Chloe could not care less about this cousin of hers, who did not even know who Sebastian was. She
looked coldly in Nicole’s direction and stood in place.
Since Nicole was getting all the attention now, she would not go over and make herself miserable. But
when she casually looked around, she spotted someone she never expected to see here.
Mr. Riddle Sr. was clinking glasses with the guests. Since he had just recovered from his illness, he
could only drink tea in place of wine, but this did not affect his enjoyment.
Now, he was no longer worried her granddaughter would be bullied as she could now stand on her own
feet.
While he was talking to someone from one of the major families in San Joto, he heard an insidious voice
that he recognized coming from behind him.
“Hello, Benjamin. Congratulations on your good fortune.”
Damien and Dexter also heard the voice and recognized it at once. They frowned when they saw Christo
walk on crutches toward them.
Christo seemed to have aged ten years overnight, looking like a dying man. His eyes were grim and
unnerving to look at.
Mr. Riddle Sr. looked surprised at Christo, but he quickly regained his composure. “What are you doing
here? We didn’t invite you; please leave.”
Christo looked at Mr. Riddle Sr. and snickered with resentment. “Can’t I come to see my old friend?”
Meanwhile, there was a trace of displeasure in her eyes as Nicole looked at Shawn standing behind
Christo silently.
Everyone saw what happened in front of their eyes and silence suddenly fell on the noisy party.
Even though the Rogers family had fallen out of being the first-class family, they were still influential to
some extent.
Nicole looked cool, calm, and collected. Everyone looked at her as they all knew how the Rogers family
collapsed so quickly. It was said that the Rogers family had done something unfavorable to Nicole, and
that infuriated Jared, who immediately imposed a brutal sanction against them.
No one knew better than Christo what was going on in between. When he saw that Mr. Riddle Sr.
remained silent, he turned to look at Nicole with a sneer. “I didn’t even know that Nicole possessed such
marvelous abilities. So I would like to ask-since you didn’t want to help me, why did you give me the life-
saving drug in the first place?”
Nicole looked at him with no change in her expression.
“The drug I gave you was good enough to make you feel better, and you only needed ordinary dialysis
treatment to extend your life,” Nicole said calmly, her eyes frosty, and she did not
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seem to take offense at his hostile attitude. “It was you who were suspicious of me, refusing to take the
prescribed dosage. Not only that, you wanted to catch me and even threatened me with my family.” At
this point, a frosty look appeared in Nicole’s eyes. “Now tell me, should I save someone like you?”
Christo’s face instantly turned pale upon hearing what Nicole had said. But he quickly calmed down and
sneered. “How do I know if you are lying to me? I’m here today for a final showdown with you; if you
refuse to give me the drug, I will make you regret it.” Nicole glanced at the hand gesture of the men from
the Johnston family in the shadows and then looked at Christo with mockery in her eyes. She said not a
word, as if waiting to see how Christo could not make her regret it.
Thinking that Nicole had been intimidated, Christo looked at her triumphantly. ‘I knew Nicole had lied;
she couldn’t have been so kind to give me the drug.’
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