Nicole lowered her eyes. “Forget it. I can’t drag you into my mess because of my selfish reasons.”

She knew very well that Eric would not believe a simple photo.

Eric was only so mad just now because he did not come to his senses.

Nicole withdrew her gaze and smiled. “Goodnight, Mr. Sloan.”

“Goodnight.”

She went back to her room.

Nicole took a shower, changed into her pajamas, and was called over by her father to have a video call with the rest of the family.

Grant had some work matters to discuss with Nicole. After the two of them sorted it out, the heaviness on Grant’s brow remained unabated. At that moment, Kai showed up on the screen.

Kai yelled, “Are you really dating Clayton Sloan?!”

Nicole knew that Kai was the biggest gossip queen in their family.

“No!”

She was speechless.

Kai let out a sigh of relief.

“That’s good. You can have a fling, but don’t take it seriously. If you do, you’re really a lost cause.”

Nicole was speechless.

Grant said, “K has a point.”

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