The cold voice made Henk shiver involuntarily. When he saw who the person in front of him was, he
was scared out of his wits.
"Mr. Bradford?"
"It seems that you have a problem with my daughter."
Everyone knew that Steven loved his daughter the most. How dare Henk pick on her on her birthday
party! It was an embarrassment for Steven, who gave a cold look toward Henk.
Only then did Henk realize who the little girl was, but it was too late.
"Sorry, Mr. Bradford, I didn't know she is your daughter. I..."
"Who brings along this man? Throw him out! Don't let me see him again ever!"
Steven did not listen to Henk and directly kicked him out. Meanwhile, he also squatted down and
picked up Yasmeen.
"Are you hurt?"
"My ears hurt."
Yasmeen pouted, aggrieved.
Steven got angry immediately.
"What does this man do? I don't want to see him show up in his industry again."
This undoubtedly shut Henk out completely.
Henk regretted what he did and wanted to beg for mercy but he was thrown out with his mouth covered
by someone.
Ashley stood aside and watched. She talked to Nicole with a smile, "Nobody would get in my way now."
Nicole looked at Ashley and said somewhat incredulously, "How could you make use of your
daughter?"
"What's the big deal? Yasmeen could protect herself. There won't be any problems."
Ashley didn't seem to care at all.
Nicole felt that something was wrong, but she just couldn't tell.
"But wouldn't it be better for you to directly tell Mr. Bradford?"
"I have nothing to say to him."
Ashley sounded cold, but Nicole could tell she was mad at Mr. Bradford.
Nicole thought to herself, "This couple seemed to be in a fight with each other."
Nicole didn't feel like being part of the relationship problem between them, so she could only gave a
perfunctory smile and said, "Thank you. If there is something I can be of help in the future, I will
definitely be there for you."
"Mm, looks like you want to start a film company."
"I am planning on it."
Nicole did not hide her thoughts from Ashley.
"I'd like to buy in as a partner."
Ashley handed a bank card to Nicole as she was talking.
"Mm... I might not be able to start this company eventually."
"How is that possible? Mr. Green is the most influential man in the Seapolis City. You will be successful
with him"
Ashley patted her on the shoulder as she finished talking.
"You may leave now. See you."
"Alright. See you tomorrow."
Nicole really liked and even admired Ashley.
She led a free and easy life, but she was also qualified to do so. Just her reputation alone was
something many people scrambled for.
Nicole suddenly realized that she should do something to be economically independent.
Ashley was right. Everyone knew that she was Samuel's wife in the Seapolis City, but apart from that,
she was nothing.
She needed to put in more effort if she wanted to be herself.
Nicole felt that life could become much more colorful when she figured out how to lead her life.
She smiled and waved at Ashley's back. Then, she said to Ernesto beside her, "Come on. Let's see if
Samuel gets anything out of that man."
"Yes, madam."
Ernesto left the birthday party with Nicole and then led her to a remote factory which was abandoned.
It was clear that Samuel took over this place.
When Nicole saw Brian again, he was already seriously hurt.
Nicole was with Samuel for so long that she knew that he was a difficult man. She also knew how he
dealt with other people when they did something wrong. She knew it so well that she could feel nothing
now.
Brian finally understood everything when he saw Nicole.
"How do you know I am here? You come here to catch me, right?"
Nicole smiled and said, "Don't think too highly of yourself. It's a coincidence that I'm here today. I come
here to attend Mr. Bradford's daughter's birthday party. I wouldn't know you are here if you were not so
eager to have sex with that woman in the bathroom when I was inside."
Brian was stunned when he heard Nicole's words.
"How is that possible? I've already checked the bathroom and no one was here."
"I was behind the vent."
Brian now understood why he was caught.
"I lost."
He had to admit that he was out of luck.
"Are you going to tell me everything?"
Nicole gave Brian a cold gaze.
Brian remained silent.
Samuel held Nicole in his arm and said softly, "Let's go back to the hotel now. He will tell the truth
sooner or later. It doesn't matter even if we get nothing from him. We will know everything we want to
know eventually. It's cold now. You might catch a cold."
"Alright."
Nicole nodded and the two of them walked out together.
Brian suddenly started to talk.
"If I tell you everything I know, could you spare my life?"
"Sure."
Samuel was surprised when Nicole agreed to Brian's request without hesitation.
"You are being soft."
Nicole smiled and shook her head, "I have my own considerations."
Knowing he could survive, Brian started to whisper, "I did break Booth's leg."
"Why did you make such a ruthless move? Was it simply because I asked him to investigate the
accounts of the travel agency?"
Nicole wished she could gut Brian like a fish when Booth's injury came to her mind.
Brian smiled bitterly and said, "Of course not. I would not break someone's leg just because of some
travel agency."
"Why on earth did you do that?"
Brian fell silent again.
This time, Nicole took her time and waited for his response quietly.
Brian finally started to talk again.
"Someone told me to do so."
"Was it the guy at the border?"
"Yes, and no."
Nicole and Samuel frowned slightly at Brian's words.
"What do you mean?"
"That guy took orders from someone else."
Brian said, "The person behind the physical attacks on Booth and Olivia could give me a gold mine in
return. That worthless travel agency is nothing compared to the gold mine. I would do everything for
that gold mine without hesitation. Besides, they were sent by you to investigate me. I had to stop them
even if for myself"
Nicole gave a cold look when she heard Brian's words.
"Who are they? What did you use to poison Olivia?"
"I don't know who they are. Although I used to work for them, and they did give me a gold mine, the
person who contacted me was the woman you saw. I knew that she just did what she was told. The
poison we used seemed to be nothing but kept her from having babies."
Nicole couldn't swallow her anger and slapped Brian on his face.
"It is horrible! I guess you would never know how terrible it could be for a woman if she is unable to
have her own baby forever. "
Brian's face immediately swelled up.
Samuel frowned slightly and said, "You could ask other people to punch him. You might get yourself
hurt. Give me your hand."
Samuel held Nicole's hands to see if she got hurt.
Samuel was so considerate that Nicole somewhat didn't know what to say, but she didn't give too much
attention to it.
Brian looked like crap. But he could say nothing.
Nicole took a deep breath and said, "What's that woman's name?"
"Her name is Dora. That's all I know. I really don't know who is behind her. I use to hear Dora called
that guy Mr. Sandy."
"A man?"
"Yes."
Nicole and Samuel felt a little confused after Brian told them what he knew.
They didn't know who this man was or why did he come after them.
"Do you have a cure for that poison?"
"There is no cure for it. She sank under the cold pool for more than three hours. She was in a critical
condition when she was picked up. She was then forced to take that poison. It would be impossible for
her to give birth to a child ever. What's worse, she would have a terrible pain every time when she got
her period."
Nicole felt even sadder when she heard Brian's words.
"I wonder whether the guy behind this conspiracy holds grudge against me or the Kent's."
"My guess is he hates you two. I sometimes hear someone say some terrible things about the Kent's.
They are not just coming after you."
Brian to some extent comforted Nicole.
Nicole, however, was somewhat disdainful.
Even if she knew everything, she was even more depressed.
Even if Nicole was not the target, Olivia and Booth got hurt because she sent them to the border to
investigate Brian. She had to take responsibility for what happened to them.
Seeing that Nicole was tired, Samuel said softly, "We can go back and get some rest now. It's
impossible for us to know the whole picture overnight. You need to take care of yourself."
"Alright."
Nicole was really tired.
Just as they were about to leave, Brian shouted, "You said you would spare my life."
Nicole stopped for a minute.
She didn't turn around and said coldly, "Yes, I promised to spare your life, but you should try what
Booth and Olivia has suffered. It's a pity that we don't have a cold pool here, but we have an ocean.
You guys, throw him into the sea. Don't forget to pick him up before he dies and then break his legs
and leave him on the street.
Nicole then left with Samuel without hesitation.
"Nicole, you can't do this to me! I told you everything you wanted to know. You can't do this to me!"
Brian originally thought that Nicole would be easier to talk to than Samuel, so he waited for her all the
time. He felt that women would be a little soft-hearted, but he never thought that Nicole would treat him
like this.
Samuel felt that he was a little noisy and said coldly, "What are you guys doing? Everyone would know
he is here."
Someone then immediately covered Brian's mouth and dragged him down.
Nicole was tired when she got into the car with Samuel and she asked him, "Do you think I'm too
ruthless?"
"No, quite the opposite. I can rest assured that you can stand on your own feet in the entertainment
business."
Nicole paused for a while and then looked at Samuel in surprise and said, "Are you saying that I can
start my own film company now?"
"Not yet, but your dream is about to come true."
Samuel talked to Nicole and drove her to the hotel. However, to their surprise, they were soon
surrounded by three black cars coming out from the intersection all of a sudden.
62fb1bb41dcb31934bd49bda