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Read Chapter 961 of The Divorced Billionaire Heiress-By I Wanna Eat Meat

When Nicole was still torn between asking what was in it, Grant had already made the decision for her.

Learn from past mistakes.

The past was a truly bloody lesson learned.

When Nicole fell in love, her whole family was apprehensive about any small movements.

’How did I get such a warm and loving family?’ Nicole thought.

Nicole smiled and walked over to take the document bag. ” You’re right. I can’t believe everything I hear. I should get to know his bottom line before I get sucked in.”

Grant looked at his extremely understanding sister with satisfaction. ’How sensible!’

Nicole raised her eyes and looked at him with a smirk.

“Big Brother, you’re also a man, so I’ll have to remind Aida of what you just told me too!”

Grant’s face changed slightly. He gritted his teeth.

“Are you my sister?!”

Nicole playfully stuck out her tongue, took her things, and left.

Grant was flustered and thought, ’She’d better not badmouth me in front of Aida!’

Nicole’s mood was much better all of a sudden.

She returned to the office with her things. Logan followed her in.

“President, I’m the one who investigated Mr. Sloan’s background. There’s some information that’s not on the document, so you can ask me.”

Nicole raised her eyebrows. “When did you…”

“When you returned to the apartment from the Stanton Mansion in the evening. I got a private detective in Liberty to investigate. The Sloan family kept their secrets well under wraps. Asking directly without preparation will certainly attract their attention.”

Nicole paused. “They didn’t notice?” “No.”

When Grant suddenly asked Logan to investigate this matter, Logan only realized after the fact that Clayton and Nicole were a lot closer lately.

Logan was the one who was too slow to react, which was unqualified as an assistant.

Nicole nodded and sat on the sofa, then opened the document bag.

After Clayton came of age, his information was separated from the Sloan family.

The Sloan family was huge with a deep and mysterious background. They had an extremely high status in the overseas circle of Medianians. They were involved in all aspects of society. The Sloans had complex identities in business and politics.

They were also very influential in the Libertian political scene.

Clayton seemed to be completely detached from the Sloan family, no longer interacting with anyone there. It was as if i t was a complete coincidence that his last name was also Sloan.

He slowly gained a steady foothold in Wall Street and became a leading genius in the securities industry, so no one cared what his background was.

In the spouse column, it was written, “widowed”. That was frank enough.

Clayton’s general information up to the present was laid out in the document.

Nicole raised her eyes and looked at Logan. “Is there anything else?”

These were just some basic materials that Nicole was not interested in.

Logan paused. His breathing was tense for a moment. Soon, he let out a sigh of relief.

He frowned and said, “President, Mr. Sloan is more complicated than we thought.”

Nicole raised her eyebrows. It seemed that Logan found out something that others did not know about.

“I’m sure that his information was cleaned up before. Even if I got a private detective to find these, it’s what he wants me to find out. However, there’s a rumor circulated in the Sloan family saying that the original heir of the Sloan family was supposedly Clayton Sloan.”

Nicole’s eyes shrank slightly.

She suddenly understood why Isaac Sloan had such a strong animosity toward Clayton, his nephew.

Clayton’s existence was potential trouble for Isaac.

It was not as simple as a matter of words to choose an heir to such a complex family and corporation.

However, Clayton’s soothing personality was clearly different from Isaac’s shrewd and street-smart techniques.

After some thought, Nicole took a deep breath and handed the document bag to Logan.

“Destroy it.”

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The two supervisors wanted to say something else, but in the end, no one dared to speak.

They knew Grant’s temper. Grant would not give them a second chance when they did something wrong.

Once they left, Nicole sat opposite Grant, puzzled.

“Didn’t you say that something happened to the project?” Grant lifted his chin. His face was cold as frost.

’those two you saw were bribed by someone and intended to sabotage the project. They were discovered by their subordinates.”

“Who bribed them?”

“Golden Sea Corporation, a woman named Ava York.” Nicole’s eyes narrowed. “It’s her?”

“You know her?”

“I’ve dealt with her before. Are there any losses to the project?”

“Not yet, but soon. Do you know who is the spokesperson that these two hired?”

Grant’s face was grim. He was probably really pissed off by this crazy woman.

Nicole shook her head. She was not aware.

Usually, real estate projects did not need spokespersons, unless it was a high-end construction.

Grant gritted his teeth. “Harvey Sage.”

Nicole was shocked. “The domestic violence guy?!”

Harvey Sage gained a lot of attention in the media lately, but it was all negative news.

He debuted at the same time as Fabian. Fabian shot up to fame and gained national attention while Harvey’s popularity took a dive.

He announced his marriage during the peak of his popularity and lost a lot of fans from it.

After his marriage, Harvey was rumored to be a domestic abused. He then lost more fans and even got banned by many resources. His reputation in Mediania was simply disastrous.

Anyone who got involved with Harvey was jinxed.

This soon-to-be ostracized male artist was signed as a spokesperson by Stanton Corporation?

Grant sighed in annoyance.

“These two are senior people, so they have autonomy in signing contracts. They signed Harvey Sage on privately just so that our products will be boycotted along with him.”

Nicole’s face sank. “We can terminate the contract, right?”

“It’s not worth it. The breach of contract is ten times the endorsement fee. Once the contract is canceled, our project will be dead before it’s launched.”

The office fell into silence. This was a tricky situation.

Nicole took the lead in breaking the silence.

“Isn’t Kai familiar with these things? He doesn’t have a solution?”

Grant was speechless. “Kai just said not to sign him and hung up after that. That’s simply nonsense!”

Nicole pursed her lips. “Hmm… I’ll think of a way then.”

“You?” Grant obviously did not believe her.

Nicole laughed. “Your sister has half a foot in the entertainment industry, okay? Don’t underestimate me!”

Grant laughed at her words. His face eased up a lot.

“Fine, you can handle it. If there’s no way, then leave it. The worst case is we’ll lose money and terminate the contract with him to preserve our corporate image. This is our bottom line.”

Nicole understood.

A spokesperson’s image was certainly crucial to the business.

If a spokesperson had a problem and was involved in scandals, it would have a ripple effect on the business. The biggest possibility is causing turmoil in the stock market, followed by bankruptcy.

Nicole smiled. “Grant, go on your date. You don’t need to be agitated by this kind of thing. I’ll get going then!”

“Lil N, wait…”

Grant hesitated for a moment and took out a thin brown document bag from the drawer.

His large, well-defined fingers knocked on the document. His tone was deep and cold.

“Don’t blame me for being nosy. K already told me about Isaac Sloan’s visit to our house today.

I know that trust between a couple is important, but you should also learn from previous lessons and grow wiser. You’ve been hurt once, so we have to be more careful. No matter how great Clayton is, he’s still a man, and men’s words can’t be trusted.”

Nicole was silent for a few seconds.

She immediately understood what was in that document bag.

It was material from investigating CIayton’s background.

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This question stunned Nicole a little. “Logan’s already married.”

Nicole remembered that Logan even took a wedding leave before this.

Clayton laughed.

“What a pity, I was planning to introduce a girlfriend to him.”

Nicole frowned. “How come I didn’t hear you mention it before?”

“I forgot. Must’ve been too busy…”

Nicole walked to the door. “I’m leaving now. Why don’t you go downstairs too?”

“Wait.”

Clayton took a flower from the vase in the living room and walked over. Nicole’s heart skipped a beat.

The delicate little Swiss lily was brought in front of her eyes.

“I hope this last gift today will make you forget the unhappiness from what you saw at the airport earlier.”

The pair of shoes was probably at the museum by now. The curator even called earlier to thank them and repeatedIy praised their generosity.

Nicole smiled and took the flower. “Thank you.”

Of all the gifts, this flower was the most normal one.

Clayton smiled and squatted down to put on her shoes.

Nicole really could not resist his enthusiasm. However, Clayton did it very casually like it was not at all worth mentioning.

After Clayton helped Nicole to put on her shoes, he stood up and looked at her with a smile. His warm eyes were overflowing with light.

“Nicole, I have a question.” Nicole looked at him.

“When will I be able to kiss you?”

Nicole’s face was reflected in Clayton’s eyes. Whenever Clayton looked at Nicole’s stunning features, he had to work very hard to suppress the urge to kiss her.

That was because he was afraid that she would not be able to accept it, that his abruptness would scare her.

When he was squatting down just now to help her put on her shoes, they looked like a husband who was sending his wife out the door.

The desire within his heart grew even stronger. Thus, Clayton asked what was in his heart.

Nicole was stunned by his straightforward question. She blinked and blushed.

For a while, there was only silence.

Clayton did not want to let her go like that. He stepped forward and approached her. Her shadow reflected in his eyes that looked so tender.

Nicole smelled his warm and calming scent, which put her in a momentary trance. However, she quickly came back to her senses and reached out to push him a little.

“Then you can wait for me to ask…” Nicole said quickly.

Clayton was puzzled as he smiled at her. “Ask who?”

“My father!”

Clayton’s face stiffened. Before he could say something, Nicole turned and ran out decisively.

She was trying to scare him.

If Nicole really asked Floyd, Floyd would probably take his fishing rod to beat Clayton up.

Clayton lowered his head and laughed. Suddenly, the phone in his pocket rang. His smile instantly faded when he took it out and saw the caller ID.

He picked it up. “Uncle Isaac?”

Isaac Sloan’s devilish voice came through, “I’m in Mediania. Shall we meet up, Nephew?”

Clayton’s eyes sank. The depths of his pupils seemed to have a layer of frost that was piercing cold.

“Sure.”

“By the way, I’ve met the Ms. Stanton that you like so much. You have a pretty good eye, huh? She’s pretty and comes from an affluent family. It’s certainly not easy for you to get associated with them, huh?”

Clayton’s face turned cold as he hung up the phone.

He was not in the mood to talk nonsense with Isaac. There was also not much affection between them to speak of.

Stanton Corporation.

Grant held an emergency meeting for the top management because of a major accident in one of their projects.

When Nicole arrived, Grant had already talked to two supervisors for half an hour.

The two supervisors’ faces were as pale as paper. They were also trembling. It looked like the conversation was very frightening.

Grant looked up expressionlessly. “This is the company’s decision. You’re both fired. Go to HR to settle the procedures and leave with dignity.”

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Michael ran out happily. Clayton laughed helplessly and made way for Nicole. Nicole swept a glance at Clayton’s home decor, which was cozy and very comfortable to look at. ”Did you come to see me for something?” Nicole nodded her head. “Isaac Sloan went to my house…”

Clayton’s face changed slightly. His smile froze at the corners of his mouth.

Nicole told him what Isaac said, word for word.

”I think that you should be aware of this and make preparations early.”

Clayton was silent for a few seconds. For those few seconds, his eyes were indifferent without a touch of warmth.

Soon, he regained his gentle smile. Clayton raised his eyes to look at Nicole.

’Thank you for telling me this, Nicole. It seems that I’m already your person.”

Nicole was dumbfounded. ”Your focus is just as off as Kai’s!”

Clayton laughed with a playful glint in his eyes. ”Your attitude is my focus. No one else matters.”

Clayton reached out and took Nicole’s hand, which made the tip of her heart tremble and tingle.

“I may be in trouble this time, Girlfriend…”

Nicole paused. This was the first time she saw Clayton so vulnerable.

“Do you need help?” Clayton chuckled. “Yes.” Nicole said, “Tell me.”

“You have to always stand by my side so that I can always have motivation.”

Nicole was speechless.

Clayton smiled and stroked her hair. “Don’t worry, Isaac is no match for me.”

Nicole looked at him. “Is there nothing you want to say to me?”

What Isaac said about Clayton infuriating his mother was such a private matter that should not be so easily said, but Nicole could not ask too directly either.

Clayton’s eyes darkened. His smile froze for a moment.

“Isaac is a liar, so don’t believe a word he said. It’s mostly Isaac’s doing that I left the Sloan family. That’s because he wanted all the inheritance rights.”

Nicole frowned. “Then, you left willingly?”

Clayton’s eyes flickered. “You know, Lil Michael has encountered many dangers since he was born. If I don’t leave, Michael will only encounter more problems. My second uncle has lost his mind just because of the Sloan family’s inheritance.”

He paused for a moment. His face was not very pleasant, even his lips were pale.

“At that time, I wasn’t on good terms with my parents, so I can only leave everything behind. Instead of fighting to the death for that bit of assets, I might as well stop interfering with them and take a step back to resolve this conflict.”

“Mr. Sloan, how generous of you, but you didn’t get anything in return for your concessions. On the contrary, he’s still chasing after you and even wants to force you into bankruptcy.

I guess he’s now eyeing your foreign assets. Are you really not going to do anything about it?”

Clayton bowed his head and curled his lips. A rare trace of coldness appeared on his face.

“Don’t worry, he doesn’t have that ability to take what’s mine.”

After all, Clayton could stand firm on Wall Street without relying on his Sloan family background.

If Isaac dared to steal what was Clayton’s, Clayton would certainly chop off his hand.

Nicole secretly let out a sigh of relief. ’Looks like I was just overthinking it, but Clayton is still avoiding the subject about his parents, so it won’t be good to ask directly.

Forget it… I’ll find out when the time comes…’

She smiled and stood up. “Well, I still have work to do tonight. Why don’t you go downstairs and play games with Lil Michael?”

“Are you going to the office? Shall I drive you?” Clayton stood up and wanted to get his coat.

Nicole smiled. “No need, Logan will come to pick me up.”

Clayton nodded. After all, Clayton was not at ease leaving Michael here alone. Otherwise, he would have insisted on sending Nicole to the office.

“Does Logan have a girlfriend?”

Clayton could not help but feel jealous that Logan could spend so much time with Nicole.

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Isaac Sloan laughed. ”The Sloan family can certainly afford to support Clayton. If he goes bankrupt, he can start all over again, but if his father is gone, Clayton will never have a chance to see him again.”

Nicole sat there in silence, not saying a word. Isaac made his ploys known to all.

However, they did not know which among them was true or false.

Isaac was really open about such a backstabbing trick.

”I know this may be a bit inappropriate, but we have no other way to make Clayton return to the Sloan family. After all, he’s one of us. Rather than toiling away outside, why not serve his own family?”

Isaac made it sound like this was all for Clayton’s sake to let Clayton return to the Sloan family.

Nicole hesitated for a moment and smiled.

”This is a matter of great importance, so I can’t make this decision alone. Mr. Sloan, give me some time to think about it.”

Isaac breathed a sigh of relief. He looked confident as he tidied his collar and smiled with certainty.

”This is all for Clayton’s sake. Ms. Stanton, you don’t need to feel guilty. Clayton will return to Sloan Corporation as a boss, not a slave, so please think about it.”

Isaac stood up and continued, ”Then I’ll get going. Ms. Stanton, once you’ve made a decision, I’ll immediately send someone to talk about the cooperation.”

Nicole also followed and stood up. “I won’t see you off then, Mr. Sloan.”

Isaac nodded and followed the butler out the door.

Nicole sat back down. The smile on her face faded as a chill crossed her eyes.

“You get it now?”

Kai silently nodded. “I really underestimated Clayton before. I didn’t expect him to be so attached to a child that isn’t his…”

Nicole rolled her eyes. She did not expect Kai to still be stuck in the same state as earlier.

“Don’t tell anyone about Lil Michael’s identity. He’s still too young.”

Kai nodded. “I know. We gotta protect the child’s fragile little heart…”

Nicole laughed. “No one else can know about this.”

“I won’t say anything, but there’s no guarantee that Isaac Sloan won’t say it. Look, he said this secret so casually and clearly didn’t care if news of this spread out.”

Nicole fell silent.

To Isaac, the matter of Clayton raising someone else’s child was not enough to ruin Clayton’s reputation. The fact that Clayton married his brother’s woman was more shameful.

Nicole took a deep breath and stood up with her phone. ” I’m going out.”

Kai clicked his tongue. “You’re going to tell Clayton?”

“Yeah, this thing is wrong no matter how I choose, so I’ll just let him choose for himself.”

It was Clayton’s choice whether or not to return to the Sloan family. After all, he was an adult with mature reasoning.

Nicole would not be instigated by Isaac. She drove back to the apartment.

Upstairs.

Nicole rang the doorbell.

Clayton did not expect to see Nicole outside his apartment. He opened the door and looked at her with a smile.

“Ms. Stanton, welcome…”

Nicole chuckled. Lil Michael heard the movement and ran over with his short legs.

“Pretty Lady, I love you!”

Clayton’s face turned glum. ’This boy really won’t miss a chance to hug Nicole.’

Nicole did not mind and stroked Lil Michael’s hair.

”Lil Michael, my apartment is right downstairs. Kai bought me the latest AI robot that can remotely control Tigger. Do you want to go and check it out?”

Lil Michael’s eyes lit up. He smiled so widely that his eyes squinted into a thin line. He nodded excitedly.

Nicole told him the password and said, “Go on then, we’ll join you downstairs later.”

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Nicole looked at Isaac Sloan with a faint smile. Isaac was truly worthy of being the heir of the Sloan family because he was so generous with his offer.

However, there was a revolting sense of superiority in Isaac’s speech and demeanor.

Isaac was clearly very different from the modest and polite Clayton.

While Nicole was scrutinizing Isaac, he was doing the same to her.

In the end, Kai could not help himself and spoke up.

“Give up cooperation with Clayton just to cooperate with Sloan Corporation? This tumultuous operation is really confusing. You’re his uncle, right? Aren’t you digging a grave for your nephew by doing this?”

Kai’s bluntness made it a little awkward. Isaac laughed. “Yes, that’s about right.” “Mr. Sloan, I don’t quite understand.”

Why did Isaac mention Clayton and the Sloan family separately, as if they were not related?

Nicole’s eyes were indifferent. She suddenly remembered Lil Michael’s comment earlier.

“He’s a scumbag too!”

“Ms. Stanton, it seems that Clayton didn’t tell you too much about the Sloan family. I heard that he has been pursuing you. Now, I can see that he’s not very sincere about his feelings either.”

Isaac shook his head. “This is how he is. He always has a mask of hypocrisy so that people can’t see through his true thoughts.”

Floyd stood up in annoyance. He was somewhat impatient to deal with this petty man.

“Lil N, you guys talk. I’m tired, so I’ll go up and rest.”

Nicole stood up and nodded. “Okay, Dad. Have a good rest.”

There were only three people left in the living room.

Kai had no intention of leaving. Since this was about his little sister’s happiness, he had to figure it out.

“Mr. Sloan, you came so suddenly and haven’t met Clayton yet, right?”

“I’ll meet him sooner or later. This time, I came to Mediania for cooperation and to bring Clayton back.”

Isaac smiled and continued, “Speaking of which, I still need you to cooperate with me to do this, Ms. Stanton.”

Nicole smiled. Mr. Anderson brought up her coffee.

Nicole took it, had a sip, and put it down slowly.

Isaac’s face stiffened slightly. He did not expect Nicole’s attitude to be so calm like she was not at all curious.

He pondered for a moment and spoke again.

“I’m not sure if you’re aware of this, Ms. Stanton. Clayton previously insisted on marrying his brother’s woman and raising his brother’s child as his own. This is big treason in our family. Due to this, Clayton took the woman and the child and left the Sloan family. He has since cut off all ties from us.”

Nicole lowered her eyes and smiled calmly. “I’m aware.”

Isaac was stunned. ’How does she know? Clayton really told her everything?’

Kai was shocked for a moment. “Wait, what?! Clayton married his brother’s woman, and that child is his brother’s? Not Clayton’s?”

Nicole glanced at Kai in disdain. ’Pathetic!’

Isaac hooked his lips. “Yes, it’s not his child.”

Kai looked surprised and pursed his lips. “Then why didn’t he say so? Previously, he even…”

Isaac said, “He probably felt ashamed. After all, marrying his brother’s woman isn’t something to be proud of. Once it’s exposed that the child isn’t his, he’ll only have more stains on his reputation.”

He smiled and looked at Nicole. “I didn’t expect Clayton to tell you all this.”

Nicole raised her eyebrows. “Clayton is afraid that it’ll be bad for the child when things are exposed. That’s why he didn’t say anything.”

She looked at Kai, who immediately realized that these two explanations had completely different meanings.

Isaac’s dark eyes sank. “But he must not have said that he pissed off his mother.

After leaving the Sloan family, he never once went back to visit her. My brother, who is also Clayton’s father, is critically ill. This time, I came to Mediania to bring Clayton back to visit him.

Most of Clayton’s investments are in Stanton Corporation’s projects, so Clayton will only give up when Stanton Corporation stops working with him.”

Kai said, “It’ll also make him go bankrupt, right?”

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Clayton frowned slightly. He saw Nicole’s bewildered face and explained, “Isaac Sloan is my second uncle and the heir of the Sloan family.”

Nicole nodded. Clayton never mentioned the Sloan family to Nicole before. Since the Sloan family came to Mediania, Clayton would probably find the opportunity to tell Nicole about it.

Lil Michael waved his fist. “He’s also a scumbag!”

Nicole raised her eyebrows. ’It looks like the Sloan family isn’t very harmonious…’

She laughed and did not say a word. If she had known earlier, she would have gotten Logan to investigate more about it.

They sent Lil Michael back home to rest. Nicole did not stay long when she received a call from Floyd.

Floyd sounded quite upset. “Lil N, we have guests, so come backhome.”

In the end, Floyd added, “Come back by yourself.”

His words implied that Nicole should go back alone and not take anyone with her.

Nicole let out a faint “mm” and said goodbye to Clayton and Lil Michael.

Stanton Mansion.

The butler, Mr. Anderson, came to open the door for Nicole, who got out of the car and asked, “Who’s the guest?”

Mr. Anderson shook his head, indicating that he did not know either.

Nicole went inside and saw Floyd sitting upright with a serious face. Opposite him was a man in his thirties that had a fake and perfunctory smile on his face.

On the other side, Kai sat across the table, looking handsome and bright-eyed. He carelessly glanced at Nicole, who appeared at the door.

“Lil N, you’re back!”

Nicole smiled and walked over. “Dad, Third Brother, this is The man in his thirties looked like an elite businessman with a cold sharp light in his eyes that was very shrewd.

Before Floyd spoke, the man stood up.

“Ms. Stanton, this is our first time meeting. I’m Isaac Sloan, the President of Sloan Corporation.”

Isaac stretched out his hand. Nicole smiled faintly and shook his hand. Her eyes flickered slightly as she heard of this name just now.

Kai added at the side, “Lil N, he’s also Clayton’s second uncle.”

Nicole smiled. “Yes, Clayton mentioned it.”

Isaac raised his eyebrows. “How rare! I didn’t expect him to mention me in front of you.”

Nicole pursed her lips. “Mr. Sloan, how can we help you?”

Isaac’s narrow eyes flickered, which gave people an uncomfortable feeling because he looked like he was scheming something.

“I want to cooperate with Stanton Corporation.”

Nicole smiled lightly. “Mr. Sloan, what kind of cooperation do you want to talk about?”

It was probably not so simple. If Isaac was here with an opportunity to make money, Floyd’s expression would not be so glum.

Moreover, there was no reason for Isaac to talk about cooperation at their home.

Obviously, Isaac came with conditions.

Isaac took a deep breath and said, “Clayton Sloan’s AI project with Stanton Corporation was very well hidden. The Sloan family is more or less disappointed to learn about this matter. You should know that Sloan Corporation’s core business lies in artificial intelligence. Whether it’s sales, research, or contacts abroad, Sloan Corporation is a hundred times stronger than Clayton himself.

If Stanton Corporation is willing to give up your cooperation with Clayton, Sloan Corporation is willing to use all of our strength to expand research and manufacturing of the product. We’ll also increase the investment amount by three-fold.”

For a while, the room was somewhat quiet. No one made a sound.

Kai did not care to participate in this kind of topic. He just disliked the vibes that Isaac gave off.

Floyd was averse to this idea.

Clayton had a good relationship with the Stanton family, so Floyd also had a good impression of him.

However, Clayton’s second uncle looked like a cunning fox.

All Isaac talked about was destroying the partnership between Clayton and the Sloan family. Floyd thought, ’I wonder what the Sloan family is like behind closed doors. If my Lil N is with Clayton, will she suffer?’

Floyd was thinking long-term!

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Anyway, Lil Michael was going to give it to either Nicole or Clayton.

Nicole and Clayton looked at each other. Clayton’s eyelids jumped.

Clayton, who was always good-natured, also had times when he could not resist the urge to punch someone.

“You guys told me that I can’t give out money and jewelry. These shoes are so exquisite. They’re the most expensive item at that auction, so all girls will like it!”

Lil Michael gleefully went over and added, “Pretty Lady, do you like it?”

Nicole’s face stiffened. After a long time, her violently beating heart gradually smoothed out.

’After so long, Lil Michael changed his habit of giving me bereavement flowers and wreaths to a dead woman’s shoes? I really can’t bring myself to like this at all!’ Nicole thought.

“Michael, promise me to give normal gifts in the future, okay?”

Nicole was truly traumatized.

Lil Michael frowned and looked at Nicole, not fully understanding her reaction. He then turned to look at Clayton and said, “Then I’ll just give it to Daddy to wish him a happy birthday and a long life!”

Clayton’s eyebrows twitched. He felt a stabbing pain in his heart. “Thank you…”

’Looks like I’ll need to sign my son up for a good refresher

course in Medianian culture…’ Clayton thought.

Clayton felt a headache and rubbed his temples. He looked at Nicole.

“Do you know any museum curators? Let’s just donate it. I don’t want to see that thing again…”

Nicole nodded. “Okay, I’ll get someone to contact you later.”

A dead woman’s shoes would not look so scary if they appeared in museums and collections.

Clayton sighed, turned around, and left. He also felt like giving away his son.

Nicole pursed her lips and looked at Lil Michael. That was really a big surprise.

“What’s wrong with Daddy? Why did he want to give it away? These shoes cost $12 million…”

Nicole went over and took the boy’s hand.

“Daddy thinks that someone else is more suitable for this.”

Lil Michael nodded in sorrow. When he held Nicole’s warm and pretty hand, he did not want to let go of her again.

“Pretty Lady, I miss you so much! Can I live in your house?” Lil Michael felt blessed to live with his pretty lady.

Nicole hesitated for a second. “Sure, but you have to ask Daddy.”

Clayton had been waiting in the car for them. As soon as Nicole and Lil Michael got inside, Clayton started the car.

He glanced at the bodyguard and nanny outside with cold eyes. “Wait here and take care of the things in the box before going back.”

The bodyguard and nanny looked at each other.

’$12 million for a pair of dead woman’s embroidered shoes?!’ Clayton felt that it was a wrong move to give Lil Michael that black card.

“Daddy, I wanna stay at Pretty Lady’s house! Is that okay?”

The boy looked at Clayton with his fair and tender little face while he blinked to act cute.

Clayton was still agitated from the incident just now and simply did not buy Lil Michael’s act.

“No, your tutor will live with you. I just contacted a Medianian history teacher so you can learn more about Medianian traditions and culture.”

Lil Michael was shocked for a moment. “But… I’m a Libertian!”

Clayton shot him a look and said in a cold voice, “I can change your nationality.”

Lil Michael was even more shocked. ’How can Daddy change my nationality so simply?!’

Nicole could not help but sympathize with Lil Michael. However, on second thought, it was a good thing for the boy to learn about Medianian culture.

Lil Michael looked so pitiful when he glanced at Nicole. Nicole could not bear to see him like this and sighed.

“You don’t have to change your nationality and take fewer lessons.

How long will you be on vacation this time?”

Lil Michael replied, “I finished my course in advance. My classmates will only finish their course in three months, so I’ll go back then.”

Nicole raised her eyebrows. What a smart boy!

Lil Michael suddenly remembered something and said to Clays on, “I saac Sloan is coming to find trouble with you!”

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Nicole already put on her coat and scarf, then stood at the door with her bag.

She was too fast.

Clayton did not dawdle and took his things to follow Nicole downstairs.

The weather outside was cold and drizzling.

Clayton drove. They encountered red lights all the way to the airport, which delayed them even further.

However, Clayton did not intend to call Michael to comfort him. When they arrived at the airport, it was already more than half an hour later.

Nicole got out of the car and watched as Clayton unhurriedly took out his phone to call Michael’s bodyguard.

Clayton looked back at Nicole and said, “They’re coming right over.”

Nicole nodded. In less than two minutes, Nicole saw the bodyguard and nanny Susan with Lil Michael, who was hobbling over.

Lil Michael was wearing denim suspenders and a leather hat as he walked over like a little punk. He looked so tenderly cute and handsome.

It had been a while since Nicole saw Michael, who seemed to be a little taller. His sapphire eyes were watery and clear.

Lil Michael did not expect to see Nicole there. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief and ran over to pounce at her with joy.

“Pretty Lady!”

Nicole also smiled and waved at the boy. Just when Lil Michael was about to jump into Nicole’s arms, the boy was picked up by the collar.

Clayton smiled gently and harmlessly as he carried Lil Michael, who was flailing his legs mid-air.

“Son, do you miss me?”

’He wants to hug my girlfriend as soon as he shows up? Did he get my consent?!’ Clayton thought.

Lil Michael looked at Clayton aggrievedly and bitterly. “Oh, Daddy, you’re here too…”

Clayton was speechless.

Nicole laughed and hurriedly went over to touch Clayton’s arm, signaling him to put Lil Michael down.

Clayton looked at Nicole helplessly before he slowly let go of this supercilious little rascal.

As soon as Clayton let go of him, Lil Michael was like a wild horse off the leash. The little boy jumped into Nicole’s

embrace and hugged her thighs as he squirmed around. “Pretty Lady, I really miss you so much!”

Such a cute and soft Lil Michael was too lovable.

Nicole smiled and looked at him. “Lil Michael, welcome to Mediania!”

Lil Michael nodded heavily, then waved towards the nanny and bodyguard behind him.

The two people were carrying two large suitcases each. They both looked exhausted.

“Do you have so much luggage?” Clayton frowned.

Lil Michael smiled. ”These are all the gifts I prepared for Pretty Lady!”

Nicole was shocked. ’Oh my!’

Lil Michael was opening the suitcase as he said, “When I went to Korea to participate in the competition, someone gave me a real antique that’s a collectible. I brought it back! It’s Pretty Lady’s favorite red color!”

Nicole was stunned for a moment. ’When did I like red?’

The moment Lil Michael opened the suitcase, Nicole’s mind went blank.

A pair of old, red embroidered shoes were placed inside. A n eerie feeling seemed to overflow from the suitcase.

Clayton’s expression also changed dramatically. He immediately went over to close the suitcase with a grim face.

“What’s going on here?”

Clayton looked at the nanny and the bodyguard.

The nanny was raised abroad and did not understand the customs of Mediania. She shook her head in confusion and replied excitedly, “Young Master bought it at an auction in Korea for a lot of money.

I heard that it was an antique stripped from a woman who had been dead for a thousand years…”

The corners of the bodyguard’s mouth twitched as he added, “I’ve advised the Young Master before. If the Pretty Lady doesn’t like it, then he can give it to you, Mr. Sloan…”

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Aida smiled and stood up. “Nicole is already working very hard, so shouldn’t you share her burden?”

Nicole nodded solemnly.

Grant glanced at her, expressionless. ’Young people need to experience more.”

The corners of Nicole’s lips twitched.

Finally, Aida and Grant left Nicole’s office.

Nicole speechlessly continued to read some documents.

Not long after, Logan knocked on the door again and came in.

”President, Mr. Sloan is here…”

Nicole frowned slightly. ’We’ve only been separated for less than three hours. Isn’t the frequency of his appearance a little high?’

“Come in.”

Clayton was now Nicole’s boyfriend, but they did not make it public yet, so even Logan was not aware and only thought that they were simply business partners.

Clayton walked in, smiled at her, and carried a food box in his hand.

Nicole’s eyes lit up. ’Isn’t this from that private chef?’ ”Finished with your work?”

Clayton walked over, took the food box out, and set it on the table.

He chuckled and replied, ”Nothing is as important as your dinner. I was worried that you were too busy to eat, so I took away some. Try it…”

How could there be such a gentle and thoughtful person in this world?

Nicole originally intended to casually make do with two bites, but seeing Clayton’s food box, she got rid of that thought.

’I must take every meal seriously since I work so hard!’ “Have you eaten?”

Nicole took the fork and looked at Clayton.

Clayton nodded. “I ate. I was at the restaurant talking business. That’s why I ordered takeout from them in passing.”

It turns out that it was just handy.

Nicole did not mind because it was good enough to have something to eat.

Clayton ordered her favorite sweet and sour pork as well as grilled lamb chops. It was simply perfect.

However, no matter how happy she was, she could not show it too obviously. Out of habit, Nicole still ate graciously and chewed slowly.

Clayton looked at Nicole patiently and suddenly spoke. ” Have you seen Mr. Ferguson today?”

Nicole paused and nodded her head.

“Yvette wanted to break the cooperation between Sean Moore and Ferguson Corporation. I didn’t expect Eric to be there.”

It was no big deal, except that Nicole did not expect Clayton to know about it.

“He didn’t do anything, right? Last night, Mr. Ferguson looked like he was pretty shaken up.”

Nicole shook her head. “No, Eric is a decent person. He won’t do anything that will cause losses to both sides.”

After all, the relationship between the Stanton family and the Ferguson family was already on thin ice, and they could not afford any setbacks.

For the sake of superficial peace, Eric would not do anything to damage the reputation of the two families.

Clayton smiled like he was relieved. “That’s good.”

However, his eyebrows were slightly raised. ’Decent person? Not really, right?’

After Nicole finished eating, Clayton looked at the time. “If you have time, do you want to go to the airport with me?”

Nicole looked at him, confused. “Why the airport?”

Clayton smiled faintly. “Michael is on vacation and wants to come to Mediania.”

“What time is his flight?”

Nicole was surprised. ’Why didn’t Clayton tell me about such a big thing?’

“His flight shouId’ve just landed now.”

Nicole jerked up. “You didn’t tell me earlier! Wouldn’t he have to wait for a long time?”

Clayton smiled. “It’s fine. He has his nanny and bodyguard with him. Nothing will happen.”

Nicole already felt so regretful because she was eating so slowly just now…

Clayton slowly and methodically packed up the food box.

Nicole urged on the side. “Just get Logan to clean up. Let’s get going!”

She had not seen Lil Michael for a long time and really missed him.

Clayton laughed a little helplessly. “He’ll definitely be much happier to see you than he is to see me.”