Me Clayton smiled and looked at Nicole hesitantly, wanting to say something Nicole saw this and stood
up, then casually took a shawl and draped it over her body.
“I’ll walk you out.” The two went to the door and handed him the car keys. Clayton was stunned and
shook his head with a smile. “My driver will pick me up soon. I just want to talk to you alone.” Nicole
paused for a moment and raised her eyes to look at him.
This man was most attractive when he smiled gently, as if the whole world could shine brightly because
of it. She pursed her lips and said in a calm voice, “What do you wanna say?” Clayton smiled with his
eyes. “Nicole, can I call you by your first name?” Nicole frowned and thought, I never said that he can’t
call me Nicole.. It’s up to you.” It was just a name anyway. Without her jacket and only a shawl, she
looked so warm.
This warmth made her look softer, and her eyes were relaxed like a girl next door, not the strong and
influential woman she was in the industry. This contrast made Clayton feel a little heartbroken He
bowed his head and chuckled, “Always calling you Ms. Stanton makes me feel like I’m making no
progress and that we’re not close.” Unconsciously, he told her what was in his heart, Nicole wrinkled
her eyebrows.“We’re not very close anyway.” She remembered that she had made her stance
extremely clear and did not lead him on. “We’re already friends, right?” Clayton did not know whether to
cry or laugh. Nicole nodded. She misunderstood him. “Then you can call me by my name.” The corner
of Clayton’s lips curled up into a gentle are. He playfully said her name, “Nicole.”
Nicole raised her eyes to look at him and felt that he was being a little weird today, but she could not
pinpoint it His eyes were bright, gentle, and modest, and reflected Nicole’s figure. At this moment, a
trace of strange emotions crossed his eyes. When Nicole was exploring what it might be, Clayton took
a step forward and hugged her. His broad shoulders and warm embrace stunned Nicole.
After she came to her senses, she frowned and intended to reach out and push him away, but Clayton
had already let go of her Nicole’s gaze grew cold because Clayton was overstepping his bounds. “Mr.
Sloan… Clayton curled his lips into a bitter and astringent smile. “I’m sorry, I just feel really dejected
that I’m not qualified to intervene even after Eric 210 Ferguson treated you that way. I admit that I was
overwhelmed by jealousy, so you can hit and scold me if you want.”
After crossing the line, Clayton had the grace to admit his mistake like a gentleman Clayton would
never take something by force or deception. Nicole wrinkled her eyebrows and was a little
dumbfounded. For a moment, she did not know what to say Eric was certainly hateful, but seeing
Clayton like this, Nicole did not know how to respond If she sept rejecting him, it would hurt his feelings,
especially since they were Inextricably linked with a partnership involving all sorts of interests.
Looking at her torn expression, Clayton smiled and reached out to touch her hair, moving gently “I’m
just making an excuse for my misconduct. Don’t get too tangled up.” Nicole breathed a sigh of relief
and raised her eyes to look at him. “Mr. Sloan, don’t make such jokes in the future.” Such tenderness
was too easy to indulge in, and she did not need pampering right now Clayton raised an eyebrow and
did not answer her words.
Instead, he changed the topic. “If you don’t wanna hit or scold me, I’ll get going” He turned his head to
the side and saw that his driver had arrived at the entrance of the Stanton MansionNicole naturally saw
it too. “Have a good trip.” Nicole waved without hesitation and flashed a perfunctory and polite smile.
Clayton laughed. She also wants me to hurry up and leave like Lil Michael? Looking at her, Clayton’s
heartfelt tickled Once again, he went up, cupped her face, and planted a light kiss on her bare white
forehead. Clayton could see it clearly Nicole’s feelings for Eric were so complex that even she did not
know exactly what it was She used to love Eric so deeply like a moth to a flame.
Even though her heart was ashen, Eric saved her time and time again, and his words remorse and love
still felt like rocks smashing into her heart. Eric once again barged into her world without question,
wanting to redeem himself and apologize Nicole heard it, but she dared not and could not respond.
She struggled and hesitated, but in the end, her resentment still took the upper hanc How could she let
herself become a joke? The pain Eric brought her was enough to sober her up for life. One would be
lucky to meet and have love in their life, but without love, it was not necessarily unfortunate.
Therefore, Nicole did not want to have expectations of anyone anymore, including Clayton At that
moment, Clayton saw Nicole’s struggle. The more she tried to forget Eric, the more Eric’s strength
became omnipresent. Nicole’s heart was beating violently. Her expression became glum and
disheartened “Fall in love with another person? Who? You, Mr. Sloan?” Clayton hesitated for half a
second. “It’s not impossible.
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