Clayton raised his brows. “Yvette said that Sean will pick her up. She wants to give him this opportunity, so she’s telling us not to wait for her and to go first.”Nicole opened her mouth. “She’s not that kind of person!”Yvette loved to play around but never put any man in her heart.She just played with them in the palm of her hands. The only person who had touched her heart, Grant, came to a premature end, so why was she suddenly so keen on Sean?Was she serious about him?Clayton smiled. “Liking someone will change a person.”His voice came from his chest, and Nicole felt her heart beat a little faster.“Are you trying to say that you’ve also become unlike yourself?”Clayton’s eyes flashed as he lowered his head to look at her while walking easily.“You caught the point. How clever…”Nicole paused slightly. “Now I’m a little curious. What were you like before, Mr. Sloan?”Clayton stiffened for a moment. His voice was a little raspy. “You’ll have an opportunity to unders

Grant still sent Nicole to Director Sven’s hospital.The injured area was obviously the ankle, but she got a full-body physical examination.At this time, Ian and Grant had already left.Kai waited for Nicole outside with Julie while he sized up Clayton, who was on the side.Clayton had a faint smile plastered on his face. He clearly looked like he was in a good mood.Kai could not help but laugh. “Mr. Sloan, are you that happy that my sister was injured?”Clayton froze. His smile faded slightly as he looked at Kai.“I’m not happy because she was injured, Kai. Please don’t misunderstand.”Since Kai was Nicole’s brother, Clayton made sure he used 120% of his patience when facing him.Kai smirked. “Although my dad and big brother told me to be polite to you, to be honest, I don’t approve of Nicole being with you.”Julie cast a sidelong glance at Kai and wanted to say something, but she shut her mouth instead. There was a trace of helplessness in her eyes.Clayton frowned solem

Clayton looked at Nicole deeply as he held her hands in his, steady and powerful.“You don’t have to apologize, Nicole. I will explain it to them when it’s necessary. Nothing is more important than you.”His eyes seemed to carry too much affection. Nicole’s heart thumped violently. She could not help but want to turn away, but she felt that it would be too deliberate.She shook her head and hurriedly said, “I still think it’s better to hide it. Unless Lil Michael himself senses that something is wrong, this secret can’t be easily revealed.”Sometimes, telling the truth was like destroying a person’s world.How could she bear to do that to the boy?Clayton smiled and did not say anything. He was well aware of the situation.Perhaps this secret could not be hidden for much longer.However, Nicole’s proposal was still heart-warming.Clayton pushed her to the window to look at the scenery as he changed the water for the vase by the side. He was free earlier, so he took the chance

Nicole was a bit stunned at the question.Make it public?So soon?She was not mentally prepared for it.After a few seconds of hesitation, she looked at him.“Now’s not the time yet, right? When some time passes…”It was not time for their relationship to be made public yet. Once it was made public, it was bound to set off a storm both inside and outside the circle.It would even ripple into the stock market and cause turmoil. Thus, Nicole had to be prepared for it.Besides, their relationship was not stable enough yet, and the consequences of rashly making their relationship public were too great…It was not worth it.Seeing Nicole’s troubled look, Clayton suddenly laughed.His tone was low and gentle, and his eyes were a little helpless.“It’s okay. I’m not an unreasonable person. I’ll wait however long I have to, but on one condition…”Nicole raised her eyes and looked at him.His eyes gradually deepened as he paused.“When you’re discharged, don’t go back to the Sta

Toto pursed his lips. Of course, he was not qualified to ask Nicole’s friend to excuse himself.He put down the thermos in front of Nicole.“It’s your favorite soup, low calories, and low fat. It’ll nourish your beauty and health…” He thoughtfully poured a bowl for her.Nicole had eaten a lot of Toto’s food, so she naturally did not think of him as a scourge.Toto was completely different from Eric.She took it and stirred it with a spoon. The fragrance wafted over. It was indeed good.However, she did not forget that Toto’s sudden visit must have something to do with Eric.She put down the bowl and looked at him.“How did you know I was hospitalized here?”Toto smiled. He already prepared the wording and was just waiting for Nicole to take the initiative to ask him!“Of course, it was Mr. Ferguson who told me, Ms. Stanton. He really cares about your every move! There was a mudslide at the mountain you went to. Mr. Ferguson is there now delivering relief supplies to help re