Scare Him Away
Ian’s expression changed instantly. Adeline looked at Ian with an eager gaze, as if her heart was hanging
on his body. When Terrence almost ruined the Carter family before, the Carter family already regarded
the Zabel family as a thorn in their side, but it did not affect Adeline’s love and obsession for Ian. The
moment Adeline saw Ian, her eyes instantly lit up and she lifted her skirt to come over.
Ian was frightened and let go of Nicole’s hand, wanting to leave Nicole behind and run away. At that
thought, that was what he did. “Nicole, I’m leaving. Take care of yourself!” Then, Ian lifted his legs and
ran. He bumped into several wine glasses and was gently chided by the elders and relatives on the side
for not being steady enough. However, the moment they noticed Adeline, their chiding voices changed.
“Hurry up and run. Don’t get caught!” Nicole looked at this scene with surprise. It was like a farce. Eric,
who was in front of her, only wanted to be alone with Nicole. He had not talked to her alone for a long
time. He reached out to take a hold of that slender fair wrist and forcefully pulled her to walk away.
Nicole was still immersed in the drama of watching a good show and was completely caught off guard.
She subconsciously tried to break free, but it was useless. She was a little upset, and her face was clear
and cold. “Eric Ferguson, let go.” Nicole did not want to let others misunderstand their already-
impossible-to-repair relationship on an occasion like this. She wanted to avoid unwarranted speculation.
Maybe her voice was too cold. Eric really let go of her hand, only to turn around and block her path
behind as well as the sight of others. He looked at her with sunken eyes and jerked his chin to the rest
area. “Can’t we just sit there and talk a little?” The direction he took her was not a remote area. It was
just that people did not gather there, so it was relatively quiet. Nicole wanted to make things clear so as
not to cause awkwardness between them later. There was no point in dwelling on the past all day. The
two of them sat face to face. Very rarely, there were no arguments or coldness or ignoring each other.
They both stepped back and compromised. It was not easy to maintain the current superficial harmony.
Nicole looked around vigilantly, afraid that someone would notice them and say something ambiguous.
“What do you want to say? Spit it out.” She urged. Eric looked at her expression. His face grew slightly
sullen and cold. However, after a few seconds, his face turned expressionless. Eric just quietly stared at
the person in front of him with dark eyes. “I’m sorry.” Nicole raised her eyes. Her gaze stagnated slightly
as she looked at him silently. Eric said, “Only recently did I realize that liking someone who doesn’t like
you back was so painful.”]
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