expand in the past few years, Harrison Corporation was seated securely in the same position.

Ferguson Corporation would not allow its partners to be subservient to others.

If Harrison Corporation could cooperate with Stanton Corporation, they would reach greater heights and would completely surpass Sheldon Corporation!

However, if Nicole decides to cooperate with Sheldon Corporation, Harrison Corporation's archrival, they would soon be on an equal footing with them and would even threaten their power.

It was more harm than good for Harrison Corporation.

Nicole smiled indifferently. “I can see Sheldon Corporation's sincerity. As for whether we'll reach cooperation still needs to be discussed further. Ms. Harrison, if you're interested, you can also come up with a proposal to compete with Sheldon Corporation.”

Although Nicole politely said that Harrison Corporation could come up with a proposal, her words were in favor of Sheldon Corporation.

However, Joy thought that Nicole was willing to give them the opportunity.

She did not think too much about it and only wanted to tell her father about the bad news.

Joy found an excuse to leave. Ivy hesitated for a few seconds and followed her out.

Nicole was just about to leave when Ivy turned back.

She raised her eyebrows, so Ivy spoke hesitantly and humbly.

“Ms. Stanton, I know my mistake now. Can you please be magnanimous to let go of that project that you snatched from Harrison Corporation?”

Ivy thought that if they could not get this project back, she would either be tortured to death by Joy, or she would have to go back to that poor dull life she once had. She did not want to become one of the mediocre working-class girls.

Nicole's eyes sank. Her smile was clear and cold.

“Ms. Harrison, I thought that you realized that your apology is not worth anything to me. I don't need to accept it, nor do I care for it. This cooperation is just to maximize the interests and benefits of my company. I merely left a signal, but the other party reverted quickly. I didn't need to snatch anything from Harrison Corporation.”

There were plenty of companies who wanted to cooperate with Stanton Corporation, but only lacked opportunities and contacts.

Ivy awkwardly bowed her head and looked cautious like she had said the wrong thing.

Pathetic.

“ I'm sorry, but as you  can see,  I have  no status at all in the Harrison family. If they lose such a big project because of me, they will throw me out. Joy won't let me off the hook as well...”

Ivy looked at Nicole. She bit her lower lip and gathered her courage to continue.

“You also wanted to give me the opportunity to get close to Mr. Ferguson in the beginning because you were sympathetic to me, right?”

Ivy looked at Nicole with teary eyes.

Nicole was indifferent and unmoved. She did not care for Ivy' s pitiful life, especially after how Ivy schemed against her at that play. That little bit of sympathy Nicole felt for Ivy completely vanished.

She was not a saint, so she could not possibly help every person who was more miserable than her.

Nicole was getting impatient.

She coldly raised her eyebrows. A layer of chill surfaced in those beautiful eyes.

“How about this, it's possible for me to break the contract...”

Ivy looked at her with unconcealed excitement.

Nicole continued, “Harrison Corporation can fork out three times the penalty and any losses that Stanton Corporation will sustain for breaking the contract. If you can do this, I'll give up this project immediately.”

In an instant, Ivy looked like she was struck by lightning and froze in place.

She opened her mouth, but there was no sound.

Nicole added, “The contract amounts to three hundred million. I can't possibly pay for this just because of some ridiculous  sympathy  for you, right? You can inform Chairman Harrison or Joy Harrison about this. I'll wait for your news.”

After that, Nicole walked past Ivy to leave.

Ivy cried in despair. “This money is nothing to you! Why must Harrison Corporation bear this? You're the one who snatched it from us! It's all your fault…”

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Ivy's words resounded.

Nicole stopped in her tracks. Her face was surprisingly calm, but with a cold aloofness that seemed to keep others a thousand miles away from her.

She turned around and looked at Ivy like she was seeing a madwoman going through a neurotic episode.

It was bad enough a person had no inner quality, but to not have a brain either?

Logan heard the commotion and was worried that Ivy would do something to Nicole, so he stepped up to open the door.

Nicole's tone was extremely cold, and her smile was tinged with contempt.

"My fault?”

Ivy looked at her while sobbing timidly.

Nicole was fed up with her hypocritical attitude.

“Ms. Harrison, if having money is a fault, then I guess I'm the most sinful and evil person. If you don't get out of my sight now, I'll make Harrison

Corporation lose a few more partners. Would you like to try me?”

Nicole's voice was pleasant, but the words she spoke were cold without a trace of warmth.

A trace of panic and fear finally flashed in Ivy's eyes. Her act could not even work on Eli and Joy. How would she be able to fool Nicole?

Logan stepped forward. “President Nicole, the executive president of our European region has requested a video conference with you. Do you want to accept it?”

Nicole nodded in agreement and turned to leave.

Logan took one look at Ivy and tacitly found a bodyguard to escort her out.

Nicole's threat was still ringing in Ivy's ears, so she did not dare to stay and left Stanton Corporation with her tail between her legs.

For several days in a row, Harrison Corporation began to work closely with Stanton Corporation. Nicole casually had someone deal with it and did not give that enthusiastic a response.

Miles Kavanagh's birthday arrived.

Nathaniel planned to throw a birthday party for him and invited several friends, including Nicole.

When she arrived at the club they agreed on, there were already plenty of people singing and dancing.

Nicole greeted them. They were all from the same circle, so there were no awkward silences whether they knew each other or not.

Miles came over and was very obviously happy when he saw Nicole.

The people around whistled and whooped.

Nicole silently spun the car key in her hand and threw it to Miles. “Your birthday present.”

Miles raised his brows and smiled when he caught the car keys.

“Why don't you just transfer me ten million?”

Nicole gave him a luxury car for his birthday. The extravagance was completely in line with her character.

One could not be too stingy when it came to men! “There's no sincerity in gifting cash!”

Miles was just about to say something when he saw that Nicole froze in place. She stiffened when she faced a certain direction.

“Huh... Why did you invite all kinds of people?”

She actually saw Eric Ferguson at Miles' s birthday party.

Miles held his forehead in exasperation. “Nathaniel invited him...”

He was speechless too!

It was because of this that he came over to inform her that Eric was here.

Nicole snorted coldly. If she had known beforehand, she would have just asked Logan to send the gift.

Just as she was feeling disgusted, Eric noticed her and came towards her without hesitation.

Nicole subconsciously reached out for Miles's arm so that he could block her.

However, she did not manage to grab Miles because Nathaniel popped out of nowhere and dragged Miles away.

“Lil Miles, some friends over there specifically came over to sing a birthday song for you. Come come, let's humor them...”

Miles was dragged away, and Nathaniel winked at Nicole. “Nikki, take care of yourself...”

Nicole glared at him in resentment. Nathaniel was simply a scourge!

She turned around in anger and wanted to leave.

However, “Eric Ferguson” appeared in front of her.

She was shocked for a moment before snapping back to her senses. It was Xander!

Nicole secretly sighed in relief.

Xander in a suit was really the spitting image of Eric at that moment.

Unfortunately, his temperament was feminine and silent, while Eric's movements flowed with nobility and sharpness.

That aura of superiority was simply impossible to imitate...

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Nicole was stunned for a moment. Xander walked up to her as if he had come here just for her.

His smile was deliberately trained, with a curvature that was particularly similar to Eric's.

Every time Nicole looked at Xander, she had a very strange feeling.

Eric would never smile with such fakeness and politeness.

“Ms. Stanton, it's a pleasure to see you...” Nicole nodded with a calm face.

There were many people around, and Nicole did not want to be the focus of attention.

Xander hesitated for a second and said, “I wanted to apologize to you regarding the hot topic incident back then. Actually, I asked a reporter friend of mine to take that photo...”

Nicole raised her brows. She has already known about this for a long time.

Why was he bringing it up?

When Xander saw that she was not surprised, his heart sank slightly and he continued stiffly,“ I'm sorry for the trouble I caused you.”

Nicole' s lips curled. “Mr. Xander, you have tens of thousands of fans, so this matter shouldn't be talked about casually. Make sure it doesn't happen again.”

She was also worried that Xander would burn up too quickly. That would be a waste of the company's publicity and planning expenses!

No, that absolutely must not happen.  He  had  to rake in money for her every day for three months at least!

Xander never expected Nicole to react this way. He could not hold back any longer and carefully gauged her expression.

“You're not angry?”

Nicole gave him a “kind” smile.

“I understand where you're coming from. It's excusable.”

In any case, the more popular he was, the more money he would earn.

Xander's heavy heart instantly relaxed.

He was originally worried that Nicole would be

angry when she found out about this, so he thought that it would be better if he told her about it before she investigated for herself. He did not expect her to be so understanding.

She was completely different from the unapproachable and cold Nicole Stanton from the rumors!

He thought it was probably because his face was too similar to that person.

That was why he had special preferential treatment.

Xander stepped forward with a smile. Since he had been in contact with a lot of people in the entertainment industry these days, his smile was no longer as cold and aloof. He looked more worldly and humble now.

He heard the rumor that Fabian's career took off smoothly after he got close to Nicole Stanton, and that Fabian got any resources he wanted just by saying the word. Everyone in the circle envied him.

“Ms. Stanton, I just entered this circle, so I'm still in unfamiliar waters. I'll need your advice and guidance in the future.”

The implication was that he wanted Nicole to be his backer.

Even if it was just because of his face, he would be willing to be a stand-in!

“Of course.”

Nicole spoke decisively.

Xander' s smile deepened. Was Nicole agreeing to keep him?

There were many people around, so he naturally had to let everyone know about it.

He tried to reach for her hand, but Nicole immediately took a step back before he could touch her. Her eyes were cold and guarded.

“Stay away from me.” Xander stiffened.

Nicole turned to walk away, but in less than two steps, she turned around again and walked towards him instead.

The man that appeared behind her was Eric Ferguson!

For a moment, Xander froze in place, not knowing how to react.

Nicole expressionlessly held Xander' s arm, but her voice was very gentle.

“Mr. Xander, follow me. I won't treat you badly!”

At that moment, Nicole suddenly felt like she was a scum!

Xander was both excited and terrified.

He stood there struggling internally, unable to move his legs.

The powerful aura of the  man behind him was not something that could be ignored.

He felt a chill like he was on the cusp of death, making him unable to breathe!

“Let go!”

The man's voice behind him was extremely cold. It was even more chilling than the bottomless abyss, and the threat seemed to invade his lungs.

Xander knew very well that the best thing to do now was to listen to Nicole. It had not been easy to throw in his lot with a wealthy woman, so he could not simply let her go!

However, his body refused to listen to him.

The moment Xander heard those two words, he pulled away and took two steps back.

Then, he fled the scene.

That speed, that reaction...

It was so fast that even Nicole could not help but be amazed.

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Eric's footsteps approached. “Scram.”

The casually spoken word was like an invisible pressure over Xander's head, making him unable to fight back.

Xander had the sense to stop resisting and ran away swiftly with a pale face...

He could go back and cozy up to Nicole again later, but he could not offend Eric Ferguson!

Nicole did not care about Xander' s departure. She did not expect a sissy like him to have that much of a backbone, but she did not expect him to run so quickly either.

She flipped her hair casually and turned to look at Eric expressionlessly.

“You scared my man away, Mr. Ferguson. You're really capable, aren't you?”

Eric's eyes were deep and dark, and there was a faint emotion suppressed inside.

Nicole could not tell what it was, and she did not want to find out either.

However, she watched as the corners of his eyes turned red. His lips were also pale and sickly, making his temperament seem slightly weaker than usual.

“I'll make it up to you.”

His voice was low and hoarse. “What?”

She did not understand.

Eric stepped forward and towered above her.

She could clearly see the dense sorrow that brewed in the redness of his eyes.

“I can make it up by giving myself to you.” Nicole was willing to accept his lookalike.

Why was she unwilling to accept him?

When Eric looked at that double' s lowly attempts to ingratiate himself to her, Eric was so disgusted that he wanted to kick Xander away.

However, he could not help but want to see if Nicole would be tolerant of a double who looked so much like him.

Sure enough, she was.

She could tolerate someone who looked like him. She could taunt or joke around, as long as it was not him.

At that moment, Eric suddenly thought that he was so pathetic!

Despair swept over him and engulfed him in the darkness. He could only watch her shine brightly but could never reach her.

That damned lookalike even dared to come near her and ogled at her with greed and desire in his eyes.

Eric could not stand it any longer.

Nicole snorted softly. Her eyes were ice cold when she looked at him. “I can't afford you.”

The pleasant voice was devoid of warmth.

Eric's face was tense as he desperately tried to control his emotions.

However, he could not hold back his composure that was crumbling inch by inch.

Nicole continued to stab knives into his heart.“ You're a liar. Does it feel good to play me like a fool?”

She pressed forward.

Eric's expression froze, and his dim eyes finally seemed to compromise.

“I'm sorry.”

Nicole looked at him silently.

Eric raised his eyes, which were filled with guilt and endless selfishness. “My leg was already recovered when I came back from Santos Island, but I didn't tell you because I didn't want to lose the chance to be close to you. I don't want my leg to recover. That way, I could see you all the time.”

Nicole frowned. 'Huh...'

Eric was silent for a while. “Also, I didn't instruct Keith to be so talkative in front of Clayton. He acted on his own initiative and betrayed me. I won't let him off the hook.”

His voice was frigid. He grew furious at the mention of this matter.

Keith, his best friend, actually dragged him through the mud this time.

It was unforgivable!

The corners of Nicole's lips curled into a cold smile.

After that incident, Keith sent her some essay- length messages from time to time just to“

whitewash” Eric. She never replied.

There was no use crying over spilled milk. Did they think she would believe it?

“Mr. Ferguson, what's the use of saying this now?”

Nicole was speechless. If she had not found out that his leg was recovered, how long would he continue to pretend?

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Eric's eyes were sunken and dark as he looked at her with guilt.

He already regretted lying to Nicole, but how could he make up for it?

Nicole did not want to look at him anymore and walked past him. In any case, she no longer had to hide from him, so she would just hang around for a while before leaving.

Eric watched her leave as if they were strangers. Their relationship seemed to return to the time when they were just divorced.

That coldness could freeze one's heart.

However, he had put in so much effort to gradually repair their relationship into something normal. How could he just watch as he went back to square one?

Eric took a few steps forward and tried to chase after her, but a man suddenly ran up from behind him in a panic.

“Eric, listen to me. Why didn't you answer my calls?”

It was Keith.

Ever since that incident, Eric blocked Keith. He was prepared never to see Keith again.

Keith would not wait idly for his impending death. Eric did not acquire his company, which meant that he was leaving Keith some leeway.

After all, they were close friends. He was not like Yannick Zabinski.

They were good brothers!

Keith always joined in the fun whenever something happened in the circle. He was worried about not being able to meet Eric since the latter blocked him, so he immediately ran over when he heard that Eric would be attending Miles Kavanagh's birthday party.

He was not this dedicated even when he was chasing skirts in the past.

Nicole disappeared the moment Eric got distracted.

There was a suffocating feeling in Eric's heart as he glanced coldly at Keith, who caught up to him.

What an eyesore!

Eric felt that he was too lenient to Keith.

Keith was dressed nicely and looked like the typical frivolous trust fund kid. His casual temperament was completely different from Eric's style.

He went up with a smile. “Eric, did your finger slip and accidentally block me?”

What a wonderful excuse!

Eric said, “Get lost...”

Keith froze and gritted  his teeth. He was relentless. “I already explained it  to  Nicole. I really didn't mean to. I was just so scared when she asked me  that. You know that she has my nudes...”

He secretly lowered his voice at the end.

Eric frowned with a cold and annoyed gaze. “So, I'm supposed to take the blame for what you did?”

Keith pursed his lips and was silent for a few seconds.“ I did it to drive a wedge between Clayton and Nicole for you. Although I didn't succeed and even ended up dragging you down, I...”

His voice got lower.

He actually could not think of any excuse after that.

Eric did not want to hear him babbling on. How annoying!

Nicole stood on the balcony, enjoying the breeze. She could see the various situations below at a glance. Her slender and beautiful fingers held the wine glass. Her elegance stunned the person next to her.

Miles smiled and followed her gaze.

“I'm really sorry. I didn't think that Nathaniel would invite people you don't wish to see.”

Nicole raised her brows indifferently. “It's your birthday. It's fine as long as you're happy.”

Besides, even without Nathaniel, Eric could go wherever he wanted unhindered with his ability.

After chatting with Miles for a while, a waiter holding a large bouquet of delicate roses suddenly walked towards Nicole.

It seemed like he was deliberately trying to be seen. He did indeed attract the attention of many people.

Nicole's mouth stiffened as she stood there in silence.

The waiter revealed his face from behind the large bouquet with difficulty and passed her a card that was stuck between the flowers.

“Ms. Stanton, someone asked me to pass this to you.”

Nicole did not give him a hard time and took the card.

She glanced at it. It read.

[Dear Ms. Stanton, May I invite you to dinner tonight? I'll be waiting for you downstairs.

-Xander.]

Nicole especially took a glance at the signature. Yes, it was Xander, the person who had just fled from Eric earlier.

Read Novel "The Divorced Billionaire Heiress" chapter No.510

Xander actually dared to come back?

Heh...

Nicole thought about it before sending a message to Dominic Young. “Xander doesn’t have work scheduled tonight?”

Dominic replied a few seconds later. “He’s playing a supporting role in Director Zoros’s movie. It’ll be an overnight shoot.”

Nicole had an idea of what was going on.

She got someone to dispose of the flowers and bid goodbye to Miles before leaving.

Nathaniel watched as the line he painstakingly cast for Eric slowly disappeared and hurriedly ran over.

“Nikki, you drank alcohol, so it’ll be dangerous if you leave alone. I’ll ask someone to send you back.”

Nicole refused as she walked. “No need.”

“That won’t do. I’ll be worried…”

Nicole gave him a look. “Niel, your program hasn’t been very popular recently, but I don’t see you being short of money. Why is the Ferguson family suddenly being so generous to you?”

Nathaniel's expression changed slightly. He knew in an instant that Nicole could tell that he had been colluding with Eric!

This was too difficult.

He was being scorned by the woman he once liked. This feeling of failure was extremely frustrating.

However... Money was still more important!

“My uncle isn't that bad. He's actually really kind- hearted as long as you have a deeper look...”

Nicole paused and shot him a sidelong glance. “Sorry, but I don't want to have a deeper look.” Nathaniel was speechless.

Nicole pressed the elevator button and went downstairs.

A low-key secondhand van was quietly parked on the side of the road.

As soon as she appeared, the van door opened and Xander got out, waving at her excitedly.

“Ms. Stanton...”

Upstairs.

Eric stood at the balcony beside the elevator. Through the window, he saw Nicole get into the car.

He also saw the man. It was that damned Xander. His expression became unpleasant.

Keith comforted him by the side. “Eric, that guy can't compare to you at all. Don't be mad. Nicole must be deliberately trying to agitate you.”

Eric's voice was frighteningly cold.

“Throw him back to wherever he came from or make him completely disappear from my sight!”

Keith paused.

“That's not a good idea. I heard that he's signed under Dominic Young' s Falcon Entertainment. He has a lot of fans while taking advantage of your popularity. Also... Falcon Entertainment belongs to Kai Stanton.”

He implied that since it was Kai's company, Nicole would surely be involved.

Eric's eyes darkened. His chest felt very uncomfortable.

He could not do anything and just have to endure this?

Eric cursed under his breath. This was pure torture!

Nicole got into the car. There was an unfamiliar driver and a skinny assistant who were both very respectful when they saw her.

Xander smiled happily as if Nicole coming was proof that he was indeed very important to her.

“Ms. Stanton, what do you want to eat?”

Nicole raised her brows. “Don't you have work scheduled tonight?”

Before Xander could speak, she continued, “Let's go to the film set. I haven't seen it yet...”

Xander' s heart leaped in an instant, but he did not show it too obviously on his face.

“Sure... ”

If the director and producer saw Nicole walking with him, he no longer had to explain who he was.

In the future, he would be able to get whatever he wanted. The supporting roles in films he played in might even be edited so that he could become the male lead instead.

The rookies in the circle could only gradually grow in popularity with the support of several rich women and bigwigs, but he only needed to please Nicole alone. This was simply success falling onto his lap.

“We can go anywhere you want!”

Xander's face was cool like Eric' s, but he could not hold back his ingratiating expression.

'Disgusting!' Nicole' s breath stalled for a moment in anger. If Eric saw this scene, he might beat Xander to death.

That look was amusing.

Nicole silently turned away, not wanting to look at him.

Xander did not notice Nicole's mood because he was so immersed in his dream of becoming a star overnight.