"Steven, I have to tell you something."
Samuel intercepted Steven in time.
Ashley glanced at Samuel and then took her daughter away.
Steven frowned and whispered, "Today is my daughter's birthday party. Don't make trouble."
"I'm afraid the troublemaker is not me but someone else."
Samuel showed Nicole's text message to Steven.
Steven frowned harder.
"I'll send someone to help you, but you have to leave my wife and daughter alone."
"I see."
The two of them made a deal, and Samuel retreated.
When Samuel brought his men to the bathroom, Brian and the woman were having sex. They were
caught right on site.
The woman screamed, but soon someone covered her mouth and dragged her out.
Brian knew that he was down when he saw Samuel. He wanted to escape, but was quickly punched in
the face and passed out.
Nicole climbed down from the vent and looked at Brian. She said coldly, "I need to know what he did
exactly to Booth and Olivia back then."
Of course Samuel will help her to find out.
"You go to eat something. I'll ask about it."
Samuel 's words made Nicole hesitate.
"Don't think about it. We're here to celebrate Steven's daughter's birthday. And aren't you looking for
Ashley for Booth's leg? This can't wait. As for Brian, don't worry. I will definitely get what you want to
know from him."
Hearing Samuel's words, Nicole nodded.
"OK, I'll go ahead. Be careful yourself."
"OK."
After they parted, Nicole became very depressed.
Olivia and Booth chased after Brian because of her, but they all didn't tell her what they had gone
through. Nicole first thought that Booth's leg injury hurt her most, but she didn't expect that Olivia had
also been poisoned.
Nicole entered the banquet hall in front of her in such a mood.
With Steven around, the atmosphere was lively, and there were many people who came forward to
flatter. Nicole didn't have chance to talk to them.
"Madam."
Ernesto came from nowhere. Nicole was shocked when he called her.
"Why are you here? Where's Booth?"
"I've already got a care worker to attend Mr. Laurence, it's a skilled worker found by Mr. Green, and Mr.
Green asked me to accompany you, in case you feel alone in the party."
Nicole nodded.
Samuel had always been considerate, so she didn't say anything.
When the crowd dispersed, Nicole walked towards Ashley.
"Hello, Dr. Ashley. I'm Nicole Bush."
Nicole introduced herself first, which made Ashley slightly stunned.
"Nicole Bush from the Seapolis City?"
"Yes."
Ashley was a little cold and distant as Nicole imagined. However, she didn't care. She just needed
Ashley to be a good doctor.
"This is the car model I designed for your daughter. I hope the little princess will like it."
Nicole didn't know what to give, so she thought of the car model she had designed.
Ashley's daughter, Yasmeen Shaw, liked this gift very much. She thanked Nicole and went to play.
"Thank you."
The corners of Ashley's mouth curved up slightly. It could be seen that she loved her daughter very
much.
"It's nothing. I came here to ask you a favor. I wasn't well prepared. I didn't know today is your
daughter's birthday, so I hope you don't mind this gift being a bit humble."
"It's OK. You came alone?"
Ashley handed a glass of water to Nicole.
Nicole took it over and smiled, "I came with my husband, but he was not here now because he had
some personal matters to deal with."
Ashley remembered the man who had just entered. The man who called Steven was not some man
that could be easily ignored.
"I heard it from Steven. It's too late today. I'll see if I can operate on your brother tomorrow night."
"Thank you, Dr. Ashley."
Nicole felt finally relieved.
"No problem. Help yourself and have fun today. I'll just go and check on my daughter."
"Alright."
Nicole didn't expect Ashley to be so hospitable to her. After all, this was the first time they met each
other. As long as she was willing to help Booth, it would be fine.
Since she had got what she wanted, Nicole didn't want to stay here for one more minute. After all, she
barely knew anyone here.
She was about to make an excuse to leave when she saw a familiar figure.
The director who took advantage of Olivia.
What was he doing here?
Nicole was stunned. Ernesto followed her line of sight and saw the director. He said to Nicole, "I've
checked, madam. This director's name is Henk Steele. His works are all excellent and he has won
quite a few awards. He seems to have a good relationship with one of Mr. Bradford's men, so he was
here to see if he can get in touch with Mr. Bradford."
Hearing what Ernesto said, Nicole frowned slightly.
This director was capable, but he didn't have his heart in the right place. In addition, he had a problem
with Olivia. If he and Steven became friends, it would be no good to Olivia and herself.
Thinking of this, Nicole directly walked to Ashley's side.
"Mrs. Bradford, could you do me a favor?"
Ashley was a little surprised.
"Didn't I say? I'll take a look tomorrow night. Just tell me the name of the hotel later."
"No, I mean, I would like to meet Mr. Bradford. I hope Mrs. Bradford can introduce me."
"Isn't it better to let your husband do that?"
Ashley felt it was interesting and couldn't help but ask Nicole.
Nicole smiled and said, "Let my husband introduce me. He will be jealous."
Ashley was immediately stunned. She never expected such an answer, but she was somewhat happy
inside.
"I like you. Alright, I'll take you there."
Ashley led Nicole towards Steven.
Nicole recalled what she heard from Brian and that woman in the bathroom. She paused for a moment
and said in a low voice, "Mrs. Bradford, someone tried to frame you and took pictures of you and
another man entering the hotel. I don't know about their next move, but that man has been caught by
my husband. Perhaps if you want to know..."
"Thank you for telling me this."
Ashley suddenly interrupted Nicole and said with a smile, "I have my own way to solve this matter."
Nicole was stunned.
This Mrs. Bradford seemed to be much stronger than she had imagined.
Seeing Nicole's doubts, Ashley laughed and said, "My profession has allowed me to know a lot of
nobles and people in the grey area. If I want to know something, there will always be sources." As you
can see, there are a lot of people begging me for surgery. This is my leverage. If a woman wants to
settle down, she has to have her own leverage. I can see that you are not a woman who relies on men.
I did my research. You used to be a car designer. In fact, if you continue to do this, your may have a
better future now. There's a design competition coming soon. If you're interested, I can help you."
Hearing Ashley talking to her so sincerely, Nicole knew that she was treating her as a friend.
"Thank you, but I quit."
"Why?"
Ashley was slightly surprised.
Nicole was a designer, so she shouldn't have given up such an opportunity.
Seeing Ashley's startled face, Nicole whispered, "For the sake of a young boy's elder sister, the boy
who is going to have an operation tomorrow. I owe them too much. I know that being a designer will
make my life more comfortable, but I can't just think of myself. I want to take them with me. They are
siblings, one is called Olivia, and the other is called Booth. If Olivia wants to be a super star in the
entertainment industry, I will provide her with space and protection. This is what I want to do the most
right now."
Nicole told Ashley about herself.
After hearing this, Ashley gave Nicole a name card.
"Go and find this person. Tell him that I asked you to do. Take that sister to try out. It's too hard for her
to start as extras, and not everyone can make it. He can test her voice. If her voice is good enough,
she can start from intern. He has some interpersonal connections in this field."
Nicole was very delighted for Ashley's help.
"Thank you, Mrs. Bradford. Actually, I'm looking for Mr. Bradford because of a director."
Seeing that Ashley had sources, Nicole was not in a hurry to find Steven. After all, there were too much
inconvenience between men and women. She still thought that she got along well with Ashley.
"Which director?"
"That one over there, Henk Steele. He always takes advantage of Olivia and seizes every opportunity
to suppress her. I heard that he came here to get to know Mr. Bradford. If he really succeeds, he will
probably become the biggest obstacle that placed in front of Olivia and me."
Nicole made no attempt to disguise her thought.
Ashley smiled and said, "That's not a problem. You don't need to look for Steven, I can settle it down
for you."
As she spoke, she beckoned her daughter to come.
"Yasmeen, go, give that man a punch."
"Mommy, you mean I can fight?"
Yasmeen asked her very seriously.
"Just today."
Ashley also replied very seriously.
Got her Mommy's instruction, Yasmeen ran to Henk and gave him a kick on the shin.
"Ah!"
Henk did not prepare for this. He directly knelt down on the spot.
All the people around burst into laughter.
Henk turned around and saw a naughty little girl making ugly face at him. At this moment, he was
embarrassed and he suddenly lost his temper. He didn't care who this girl was. He just tweaked
Yasmeen's ear and said angrily, "Who are you? Who taught you to behave like this? Your parents didn't
teach you how to behave yourself, then let me show you how to behave today."
As he spoke, he suddenly raised his right hand and was going to slap Yasmeen's face.
However, before he waved his hand down, his arm was gripped tightly by someone. It was so strong
that it nearly broke his arm.
"Who the hell are you? How dare you touch my daughter?"
"Who the hell are you? How dare you touch my daughter?"
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