Nicole turned back to look at Luke and sized him up seriously for a few seconds. She smiled.“Fine, since you’re so decisive, I’ll compromise. 49% is the least I’ll take.”Seeing Luke’s dissatisfied expression, Nicole said in a calm voice, “Mr. Youngblood, you should know that nowadays, although there are many entrepreneurial platforms and entrepreneurs, no company that just emerged has been acquired for $200 million. I didn’t ask for much, and you want a lot. Don’t you think that your company will only go further by standing on the shoulders of the Stanton Corporation?”The acquisition of Z Technologies was said to be a win-win situation, but it was still a loss for Stanton Corporation.Thus, even if Luke was dissatisfied, Nicole could only compromise so much.She had already offered him whatever she could.If Luke continued to argue, Nicole might as well give up the acquisition and go back to prepare for the lawsuit.Luke froze for a moment and nodded his head.“Okay, but I h

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They could see from the huge capital of $200 million that their efforts were not in vain.This elation washed away their worries about the future.With their current strength, getting $200 million was already a huge success compared to their peers.What else could they not be satisfied about?Luke’s girlfriend smiled. “Since it’s good news, why don’t we celebrate together with dinner?”Everyone immediately agreed and looked at Luke.Luke nodded. Everyone then rushed outside in an instant.--Nicole got into the car and sighed.Logan came into the car and asked, “President, do you think that Luke will backtrack?”Nicole shook her head and narrowed her eyes. “He won’t. He’s a smart man and knows the advantages of maximizing his benefits.”“Then why are you sighing?”Logan did not understand.Nicole pursed her lips and sighed regretfully.“$200 million is too much…”Logan was speechless.Later, Nicole consoled herself.“Nevermind. It’s

Clayton touched Nicole’s belly gently and promptly changed the topic.“The baby isn’t making a fuss, right? Have you had any other reactions lately?”Nicole’s attention was drawn away. She shook her head and looked down.In the past three months, her belly did not bulge and only felt different to the touch. However, her morning sickness was gone.She could eat and drink without issues.The nutritionist’s recommendations worked well. Her figure did not go out of shape at all. This was also why she did not feel any discomfort so far.Suddenly, Clayton came closer and looked up at her in surprise.“Your belly moved just now! Did you feel it?”His eyes were bright like stars shining in the dark.The tip of Nicole’s heart trembled slightly.Nicole did not want to disturb him, but she still could not help but say, “Yeah, I felt it. I was just hungry, so my stomach was growling…”Clayton was speechless.Nicole did not want to leave the office, so Clayton called the nutritionist an

The entire company’s middle and senior management were almost all scolded by Kai.As soon as Julie went in, she saw a file being hurled at her.“Get out! Didn’t you hear me? What kind of proposal is this?! You might as well go be a clown!”Julie shuddered and dodged it.When Kai did not hear the sound of the door closing, he turned around.He froze when he saw Julie slowly walking over.Kai paused, pursed his lips, and looked at her again before speaking.“Who’s this? Why don’t I recognize you?”Julie was dumbfounded and a bit confused.Kai did not greet her with his usual warm and fuzzy greetings, so Julie was not used to it.She touched her nose, walked up, and put the dessert in front of him.Julie smiled and said, “You haven’t been home for a few days. Don’t you think that you’re overworking yourself, Mr. Stanton?”It was rare for Kai to see Julie thinking about him. His bad mood disappeared in an instant.Kai snorted.“I didn’t say anything about you when you didn’t

Nicole’s belly grew bigger by the day.Nicole felt uneasy because she had never been a mother and had no experience in this aspect. Thus, she paid extra attention to every change in her body.In her last trimester of pregnancy, Nicole became a little temperamental. Even she herself felt that she was being unreasonable.When Nicole was alone with Clayton, she felt annoyed looking at him, but when he was not in sight, she felt angry.Due to that, Floyd picked Nicole up and took her back to the Stanton Mansion.Clayton did not say anything, packed his clothes, and stayed with Nicole.Floyd chattered with the butler all day long, but Nicole somehow felt relieved.Clayton also felt relieved. He would only go to the office once every few days. Most of the time, he would just work from home.The company was left to Kai, so Floyd was mentally prepared to lose money.Floyd had the least expectations for Kai. He only wanted Kai to keep the company afloat without going bankrupt until Gra