Chapter 36


    His tall figure disappeared in the dark corridor. The sound of his footsteps echoed, making Nicole very


    angry and sad. Suddenly, her legs became weak, and she slowly copsed to the ground along the


    wall.


    With one hand inserted into her hair, Nicole lowered her head and stared at the dark floor tiles, feeling


    very annoyed and confused. She was confused what had happened just now and why such a thing had


    happened. How could Lambert humiliate her like this!


    Nicole red at the office of Lambert, but she still didn''t have the courage to fight against him. After


    enduring for a while, she finally picked up her bag silently, slowly stood up with the help of the wall, and


    silently escaped from thepany.


    Perhaps Nicole was just like a weak person in the past few years. Since her mother died, her father


    abandoned her, and she was hurt by Lambert like that, she did not have the courage to face these


    people, but quietly escaped. How much hatred had turned into blood in her heart! And she could not


    resist it.


    When Nicole didn''t have enough ability to deal with these people, she could only choose to hide with


    Layton and live a life full of hatred and grievance. So Nicole didn''t go back to the A City after


    graduation. Instead, she went to the C City far away. She wouldn''t havee back if it weren''t for the


    fact that she needed to take care of Layton after high school and that Layton had been disliked by her


    rtives and couldn''t stay in other people''s house.


    Two years before Nicole came back, she didn''t dare to contact any of her ssmates for fear that


    others would know her situation and that her enemies would take pleasure in her misfortune. However,


    after Nicole endured for two years, Samuel finally broke the peace. Nicole met Lambert again at a


    ssmate reunion party, and a new disaster began.


    Or maybe this was Nicole''s fate. Maybe if Samuel didn''te to him, Lambert would also acquire the


    E Venture Capital Company and meet Nicole. Perhaps Nicole hadn''t met Lambert, and the mistress


    and the daughter of the mistress would alsoe to Nicole and shamelessly beg for Nicole and


    Layton'' help. This was destined to happen. Nicole couldn''t escape.


    ''But why couldn''t I escape from being humiliated and hurt?''


    Nicole thought in a trance, depressed. Nicole went back home and did nothing. She took a shower in a


    hurry and went to bed without drying her hair. At night, she dreamed of her mother, her happy family


    when she was a child, and the sudden appearance of the mistress and the daughter of the mistress


    broke the peace, as well as the hurt of Lambert to her.


    Even in her dream, Nicole cried. She recalled that she knelt down in front of the gate of Lambert''s


    house in the heavy rain, and Lambert was likely to be mocking her with Primrose upstairs. She felt that


    it was a nightmare, an unforgettable and indelible injury.


    Finally, Nicole was woken up by a ringing phone.


    Nicole escaped from the nightmare. Although in front of her it was as dark as a dream, she finally


    couldn''t see her kneeling at the door of Lambert''s house and crying. She felt depressed, but she didn''t


    cry miserably as she had in the dream. She finally escaped from the nightmare.


    Nicole thought for a while and slowly picked up the phone on the bedside table. There were two missed


    calls from Layton, and it was 3 o''clock in the morning now.


    Nicole''s phone had been set up to prevent harassment at night, but there was an exception, which was


    her brother''s phone number. No matter she was sleeping or not, as long as it was from her brother, it


    would ring. However, this function had never been used by Layton. For so many years, Nicole had


    never been disturbed by Layton at midnight.


    Nicole had an intuition that something was wrong with Layton, so she called Layton back. But to her


    surprise, Layton''s phone was powered off.


    "Powered off?" Nicole murmured, frowning. ''What''s wrong with Layton? He just called me two times,


    but his phone was suddenly powered off.''


    But Nicole didn''t think too much about it. She just thought that Layton had made a mistake again.


    Layton often made the wrong call, so she covered herself with the quilt and went to bed again.


    Nicole didn''t have nightmares until dawn.


    The second day was the first day that the human resources department of the E Group sent people to


    assist Nicole in her work. She couldn''t bete or ask for leave. On this day, Nicole got up a little earlier


    than before. She dressed herself up neatly and went to thepany with exquisite makeup.


    When Nicole was browsing through her phone in the subway, she thought of the call from Laytonst


    night, so she called him back. However, the call failed or maybe because of the bad signal in the


    subway. Nicole gave up. When she went to work and began to be busy, she forgot it again.


    The HR department of the E Group sent a female colleague about 30 years old, called Ada Lin. She


    was from the same industry as Nicole. Ada had been engaged in the human resources industry for


    seven or eight years and had rich experience in sry reform. After a little contact with Ada, Nicole felt


    it was a great honor, because she got to know Ada during this period and she learned a lot from Ada.


    Nicole and Ada were busy until noon. When the HR manager invited Ada and the others to have lunch


    outside, Nicole finally thought of Layton and called Layton again. But this time, Layton''s phone was still


    powered off, which upset Nicole.


    Seeing that Nicole was absent-minded, the other colleagues asked, "Nicole, what''s wrong with you?"


    Nicole stood up and left the table. "I''m sorry. I have to make a phone call outside. You eat first."


    The HR manager was a little unhappy to see that Nicole ignored Ada during the meal. But seeing that


    Nicole looked nervous and a little anxious, he didn''t say anything more.


    Outside the restaurant, Nicole called Mr. Xu, the head teacher of Layton, but Mr. Xu said, "I didn''t see


    Layton go to school this morning. By the way, Miss. Lin, I was about to tell you about this. It''s the ninth


    time that Layton has skip sses. Layton has vited the discipline again after I warned him many


    times and threatened him with punishment. He really ignores the authority of the teacher! If he still acts


    like this in the future, I can''t teach him. You can take him back! "


    Nicole panicked and pleaded, "Mr. Xu, please give him one more chance! He called me two timesst


    night, butter his phone was turned off. I don''t know what''s wrong with him. I''ll apologize to you when I


    find him. Please give him another chance! "


    "Where else can he go? He is always hanging out with Justin, hanging out in night clubs, fighting. He


    doesn''t look like what he should be in the high school. Everything he has done is enough to punish


    him!"


    Embarrassed, Nicole begged again, "Please give him another chance. Maybe there''s really something


    wrong this time, and I''ll look for him again..."


    She had begged for a while, and Mr. Xu finally let it go. After hanging up the phone, Nicole was


    helpless and depressed. She hoped that the teacher could know the situation of the students. At least,


    as the head teacher, he should take care of them when he heard that his students had lost. However,


    Mr. Xu scolded her and then ignored her, which was really disappointing.


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    Since Nicole couldn''t get the whereabouts of Layton, she was even more worried. ''Layton couldn''t keep


    his phone charged all the time and he always kept the phone in his hand. Something must have


    happened to Layton.''


    With what happened at noon, Nicole couldn''t focus on her work in the afternoon. Nicole forced herself


    to work hard for the whole afternoon. At about 3 o''clock, she finally received a call from Layton''s


    ssmate.


    "Hello, are you Layton''s sister?" A young boy over the phone said.


    "Yes, I am. What''s wrong?" Nicole frowned. On the one hand, she was happy to hear the news about


    Layton. On the other hand, she was worried about how Layton would ask his ssmate to call her


    instead of himself.


    The young boy hesitated for a while and suddenly said in a sobbing voice, "Please,e here. In the


    People Hospital, Layton was beaten. In the process of running for his life, he.... He caught a car


    ident!"


    When Nicole heard the three words "a car ident", the whole world was dark, and her mobile phone


    almost fell to the ground. Her mind went nk for a moment, and then was reced by the strong


    anxiety. At this time, Nicole couldn''t bear anything else, and she wanted to pack up and leave


    immediately.


    In fact, Nicole couldn''t stay there any longer. No one could work at ease when the only family member


    was still in danger. So after hanging up the phone, she immediately went to see the HR manager.


    When Miss. Li heard that Nicole was about to ask for leave, she was surprised. She widened her eyes


    and asked, "The group meeting is going to be held soon. You have contacted with Ada and the


    headquarter of the AI Group. Mr. Lambert attaches great importance to this meeting. You are the key


    person at the meeting, but now you want to ask for leave at this time. Are you kidding?"


    With her phone in her hands, Nicole said in a trembling voice, "My brother had a car ident. I haven''t


    been able to contact him sincest night. I have to go to the hospital!"


    "It..." Miss. Li was also surprised, but then frowned. She was in a dilemma, "But... But this meeting is


    very important. Mr. Lambert has attended it. You can''t leave now, can you? Can you wait a little longer?


    We''ll talk about it after at least an hour. When everyone sees you, we''ve roughly discussed the


    important things. At that time, if you ask for leave, no one will stop you!"


    "My brother had a car ident!" Nicole was out of control.


    Miss. Li was stunned for a while and then exined awkwardly, "We all understand your feelings. We


    all understand what happened at your family, but the meeting is about to begin and everything is ready.


    This meeting is very important and specially held for you. How can you suddenly leave? How can I


    exin it to the leader of the group?"


    Hearing that, Ada, who was standing next to them, seemed to understand Nicole very much.


    Regardless of her identity, she stepped forward and said, "How about I give this speech on behalf of


    Nicole? After she told me the situation this morning, I have a general understanding of it. If there is


    anything that needs to be added, she can write a report after shees back."


    Miss. Li cast a reproachful nce at Ada and thought, ''It''s none of your business. The AI Group


    internal business has nothing to do with you. You are just a grass-roots employee in the human


    resources department of the E Group. Just participate the meeting. Don''t get involved here!''


    However, before Miss. Li could say anything, Nicole had already ignored her. She held Ada''s hands


    and said gratefully, "Thank you, Ada. I''m leaving now!"


    Nicole went back to her seat, packed her bags and was about to leave. Miss. Li went up and asked,


    "Are you leaving like this? I haven''t agreed you to ask for leave yet!"


    Nicole said angrily and coldly, "If you don''t agree, fire me!"