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Nicole was stunned for a moment when she saw Eric standing at her door.
Eric was holding a slightly soiled navy-blue gift box.
It looked a little out of place from his clean, slender hands.
His eyes were red.
He handed the box to her and said in a soft voice, “I picked it up, so don't reject me, okay?”
His voice was hoarse. His throat felt astringent.
He felt like he was going crazy for her, so much so that he could disregard his reputation and rummage through the trash can.
However, Eric knew that if he just walked away, he would not even have the luxury of meeting Nicole again in the future.
Nicole was silent for a few seconds and did not move.
Eric also remained in that position.
After a long time, Nicole smiled and took the gift box from his hand.
She took out the contents and put them on a table at the side, then threw the box on the floor.
Nicole swept a glance at Eric and said, “You can get lost now.”
Eric met her gaze and stepped forward.“ I'm sorry.” He was too impulsive and lost control earlier.
Eric would not give up because she did not marry Clayton yet. Even if she did, he would still snatch her back!
The emotions in his eyes were complicated. The arrogance he had when facing outsiders disappeared without a trace in front of her.
Nicole narrowed her eyes and raised an eyebrow.“ Is there anything else you want to say?”
“I want to change my terms. Let's remarry!”
His eyes were bloodshot. He did not need to think about anything else because he had only one purpose to marry her.
After a few seconds, she laughed.
'What's the difference? He wanted to sleep with me, but now he wants to sleep with me openly and repeatedly?! '
Nicole looked at him indifferently. “Do you think you stand a chance?”
His fingers trembled slightly. 'Do I think that I have a chance?'
“Not really at this moment...”
His face was glum. Nicole snorted lightly. “It's good that you know.”
“But I will later!” His jaw tightened.
Nicole looked at him and did not make a sound.
Whether he had a chance to get back together with her was not up to him.
This was the first time Eric was so humble and wretched. It was all because of her.
Nicole turned to go back inside and closed the door, but a hand blocked the doorway.
The scar on Eric's arm was striking, so he retracted his hand.
“Nicole, my leg hurts...”
His voice was mute with a faint supplication.
He was trembling as he begged her with humility. It felt like his invincible and mighty dominance just now was fake.
Nicole felt uncomfortable like she was being strangled. She also felt a heaviness in her heart like it had been hammered.
She was not afraid of Eric's aggressiveness, ignorance, ridicule, or even frivolity, but looking at him like this made her soft-hearted.
Nicole knew that this was her weakness.
She knew how his leg was injured and could not bear to ignore it.
Looking at him, she took out her phone and said,“ I'll call Mitchell to come and pick you up.”
Eric stopped her. “Mitchell 's father is hospitalized He was not lying this time. Nicole paused and gave up.
She made way for him and left the door open.“ Come in first then.”
Eric limped inside. After a few steps, cold sweat was already seeping out on his forehead.
He stood there while Nicole casually took out a pair of men's slippers and threw them on the floor.
“Change your shoes first.”
Nicole walked inside and picked up the laptop on the sofa. She took out the flash drive and waited for it to boot up.
Eric's pupils shrank for a moment. His heart jumped violently.
'Damn it...' He felt guilty.
Eric looked at the men's slippers on the floor and could not calm his heart down.
'Besides me, other men came here too? Why does she have men's slippers here? Is Clayton Sloan a frequent visitor?'
He wanted to question her, but when he saw Nicole, his voice box felt like it was cut open. He opened his mouth, but he could not make a sound.
'Was the lesson just now not deep enough? The situation finally eased up, so if I ask another question, I'll get kicked out to the streets!'
After some thought, Eric held back.
'It's all Clayton's fault!'
Nicole turned on the laptop, inserted the flash drive, and opened the folder.
What she saw was mind-boggling: “Old Classics”,“ Romantic Songs”, “President's Favorite Songs ”...
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Nicole thought, 'Old classics?! How old are these songs?'
She wrinkled her eyebrows. The folders in the flash drive were all songs that Eric liked.
This was certainly not her flash drive.
Nicole's face turned glum as she turned to look at Eric.
“This is the flash drive I left behind?”
Eric walked over, pretending not to know anything, and glanced at the folders.
When he saw “President's Favorite Songs”, his eyes narrowed slightly. 'This driver is too detailed!'
“Perhaps I was mistaken...” Eric touched his nose and spoke calmly.
Nicole threw the laptop aside and went to her bedroom to wash up. “You can sleep on the sofa, or in your car.”
“ I like to sleep on the sofa.” He quickly stated his preference.
Eric's face sank when he swept a glance at the gold
flower on the table by the door. He took advantage of the free time to reply to some work emails.
Nicole' s apartment had two bedrooms, but since Kai left, the second bedroom was converted into a study, so there was only one bedroom now.
Eric saw that photo of Nicole on the wall. A light flickered in his eyes.
He walked over, adjusted the angle and filter, snapped a picture, and posted it on his social media.
The caption was: “A perfect night.”
The picture and caption were self-evident.
Eric even deliberately blocked Nicole because of this. In a few minutes, his post gained traction.
Keith Ludwig: [Holy sh*t, Ferg! You're moving so fast! Isn't this Nicole's house? You both live together now? Where's Nicole? Why didn't you take a picture of her?]
Eric replied to his question. [She went to take a bath.
Nathaniel Ferguson: f Sigh... A large group of men just lost their love tonight...]
There were other comments as well.
[Congratulations! Mr. Ferguson and Ms. Stanton are simply a match made in heaven, a natural pair...]
[Wow, congratulations!] [What a great match!]
Eric breathed a sigh of satisfaction and leaned back on the sofa. 'So what if Clayton met the parents? I'm living in Nicole's house...'
Twenty minutes later, Nicole came out of the shower wrapped tightly in a large bathrobe.
Eric was playing with his phone with a meaningful smile plastered on his face.
'Why the hell is he smiling like this?' Nicole thought.
She took away the laptop and documents that were on the table and went back to her bedroom without another word.
Nicole's phone was left on the table. It suddenly rang.
Eric swept a glance at the caller ID, which made his eyelids twitch.
It was Floyd Stanton.
Nicole came out again to get her phone. She answered the phone and put it on speaker.
“Dad, you're still awake?” Eric stared at her closely. Floyd asked, “Are you alone?” “Yeah...”
Floyd advised her in a serious tone, “You should go out to drink, dance, and party at night if you don't have anything to do. You shouldn't stay home alone.”
Eric was surprised and pricked up his ears. 'My father-in-law is really different from others!'
“ I've thought about it... Clayton and Eric are both good options, but marriage has its risks, so you should think about it properly. You can have flings, but don't give up the entire ocean of fish just because of one small fry.”
Eric felt like he was smacked on the head. 'My father-in-law is too open-minded, right? Isn't this the self-conceited mentality that only scum would have? How can he teach his daughter this?'
Nicole laughed. “I know. I still have some emails to get to. Goodnight, Dad.”
“Okay, goodnight.”
Nicole closed the bedroom door. Eric thought about it and could not sit still.
He walked to her door and was about to open it. However, the door was locked. Eric sneered. 'Is she safeguarding herself from me?'
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Eric silently went back to the sofa.
He was anxious, resentful, and helpless, so much so that he simply could not sleep that night.
It was just after dawn when he fell into a deep sleep. Nicole woke up because of Yvette's phone call.
“Is Eric Ferguson in your house?”
Yvette asked such a direct question as soon as Nicole picked up.
Nicole frowned. Her brain was still muddled as she answered, “Yes...”
“F*ck! Are you really back together?! You're living together now? Is it serious or just a fling?”
After a moment of trance, Nicole finally came to her senses and caught the point.
“How do you know that he's here?”
“Eric Ferguson posted a picture on his page, so everyone in the circle knows that you were together last night!”
After Yvette said that, Nicole hung up and looked through Eric's social media, but it was blank.
Nicole took a deep breath and called Yvette back. “Send me a screenshot of his post.”
“No way! He blocked you?! Hahahaha! His tawdry move is too funny...”
He even needed to sneak around to post on his social media.
Soon, Yvette sent Nicole the screenshot. Nicole almost fainted after seeing it.
The photo was her portrait in the living room. His suggestive caption and reply to Keith 's comment made people's imagination run wild.
'This son of a b*tch Eric Ferguson did this on purpose!'
There were countless comments and likes in the screenshot, so everyone in the circle must know by now.
'That *sshole!' Nicole stormed out of her room in anger, but the living room was empty. The sofa was messy like it had been slept on, but he was no longer there.
'Huh... He ran quite fast!'
Nicole went to get freshened up and went to work.
Fortunately, Eric did not have too many friends that could see his post. Those people in the circle would not come to bother her either.
Liberty Technologies recently became a hot topic of discussion. Their arrogant attitude towards consumers and their rude demands led to widespread discontent. This matter made it to the international news and attracted bad publicity.
There were demonstrations and protests from consumers that forced the Liberty government to suspend the production of Liberty Technologies' braking system. A series of investigations were also launched.
At the same time, the sale of luxury cars with the brake system had to be suspended, but there was no intention to recall them.
Right on the cusp of this, J&L Corporation's artificial intelligence car was also exposed, and everything pointed to the faulty braking system from Liberty Technologies.
Artificial intelligence was the future. Since human life would be in the hands of an emotionless machine, they would need to be extremely careful.
The result would be tragic if they did not take this seriously.
The investigation process was no longer kept secret and was unconditionally released to the public.
Soon, the relevant international departments published a report on the investigation of the AI system, claiming that the system worked well without any malfunction or accident.
Thus, there was no doubt that the problem lay elsewhere.
In less than a month, Liberty Technologies fell from glory. The once sought-after core technology company became a fraud that everyone criticized.
Even though the investors behind Liberty Technologies were powerful, no one dared to stand up for the company in the face of international public accusations.
Soon, the European countries, Mediania, and Liberty, jointly set up an investigation team. With the full cooperation of J&L Corporation, the matter was clearly investigated.
There was a small defect in Liberty Technologies' components, but this defect was intermittent, so not every component had problems.
This was the reason that some owners claimed that there was no problem with their cars.
The results caused an uproar in the international arena.
Soon, the company announced the suspension of this production.
The artificial intelligence car came out of this unscathed and even got a wave of free advertising.
Gerard Lichman was satisfied with this result. He finally returned to Mediania in triumph and invited Nicole and Eric to dinner.
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Gerard Lichman was already there when Nicole arrived at the restaurant's private room.
Several familiar faces came back with Gerard.
She smiled and went up to hug Gerard. “Good work, Mr. Lichman.”
Gerard laughed. His elegant face was a little haggard, but he was more excited.
“ It's my job. Fortunately, we weren't a disgrace to the Medianian artificial intelligence scene.”
Nicole thought, 'He's got quite a big picture.'
After everyone exchanged pleasantries, they were relaxed and started chit-chatting.
“Let's order some food.”
Nicole said,“ It's on me today, so order whatever you like.”
Gerard hesitated for a moment.“ It should be my treat since I have to apologize to Mr. Ferguson.”
Nicole was surprised. “Apologize for what?”
Gerard thought that perhaps Nicole could help him out, so he told her about what happened that day.
When Nicole heard about Eric's reply, she could imagine what Eric felt at that moment.
Eric used to be in the military, so even if he became a businessman, his loyalty to the country was not to be doubted.
It was no wonder Gerard felt so guilty.
“Ms. Stanton, please help me to say a few words in a moment...”
Nicole smiled. “Of course.”
As they spoke, the door of the private room opened again. Eric came inside by himself.
He swept a glance at the people present and lingered on Nicole for a moment. He then smiled and went up to pat Gerard's shoulder.
“You must've had a tough journey.”
Gerard saw Eric' s attitude and breathed a sigh of relief. “No, it's not tough. You've already arranged everything nicely, so we were just running errands.”
If not for Eric's elaborate plan, they would not have won so beautifully.
At that time, if they directly accused Liberty Technologies, their investors would have wiped out J&L Corporation.
Eric did not have his usual cold attitude and replied to everyone's greetings. He had the patience of a boss.
Everyone was seated. Somehow, whether intentional or not, there was a single empty seat next to Nicole.
Naturally, Eric sat there.
He put one hand casually behind Nicole's chair.
Everyone exchanged subtle looks when they saw this.
Nicole feigned ignorance and flipped through the menu. She thoughtfully approached Gerard.
“Mr. Lichman, you worked the hardest, so why don't you order first?”
Gerard said, “That's not appropriate. We should let Mr. Ferguson order first.”
Eric's eyes sank when he saw the distance between the two of them, but he smiled as if nothing was wrong.
“Mr. Lichman, go ahead. Don't be polite. Everyone, just feel free to order whatever you want.”
His eyes turned cold as he watched Nicole smile at Gerard.
Everyone let loose after getting the word from Eric.
Gerard ordered a few dishes and handed the menu to Nicole, who handed it to the others because she did not want them to feel restricted with what they wanted to order if the three bosses ordered first.
While they were talking, Eric's hand that was resting on the back of her chair accidentally touched her hair, but he did not move away. Rather, he even fiddled with a lock of her hair.
Nicole shot a sidelong glance at him without any expression.
Eric met her gaze and suddenly felt his fingers tremble. He subconsciously retracted his hand.
'Damn it!' He was actually scared of her. The food and drinks were finally served.
Nicole and some other female employees ordered juice.
Gerard calmly and eloquently made a toast, mainly to Eric and Nicole.
The two of them lifted their glass and took a sip in response.
The atmosphere in the room gradually became lively. Eric got his driver to make transport arrangements for the others, so they could drink to their heart's content.
After three rounds of wine, Gerard took his glass and winked to Nicole, who was next to him.
Eric's face turned colder when he saw this.
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Gerard said, “Mr. Ferguson, we've known each other for so long now. I'd like to apologize to you for my previous slip of the tongue.”
Eric was silent for a few seconds. He then picked up his glass and downed the wine.
Gerard laughed and winked at Nicole.
Nicole cleared her throat and said, “Mr. Ferguson is not a petty person, so you don't have to take it to heart, Mr. Lichman.”
This was the first time she mentioned Eric during the entire meal.
Eric answered. “Yes, it's all in the past.”
Nicole thought about it. “Mr. Lichman, this also means that you're a bold and daring person who is very affectionate and loyal.”
“Is that so?” Eric's tone was cold.
Gerard was shocked by Nicole's sudden praise and returned to his seat.
Eric did not say anything. He only repeatedly thought about Nicole's praise to Gerard and the small interactions between them. 'When did they
become so familiar with each other?'
Nicole ignored Eric and only looked at Gerard during the dinner.
Eric was annoyed and drank a few more glasses of wine.
There was a couple at their table who was still in the honeymoon stage. Their intimate little gestures drew the envy of single people at the table.
Eric glanced at Nicole and saw that she was staring at a dish of shelled prawns on the table hesitantly.
He suddenly reached out and took a piece, then carefully peeled the prawn with his hands.
Everyone only thought that Eric liked to eat prawns.
However, Eric placed the deshelled prawn next to Nicole's mouth.
The crowd saw this scene and froze. 'Oh, turns out it's Ms. Stanton who likes prawns...'
Nicole looked down and froze for a moment. She calmly swept him a glance and did not take it, much less take a bite.
She smiled and leaned back in her chair, distancing herself from his hand and the prawn.
Gerard saw this scene and figured it out when he thought about Eric's post.
There was only one woman who could make Eric Ferguson peel a prawn for her.
Gerard asked, “So, you two really got back together?”
Eric paused for a moment.
Everyone waited in silence for the answer, which was an official announcement.
This was more reliable than any media source. Nicole smiled faintly without any warmth. “No.” Gerard's congratulatory words that were at the tip of his tongue were swallowed back.
Seeing Eric's gloomy face, Gerard instantly regretted asking this question so openly.
This situation was obviously Eric's unrequited love. Eric was humiliated.
The other people at the table felt so awkward.
Suddenly, Eric laughed and took away the prawn. He looked at Nicole with his dark eyes and knocked on the chair.
“I'm working on it.” He was too humble.
Everyone immediately understood what was happening.
“Good luck, Mr. Ferguson!”
“Yes, we support you!”
Eric curled his lips. The alcohol got to his head. Looking at Nicole's calm and collected face, he felt a little bitter.
He suddenly moved closer to Nicole. His breath reeked of alcohol as he coaxed her in a soft voice,“ We even stayed together last night. Why are you so heartless?”
Although his voice was low, the people nearby could still hear it clearly if they wanted to.
Nicole was infuriated at the mention of this.
Eric caused so much trouble for her that day. 'Eric is simply sick in the head! I should've just crippled his leg and thrown him onto the streets!'
Nicole turned to look at him coldly. Her eyes flickered, and Eric felt like she was drunk even when she did not drink.
She let out a light laugh, attracting everyone's attention.
“It's just one night. Don't you know that it's for fun?”
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Nicole swirled the drink in her glass. Her fingers were long, slender, and flawless like a beautiful work of art.
Nothing happened between them that night. Even if something did happen, this was her answer.
Eric wanted people to misunderstand their relationship, so she would deal with it in her own way.
He was making such a big show of it even before he managed to win her heart. It showed how much Eric was hung up on Nicole.
From an outsider's point of view, Nicole was the more open-minded one among them.
Thus, Eric's advantage was considered worthless.
The people around heard it and wanted to pretend that they did not hear anything.
This was too much information to bear. Who dared to laugh at Eric Ferguson?
Gerard choked for a moment. 'I was wrong... I shouldn't have asked Nicole to help me! These two were like fire and ice!'
The meal ended up being tasteless. Fortunately, it was not too awkward. Everyone went back satisfied.
Gerard followed Eric's people out to make arrangements, so Nicole and Eric were left in the private room.
Nicole picked up her bag and wanted to leave.
Eric called out to her. Looking at her slim and beautiful back, he suppressed the restlessness in his heart and spoke.
“Do you know what's the difference between me and Gerard?”
Nicole was speechless.
He stood up and walked over.
“His wife has been his classmate for eight years, and now they're ready to have a second child.”
His voice was low and raspy as he stared intently at her.
Nicole was puzzled by this sudden drop of random information.
Eric continued, “I'm single, so you should look at me more.”
His words were tinged with jealousy and bitterness.
Nicole pursed her lips and swept a glance at Eric speechlessly. She then turned on her heels and left.
Eric was really annoying.
It was drizzling and windy outside.
As soon as Nicole went out, the driver came to pick her up with an umbrella.
Nicole never had the habit of driving after a business dinner even though she did not drink.
Once Nicole left, Gerard came back and saw Eric sitting there like a statue, with a cigarette in hand.
He walked over and patted Eric on the shoulder. “Mr. Ferguson, you still have a long way to go...”
Their relationship returned to normal after a meal. They were both adults, so they would not get hung up over an insignificant issue.
Eric took a puff and resumed his usual cold and noble temperament.
“Are you making fun of me?”
“I won't dare.” Gerard denied it. “Let me ask you something.” Gerard said, “Ask away.”
Eric solemnly examined his expression. “Do you usually have much contact with her privately?”
Gerard's face turned white. He understood what Eric meant. 'Was he jealous of me tonight?'
He pushed up his glasses. “Mr. Ferguson, I don' t have much contact with her. You're there every time we meet.”
Gerard wanted to make it clear because he did not want Eric to blame him just because Nicole did not like him.
Eric knew that Gerard was telling the truth.
'Heh, so she did this just to provoke me? I just had to make a fool of myself in the second half of the dinner...'
Eric stubbed out the cigarette in his hand with force. His fingertips turned white.
He looked at Gerard with raised eyebrows. “For that project involving Clayton Sloan, it'll be more worthless the longer it's delayed, right?”
Gerard nodded. “I'll urge them to speed up the progress.”
Eric got up and patted Gerard's shoulder.
“There's no rush. We just got through such a major
event, so let the scientists take a break.” Gerard was speechless.
The next day at the Stanton Mansion.
Nicole lived in her apartment for two days. Although it was quiet, it was inconvenient. She thought of getting a long-term nanny.
She went back home for lunch. Even though Floyd did not see Nicole in two days, he felt like it had been a month and was so excited to see her. He ordered all her favorite food to be made and kept putting food on her plate.
Kai shook his head with jealousy on the side with Tigger on his lap. He stroked Tigger's fur with his left hand while he held a soup spoon with his right hand.
“Dad, Lil N isn't your only child!” Kai gritted his teeth and reminded his father.
Floyd perfunctorily picked up a piece of mango and put it on Kai's plate. “Eat it.”
Kai gulped. “I'm allergic to mangoes!”
Floyd looked at him with surprise. “Since when are you allergic to mangoes?”
Kai was speechless.
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Nicole smiled and changed the topic. “K, aren't you going to film a movie? Are you leaving today?”
Kai replied, “Mhmm. It's mainly to bring some popularity to the newcomers. This batch of rookies isn't that great.”
Nicole said, “I heard that your new girlfriend is also a rookie?”
The paparazzi snapped a picture of him and a new actress that was rumored to be his girlfriend.
Kai paused for a moment. His eyes flickered as he glanced at Floyd, who was next to him.
He coughed. “We broke up.”
Kai only used himself to create hype. Not many of those “girlfriends” were real. It was just to raise their popularity.
Nicole smiled awkwardly. “That's good...”
Floyd sneered and slapped the table. “What kind of boss are you? Do you think you're a decent person if you change girlfriends like you're changing clothes?”
Kai almost choked on his soup. 'How am I not a decent person?!'
“Dad, didn't you always tell Lil N not to give up the ocean of fish for a small fry?!”
Floyd was so angry that he wanted to slap Kai.
“Look at what you're saying! How can you compare to your sister? You're lucky for someone to be interested in you. How do you have an ocean of fish? Hah!”
Tigger wagged its tail and jumped off Kai' s lap to Nicole's lap to avoid getting involved.
Kai's heart suffered a huge blow.
After a scolding from Floyd, Kai left with his head hanging.
Nicole waited for him in the car.“ I'll send you to the office.”
Kai frowned. “You don't need to work?” “Grant gave me a day off!”
As soon as Kai left the house, he was in the spirit and resumed his superstar coolness.
When he reached the entrance of the office, a sweet-looking female artist with a slim body waved at him very enthusiastically. Kai smiled and waved back.
Nicole was surprised. “Who is she?” Kai looked at her. “My new girlfriend.”
Nicole was speechless. 'So, he doesn't ever take a break?'
Dominic Young did not expect the Stanton siblings to come together. Kai sat on the sofa lazily while going through the script.
He only did one film a year and had the right amount of exposure to remain mysterious while keeping his firm status in the industry.
Nicole just wanted to have some fun and did not expect a certain someone to bother her as soon as he heard the news of her arrival.
After a while, Dominic' s assistant knocked on the door.
“Mr. Young, Xander said that he has something important to discuss with you.”
Nicole froze when she heard Xander's name.
She had been so busy recently that she almost forgot about him.
Xander would message her, but she never replied to them, so he gradually stopped sending them.
Nicole just felt that he was an eyesore because he had Eric's face and his sissy temperament.
She wanted to avoid Xander, but Dominic nodded and allowed Xander to come in.
'Damn it... It's too late to hide...' Nicole rolled her eyes at Dominic, who felt very wronged.
Dominic thought, 'Isn't Nicole Xander's sugar mommy?'
Kai just watched the drama without a word. He acted as an invisible person.
“Hello, Mr. Young. Ms. Stanton, you're here too?”
Xander spoke in a surprised tone. Nicole was amazed that his acting skills had improved so quickly.
It was really close to a professional level.
It seemed that his training did not go to waste!
Nicole laughed. “Xander, you've received a lot of endorsements recently, right?”
Xander nodded happily. He did not say anything awkward because he was delighted to see Nicole.
He walked over and pinched Nicole's sleeve.
“Yes, thanks to you, Ms. Stanton. I miss you...”
Although those endorsements were for small goods, did not generate much money, and made him so tired, it was still better than nothing.
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Dominic Young smiled at the side without saying a word. The corners of his mouth twitched.
Those endorsements were leftovers that no one wanted, so Dominic packaged it for Xander at a price that was not very profitable.
What was more, Xander started off with low-level advertisements, so it would be difficult for him to shoot high-end products.
However, no one told him about these.
Nicole smiled. “No need to be polite. You should thank Mr. Young for taking care of you.”
Xander asked, “Ms. Stanton, why don't I treat you to dinner?”
' In the meantime, I can get a paparazzi to snap a picture. What a great opportunity! ' Xander thought.
Nicole shook her head and refused. “I have to send my brother to the set later, so let's take a rain check.”
“The set? Is Mr. Kai filming a movie?”
Xander was surprised and delighted. If he could play a role in Kai's film, his status in the industry would be instantly elevated.
Nicole looked at Kai. “Yes, it's still under wraps.”
Xander' s excited face was indescribable. “Then can you arrange a role for me?”
Nicole was his financial backer, and Kai was Nicole's brother.
They were family, so arranging a role should not be difficult.
Xander did not think that his request was excessive.
Kai and Dominic Young were silent and dared not make a sound.
Nicole said, “Fine, then come along.” It was just a matter of a word anyway.
Xander was so thrilled that he almost went to hug her, but Nicole's stern look made him hold back.
Kai did not react, neither did Dominic.
That was because they knew that for an insignificant role, it would be considered lucky if Xander managed to be in the final cut of the film. If he did not perform well, they would just cut him out.
Xander' s face tied him down to play only one role, which was Eric Ferguson.
Since it was almost time, they went to the set.
In order to get this role, Xander simply exerted all his strength.
While serving Nicole with fruit and drinks, he would also ask her all kinds of questions to make sure she was alright.
Kai and Dominic went together and arrived on set long ago.
Xander walked smugly behind Nicole.
With his financial backer coming to set to support him, Xander thought that it was just a matter of time before he became an A-lister.
Nicole was not in a hurry to leave. She sat in the gazebo on the side to watch the action.
Suddenly, she saw a familiar person. She waved her hand excitedly. "Jules?!”
Julie Nixon turned around and looked at her for a while before she walked over happily.
“President Nicole, aren't you very busy?"
Nicole heard the sarcasm in her voice, but she was not offended.
“ I sent my brother here and will leave in a while. Why are you here?”
Julie brushed her hair and lifted her chin in the direction of an actor.
“One of my staff is here as the artistic director. Roman is also here as the third male lead.”
Nicole understood. Julie' s company was involved in quite a wide range of businesses, so Nicole did not think too much about it.
Suddenly, Julie's smile stiffened.
“Who's that woman next to your third brother?”
That woman was nestled in Kai's arms as she whined. Kai took a step back and dotingly stroked her hair.
Nicole saw it and replied, “Oh, that's his new girlfriend. She seems to be the second female lead.”
Julie's face changed a few times before she regained her composure.
“Changing girlfriends again? Mr. Superstar is really amorous! ”
“He's just playing along. It's all fake.” Nicole explained.
The corners of Julie's lips twitched. 'Is it really fake? Or perhaps it only started off fake... '
However, Julie was in no position to care.
The second female lead ran over to Julie and Nicole.
The female lead's iconic prop was on the table nearby.
When the second female lead took the prop, she did not notice that a set of car keys with a teardrop jade pendant was placed next to it.
At that moment, the car keys fell to the ground, which made a crisp sound.
The jade pendant split into pieces. Julie and Nicole's faces changed dramatically. “Stop right there!”
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Julie Nixon picked up the car keys and jade pendant with trembling hands and heartache.
Nicole frowned. She knew that Julie treasured that jade pendant the most.
“What did you do?”
The second female froze for a moment and looked at the ground, annoyed and disdainful.
“I didn't do it on purpose.”
After that, she turned around to leave.
“Is it justified if you didn't do it on purpose?” Julie's eyes were red. “So, you're saying that I deserve it?”
The second female looked at her speechlessly.“ How much is it? I'll just get my boyfriend to compensate you.”
Nicole furrowed her eyebrows. “You can't even apologize?”
The second female lead recognized Nicole. When she heard this, she dared not retort.
She paused and bit her lower lip. It was not hard to apologize, but that woman was aggressive and too annoying.
“Lil N, it's notlike you don't know me. Your brother will help me out, so just leave it be.” Nicole's eyes sank. Her voice suddenly turned cold. “What did you call me?”
For a moment, her eyes were frosty and indifferent.
Lil N?
Only her close friends and family could call her this.
How could a small- time actress that she was not familiar with call her Lil N?
The second female lead saw Nicole's glum face and wondered how this nickname offended this princess, but she could not afford to mess with Nicole.
“Lil N. That's what I heard your brother call you.” She looked at Nicole cautiously.
Nicole's gaze was extremely dull. “That's my brother. You're a different story.”
This sentence trampled that actress' pride under her feet.
The actress' eyes turned red.
At this moment, Kai walked over. “What's wrong?”
The second female lead immediately jumped into Kai's arms and complained in an aggrieved tone.
“ I didn't do it on purpose. I accidentally dropped her things on the floor, she's Lil... Your sister's friend...”
Kai frowned. When he saw Julie squatting on the ground with the broken jade pendant in her hand, his face changed dramatically.
Everyone close to Julie knew that the jade pendant was the only thing Julie's grandmother gave her before she died.
It was a very important memento.
“You can compensate her for me. It's just a piece of jade. No one even knows if it's real...”
“Shut up!” Kai rebuked her with a glum face.
He walked over and looked at Nicole, who looked away, not intending to speak for him.
Kai was silent for a moment. He walked over and squatted down next to Julie.
He raised his hand and stroked Julie's hair.
Julie's shoulders trembled slightly because she was crying.
He froze for a moment, not knowing what to say. Julie was usually very strong, but her grandmother was her only soft spot.
“Jules...”
Julie did not look at him. She took a deep breath and suddenly stood up. The bottom of her eyes was clear.
“I still have things to do, so I'll get going first.”
After that, Julie took the jade fragments and left in a huff.
Kai was just about to chase after her when Nicole stopped him.
“K, not to mention your girlfriend isn't that pretty, how can you date someone with such a bad character? She broke Julie's things without even apologizing. Does she think that she's above everyone?”
The second female lead cowered and did not expect Nicole to be so straightforward.
Kai's face was glum. His gaze was clear and cold as he glared at the actress.
“I...” The actress wanted to explain herself.
Kai was expressionless.“ I'll get someone to send you back. Your role in this film will be replaced by Anya.”
Anya was her rival. This was tantamount to breaking her career.
Kai walked away. The second female lead anxiously followed him to explain, curry favor, and apologize.
Nicole rolled her eyes. 'Serves her right!' She called Julie, who answered.
“Nikki, don't worry, I'm fine. I just got back to the office. See you at our next gathering.”
Nicole told Julie about what Kai had just done, trying to make Julie feel more relieved. Julie's breathing was heavy, but her tone was much lighter.
“I'm relieved to know that your brother isn't blind.” After hanging up, Julie received a message from Kai. [Jules, I'll personally make an identical one for you.] She did not reply.
Read Novel "The Divorced Billionaire Heiress" chapter No.560
Nicole sat there irritably replying to emails. Kai was not filming today, so she had to pick him up.
She did not notice that there was another person next to her, holding a small fan and gently fanning her.
Nicole raised her eyebrows. “Xander, what are you doing?”
It was a cold day, so why was he fanning her?
Xander looked a little embarrassed and squatted next to her chair.
“I'm afraid that you'll feel hot, but I'm also scared that you'll get too cold.”
Nicole wanted to gag.
He carried over a plate of fruit.“ I just cut this. Ms. Stanton, do you want some?”
Nicole pushed it away. “No, thanks.”
Xander did not mind it and looked at her with an affectionate smile.
“ I really didn't expect that Mr. Kai would arrange such an important role for me. I got to be the second male lead!”
Nicole raised her eyebrows in surprise. Second male lead?
“I know it must be because of you, Ms. Stanton. How can I thank you?”
Xander's face that looked so much like Eric's flashed a feminine smile. It just looked so out of place and unpleasant to the eyes.
Nicole looked away and laughed. “Maybe it's because of your acting skills...”
“I definitely won't let you down!”
Xander put his hands together in assurance and attentively took a small piece of fruit with a fork. “Ah...”
Nicole was bewildered.
She did not open her mouth, nor did he intend to stop. It would be awkward if this continued.
Thus, Nicole could only lower her head and take a bite. She did not eat another piece after.
Xander squatted down next to Nicole because there were no other chairs around. He looked like an obedient little puppy telling her about the gossip and drama he had come across in showbiz.
Nicole laughed perfunctorily from time to time. She was still hung up on Julie's broken jade pendant.
The jade pendant was designed by Julie's grandmother. It was the only memento Julie had of her grandmother, so Julie must be devastated that it was broken.
At this moment, she suddenly heard someone's respectful greeting from not far away.
“Mr. Ferguson, with you here, our film will surely be blessed with great ratings!”
Nicole frowned and turned her head, meeting a pair of grim eyes.
He was standing under the eaves of the building on the opposite side of her gazebo. No one knew how long he had been watching her.
Xander' s hand that was holding up a piece of fruit shook slightly, so the fruit fell to the ground.
For some reason, Xander was so scared when he heard Eric's name that he turned pale.
They were in a competitive relationship.
Although Eric had money and status, Xander thought that Nicole preferred himself.
Otherwise, Nicole would not have supported him to this day.
Thinking of this, Xander regained his courage to feed Nicole another piece of fruit. “Ah...”
Xander thought that Nicole would surely protect him no matter what happened.
Nicole subconsciously opened her mouth when the fruit was right next to her.
After she came back to her senses, it was already too late.
She looked in the opposite direction, but the man under the roof had already disappeared.
'Good.' Nicole breathed a sigh of relief. ' It's good that he saw... This way, he'll probably give up on me now, right?'
She still felt annoyed and stood up from the chair.
Nicole glanced at Xander. “You should go for the shoot. The director is calling you.”
Xander looked over at the other side and saw the director waving at him.
He restrained his excited heart and trembling hands then looked at Nicole happily.
“Ms. Stanton, after I'm done with the shoot, I'll personally send you back to the hotel.”
After that, he ran off without waiting for Nicole' s reaction.
Nicole looked at him in amazement. 'Why would I need to stay in a hotel?'
In a flash, she finally figured it out. To him, she was his sugar mommy, so it was his obligation to serve her.
Nicole sneered. Her eyebrows were stern and delicate. A trace of disgust flashed in her pretty eyes.
When she turned around, she saw the man who was just standing under the roof right behind her.
His eyes were grim as he stared at her with a hint of despair.
'WTF! He scared me!'