"Excuse me, I want to buy a zither. Can you give me some advice?"
Nicole glared at Olivia and spoke.
Garina was surprised by her courteous attitude.
"Alright, how much can you afford?"
"I only care about the quality."
Nicole could tell that Garina was in need of money.
Garina tried hard to avoid eye contact with Olivia as she led them to the high-priced area.
"These are expensive, but also of quality, and the strings are hard to be broken."
"Garina, why are you here?"
Olivia asked anyway as there were only few people.
Garina was surprised.
She knew Olivia.
Michael said that he had found a talent who he was going to cultivate with all his might, and he wanted
the entire team to support his choice.
Garina didn't want to confront Olivia. After all, the person chosen by Michael must be outstanding. But
Garina had no choice now.
"Miss Olivia, I know it's my fault to quit the band, but I really need money."
Now Olivia was embarrassed.
Garina was sincere. She did not pretend not to know them. Thinking of this, Olivia was less angry.
"If you need money, you can make an advance."
"But I can't tell people what it is for."
Garina subconsciously covered her belly as she spoke.
Nicole saw that and immediately understood.
She couldn't help but think of her unborn child.
"Are you pregnant?"
Nicole said in an affirmative way and it startled Garina right away.
"How do you know?"
Olivia was surprised.
"Congratulations! But take your time on the money. You can't be rich overnight."
Garina felt sad.
She murmured, "I can't keep the child."
"Are you going to take an operation?"
Garina nodded.
"Yes. My younger siblings are still at school. I have to support them so I can't rest for too long. I heard
that painless abortion doesn't require much time in bed, so I guess that's the best for me. However, it
has time limit and I'm running out of time now. If I take the normal abortion operation, I'll have to rest for
a month, then everybody will know about it."
Garina started crying.
Olivia didn't expect that and she began to feel anxious now.
"You..."
"Shut up!"
In case that Olivia would say something mean, Nicole hurriedly stopped her.
Nicole was experienced in this aspect.
Obviously, Garina couldn't keep this child, and if she missed the time limit, she wouldn't be able to do
the painless abortion and that might cause trouble.
They were both women, and she had taken Garina's place in the band, about which Nicole had always
felt guilty.
"How much commission can you get if I buy one?"
Garina was surprised and said, "Ten percent."
"That is to say, if I take this one, which is 100,000, you can take a commission of 10,000, right?"
"Yes!"
Garina nodded, but she didn't think that Nicole was going to do that.
Many people would choose that type of zither of only several thousand. A few people would pay 10,000
to 20,000 for a zither, from which she could earn 1,000 to 2,000 accordingly. In that case, it was
impossible for her to gain enough money for the operation in time, not to mention that most people just
came around and never made a purchase. As time went by, Garina was really anxious.
Nicole looked at her and whispered, "Then I'll take it."
Garina couldn't believe her ears.
"What?"
"I said I'll take this one now. Go to the hospital after you get the commission."
Garina burst into tears.
"Thank you. Thank you very much. May I know your name?"
"Nicole Bush, I am the one who has taken your place in the band. Take care of your matters and come
back as soon as possible. I will take your place temporarily during this period of time. When you return,
I will leave."
Garina was surprised.
She did have heard that someone had taken her place, and she had even been worried about her job
recently. After all, though playing the zither was quite a leisurely job and its income was reasonable, it
was not easy to find such a job.
Now that Garina heard that she could have her job back, she just couldn't believe it.
Olivia then said, "Don't worry. It was me that has recommended Nicole to take your job. After all, my
album can't be delayed. Besides, she is the boss of Wyatt Pictures, and she will never work for others.
She will just take your position during this period of time so that they won't give your position to others.
Take care of yourself and come back as soon as possible."
Garina was in a daze.
Nicole smiled and said, "Now please wrap it up for me."
"Oh, alright."
Only then did Garina realize the situation and hurriedly wrap it up for Nicole.
Then Nicole left with the zither.
Olivia smiled and said, "You are so nice. Who knows if Garina is really pregnant?"
"It's true."
Olivia was surprised.
"How do you know?"
"I can tell it from her face, and she subconsciously put her hand on her belly all the time. Actually, I
think she likes this child very much. However, she said that she can't keep this child. There must be
some reason. Women always get hurt."
Olivia now believed it.
"You are so generous. The shop owner is lucky today."
"It doesn't matter. Help someone when you can, and perhaps you can get others' help some day.
Besides, this zither is pretty good."
"Fine, as long as you are happy. Alright, now no one can play tricks on you. I remember she said that
the strings are hard to be broken, right?"
Olivia was still thinking about the dirty tricks in the band.
Nicole smiled and said, "Stop thinking about those nonsense. I won't let people get the best of me."
"You don't know. Anyway, I will protect you."
Olivia's heroic appearance was funny and Nicole almost laughed out.
When they returned home, they happened to see Samuel smoking at the door.
There were a lot of cigarette butts by his feet. It was obvious that he had been waiting for a long time.
Olivia felt embarrassed to be here.
"I'll go buy some snacks."
Then she ran away.
Nicole tried to stop Olivia but she failed.
Samuel saw her holding a zither and asked.
"Why are you holding a zither?"
"It is for work."
Nicole tried not to be too cold and answered every question Samuel asked.
She opened the door and said, "Come in. Maybe you should take a bath by the way. You smell smoky."
She was not criticizing Samuel, but somehow her tone was serious.
Samuel was slightly surprised.
Was Nicole caring about him?
Samuel was in a good mood now.
"I didn't bring clothes."
"Get Laurence to buy some."
Nicole said in a casual way, but Samuel was even happier.
Laurence received the order and left.
Samuel then went into the bathroom.
Recalling that he had had sex here with Nicole a few days ago, he couldn't help but feel an impulse.
However, Nicole did not think so much. She moved the zither to the study room and started to tune it
up.
Hearing the tuning sound outside, Samuel felt the moment so beautiful.
Olivia didn't dare to go back now, so she went to Michael's with an excuse that she was asking for
some advice on instrument arrangement, and then she just stayed there and refused to leave.
After Nicole finished tuning, she thought that the zither was totally worth the price.
Samuel just walked out of bathroom. Nicole saw him and blushed slightly.
"Did you hit Zayn in his face?"
Nicole spoke in an affirmative way.
Samuel admitted it straightforwardly.
"Yes, I did. He hurt you in the face. He had to pay for it."
"Well, grow up."
Nicole felt warm, but she didn't say it out loud.
Samuel just continued, "If he harasses you again, I will beat him again until his fans can't recognize
him."
"Stop messing around. He has already quit Olivia's album. You can stop now."
Nicole doesn't want to make it a big deal.
Now that Nicole had moved on, Samuel had no objections.
"Fine, I'll stop now. Oh, right, have you gone to the hospital to change the medicine today?"
"I'll change it myself later. It's fine."
As Nicole spoke, she put the zither away and took the medical kit out.
The scar was itchy. She had to change the medicine right now.
"Let me do it for you."
Samuel walked over.
The smell of his body shampoo suddenly rushed into Nicole's nose, causing her to be surprised with
her face turning slightly red and her heartbeat accelerating.
"I can do it myself."
"You'll have to use the mirror. Let me do it."
Samuel carefully uncovered Nicole's gauze.
When he saw the scar on Nicole's face, he couldn't help but feel angry.
"Damn it, I should have beaten him even harder."
Nicole laughed out.
"Alright, he didn't do it on purpose."
"But he has been staring at you. That bastard!"
"What do you mean by that?"
Nicole asked, but Samuel did not explain. He thought about it and felt angry.
Samuel tried so hard not to hurt her again. Even his breathing became light.
Nicole could feel his breath sprayed onto her face, making her feel itchy, both on her cheek and in her
heart.
Her breathing was accelerating.
However, Samuel did not seem to realize that. He leaned over and his muscular chest was exposed
right to Nicole. It was so hot that Nicole suddenly felt thirsty.
She unconsciously swallowed her saliva and took a step back.
"Don't move."
Samuel spoke and took a step forward, accidentally touching Nicole's sensitive part on her body.
As Nicole exclaimed, they ran into each other.
She unconsciously swallowed her saliva and took a step back.
"Don't move."
Samuel spoke and took a step forward, accidentally touching Nicole's sensitive part on her body.
As Nicole exclaimed, they ran into each other.
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