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After a long silence, a deep and upset voice finally came from the living room.

"When did that happen?"

When they turned back, they saw Kai’s bloodshot eyes that were filled with restraint and shock.

Julie laughed and looked indifferent. "Not long ago. Roman and I have known each other for so long. We got along well, so we decided to be together. I guess we fell in love over time."

Kai’s handsome face was incredibly gloomy. His fists were clenched tightly, so much so that the veins on his arms were bulging.

He was exasperated.

Nicole saw the bad situation and immediately cleared her throat. "I just mentioned it in passing. Jules, you shouId’ve told me earlier, then I wouldn’t have asked."

Julie smiled and glanced at Roman with a gentle smile.

"I asked him to come over so that I could tell you."

Julie did not expect to be interrupted by Nicole’s sudden

question.

Nicole said, "Congratulations! I’ll always support your decision."

"Thanks."

Nicole smiled and felt a little complicated. She thought,

Poor Kai...’

She found an excuse to send off Julie and Roman.

Then, she turned back and looked at Kai’s red eyes. Nicole pursed her lips and sighed.

"K, just forget it..."

One was her bestie, while the other was her brother. What else could Nicole do?

Kai’s face was cold. "No! I won’t just let her go. We have to break them up!"

Nicole was speechless.

She could not understand the concept of regret after losing someone, nor could she explain it.

’Do all men have this kind of inferiority complex?!’ "I’m not gonna help you. You’re on your own!"

’Why do men not cherish their women when they’re with her and only think that the woman is valuable once they lost her? That’s ridiculous!’

Nicole took her bag and prepared to leave, but Kai called out to her in a hoarse and repressed voice. "Lil N..."

Kai’s eyes were red as he looked at Nicole silently for a full three seconds. He took out his wallet from his pocket and handed it to her. "Feel free to swipe all my cards! You’re the only one who can help me now..."

Nicole did not know if she was enticed by the money, but she suddenly felt soft-hearted when she saw him like this.

He did not seem like he was just playing around.

Nicole took out a black card with no limit and patted his shoulder.

"Fine. I’m not doing it for the money, I’m doing it for you and Julie, for the sake of your happiness."

The corners of Kai’s lips twitched as he spoke against his will, "Thanks, sis..."

Nicole laughed. She certainly did not lack money, but she would not refuse money that fell from the sky!

These limitless cards were like bricks for her to become the richest person in the world. She would not miss a single piece!

Since she took Kai’s money, she had to help him.

Nicole asked Kai about his past with Julie so that she could think of the right way to approach this.

Kai was very reluctant, but under Nicole’s coercion, he finally opened up.

"She’s your classmate. I had no interest in her at first, but she came to me and said that she fell in love with me at first sight."

This love at first sight compared to falling in love over time really seemed a bit sloppy.

"I didn’t want to be with her back then. At that time, my ex- girlfriend kept pestering me, so I wanted to use Jules to drive my ex away..."

Nicole listened to his sob story. Every time Nicole could not bear to listen to it, Kai would embellish himself and think that what he did was reasonable.

After a while, his face turned a little gloomy. "I won’t let that pretty boy get his way!"

Nicole pursed her lips. "You’re a scumbag!"

Once Kai heard Nicole scolding him, he touched his nose and hastily spoke before Nicole changed her mind. "Is one card enough?"

Nicole was speechless.

Seeing that Kai was so sincere, Nicole came up with a few methods to go about this.

“First, you need to calm down for a while. Wait for  Julie and Roman to have problems, then take advantage of the situation to shoot your shot. Then we’ll see how it goes...”

Actually, Nicole was not hopeful for Kai.

If she was Julie, she would not have chosen Kai.

’All men are scums!’ Nicole thought.

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Kai questioned Nicole’s methods, but since Nicole was Julie’s bestie, she would understand Julie best. Thus, Kai had no choice but to half-heartedly do as he was told.

Nicole was on the trending topics for three days, during which Stanton Corporation’s and Ferguson Corporation’s stocks soared to such heights because of Nicole’s hype alone. Everyone was envious.

Many high society ladies followed in  Nicole’s  footsteps and intentionally got paparazzi to sneak shots of them.

They also wanted to use this opportunity to become bigwigs in the business and entertainment circles.

Unfortunately, none of them created much of a splash.

Every time one was photographed, it would be brought out and compared with Nicole.

[How can they be so shameless to buy the trending topics with that figure? Do they think that we’re stupid?]

[They can’t even compare to our career-focused President Nicole!]

[These high-society ladies should just concentrate on spending money. How can commoners like us afford such big diamonds? They even hired people to create fake accounts to compliment them saying that they’re goddesses on earth. Do they think that we’re blind?]

Thus, when the board proposed to let Nicole wear their new product for street photography again, she refused.

Nicole did not want to use the same method a second time because being too deliberate would only turn people away.

Thus, for some time, Nicole purposely avoided the possibility of being on camera. She would also let Grant attend some public occasions in her stead.

Ferguson Corporation.

Just as in the past, Old Master Ferguson would go to the office every once in a while, to show his face. One reason for it was to remind the old shareholders to abide by the rules. The second reason was to keep an eye on Eric’s movements.

The spies that he had placed around Eric at the beginning were almost gone.

As time passed, the old man felt like he was losing control over Ferguson Corporation, let alone his grandson.

However, Old Master Ferguson still had some power in the company, so no one dared to neglect him.

When Eric came out of a meeting, Mitchell reported that Old Master Ferguson was waiting for him in his office.

Eric wrinkled his eyebrows and walked in. "Grandpa, why did you come over?"

Old Master Ferguson’s eyes were shrewd and sharp as he looked at his grandson and grunted. "We have reached an unprecedented level of cooperation with Stanton Corporation? Why didn’t I know about such a good thing?"

He threw the magazine on the table.

Whether it was the online media or the newspapers and magazines, all of them covered the cooperation between Ferguson Corporation and Stanton Corporation, which was made to sound like the strongest union in the business world.

Eric put one hand in his pocket. His gaze was dark and gloomy for a moment. "Don’t you know now?"

"Nonsense!"

Old Master Ferguson was exasperated by Eric’s attitude. "Since Nicole mentioned the cooperation between both our

companies to the public and didn’t avoid the gossip between you two, it means that you still have a chance. Since you don’t want to consider other women, then you need to marry Nicole again."

Old Master Ferguson unapologetically stated his purpose of coming this time.

Originally, Old Master Ferguson had given up on the Stanton family, but a simple photo of Nicole could make Ferguson Corporation’s stock skyrocket, which showed that this woman’s potential should not be underestimated.

If Nicole married into another affluent family, they would become Ferguson Corporation’s rival. Instead of this, Old Master Ferguson would rather Nicole marry into the Ferguson family.

Hearing this, Eric’s face turned a little dark. He laughed lightly.

"Now that the Harrison family is out of the game, you’re setting your eyes on the Stanton family again? You sure change your allegiance fast!"

Before this, Old Master Ferguson was busy introducing Eric to various high-society ladies for a marriage alliance. Since Ivy Harrison’s scandal was public knowledge, Old Master Ferguson changed his mind just like a businessman.

Old Master Ferguson was so angry that his face turned red. "Bastard! I’m just doing this for your sake! Do you not want to marry her anymore? Did you give up on her?"

Eric fell silent.

Old Master Ferguson’s tone softened. "This is the best of both worlds. I’ll make this marriage happen even if I have to risk my reputation."

Eric’s eyes narrowed slightly. His gaze was cold and sullen. "No need. Don’t interfere in my affairs with her."

Eric knew very well that once others intervened, it would only make Nicole more resistant. Old Master Ferguson laughed coldly. "I won’t embarrass us by going to the Stantons. I’m just here to give you a suggestion."

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Eric frowned while Old Master Ferguson spoke unhurriedly.

"With your slow and indirect methods, I’m afraid that she’ll only take one look at you when she’s unmarried at 40 or 50 years old. By then, it’ll be too late and you’ll just waste your time for nothing. It’s better if you can do something irrevocable  and get her pregnant, then she’ll have no choice but to be with you."

Eric’s face was cold and sullen for a moment.

His eyes were sharp and cold as he looked at Old Master Ferguson. His voice was icy. "She’s Nicole Stanton!"

Nicole was not a pushover that would not fight back when she was bullied.

With the whole Stanton Corporation behind her, was she a regular woman who could be controlled at will?

Offending Stanton Corporation would just leave both companies in defeat.

Old Master Ferguson let out a cold laugh.

"Of course I know that she’s Nicole Stanton. It’s because of her identity that the Stanton family can’t afford to lose their reputation. We can only use this necessary means to force them to let Nicole marry you."

Eric stared at the old man for a few seconds and sneered. " Oh? Then what kind of necessary means do you want to use?"

Old Master Ferguson raised his eyebrows. "Kidnap, date rape, accidents... Isn’t it easy to deal with a woman? As long as the media caught the two of you having a fling, she won’t be able to separate herself from you again. The

Ferguson family will then come out to apologize to her so that she won’t feel so bad. Then, everything will be fine. When the time comes, you can get your sister to come back. It’s been long enough, so I think Ingrid learned her lesson."

When Eric heard this, he was shocked. A dense chill exuded from his heart.

How dare the old man use such a despicable and underhanded tactic on Nicole?

Although Eric had such thoughts when he was angry, he knew that if he really did it, Nicole would probably kill him, let alone forgive him. That was simply a pipe dream!

Thus, Eric would not even think about it.

Seeing Eric’s silence, Old Master Ferguson felt a little smug.

"Don’t think about how underhanded it is, just as long as it works... Unless you want to stand by and watch her marry someone else and bear another man’s children? That would be setting a strong enemy for our family!"

To Old Master Ferguson, the Stanton family’s position was either cooperation or competition.

Right now, they each had their own strengths, but if Nicole married someone else, the Stantons would no longer have a cooperative relationship with the Fergusons.

What was more, Old Master Ferguson saw Nicole’s ability in the past two days and was even more reluctant to let such a woman end up with another family.

There were so many benefits that Nicole could bring to the Ferguson family.

"Grandpa." Eric raised his narrow eyes that were cold to the core. His voice carried a bitter chill. "Don’t try to hurt her. I won’t agree to it."

"What?"

Eric’s tone was frigid. "If you’re bored, go fishing, travel, or play chess. In short, you don’t need to interfere in my affairs with Nicole."

Old Master Ferguson’s face was ugly as he narrowed his eyes. "Don’t tell me that you don’t want this?"

"I do, but I’ll use my own methods. I won’t be so despicable and shameless to do something irrevocable."

Eric’s voice was extremely cold.

Eric was a gentleman and would not treat a woman like this, especially Nicole.

There was tension between the grandfather and grandson pair. Old Master Ferguson narrowed his eyes as he glared a t Eric. He was infuriated.

"Fine, if you don’t do this, don’t regret it."

Old Master Ferguson sneered. He had already made up his mind.

Just as he stood up and took two steps, Eric called out to him before he could leave.

The old man was secretly smug as he thought, ’This kid is still too young. As long as the method works, who cares about the process? Eric must’ve regretted it!’

Eric’s voice was hoarse and stern as he said, "I’ll have someone take care of you 24/7 without leaving your side. If you dare to do anything behind my back, you’ll be sent abroad for a period of convalescence, just like my mother."

"Boom—"

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Old Master Ferguson’s body shook viciously. He turned back and stared at Eric with a deadly glare, seemingly in disbelief.

OU..."

Eric called for someone to come in. "Send the Old Master back to the Ferguson Villa."

After that, Eric did not look at his grandfather again.

Old Master Ferguson’s face was red with anger. Eric was the grandson that he was most proud of and the heir that he had spent all his efforts to train.

Eric was different from his father, Charles Ferguson, who was conservative, cowardly, and had no ambition.

Since Eric was young, he was smart and bold, so Old Master Ferguson focused on cultivating Eric to be his successor. The company was handed to Eric when he was of age, surpassing Charles. Thus far, Eric was very outstanding.

Until now, Old Master Ferguson suddenly felt that he had grown old.

He did not have any ability to make Eric listen to him anymore.

After Old Master Ferguson left, Eric sat on the chair tiredly with his brow knitted. The dim light seemed to swallow him up.

Mitchell came in with some documents. "President..." "Speak."

”There’s news from abroad, some confidential information for you."

Mitchell handed over the sealed file. It was a secret and channel that even Mitchell could not pry into.

Eric lifted his eyes. "Got it. What is Toto doing these days?"

’That useless fatty should be thrown into the Seine!’ Eric thought.

Mitchell hesitated for a few seconds. "He’s rearing fish for you in Imperial Gardens in the fish tank that you bought from the foreign auction, but five batches of fish have already died..."

The air had a chilly silence.

"Get him to come to work tomorrow and be my bodyguard."

Mitchell froze, then nodded without a change in expression before he left and closed the door behind him.

’Bodyguard? In case of danger, Toto will be the first to run!’ However, Mitchell dared not question Eric’s decision.

A new bar opened in Atlanta. Thus, Yvette, who loved to have fun, had to go check it out.

Yvette called Nicole just after work to grab a drink together.

When Nicole arrived at the bar, there was no raucous and lively music, nor was there a group of handsome men and women dancing, which was somewhat depressing.

’Is this even a bar?!’

The inside of the bar was extremely sad with miserable music that made people dispirited.

Nicole walked around inside and saw quite a lot of people. ’ Why didn’t anyone comment on this environment? How is this happy hour?’

The bar manager saw Nicole, who was dressed exquisitely. Although in the dim light, he did not recognize Nicole, he could tell from her handbag and watch that she was the ultimate rich woman in town.

He hurriedly welcomed her. "Miss, what service do you need?"

"Change the music. It’s horrible!"

The bar manager froze and shook his head in embarrassment.

"A customer booked out the venue tonight, and this is the music he asked for..."

As a bar manager, he also knew that this kind of music was dreary and unfitting, but the customer paid and specified that they could continue accepting other customers with the condition that the music must not be changed.

"Would you like to go to a private room? You can’t hear the music there..."

Nicole pursed her lips and shook her head. "No, the box does not have this feeling!"

Yvette did not arrive yet.

She sighed and ordered several bottles of high-quality liquor for hundreds of thousands of dollars, then sat at the bar counter, waiting for Yvette.

The bar manager saw this and asked, "What other requests do you have?"

"How much does it cost to order a song? Should I book out the venue or the whole night?"

Nicole was adamant about changing the song because she felt like she would probably be so depressed that she

might actually jump off the building if she listened to it again.

The bar manager thought about the customer who was drunk in the private room and succumbed to the enticing power of money.

“Miss, it depends on your mood.” The mood to spend!

Nicole smiled in satisfaction, took out the card that Kai gave her, and slapped it on the table.

“Put on ’Staying Alive’ by Bee Gees!”

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The bar manager was stunned by Nicole’s.

Such an elegant and young woman wanted to listen to this old-fashioned song?

However, since she was the paymaster, her words were decree!

The bar manager dared not to show his surprise and looked at her with a smile as if he was looking at a mountain of gold.

"Of course! What else do you need?"

"Anything I need can be satisfied?" Nicole raised her eyebrows.

"Our customers’ needs are our motivation to improve ourselves."

The bar manager smiled. Everything could bow to money.

Nicole said, ”Turn up the volume then! Who can hear it with such a low volume? The lighting is also too dark to see anyone. Also, I want the blueberry cheesecake from Katelyn’s and luwak coffee from Banley’s..."

She pursed her lips and thought that she should not go overboard. "That’s all. Is that possible?"

The bar manager looked at her dumbfounded for a full minute.

He instantly regretted saying those words.

However, thinking about how she used hundreds of thousands of dollars on alcohol in such a spendthrift way and the black card slapped on the table, he immediately smiled. "Of course! These are small matters. I’ll get

someone to buy them immediately!”

Nicole was in a good mood. It was really rare to meet such a good-tempered boss, so she decided to be a frequent patron in the future.

In less than a minute, the depressing music was changed. " Stayin’ Alive" by Bee Gees resounded deafeningly through the bar.

The customers in the bar had not yet gotten out of the mournful atmosphere from the depressing music earlier when they were plunged into an upbeat atmosphere in the 1970s.

Yvette, who came late, was startled to hear such old-school music.

She ran to Nicole and looked at the people on the dance floor dancing to this music.

How strange!

"Nikki, is this a bar or a 70’s disco?!"

Nicole’s bottle of wine was almost empty. She turned to look at Yvette with misty and dazed eyes.

"Yeah, what took you so long?!"

Nicole waved and pointed to the cake in front of her with a smile.

"The bar manager has a really good service attitude! He can satisfy all my needs, so we should come here more often in the future."

Yvette looked at the several bottles of expensive high- quality liquor laid out in front of her and twitched the corners of her mouth.

’No, I don’t wanna come back here!’

Yvette was about to say something when she suddenly heard a loud curse and commotion from the stairs.

"I’ve already booked the venue, yet you dare to change the music at will?! I can make you go out of business!"

It sounded a bit familiar, and that person seemed drunk.

"What rich woman? You can’t afford to offend a rich woman, but you can afford to offend a young master like m e? I’d like to see which crazy woman wants to listen to

such an old song! My wife divorced me, ’Stayin’ Alive’ is the last song I wanna listen to!"

"Young Master Ludwig... Mr. Ludwig!"

Yvette tugged on Nicole’s clothes. Nicole also heard the cursing and swearing at the stairs. She took a glass of wine, walked over, and wobbly leaned in the corner,

watching the drunken Keith Ludwig appear out of the blue.

Keith was having a drunken fit and had pent-up depression that he did not get to vent out.

While he was on the way to look for trouble with that rich old woman, he saw Nicole standing in the shadow of the moonlight, looking at him with a cold gaze.

Seeing that icy gaze, Keith stumbled. ’That rich woman with such strong preference is actually Nicole?!’

When Keith wanted to take a step back, the person who was trying to stop Keith from behind did not stand firm and accidentally pushed him.

"Ah—" Keith let out a miserable cry and tumbled down the stairs.

He felt dizzy, light-headed, and giddy.

Keith fell to the ground and wailed in pain. "Stayin’ Alive" was still looping in the background, which made his head feel like exploding. He felt incredibly miserable.

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The bar manager rushed down to help the person up. " Young Master Ludwig!"

Everyone surrounded Keith in a tight circle. Nicole snorted coldly while Keith trembled.

The surrounding people gossiped as they watched.

"It’s over... Young Master Ludwig isn’t someone who could be offended! He certainly won’t let go of this woman..."

"Yeah, will Young Master Ludwig call the police and falsely accuse her?"

"Manager, what should we do? Should we give this woman away?"

Keith struggled to open his eyelids and unlocked his phone.

"Call and ask my wife to pick me up... This song is very good. Don’t look for trouble!"

Keith could not afford to offend Nicole, so he had to disassociate himself from her.

At that thought, Keith somehow passed out.

The bar manager shuddered and picked up Keith’s phone to make a call for someone to pick him up.

Nicole said in a cold and clear voice, "He’s divorced, so get his friend to come and pick him up."

With that, she found Eric’s number on Keith’s phone and threw it back to the bar manager.

She then took her bag and left the bar with Yvette.

The bar manager was apprehensive as he had some mental struggle on who to call. He called the contact named "Wifey" first.

However, it was disconnected in less than a ring. It seemed like this man was really divorced.

The next thing he did was call Eric Ferguson.

Eric heard this and was not bothered with the drunken Keith, so he sent someone to pick Keith up and did not show up himself.

Once Nicole and Yvette came out of the bar, a cold gust of wind made them shiver.

The two ladies looked at each other and smiled.

"You’re almost drunk. I’ll send you home..." Yvette looked a t the time and suddenly remembered that she did not drive. "Where’s your car?"

Nicole replied, "My driver sent me here." Yvette blinked. ’What a coincidence... Me too!’

Nicole took out her phone and comforted her. "I’ll get my brother to pick us up. You can stay at my place tonight..."

As she said this, a shadow suddenly flashed past them. Nicole did not notice it because the alcohol delayed her reaction speed. After that, her hand was empty.

In the shadows opposite them, a few colorful-haired punks flashed a malicious smile.

Nicole and Yvette looked at each other. They met trouble.

This bar was newly opened and was still unclaimed territory, so naturally, gangs would target the area.

”Yo, these two chicks are pretty hot! Wanna have some fun with us?"

They whistled like hooligans and looked like they were determined to get what they wanted.

It was two weak ladies against a group of gangsters. They were adamant like hungry wolves that came across little sheep.

When Nicole’s phone was stolen, she mostly sobered up. Her eyes were cold and stern as she stared at them.

"Give me back my phone."

"What will you do if I don’t give it back? If you kiss me, I can consider it..."

Nicole’s face was glum. These minions were no match for her.

However, Yvette did not know how to fight, so Nicole was afraid that Yvette would get hurt accidentally if they were to get into a fight.

While Nicole was hesitating, the hooligan who talked the most suddenly screamed and fell on the ground while holding his head.

A rock was thrown at his head, and blood was flowing profusely.

The person who came slowly from the entrance of the bar with a black shirt and pants looked completely different from his usual gentle and modest temperament.

’Clayton Sloan?’

Nicole blinked and thought she was hallucinating. Clayton had such a ruthless look that for a moment, she surprisingly thought that he was Eric.

Clayton dusted off his hands as if the rock he touched earlier was dirty.

"Mr. Sloan?”

Nicole was a little surprised. She was in the bar earlier but did not even see Clayton there.

Clayton smiled gently at her. ”Ms. Stanton, please wait  for a moment. I’ll send you back later.”

Those punks saw that Clayton was alone, so the fear earlier turned into anger. They then screamed and rushed up to Clayton.

Nicole was just about to help Clayton out, but Yvette pulled her back with a deadly grip.

"Nikki, don’t be impulsive! You won’t be able to get a boyfriend if you get into a group fight like this!”

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Nicole suddenly froze at Yvette’s words.

Yvette came next to Nicole and explained in a whisper.

"These people are no match for that guy. Just rest assured and give him a chance to perform!"

Nicole frowned.

Not even a minute later, the situation reversed.

Those colorful-haired hooligans screamed miserably. Some fled while some yelled to call the police.

Nicole said, "Is it their first day in the gang? Why would they call the police?"

Yvette also looked at those hooligans with disgust. "These gangsters just get weaker by the year. How can such wimps be in a gang?"

Clayton still looked gentle and elegant, but his clothes were a bit messy, so he looked a bit more cold and unrestrained.

Yvette waved her hand. "Hey handsome, you’re not hurt, right?"

Clayton smiled implicitly. "No."

He looked at Nicole, picked up the phone that was thrown on the ground, and handed it to her.

"Your phone is broken. I’ll buy you a new one."

Nicole took over her phone. It was indeed broken and turned off.

"It’s alright, Mr. Sloan, you’ve helped me enough today. Thank you."

Nicole had a spare phone in the Stanton Mansion, so even without this phone, there was no need to buy a new one at the last minute.

"No worries. Having this opportunity to heroically save you beauties is all I can ask for."

Clayton’s sleeves were casually rolled up. The light shone on his body, illuminating his muscular forearms and firm torso. He looked very different from his usual refined and gentle appearance.

At this time, his gentle eyes were rippling with warmth and delight, dispelling the cold and ushering in the light.

"I was fortunate enough to hear the song that you picked, Ms. Stanton. It’s a great song. My friends and I were so into it that I almost couldn’t make it in time to send you off..."

Nicole asked, "When did you come to the bar?"

"I was already there when you came." Clayton smiled with his eyes.

Nicole was a little embarrassed and wanted to burrow into the ground.

The moment Nicole went in, she was like a parvenu flaunting her wealth to the fullest.

’Oh no... My noble, cool, elegant, and beautiful goddess-like image is ruined! Had I known that there were acquaintances here... Sigh...’

Clayton’s smile deepened as he reached out to point to a car parked not far away. "I’ll send you ladies home..."

Nicole subconsciously wanted to refuse.

Clayton looked at Yvette, who was next to Nicole. "Hey pretty, give me a chance?"

Yvette raised an eyebrow and pulled Nicole along. “Okay! Since you know each other, theirs is no need to be polite.”

Nicole gave Yvette a blank look and helplessly followed.

As soon as Yvette got into the car, she told Clayton her home address, intending to give Clayton and Nicole some time alone later.

Clayton looked at Yvette with gratitude. His big hands held the steering wheel as he smiled and answered Yvette’s various tricky questions.

Yvette’s affinity for gossip was too strong. While talking with Clayton, Yvette sent messages to Nicole.

[Are you very familiar with this guy?]

Nicole replied. [You’re familiar with him too. He’s Lil Michael’s Dad.]

Yvette could not hold back her foul mouth for a moment. “F*ck!

The atmosphere in the car froze for a moment.

Yvette hurriedly changed the subject. “Mr. Sloan, thank goodness you’re there just now. You fought well.”

‘Turns out this flirtatious, wealthy, and handsome man is an old man with a child?’

In the blink of an eye, they arrived at Yvette’s apartment.

Yvette was reluctant to get out of the car.

“Nicole, give me a call when you get home!”

Yvette pursed her lips. She was not comfortable handing over Nicole to an old man who had child.

Nicole saw through her bestie’s thoughts.

“Okay, goodnight.”

When Clayton and Nicole were alone in the car, Clayton could not help but laugh.

”Ms. Stanton, that neighborhood has been a little rowdy lately, so you shouldn’t go there too often...”

Nicole pursed her lips. ”I was careless.”

She had never encountered this situation before probably because she usually went out with more people. Ian would also be there, so with more people, no one dared to mess with her.

Clayton thought about it and offered. "If you want to go, you can call me anytime.”

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Nicole raised her eyebrows. ”Mr. Sloan, I didn’t expect that you like going to bars.”

Clayton frowned. "Did I give off the impression that I like quiet places?”

”You just look like the type that listens to symphonies...” Clayton said, "Are you saying that I’m old and lonely?” Nicole pursed her lips. ”Don’t be so self-abasing.”

Clayton was speechless.

In the next second, the two of them involuntarily laughed out loud.

Ten minutes later, they arrived at the Stanton Mansion.

Yvette probably gave them a call, so Kai stood shivering at the door, waiting for Nicole.

The butler opened the gates, so Clayton drove straight inside.

Kai sneezed and went over to open the door for Nicole. ”You’re back so late and you’re drunk?"

Nicole raised her eyebrows and went around to reach out. ” Mr. Sloan, come in for a bit. Lil Michael should still be awake.”

Since he saved her, there was no reason to send him away after he drove her home.

Clayton pondered for a moment, nodded, and followed him "Sorry to bother you then.”

Floyd Stanton was watching TV in the living room. He carried Tigger in one hand while he hugged Lil Michael with his other arm, looking very at ease.

Clayton saw this scene and did not expect his son to adapt so well to staying here without any feeling of strangeness. I t was surprisingly harmonious.

Lil Michael wore tiger print pajamas. When he saw Clayton at the door, he waved. "Hi, Daddy!"

Clayton was speechless.

Floyd heard the commotion, stood up, and smiled. "Mr. Sloan, thanks for sending Lil N back. Please, sit."

Clayton politely and humbly greeted Floyd and said, "You’re welcome, I was just passing by."

He looked at his son and smiled helplessly. "Sorry to have bothered you these days. He must be very naughty, right?"

Floyd said, "Eh? No, Michael is the most obedient, well- behaved, and loveliest child I’ve ever seen!"

Clayton looked at Floyd’s heartfelt praise of Lil Michael, who was happily lying on Floyd’s arm and wiggling around.

’This pampering trick again! No wonder everyone loves him...’ Clayton thought.

Nicole returned home and warmed up. The butler handed her a small hand warmer. Nicole hugged it and sat on the sofa with a wool blanket draped over her legs. She looked lazy and relaxed.

"Mr. Sloan, don’t worry. Feel free to leave Lil Michael here. Our family is very fond of him!"

Lil Michael proudIy raised his chin toward Clayton. ’See, Pretty Lady complimented me!’

Clayton’s eyes turned. "I think we’ve disturbed you all for too long. Michael, why don’t you come back to the hotel with me?"

Lil Michael shrank nervously in Floyd’s arms. "No, I don’t want to!"

Floyd comfortingly patted Lil Michael’s small shoulders.

"Aww... Poor baby, it must be uncomfortable living at a hotel. Just live here then! Mr. Sloan, you can come over often to see Michael. Living in a hotel is really inconvenient. We can’t let the child suffer and he needs proper education."

Clayton, who was just lectured, did not know  what to say.

’How many bad things did Lil Michael say behind my back?! Why do I feel like I’ve abused my child?’ Clayton thought.

The butler came over with a few mugs of hot chocolate. "Mr. Sloan, have some. It’ll warm you up at night."

Clayton sat on the side and thanked him as he took a mug.

Everyone was holding a mug of hot chocolate. Before they finished drinking, Lil Michael fell asleep.

Floyd asked Kai to carry the boy upstairs to his room.

This was clearly not the first time Kai did this, so he could only oblige.

Clayton got up in a hurry. "I’ll do it..."

As soon as Clayton touched Lil Michael, the boy twisted his tiny body and muttered, "No, no... I don’t wanna leave..."

Clayton rolled his eyes and felt speechless when he saw that his son was pretending to be asleep.

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Floyd Stanton cooed on the side. "Don’t worry, you don’t have to go. Baby, go upstairs and sleep."

Lil Michael obediently muttered and settled down. Clayton carried his son. While lying on Clayton’s shoulders, Lil Michael pointed to the stairs.

"I wanna go back to my room to sleep!"

Clayton was speechless. ’Do you have to be so obvious when pretending?’

Nicole smiled as she looked at Lil Michael’s petulance. Everyone suddenly quieted down as they were afraid of waking the boy up.

It looked like no one could tell that this Lil Michael was just acting.

Clayton stiffened his body and could only carry him upstairs cautiously as Kai led the way.

Once they got to Michael’s room, Kai watched as Clayton skillfully tucked the boy in bed and could not help but sigh.

"Sigh... Fatherly love..."

Clayton froze for a moment. After Kai turned away, Clayton faintly glanced at Lil Michael’s face.

"Little sycophant!"

Lil Michael rolled over, obviously not wanting to hear his father talking.

Clayton went downstairs and watched the three Stantons talking and laughing.

Nicole said something, which made Floyd lose his temper

that he took the pillow next to him and threw it at Kai’s head.

Kai muttered aggrievedly, "Clayton has such fatherly love, what about our family?!"

Floyd was so angry that he wanted to hit Kai. "You destroyed the jade I’ve treasured for many years, and you still expect fatherly love?! Watch how I’ll beat you up!"

Clayton coughed slightly to make his presence known, so Floyd suppressed his anger and exchanged pleasantries with him.

"It’s getting late, so I won’t bother you any longer. Chairman Stanton, thanks for taking care of Michael. I’ll come over another day to pay my respects."

"Oh, don’t worry about it. Our family is missing a small child. I have so many children, but none of them can please me. Feel free to leave Lil Michael with me..."

After a few more words, Clayton left the Stanton Mansion. Nicole also went upstairs to rest. The wine she drank earlier finally kicked in and made her a little dizzy.

Kai followed Nicole and asked, "Should I ask how Julie’s doing?"

Nicole raised an eyebrow. "No. You both need some time to cool off. If you keep bothering her, she’ll only hate you more!"

It was better to let Julie date Roman without worries. Kai looked at her. "You’re right!"

The weather got colder as it was almost the New Year. Ferguson Corporation.

Eric’s narrow eyes carried a chill as he leaned back in his chair and held a cigarette between his fingers with his arm resting on the armrest. "Have you thought of something?"

Toto shivered as he sat on the side and looked at the book in his hand - "100 Ways to Keep Your Wife Happy".

He somehow killed a few batches of fish, so Eric made Toto come over to be with him every second of the day as a bodyguard.

Toto was initially quite confident that Eric and Nicole could reconcile, but the man did not go by the book, and the woman did not fall for any tricks, so Toto was all out of ideas.

"M-Mr. Ferguson... I think that I have no talent in this business. Maybe I’d better give up..."

Eric coldIy snorted as his icy eyes swept over Toto. "Do you want to be fed to fish in the Seine?"

"I think I can still try again!"

Toto forced a smile. ’Staying alive is still more important!"

He had been studying books all day and finally came up with a foolproof plan.

"Mr. Ferguson, you must create a pining and restrained image now. Don’t go wandering around in front of Ms. Stanton because you miss her, but be melancholy because you miss her so that you can get her attention!"

Eric touched his glabella. His voice was cold and deep. " How melancholy?"

The next night.

Clayton very diligently came to pick up Nicole from work

with the excuse that he wanted to see Lil Michael. Nicole had no reason to refuse, so she agreed.

She also offered to treat Clayton to dinner to show her gratitude for his help last night.

Clayton gladly agreed.

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After dinner and seeing Lil Michael, Clayton was a little hesitant to speak.

"Ms. Stanton, I’m going abroad to take care of some things and won’t be back until after the New Year, so I’m sorry to put Lil Michael in your care again."

Nicole raised her eyebrows. "That’s not a problem, but why so sudden?"

Usually, there were many things to get done before the New Year, but a person of Clayton’s status would not be that busy.

Clayton smiled. "There are some problems with a project abroad. The partner intends to break the contract, so I have to attend to it personally."

Nicole nodded in understanding. "Okay then. You can go ahead. Don’t worry about Lil Michael. He’ll stay here. You can video call if you miss him."

Clayton smiled faintly as his eyes flickered. He still did not manage to say some things.

He had a rough idea of how this problem with the project came about.

’That person will really do everything. He wouldn’t touch the project involving Nicole’s interests and extended his reach to my foreign projects... Eric Ferguson is really possessive over Nicole and doesn’t want anyone near her, huh?’ Clayton thought.

Clayton chuckled and looked as gentle as usual, without a trace of doubt on the surface.

Naturally, Nicole did not think about the underlying

meaning. After saying goodbye, she went back into the house.

She did a face mask and lay comfortably on the balcony as she hugged Tigger and read up on global stock trends.

The phone beside her rang, but she was too lazy to look. Nicole patted Tigger’s little butt. "Check who’s calling?"

Tigger’s artificial intelligence system automatically sensed it. "It’s Aunty Yvette..."

Nicole raised her eyebrows. "Answer it."

Tigger answered the call for Nicole.

Yvette’s voice came through. "Hahaha! Nikki, have you seen Eric Ferguson’s post?"

Nicole frowned. "I’ve long blocked him!"

Moreover, Eric Ferguson rarely posted on social media. Even if he did, Nicole did not want to see it because it was better to have fewer personal interactions between them.

Yvette’s laughter went more out of control. "Then he totally missed the mark! Hahaha..."

Nicole was curious. "What happened?"

Yvette took a screenshot of Eric’s post and sent it to Nicole.

Eric posted a photo of his side profile that someone else took of him. He was standing in his office as he looked up a t the sky at a 45-degree angle.

The caption was, "Life is finite, but I hope that I can give you infinite happiness, N.S."

Nicole saw this and was shaken. Her face mask fell off in an instant.

’Damn it! This son of a b”tch is going crazy again!’

Nicole immediately unblocked Eric and read the comments from the post, which was quickly gaining traction.

|Wow! Mr. Ferguson’s heart is really as generous as the sea!

|Wishing you both a long and happy life together!]

[Infatuated Mr. Ferguson, we believe that Ms. Stanton will be able to see your heart one day!]

|Finite life, infinite love. Mr. Ferguson is so philosophical!]

Nicole was so angry that her breathing started to get out of control.

Her face was blue as she made a phone call.

Ferguson Corporation.

Eric sat in his office with a complicated and ugly face as he stared at his phone.

He was enveloped in the dim light. His gaze was questioning.

"Are you sure that she’ll take the initiative to contact me after I post this?”

Toto found this chicken soup for the soul from the internet and even took the picture from a specific angle to make Eric look melancholy. He then confidently waited for the result.

”Don’t worry. Ms. Stanton  will definitely take the initiative  to contact you!”

Eric’s gaze was gloomy. He frowned until his eyebrows formed a straight line. His fists were tightly clenched.

The words were so sappy that Eric could not even bear to look.

With the increasing comments on this post, Eric was afraid that his arrogant  and indifferent  image would be completely ruined.

Eric felt like he was being unfaithful to his character.