For a moment, the banquet hall was dead silent.Those who were watching the show did not expect such a scene.Eric’s slap was ruthless. He used all his strength.He did not care that Ingrid was his sister.Ingrid laid on the ground and touched her cheek that was hot from the slap. She felt so dizzy because that slap was vicious.Her body was cold and trembling.She did not react for a moment.Wretched, wicked, ugly. All the derogatory words were not enough to describe Ingrid at this moment.Ingrid’s tears streamed down her face silently as she looked up in horror at Eric.Eric’s eyes carried such thunderous anger.She had never seen that kind of emotion in her brother’s eyes before.Now, this anger was directed at her.At this moment, Ingrid suddenly remembered her grandfather and her brother’s warning to her not to mess with Nicole.Her mind went blank.Ingrid would be abandoned by her family.She might even be kicked out of the Ferguson family!The mocking, contemptuo

Nicole turned to look at Maverick, who was speaking on the phone.Looking at Nicole’s warm gaze that was directed at Maverick, Eric instantly exuded a chilly aura.The people behind him did not know Maverick, but Eric knew about his identity.Maverick was the youngest person who had won the Breakthrough Prize. This record had not been broken thus far.Under his alias, Sunner, Maverick even solved the most difficult problem in Gerard Lichman’s project with ease.Eric had not seen Maverick for a while and did not expect him to appear next to Nicole at this moment.It was very irksome to watch them together.Eric stared at Nicole with his dark eyes. His temperament was awe-inspiring and noble as he stood there looking so high and mighty.However, Nicole did not care about his presence.Since they had already negotiated their terms, they did not owe each other anymore.Maverick hung up the phone and walked up to Nicole with a frown on his handsome and refined face.He lowered hi

Seeing Nicole’s hesitation, Jade said anxiously, “It doesn’t have to be an important position. Just a random manager or supervisor position will do. Since we’re family, you can’t mistreat your sister…”Nicole frowned. ‘The audacity! How did Jade get the guts to come and ask me for a position? The position she asked for is a senior executive too?’Before Nicole could say anything, Kai could not help but burst out in laughter.His lazy voice rang out.“Is it not enough to devastate Uncle Noah’s company? You still want to be a scourge here? Stanton Corporation won’t accept freeloading trash!”Nicole raised her eyebrows. ‘K, way to go! When did he learn to speak so well?’Jade’s face stiffened slightly.Kai’s words were too blunt and did not show them any respect.Jade was used to flaunting her status as the Stanton family’s Second Madam and showed off every chance she got.Everyone knew that she was a member of the Stanton family, so her words held some weight.“Kai, how can you

Mr. Anderson nodded in agreement.“By the way, Miss... Your birthday is coming up. What’s the plan?”If Mr. Anderson had not mentioned it, Nicole would have forgotten about it.Nicole’s birthday was coming up.Nicole chuckled and looked at Kai. “It doesn’t matter how it’s held. What’s important is my gift, right, K?”Kai shuddered as he thought about the fact that he had already spent $2.8 billion on her. He might as well just spend more.Mr. Anderson just laughed at Kai on the side.Originally, Nicole did not want to make her birthday party such a big deal. However, because of that little episode with Jade and Lydia, Floyd decided to make it a big fanfare.Stanton Corporation.Nicole had just walked out of the meeting room after the meeting when she saw Grant’s cold face as he walked to the door.She frowned. It was rare to see Grant so angry.Nicole thought about it and chased after him.“G, why are you so mad?”Grant’s face softened a little, but his voice still carri

Eric Ferguson stood there with a dignified aura and an extraordinary appearance.His presence was difficult to ignore.Eric was a natural leader and could command a scene wherever he went.His eyes were affixed to Nicole. This was not the first time he saw her looking so stunning, but she left him in a different state of mind each time.This time, he had a hint of nervousness under his calm and cool aura.As soon as their eyes met, everything around them seemed to stand still.There was silence.Eric could not hear anything from the outside world.However, Nicole averted her gaze in just a few seconds. ‘How is he even here?’ After Floyd finished his speech, everyone went up to exchange pleasantries and wish Nicole a happy birthday.Nicole responded appropriately to everyone.Yvette and Julie came over to her, but before Nicole could breathe a sigh of relief, she turned around and saw Eric walking over with a strong presence.Nicole was slightly stunned.When Eric got to h