Hearing this, Nicole lowered her head and laughed lightly.

She did not show a trace of panic or fear from Ines Xavier’s threat.

It was as if those words were insignificant and nothing more than a ridiculous joke.

When Ines was about to explode from anger, Nicole slowly said in a dull voice, “Ms. Xavier, are you only treating me like this because of Eric Ferguson?”

Having her thoughts exposed, Ines panicked for a moment but quickly calmed down.

There was no need for her to hide her affection