《The Sweet Plunder Of CEO》


 Chapter 1 (Part One)

    Chapter 1 (Part One)


    "Dear Nicole, see you tonight at 7 o''clock in the Presidential Suite number 5018 in Grand Mansion on


    XH Road. I have informed all our ex-ssmates. Come on time!"


    Staring at Samuel Zhang''s text message, Nicole Lin felt annoyed. She didn''t know whether she should


    ept the invitation or not.


    Samuel Zhang was her high school ssmate. She hadn''te to A City for many years and had lost


    contact with many of her ssmates. Although she had returned home two years back, she had


    steered clear of any acquaintances. However, she had bumped into Samuel Zhang on her way back


    from work one day.


    He had offered to drive her home and they got talking en route. Finally, before they parted, he had


    invited her to the reunion party. She couldn''t refuse him outright. Besides, she did have some reasons


    to attend the reunion.


    When someone was so poor that they couldn''t even afford to eat, they couldn''t afford to care about


    their dignity!


    Armed with the credit card, Nicole Lin took the elevator to the Grand Mansion. She walked to the


    Presidential Suite number 5018. On the way, she overheard two familiar women chatting.


    "Do you think Nicole wille to this year''s reunion party?" asked a woman with long hair.


    Her friend, who had curly hair, smiled and replied, "You seem to be looking forward to her arrival. Are


    you stillpeting with her after all these years?"


    "Given her family''s current situation, there''s no way she canpete with me!"


    "You''re right. She was so arrogant back then as though she was a princess. But her father took a


    mistress and had an illegitimate daughter, who was about the same age as her. Her father chose his


    illegitimate daughter over her. Her family was destroyed. It was terrible. I heard that she returned to A


    City two years ago, but she didn''t dare to contact her old ssmates. If Samuel hadn''t mentioned her


    tonight, we would have never known that she was back in the city."


    "I don''t know why Samuel still fawns over her! But I''m dying to see how she is now. I didn¡¯t know that


    she would dare toe tonight!"


    "Don''t worry. She''ll be here for sure."


    "How can you be so sure?"


    The woman with curly hair gave her a meaningful look and made a snarkyment. "Who do you


    think will pay for the dinner tonight?"


    The long-haired woman was stunned.


    She was the ss belle back in high school. She was originally Nicole Lin''s bestie, butter she had


    be inexplicably hostile towards her. And she always turned everything into apetition with


    Nicole Lin. The woman with curly hair was the ss belle''s best friend. Nicole Lin had severed ties with


    them after she went to college. She had assumed that nobody would find out the truth about her family,


    but it appeared that these two gossip mongers knew everything!


    Nicole Lin clenched her fists, closed her eyes, and took a deep breath to draw some strength. Holding


    her head up high, she walked towards the room. This was life. No matter how bad things got, one had


    to move on.


    When she pushed open the door of the Presidential Suite, she saw a group of people dancing crazily.


    Samuel Zhang was about to start singing, but as soon as he saw her, he yelled, "Dear Nicole is here!"


    All of a sudden, everyone stopped what they were doing to stare at her.


    Nicole Lin put on her bravest smile. The men returned her smiles with enthusiasm, while the women


    turned their noses up at her.


    Nicole Lin used to be one of the popr kids in high school. Everyone who had heard of her was


    intimidated by her. Samuel liked to call her "Dear Nicole".


    She found an empty chair and sat down. Samuel came over with a ss of wine. "Dear Nicole, you''re


    finally here! It''s so great to see you. Nobody believed me when I told them that I had invited you to the


    party."


    "Nicole, I''d like to propose a toast to you. I haven''t seen you in so long and you have be more and


    more beautiful!" said another man cheerfully.


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    "No, no, don''t offer her red wine. Dear Nicole only drinks hard liquor. A bottle of liquor is eptable."


    Nicole finally waved her hand and said, "Samuel, don''t bother. I have quitted drinking a long time ago."


    "Oh, Dear Nicole, have you stopped your bad habits? Or have you adopted a low-key style of luxury?"


    Samuel eximed exaggeratedly.


    "You are so low-key that your GUCCI bag is outdated!" Suddenly, a cold female voice cut through the


    conversation.


    The crowd turned and saw the ss belle. The woman eyed Nicole''s handbag, while the men were


    quiet.


    The Foreign Language School that Nicole attended was locally known as an "aristocratic school". Its


    poption was made up of rich kids, who liked topare each other''s wealth and social standing.


    Eight years ago, Nicole was also one of these affluent kids, but then her father had fallen into the


    mistress''s trap and had an illegitimate daughter. Since then, her life was turned upside down. Nicole


    didn''t expect anybody to recognize her old handbag. When she came to the reunion party, she knew


    she was going to meet all her posh ssmates again. She was carrying the branded handbag to fit in.


    But her old nemesis had called her out on it and embarrassed her in front of everyone.


    Nicole raised her head and stared at the ss belle quietly, while thetter looked back at her


    arrogantly. There was a gleam in her eyes, just like when she used topete with Nicole in school. ''I


    never thought that she would still be hung up on the childish enmity even after eight years! Was it all


    because of a man?''


    But when she thought of that man, Nicole couldn''t helpughing.


    The girl with curly hair fixed a pleasant smile on her face and walked over to Nicole. She sat down and


    held Nicole''s hand. "Don''t be mad at Jenny. After she married Mr. Ford, the second son of the Fu


    family, and gave birth to a healthy boy, her husband, father-inw, and mother-inw favored her so


    much that her priorities changed. Although your handbag is outdated and not a customized style, you


    have used it for several years. So it must be meaningful to you, right?"

 Chapter 2 (Part One)

    Chapter 2 (Part One)


    Lambert''s voice was like a dagger, easily shattering Nicole''s stubborn facade.


    She stared at his hand. It was slender, white, and powerful. It was these same beautiful hands that


    used to grab her neck fiercely. Even though Nicole would struggle and beg him, he would only squint at


    her coldly. She had longed to feel his hands on her, but after all these years, it was her sister who


    settled in his arms. Back then, Lambert had held the daughter of the mistress possessively in front of


    Nicole. "This is the woman I love. If you do anything to her, I will ensure you have a miserable life," he


    had sworn.


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    ''Why did God have to give me such an awful man as my first love? It looks like I havee to this


    reunion party just to humiliate myself!''


    Nicole looked at Lambert frostily. Then she picked up her old bag from the sofa and walked out silently.


    "Do you hate my face that much?" Lambert asked with a wicked smile.


    Samuel hurriedly went to them to smooth things over. "Dear Nicole, it''s an honor for us to have Mr.


    Lambert attend this party, and it''s also rare for us to have you here. Let''s sit down and catch up. After


    all, we haven''t talked much at this reunion!"


    "If you have invited me here just to see this bastard''s face, it''s not necessary! Samuel, since we have


    been ssmates for several years, I don''t want to be rude. Thank you for your hospitality!"


    Nicole wanted to leave, but two of Lambert''s bodyguards suddenly obstructed her path.


    Swirling the red wine in his ss, Lambert sauntered up to Nicole and said in a voice so low only the


    two of them could hear, "Your mother is dead. Your father abandoned you and your brother for his


    mistress. Your family''s business is down and even your house is mortgaged. Your grandma is sick and


    needs to be taken care of. Your younger brother is a ck sheep. You work in the E Venture Capital


    Company. As a low-level salesperson, your basic sry is 1500 dors. After deducting housing funds


    and insurance like endowment, medical, unemployment, employment injury, and maternity, the rest of


    your sry is just 900 dors. Your performance for thest three consecutive months has been zero


    and you are in danger of losing your job. You are 26 years old and your bank bnce is less than a


    thousand dors. Nicole, what do you have? Your life is in shambles. Ha-ha!"


    Biting back her frustration, she raised her head and red at Lambert.


    He sipped his wine elegantly, showing his superiority, as if he was a nobleman and Nicole was a poor


    bumpkin to be trampled under his feet.


    "I know what you want to do. I can see the rage in your eyes. I can still give you a chance to


    understand what you should do instead."


    Nicole stared at him defiantly.


    All of a sudden, he pulled her close to him and whispered gently in her ear, "y a game with me. If


    you win, I will let you do whatever you want to do. If you lose, you have to stay here and not run away


    no matter what I do."


    Nicole struggled to free herself from his grasp while Lambert continued, "Didn''t you use to drink and


    y earlier? Do you dare you y with me or not?"


    His face was so close to her she could feel his breath. No matter how handsome he was with his


    angr face and captivating eyes, she detested him. She was fighting the urge to p him or throw a


    bottle of sulfuric acid to disfigure his gorgeous face. She hated him enough to actually do something so


    crazy.


    Nicole suddenlyughed. Her voice was bitter, but it held a hint of anticipation. She said in a low voice,


    "If I win, will you really let me do anything I want to do?"


    "Of course. I know you think I am a bastard but when have I ever broken my promise?" Lambert


    stroked the hair on her forehead gently and spoke to her intimately as if he was talking to his lover.


    ''He must think that I am obsessed with money. But what excites me more than money is the chance to


    p him and throw the bottle of wine at his head. I am just drinking to boost my courage. No matter


    what happens when I wake up, I will be happy.'' One could see just how much she loathed him!


    "Okay, it''s a deal!" Nicole agreed happily.


    Lambert let go of her with a satisfied smile and went back to his table. He gestured with his hands to


    wee her.


    She strutted up to him. Samuel seemed to have caught on and pped his hands eagerly to draw


    everyone''s attention to it.


    Lambert asked Samuel to get the dice. Before Samuel could do so, the beautiful women on either side


    of Lambert sprang into action. He looked like an absolute stud with prettydies clinging on to his arms.


    Lambert instructed his male secretary to bring his gloves too. ''Such a jerk! Wearing gloves before


    ying the game as if he is some kind of a nobleman,'' Nicole thought to herself, rolling her eyes.


    She waited patiently until the liquor was brought and half of the table was filled with shot sses. The


    shot sses were the perfect size for the highly concentrated liquor they were about to consume.


    Nicole asked a waiter to bring her a ss of milk. Lambert nodded slightly as though offering thanks to


    the waiter. Nicole didn''t give it too much thought, but when she drank the milk, she felt that there was


    something strange and cryptic about his smile.


    After rolling the dice, Nicole guessed the number correctly and won. As per the rules, Lambert had to


    have a shot of liquor. He sipped it casually as if he was drinking water. He licked the corners of his


    mouth and squinted at her with an evil smile.


    Nicole didn''t react and set her mind on the second round. She won that round too. Lambert continued


    to drink the alcohol. Nobody dared to apud her. Only Samuel cheered asionally. In the third


    round, Nicole lost. The girls surrounding Lambert squealed in delight. Nicole raised her ss and drank


    the milk without hesitation. After drinking it, a peculiar fragrance lingered on her lips, and something felt


    bitter in her throat. She frowned slightly, but continued.

 Chapter 5 (Part One)

    Chapter 5 (Part One)


    Nicole didn''t know how she went back. Perhaps it was Samuel who sent her back, because in her


    memory, she was dizzy and vomiting, and Samuel had been talking in her ear. He was so noisy and


    annoying. She didn''t remember what he said. Maybe he was apologizing, because she had a vague


    impression of him apologizing all the time.


    Later, her world became quiet. She returned home andy on the sofa. It was cold in January even if


    the air conditioner was on. Nicole woke up in the midnight and felt dizzy when she sat up. There was


    half a ss of water on the table. Nicole smelled it and found that it was honey water, probably


    prepared for herst night by Samuel. She drank up the rest of the water and was about to go to the


    bathroom. Suddenly, she saw a box on the table.


    Nicole turned on the light in the living room and found a box of cake with a card on it, writing: Dear


    Nicole, happy birthday to you!


    It turned out that it was her birthday yesterday. Looking at the handwriting on the card, Nicole knew


    who the blessing was from. She suddenly felt annoyed, and even lost the mood to look at the cake.


    She stood up, put on a coat, and took the cake box, fruit and the things sent by the man on the table to


    throw downstairs.


    In the midnight, there was no one in themunity. Several lights illuminated the small garden. She


    wore slippers, strolled alone and her hands crossed over her arms, and then sat down on a bench


    under the streetmp.


    The night was very cold with wind, and the frost was all over the sky. Even a breath of air could be


    condensed into ice, but she just sat alone and looked at this strange oldmunity. Suddenly, she


    remembered her own courtyard when she was a child. There was a swimming pool in the garden. In


    summer, she and her brother yed with water. When they saw their father''s car driving into the gate


    of the courtyard, they immediately ran over. Her father squatted down and kissed them, holding her


    younger brother in his arm, holding her hand and walking into the house. Her mother arranged flowers


    in the living room. The maid had already prepared dinner waiting for them to have a family meal.


    How happy she was at that time, but now everything was ruined.


    Nicole buried her head in her arms. Now she was busy with her life, and sometimes she didn''t even


    have time and energy to feel sad, let alone recall. She stood up and went home, returning to the cruel


    reality from the fairy tale world in her memory.


    On the second day, when Nicole went to work, she met her neighbor Aunt Loin, who was about to go


    out to go grocery shopping. Loin Wang said, "Nicole, your father camest night and bought you a


    cake. He said it was your birthday. He waited for you for a long time, but you didn''te back. It was


    toote and he left, left the things in my ce. Last night when I saw someone send you back, I asked


    your friend to bring them to your house. Did you see it?"


    Nicole nodded vaguely and said, "Loin, please don''t help me ept my father''s gifts anymore."


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    "Why?"


    "No reason. Don''t take it. I''ll tell him."


    Loin didn''t understand. After saying goodbye to her, Nicole went to work. Loin stopped her and said,


    "Nicole, my nephew is on a business trip here today. You promised me to see him tonight. Don''t break


    your promise!"


    "I know. I''ll go. Thank you for your kindness. I''m going to work now!" Nicole also ran out of the


    community to work. She had a hangoverst night and wandered around in the neighborhood in the


    midnight, which almost made her unable to get up this morning. Her working ce was far away from


    here, and it was a littlete to go out now.


    Nicole looked at her watch when she was about to arrive at thepany. She was indeed going to be


    late today! For a neer whose performance was zero and who was about to be fired, if she


    couldn''t even go to work on time, she would really be fired.


    When Nicole came back to the A City from the coastal city, she gave up her original major and chose to


    work in the venture capital sales because she wanted high-performance and high-return sry. Only in


    this way could she and her brother live a better life. And the E Venture Capital Company was the only


    chance for her. She didn''t want to give up!


    As soon as Nicole ran into the building, and she saw that many people were waiting in line at the


    elevator entrance. She rushed to the safe passage in an experienced way and went up to the 5th floor


    in one breath. Then she waited on the 5th floor.


    The 5 floor was an online game developmentpany. The men who worked in the information


    technology industry worked irregrly, and thepany on the 5 floor seemed to be not well-


    managed, so only their employees werete and waited for the elevator. After Nicole waited for a few


    minutes, the fastest elevator stopped on floor 5. A group of sleepy men who worked in the information


    technology industry dressed in casual clothes and even Costume y men came out, which was


    completely inconsistent with her well-dressed and energetic appearance.


    Nicole waited for these men got off the elevator and were about to enter, but the elevator door suddenly


    closed. She was so scared that she reached out her hand to stop it. Then the person inside seemed to


    help her, and the elevator door finally opened. She quickly walked in, lowered her head and said to the


    person inside, "Thank you!"


    "You''re wee!" The man inside said calmly.


    Nicole raised her head and saw only one man in the elevator, a handsome and steady man in a suit,


    and that man was her boss, Eric.


    Speaking of Eric, everyone in the business circle of the A City knew him. He was the eldest son of the


    chairman of the E Group. He had studied abroad for many years. He once worked in Wall Street and


    became a senior executive. Later, he came back to take charge of the family business. The E Group


    was developed by doing Inte business. It had certain strengths in emerce, online payment, or


    B2B. In recent years, the venture capital industry had developed vigorously, and it had only begun to


    get involved in this industry and registered to establish the E Venture Capital Company.

 Chapter 6 (Part Two)

    Chapter 6 (Part Two)


    It was said that at that time, Eric was very opposed to the group''s involvement in this unfamiliar


    industry, but the board insisted on running it. At that time, Eric was still in Wall Street. When he came


    back, the E Venture Capital Company was indeed a mess as he expected, but with the family''s


    responsibility, he epted the board''s arrangement to take over the mess. With the help of Eric, the


    company was better than before, but the decline was still irreversible.


    The above was the things that thepany''s senior management should consider. As a small


    employee, no matter what the future of thepany was, Nicole was very grateful to the E Venture


    Capital Company for giving her the first opportunity to venture into this industry. More importantly, the


    boss was a person she worshiped very much. How much she worshiped him! When only she and Eric


    in the elevator, she felt very nervous. Her hands were trembling and she didn''t know where they were


    ced. She could only tightly hold her bags to hide her feelings.


    Nicole stood on the right front and approached the elevator button, while Eric stood in the middle


    behind her. There was a certain distance between the two of them, and neither of them spoke. They


    watched the elevator silently fly up.


    Nicole didn''t expect that the men on the 5 floor was so capable that they almost booked the whole


    elevator. When they got out of the elevator, only the boss was left. And she didn''t expect that the boss,


    who was usually mysterious, would go to work on time today.


    Nicole wondered if she should say hello to Eric. However, there were more than 200 employees of the


    E Venture Capital Company, except those who went out to do the business. Normally, there were more


    than 80 people who worked in thepany. ''I don''t think that Eric would remember me. Why do I tell


    him that I recognized him in the elevator? But what if Eric really know who I am?''


    Nicole hesitated in her heart. Through the smooth steel te of the elevator door, she saw a tall and


    slender figure behind her. His well-cut suit, bright hair, or bright shoes, all exuded a trace of dignity and


    majesty, which made her very nervous.


    It was not until the elevator stopped at floor 35 that Nicole realized that the E Venture Capital Company


    had booked all the 35 and 36 floors of the building and connected them into an office. If she followed


    him to the 35 floors, she must be an employee of thepany.


    Before the elevator door opened, Nicole turned around and greeted the boss, "Good morning, Mr. Eric.


    I''m Nicole, a salesperson in the sales department."


    With a sound of "Ding", the elevator stopped. Both she and Eric stood still in the elevator. She lowered


    her head, while Eric stood straight. No one moved or spoke. One second, two seconds, three seconds


    passed, Nicole raised her head to look at the boss, only to find that he was looking down at her. His


    handsome and straight features were like statues carved out of marble, one by one, and each outline


    was perfect.


    The boss looked so young. He came to the United States at the age of 18, and began to work and


    study in Wall Street at the age of 21. He became a senior executive at the age of 27, and returned


    home at the age of 29. Now he was only 31 years old. He was the CEO of the E Group, and also the


    boss of the E Venture Capital Company. Every part of his experience was a legend to all young people.


    Looking at his face, Nicole was stunned. By chance, she seemed to see a smile on Eric''s face, then


    Eric Jing said casually, "Good morning!" Then he went out.


    Nicole was still in a daze in the elevator, and she almost forgot what she should do in a second. She


    didn''t rush out quickly until the elevator door was about to close, but her hand was almost caught.


    Fortunately, Eric helped her again and pressed the elevator button for her, so she was released. Nicole


    thanked Eric with embarrassment and gratitude. But Eric just ordered calmly, "Be careful next time."


    Nicole thought her boss was a good tempered man. She nodded respectfully and watched him leave in


    a calm, unrestrained and happy way. As soon as Eric knocked on the door of the project manager''s


    office, the project manager came out in a hurry. "Oh, Mr. Eric, why are youing, why bother you to


    call me personally?"


    Eric said something, then the two of them walked away together.


    Nicole lowered her head in disappointment. She felt inexplicably sad when she couldn''t see him. Nicole


    habitually looked at her watch and almost jumped up. She rushed to the office and checked in with her


    fingerprints.


    Thepany''s change was always fast, or the change had been nned for a long time, but the junior


    staff couldn''t know it. It was already a fact when the news became public. Nicole didn''t expect that the


    first thing she knew at work today was that the boss of the E Venture Capital Company was about to be


    changed. The E Group had sold the E Venture Capital Company to the AI Group, and the people of the


    AI Group woulde to thepany for inspection tomorrow afternoon.


    "Nicole, you''re too out. Didn''t you know the people of the AI Group wasing today? But it''s not your


    fault. You are just a neer. We heard the news half a year ago, but it''s a pity that the senior


    executives and the executive department hid it too closely. When the matter is made public, it has


    be a fact. This is really in line with the style of boss Mr. Eric! "


    Because the executive department announced the news early in the morning, everyone was unable to


    work, and they all gathered together in groups to discuss.


    "The E Venture Capital Company has been ruined by the predecessors. Although it has been saved a


    little better by boss Mr. Eric in the past two years, it can''t be saved. It''s good to sell it to the AI Group.


    The AI Group is at least a Chinese foreign joint venture and the leading venture capitalpany. It''s


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    The colleagues were still sighing, and Nicole was only shocked. Then the sales manager called her


    and ordered, "Nicole, the human resources department is looking for you. Go to the office of the human


    resources manager."

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    Chapter 7 (Part One)


    Nicole wondered why the human resource department didn''t ask her directly, butmunicated it


    through her manager. ''Was it something important?'' After hanging up the phone, Nicole hurried to the


    HR manager''s office.


    The HR manager, Miss Li, was an amiable woman. After inviting Nicole to take a seat, she began to


    talk with Nicole with a smile, "Nicole, in fact, the reason why we recruited you to thepany was


    because we liked your human resources profession and human resources experience, but you insisted


    on doing sales, and we respect your opinion. But two months had passed. Look, your sales


    performance is not ideal. Obviously, you are not suitable for a sales position. You have seen the news


    released by the executive department on the office system today. From now on, the name of the E


    Venture Capital Company will be changed to the AI Venture Capital Company. Thepany''s changes


    are always apanied by a certain amount of personnel changes. There are two vacant positions in


    our human resources department, and one of them is as a welfare officer, which is very suitable for


    you. Do you want to consider it? "


    Nicole didn''t expect that the HR manager woulde to talk about this matter with her. When she


    applied for the position of a salesperson in the E Venture Capital Company, the HR Department invited


    her for the job of HR, but she insisted on being a salesperson, so Miss Li still hired her and let her be a


    salesperson. Nicole felt very strange at that time. After thinking for a while today, she realized that Miss


    Li knew what happened today two months ago and should reserve more people as soon as possible.


    And the sales manager may know the intention of Miss Li, or may not know it. But it didn''t matter. She


    was an employee who was about to be eliminated in the sales department and was invited by the


    human resources department. The sales manager didn''t feel sorry for her and was happy to deal with


    an unqualified team member.


    Nicole also knew that it was her only choice. Her probation period was about toe to an end, and


    she was unable to stay in the sales department. The E Venture Capital Company would not consider


    using her, let alone AI Group. If she did not enter the personnel department, she was about to lose her


    job, and the current financial pressure did not allow her to lose her job. Even if she wanted to lose her


    job, she had to wait for half a year before her younger brother went to college.


    Nicole gritted her teeth and thought for a while. Although she still reserved the passion to challenge the


    sales and hoped to bring her a high return, she couldn''t be willful at this moment. She had to be more


    rational, so she agreed.


    Miss Li was very happy. She held Nicole''s hand and said, "Thene to go through the formalities


    tomorrow morning. I''ve already told Mr. Chen of the sales department. I don''t want to let the person of


    the AI Group whoe tomorrow see a person with unstable heart in the personnel department!"


    Nicole didn''t know how she left the HR manager''s office. Thepany was about to change its owner.


    While she was worried about her future. She was a little reluctant to part with him.


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    She walked to the elevator and looked back at the end of the corridor before she went down the floor


    35. There was a turn and went straight to the general manager''s office, where Eric was working.


    She imagined that no matter how fierce the problem was, Eric was still calm and smiling; he sat upright


    and looked down at his work, full attention and meticulously no matter howte it was and how tired he


    was; she missed his back, his face, his smile, his gentleness and elegance. Her heart felt warm, but


    she felt even more disappointed.


    She would never see him again in the future, she had only a short rtionship with him for two months.


    After all, there was a huge difference between her and him, a poor person and a nobleman. Even if she


    missed him, it was still unreachable. She couldn''t dare to imagine, dare not look forward to it, and even


    felt extravagant in her dream. She shook her head and left.


    In the evening, at the invitation of Loin, Nicole went to the restaurant downtown to meet Loin''s nephew.


    Nicole had lived in the second district since she returned to the A City. It was apany room, and the


    elders stayed there. Loin''s children were not there, so Loin took good care of Nicole and Nicole''s


    brother, as if they were her children. Nicole was very grateful, so when Loin said that she wanted to


    introduce Nicole to her nephew, although Nicole was not willing, Nicole could not refuse Loin, so Nicole


    agreed.


    It was said that this nephew worked in the B City, a nearby port city. It was only half an hour''s high-


    speed train from the A City. He was tall, straight and energetic. He was 29 years old this year. As a


    senior leader of a smallpany, he had a good sry. After breaking up with his girlfriend 5 years


    ago for living in two different city, he was too busy to find a girlfriend. Nicole thought that since his


    conditions were good, there was nothing wrong with him, but he wouldn''t take a fancy to her.


    When they arrived, the young man had already reserved a table and was waiting for them. Looking at


    the young man, Nicole found that he had a square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a pair of


    sses on the bridge of his nose, which were still bright and energetic. But his skin was a little dark,


    and his figure was not as tall and straight as Loin said. Maybe she was too tall. When she shook hands


    with him, the young man seemed to be only a little taller than her.


    After they sat down, the young man ordered a lot of dishes. Loin persuaded him not order too much but


    he ordered as many as he could. Then he asked Nicole what she wanted to eat. Thinking of the dishes


    he had ordered on the table, Nicole smiled politely and said, "Whatever."


    During the dinner, Loin introduced her nephew with a smile. She praised him for his learning,


    improvement and ability. How sessful he was now, and also praised Nicole for her tenderness,


    thoughtfulness, beauty, and how much they matched each other.


    Nicole was silent, while the young man kept talking about his work, about the hardships and difficulties


    of starting a business in the past few years. From his words, Nicole could tell that he was from a small


    town in the suburb of the B City. He was the eldest son of his family. Apart from him, he also had three


    younger siblings. Now he had two younger siblings who were studying and need him to provide in


    addition to the older sister''s marriage.

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    Chapter 8 (Part Two)


    The young man might want to praise his filial piety and care for the young, so he ignored Loin''s


    frequent nces and kept talking about family affairs. Nicole didn''t care, she heard it calmly. However,


    Loin was very embarrassed. After the young man finished his words, Loin added, "Nicole doesn''t have


    a mother now. Father is living outside now, and she only takes her brother with her. You are all


    miserable people. In the future, you must know how to cherish happiness and live a better life


    together!"


    The young man sensed something unpleasant. He frowned and asked, "Is Miss Lin from a single


    parent family?" Why don''t you live with dad?"


    Loin interrupted awkwardly, "It''s her family affair. You will get to know itter."


    The young man seemed to have an idea, and thetter half of the dinner he was finally silent.


    The blind date banquet was dismissed in a strange atmosphere. On the way back, Loinforted


    Nicole, "Nicole is so beautiful. My nephew must like you!" After a pause, maybe she was sure enough,


    then she added, "It doesn''t matter. Even if he doesn''t like you, I can help you find a better one!"


    Nicole was very tired. When she arrived at the door of her house, she said goodbye to Loin, "Loin, you


    have a heart problem. It''ste now. Go to bed early. Thank you for taking care of me tonight. I have to


    go to work tomorrow and go to bed early. Good night!"


    After closing the door, she quickly took a shower and was so tired that she went to bed. That was all


    over. She didn''t even remember the young man''sst name. She only remembered that salmon


    seemed to be good that night.


    On the second day, when Nicole arrived at thepany, she first had a talk with the sales manager,


    and then went through the formalities in the human resources department. The rest was to hand over


    the work and move things. She was officially in the human resources department. After a round, she


    failed to change her destiny through sales, and had to continue to do her original major. She hoped that


    the sry of the personnel department would be good after the AI Group came.


    In the morning, thepany was busy with cleaning, and the staff''s dress was much more


    standardized than before. Although there were also dress requirements in the past, old colleagues


    were cunning, and some people always wore casual clothes. This time, people who heard of the AI


    Group came today, everyone was full of energy. Nicole was a neer who followed the rules, so she


    dressed up as usual today.


    Before she went to work after lunch, the HR manager called several girls in the department to have a


    small meeting. "Today, the executive manager asked me for help. In order to wee the team from


    the AI Group, the executive department has been very busy these two days, and they can''t arrange


    anyone to do the reception work at the front desk. Since we are in the samepany, and we should


    help each other, so we have to arrange a girl to do the reception work at the front desk. Who do you


    think is suitable? "


    Everyone pointed at Nicole in silence. Nicole felt it very strange. The Miss Li said, "I think Nicole is a


    good choice. Nicole can go to the administrative department to support them."


    Nicole looked at them and guessed that they had reached an agreement. Nicole had no choice but to


    agree.


    It was not an easy job to receive a guest. For this reason, Nicole had to recite thepany''s general


    principles and practice in front of the mirror with the business etiquette that she had abandoned for


    many years. Even so, facing so many leaders from the AI Group and foreigners in the process of


    greeting, she might still make a fool of herself. Moreover, her English was not as good as it seemed on


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    However, what shoulde was alwaysing. At 2 o''clock in the afternoon, the people from the AI


    Group arrived on time. Several luxury cars were parked downstairs in the building. Nicole and the


    administrative department manager and administrative clerk waited respectfully at the entrance of the


    building.


    The first car of the team from the AI Group was a Maybach. Nicole firmly believed that it was a private


    car, because no matter how powerful the AI Group was, it would not buy such an expensive business


    car to receive distinguished guests. Since it was a private car, the leader of the team from the AI Group


    should be a local tycoon. Nicole knew that the AI Group was a joint venture, and the major


    shareholders were Chinese. ''Is it possible that the major shareholders in the Maybach car is Chinese?''


    Nicole was curious about the appearance of the major shareholder in the car and kept staring at the


    first car. Until the secretary got out of the car and came to open the door, a person got out of the car


    and she was finally stunned.


    The well cut suit wrapped his tall and straight figure, and his figure was good,parable to the


    posture of a model. The quarter-faced facial features made him look more three-dimensional and more


    brilliant than others, especially his eyes, squinting a little, the charm of his own charm was envied by


    countless male stars. And his movements wereparable to a street movie, making countless


    passers-by around cover their mouths to admire and stop.


    He was followed by a male secretary, followed by a foreign team and Chinese senior executives. The


    group of people were all dressed in business suits and walked with great momentum. The team from


    the AI Group was too powerful, and wherever he went, he enjoyed the love of others around him.


    Nicole clearly felt that the eyes of a married 30 year old woman was shining, let alone an executive


    clerk, who was only 22 years old, were shining, and her hands were at a loss.


    Nicole could only be shocked, because no matter how noble and dazzling this person was, for her, it


    was a nightmare, and she tried her best to get rid of him.


    He was just Lambert!

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    Chapter 9 (Part One)


    When Lambert led his team and arrived at the gate of the building, the manager of the executive


    department immediately greeted them with a smile, bowed and shook hands. The executive clerk who


    was so absorbed in looking at the handsome man that she almost forgot her duty followed to greet.


    Nicole knew that she couldn''t escape. Instead of making any other reaction at this time, she''d better


    force herself to calm down and pretend that she didn''t know him.


    Lambert still saw her, but as expected, he was not surprised or looked at her with new impression. He


    just nced at her with a meaningful look.


    Fortunately, Nicole didn''t have to shake hands with Lambert. All she needed to do was to lead the way


    and be a quiet beauty. When the group of people were taken to the elevator, she was secretly


    relieved. When they went upstairs, the senior executives of thepanies received them and visited


    thepany. Then the leaders of the twopanies went to the meeting room.


    At this time, Nicole didn''t need to serve them with tea or water. She returned to her position. The


    female colleagues in the office were all very gossipy. They kept asking her questions, all about the


    executives of the AI Group, how many people were there, and whether there was a row of famous cars


    downstairs. It turned out that they had seen some upstairs. In addition, when the group members of the


    AI Group came up, although they stayed in the office and at least saw a little, they were more curious.


    Nicole was not interested in answering, but only responded vaguely. In fact, she was just a substitute


    hostess and didn''t have much contact with the team.


    When Nicole got off work, she still didn''t see anyonee out of the meeting room. She habitually


    looked at the general manager''s office, where the door was closed. And from now on, she was afraid


    that the name of Eric would be changed to someone else, which made her more and more


    disappointed.


    Nicole ordered a cup of coffee and dessert in the coffee shop near thepany, which were served as


    her dinner. She was worried about the future and was in a bad mood, so she ate very slowly. When the


    lights were on, there was many couples on the street. She looked at the couples and lost in thought. It


    was not until a familiar car parked in the parking lot outside the cafe that her eyes were attracted.


    It was Eric who got out of the car. Now he took off his suit and changed into a long windbreaker,


    coupled with a id scarf. He dressed more casual, young and handsome than before. He ordered a


    cup of hot coffee and dessert in the coffee shop and packed them up before leaving. However, at the


    door, he was bumped into by two kids who wereughing and joking along the street. The coffee spilled


    all over the ground and stained his sleeves.


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    With an empty cup in one hand and a dessert in the other, Eric was hesitating. At this moment, Nicole


    stood up and was about to go out to give him a tissue to clean up, but suddenly Nicole saw a beautiful


    woman get out of his car, quickly take out a handkerchief to help him to wipe, frowned and scolded.


    The beautiful woman was wearing a hat with long curly hair. Even if she only showed her side face, it


    could be seen that she was very beautiful. It seemed that Eric had a good rtionship with her. Being


    scolded by her, Eric just smiled helplessly. Then he let the beautiful woman hold his hand and happily


    got in the car and left.


    Nicole stood by the ss window, rubbing a piece of tissue in her hand. Suddenly, she felt that what


    she had done was unnecessary. Eric probably didn''t know that there was a person like her. Two years


    ago, when she just came back to the A City, her suitcase was turned down from the elevator in the


    airport, and he helped her to hold it in time, and then he sent her to take a taxi. She once lost her way


    at the corner of the street, he gave her directions. When they met in the cafe, a smile was shown on


    the face and they nodded like a passers-by; when she was applying for a job, he had interviewed her,


    but he didn''t remember that they had met each other many times.


    But he didn''t know that from the first meeting at the airport he enthusiastically helped her, she


    remembered him deeply. Every time after that, it was like fate, as if it was destined. A quick nce at


    him or a passing-by him deepened her impression of him, so that it formed a hazy feeling.


    The fate between people was very mysterious, and the feelings between people were so unpredictable.


    Sometimes, the two of them who lived together might not have feelings for each other for the rest of


    their lives, but sometimes they just looked at each other and fell in love with each other secretly with a


    single move.


    She was lucky enough to work in the E Venture Capital Company, because this job gave her the


    chance to know him. He didn''t let her down. The more she knew about him, the more she appreciated


    his character, and she missed him very much. However, the more she knew about him, the more she


    knew he was just like a dream. She was far from him, and there were too many impossible things


    between them. Even if she loved him, she could only treat it as a secret love, and hide it in the most


    beautiful time in her life.


    On the second day, when Nicole went to work, she knew that Eric had already returned to the


    headquarters of the E Group. After all, the CEO of the E Group was his real identity, and the position of


    general manager of the E Venture Capital Company was only a part-time job for him. Now that the AI


    Group had been purchased it with 70% shares, he didn''t need to stay in the E Venture Capital


    Company in the future.


    The secretary had already sorted out his documents. When everything was ready, there was no more


    Eric''s things here. He probably wouldn''te back again.


    Because of the change in thepany, the atmosphere in the office was very low, and the people of


    the AI Group woulde tomorrow. So far, they still didn''t know who the new general manager was. ''Is


    he a long haired foreigner, a Chinese man with a square face, or a powerful woman?''


    Nicole was very nervous, but she also dutifully passed this day. Nicole firmly believed that even if it was


    Lambert''spany, as long as she actively worked without any mistakes, Lambert would not be able


    to do anything to her.

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    Chapter 10 (Part Two)


    Although Nicoleforted herself in this way, she was still worried.


    As expected, Nicole''s worry was not superfluous. On the second day, the people of the AI Group came,


    everyone never expected that the new leader was Lambert!


    The AI Group mainly engaged in the real estate development and venture capital industry. The group


    had branches all over the country, and even in the world. The Lu family was the biggest shareholder in


    China, and as the eldest son of the Lu family, Lambert had a very high position in the AI Group. Why


    did hee to the E Venture Capital Company to be the general manager?


    Even if it was in the way that Eric used before, it was still inconceivable for him to be the general


    manager of the E Venture Capital Company as well as a stable senior position in the group. After all,


    Eric was forced toe here in order to clean up the mess. ''But why did Lamberte here? Did he


    also clean up the mess?'' In many people''s eyes, it was a piece of cake for him!


    No matter what, Lambert still came here. It seemed that he had been nning to work here for a long


    time. He had moved a lot of things here and soon the general manager''s office was refreshed. After


    Lambert came here, he immediately made a change in thepany''s structure. Of course, there were


    also many personnel changes. For this reason, the executive department and the personnel


    department were very busy. Under the management Lambert, the resignation rate rose this month.


    After working overtime for two weeks, Nicole finally cursed in her office, "Damn it!"


    But it was not bad. In the past half a month, Nicole hadn''t had much contact with Lambert. When Nicole


    went to the tea room to get some water, she asionally heard the swearing sound from the office of


    Lambert. Lambert was indeed not as gentle, well-educated and patient as Mr. Eric. Many senior


    executives showed that they missed Mr. Eric very much.


    Thepany''s changes had been deepened to every department. The most important change in the


    human resources department was the sry improvement. It was a big project to change the original


    sry structure into the style of the AI Group. Lambert was very efficient, in order to achieve the


    expected effect within the scheduled time, he could do it by all means. For this reason, he had forced


    the human resources manager to be very busy. Since the human resources manager couldn''t exin it


    to the superior, she had no choice but to urge her subordinates to finish their work.


    Originally, the sry reform didn''t have much to do with Nicole. She was just a welfare officer, and the


    sry reform was dominated by another sry officer. Unfortunately, the sry officer was a pregnant


    woman, and the stressful work for two consecutive weeks had already made her unable to bear it.


    Later, she had to take a long vacation because she felt ufortable. Therefore, the task of the sry


    reform was given to Nicole.


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    When the human resources manager came to talk it with Nicole, Nicole wasn''t happy. Nicole worked


    hard, but it didn''t mean that she could ept the heavy task assigned by her leader unconditionally.


    However, Miss Li tried her best to persuade Nicole and promised to assign the performance of the


    sry officer to her. Finally, Nicole agreed.


    For this task, Nicole worked overnight for several days. On a Friday night, many colleagues got off


    work early because of the weekend, and Nicole was still working overtime in thepany.


    Nicole estimated the sry cost on theputer so that she forgot the time. When she came to her


    senses, it was already 23 o''clock. It turned out that Nicole had been working since dinner. Her waist


    and back were sore, so she had to get up and move.


    Nicole yed the mobile phone music and danced in the office. Nicole used to like dancing the most.


    When she was in college, she would dance in the dance room of amunity if she had nothing to do.


    Nicole also liked music. She was forced to learn piano and violin when she was a child, but she didn''t


    like it. When she grew up, she put the foundation of the music on rock music. It was better for her to


    roar on the stage with a guitar in her shabby trousers than to y the piano gracefully like a princess.


    People who didn''t know Nicole all thought she was a quiet and calm girl, and people who knew her


    knew that there was a crazy soul living in her body. Her brother Layton always said, "Nicole, you are a


    witch!"


    After dancing for a while and venting her emotion, her head was still a littleck of oxygen. As a result,


    Nicole habitually walked to the window and stood upside down.


    When Nicole first came to the E Venture Capital Company, she often worked overtime in order to get


    familiar with the sales. However, she was not thest one to leave thepany, and Eric leftter than


    her. The office of the sales department was on floor 35, and the office of Eric was on floor 36. Nicole


    just saw his French window through the window. The light there was as bright as day, and it gave her


    warmth at night. And now Nicole moved to the 36 floor with the human resources department, the


    closest position to him, but the door was closed, and the French window was not bright for a long time.


    ''There is no one apanying me. Even on both ends of the other shore, there is no one standing on


    the other shore. Only myself!''


    With her eyes closed, Nicole suddenly heard the sound of ss breaking to the ground. She was so


    shocked that she quickly stood up with her feet on the ground.


    Before leaving, the HR manager told Nicole that she was the only one in thepany. She gave Nicole


    the key and asked her to leave early. ''How could there be anyone else? Did someone steal in the


    company at midnight?''


    After waiting for a while, Nicole still heard some noise in the tea room. She had no choice but to


    carefully move to the tea room with the scissors on the brush pot.


    The light was on in the tea room. Although Nicole hesitated, she didn''t dare to rx her vignce. She


    leaned against the wall and slowly moved her steps. When she looked inside, she saw a man with wet


    hair and a bathrobe.

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    Chapter 11 (Part One)


    Nicole shouted in horror and had nowhere to hide.


    The man inside looked back at her, and then continued to open the coffee bag and pour the coffee into


    the cup. He sneered, "After the dance, do youe to find something to eat?"


    Nicole didn''te to her senses until Lambert went to the hot water machine to make coffee. Nicole


    then stopped shouting.


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    Although there were separate bathroom and bedroom in the general manager''s office for the general


    manager to rest, it was not appropriate for Lambert to wander around in thepany in a bathrobe in


    public. Even if there was no one in thepany during off-hours, there were cameras in the corridor.


    He was too reckless to do so.


    In addition to being shocked by his image, Nicole was more surprised that she met Lambert. She had


    been trying not to meet him for more than half a month since the people of the AI Group came to the


    company, and Lambert was usually very busy and couldn''t meet her. She didn''t expect to meet him at


    thepany today


    She recalled all the previous grudges and he poured a ss of wine on her body at the ssmate


    reunion partyst month. Shepletely remembered his nature of revenging for the smallest


    grievance, and she did not want to stay alone with him at all. So she said, "Sorry to disturb you!" Then


    she lowered her head and left.


    However, Lambert suddenly quickened his pace to stop her from leaving. "What''s wrong? You''re


    getting more and more afraid of troubles as the past few years passed. You don''t have the temper that


    used to be unruly and self-willed and wouldn''t bear anything uneptable?"


    Nicole stared at him.


    Lambert said ironically, "I''m curious why you haven''t left yet? Most of the employees of the E Venture


    Capital Company have left, but you miraculously stayed. You really have been defeated to the point


    that you can yield to your enemy for survival?"


    "Mr. Lambert." With a mocking smile, Nicole tried her best to calm herself down and said, "No matter


    what kind of feud we had before, we''re in a cooperative rtionship now. You''re my boss and I''m your


    subordinate. We should work together to create a win-win situation for thepany, instead of fighting


    with each other and hurting ourselves. What''s the good for you? As a businessman, you should be very


    clear about the pros and cons!"


    "I don''t think the person who begged me is qualified to talk about win-win and fairness with me. I


    casually hired arge number of employees with qualifications like you in the talent market. I have no


    shortage of employees like you in my AI Group."


    Nicole sneered, "Yes, the AI Group is indeed very powerful. Unfortunately, the AI Venture Capital


    Company distributes recruitment information everywhere this month, but there is no one to apply. After


    all, the AI Venture Capital Company is not equal to AI Group, Mr. Lambert!"


    Clenching her chin, Lambert squinted and said, "You''re so eloquent. You still look like a wicked woman.


    I will never forget the scene that you pushed Primrose down the stairs and made her half disabled. Her


    dream of dancing can''t be realized, crying sadly all day, but you are still have a happy life. How


    disgusting!"


    Nicole pushed away Lambert''s hand hard. Primrose was not only a pain in Lambert''s heart, but also a


    thorn in Nicole''s heart. Every time she thought of her, Nicole would be annoyed and irritable, unable to


    control her emotions. "Mr. Lambert, if it wasn''t for the mistress and her children to intervene in my


    family, I wouldn''t be embarrassed like this, and my mother wouldn''tmit suicide with hatred. You


    had no enmity with me, but because Primrose..."


    Because of Primrose, he had hurt Nicole badly. He knew that Nicole liked him, that Primrose was the


    daughter of a mistress and that Primrose had interfered in Nicole''s family, but he still fell in love with


    Primrose at first sight, and that he had dealt with Nicole together with the two women. Therefore,


    Lambert had a grudge against Nicole. Nicole would never forget his hurt to her and would never forgive


    him all her life!


    Ignoring her resentful eyes, Lambert continued to tease, "Because of Primrose, and then? Let you be


    disappointed with me, hate me. Did you love me originally?"


    Nicole''s eyes became sharp.


    "Well, there is one thing I want to tell you. When you pushed Primrose down the stairs and I ignored


    you, how could you still have the courage toe to my house and beg to see me? You were asking


    for an insult! I was at home that day, but I didn''t allow anyone to open the door for you. I wanted to see


    you crying out my name in the rain at the gate, so that Primrose upstairs would be happy to see you.


    Why were you so bitchy at that time, Nicole?"


    Anger suddenly lit up in Nicole''s eyes. The seed of hatred in her heart sprouted and grew wildly, and it


    was very eager to break out from her body.


    She was indeed bitchy at that time. How could she do something to make her enemy happy? But


    Lambert actually hurt her so much!


    She just wanted to take revenge on Lambert, but unfortunately, this man was too powerful, and she did


    not have enough power to deal with him at present. She could only endure it again and again. But if


    one dayes, she would definitely take a revenge on him!


    "Cry. I want to see you cry the most, so that I can take photos for you sent it to Primrose. Now that the


    vicious sister is like this, Cindere will be very happy! Everyone is happy to hear that! " Lambert was


    still provoking badly.


    ''Primrose is a Cindere? How ironic it is!''


    Nicole finally suppressed all her hatred and tears. She clenched her fists, gritted her teeth and said, "I


    don''t want to bring personal grudges to work. Mr. Lambert, please respect me!" Then she walked by


    him and went back to her office.


    Lambert shouted viciously toward her in the corridor, "As long as you work for me, I''ll give you a hard


    time. For the sake of Primrose, I won''t spare you. I''d like to see how much perseverance you have and


    how many days you can stay in the AI Venture Capital Company!"

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    Chapter 12 (Part Two)


    Nicole paused, but she didn''t turn around. Instead, she went back to her office.


    She was a tough girl. She wouldn''t be knocked down by Lambert. If she was knocked down by


    Lambert, it meant that she was knocked down by a mistress. She didn''t allow it. Lambert wanted her to


    leave, but she still didn''t want to leave. Even if she wanted to leave, she had to go in a splendid way,


    instead of running away embarrassedly as if she had been driven out!


    Because of the conversation on Friday night, Nicole was in a bad mood on the whole weekend. There


    was no activities on Sunday, so she just slept at home. Early in the morning, she was woken up by the


    noise in the living room. She ran out of the bedroom in slippers and saw her brother Layton looking for


    something to eat in the living room. The door of the fridge was still open, and he didn''t want to close it


    even though the cold air was leaking out.


    Seeing that Nicole came out, Layton Lin said to her in coquettish voice, "Nicole, why is there no food at


    home? I''m starving to death! You know Ie back only once a month, and I''ming back today.


    Why don''t you prepare something to eat in advance?"


    Layton was a junior student in the J High School. The J High School was a private school, it was not


    good but the tuition was very expensive. But because Layton had changed 5 schools within two years,


    Nicole was very satisfied to find a school that was willing to admit Layton. Nicole cautiously prayed that


    Layton could sessfully pass the high school and enter a university, even a college.


    As soon as she saw Layton, Nicole got angry, "I give you the living expenses every month. How can


    you still be hungry?"


    "The living expenses you gave were used up half a month ago, and the rest of the month was


    supported by my friends..." Layton turned his head and smiled, "Give me some money now, and I''ll go


    out and buy food outside!"


    Hearing this, Nicole felt something was wrong. She frowned and walked forward, "What kind of friend


    do you rely on to help you? Are you with Justin again?" Didn''t I say that I wouldn''t allow you to be with


    the dudes like Justin? You had promise me before. Why are you with them again? Those people are so


    bad. They are young, making trouble, fighting and almost killing others. Moreover, they are rich and


    powerful, and they are protected if anything happens. Can youpete with them and protect


    yourself?"


    "Nicole, look at what you said. I used to be a rich man. Even if our family is not good enough, our family


    is still have power..."


    "Layton, you just want to piss me off, don''t you? Why are you still with them?"


    "It''s so noisy! Nicole, if you can give me tens of thousands dors a month, I promise I won''t be with


    the dudes like Justin. You only give me 20000 dors. I have spent almost half a month on eating. How


    can I live? If I don''t y with them, I will starve to death on the street."


    Pinching Layton''s ear, Nicole gnashed her teeth and said, "You can find a high school student on the


    street and ask him about the living standard of the A City. No one can afford two thousand dors a


    month. The living expenses of an ordinary high school student are about one thousand dors, but you


    are not satisfied with two thousand dors. Do you still think you are rich man and our family is still the


    same as before?"


    "Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch! Nicole, let me go! Let me go!"


    Nicole released her hand, and then Layton ran away. Nicole shouted, "Don''t contact with Justin, or no


    one will care about you if anything happens!"


    Layton snorted at the door, "Since our mother died, you have always been against me! What''s more,


    Nicole if you continue to be so fierce, you really can''t get married!"


    After saying that, Layton left arrogantly, Nicole sighed angrily. It was said that adversity trained people,


    but why did Layton be totally unpromising?


    Was it because Nicole and her mother had protected Layton too well at that time? But that year the


    mistress and her daughter appeared, when the truth that Nicole''s father had betrayed Nicole''s family


    was exposed, Layton was only 9 years old. Nicole and her mother didn''t want Layton to be hurt, so


    they kept it a secret. After their family was destroyed, Layton became sensible, but Layton didn''t


    experience that pain and couldn''t understand Nicole''s painstaking efforts at all!


    In order to make her mother die in peace, no matter how disobedient Layton was, Nicole had to endure


    it. Nicole tried her best to think of the merits of Layton. Layton was so cute when he was a child.


    Although he were not as good as before when he grew up, he was good-looking and sweet, and many


    people liked him. Mrs. Loin next door liked him very much, which meant that he was not bad enough to


    make everyone angry. Thinking of this, Nicole''s heart was a little calmer.


    Nicole took the vegetables and eggs that were left in the fridge and was about to make breakfast in the


    kitchen when the property manager of themunity suddenly came to her. It turned out that Layton


    kicked the trash can downstairs and it was broken. He was fined by the property manager. Since he


    didn''t have money, he told the property manager his home and let the propertye up to find her.


    Hearing this, Nicole cursed in her heart, ''Damn it! You are so annoying!''!


    A little bit of affection to Layton rose in Nicole''s heart disappeared, ''Layton is indeed a


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 Chapter 13 (Part One)

    Chapter 13 (Part One)


    It was Monday, the end of month. The routine of the E Venture Capital Company was to gather all the


    departments at the end of the month tomunicate with each other''s work. After the AI Group came,


    Lambert strongly opposed such a tedious meeting, but the meeting which had been existing for a long


    time could not be cancelled, so he could only ept it. However, he had never participated in it


    himself, and had always authorized the deputy general manager to attend it. However, today was a


    rare day, he actually attended it.


    This regr meeting was the same as before, and the various departments were still discussing with


    each other. The biggest problem was that the project department opposed some of thepany''s


    processes, saying that it would affect the enthusiasm of customers to cooperate with thepany. Of


    course, Lambert certainly supported the project department and put pressure on all the departments at


    the meeting. Although everyone felt that it was not appropriate to change the process, the general


    manager was the most powerful, so they could only nod and agree.


    Nicole thought this was the reason why Lambert attended the meeting, but before the meeting was


    over, he suddenly said, "I want to emphasize one more thing to all the employees in thepany."


    All of a sudden, Lambert''s eyes fell on Nicole. "Thepany opposes sexual harassment, please ask


    some female colleagues to pay attention to their words and deeds, not through some spective


    means to achieve life goals, if the height of the workce and the value of life are realized in this way,


    it is an insult to thepany and individuals. It is absolutely not allowed in the AI Group! "


    After a pause, Lambert said in a very cold tone, "I hope that the efficiency of all departments will be


    improved. The personnel department will strictly control the overtime work. If it is not necessary, all


    departments will be off duty on time. Don''t do meaningless work! The meeting is over! "


    After saying that, Lambert picked up the documents on the table and left. Even the secretary was


    stunned for a few seconds before he quickly packed up the things on the table and trotted after


    Lambert.


    Dozens of people in the meeting room were still in a daze. After a long time, the whole conference


    room was in an uproar.


    Nicole was shocked, ashamed and angry. What''s wrong with Mr. Lambert? What did he mean? Why


    did he say that in the meeting room?''


    Therefore today, everyone was talking about the meaning of Mr. Lambert''s words. Nicole''s heart was


    trembling. Although she didn''t feel guilty, she had an intuition that what Lambert said would bring her a


    lot of trouble.


    Sure enough, within two days, Nicole felt that her colleagues treated her very differently. When Nicole


    walked to the tea room, her colleagues, who had been chatting with each other, suddenly became


    quiet. On the way, Nicole could always hear people asking about who Nicole was. Nicole went to work


    and took the elevator with her colleagues, and the smile on her colleague''s face was very perfunctory.


    Nicole even felt that other colleagues were inexplicably angry with her.


    Later, Nicole knew that they had found out who made Mr. Lambert angry in thepany. Recently,


    Nicole worked most overtime, andst Friday night, only Nicole and Lambert worked overtime. It was


    easy to think of Nicole.


    Nicole was isted. Even though she was strong in her heart, she couldn''t bear the ridicule and doubts


    of the wholepany''s colleagues. Finally, when Lily, who had a good rtionship with her, came to


    test her words in the canteen of the building, she couldn''t bear it. Without saying a word to Lily, Nicole


    picked up her te and left. Nicole wouldn''t have been like this if it had been in normal times.


    Realizing that she had said something wrong, Lily Xue chased Nicole and said, "Dear Nicole, Dear


    Nicole, I''m sorry. I said something wrong. Please don''t be angry. I also believe that you are not that


    kind of person, but they... They all said..."


    Nicole looked back at her and said, "Lily, thank you for your kindness, but I just want to be alone for a


    while."


    Nicole knew that no matter how she exined, no one would believe her, not even her colleagues who


    had a good rtionship with her. No one would believe that Mr. Lambert would say something like that


    for no reason when Mr. Lambert was giving a speech in a personal meeting. What''s more, Nicole was


    just an ordinary employee. It was possible for her to be convicted that she seemed to seduce Lambert.


    The matter was always dominated by powerful people, and she could only be innocent and wronged.


    Nicole took the elevator to the top floor of the building. She was in a daze on the rooftop. Looking at the


    scenery in front of her, she suddenly felt sad and tears flowed down uncontrobly.


    Because Nicole felt too painful. No matter how much pain she had suffered from her childhood, she


    had never been questioned like this. It was a doubt of her moral quality and dignity, and a serious harm


    to her mental state!


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    ''In order to frustrate me, Lambert used such despicable means! But did I really have to ept her fate


    and suffer so much?''


    Nicole sighed in her heart, clenched her fists. When she heard the opening sound of the rooftop, she


    turned around and found it was Lambert who came up


    Lambert walked to Nicole leisurely, crossed his arms over his chest, tilted his head and smiled. "Oh,


    you cry, it''s not easy. I really should let Primrose see this scene and see how you, a bad woman, have


    been tortured and cried by me!"


    Nicole''s face was as cold as ice. If her eyes could fire, she must have burned Lambert to death.


    Nicole restrained her emotions and said in a low voice, "Mr. Lambert, I really have no enmity with you.


    Except for Primrose, I don''t understand why you treat me like this."


    Lambert shrugged and said, "I''ve told you that I hate you more than that. If you have to find an


    exnation, just it was Primrose!"

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    Chapter 14 (Part Two)


    "The daughter of that mistress? Why do you love her so much?" Nicole''s voice was still very low and


    her expression was very sad.


    Lambert pinched her chin and smiled proudly, "Look, this is a vicious woman''s words! Why? I love her


    because she is simple, kind and cute! And you are just like the vicious woman. It''s really disgusting! "


    Nicole was so excited that she couldn''t control her emotions when she saw the expression on


    Lambert''s face. Even in other people''s eyes, Lambert was handsome and charming, and Nicole used


    to be very infatuated with this face. Nicole had pursued Lambert for three years in her childhood, but


    now, Nicole only felt that this face was hateful, uglier than any ugly thing. Looking at hiscent


    expression, Nicole just wanted to crush his face!


    Nicole raised her hand and pped Lambert hard on the face. She exerted her greatest strength and


    wanted to avenge her previous grievances. She thought she could p him happily, but she didn''t


    expect that Lambert would turn his head and firmly hold her hand.


    Nicole was shocked, and then went crazy with anger. She shouted regardless of her image, "Why?


    Why? Why you love her so much? If it wasn''t for the daughter of that mistress, I won''t be like this. If you


    still have a little conscience and morality, you should understand that she had ruined a happy family.


    My mother died because of her, my father''s business was ruined, and my family was ruined because of


    them! I didn''t do anything. Why did these people do this to me? And I didn''t offend you. Why do you


    hate me so much?"


    Maybe she was a weak woman and wanted to beat him, but she had no choice. Her strength was too


    weak and her status was too low. He was a sessful man who was superior to others. He was very


    strong, and it was not easy for her to p him.


    She was constantly humiliated by him, but she had no strength to fight back. She was such a loser.


    She was a loser! Therefore, she could only keep struggling and shouting.


    Her eyes was filled with tears because of her strong sense of the anger and frustration. Nicole knew


    she was very embarrassed. She knew she should be strong and not be so weak in front of her enemies


    and let them becent. But at this moment, she still couldn''t control her emotions.


    Lambert shook off her hand and forced her to step back. Nicole staggered and almost fell down.


    Lambert smiled distortedly, "I''m so happy to see you like this. You are just suffering from pain, but


    Primrose lost her legs. Do you know what it means to a person?" Lambert shouted.


    Tears streamed down Nicole''s face. She stared at him in despair and said in a low voice, "Her legs.......


    My mother died, my father''s business failed, and our family was ruined. Layton and my life have


    undergone a tremendous change because of her. But she only lost her legs... And obviously, it was the


    two of them who were wrong first... "


    "In my eyes, only Primrose''s feeling is the most important!"


    Nicole nodded, "I finally understand..."


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    Nicole didn''t struggle anymore. She also knew what a bastard Lambert was. She once knelt down


    foolishly at the gate of his family in the heavy rain. He didn''te out even though he saw her in the


    rain for a whole night. Then she caught a cold and had a pneumonia. He didn''t look back at her. After


    that, he even sneered at her. She should understand.


    Nicole knew that Lambert wasn''t her beloved. He was her enemy.


    Clenching her fists, Nicole wiped her tears and said, "I won''t be knocked down by you. Mr. Lambert,


    you''ll pay for what you''ve done to me!"


    Finally, Nicole stared at him fiercely, gnashed her teeth and said, "I wish you and the daughter of the


    mistress a bad ending!" Then Nicole turned around and left.


    Nicole left decisively, and this turn was the same as seven years ago, representing the end of their


    rtionship, but this turn was even colder and more ruthless than before.


    Looking at Nicole receding figure, the corners of Lambert''s mouth were originally raised and smiled


    comcently, but gradually his smile disappeared. His eyes were gloomy, like the bright spring light


    suddenly turned cold when encountering the cold wind. His expression was veryplicated, and his


    mood was also veryplicated.


    Lambert lowered his head and squinted at the scenery in the distance, somewhat at a loss. Lambert


    didn''t know why, but he felt a little pain and a little ufortable in his heart.


    After the encounter on the rooftop, Nicole''s mood was much calmer than before. She was no longer


    sad when she was most desperate. No matter how the rumors around her grew, she could ignore them.


    However, when Nicole fell asleepte at night, she could always be awakened by nightmares. It was


    most likely that her heart pain had been formed, and it was difficult to let it go.


    Nicole was under a lot of pressure at work, but Lambert still ordered to strictly control not overtime


    work. Miss Li was a conservative and ttering person, and she didn''t dare to disobey the boss''s ban at


    all. In addition, there were rumors in thepany, which caused Miss Li to suspect the moral quality of


    Nicole, and she also paid more attention to Nicole not overtime work. Therefore, Nicole couldn''t work


    overtime in thepany, so Nicole had no choice but to take all the work home.


    But taking home work to do, there was no overtime pay, nor could she adjust the rest, after she stayed


    up for a few nights, the pressure on her mind and body could not be released, and Nicole almost was


    crazy. After working overtime for the whole night until 10 o''clock, Nicole finally gave up her work and


    went to the street for rxation.

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    Chapter 15 (Part One)


    As it was winter, many shops on the street had closed, and the number of pedestrians was decreasing.


    People passing by in a hurry were ready to go home. Nicole ignored the surrounding environment and


    walked slowly. All she wanted was a state of emptiness. She didn''t think about anything and had no


    worries. She just walked aimlessly.


    But as Nicole walked, she felt life was desperate.


    ''Why did I live like this? For whom and what? Was it Layton? Or hatred for the mistress and her


    daughter?''


    At the thought of Layton, and her hatred for the mistress and the daughter of the mistress, her mother


    died with enmity, but the mistress and the daughter of the mistress were still living happily. Nicole also


    felt that she should live, live a wonderful life, and live until the day when her enemy was painful!


    Near the Spring Festival, fireworks were set off in the square not far away. The fireworks soared into


    the sky, gorgeous and beautiful. The LED full color screen on the wall of the building was disying the


    advertisement of the E Group. Looking at the fireworks and the advertisement, Nicole thought of Eric.


    Although Nicole didn''t know much about Eric, Nicole always had a deep impression of that handsome


    and elegant man. Every time she thought of him, she felt very warm. Nicole calmed down and was full


    of hope for life again.


    Because of love, Nicole did not feel lonely. Even if that person could not belong to her, she was happy


    and full of power because there was such a person living in the same ce with her.


    It suddenly urred to Nicole that she didn''t have to suffer under the leadership of Lambert. ''Just


    because of spirit and pride? But could spirit and pride help me live? If I had been crushed to death by


    Mr. Lambert, then these spirit and pride did not exist. It was better to live!''


    Thinking of this, Nicole felt relieved and sneered. On the night she went back home, Nicole wrote down


    her resignation letter.


    But after Nicole finished writing, her mood becameplicated again. She still did not fully ept her


    action, so she had a lot of dreams after she fell asleep.


    Nicole dreamed when she was a child, she dreamed of her mother, father, Layton, the mistress and the


    daughter of the mistress. What impressed Nicole most was that Layton suddenly became smart and


    cute when he was a child. He ran on the square with his short legs. Nicole chased after him and


    shouted, "Layton... Layton... "


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    Layton smiled happily and didn''t turn around. Nicole couldn''t catch up with him until he suddenly


    stopped and looked up at the tall man in front of him, biting his fingers. It turned out that there was a tall


    and handsome man standing in front of him.


    Nicole raised her head and wanted to look at the man, but she couldn''t see his face clearly, so that man


    became a mystery that she still held in mind after Nicole woke up


    After Nicole went to work, she took out her resignation letter several times and took it back several


    times, but didn''t hand it out firmly.


    Although Nicole had made up her mindst night, when she woke up, she really didn''t want to leave


    pitifully.


    It was not that Nicole was reluctant to give up this job, but that she hated Lambert so much. He


    ndered Nicole so badly, and Nicole left before she was proved to be innocent. ''Didn''t I lose my


    reputation for a lifetime and let the enemy be proud of?


    While Nicole was still hesitating, she identally saw the recruitmentmissioner was selecting


    resumes online. This was normal, but she noticed that the recruitmentmissioner was selecting


    resumes with HR education and rted experience.


    Their department had been full since they recruited thest female colleaguest week. Logically


    speaking, there was no need to recruit any more colleagues.'' Why was the recruitment Commissioner


    still selecting resumes?'' Nicole was suspicious.


    At lunch time, Nicole closed the recruitment Commissioner for help. After all, their rtionship was


    good at ordinary times, and the recruitmentmissioner was a young boy and he was simple, so he


    told Nicole. It turned out that after Lambert lost his temper at the regr meeting, he had told the HR


    Manager in the afternoon to rece the candidate for the position of sry and asked the HR


    department to reserve talents in advance.


    After being stunned for a while, Nicole was very angry. ''Mr. Lambert, Did you even take my resignation


    into ount? No wonder people in thepany quickly spread that I was the woman who had irritated


    Mr. Lambert. You are really ruthless to me!


    It would be fine if he denied me because of my working ability, but I was not convinced because of my


    personal affairs. Moreover, if I really left as Lambert wished, I would be said to be ashamed of myself.


    At that time, I really couldn''t clear myself no matter how hard I exined, and it would even affect my


    future career.


    It is unbearable! Just for Lambert''s action, I wouldn''t leave happily until I taught Lambert a lesson!''


    Nicole felt that she had full of spirit at once. Obviously just now she was extremely depressed and had


    no motivation and courage to stay in thepany. However, because of Lambert''s conspiracy, she


    was full of strength at once.


    The more others ndered her, the more Nicole wanted to work happily! Because of this, Nicole, who


    usually didn''t wear makeup, suddenly put on makeup every day to work. Moreover, she wore the most


    beautiful clothes, so that the male colleagues in thepany paid attention to her.


    Nicole was not ugly, but she dressed usually too conservative, which was not eye-catching among the


    women with heavy makeup in thepany. But once Nicole tried to dress up, she would immediately


    be different.


    Lambert walked out of the office and happened to meet Nicole passing by. Nicole had already seen


    Lambert, but she pretended not to see him. Holding the folder, she walked past him elegantly and


    confidently in high heels, leaving behind a gust of fragrance.


    After makeup, Nicole had a delicate and beautiful face, well-dressed and well-built figure. Her sizes


    made women jealous and men daydream. Her back was as slender as a model''s. when she walked


    away, she attracted the attention of arge number of male colleagues.

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    Chapter 16 (Part Two)


    Lambert nodded. He really felt that this woman was magical. She could not be beaten to death no


    matter how hard he tried. But the more stubborn she was, the more he wanted to suppress her. He had


    really developed a morbid psychology!


    Thinking of this, the corners of Lambert''s mouth lifted into a happy smile.


    After work, Nicole didn''t work overtime and wandered on the street alone. In the past few days, no


    matter how busy she was, Nicole would not work overtime. She must give herself a chance to rx, or


    she could not adjust her depression.


    The lights were on and the new year was approaching, many shopping malls on the street engaged in


    the preferential activities. Nicole walked past the shopping mall and entered.


    This building was full of famous shops. Nicole couldn''t afford them, but she could have a look. There


    were many brands that Nicole was keen on pursuing at that year. Every time thetest products were


    released, she would be the first one to pay attention to. Now these were far from her.


    Nicole was attracted by a scarf on the window, so she walked in and had a look. This scarf was very


    simple, long and dark brown, without any pattern, but because of the material, it looked very high-end


    and noble. More importantly, this scarf was simr to the one that she saw Eric had worn before. It


    could be wore as a couple.


    Nicole loved it so much that she couldn''t let it go. Suddenly, someone came up and grabbed the scarf.


    She looked at it carefully and then turned to the person behind her. "Do you think this scarf looks like


    the one you wore?"


    Nicole looked at theer in surprise. It was a beautiful girl with curly hair. Her skin was very white,


    and her face was very small, very beautiful. It seemed that she was about 20 years old, and her side


    face was familiar.


    The man behind the girl said, "It has been taken by others first. Return the scarf to others."


    The voice was very familiar. Nicole subconsciously turned her head to look at the person behind her. It


    was Eric.


    Eric was wearing a long woolen overcoat with a long scarf hanging on his cor. It was exactly the dark


    brown scarf Nicole remembered. Nicole hadn''t seen Eric for two months, but he was still elegant and


    charming. The moment Nicole saw Eric''s smiling face, Nicole was shocked and thought she was


    dreaming. Nicole had never thought that the man she had been thinking about day and night was right


    in front of her, close to her.


    The beautiful girl said, "She didn''t buy it, so I can also see it!"


    Eric shook his head helplessly and said, "But thisdy has been looking at it for a long time. You are


    just spoiled by your family!"


    Eric noticed that she had looked at it for a long time. ''Did he notice me when I entered the shop?''


    Staring at his handsome face, Nicole thought obsessively.


    The beautiful girl raised the scarf and asked Nicole, "Miss, would you like to buy this scarf?"


    Nicole lowered her head as if she was trying to hide something. Then she looked at the beautiful girl


    and the scarf in her hand. In fact, Nicole was a little hesitant, because Eric was right in front of her,


    wearing a scarf simr to it. She really wanted to buy it, but when she saw thebel on the scarf, she


    hesitated. Finally, she shook her head and said awkwardly, "No, you can buy it!"


    "Look, she doesn''t want to buy it, so I can buy it. I can wear the same scarf as yours!" The beautiful girl


    said proudly.


    Eric sighed helplessly, "Is your scarf still not enough? You buy it for fun and might not use it. Give it up.


    Thisdy may be polite and modest. Don''t take the thing she loved away from her! "


    "How do you know I don''t use it? I will definitely use the same thing as you! "


    Eric stepped forward and persuaded the beautiful girl, "Forget about this one. She has been looking at


    it for a long time. There are other scarfs here. You can have a look, or you can go to many shops in this


    shopping mall."


    The little girl pouted and said, "Then buy me the bag just now."


    "No problem," Eric answered.


    The little girl was finally satisfied. Atst, Eric returned the scarf to Nicole and said, "I''m sorry, Miss. You


    picked this scarf first. It''s back to you."


    The moment Nicole took the scarf, his warmth was still there. She almost shouted, "Mr. Eric, I''m Nicole


    from the sales department. Do you remember me?"


    However, Eric and the girl had already arrived at the front desk and got the receipt. Nicole couldn''t utter


    a word. She was stunned and very disappointed.


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    ''Maybe he couldn''t remember me at all. I was an unimportant employee at the E Venture Capital


    Company. I had worked in thepany for less than two months. As a superior boss, he seldom saw


    me. How could he remember me? But why did I still look forward to it?'' Love was really a strange thing.


    Sometimes it gave her strength, and sometimes it made her sad.


    The little girl was impatient and went out first. Eric suddenly whispered something to the bill collector


    andmunicated for a long time. The saleswoman looked at Nicole from time to time. Finally, Eric


    went to the cashier''s desk to pay the bill.


    Nicole continued to touch the scarf in the shop, but she didn''t want to leave. When Eric had taken the


    goods and left the shop, she was still in the shop. The shopping guide walked up to Nicole and asked,


    "Miss, this scarf is very suitable for you. You can consider it."


    Nicole was embarrassed. She still couldn''t bear the price. She said with a smile, "No, I just want to


    have a look." Then Nicole wanted to leave.


    However, the shopping guide didn''t give up and rmended with a warm smile, "Miss, this scarf is


    for today''s activity. It only needs eighty percent off. If you like it, you can really consider taking it


    back."

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    Chapter 17 (Part One)


    Nicole''s eyes widened in surprise. She looked at the scarf and then looked at the shopping guide. She


    couldn''t believe it. Because this brand had never been sold at a discount. Even if it was in the new


    season, the old one would never be sold at a discount. ''Why is there a discount today? Eighty percent


    off?''


    The shopping guide exined patiently and rmended with a smile. Nicole looked back and found


    that the price was eighty percent off, which was about one thousand dors. Although buying a scarf


    about one thousand dors was still a luxury, it was really very low. Besides, she did like it, so she


    bought it.


    Nicole still was stunned until she paid the bill and took the scarf away. She double checked that this


    scarf was the current season''s style. ''Was I lucky enough to have this scarf?''


    Anyway, Nicole had got the same scarf as the man she liked. She was in a very good mood.


    Thanks to the scarf, Nicole had gained her strength again. She was strong in her heart. No matter what


    rumors were these days, she was still as calm as usual and ignored them.


    In the morning, when Nicole went to thepany, Nicole and Lambert happened to take the elevator


    together. The men who worked in the information technology industry all got out the elevator on the


    floor 5, and only the two of them were left in the elevator. Nicole didn''t intend to talk to Lambert at all,


    completely ignoring him.


    However, Lambert looked at Nicole up and down and nced at her curvaceous figure and delicate


    appearance. He thought that this woman dressed well, not inferior to those stars.


    His impression of Nicole was still lingering in the non-mainstream style of high school, or in the


    conservative and old-fashioned in face suit after work. Although from a certain point of view, he


    would think that this woman''s skin was very white, and her facial features were very beautiful, or her


    figure was also good, but at most it was clear and beautiful, and he had never treated her as a beautiful


    women. Her sister Primrose was the real beauty. It was not until Nicole began to dress up recently that


    Lambert felt she was a little different.


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    On objective judgment, Nicole''s appearance should be in the upper middle level.


    Finally, Lambert''s eyes were fixed on Nicole''s scarf. Obviously he had a grudge against this woman


    and knew that hated him, but he couldn''t help smiling happily and joking, "A new scarf? You have a


    good taste!"


    As he expected, Nicole ignored his politeness.


    Nicole even thought that Lambert was insane!


    When the elevator stopped at the floor 36, Nicole went out regardless of his status as a leader. With his


    hands in his pockets, Lambert followed her closely and said slowly, "People who are daydreaming


    generally won''t have a good result!"


    Nicole immediately turned around and stared at him coldly with anger in her eyes. Seeing that Lambert


    was about to leave, Nicole added, "Yes, some people are daydreaming about defeating others. It really


    won''t have a good result!"


    Lambert turned around and raised his eyebrows with a yful look. But Nicole turned around and went


    back to her office proudly.


    Today was Monday. As usual, the Department''s regr meeting was held. The female manager had


    beenining a lot recently. The people of the AI Group had been working for more than two


    months, and the sry reform had been carried out for two months. However, because of the change


    of employees in the middle of the training, and because of the dy of the progress of Nicole''s work


    because she couldn''t work overtime, Lambert put the pressure on the female manager. The female


    manager couldn''t exin to her leader, so she was nervous.


    "It''s almost the end of the year. Everyone knows that the two most important jobs of our department are


    sry reform and recruitment. The recruitment was not bad. Although there was a constant loss of


    employees, the KPI still maintained a rtively stable state. And the sry reform... " She looked at


    Nicole''s calm face. She couldn''t me Nicole.


    She was also responsible for the dy in the sry reform. She had just given birth to a baby, so she


    focused on her baby and had no mood to work at all. After handing over her sry work to Nicole, she


    didn''t care about it. Basically, it was Nicole who finished alone.


    Although Nicole had a good working ability, it was still difficult for her toplete the big work by


    herself. She had been selfish to give the whole job to Nicole. Now she had to bear the responsibility.


    Moreover, because of the gossip before and the attitude of the boss to Nicole, she kept her attitude


    towards this employee. Although she cherished Nicole''s talent, she didn''t dare to go against the boss.


    She didn''t know what to do with Nicole.


    The female manager asked, "Nicole, how is the sry reform going recently? Is there any problem that


    needs others'' help? How long will it take to finish it? "


    Nicole said, "Currently, the progress is good. I have submitted the existing problems to you, and.... If it


    go on like this, it would take about two months, because many data needed to be tested and evidence.


    I don''t have much time to speed it up."


    "Two months, but next month is the Spring Festival! We have to pay the year-end bonus before the end


    of this year. The majority of ourpany''s sry is on year-end bonus, especially for the project and


    sales personnel. If we can''t pay it out... " Miss Li panicked because the consequences were


    unimaginable, and it was not her small personnel manager who could afford it.


    "I will work hard. After taking over the sry work from Halen on No. 15st month, I have already


    completed 50% of the work, and the following work is indeed a little more difficult than before, so it will


    take a long time."


    Miss Li wanted to scold, but she couldn''t, because she had always ignored this problem. She thought


    that the work would bepleted after the work was handed over to the subordinates, and she could


    just sit and wait for the result. Nicole had reported her work obstacles and problems to Miss Li onst


    Monday, but Miss Li had only taken a look at them and left them aside. She hadn''t helped Nicole solve


    them yet. Now Miss Li had to responsible for what she had done.


    But she was too busy. She had to take care of her child and she had to work. When the people of the


    AI Group came, there would be a lot of difficulties, which would almost embarrassed her. The child


    couldn''t live without her, and she couldn''t care about both of work and child at the same time!

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    Chapter 18 (Part Two)


    "All right. Today''s meeting is over. Let''s dismiss the meeting. Nicole, stay here!"


    After the manager announced, everyone else left. The manager looked at Nicole, feeling both angry


    and helpless. After calming herself down, she waved at Nicole and said, "Nicole,e and sit closer."


    Nicole had to stand up and sat beside her. The manager sighed and tried her best to speak in a kind


    tone, "Nicole, I know it''s difficult to do this job. You''ve been wronged for more than a month, but after


    the old colleague left, you''re the only avable person in the department. I can only hand this job to


    you. This is also a trust and exercise for you. Don''t feel wronged."


    Nicole looked at the female manager in confusion and said lightly, "Manager, you misunderstood me. I


    don''t feel wronged. Since I have epted this position, this is my job." Nicole didn''t feel wronged as


    she thought her sry deserved how many work she did.


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    "Well, I know that Nicole is an experienced employee. I didn''t misjudge you at first sight. However... "


    The female manager seemed to be a little hesitant. She smiled awkwardly and said softly, "Nicole, do


    you have a something with Mr. Lambert... Personal grudges? Why did Mr. Lambert suddenly urge this


    job so much? Why did he always put our department in a difficult position?"


    Nicole was surprised. She looked at the female manager and asked, "What do you mean?"


    The female manager smiled awkwardly and said, "There are some rumors in thepany.... But I


    believe in your moral quality. You are not the kind of person people say. However, Mr. Lambert has


    obviously suppressed you in many decisions, which makes me have to doubt you. Did you have


    anything to do with Mr. Lambert? For example, you just took over the sry reform this time after Halen


    took a maternity leave. Thepany should have given you enough time. Even during the next


    month''s holiday, we can check and pay ording to the old system. However, Mr. Lambert insisted on


    changing all the sry of the E Venture Capital Company into the AI Group mode before the new year,


    in order to make progress so quickly. It''s really surprising that he is so heartless."


    The female manager sighed, "The year-end bonus of our industry is the biggest. At the beginning of the


    establishment of the E Venture Capital Company, it was almost impossible to pay out the year-end


    bonus because of the unsatisfactory performance, which caused a great change in thepany''s


    personnel. Many capable saleswomen escaped with projects and customers, which was a great loss to


    thepany. Therefore, thepany attached great importance to the year-end bonus. If the year-


    end bonus couldn''t be pay on time... Ourpany has just been reorganized and our people are not in


    a good mood. If we fail to do our job well this time and cause the loss of talents in key positions, then


    we really can''t bear the consequences in the future."


    The female manager looked at Nicole helplessly.


    Nicole couldn''t figure it out that as the general manager and once working in the venture capital


    industry, Lambert should understand the importance of this job, but why he was still doing it for making


    fun of her, regardless of thepany''s interests.


    It was not until the female manager exined, "At the end of this year, the AI Group just arrived here.


    From this year to next July, all the profits and losses of thepany are still calcted by the E Group,


    and the AI Group will only keep its costs. You see, the name of ourpany hasn''t changed yet, so Mr.


    Lambert doesn''t have to worry about loss at all. He only needed to consider to turn thepany into


    the AI Group mode before 7 next year. No matter what means he use... "


    Nicole finally understood that the AI Group wouldn''t bear any loss this year, so Lambert was able to


    give her a hard time regardless of the interests of thepany. What a cruel and merciless man


    Lambert was.


    It would be fine if Nicole just suffered a lot. If it affected the performance of the Eric because of her,


    Nicole was not willing at all. She didn''t want to cause trouble to Eric.


    Nicole lowered her head and said, "I see. Manager, you don''t have to worry about what happened


    between me and Mr. Lambert. Because no matter what happens now, I will try my best to finish my


    work before the deadline."


    The female manager was still worried. She wanted to say something, but finally she suppressed it. She


    patted on Nicole''s shoulder and said, "Okay. If you really finish this job before the festival, I believe that


    Mr. Lambert won''t make things difficult for you no matter whether you have anything to do with Mr.


    Lambert or not."


    Nicole thought that the ideal of the female manager was too simple. If Lambert was kind to get along


    with, he would not defame her by viin means.


    After the meeting, the female manager left first. After cleaning up the meeting room, Nicole also left.


    Coincidentally, Nicole met two managersing out of Lambert''s office. The two managers were


    dejected. The sales manager Mr. Chen said, "Our efforts in the early years are not counted as


    contributions in front of the new leaders."


    The project manager also shook his head in silence.


    Nicole obviously felt that the morale of thepany was very low recently. ''I don''t know if Lambert


    really intends topletely reintegrate the E Venture Capital Company, which makes his subordinates


    too busy to work. Under such pressure, if I don''t finish the sry reform at the end of the year, the


    consequences will be unthinkable. At that time, will Lambert let me take the me?''


    Nicole was taken aback when she thought of this. But on second thought, it was not impossible for


    Lambert to have such a bad character.


    Nicole was anxious. She had answered a phone call in the afternoon, which annoyed her even more.


    The J High School called toin about Layton, saying that Layton often skipped sses in recent


    days and did not listen to the instructions for many times. They had no choice but could only ask Nicole


    to talk to the school.

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    Nicole was the most annoyed and worried to receive such a call. ''Layton, the bad boy, always made


    trouble for me. He knew clearly how hard it was for me to find a school that was willing to admit him,


    but he still did not cherish it!''


    Nicole called Layton first, but Layton dared to hang up her phone. Nicole had no choice but to ask for


    an emergency leave in the afternoon and go to the school to have a look.


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    When she arrived at the school, it was already 5 o''clock afternoon. The students were having theirst


    ss, and the yground was empty.


    Nicole called Layton''s head teacher. After making sure that he was in his office, Nicole was familiar with


    the way to the teaching building No. 3. However, Nicole didn''t expect that she would meet the mistress


    and the daughter of the mistress on the yground, the two she would never forget in her whole life -


    Her father''s mistress and the daughter of the mistress.


    Lena pushed Primrose''s wheelchair, and the two talked in a low voice, enjoying the moment of peace.


    Primrose was wearing a white dress, long hair down to the waist, oval like face, watery almond eyes


    and small cherry like mouth. She was still as ssical and beautiful as before. Primrose was a few


    months younger than Nicole, but she didn''t suffer. She looked like about 20 years old, much younger


    than Nicole.


    Lena was more than 40 years old, and her skin and figure were well maintained. She looked like a


    beautiful woman in her thirties.


    Lena was an expert in cosmetics research with a high IQ and a well-education degree, and a strong


    mind and clear logic. Nicole''s mother was raised in a rich family, simple and kind. Lena had


    experienced a lot. Lena was much more beautiful and intelligent than Nicole''s mother.


    Nicole would never forget how Lena had dealt with her mother.


    At that time, Nicole''s mother stood on the rooftop, crying and begging Lena to let her go, but Lena


    didn''t show any mercy. She even said sarcastically, "A man doesn''t like you any longer. Why don''t you


    let him go? I have been in love with Howard for more than ten years. We have been together since


    college. Whether he is married or not, our rtionship has never changed. Do you think he wille


    back to you after you cry and shout? Don''t expect! "


    Every word Lena said was like a sharp knife dipped in poison, stabbing into Nicole''s mother''s heart.


    Nicole''s mother finally jumped downstairs in despair!


    Nicole watched her mother fall lifeless like a doll, and Nicole was almost crazy for a moment. When


    Nicole''s mother was sent to the hospital, Nicole cried all the way and apanied her. At that time,


    Nicole was so helpless and desperate that she couldn''t help crying every day.


    When her mother was sent to the emergency room, Nicole was trembling all over. The figure of her


    mother jumping off the tall building, the cold face of Lena and the figure of her father escaping


    constantly shed through Nicole''s mind. Her heart was shrank because of fear, and her body was


    sweating constantly. Nicole''s fists unconsciously tightened, almost piercing through the palm of her


    hands, and tears fell.


    How Nicole wished her mother could live and apany her, not leaving her alone. But in the end, her


    mother died and her faith was broken.


    There was a moment when Nicole was desperate about life, and from that moment on, Nicole hated


    her father and the mistress and the daughter of the mistress.


    Nicole went to Primrose''s school and had a quarrel with Primrose. In grief and despair, she couldn''t


    control her emotions and pushed Primrose down the stairs by mistake.


    Later, Lambert came to them, Nicole wanted to exin to Lambert, but Lambert pushed her away, held


    Primrose in his arms and took Primrose away. Lambert gritted his teeth and stared at Nicole, saying,


    "The most vicious woman in the world is you. I didn''t expect you to be so cruel. I really misjudged you!"


    The words Lambert said hurt Nicole so much. At that time, Nicole liked Lambert so much. She had


    loved him for three years! But when Lambert met Primrose at first nce, he fell in love with Primrose


    easily.


    Nicole really wanted to say that she didn''t mean it. She didn''t mean to hurt Primrose. She was painful


    when her mother died. She just wanted to ask Primrose for justice. She didn''t mean it!


    But no one listened to her exnation, and even Lambert would not believe Nicole.


    When Nicole recalled the past, that kind of injury was still painful to remember. Even after seven or


    eight years, every time she thought of it, she was still painful.


    Nicole looked at Primrose who was sitting on the wheelchair. Primrose used to feel inferior and timid,


    she was a girl who often smiled shyly. Now Primrose no longer smiled. Even if she smiled asionally


    because of Lena, Primrose was still very reluctant.


    It was all Nicole''s fault. No matter she hated Lena or felt guilty to Primrose, Nicole didn''t want to face


    the two. So Nicole turned around and quietly went to the teaching building.


    Nicole went to the teacher''s office on floor 5 of the teaching building. Because the office was between


    two ssrooms, when she walked over, she heard the sound of the teachers and students in the


    ssroom. This sound made her particrly nervous. Every time she came to the school, she was


    worried that the school would no longer wee Layton.


    Nicole walked into the office. The office was very quiet. There was no rebuke on Layton from the head


    teacher beyond she had expected, and only one or two very light words asionally.


    Nicole felt strange and hesitated for a moment. When she was about to knock on the door, she heard


    someone say, "I thought only Layton and his sister lived together. I didn''t expect that he still has a


    guardian, it is you."


    This voice belonged to Layton''s head teacher, Mr. Xu.


    After Mr. Xu said that, a middle-aged man said awkwardly, "This... I feel a little ashamed. I am the


    father of Layton, but these years... For various reasons, I really didn''t discipline this child well, which


    caused you and the school trouble. I hope this time, you can give him another chance. If the school


    needs the help of us, such as donate money to build a building, we can... "


    "Well, do you think they won''t drive me out if you build a building for school? Don''t expect it!" Layton


    suddenly said sarcastically.


    Nicole frowned. She didn''t know why, but she felt that Layton''s tone was a little different from usual.


    Layton was always glib tongued and heartless. When something happened, he always liked to


    mention, "Our family was fine in the past, wasn''t it? Even now we are poor, our father''s rtionship is


    still..."


    Every time she heard this sentence, she was very angry, because Layton did not know what had


    happened in the past, he could still rely on his bad father, but she had a psychological barrier that she


    could not cross in any case. She did not allow it, and she would never let Layton miss that bad man


    every time something happened.


    She had always thought that Layton was not sensible. When he was sent away, he was only 9 years


    old. How could he know if he was not at home for a few years? Even though he had grown up when he


    came back, but the matter had been passed. She didn''t exin much to him, and he couldn''t know, so


    he had always been heartless and immature.


    But now, hearing what Layton said, Nicole found out that he also hated his father. He was not like a


    child who always mentioned "our father''s rtionship is still" every time something happened.


    Embarrassed, Howard Lin hurriedly exined, "The child is angry. Mr. Xu, please ignore him. My wife


    and I learned that the J High School is preparing to build a student dorm recently. My wife and I have


    some spare money and are willing to do charity. How about this? I will donate some money with my


    wife, but Layton... "


    Hearing this, Nicole knocked at the door at once. After getting the permission of Mr. Xu, she pushed the


    door open generously. Everyone in the office was surprised.


    There were only three people in the small office, Mr. Xu, Layton and Howard. The three of them looked


    at Nicole, which made Howard immediately nervous.


    Layton suddenly said casually, "Now it is interesting." His sister had always hated his father. Although


    he didn''t know why, he had felt it obviously in the past few years.


    Nicole walked up to them and said, "Mr. Xu, I''m sorry that I''mte."


    Mr. Xu stood up and said, "Miss Lin, you are here too? I thought Layton''s father woulde here


    today."


    Nicole bowed and apologized, "I''m sorry, Mr. Xu. I''m the one that is Layton''s guardian. If you need


    anything, just tell me."


    Mr. Xu looked at Howard and said in surprise, "He... Isn''t he your father?"


    Nicole replied coldly, "No."


    Mr. Xu was surprised. Layton also looked at his sister. He knew that his sister hated his father, but it


    was the first time he had seen her denying her father in public. ''Obviously Nicole said calmly. How


    could she say such cruel words?''


    Howard was about to exin, but Nicole suddenly turned around and said to Howard coldly, "Mr. Lin,


    you can go out now! I will be responsible for the matter of Layton, You don''t need to get involved."


    "Nicole..."


    "You already have your own family. Why do you have to interfere in the matter of Layton and me?"


    Nicole continued to refuse coldly.


    Mr. Xu sensed that something was wrong. The family had been broken. Although he didn''t know what


    had happened between the father and the daughter, there must have been something unpleasant


    between the two. Mr. Xu couldn''t interfere in other people''s families, but it was rted to his students.


    He didn''t know whether he should interfere or not.


    Howard probably felt embarrassed and embarrassed loss face. He looked at Mr. Xu, then looked at


    Layton and Nicole, finally shook his head and sighed to Nicole, "Then I''ll wait for you outside. When


    you twoe out, I want to talk to you."


    Nicole didn''t say anything. She just watched Howard leave dejectedly.


    After a talk with Mr. Xu, Nicole knew that Mr. Xu didn''t inform Howard, but Howard came to the school


    to find Layton by himself.


    After knowing Layton''s situation in the school, in order to keep Layton''s position in the school, Howard


    said that he wanted to donate money to the school. But that was the money he and Lena gave. Nicole


    couldn''t ept it.


    Nicole tried her best to hold back her emotions and talked to Mr. Xu about Layton''s situation at school.


    After making a promise to the teacher again and again, she went out with Layton.


    Nicole thought that Howard was at the door, but he didn''t, so Nicole turned around and scolded Layton,


    "Can''t you just be obedient? You know how hard it is for me to find a school for you!"


    Layton said casually, "The teacher is obviously against me. Why do you always scold me without


    asking the reason clearly every time?"


    "Even if the teacher aims at you for no reason, why does he aim at you specially?"


    Layton was about to retort, but suddenly someone in the corner said, "Nicole..."


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    It was rush hour now. The yground was under the teaching building No. 5. Students came and went,


    so many people were looking at them.


    Layton was quite famous in the school because he looked handsome. Several times when Nicole came


    to the school, she heard a girl point at her behind her back and say, "Look, this is the sister of the


    campus hunk." What''s more, Layton didn''t like studying, so he was oftente for sses and skipped


    sses and was often criticized by teachers publically. Almost all the people in the school knew him.


    Now his family of five met on the yground, which was particrly eye-catching.


    At that time, Nicole didn''t want to meet the mistress and the daughter of the mistress at all, because


    every time she saw them, her mood was veryplicated. People always wanted to escape and hide


    their emotions when facing the emotions they were not good at. In the past 8 years, Nicole almost


    didn''t contact with them, but unexpectedly, they still came to her.


    Howard stepped forward and said, "Nicole, Layton, let''s have a talk, okay?


    Nicole nced at them, coldly looked at Howard, and then looked at the mistress and the daughter of


    the mistress.


    Howard showed a guilty look. The mistress and the daughter of the mistress were very calm. Lena was


    as cold as ever, while Primrose lowered her head and did not look at Nicole.


    Howard continued, "Dad has been looking for you these days, but you never see me. I''ve been


    inquiring about Layton''s school, but I didn''t expect you to transfer him here. Nicole, don''t me Layton.


    It''s not his fault. A good student cannot be taught in such a school. It''s better for Dad to find some


    connections to transfer him out."


    Nicole opened her mouth and smiled, "Why should we use your connections?"


    "I''m your Dad. I want to do something for you!" Howard stepped forward and said bitterly.


    At that moment, Nicole reached out her hand and blocked Layton behind her. Her hand was like an


    invisible gap, blocking their father-daughter rtionship.


    Nicole thought it was ridiculous. 8 years ago, when Nicole''s mother jumped off a building and was sent


    to the hospital, Howard left with his mistress without even looking at Nicole and her mother. After her


    mother''s funeral, Nicole went to Howard but he said that he was going to marry the mistress, letting


    Layton and her live with our grandma. Just because of this sentence, Nicole braced herself and lived a


    hard life and endured for 8 years. Even if she encountered any difficulties, even if she was going to


    starve to death, she would nevere to Howard, and Howard was no longer their father.


    ''Now that we are living a good life, why should Howard look for her back? He even hypocritically said


    that he was our father and want to do something for us!''


    Thinking of this, Nicole said in hatred. "You''d better disappear in front of me. Don''t force me to expose


    your scandal in public!"


    Howard was shocked and even Lena looked up at Nicole.


    Lena''s expression was veryplicated. She suddenly pulled away Howard and stepped forward. Her


    expression was very calm, but obviously showed a trace of weakness. "Let''s talk, Nicole. As for what


    happened in the past, what happened now, what happened between your mother and me, and what


    happened between you and my daughter, I think we should have a result."


    Layton frowned and asked, "Nicole, what''s wrong?"


    Nicole looked at Lena. This woman was well maintained and wless in the distance, but obviously a


    little old at a close distance.


    When Nicole first met Lena, Nicole thought Lena was very beautiful. Although Lena was nearly 40


    years old, she was iparably beautiful. Nicole''s social circle was not narrow. Even at a young age,


    Nicole had seen a lot of debutantes, but Nicole still thought Lena was very outstanding. At least, no


    woman Nicole had ever seen couldpare with Lena.


    Now Nicole looked at Lena again. Although Lena was still a beauty, her temples were dyed white, and


    even if she was applied with dye, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were still revealed under her


    delicate makeup.


    With Lena''s slightly haggard expression, Nicole couldn''t help but guess what had happened to the


    mistress in the past few years, and why Lena hade to her with Howard.


    "Let''s talk!" Lena was still very calm and pleaded. Even Primrose looked up at Nicole, with a faint


    sadness and a little begging in her watery eyes.


    Nicole really felt that something was wrong with these people. Out of curiosity, Nicole also wanted to


    know how Lena solve the grudge between the two generations with her, so she acquiesced.


    Nicole said to Layton, "Layton, go to the dining room first. I have something to deal with, so I won''t be


    with you."


    Hearing this, Layton knew Nicole didn''t want to get him involved, so he asked, "Why? Nicole, Dad


    comes to me today, I should know what you are talking about."


    Nicole narrowed her eyes and stared at him. "It''s none of your business. I''ll tell you everything in the


    future. Now, go to the dining room to have dinner!"


    Layton wanted to argue, but Nicole''s eyes refused him.


    Although Layton was usually naughty, he was very sensible. He knew that his sister showed such an


    expression to show the prestige of the elders. If he refuted his elder sister again, she would definitely


    punish him. Under the condition that he still relied on his sister to survive, he did not dare to contradict


    his sister. So he left angrily.


    Nicole and these people went to a nearby tea restaurant for dinner. At dinner time, Layton''s school was


    close to the downtown area, so there were a lot of people. They couldn''t book a private room, so they


    barely found a quiet ce by the window.


    The table was square, with two sides facing each other. Nicole sat on one side, and the other three sat


    opposite her, looking a little crowded.


    The waitress served the tea first. The tea leaves were separated from the tea water and needed to be


    cooked by the guests. Primrose started to cook.


    Nicole saw that Primrose was sitting on a wheelchair and steaming tea with ease. Her bright white


    hands were delicate and skillful. Her every move set off the ssical beauty and elegance of ady.


    Nicole was in a daze for a while until Howard said, "I came here today to discuss something with you..."


    Nicole turned to look at this man. Howard looked down and then looked at Nicole again, with


    expectation in his eyes. He sighed and said, "Dad wants to take you and Layton home. What do you


    think?"


    Nicole didn''t say anything, but the corners of her mouth twitched unconsciously.


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    "I know you think it''s very abrupt and won''t ept it immediately, but I want to say, I am your father and


    also want topensate you and Layton."


    It was not clearly if Lena wanted to hide the embarrassment, but she suddenly took the tea cup from


    Primrose in a t tone, "let me do it."


    Primrose nodded obediently and let her mother to do it.


    They were a family. The man was handsome, the woman was beautiful, and the daughter was clever


    and lovely. They were indeed very eye-catching and harmonious. If there was no scandal behind them


    privately, Nicole would bless them for the good. Unfortunately, they were the enemies of Nicole''s


    mother, and also her and Layton''s opponents!


    "It has been 8 years. Didn''t you turn a blind eye to us? Why would Layton and I go back with you? "


    Nicole asked, raising her eyebrows. Her tone was calm, but her expression was imperceptibly


    sarcastic.


    Howard felt that his this daughter had really changed a lot. She used to be unruly, willful and


    thoughtless, which was very troublesome. Now he could not see her original shadow at all. Instead,


    she was very calm, and even had a faint aura, which made him unable to breathe.


    He sighed, "In the past few years, I''ve looked for you, including where you worked after graduation,


    where you went to school, and how many schools Layton have transferred. I know it clearly, but I don''t


    dare to look for you, because I''m afraid... I''m afraid of your attitude... "


    Nicole thought he had been looking for them all these years. He should know that she and Layton had


    been very poor. She had almost been driven out of the house by thendlord, and it was Loin who


    helped her get through it. But he didn''t show up unexpectedly. What a so-called good father! How


    regretful he was!


    "Then why did youe to me today?" Nicole asked indifferently.


    Howard took a look at Lena, and the two of them hadplex emotions in their eyes, while Primrose


    lowered her heads. This family was very strange again.


    Howard looked at Nicole with pleading eyes and said, "People will remember a lot of things when they


    are old. I have been thinking about all kinds of things in the past these years. No matter what kind of


    person your mother is, no matter what you misunderstood father and Lena, I really feel sorry for you


    and Layton. So Ie to you and want to give you somepensation."


    "What''s wrong with my mother? I really don''t know how I misunderstood you and Lena."


    "You were still young at that time, and you didn''t understand many things between adults... Dad and


    Lena have known each other since college. We have always been in love. If nothing goes wrong, we


    will get married and be happy together. But your mother... "


    After a pause, Howard exined with difficulty, "There was a problem with the Lin family at that time,


    and we needed the financial support of your grandma''s family. Your grandpa had promised us that we


    were just doing business in the economic market, but he suddenly changed his mind and insisted that I


    marry your mother. Then I knew it was your mother''s idea. I refused again and again, but your grandpa


    threatened me. The Lin family was really in trouble, so I have to agree. When I was forced to break up


    with Lena, we decided not to contact each other. But your mother didn''t believe me and always made


    trouble out of nothing. Your mother thought Lena and I still had contact. Your mother and I kept


    quarreling and your mother even kicked me out of the house."


    Howard took a look at Lena. The two of them were affectionate. "Finally, your mother kicked me out of


    our house again. After I became homeless, I met Lena again. At first, I didn''t do anything wrong to your


    mother, but she made me tired. Men are all dignified. Even if the Lin family has a request to your


    grandpa, I am also her husband. How can she treat me like this? "


    "You want to say that my mother is willful, unreasonable, thoughtless, without your mistress''s care and


    respect for your man''s dignity, so you choose to betray. You have no choice, and you are forced. You


    didn''t do anything wrong, and your mistress was not wrong either. It was my mother, my grandpa. They


    forced you, weren''t they?" Nicoleughed.

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    Howard sighed helplessly, and his voice was a little old, "Nicole, don''t look at Dad like that. I don''t want


    to say that it''s all your mother''s fault, but I want to say that there are also reasons for your mother to


    cause such a result today... Child, you were still young at that time. You didn''t know many things. You


    were always partial to your mother, but I couldn''t make it by myself. If it weren''t for your mother''s


    behavior, we wouldn''t have ended up like this."


    Raising her eyebrows, Nicole said, "Howard, I just want to tell you that I know what kind of person my


    mother is. She is definitely not as shrewd and sophisticated as Lena. Even if she really did something


    wrong at that time, it was you two who forced her. You betrayed your marriage not long after you got


    married. Not long after my mother gave birth to me, my illegitimate sister also was born. Later, the


    mistress came to make trouble and forced my mother to die. You just let it alone. Did you dare to say


    that you are really conscientious? No matter why you came here today, I and Layton won''t go back with


    you. We have nothing to do with each other! "


    Howard was surprised, and Lena, who had been silent for a long time, finally opened her mouth.


    "Nicole, the grudge between your mother and me is not clear in one or two words. I came here today to


    settle it with you, but I see your attitude and maybe we can''t makes the things clearly. In that case, let''s


    talk about the matter between you and my daughter. I think the grudge between you and my daughter


    can be settled clearly!"


    Lena was indeed a scheming mistress. After so many years, she was still very cunning. Even though


    she was old and looked a little haggard, she was still so powerful in means and destructive power. She


    knew how to make her opponent choke to death with only one move.


    Nicole looked at Primrose. Primrose lowered her head down, as if she had been fixed into a picture,


    sitting across the curling tea mist, hidden in the dim light, dreamlike.


    Nicole didn''t say anything. Lena continued, "When you pushed my daughter down the stairs, she


    couldn''t get up anymore, and her dream of dancing was ruined. My daughter used to like dancing so


    much. Dancing is her life. She should have a great future in dancing, and it was ruined from then on! In


    those years, she was ill in bed and suffered from depression. If it weren''t for us... "


    Lena said in a sad tone, as if she was heartbroken when she recalled the past. "If we hadn''t persuaded


    her in time, maybe Primrose wouldn''t have lived till now. Every time I think of the consequences you


    have caused to her, I want to skin you alive! But Howard has been stopping me all the time. He said


    that all these were caused by the resentment between the adults. Okay, I can forgive you. Butter, my


    daughter almost lost her life because of her legs. How can I forgive you? Even if our adults did


    something wrong first, the sin you have done to my daughter is far more than what we should atone for.


    How can I not care? Why should I not care?"


    Lena was so emotional that her face was twisted and she was about to cry. It could be seen that she


    extremely hated Nicole.


    Her words were like a stone thrown into theke of Nicole''s heart, stirring up ripples, making Nicole


    unable to calm down. Nicole clenched her fists and tried to calm down, "How do you want to settle it?"


    Lena suddenly covered her face with one hand and cried.


    Howard was also very sad. He said to Nicole sadly, "Nicole, Primrose has kidney failure. Her kidney


    function has.... As time went by, her kidney function had been declining, she must have a kidney


    transnt operation Only in this way can she survive."


    All of a sudden, Howard''s voice was deep and painful. He begged, "I only have three children, and


    each of you is my child. I don''t want any of you to have an ident Primrose really need the help from


    you and Layton... "


    Primrose''s tears fell. Primrose kept her head down silently and didn''t dare to look at Nicole, but she


    had been holding back her sadness. When she heard what Howard said, she couldn''t help but sob.


    Lena immediately pulled Primrose into her arms and held her tightly.


    Nicole finally understood the reason why the three of them appeared. In the past 8 years, no matter


    whether Nicole and Layton were alive or dead, they did not appear. Now Primrose had kidney failure,


    so they appeared and hoped that Layton and Nicole could help Primrose.


    Nicole lost in thought, ''Why did I think these people were so ridiculous, but why did I feel sad?''


    Seeing that Nicole didn''t say anything and her expression seemed to be painful, Howard took the


    chance to continued, "You and Layton are both healthy children. Even if you two donate a kidney, it''s


    okay. But as for Primrose, you two are her only hope. Even if you me Dad and Lena, even if you


    hate us, Primrose is still your sister, your biological sister! She didn''t do anything wrong to you two. You


    two can just watch her..... ''is it going to wear out like this?''? Even if he is a stranger, he will die soon.


    How can you be indifferent to him begging for your help? "


    Nicole still didn''t say anything. Looking at Lena''s sad face, Nicole thought of what Lena had done to her


    mother 8 years ago. Lena''s shamelessness, Lena''s viciousness, Lena''s unting, and everything Lena


    had done to her mother was a deep hurt. Even when her mother begged Lena, Lena could


    shamelessly satirize her mother and finally force her mother to death!


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    After Nicole''s mother''s death, Lena did not have any guilt or conscience. Lena even stopped Howard


    from going out for a funeral. What a cruel mistress!


    As for Howard, he didn''t show up when Nicole''s mother jumped off the building, when her mother was


    in hospital, and even when her mother missed about him before her death. Nicole had gone to find him,


    but he ruthlessly refused and kept Nicole and Layton out of the door, and then never cared about them.

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    Chapter 22 (Part Two)


    Nicole lost in thought, ''Just for what this couple had ever done. Why should I and Layton care about


    them?''


    But looking at Primrose who was sad, timid, silent and didn''t dare to look at her, Nicole was


    embarrassed in a dilemma.


    "Dad just need the kidney of you two!" Howard begged.


    Nicole still didn''t say anything, but clenched her fists more and more tightly.


    Lena seemed to lost her patience and began toin, "If you hadn''t pushed my daughter down the


    stairs and if you hadn''t made her physically disabled, she wouldn''t have lose immune to all kinds of


    diseases in the past few years, and in the end, her kidney failure... It''s all because of you. It''s all your


    fault that my daughter is like this. You have to atone for what you have done to her. Nicole, you have to


    atone for what you have done to my daughter! "


    Lean in her mother''s arms, Primrose cried so hard that her whole body trembled. She said in a low


    voice, "Mommy, stop it, stop it..."


    Lena patted Primrose on the back and said with tears, "My child, you''re too kind. You''ve been too


    tolerant and modest all these years. Otherwise, I''ve already got justice for you!"


    "Mommy, I don''t want to. I really don''t want to... I don''t want to... But I also don''t want to leave you and


    Dad... " Primrose continued to cry while saying.


    All of a sudden, Howard reached out and patted Nicole''s fist on the table, begging, "Nicole, Dad beg


    you, please, please..."


    Nicole''s heart seemed to be on fire. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn''t bear the torture of her


    conscience. Finally, she asked in a low voice, "What do you want me to do?"


    As if Howard had seen a glimmer of hope, his eyes lit up with a faint starlight, and his voice was a little


    clear. "In fact, I don''t need you to do anything for this matter, because you are blood type O, while both


    of Primrose and Layton are type B blood, and the one that Dad need to help Primrose is... It''s Layton.


    You just need to agree with me to take Layton back and ask Layton to help Primrose. I will take good


    care of Layton in the future. Layton won''t be homeless again. Layton has transferred many new school


    and no one would discipline him. In the future, even if Layton is sick, I will still have enough financial


    strength to support him!"


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    Nicole finally looked away from Primrose and turned to look at the man. She raised her eyebrows and


    looked at the man as if he was a monster. There was a lot of sadness in her heart, and many ridiculous


    emotions shed.


    She didn''t get emotional, but said in a clear voice, "What did Layton do wrong, Howard? When you had


    a feud with my mother, Layton was only a 9 year old child. Even though I pushed Primrose down the


    stairs, Layton was far away and didn''t know what had happened. Since so many years passed, Layton


    didn''t get the love of his parents, nor did he get the happiness that a child should have. Layton didn''t


    owe you, nor did he owe Primrose. On the contrary, both you and Lena should feel deeply sorry for


    Layton, and even Primrose robbed his father''s love and happiness! But now you are going to ask


    Layton to cut a kidney to help Primrose. Why do you think you can do that? Why?"


    "You and Layton are very affectionate. If you can''t pay back what you have done, you should ask


    Layton to do it. Anyway, you two should be responsible for my daughter! If you can''t pay your debt,


    then your brother will pay it. Why not?" Lena shouted out of control.


    Nicole was almost driven mad by Lena''s words. She had to clench her fists to control her emotions.


    She still tried to speak sarcastically calmly, "What about my mother? She was forced to death by you.


    Shouldn''t you let Primrose to pay if you can''t pay your debt? If you can''t pay your debt, then your


    daughter will pay it. Why not? You two have a connection. It''s natural for your daughter to pay for what


    you had done!"


    "Nancy also had faults. It''s not all my fault. If she hadn''t taken my love, I would have been with Howard!


    She caused such consequences because she deserves it! But my daughter had no faults. Why do you


    hurt her like this? Why are you unwilling to pay for it?"


    "But Layton also had no faults. Why should he pay for the debt? Besides, please don''t insult my


    mother. She didn''t know that Howard had an affair with you. It was not until you and your daughter


    came to her that she knew she had been betrayed by Howard for more than ten years! Please tell me,


    what''s wrong with her in this position? Who on earth took the love?" Nicole was also a little emotional!


    Lena was speechless by Nicole''s words for a moment. She didn''t know how to say something against


    Nicole. Feeling sad, Howard was embarrassed and suddenly begged Nicole to say, "Nicole, Dad really


    have no choice. Primrose needed your help very much. She really need you. Dad beg you, please!"


    Looking at this man, Nicole said dejectedly, "Where were you when I and Layton were homeless,


    staying around, being bullied by others, and even being driven out of the house by thendlord? Where


    were you when Layton was seriously ill and there was no medical fee? Where were you when I begged


    others for money? You said you had been looking for us and knew what I was doing, but you never


    appeared! When we needed help most, you didn''t show up and didn''t fulfill your father''s responsibility.


    Now the daughter of the mistress is seriously ill and needs help, but youe out to beg us for help.


    Why should we help you?"


    Nicole picked up her bag and stood up. "You are the most disgusting people I''ve ever seen. I don''t want


    to see you again in my life. Please don''t appear in front of me and Layton again!"


    Nicole wanted to leave, but Lena suddenly stood up emotionally and grabbed Nicole''s hand. "Where


    are you going? You haven''t settled my daughter''s debts. How can you leave?"

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    Chapter 23


    Their movements attracted the attention of others in the restaurant. Nicole didn''t want to talk to these


    crazy people at all. She originally felt guilty for Primrose and made up her mind to help, but they


    wanted to sacrifice Layton! But Layton did nothing wrong. They kept saying that Primrose did nothing


    wrong, but they never thought about what other people did wrong?


    As expected, the supreme crazy people was iprehensible to ordinary people. Nicole could ept


    it if they came to her to ask for justice, but she couldn''t bear that they got Layton involved who was


    innocent. Moreover, she had seen through their nature.


    These people would only remember the mistakes of others and forget the harm they had caused to


    others. They would not feel guilty or uneasy, but only greedily ask for something, as if only others owed


    them, but not them. Nicole shook off Lena''s hand with hatred.


    However, Lena, like grasping thest life-saving hope, chased up madly and shouted, "Stop!"


    Nicole couldn''t walk away and went into a deadlock with her. Nicole felt that Lena had great strength.


    This once beautiful and proud woman had also be crazy and irrational because of her daughter''s


    illness.


    Howard and Primrose came up to dissuade.


    Seeing more and more onlookers, Nicole was unhappy and shook off Lena''s hand.


    Lena staggered back and almost fell down. Fortunately, she was held up by Howard in time. But Nicole


    didn''t expect that her vigorous movement would hurt Primrose who was sitting in a wheelchair next to


    her.


    Primrose was injured by Nicole''s action, and the wheelchair fell to the ground, and her arm seemed to


    be bleeding. Primrose gritted her teeth and curling up on the ground to support her arm.


    Before Nicole could react, in the exmation of Lena, a tall and straight man in suit and long legs


    rushed out of the restaurant and picked up the injured Primrose.


    As soon as Nicole took a step forward, she stopped. Because that man was none other than Lambert!


    Nicole didn''t expect that Lambert was here. How simr was the history! When Nicole pushed Primrose


    down the stairs, Lambert saw it, and then med and hated Nicole. Now Nicole hurt Primrose by


    mistake, and Lambert saw it again. Lambert probably hated Nicole more and would never forgive


    Nicole from now on!


    Lambert''s face was gloomy and cold. If Nicole had seen such a face 8 years ago, she would have been


    heartbroken. But now she met Lambert again. Although she felt wronged, she didn''t care about


    Lambert''s feelings any more.


    She didn''t exin but lowered her hand, trying to take Primrose''s hand.


    Lambert said angrily, "Didn''t you hurt her enough at that year? Why do you want to hurt her again


    now?"


    Primrose leaned against Lambert''s chest, buried her head in his chest, grabbed his cor and said in a


    low voice, "Lambert, don''t scold my sister. She didn''t mean it!"


    With a cold and gloomy expression on his face, Lambert said, "I believe that she didn''t do it on purpose


    if she just did it asionally, but it''s the second time that she has hurt you!"


    Primrose didn''t say anything but burst into tears.


    Lambert said, ring at Nicole, "You are such a disappointing woman." Then Lambert raised his head


    and said politely to the person behind Nicole, "I''m sorry, Mr. Eric. I''m going to take her to the hospital.


    I''m afraid I can''t enjoy myself tonight. Thank you for your hospitality. I''ll invite you back another day!"


    The man behind Nicole gently smiled and said, "It doesn''t matter. The patient is the most important!"


    Nicole was shocked by the voice... This voice belonged to Eric!


    Eric''s voice was masculine and pleasant, as gentle as the spring breeze. But it was like a thunder that


    struck to the sky, making Nicole unable toe back to her senses. Nicole turned around in a daze


    and saw that, as expected, Eric was standing next to several senior executives of the E Venture Capital


    Company and several foreign consultant of the AI Group.


    Eric just nodded at Lambert with a smile. He was very modest and courteous, showing his


    understanding for Lambert''s temporary departure. Then he looked down at Nicole as if he felt the gaze


    from Nicole. Eric''s eyes were clean and gentle. Like a crystal gem, they were shining in the dim yellow


    light, and there wereplex colors that could not be described.


    With Primrose in his arms, Lambert left in his eye-catching Maybach car.


    Lena was still unwilling to give up. She gritted her teeth and shouted, "Nicole!"


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    Nicole withdrew herplicated gaze and didn''t dare to look at Eric at all. She felt ashamed. Nicole


    slowly turned around and looked at Lena. Unexpectedly, a cup of strong tea was poured in front of her!


    Nicole didn''t dare to imagine that Lena would pour tea on her! All of a sudden, Nicole felt that she was


    pulled away by someone and moved aside. Perhaps the man was far away, but he was still a little


    slower. Although Nicole''s face was not sshed, Nicole was still sshed all over her body. From her


    left shoulder to her chest to the hem of her dress, it was all wet, and there were a few pieces of tea on


    the fur cor of her overcoat.


    The tea was still hot. It could be seen that Nicole might have been disfigured if it was spilled on her


    face just now. How vicious Lena was!


    Nicole panicked and heard the person holding her shouting, "Madam, what are you doing? Is there


    anything that you can''t discuss?"


    The voice was full of anger. It was from Eric. Eric saved her, but Nicole didn''t feel ted. She just felt


    wronged. A deep sense of humiliation grew in her heart, making her feel ashamed and embarrassed.


    She was just panic and trembling all over.


    Lena seemed not to be satisfied. She picked up another ss of water on the table and was about to


    pour it. Fortunately, she was stopped by Howard. Lena shouted, "I won''t let you hurt my daughter


    again. If you hurt her once, I''ll let you pay back ten times. I won''t let you go!"


    Seeing that he couldn''t stop Lena, Howard shouted, "Enough! Don''t you feel ashamed?"


    Lena seemed to lose control and shouted at Howard, "It''s nothingpared to the life of my daughter.


    I''m going to lose my daughter!"


    Lena seemed to have enough trouble, or she felt that there were too many onlookers, and she was


    angry and sad. After venting her anger, she shook off Howard''s hand and went out.


    Howard followed Lena out. There were only Nicole, Eric and the others in the dining room. They were


    still curiously watching. No one spoke, but only onlookers just watched.


    Their eyes were like knives or a cone, hurt people very much. Nicole felt like a child who had been


    stripped off her clothes and exposed in public. She felt ashamed. She wanted to hide, but there was no


    ce for her to hide. So her feelings of shame, anxiety, grievance and anger mixed together, making


    her want to escape as soon as possible.


    Holding her hand tightly, Eric asked, "Are you okay?"


    Nicole looked up at Eric. Eric was still as handsome as before, and his eyes were sincere when he


    cared about others, but Nicole felt more and more heartbroken. Nicole was so different from Eric. In the


    past, she thought he was noble as a cloud and she was poor as a mud. But now, she was not good as


    even mud. She didn''t dare to touch him or even appear in front of him, fearing that she would dirty him.


    However, it was not Nicole''s fault. Nicole was also a victim. How could Lena let Nicole suffer this and


    make Nicole lose dignity in front of the person Nicole loved most?


    Nicole felt wronged. She looked at Eric, tears falling down her face. Her pale lips trembled. Nicole


    wanted to exin, but she couldn''t make any sound. In the end, she only said weakly, "Thank you..."


    Then Nicole pulled away Eric''s hand, bowed her head and left quickly.


    Nicole was afraid that she would never appear in front of Eric again in the future. When she met Eric in


    the past, she was still hoping that Eric would remember her. Nicole would thought in her heart whether


    he knew how many times she had ever met him and whether he knew she had ever worked in his


    company. But now, Nicole didn''t even have the courage to dream about it. She didn''t even have the


    courage to love someone secretly.


    Because Nicole felt too ashamed. Eric was not allowed to see her dirty things since he was so noble.


    Nicole was afraid that she couldn''t show up in front of Eric anymore!


    The people of the E Venture Capital Company asked, "Mr. Eric, are you okay?"


    "Mr. Eric, what should we do tonight?"


    It seemed that Eric had given some orders to those people, but as soon as Nicole turned out of the


    door of the restaurant, she couldn''t hear anything anymore.


    It was not raining heavily outside, but Nicole needed an umbre. Nicole ran out in a hurry and didn''t


    take the umbre carefully, so she got wet all of a sudden. She decided not to hold an umbre and


    walked in the rain.


    There were many people on the street, and the cars were driving on the street. The city was as


    prosperous as day, but all of these were not in line with her. Nicole was a lonely passenger, her soul,


    and her mood did not match the lively street at all. She was like a walking corpse, drenched in rain,


    with tears, walking aimlessly.


    Nicole didn''t know where to go. She just walked tirelessly, with her eyes blurred and unable to see the


    road clearly. She just wanted to escape from the ce she didn''t want to go in her life!


    It was not until Nicole heard the two whistling sounds of the car that Nicole turned her head to look at


    the Audi car beside the road. She saw that Eric turned his head to look at her in the driver''s seat, and


    his car was also driving very slowly, following her little by little.


    Nicole stopped by the road in a daze and looked at Eric in confusion.


    After parking the car, Eric immediately got out of the car, held an umbre for Nicole and said with


    concern. "Are you okay? Do you need any help?"


    Nicole shook her head and lowered her head. Her whole body was like a flower defeated by the spring


    thunder, broken and crumbling. Nicole was so sad and depressed that she didn''t want to face Eric. She


    turned around and wanted to leave.


    Following her, Eric suddenly grabbed Nicole''s hand and said, "Your hand is bleeding. You can''t get wet


    in the rain. Let me take you to the hospital!"


    Only then did Nicole notice that her left palm was bleeding. The blood mixed with the rain water dyed


    her dress red, but Nicole didn''t feel the pain at all. There was a burning touch, but she had been


    immersed in grief and ignored it.


    Eric insisted, "I''ll take you to the hospital."


    Nicole''s heart was fragile. At this time, she couldn''t refuse anyone who showed a little concern for her,


    so she didn''t refuse Eric''s request. She nodded and went to the hospital with Eric.

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    Chapter 24 (Part One)


    Nicole got injured when she shook off Lena''s hand and identally scratched Primrose''s wheelchair.


    After the doctor checked on Nicole, Nicole was fine. The doctor asked the nurse to apply some


    medicine to Nicole''s wound and bandage it. Then Nicole would be fine.


    During the whole process, Eric apanied Nicole.


    Nicole''s clothes and hair were still wet. It was cold in winter, and her hands and face were pale with


    cold, but Nicole didn''t feel it at all. She was in a trance all the time.


    Looking at Nicole, his expression was a little different from usual calmness, Eric suddenly whispered,


    "Are you okay? Let me drive you home!"


    Nicole raised her head slowly and looked down at her well wrapped palm. It seemed that she just


    remembered something. It was already 21 o''clock in the evening. She didn''t want to bother Eric


    anymore. She whispered, "No, thank you, Mr. Eric."


    Nicole had forgotten to expose her rtionship with Eric by saying that. Her voice was hoarse and it


    was obvious that Nicole was about to catch a cold.


    Eric advised Nicole, "Take the cold medicine prescribed by the doctor."


    Nicole took a look at the cold medicine and drank it with water.


    Then Eric insisted again. "Let me drive you home. It doesn''t matter. It is not out of my way."


    Nicole didn''t understand why Eric cared about her so much. Maybe he had always been warm-hearted


    and was willing to help others, just like when he caught her overturned suitcase at the airport and sent


    her to take a taxi.


    Nicole could see something different in Eric''s eyes. Something strange andplicated, like a


    whirlpool, deeply attracted her


    Nicole slowly stood up and looked into Eric''s eyes.


    This was the first time Nicole faced Eric at a close distance. Although she had met him in the past, he


    had always been in a hurry. When she had just greeted him, he would nod and walk over. She always


    stopped at his back and looked at him with affection in her eyes. But he had always left like a gust of


    wind without concern. It was the first time that Nicole could look at Eric in this way.


    Eric was tall, and Nicole was not short, so her conservative estimate of Eric should be 1.83 meters. Eric


    looked very young, not as childish as the young, but he was mature and gentle.


    This was her dream man. Nicole used to be excited or unforgettable because of his back, his side face,


    or asionally when he looked back. Now Eric was so close to Nicole that she could look at him up


    and down.


    But when Nicole thought of the love she had lost, she was sad and unwilling. She had been secretly in


    love with Eric for so long, but in the end, Eric didn''t even know who she was. She was forced to give


    up.


    Nicole was very sad, and the suppressed emotions in her heart overflowed. She couldn''t help but ask,


    "Mr. Eric, I used to be the sales clerk of the sales department of the E Venture Capital Company. My


    name is Nicole. Do you remember me?"


    It seemed that Eric was surprised at her sudden question with tears in her eyes. He opened his mouth


    slightly, but his face was still calm. Only his eyes shed and became more and moreplicated.


    Nicole hoped that even if Eric remembered her a little bit, even if he had a rough impression of her, it


    was not in vain that she had been thinking about him for so many years at the first sight of him at the


    airport.


    All of a sudden, a smile appeared on his face. Eric said in a gentle voice, "I know you. Owen told me in


    the restaurant just now."


    Owen was the former project manager of the E Venture Capital Company. Owen resigned and went


    back to the headquarter of the E Group soon after the AI Group arrived. Just now, he had apanied


    Eric to entertain Lambert. Nicole didn''t expect that Manager Owen still had an impression of her.


    ''Did Eric care about me only when Manager Owen told him that I was one of his employees?


    Did he help me just because of this, and he remembered me just because someone reminded him? I


    had met him several times on the airport, on the way or during the interview, but he didn''t remember?''


    The hope that had finally lit up in Nicole''s heart was destroyed again. She lowered her head dejectedly.


    However, Eric suddenly added, "When you joined the E Venture Capital Company, I interviewed you.


    Your resume is very excellent, but I don''t understand why you are going to be a salesperson. I don''t


    think you are suitable for sales. If you are sent to the human resources department, you will certainly


    make some achievements, so I asked Miss Li to keep you. Two monthster, you really entered the


    human resources department. I heard that the sry mode of the AI Group was changed by you. You


    are very good! "


    Nicole didn''t expect such a praise. She was surprised again, and the hope in her heart was not


    completely extinguished, leaving only a glimmer of light.


    With a gentle smile on his face, Eric praised his subordinates in an official manner. However, his words


    had been a great encouragement to Nicole, and had almost saved her heart. Nicole didn''t expect that


    Eric still remembered her. He always knew who she was!


    "There seems to be some misunderstandings between you and Mr. Lambert. The end of the year is


    around the corner. In the past few days, I have been discussing with Mr. Lambert about the year-end


    bonus. You are the most concerned employee of the E Venture Capital Company and the AI Group. If


    possible, can I know what happened between you and Mr. Lambert?" After a pause, Eric added,


    "Maybe I can help."


    The year-end bonus was the biggest work of thepany at the end of the year. After all, they had


    been busy for a year, and everyone was looking forward to getting more bonus. There were original


    rules and regtions to follow, but this year, it had changed the owner of the E Venture Capital


    Company, and every expense involved the interests of the twopanies. This job became more


    complicated.


    Nicole didn''t know if Lambert was putting pressure on Eric, because the loss of this year was still in the


    charge of the E Group, and if Eric wanted to spend money, he had to discuss with the AI Group. In


    terms of status, Lambert was in the lead. If Lambert didn''tpromise, it would be very difficult for


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    Chapter 25 (Part Two)


    As far as Nicole knew about Lambert, Lambert wouldn''t let the E Group go so easily, so it was normal


    for Eric to care about Nicole. And it was also because of this that Eric helped Nicole.


    Nicole didn''t want others to know what had happened to her family, especially Eric, so Nicole remained


    silent.


    Without persuading Nicole, Eric suddenly took off his coat and put it on her. "You catch a cold. Let me


    drive you home first."


    Nicole hesitated whether she should refuse or not. Maybe she relied on the warmth of Eric, or she just


    wanted to spend more time with Eric. Nicole was in a trance and followed Eric home with hesitation.


    On the way, Nicole''s hands were sped together. She was in a dilemma. She wanted to say


    something for several times, but she didn''t speak out a word.


    After sending Nicole to themunity, Eric stopped the car for a moment. Seeing that she had been


    silent, he could only take a breath. He pursed his lips and said to her with a smile, "It''ste. Go back


    and have a rest early."


    Eric seemed to give up. If Nicole didn''t want to speak, he would never force her. So he just sent her


    home and didn''t ask her to say anything.


    However, Nicole had a guilty conscience, or maybe she didn''t want to be misunderstood by Eric. In the


    dining room, Nicole was so humiliated that the bystanders must think she was the wrong person. She


    originally didn''t want to mention such a hurt thing again, but if Eric misunderstood her as others, she


    didn''t want to do so.


    Nicole still didn''t want to get out of the car. She sat there with her head down for a long time. Suddenly,


    she said in a low voice, "I was studying in the Foreign Language School when I was in middle school,


    Lambert is my senior... The woman and the man in the restaurant, one is my father, and the other is the


    mistress who destroyed my parents'' marriage and reced them And the girl held by Lambert... She is


    my father''s illegitimate daughter and also my younger sister."


    Nicole finally spoke it out. The first sentence she said was like being cut off a knife in her heart, but


    once she opened her mouth, she felt rxed again.


    Nicole should have said it. These things had been piled up in her heart for too long, and they were


    about to be a tumor. They attacked her every night. If the person she loved wanted to know, she


    would say it for him no matter how embarrassed she was.


    Nicole invited Eric to her house. After she changed her clothes, she slowly told Eric the grudge


    between her and Lambert.


    That night was the first time that Nicole had thought of it. It was the first time that she had been alone


    with Eric. It was the first time that she had talked so much to Eric, and it was the first time that Eric had


    listened to her so carefully.


    After saying that, Nicole kept silent for a long time, and Eric didn''t say anything either. There was only


    the sound of the clock in the living room. Nicole didn''t deliberately feel sad, but even though she just


    lowered her head and sat quietly, tears still inadvertently flowed out.


    "I haven''t thought about how to make trouble to Primrose. The only person I hate is Lena, but I still hurt


    Primrose. They asked me to pay off my debts. If Lena is willing to admit her fault and apologize to my


    mother, I will try my best topensate Primrose, but they are going to sacrifice Layton. What''s wrong


    with my brother? Why should they do that?"


    Nicole said in a low voice. Because of the cold and fever, she didn''t even have the strength to burst


    out.


    "The reason why Lambert hates me so much is that he doesn''t want to let me go because of Primrose.


    I don''t want to cause any trouble to Mr. Eric. I will resign after the Spring Festival."


    It seemed that Eric wanted to say something, but he hesitated. Finally, he asked gently, "Why don''t you


    exin to Mr. Lambert?"


    Nicole shook her head. "I used to try my best to exin. But it''s useless. Now, there''s no need to


    exin."


    "Why is it unnecessary?"


    Nicole thought that it was a private matter rted to her personal feelings and whether she should tell


    him. However, it was Eric. Why couldn''t she be honest? In her heart, Eric was a special existence. For


    him, Nicole had nothing that she couldn''t treat specially. Nicole said in a low voice, "Because I don''t


    care what Lambert thinks anymore. Even if he sees me as a bad person, it doesn''t matter."


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    Eric was a little stunned, but he seemed to understand.


    Nicole stood up with the help of the sofa and bowed to Eric. "I''m sorry to trouble Mr. Eric. I will finish my


    work at the end of this year. I won''t put Mr. Eric in a difficult position."


    Noticing that Nicole was in a bad condition, Eric was worried about her health. He stood up and said, "I


    know about the work. I have been in touch with the AI Group team these days. If Mr. Lambert has any


    idea, I will send someone to assist you. Your body... Are you okay?"


    Nicole shook her head and said, "I''m fine. I''ll be fine after taking the medicine."


    Later Eric advised her in few words. It waste and Nicole needed some rest, so he said goodbye and


    left.


    Nicole sent Eric to the door. She wanted to send him downstairs, but Eric was refused and said, "Go to


    bed early."


    Nicole''s body was very hot. She felt that her fever was getting worse and worse, and she was in a


    trance. She couldn''t even hear what Eric was talking about, as if she would fall down after shaking


    twice.


    Nicole didn''t force herself. She said goodbye to Eric and was about to enter the house, but her hands


    were trembling when she grabbed the doorknob. All of a sudden, darkness came to her eyes. She tried


    hard to adapt, but she still couldn''t catch her breath.


    Seeing that Nicole didn''t move, Eric looked back at her before he went downstairs. He didn''t expect


    that she would slowly fall down...

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    Eric was shocked and quickly stepped forward to support Nicole, "Miss Lin Miss Lin?"


    Nicole was unconscious for a moment. All she could feel was darkness in front of her. Then she fell


    down and her mind was nk. A few secondster, she came back to her senses and indistinctly heard


    someone shouting at her, and her body seemed to be supported in a man''s arms.


    Nicole wanted to wake up. Her sleepiness was heavy and she was weak, and she couldn''t control


    herself on her own. It was not until Eric helped Nicole into the room that she came to her senses. The


    moment she looked up, she saw Eric holding her in his arms, and Eric''s expression seemed to be very


    worried.


    Nicole grabbed his arm and said in a low voice, "Mr. Eric, put me down."


    Eric still held her in his arms and sat down on the sofa. With one hand on her forehead, Nicole shook


    her head to regain some strength, but she still felt dizzy and dazzled.


    Eric asked Nicole with concern, "Are you okay?"


    Nicole held her head and didn''t answer.


    Eric reached out his hand and gently touched Nicole''s forehead. He was startled by the touch, because


    it was very hot. Eric frowned and said, "You have a fever and it''s serious. Let me take you to the


    hospital!"


    Nicole shook her hand and said weakly, "I''m fine. I''ll be fine after taking some medicine."


    "The doctor has prescribed you some cold medicines, but they don''t work well. You have a high fever.


    You''d better go and have a check."


    Nicole still didn''t want to bother Eric, so she said, "I''m very healthy. I used to catch a cold and have a


    fever, and I drank more water. I would be fine after a sleep. No matter how serious it is, I can still


    recover after taking some medicine..."


    Eric was worried and wanted to persuade Nicole. Nicole suddenly put down her hand, looked at Eric


    weakly but firmly, and said in a low voice, "Mr. Eric.... It''s toote. I really don''t want to bother you. I


    know my body. I''ll be fine after a sleep. I will go to the hospital tomorrow. Don''t worry. You should go


    home early..."


    Eric had no choice but to close his mouth. Although he was worried about her, it was not appropriate


    for him to stay any longer. So he nodded and agreed, "Okay, I''ll tell Miss Li that you can ask for leave


    tomorrow. Remember to see the doctor and go to bed early."


    Nicole nodded. Eric looked at her for a few more times and finally said goodbye. Nicole couldn''t send


    him to the door and apologized. Afterforting her for a while, Eric closed the door and left.


    Nicole put her hand on her forehead again. The night was deste. She was alone in the living room,


    alone in the bright light.


    Although Nicole had lived with her brother over the years, she lived alone most of the time. Sometimes


    she was sick, got pain, and hurt, but no one helped her. Nicole had been used to taking care of herself.


    She was not arrogant and willful, and she could bear any difficulty.


    Nicole didn''t feel anything special before, but tonight she encountered Lena''s insult, her father''s


    abandon again, and the first time she met with Eric alone, she deeply realized the difference between


    her and Eric. She was very painful, and tears could not help falling down.


    ''Eric, I shouldn''t have thought too much. I shouldn''t have fallen in love with him. It''s all my fault to be so


    sad tonight.''


    When Eric went downstairs, he stood in front of the apartment building and looked at Nicole''s room.


    Her living room was still on, and she didn''t seem to be asleep. Thinking of this woman, Eric had


    indescribable feelings in his heart.


    Nicole had always thought that Eric didn''t know her, but she was an employee who had been


    interviewed by him and agreed to recruit her into the E Venture Capital Company. How could he not


    remember her? Eric was responsible for what he had done, and he remembered everything clearly, not


    to mention Nicole that was a special existence.


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    When he met Nicole for the first time, he knew that she was applying for a sales position. He thought


    she was a talkative and sociable, but this woman was very strange. She was very calm and quiet


    during the interview, not as exaggerated as other applicants. And her resume was very good in her


    professional field. Nicole could answer all kinds of tricky questions of Miss Li and him smoothly.


    At that time, Eric and Miss Li almost immediately agreed to let her enter the personnel department, but


    she refused. She said very affirmatively that she was going to be a sales woman, and no matter how


    they persuaded her, she did not change her original intention.


    At that time, Eric felt that Nicole was very independent and responsible for her career nning and


    living attitude. Moreover, she had a great general style. Obviously she was just a grass-roots


    employee, but he saw potential and hope from her. Nicole was a talent. Such a talent had nothing to do


    with education and experience, but her own aura and quality were very suitable for training to be a


    professional manager.


    Based on this point of view, Eric and Miss Li had the same thought, so even if she did not choose the


    right position, they still kept Nicole.


    And within Eric''s expectation, two monthster, Nicole quickly realized her strengths and weaknesses


    and finally chose a suitable position.


    Half a year ago, the E Venture Capital Company had contacted with the AI Group team and Eric started


    to prepare for the transfer. During that period, Eric often worked overtime, so he also saw Nicole


    working overtime in thepany in order to get familiar with the business.


    Sales was apletely strange field for Nicole, not to mention this industry she had never been


    working before. It took her a lot of effort to change her role in the workce. She worked very hard.


    Eric saw that and he appreciated such employees who were responsible for her and thepany.


    During that time, only the two of them often worked overtime in thepany. Eric was on floor 36, and


    Nicole was on floor 35. But because of the structure of the office building, his big office had a French


    window, and as long as he stood on the window, he could see the scene of the Sales Department on


    floor 35.

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    Nicole was sitting by the window, so Eric could easily see her working on the desk. Sometimes Eric felt


    tired after working overtime at night. He rubbed his eyes and stretched himself. With a cup of coffee in


    his hand, he walked to the French window to enjoy the night view. He just saw Nicole''s figure on floor


    35.


    Sometimes Nicole concentrated on typing on theputer, sometimes she turned over the documents,


    and sometimes she stood up and walked to the window with a pile of documents in her arms. Biting the


    pen, she thought about something and quickly returned to theputer.


    A woman was very cute when she was serious, not to mention a woman with a different personality


    and temperament.


    Nicole was just like a scenery, a way for Eric to relieve his boredom and entertain during that time.


    When he was tired from his work, he liked to see what Nicole was doing by the window. He watched


    her every move with interest like a peep. When he saw her working seriously, his tired nerves and


    depressed mood suddenly calmed down.


    And during that time, Eric also found an interesting thing. When this woman was tired after overtime,


    Nicole turned on her mobile phone to y music and danced unscrupulously in the office. Sometimes it


    was cha-cha, jazz, and sometimes modern dance.


    It was hard to imagine that a serious woman would dance so crazily in the office. When Eric saw it for


    the first time, he almost spit out the coffee. Although he didn''t spit it, he choked on it and coughed.


    It was not that Nicole was not good at dancing, but that the woman who could master several dance


    style was a little good at dancing. It was just that her image was so different that Eric could not believe


    it. Therefore, Eric became more interested in peeping. Every time he saw Nicole dancing, he could


    always watch her for a long time, even for a night.


    When Eric went to work in the daytime, he saw Nicole coiled her hair, wearing a conservative suit and


    holding a folder passing by him. When she greeted him, he alwaysughed in his heart. ''What an


    interesting woman she is!''


    Therefore, it was not that Eric didn''t know Nicole, but that he had always remembered this woman and


    had observed her for a long time.


    Eric hadn''t seen Nicole for a long time when he first came back to the E Group from the E Venture


    Capital Company. He was still very ufortable and always wondered what this woman was doing.


    Eric worked overtime at night and looked at the empty office building. When he walked to the window,


    he didn''t see Nicole anymore. He was a little surprised to meet her when he made an appointment with


    the AI Group team today. But he didn''t expect that there was such a deep gap between her and


    Lambert, and she had such a miserable background.


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    Perhaps Nicole should have been a simple and happy child, and because of her happy family before,


    she had developed many lively hobbies. However, when she encountered such an encounterter, she


    was silent, and no one took care of her when she was sick. She must have lived a hard life in the past


    few years.


    For some reason, looking at the lonelymp in Nicole''s house, a sense of pity rose in Eric''s heart,


    mixed with a sense of distress.


    Eric lowered his head and left silently, but suddenly had a different n in his heart.


    The second morning, Nicole got up. Her fever was gone, but she had a serious cold. After taking the


    medicine, she still went to work on time. Although Eric said that he would ask Miss Li to let her take a


    day off, Nicole thought it was better not to ask for leave easily if there was nothing serious. After all,


    there were too many work at the end of the year. She had to take a day off. How much overtime would


    she take to make up for it? Nicole didn''t want the wholepany to wait for her end of year-end bonus,


    nor did she want to make things difficult for Eric, so she couldn''t rest at all.


    On the subway, Nicole kept thinking, ''Why did Eric help me? Why did he care so much about me? Why


    did he...? Why did he treat me specially?'' However, Nicole couldn''t figure it out. Her mind was in a


    mess. She shook her head and didn''t want to think about it.


    ''Maybe I was thinking wrong. Mr. Eric just cared about me out of concern for his subordinates. There


    was no special reason. I couldn''t expect or think too much!''


    When Nicole arrived at thepany, she found that her colleagues were very busy, especially in the


    executive department. There were people shuttling between the meeting room and the department. It


    seemed that there would be distinguished guests. Other departments also put aside their work. The


    first thing they did at work was to clean up.


    Nicole inquired and realized that after 10 o''clock, the senior executives of the E Group would arrive. As


    the first guest to visit thepany after cooperating with the AI Group, the E Group had a lot of people,


    not only the leaders of the E Venture Capital Company, but also the senior executives of the E Group.


    And the AI Group team also prepared in advance to wee the guests with sincerity.


    The twopanies met, of course, there would be a big meeting to attend. The bottom staff dared not


    to be careless.


    When Nicole went back to her office, Miss. Li was supervising the cleaning work of her department.


    When she saw Nicole, she was surprised. "Hi, Nicole Mr. Eric''s secretary just informed me that you


    were sick today and asked for leave temporarily. Why did youe to work so early?"


    Nicole shook her head and smiled awkwardly. "Nothing serious. Ie to work and I had felt better."


    Miss Li looked Nicole up and down and suddenly asked, "Nicole, Mr. Eric''s secretary... Why would he


    ask for leave for you?"

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    Nicole didn''t know how to answer the question of Miss Li. While other colleagues were tidying up their


    desk and stationery, they also looked up at Nicole.


    Nicole pretended to answer inadvertently, "On the way to the hospital yesterday, I happened to meet


    Mr. Eric..." Nicole was not good at lying. She really couldn''t find a suitable reason to exin how she


    met Mr. Eric and then why Mr. Eric had to ask for leave for her when she met Mr. Eric.


    Fortunately, before Nicole could finish her words, someone knocked on the door and said that the vice


    president was looking for Miss Li. Miss Li had to leave her alone and went out with a smile.


    When Nicole went back to her seat, her other colleagues didn''t let her go. They all came over to ask


    her why Mr. Eric asked for leave for her.


    Just as Nicole was thinking about how to answer with embarrassment, Lambert''s secretary came and


    asked her to go to the general manager''s office.


    Nicole had to say goodbye to her colleagues and went to see her leader. Although it was a relief for


    her, Nicole also doubted why Lambert looked for her. ''Now that the people from the E Group were


    coming, why was he still trying to find me at this time? What''s the matter?''


    The two walked to the door of Lambert''s office. After the secretary knocked on the door and asked for


    permission to opened the door for Nicole


    This was the first time that Nicole had been in the office of Lambert. The AI Group team had been here


    for more than two months. Normally, Lambert would asked Miss Li to make trouble for her, he would


    not easily ask her to the office. But it was the first time that he had summoned her like this.


    The office had beenpletely transformed by Lambert. She had met Eric here during her first


    interview. At that time, Eric liked warm and artistic things. There was an oil painting hanging on the


    wall, and the floor was covered with warm floor. Beside the floor to ceiling window, there were two high


    legged hanging orchids. Now, a medal que was hung on the wall by Lambert, and the floor was


    reced with a dark floor. The hanging orchids had also been reced into a tacky wealth tree. In the


    past, there was an Newton ornament on Eric''s desk that Nicole liked very much. But now, it was


    reced by a photo. The woman in the photo was not someone else, but Primrose.


    Nicole''s eyes were stung by Primrose''s innocent smile in the photo. She lowered her head and said in


    a low voice, "Mr. Lambert, what can I do for you?"


    Sitting behind the desk, Lambert had been looking at Nicole since Nicole came in. When he finally saw


    that Nicole was dejected by Primrose''s photo, Lambert smiled slightly.


    "I heard from Miss. Li that Mr. Eric asked for leave for you? Why do you still go back to work?"


    Nicole frowned slightly. She didn''t expect that the news that Eric had asked for leave for her had spread


    to Lambert so quickly. ''Is it a good thing for her to let Lambert know about it?''


    Nicole pretended to be calm and said, "I''m fine now, so I came back to work. What can I do for you, Mr.


    Lambert? "


    Hearing her hoarse voice, Lambert raised his eyebrows and asked, "Have you caught a cold? Have a


    fever?"


    Nicole felt that Lambert was persistent on this matter, and even if she changed the topic, he wouldn''t


    listen to her. It seemed that he had to ask her clearly, so she took the initiative to exin, "A little cold. I


    happened to meet Mr. Eric yesterday, and he sent me to the hospital."


    "The thing happened in the restaurant?" Lambert asked with a faint smile, his eyes fixed on Nicole.


    Nicole was a little annoyed. She didn''t want to talk about what had happenedst night. She knew that


    she was not as capable as him and couldn''t do anything to Primrose who he had protected. So she had


    to be humble and avoid his insult. But he was still so aggressive.


    She kept silent as a power of resistance.


    Lambert picked up the photo of Primrose on the table and touched it. Although he didn''t look at Nicole,


    he said with a yful expression, "Today, Eric is wearing a dark brown scarf. Judging from the color


    and style, it''s simr to the one you worest time. Some coincidences are really interesting. I''m


    curious why Eric sent you to the hospital. Are you on good terms?"


    Nicole still kept silent.


    Raising his head, Lambert looked at Nicole and said, "The E Venture Capital Company has changed its


    owner. I don''t want my employees to have any connection with the senior executives of the E Group,


    especially you. If you don''t want to be regarded as a case at the meeting again!"


    Nicole raised her head and stared at this man. She still remembered the nder he had done to her


    last time. Sometimes she really felt that he had gone too far, too far, for no reason. Everything he had


    done was against her, and everything she had done was wrong.


    Nicole said, "I didn''t know which rules in thepany I broke."


    "I have the final say in mypany. If you don''t like here, you can resign. No one will keep you. You


    don''t have to think highly of yourself!" Lambert said coldly, as if he was the master of her life.


    Nicole really hated Lambert, but she didn''t want to leave after the nder he had done to her.


    "When will you stop humiliating me, Mr. Lambert?" Nicole asked coldly.


    Speaking of this, a sardonic smile suddenly appeared on Lambert''s face, and his eyes became sharp.


    Lambert said in a cold tone, "If it weren''t for what happenedst night, I might have stopped at a certain


    time. But because of what happenedst night, I found that you would never seem to get along well


    with Primrose, so I don''t intend to let you go. As long as you are alive, I will torture you endlessly,


    making you feel that life is worse than death!"


    Nicole''s heart ached again. It wasn''t because she was hurt by the one she loved, but because she felt


    that the reality was terrifying. ''Why did I offend Lambert? Why did I meet such a demon who was


    unknown in ck and white and always held grudges?''


    Nicole didn''t want to exin to someone who couldn''t figure it out. She clenched her fists and


    whispered, "Mr. Lambert, anything else?"


    Lambert smiled coldly again, "Miss Li has handed over the most important work at the end of the year


    to you. I''ll give you a reminder. If you can''t do it well, I''ll let you pay for your career! If you are sensible,


    just get out of here. After all, if you resign because of your ipetence, it will have less impact on


    your career development than messing up your whole job!"


    Nicole clenched her fists, but she still kept silent.


    Finally, Lambert let Nicole go.


    Nicole walked out of Lambert''s office and stayed at the door for a while. She was so depressed that


    she didn''t notice that Lambert''s secretary wasing with two distinguished guests.


    When the secretary walked in and talked to Nicole, Nicole raised her head and saw two people behind


    the secretary, one of whom was Eric.


    Nicole was a little surprised to meet Eric again. She didn''t expect that she would meet him here, so she


    fixed her eyes on Eric. She forgot what the secretary said and greeted them.


    Eric also looked at her. Perhaps because of the presence of others, he didn''t behave as close asst


    night. Instead, he only looked at Nicole with a smile on his face.


    Nicole then lowered her head and greeted.


    Eric nodded, and the senior manager of the E Group next to Eric replied, "Good morning."


    Nicole bowed his head and left. Noticing that something was bothering Nicole, Eric turned around and


    asked, "Miss Lin, are you feeling better?"


    Lambert''s secretary and the senior executives of the E Group didn''t expect that Mr. Eric would pay


    special attention to a girl, so they all looked at them.


    Eric''s eyes were calm. He didn''t care what other people thought. He still looked at Nicole tantly,


    waiting for her answer.


    Nicole nced at the two surprised outsiders and replied Eric in a low voice, "Much better. Thank you


    for your concern, Mr. Eric."


    Eric nodded and said, "Take care of yourself!"


    "Yes, I know. Thank you, Mr. Eric!"


    When Lambert heard that Eric wasing, he couldn''t be neglected because Eric was on the same


    level as him. As soon as Lambert walked out to wee him, he happened to see that Eric was


    concerned about Nicole. Lambert''s face suddenly turned cold, and his originally enthusiastic mood


    immediately disappeared.


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    However, Lambert was good at managing his expression. When he faced everyone again, he had


    already changed into a calm face. He reached out his hand to shake hands with Eric and invited him


    into the office.


    When Eric and the others entered the office, before Lambert entered the office, he nced at Nicole.


    At that moment, his eyes suddenly became very cold, which was inconsistent with the expression on


    his face. But in an instant, he entered the office as usual.


    Nicole understood what Lambert meant. Nicole ignored him and turned around to go back to her office.


    But she didn''t expect that it was this morning that Lambert attacked her crazily again for no reason.


    At 10 o''clock, the twopanies were having a meeting, so there was nothing for the basic employees


    to do. At first, Nicole was in a bad mood in the morning, but after she went to work, she forgot, let alone


    the meeting.


    At about 11:50, the employees could get off work 10 minutes earlier to have lunch. Nicole cleaned up


    the desk and turned off theputer screen. When she was about to go out with her colleagues,


    Lambert''s secretary came to inform.


    Lambert''s secretaries was brought here by him from the AI Group. Lambert had two secretaries, one


    male secretary, who was mainly responsible for apanying him on a business trip or acting as his


    work affairs, and the other female secretary, who was in charge of daily work and daily life. Generally


    speaking, in the E Venture Capital Company, Lambert took a female secretary with him. Miss Yang, the


    female secretary, had been working for Lambert for many years. She was capable and calm at work,


    and seldom showed her emotions on her face. But this time she came to inform Nicole, and it was


    obvious that her face was a little abnormal. She was a little flustered and restless, as if she had just


    experienced something in the meeting room.


    At lunch time, the secretary of Lambert suddenly came to Nicole. Nicole couldn''t have lunch on time.


    She had to say goodbye to her colleagues and follow Miss Yang to the meeting room.


    Nicole was confused. She had an intuition that Miss Yang had something hidden in her heart, but she


    didn''t dare to ask because she was not familiar with Miss Yang.


    In the meeting room, the moment Miss Yang opened the door, Nicole walked in and saw a circle of


    round tables, and even a group of people behind the round tables, which were all office managers in


    ck suits and leather shoes.


    There was no smile on everyone''s face. Some of them looked terrible, and some of them were


    depressed. No one spoke. The meeting room waspletely silent, and the atmosphere was very


    strange.

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    Chapter 29 (Part One)


    When the secretary opened the door, all the people in the meeting room immediately looked at the


    door. Standing in the middle of the meeting room, Nicole felt that she was at a loss, because there


    were dozens of people in the meeting, including the employees of their subsidiarypany, the senior


    executives of the AI Group and the senior executives of the E Group. All these people, who she knew


    or didn''t know, looked at her, which was something she had never experienced before.


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    The secretary came in and said to Lambert, "Mr. Lambert, Nicole from the human resources


    department has arrived."


    Nicole stole a nce at the meeting room and happened to meet Miss Li''s eyes. She felt that Miss Li


    was very guilty and nervous, as if Miss Li was worried about her arrival. Nicole had an intuition that


    there was nothing good about the meeting, but she couldn''t retreat, so she had to pretend to be calm.


    Lambert cast a cold nce at Nicole and said to everyone, "Well, since everyone is very dissatisfied


    with this sry reform, I will ask our personnel officer to exin it to everyone. Nicole, exin your


    sry n and specific methods of the year-end bonus to everyone."


    Nicole nced at Lambert and didn''t say anything. Someone in the meeting room immediately jumped


    up and said, "Mr. Lambert, we understand your eagerness to change the sry mode of the E Venture


    Capital Company into the AI Group mode, but you have to consider the feelings of us original


    employees. We worked hard for a year just for this year-end bonus. Although the AI Group''s model


    also has the benefits, we have been doing ording to the index of the E Group. If you suddenly


    change your model to the AI Group at the end of the year, it will be very disadvantageous to us. It''s


    unfair! "


    The one who spoke was wade from the sales department was Mr. Wang. Although Mr. Wang was not a


    manager, he had always been the leader of thepany''s sales. He had worked in the E Group for


    seven or eight years, and his performance was unparalleled. Most of the time, he was more important


    than the Department Manager. The leaders of thepany also had to be polite to him, and no one


    dared to disobey his opinion. He was straightforward and had nothing not dare to say to the leaders.


    Lambert smiled and then said, "Don''t be so emotional, Mr. Wang. Although the year-end bonus of the E


    Group is more beneficial to everyone in the short term, in the long term, the AI Group mode is more


    suitable for development and for everyone''s long-term development. Why don''t you listen to the


    exnation of the sry officer first?"


    "I don''t agree with the temporary change of sry mode. We all work ording to the old index this


    year, and it should be calcted ording to the old indicators, but it suddenly change into a new one,


    which is totally different with the previous one. It''s unfair to us. What kind ofbor we pay, we should


    get what kind of reward!" The one who spoke was Mr. Zhou from the project department.


    One was Mr. Wang from the sales department, and the other was Mr. Zhou from the project


    department. The two were the leaders of thepany. They spoke first, and the others immediately


    expressed their opinions.


    "And why haven''t you made a n for such a long time? Two months before the end ofst year, we


    knew our performance and roughly how much we could get. But till now, everything is still like an empty


    check. How can we let everyone work at ease?"


    "Yes. Is it because of thepany''s internal reasons or deliberate procrastination? Is it perfunctory or


    has other arrangements? I think we all have the right to know our own sry. You can''t dy it all the


    time! "


    In fact, everyone had been dissatisfied with what Lambert had done these days, but he was a leader


    and a new host, they could only endure it. Now that everyone had put the conflict in the meeting and


    invited the E Group, it was better to rify the matter together.


    "Thepany was temporarily switched for everyone''s sake. Miss. Li, tell everyone the progress."


    Lambert transferred the matter to the personnel department.


    Miss. Li had been anxious, but now she was more flustered when she heard her leader asked for the


    exnation from her. This morning, Miss. Li came to the meeting as if she was attending a criticism


    meeting. She was nervous whenever others said anything. Although no one would do anything to her,


    she did not do it well and felt ashamed at all.


    Miss. Li stood up with trepidation and said, "Mr. Zhou, Mr. Wang, everyone, I want to exin to you that


    this matter is not a deliberate dy of thepany. Mr. Lambert has already given the order to the


    human resources department, and the human resources department has already made preparations.


    We could havepleted it this month ording to the arrangement, and everyone could know your


    own performance, but the n would not keep up with the changes. It turns out that the employees


    who originally epted the sry position have taken maternity leave. Nicole didn''t take over it until


    last month. It''s urgent... "


    "We don''t want to hear any exnation. We just want a result!" Mr. Wang was very irritable and


    interrupted her rudely. It seemed that he was very angry.


    Mr. Zhou smiled and satirized, "Miss. Li, even if you didn''t ept it untilst month, it''s time to finish it


    now. How hard is the work that made you dy it for so long, is it that your personnel work is more


    difficult than we dealt with customers?"


    "Mr. Zhou is right. No matter how difficult it is, we have waited long enough!" Another business leader


    said with dissatisfaction.


    Embarrassed, Miss. Li smiled, "It... It... " But Miss. Li didn''t know how to exin it. When she just


    handed over the work to Nicole, she didn''t pay much attention to it and let Nicole explore it. When she


    was forced by the leaders of different departments and turned around to take care of it, it was toote.


    Moreover, Miss. Li didn''t know what happened to Mr. Lambert and why he always disagree with the


    n proposed by Nicole. Obviously they had already made it ording to the requirements of the


    group and revised it ording to his requirements. She thought it was good. Mr. Lambert still required


    to modify it over and over again, which caused the whole progress to be infinitely slow.

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    Miss. Li suddenly felt that she was so unlucky to have such a subordinate. If it were someone else, she


    might have done it well. She didn''t know what was wrong with Nicole and Mr. Lambert, which had


    innocently get her involved.


    "We just want a result. When will it be switched sessfully? What about our bonus?" Mr. Wang put on


    a cold face again and forced the HR manager, "If there is no result at the end of this month, humph, I


    think there is no ce in this circle that I can''t do. And I also believe that my clients are more loyal to


    me than to thepany!"


    That was to threaten the leader with resignation and clients. The HR manager looked at Mr. Lambert


    and found that Mr. Lambert was still calm and indifferent. She suddenly thought of a legend.


    It was said that the reason why Mr. Lambert was so domineering was that he didn''t like these old men


    to do whatever they wanted with their performance regardless of their leaders. Mr. Wang and Mr. Zhou


    were a big shot when they were in the E Venture Capital Company. Even Mr. Eric had to give in to


    them, but their performance was nothing to the powerful AI Group. Keeping these people in the


    company would restrict thepany''s reform and development. It was not worthwhile from the long-


    term interests. Lambert had long wanted to rece these immovable people.


    But because Lambert wanted to rece these people, he took her and Nicole as scapegoats. Miss. Li


    felt a little sad. ''Did Mr. Lambert also want to rece me because he was not satisfied with me?''


    Thinking of this, Miss. Li felt a sense of crisis. She had worked hard for 10 years and finally got this


    position. She didn''t want to give up easily, so she couldn''t help butin about Nicole.


    Miss. Li turned to look at Nicole and asked, "Nicole, do you have any difficulties in your work? How long


    will it take for you to finish it? Can you exin it to each manager and saleswoman today?"


    Nicole nced at Miss. Li and then looked at Lambert, who was staring at her with a faint smile on his


    face, as if he was in a very good mood.


    Nicole frowned and said, "My work.... I can''t do it all by myself and I need thepany''s leadership''s


    help."


    This was the truth of Nicole, because she had reported her difficulties to Miss. Li more than once.


    However, Miss. Li didn''t pay much attention to it, or Miss. Li flinched under the pressure of Lambert.


    Miss. Li had never given her substantial help, but now they put all the work problems on her, and Nicole


    was unwilling to ept it quietly.


    "What kind of help do you need?" Miss. Li seemed to be angry. Perhaps she had been "criticized" by


    everyone for so long since the meeting, but there was no room for rebuttal. She felt aggrieved. Now


    she finally found a person to vent her emotion.


    Nicole didn''t say anything, but she clearly measured the ability of the female manager Miss. Li.


    "Miss. Li, what kind of person have you recruited? The personnel department has been changing


    frequently recently, but the new ones are not as good as the old ones!" Mr. Zhou said sarcastically with


    a smile.


    "I was curious why the process was so slow. It turns out that it''s not Mr. Lambert''s fault. Miss. Li, how


    long do you want everyone to wait?" Mr. Wang asked again.


    Embarrassed and annoyed, Miss. Li had no choice but to smile apologetically.


    "What''s the name of this newer?" Mr. Wang cast a sidelong nce at Nicole and asked, "What


    kind of job have you done before? Have you ever been in this industry? Or have you just started


    practicing here?"


    Mr. Wang was a rude man and uneducated. He entered this industry as soon as he graduated from


    high school. He relied on talent and seniority. Sometimes people didn''t like him to talk and be rude, but


    he could be so arrogant and unscrupulous in thepany.


    Nicole felt that she was fooled again. Sometimes the reason why she didn''t do well in work was not


    because of her ipetence, but because her leader deliberately suppressed her. Nicole knew that


    Lambert did it on purpose, and Lambert was not stupid, but found someone to be the scapegoat to


    drive these people out.


    No matter what Nicole did, Lambert didn''t lose anything. On the contrary, it was very likely that Nicole


    would leave a bad history and it would be difficult for her to take her career in the future.


    Nicole looked at Lambert, her eyes was filled with sadness. Since she was framed and insulted by


    Lambert again and again, Nicole was no longer angry, because she knew that once she was angry, he


    would be happy. He deliberately made her angry, aggrieved and cry, and waited to let her make a fool


    of herself. She wouldn''t let him seed. Nicole felt disappointed and sad at the sight of Lambert like


    this.


    After calming herself down, Nicole looked at Mr. Wang and said in an unusually calm tone, "Mr. Wang,


    leaders, at the end of this month, I will finish my work and present it to everyone. Please give me some


    time, and please rest assured!"


    "We have given you enough time. Will you do it or not? If not, then get out!" Mr. Wang reached out his


    hand and cursed loudly. His action was very rude and his words were very unpleasant to be heard.


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    Everyone looked at Nicole with sympathy, pity and anger. If it were any other neer, he would have


    cried, but Nicole just kept silent.


    "How long do you want? Don''t mention the end of the month, give me a date. If you can''t do it well in


    this period of time, I think that you, an ordinary employee, can''t bear the anger of so many business


    managers!"


    Nicole clenched her fists, feeling both humiliated and helpless.


    However, at this time, a gentle and melodious voice suddenly came, like a clear spring that stopped


    everyone''s restlessness. "I don''t think the matter is so serious."

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    Chapter 31 (Part One)


    Everyone looked at the speaker and found it was Mr. Eric.


    Mr. Eric had been silent since the meeting. He seldom spoke. Even if he wanted to express his


    opinions, it was his assistant who spoke most of the time. There were senior leaders of the two


    companies in the negotiation between the AI Group and the E Group, so he didn''t need to speak too


    much. Even if Lambert said something, Mr. Eric only responded in one or two words from time to time.


    Everyone didn''t expect that he would take the initiative to speak this time.


    "Mr. Eric, isn''t it serious enough?" Mr. Wang questioned Eric emotionally.


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    Eric just kelp calm and said with a smile, "Mr. Wang, you just want to get your bonus at the end of the


    year, and the bonus should be the same as the result of the old index. Mr. Lambert is looking forward to


    changing the sry mode of the E Group into the AI Group before the end of the year. I think it''s not


    difficult to solve it."


    Everyone looked at Eric, some of them frowned and some were confused.


    Eric stood up and said, "The reason why the human resources department hasn''t solved the problem


    yet is that the sry officer just said that the sry reform needs the support of the leaders. If the AI


    Group is in trouble, the E Group is willing to help the AI Group."


    Then Eric turned to look at Nicole and asked, "Miss. Li, how much of your sry reform has not been


    completed?"


    Miss. Li looked at Nicole, hinting her to speak.


    After thinking for a while, Nicole looked at Eric and said, "There''s still 30% left."


    "Okay, I''ll ask the HR Department of the E Group to send someone to assist you and try to finish this


    work before the end of the year."


    One of the senior executives of the E Group retorted in a low voice, "Mr. Eric... That''s maybe not good.


    Now that the AI Group has be the owner of the E Venture Capital Company, even if they need


    someone for help, it should be the AI Group to help. We can''t interfere... "


    Eric just said with a smile, "We are all shareholders, and this year is the key period for the transition of


    the cooperation between the twopanies. Although the major shareholder is the AI Group, the profit


    and loss of this year is still included in the E Group. Why are you so care about it? Since Mr. Lambert is


    in trouble, I think Mr. Lambert won''t mind if we help you. Mr. Lambert, do you think so? "


    Lambert said with a fake smile. He had nned to give Nicole a hard time and drive out of these


    people of the E Group by the way, but he didn''t expect that it was resolved by Eric. It was not easy to


    refuse Eric since Eric wanted to help him to solve it, and once he refused, his purpose of public


    vengeance would be exposed.


    So, with a smile on his face, Lambert said, "Mr. Eric, of course I ept your kindness."


    "But even so, ording to the new index, our bonus is still much less thanst year." Mr. Wang still


    objected.


    As if he had expected, Eric smiled at Mr. Wang and said in a calm tone, "The sry for this year still is


    paid by the E Group. We understand that Mr. Lambert wants to reform the sry. But since we have


    agreed to pay you 5 points in thest year, Mr. Lambert now just only pays you 4 points, and the E


    Group will also pay you the other point. This amount of bonus doesn''t go through the examination and


    approval process of the AI Group. Instead, it will only be used as the year-end bonus given by the E


    Group."


    Everyone in the meeting room was surprised. Some of them were stunned for a long time before they


    realized what Eric had said. ''Did Eric mean that the E Group would make up for the loss of the


    employees on behalf of the AI Group? But why? It was a dispute caused by the AI Group. The E Group


    obviously didn''t have to pay the money back in''


    Mr. Wang thought for a while and seemed to be convinced, but no matter how he thought, he felt that it


    was against the rules. He frowned again.


    When Eric announced this, some senior executives of the E Group objected, of course. One of them


    said, "I don''t agree with you, Mr. Eric. We also have to exin it to our shareholders. This is an internal


    matter of the AI Group, and we don''t need to make up for the loss."


    Eric shook his head and said with a smile, "Mr. Liu, you''re wrong. It''s not just about the internal affairs


    of the AI Group. On the contrary, the E Group should be responsible for the expenses."


    Mr. Liu looked at Eric disapprovingly.


    "Whichpany does the profit and loss of this fiscal year belong to? It is the E Group. Who need to


    pay for the year-end bonus this year? It is still the E Group. Therefore, we should pay everyone all the


    dividends we have nned for thest year. It can''t be reduced because of the reform of thepany


    and the new shareholders. As a bigpany, I think it''s necessary for the E Group to pay the


    employees urately and timely ording to the rules."


    Eric was right. A conscientious and honest entrepreneur should be like this. They couldn''t evade their


    responsibilities and give the employees the benefits they should enjoy. This was also a good way to


    retain and attract talents.


    The others were silent. Firstly, Eric was the CEO of the E Group. Secondly, what Eric said was true and


    no one could refute him.


    Seeing that everyone was silent, Eric nodded and said, "Since everyone has no objection, it means


    that this n is feasible. Mr. Lambert, what do you think?"


    Lambert touched his chin and lowered his eyes as if he was thinking about something, he finally said in


    a low voice, "I have no objection."


    As soon as Lambert said that, the other people who wanted to make trouble couldn''t do anything else.


    With a smile, Eric returned to his seat.

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    Chapter 32 (Part Two)


    After the meeting room returned to silence, Nicole was released from the meeting room. It was almost


    1 o''clock at that time. She went to the canteen to have lunch, but there was no food left. After what had


    happened in the morning, Nicole had no appetite and ate something hastily before returning to her


    office.


    Not long after Nicole went to work, the meeting was over. When Miss. Li returned to her office, she


    heaved a sigh of relief. Seeing that Nicole was looking at her, Miss. Li stopped and said to Nicole,


    "Nicole,e to my office."


    Nicole guessed that she might know what Miss. Li was talking about. Nicole took her notebook and


    waited for Miss. Li in the office of Miss. Li.


    Miss. Li put the documents back on the desk, looked at Nicole for a long time before sitting down and


    said, "Have you heard what Mr. Eric said in the meeting room? Tomorrow someone wille from the


    human resources department of the E Group. Work hard. It must get a result at the end of this month!"


    Nicole took notes and nodded, "I understand."


    Miss. Li stared at Nicole coldly, with anger, reproach and helplessness in her eyes. Miss. Li said, "I


    really don''t know if it''s right or wrong to choose you. There seem to have a grudge between you and


    Mr. Lambert. Mr. Lambert always suppresses you and implicates me together, but you seem to have


    something to do with Mr. Eric. It''s obvious that Mr. Eric is helping you at the meeting today. If it weren''t


    for him, we wouldn''t have been able to get through this meeting. You should thank Mr. Eric! "


    With a notebook in her hand, Nicole stared at the book in silence.


    "I respect your privacy and didn''t ask you about your rtionship with Mr. Lambert and Mr. Eric. But


    now, your every move has affected me, so I have to ask you about it carefully. And as your leader, I


    have the right to ask my subordinates when I see you affect the work because of your personal


    feelings."


    Seeing that Nicole didn''t say anything, Miss. Li continued, "I hope you can tell me the truth!"


    Nicole raised her head and nced at Miss. Li. She knew that Miss. Li was ming her, but she


    wouldn''t tell anyone about her private affairs with Lambert. She didn''t want others to know about her


    life experience, even it was her leader.


    "Mr. Eric and I... There is no rtionship between us." Nicole said lightly, avoiding the point.


    "Then why did Mr. Eric''s secretary ask for leave for you?" Miss. Li questioned.


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    Nicole couldn''t figure it out. ''Why did Eric ask for leave for me? Maybe Eric approached me because he


    wanted to bnce Lambert and ask for leave for me by the way. That''s why Eric helped me in the


    meeting this morning.''


    Suddenly, there was a knock on the door of the office of Miss. Li. Miss. Li asked someone toe in.


    The person who came in was a boy in charge of recruitment. However, there were two people behind


    the boy, who were Mr. Wang from the sales department and Mr. Zhou from the project department.


    These two people were the leaders who often made the Miss. Li embarrassed in the meeting.


    Miss. Li was surprised. The two men didn''t look well, and there must be something bading to her


    at the same time. Miss. Li had no time to care about Nicole, so she had to let Nicole go out first.


    Nicole returned to her desk and took a look at the office of Miss. Li. Unfortunately, Miss. Li closed the


    shutters and Nicole couldn''t see them inside, so Nicole had to go to the tea room to get some water.


    The tea room of thepany was next to the meeting room. It was out of Nicole''s expectation that


    someone else woulde out of the meeting room. The secretary of Lambert opened the door and


    made a gesture of invitation. Lambert and Eric were talking and walking out, followed by many leaders


    of the twopanies.


    Nicole didn''t know what the two of them were talking about. All of a sudden, they allughed, and the


    atmosphere seemed to be quite lively.


    Lambert looked at his watch and said apologetically, "It''s almost 2 o''clock now. This meeting has


    dyed your lunch time. I''ve asked Miss Yang to book a table outside. How about this? Let''s have


    lunch outside first and Mr. Eric will go backter?"


    Without any hesitation, Eric nodded and said, "Okay. In fact, I want to talk to Mr. Lambert about some


    details."


    Lambert asked the leader of the AI Group to lead Eric and the others downstairs first. Lambert went out


    after dealing with some emergencies with secretary Yang in his office.


    Nicole secretly looked at Eric in silence. She had thought that Eric wouldn''t notice her in the tea room,


    but when Eric turned his head, his eyes met hers.


    Nicole felt a little embarrassed and lowered her head. If Nicole wanted to go back to her office, she had


    to go through the meeting room. However, there were very senior leaders standing outside the meeting


    room. She was too embarrassed to go over, so she stayed there all the time.


    Nicole waited for a while and looked up, only to find that Eric was still looking at her and nodding to her


    with a smile.


    Nicole had no choice but to nod at Eric with a shy and embarrassed smile.


    Nicole didn''t think she could stay in the tea room all the time. Knowing that she was here, Eric looked


    at her from time to time, wondering why she hadn''t left. Feeling embarrassed, Nicole braced herself


    and went out.


    Nicole tried her best to lean against the wall when she passed through the leadership. If she found


    someone was looking at her, she would nod and bow to him. She had just let out a sigh of relief when


    the group of people left and walked towards the elevator.

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    Nicole looked back at Eric''s back, reluctant to leave, until she heard a voice, "Haven''t you seen


    enough?" Nicole turned around.


    When Nicole saw Lambert walking towards her, he was the only one in the long corridor. He was


    dressed in a suit and walked briskly, as tall as a model. Such a man should have been amazing, but


    the sneer at the corners of his mouth was really disgusting and couldn''t be liked at all.


    Nicole knew that Lambert must have seen her watching Eric''s back, and he always liked to sneer at


    her. In order not to give him the chance, she turned around and left, ignoring his words. Since there


    was no one in the corridor, no one would me Nicole for being rude to her leader.


    Lambert stopped and said sarcastically, "Are you unhappy that your mind was exposed? It turns out


    that you have such a crush on Eric. No wonder you are so greedy to buy the same scarf as him."


    Nicole still didn''t respond, but Lambert said again, "Don''t me me for not reminding you that Eric has


    a fiancee. You''d better stop daydreaming!"


    Nicole finally stopped, because what Lambert said really hit her heart.


    Although Nicole knew that it was impossible for her to be together with Eric, it was the first time that


    she had heard such a straightforward suggestion from others, which made her feel shocked.


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    It suddenly urred to Nicole that it was the first time she had met Eric in a coffee shop and he had left


    with a girl with curly hair hand in hand. And the way he coaxed the girl with curly hair in the famous


    shop. That girl maybe was Eric''s girlfriend. If that girl was Eric''s girlfriend, judging from her figure,


    appearance and temperament, the two of them were a good match. Moreover, judging from her


    behavior and speech, the girl was also from a good family, and she should be from a family of equal


    status with Eric.


    The marriage was a perfect match. At that time, Nicole had already had a guess, but it was not as clear


    as others reminded.


    "Cindere''s story only lives in fairy tales, not to mention that she is also a noble girl. But you... ¡­¡­


    You are just an unknown" Lambert said sarcastically.


    Finally, Nicole turned around and stared at Lambert. Her eyes were cold and sharp. It was obvious that


    she had been hurt. She said in a low voice, "I have never had any unrealistic fantasy. Mr. Lambert, your


    worry is in vain! Even if I really appreciate Mr. Eric, it is purely appreciation of the charm of his


    personality. There is one kind of person that is born to be worshiped, while there is another kind that is


    only as disgusting as trash!"


    After saying that, Nicole turned around and left.


    The moment Nicole turned around, Lambert asked, "Do you like Eric?"


    Nicole paused, but soon turned around and strode away.


    Lambert said, "It seems so."


    Nicole ignored Lambert and strode forward. But it was rare that this time, Lambert didn''t chase after


    Nicole. He just stared at her back silently. There was a sneer at the corners of his mouth, but it slowly


    disappeared. The sharp light in his eyes was dim, reced by a lonely color.


    And all of this was something that Lambert himself could not notice.


    At that moment, Lambert only felt a shock from the huge wave in his heart, as if after the wave


    receded, he stood on the shore, wet all over. There was no one around him, and the sun was bright


    and the sea breeze was warm. He inexplicably felt very cold. Lambert was very upset.


    They had lunch in a five-star hotel. In the morning meeting, there were 11 people from the E Group.


    Except for those who had something urgent to deal with, there were still 5 people left. There were 4


    senior executives sent by Lambert''s subsidiarypany and 2 consultants sent by the headquarter of


    AI Group. They gathered in the private room of the five-star hotel. There were many people and it was


    inevitable for them to drink. Regardless of whether it was lunch or dinner, this meal was destined tost


    till night.


    After three rounds of drinking, some people who were good at drinking toasted to each other, and some


    hid in the corner and chatted. There were many original employees of E Venture Capital Company in


    the AI Group''s subsidiary, so after dinner, the senior executives of the twopanies became more


    enthusiastic.


    Lambert shook the red wine slowly, staring at the ga-like wine in a daze. Then he took a sip, with


    blurred eyes and mncholy on his face, as if he had something on his mind.


    After looking at the opposite for a while, Eric finally picked up the red wine ss and walked to him.


    Then, Eric sat down next to Lambert, raised his ss and said, "Mr. Lambert, may I propose a toast to


    you?"


    Seeing that Eric wasing, of course, Lambert would be polite. Lambert raised his ss and touched


    the ss with Eric. Then Lambert drank gloomily, seeming not in a good mood.


    Looking at Lambert, Eric suddenly said, "I used to work in Wall Street for Inte marketing. When I


    came back, my father suddenly handed over the E Venture Capital Company to me, hoping that I could


    rebuild thepany. At that time, all the shareholders of the group focused on me, and I didn''t have


    much confidence. But in order not to disappoint my father and shareholders, I took over. The first day I


    became the general manager, I began to collect industry news, constantly learn and improve, and


    strive to enter the industry as soon as possible. It was during that time that I got to know Mr. Lambert


    through news in the business circle. It was said that Mr. Lambert was the top leader of the venture


    capital industry. Wherever you were, there would be no mistake. Every project was done well and


    admirable. I''ve always wanted to get in touch with Mr. Lambert, but I didn''t expect that Mr. Lambert


    would take over the E Venture Capital Company. I''m relieved."


    Lambert didn''t expect that Eric would take the initiative to mention this to him. He toasted to Eric again


    and said, "Mr. Eric is a very mature manager. There are not many excellent managers at such a young


    age like you in our country. Even if you are not familiar with the industry of venture capital, you have


    saved the E Venture Capital Company out of trouble. To be honest, if the E Venture Capital Company


    didn''t have yourter efforts, I won''t take over this mess. It''s also because of Mr. Eric that I have the


    intention to cooperate with the E Group."


    With a smile, Eric said, "Mr. Lambert is a serious and persistent person. You are very rigorous about


    feelings and business. It''s good for you to have such an attitude on work, but it''s maybe not appropriate


    to use it on feelings."


    Lambert stared at Eric in surprise and disapproval.


    Eric could see Lambert''s expression, but he just asked gently, "Feeling is very fragile, and can''t


    withstand such damage and blow. Last time in the restaurant, is the injureddy Lambert''s cousin?"


    Lambert was shocked, but he frowned and stared at Eric.


    Eric still smiled harmlessly, saying, "I don''t mean to invade Mr. Lambert''s privacy, but... I know


    something by ident. Mr. Lambert, you hate the Guan family, but it''s actually a grudge of thest


    generation. It has nothing to do with Nicole, or even Nicole''s mother. You only hate Nicole''s grandpa,


    but Nicole is involved for no reason. In fact, it''s unfair to that girl."


    "How did you know that?" Lambert said in a discontented tone as he began to be on guard.


    "I just... Mr. Lambert, I just don''t want you to affect the cooperation between the twopanies


    because of personal grudges. Recently, a lot of original employees of the E Venture Capital Company


    have left thepany. I don''t think it''s necessary to change apany in such a bloody way.


    asionally taking the gentle policy will have an unexpected effect. Mr. Lambert, you recognize me as


    a professional manager. I wonder if you recognize my advice."


    "Mr. Eric, I appreciate you very much, but in fact, I can''t understand what you mean by saying that."


    Lambert pretended to be silly, but his words were sharp and cautious.


    "The sry reform is the key tobine the twopanies, and Nicole is the key to this work. Mr.


    Lambert, I think both the E Group and the AI Group should cherish this employee."


    With an ambiguous smile on her face, Lambert drank slowly. Without looking at Eric, he fixed his deep


    eyes outside the window and said gently, "Mr. Eric, what you said is reasonable, but it makes me doubt.


    Doubt your rtionship with Nicole. " Lambert looked at Eric and asked, "Mr. Eric''s secretary, why did


    he ask for leave for Nicole?"


    Eric''s expression was still calm, not affected by Lambert''s question. "That day, after Mr. Lambert held


    Miss. Primrose in your arms and left, Nicole was also injured. I sent Nicole to the hospital, and then


    Nicole told me everything. I didn''t know so many things before. I just happened to know that Mr.


    Lambert and Miss. Primrose were cousins. That night, after being told by Nicole, I understood. Mr.


    Lambert, Nicole has always felt guilty for the hurt she had caused to Miss. Primrose. In fact, she is a


    poor girl. You shouldn''t have vented your anger on her because of the resentment of thest


    generation."


    Lambert felt like a m that had been opened its shell all the time. He showed all the secrets in front of


    Eric naked. He didn''t expect that Eric knew all of them.


    Few people knew that Lena was Lambert''s aunt, and Primrose was Lambert''s cousin. Lambert''s


    mother was born in an ordinary family, but she was in love with Lambert''s father. Lambert''s father had


    taken great pressure to marry Lambert''s mother, but Lambert''s grandparents had been against it. Later,


    Lambert''s grandparents somehow believed in something strange. They forced Lambert''s parents to


    divorce and let Lambert''s father marry the eldest daughter of the Guan family, which was also the aunt


    of Nicole.


    Lambert''s father didn''t agree, but the Guan family and Lambert''s grandfather forced Lambert''s mother


    to death together. Therefore, Lambert hated the people of the Guan family very much. When Lambert


    was at school, he knew for the first time that Nicole liked him, and Nicole was the granddaughter of the


    Guan family, he had made up his mind to torture Nicole.


    Lambert tried to seduce Nicole and make her fall in love with him deeply. Later, he would work together


    with Primrose to trample on her feelings. He thought he would get some pleasure in revenge. However,


    as Nicole kept silent and disappeared, he found that he did not get much fun. Instead, he was trapped


    in entangled emotions and contradictory emotions.


    Now Lambert still hated the Guan family, but he had indescribable contradictory feelings for Nicole.


    "Mr. Eric, you seem to sympathize with Nicole?" Lambert sneered.


    Eric shook his head but unexpectedly said very frankly, "No, I admire her."


    Lambert looked at Eric.


    Eric continued, "In fact, she is an excellent girl. Many girls nowadays are not as good as her. If Mr.


    Lambert put aside your prejudice, you will find that she deserves our respect."


    "You tter her too much." Lambert sneered.


    Still shaking his head, Eric said, "I stayed with her silently for two months when I was in the E Venture


    Capital Company, so I know her."

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    It seemed that Lambert had doubts and curiosity about Eric''s words.


    Then Eric exined, "She was interviewed by me. At that time, she was not suitable for the sales


    position, but she insisted on trying it. I gave her a chance. In the two months of her probation period,


    she often worked overtime to adapt to the sales position. She works very hard and is very focused on


    what she wants to do. If a woman is serious about work, she will be very cute, because this not only


    shows her attitude towards work, but also her attitude towards life."


    Hearing that, Lambert''s eyes turned slightly and soon understood what Eric meant.


    Nicole often worked overtime, which was discovered after Lambert epted the E Venture Capital


    Company. There was a huge French window in the general manager''s office on the 36 floor. Lambert''


    often stood by the window to appreciate the scenery, and there could see some of the posts in the


    sales department. Lambert'' could imagine how Eric had been standing by the French window and


    watching Nicole working overtime in the office of the sales department. ''Had it been in the two months


    when Eric had been with her so quietly?''


    "Mr. Eric... Do you have a different feeling for Nicole?" Lambert questioned. If a man looked at a


    woman like this for two months and thought so highly of her, didn''t he have a different feeling for this


    woman?


    For some reason, when Lambert realized that Eric had a crush on Nicole, Lambert felt very


    ufortable. It seemed that something that should belong to him had been coveted by others, so he


    was on guard against it.


    But Eric didn''t answer. His beautiful eyes were as clear as water, and his young face looked calm and


    wise because of his gaze, revealing a few mysteries.


    Eric didn''t answer Lambert''s question. He just patted Lambert''s back as if he wasforting an old


    friend and left with his red wine ss.


    Looking at Eric''s back, Lambert slowly picked up the wine ss and took a sip. There were some


    spections, worries and uneasiness in his eyes.


    As expected, the dinnersted till evening. After the dinner, many people drank too much and had to


    ask the driver to drive them home. Lambert drank a lot of wine and was not drunk. It was still early, only


    7 o''clock evening. So Lambert nned to go back to thepany to deal with something before going


    home.


    When Lambert arrived at thepany building and took the elevator upstairs, he found that the


    company was already dark, only the lights of the human resources department were still on.


    Lambert walked to the general manager''s office and passed by the human resources department.


    When he was wondering if it was Nicole who worked overtime at thiste hour, he saw Nicole go out


    with her bag and intend to lock the door. Obviously, she was also going back.


    Standing in the darkness, Lambert looked at Nicole as if she didn''t notice anyone was there, she took


    out the key from her bag and locked the door. After locking the door, she tried to push it two times to


    make sure it waspletely locked. Then she put the key back into her bag, took out her phone and


    left while checking the time.


    Lambert thought that how long it would take Nicole to find him. He was staring at her and specting.


    After looking at her phone, Nicole suddenly raised her head and found him standing in the dark


    corridor. She was shocked, obviously.


    It took Nicole quite a while to realize that it was Lambert who was staring at her in the dark not far


    away. Nicole didn''t know why Lambert looked like this, but he just stared at others in the darkness


    silently and his eyes were so sharp and persistent. It was really terrible.


    Nicole had an intuition that something was wrong with Lambert. She guessed that he must have drunk


    a little and his expression was abnormal.


    Nicole didn''t want to greet Lambert. Because of personal grievances, she didn''t want to have any


    conflict with him alone, so she bowed her head silently and walked past him.


    However, to her surprise, Nicole was pushed to the wall by Lambert, who held her shoulders with one


    hand and pressed her against the wall with the other. She was trapped in a small circle,pletely


    blocking her way.


    Nicole eximed, looking up and smelling the smell of alcohol in Lambert''s nose, she said nervously,


    "What are you doing?" Nicole felt her voice trembling and her hands clinging to the wall.


    Lambert stared at Nicole for a while, but unexpectedly he smiled and asked, "Do you like Eric?"


    Nicole felt that his tone was a little frivolous and contemptuous. She really couldn''t figure out his


    emotions, and this kind of Lambert made her panic and resist.


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    Nicole struggled and wanted to leave, but her shoulders were suddenly pressed by Lambert''s hands,


    which made her unable to escape.


    Nicole asked angrily, "What do you want to do?"


    Lambert asked again, "Do you like Eric?"


    "It''s none of your business no matter who I like."


    "Do you know who his fiancee is?" Lambert smirked and mocked, "His fiancee is... The daughter of the


    mayor of the A City. How can youpare yourself with the daughter of the mayor? Are you


    daydreaming?"


    With her eyes wide open, Nicole was shocked and then angry. Lambert knew how to take advantage of


    her weakness and how to make her suffer. Nicole had had enough of being bullied by him!


    Nicole didn''t want to be bullied by Lambert, so she sneered and tried to calm down. "Do you think I will


    be sad if you say that? You''re wrong. Only a selfish and narrow-minded person like you can''t see


    others live a good life and won''t bless the happiness of the one you love! Yes, I do like Mr. Eric a little,


    but I also know the gap between me and him. I know he won''t like me. I know he might have a fiancee.


    Even if you tell me that his fiancee is the daughter of the mayor, I can still ept it calmly. Because I


    like him and I hope he can live a good life. I wish him happiness! "

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    Lambert pinched Nicole''s chin, as if he didn''t believe that she would say that. Squinting his eyes for a


    while, he asked in a deep voice, "Are you really not sad at all?"


    Nicole didn''t want to talk to Lambert, so she began to struggle again, but was held back by Lambert.


    Nicole shouted, "Let go of me!"


    "Aren''t you sad at all? You know he has a fiancee, but you still buy the same scarf as him. You know he


    won''t like you, but you still secretly fall in love with him. Nicole, is this the way you like someone?"


    Lambert pinched her scarf and asked Nicole.


    Nicole was so angry that she couldn''t help but struggle. She pushed Lambert away and was about to


    run away. However, to her surprise, Lambert held Nicole from behind, with one hand around her waist


    and the other around her neck, forcing her to look up. Nicole''s voice trembled, and she kept shouting,


    "What are you doing, Lambert? Let go of me!"


    Lowering his head, Lambert whispered in her ear, "Why didn''t I find you so great before? Now you


    would rather have a secret crush on someone thanpete for it. Where is the woman who was


    jealous because I took one more look at Primrose? Or has you changed your mind?"


    Since Lambert had drunk some wine, every word he said with smelling of the alcohol. He was so close


    to her that he almost clung to her ear. Being choked by his smelling, Nicole felt itchy in her ear and


    couldn''t help but turn her head away.


    "You weren''t like this before, Nicole! You used to kneel in front of my house in the rain for me. Have you


    changed your mind?" Lambert chuckled, but he couldn''t hide his jealousy in his words.


    Nicole tried to get rid of his grip, but she couldn''t. There was a huge gap between the strength of men


    and women, not to mention that Lambert had strong muscles and often exercised his body. She


    couldn''t get rid of his grip, so she gritted her teeth and shouted, "I was so blind to like you before! Let


    go of me!"


    Lambert reached out his hand, which was holding her neck, pinched her chin and forced her to raise


    her head, so that Nicole had to look up at him. Lambert looked down sideways, got close to Nicole and


    whispered, "Did you really fall in love with me because you were blind before?"


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    Nicole stared at Lambert tightly. As she was forced to raise her head, it was inconvenient for her to


    speak, so she could only gnash her teeth angrily.


    "Huh?" Lambert raised his eyebrows and continued to question Nicole. His eyes narrowed and became


    yful. Lambert''s expression was very strange, as if he was about to lose her temper but tried to


    suppress his anger.


    Nicole hated his restraint on her and his unting expression. She gritted her teeth and said, "I hate


    you so much now. Without you, I might not have suffered these experiences. If possible, I will definitely


    kill you, Lambert!"


    Lambert narrowed his eyes and said in a lower voice, "It seems that you really hate me!"


    Nicole seized the chance and stepped on his shoes.


    Lambert groaned and finally let go of her. Nicole immediately ran away. However, Lambert was so


    strong and fast that he only needed to catch up with Nicole in two strides and then held her in his arms.


    Nicole eximed in horror, "Let go of me!"


    All of a sudden, Lambert pushed Nicole against the wall regardless of her struggle. Before she could


    react, he lowered his head and bit her lips.


    For a moment, Nicole was stunned and her mind went nk. She thought she was dreaming and it


    must be a nightmare, because Lambert would never do that, and she would never have such intimate


    contact with Lambert!


    But when Lambert bit her lips, tossed and turned, and forcibly took her breath, and every inch of her air


    smelled of his red wine, Nicole realized that it was not a dream. It was no such dream which was so


    strong and real!


    Nicole pushed Lambert hard, but he held her tighter and pressed her lips more overbearingly, leaving


    her no room to resist. Nicole frowned in pain. She was not only unable to breathe, but also suffered


    from being vited by someone she didn''t like. She felt wronged!


    Nicole wriggled and struggled in his arms, making a sound of "whoop". After kissing her hard, Lambert


    let go of her, looked down at her, and breathed heavily.


    Nicole waspletely frightened. Her face turned pale. Looking at the red face of Lambert, which


    might be caused by the alcohol, anger or other emotions, she was so angry that she raised her hand


    and wanted to p him hard.


    Unfortunately, Lambert stopped her. He held her hand and looked gloomy for a moment, as if he had


    been hurt. He sneered, "Don''t you like me? You used to hope that I could kiss you. How do you feel


    now?"


    Nicole shouted, "Scumbag!" Nicole raised the other hand to hit Lambert, but was stopped by him.


    Lambert smiled, "I''m afraid no man will kiss you except me! Is this your first kiss? I''m afraid you can''t


    leave it to Eric. You are such a pathetic woman!"


    "Lambert, don''t be so shameless. You will pay for it! Scumbag!" Nicole struggled violently, but


    unfortunately, Lambert held her so tightly that she couldn''t break free at all. The more she struggled,


    the angrier she became.


    In the end, Lambert shook off Nicole violently. Nicole staggered two steps, leaning against the wall,


    looking at Lambert angrily and vigntly.


    This time, there was finally no other movement, but Lambert strode away with a gloomy face.

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    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!"

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    Miss. Li was surprised, because she didn''t expect that Nicole would refute her like this. In the past,


    Nicole was a good subordinate and didn''tin about the work arranged by her leader no matter


    how hard it was. She didn''t expect that Nicole would refute her like this today.


    Miss. Li shouted at Nicole, "Nicole,e back!"


    Nicole ignored her and hurriedly packed her bag and went out. Miss. Li followed her and shouted a few


    more words, but Nicole didn''t take it to heart and wouldn''t hear it.


    When Nicole was waiting for the elevator, she rushed in as soon as the door opened and almost hit the


    person who just came out. The people who came out of the elevator were none other than Lambert and


    his secretary Miss. Yang. Fortunately, Lambert dodged quickly and didn''t bump into Nicole. After


    covering her mouth in horror, Miss Yang looked at the boss''s face and remembered something. She


    quickly turned around and frowned. "Nicole, why are you in such a hurry? Is there anything urgent?"


    Nicole looked up at the two coldly, ignored them and pressed the elevator button quickly.


    Miss. Yang looked at Lambert in confusion.


    With a cold face, Lambert asked Nicole, "Now the meeting is about to begin, where are you going to?"


    Nicole pressed the elevator door quickly and looked at Lambert through the slowly closed door. Her


    eyes were still firm and cold. She went downstairs without saying anything.


    Lambert was getting more and more upset. ''Nicole is getting more and more disrespectful to me as the


    general manager. In the past, she only dared to show her cold face to me when no one was around.


    Now that Miss Yang was here, she was also so arrogant!''


    Moreover, when Lambert thought of what had happened to Nicole and Eric, and how respectful Nicole


    had been to Eric, but Nicole treated him indifferently, Lambert became angrier. ''A self-righteous woman


    you are, you would regret it!''


    Nicole was not in the mood to consider the feelings of Lambert and Miss. Li at all. For her, Layton was


    more important than anything else. Since her mother''s death, Nicole had been living with her brother.


    She had done so much for Layton these years. Even if she worked hard under the leadership of


    Lambert and didn''t dare to resign easily, it was for Layton. If there was an ident to Layton, her


    insistence was meaningless. She couldn''t consider the feeling of Miss. Li and Lambert. And she didn''t


    care about her work and future.


    Nicole just hoped that Layton was just a narrow escape.'' Layton''s ssmate must have thought wrong.


    Layton was not that serious. There were many kinds of car idents in the world, not necessarily all of


    which would kill people. It was possible that Layton coulde back only with a scratch or a little


    blood, even if one of his legs was broken. It was better than death!


    But if one of his legs was broken, what would Layton do in the future ording to his superior


    temperament?''


    Sitting in the taxi, Nicole couldn''t help but burst into tears when she thought of this.


    When Nicole arrived at the People Hospital, she called Layton''s ssmate and found Layton''s ward


    ording to his instructions. However, as soon as Nicole walked to the corridor, she saw several


    students gathering in the direction of Layton''s ward. They were all seventeen or eighteen years old.


    Some of them were sitting in a chair in a daze, some with their heads buried in their hands, some with


    their backs against the wall and staring at their toes, and some with one hand supporting the wall and


    lowering their heads in silence.


    These students looked depressed, as if something important had really happened. Nicole''s steps


    became heavy in an instant. She didn''t dare to go there in a hurry for fear of facing a bad scene. She


    just walked over with heavy steps.


    The students raised their heads when they saw someone approaching. One of them knew Nicole. He


    stood up immediately and said, "Nicole..."


    The boy was about 1.8 meters tall, strong and fat with a round fat face. It was none other than Justin,


    the well-known student in the J High School. It was said that no one in the J High School was not afraid


    of Justin, and even his teacher couldn''t punish Justin. However, Layton had been ying with Justin all


    the time. Regardless of Nicole''s repeated advice, Layton was still with this bastard.


    Nicole didn''t have a good impression on Justin, but she had heard about the family background and


    deeds of Justin from Layton, so she instinctively had some reverence for this student. If it was not


    necessary, she would definitely stay away from him.


    Nicole nodded and asked, "Is Layton inside?"


    Justin looked back at the ward and then looked at Nicole hesitantly. He paused for a moment and


    nodded. Then he lowered his head and didn''t dare to look at Nicole anymore.


    Nicole bypassed Justin and walked towards the ward. When she approached the door, she found a


    student crying at the door. Seeing that she was looking at him, the student even called in a low voice,


    "Nicole." Nicole immediately recognized that the voice was from the student who had just called her to


    inform that Layton had an ident.


    She nodded at the crying student and pushed the door open. But she didn''t expect that there were two


    people in the ward, a middle-aged man and a middle-aged woman.


    The middle-aged man sat on the chair beside the Layton''s bed, bowed his head and sighed, seeming


    to be very worried. The woman in high heels was pacing back and forth by the window, making a


    phone call anxiously. These two people were not others, but Lena and Howard.


    Nicole was stunned, but he still pushed the door open and closed it.


    The two people in the room raised their heads to look at Nicole. Howard slowly stood up, and suddenly


    showed a little helpless in the face of her sudden arrival. He stared at her for a few seconds before


    saying, "Nicole, you''re here."


    Lena, who was on the phone, also stopped for a few seconds. Then she continued to shout at the


    person on the phone, "You must do it for me. You must. Do you know who he is? He is the director!"


    Then Lena hung up the phone.


    Nicole ignored Howard''s greeting and walked towards Layton''s bed step by step. She felt that every


    step she took was as heavy as lead. When she was one meter away from Layton''s bed, she stopped


    moving.


    Layton''s head was bandaged with gauze, and only his face was exposed. But from the exposed part, it


    could be seen that he was seriously injured, with bruises on his face and swollen eyes. Layton was


    wearing an oxygen mask, with an infusion tube in his hand. If Nicole was not too familiar with her


    brother, she would not be able to recognize him from his fragile and embarrassed appearance.


    Howard said, "Nicole, we are trying to find a way. Dad and Lena will never let the police take Layton


    away, and we will also find a doctor to cure Layton''s disease."


    Nicole didn''t listen to Howard. She walked up and reached out her hand, trying to touch Layton''s head.


    Howard immediately raised his hand to stop Nicole, "Don''t touch him. Layton''s head was badly hit. It


    has just been cut. Don''t touch his wound."


    Nicole couldn''t believe what had happened to Layton. Nicole couldn''t figure out why Layton had


    be like this all of a sudden, as if he had lost his breath at any time.


    At this time, there was a sudden noise outside the door. Several students had been bending over the


    door to watch the movements in the ward. After hearing the noise, they turned around and looked.


    They could not help trembling, obviously nervous and helpless. Even Justin, who was fearless of


    nothing, looked grim and alert.


    However, they were still unable to stop the noise of approaching Layton''s ward. It turned out to be a


    woman, who was very short, wearing gold and silver, carrying an expensive bag and wearing a high-


    heel and was a very tacky fat woman, trying to squeeze into Layton''s ward.


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    Several students including Justin pushed her at the door. They were about to stop her, but the fat


    woman suddenly went crazy. She picked up her stic bag with metal and buckled it on the top of the


    students'' heads. Justin and others screamed. It really hurt, but they didn''t dare to fight back. The


    woman fought against these people and rushed out of the encirclement first. She pushed the door open


    and walked into Layton''s ward aggressively.


    Nicole didn''t like this kind of woman, who was rude and shrewish. Moreover, she broke in with such a


    loud noise regardless of Layton''s serious illness. Nicole was very unhappy and asked the woman with


    a frown, "Who are you?"


    The woman quickly nced at the three adults in the ward and shouted, "Who is the family of Layton?"


    Her voice was aimed at Howard, but Howard lowered his head to avoid her gaze and dared not


    respond.


    Nicole stood out calmly and answered, "Yes, I am. What can I do for you, madam?"


    Without saying a word, the woman strode forward and pped Nicole across the face. Nicole''s


    eardrum was shaken by the p, and there was a clear sound of ear ringing. She even tasted the smell


    of blood between her teeth. The p was so hard that Nicole''s face was hurt as if it was burning.


    Obviously, Nicole heard Lena sneer behind her. In fact, Lena knew what was going on the moment she


    saw the womaning in, so Lena held her arms and watched from beginning to end. When Lena saw


    that Nicole was pped but Lena didn''t feel sorry for Nicole, she even sneered at Nicole.


    Nicole looked at the woman angrily. Before Nicole could say anything, the woman burst into tears.


    "Give my son back!" Then she burst into tears.


    Justin and other students rushed in and shouted at the woman angrily, "Madam, what''s wrong with


    you? Even if it''s Layton''s mistake, you can''t hit his family! Besides, your son is not a good boy. Do you


    think he didn''t hit others?"


    The woman didn''t care. She picked up the invincible metal bag and wanted to put it on Nicole''s head


    again. But this time, Nicole knew how to dodge, and Justin and others also came up to stop her. The


    woman couldn''t hit Nicole, and her hands were held by Justin and others. She couldn''t help kicking her


    feet, and she almost wanted to throw away her high heels.


    She cried all the time, "You give my son back! You give my son back!"


    Enduring the pain on her face, Nicole began to realize the seriousness of the matter. Before Nicole


    could figure out the cause and effect, several more people came in. One was a middle-aged woman in


    an expensive suit, with short hair, tall and elegant, and two policemen in uniform. Moreover, there


    seemed to be many policemen standing outside the door, and there were five or six of them. Seeing


    this, the students were all very nervous. Even Justin released the crying woman subconsciously and


    hid aside obediently, afraid of attracting the attention of the police.

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    When the fat woman saw the tall and short haired woman, she immediately rushed up and hugged her,


    crying, "Amy, you''re here. Please save my son. Please uphold justice for him!"


    The woman with short hair only had a strong aura. She was also a middle-aged, beautiful, strong and


    capable woman, but this kind of ability and charm were different from Lena. Lena was a little arrogant


    and domineering, while the woman with short hair was a little reserved. Just a nce of her made


    everyone in the ward quiet, just like a queen.


    She held the fat woman in her arms andforted her in a low voice, "Aunt, don''t worry. I''ll handle it


    well. I won''t let Anthony suffer any injustice!"


    "You must deal with them. You must deal with them. You can''t let them live well. My poor son hasn''t


    come out of the emergency room yet..." The fat womanined in a low voice.


    Afterforting her for a while, the short haired woman let go of the fat woman and let her wipe her


    tears quietly. Then she asked Nicole, "Are you Layton''s family?"


    Nicole felt something was wrong, but she still nodded.


    "Who is he to you?"


    "He is my brother." Nicole admitted frankly.


    The short haired woman looked at the police behind her. The police behind her took a step forward,


    showed their IDs, and seriously said to Nicole, "Your brother is suspected of intentional injury. He is


    seriously ill in bed, so please follow us to the police station!"


    At that moment, Nicole felt shocked as if a bolt was falling from the blue, which made her head numb.


    Besides, the police outside came in and took the students including Justin away.


    Although Justin and others were afraid, they didn''t dare to do anything to the police. They bowed their


    heads and followed them obediently.


    The cowardly Howard finally came out and asked, "Police, what''s going on? Is there any


    misunderstanding?"


    The police said seriously, "We received the victim''s family to report the case. Whether it''s a


    misunderstanding or not, the family members will follow us to the police station to make a record and


    investigate it clearly!"


    Howard hesitated and dared not speak. He looked at Nicole worriedly. Lena still stood by the window


    indifferently, crossing her arms and sneering.


    Nicole was a family member, so the police didn''t make things difficult for her, but she couldn''t refuse


    this order. She stood there silently for a while, looked back at the unconscious Layton, and finally


    followed the police to the police station. Nicole had to figure out what was going on and what kind of


    mistake Layton had done that she could find ways to save him!


    On the way to the police station, Nicole followed these students in a police car. The students sat in the


    middle of the crowd of the police, lowering their heads in silence. The crying student cried even more,


    but he didn''t dare to cry loudly. He just sobbed slightly. Justin also lowered his head. He was usually


    fearless, but now he seemed to have really thought and regretted only once in the face of such a big


    thing.


    Looking at these students, Nicole felt sorry for them. They were just seventeen or eighteen years old


    children. Their future would be ruined if they were involved in such a big matter. It would be fine if they


    were still under age. The criminalw protected them, but if they just reached 18 years old, they would


    really be hopeless.


    Nicole didn''t dare tofort them, especially Justin. Without Justin, her brother Layton might not have


    been involved in such a big trouble. Nicole had no choice but to try her best to hold on. She hoped that


    when they arrived at the police station, this matter would be more beneficial to Layton. She hoped that


    Layton was not the main criminal!


    However, her life was just like this. While Nicole had already taken a heavy blow, life continued to add


    insult to injury to her.


    They went to the police station to make a record for a long time, at least 3 hours. During this period, the


    parents of the students were informed, but they could only sit outside and wait, unable to participate.


    Facing the serious expression and sharp eyes of the police, and in the long time of serious


    atmosphere, the students finally trembled. Some of them were about to be crazy, and the crying


    student even fainted with hypoglycemia.


    The record was interrupted two times, and finally ended in 3 hours. After signing on the statement,


    Nicole walked out of the police station difficultly.


    Those students, Justin and two seriously involved students were directly detained, and the other two


    were released, shaking their legs and following their parents away.


    When the crying student saw the disappointment on Nicole''s face, he walked downstairs


    absentmindedly. Suddenly, he left the parent''s circle and ran over to Nicole. "Nicole..."


    Nicole looked at the thin boy who was crying. She just knew his name was rence Liu. His name


    sounded female and his character was a little weak. But after meeting with him for a while, she felt that


    this student was sincere and kind-hearted. She didn''t know why he was with others like Justin.


    Nicole looked at rence with empty eyes and didn''t say anything.


    Suddenly, rence choked with sobs and said, "Nicole, I''m sorry for you. I''m so sorry for Layton. I''m so


    sorry!"


    Nicole was confused, but considering the kindness of the student, she didn''t think too much and smiled


    bitterly, "Why did you feel sorry for us?"


    rence lowered his head and cried silently.


    Nicole shook her head and was about to leave. rence said loudly again, "Anyway, I''m sorry. I''m


    sorry for you. I''m sorry for Layton.... Don''t me me..." rence said thest word in a low voice,


    aggrieved, as if he had some difficulties.


    Nicole raised her hand and patted the crying young boy. Enduring the pain, Nicoleforted him and


    said, "You didn''t do anything wrong to me or Layton. It''s all Layton''s fate. Layton made his own mistake


    and didn''t need others to apologize. And in the future you... Learn his lesson and don''t take this path!"


    rence nodded.


    Nicole patted rence on the shoulder and said, "Good boy!" Then Nicole left.


    rence looked at Nicole''s back and whispered, "Nicole, I''m sorry. I''m sorry for Layton. I''m sorry for


    you!" rence looked back at the police station and murmured, "I have no choice. Don''t me me.


    You and Layton don''t me me..."


    Nicole walked to the roadside and took a taxi. She got into the car and left this sad ce, continuing to


    go to the hospital where Layton was.


    Nicole really didn''t know how to deal with the three hours'' notes in the police station. The 5 students


    told Nicole that they had had several conflicts with Anthony from the high school next school, and that


    they had also been punished by the school. Butst week, Anthony seized the girl that Layton fell in


    love with. In a fit of anger, Layton urged Justin and others to ask Anthony out for a negotiation, which


    was under the North River Bridge near the school.


    It was because of the self-studyst night that Layton, Justin, and others skipped sses together.


    Anthony and the others went out after several hours of self-study because they met their head teacher


    and were strictly punished. Because of this, Layton was very dissatisfied with their beingte. As soon


    as they met, they began to quarrel and almost hit each other.


    Later, the two groups finally controlled their temper and came to negotiate. However, they couldn''t


    reach an agreement on the site ownership, girlfriend and other issues, so they began to fight. New and


    old grudges andints about each other''ste for appointment and other emotions broke out


    together, and the fight was extremely fierce.


    They had a fight at about 1 o''clock in the morning. There was no pedestrian under the bridge or around


    the river, so no one called the police even if they made a loud noise.


    Some of them used knives and stones, so some people bled.


    Later, when Layton chased the seriously injured Anthony to the HB Road and had a car ident on the


    road, someone then called the police and exposed this big case.


    The policeman asked, "Who hit first?"


    The five students were silent for a while, and finally said one after another, "It''s Layton."


    The policeman asked again, "Who is the chief criminal who hit Anthony badly?"


    The five students continued one after another, "It''s Layton. Layton is the most emotional one. He


    punched and kicked the most... "


    At that time, Nicole''s heart was entangled tightly, just like her hands, which were tightened tightly and


    could not be opened even if they were painful.


    And this was not the only reason why it was more serious. The one they hit was Anthony Wang, the


    son of the rich businessman in the A City, Tad Wang. It was not a big deal to say that he was a rich


    businessman. There were many rich businessmen everywhere in the A City, but the wife of this rich


    businessman, who was also the fat woman in the hospital who had no reason to beat people, was the


    sister of the director of the police department, Director Hu.


    The tall and short haired woman who brought the police to the hospital with the fat woman today was


    the wife of Director Hu, the sister-inw of the fat woman. The rtionship between the two women


    was not simple. It was known in the upper ss circle that these two women were very good friends


    before their marriage. Director Hu had a wife before, but his original wife died early. The fat woman


    introduced her good friend to her brother, so her good friend became her sister-inw. Therefore,


    although the short haired woman was the sister-inw of the fat woman, she was younger than the fat


    woman.


    Since the two families were so close, it was impossible for Director Hu not to uphold justice for his


    seriously injured nephew!


    Thinking of this, Nicole''s mood was depressed again.


    ''Layton, Layton, I have protected you for so many years. I have been very careful to suffer by myself


    and don''t let you hurt easily. But why did you still destroy yourself? You know how hard I have been for


    you these years!''


    Nicole questioned in her heart and burst into tears.


    It was veryte when Nicole arrived at the hospital, but Lena and Howard were still there. She was


    wondering why these two people were so kind-hearted and were guarding Layton, she heard the two


    people discussing inside.


    "If Layton is sentenced, as a parent, we needs to paypensation. The victim has a powerful


    background. This is not a small sum of money!" Howard shook his head and sighed.


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    "It''s none of your business. You should not responsible for Layton. It should be Nicole, right?" Lena


    asked.


    "I''m Layton''s father. I''m his first guardian!"


    Lena sneered, "You have divorced your ex-wife. The child was sentenced to your ex-wife. Besides, you


    and your son have been separated for many years. Only Nicole is the first guardian of Layton."


    "If that''s the case, I don''t have the right to use Layton''s kidney to treat Primrose."


    "No way! Why do wee here today? I have called for help so many times and begged many people


    for help. Do you really think I am so kind? It''s all for our daughter, Primrose!"

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    "What if the police ask me to be responsible for it? Can I refuse? Besides, Director Hu is the director of


    the police department. No matter how capable we are, we can''t fight against him!" Howard stood up


    and said anxiously.


    Lena fell silent. After thinking for a while, she suddenly asked, "How badly is Layton hurt?"


    "It''s very serious. When I received the call from his ssmate, he was covered in blood all over his


    body and unconscious. The doctor said that the brain damage is serious and if he can''t be cured... If he


    can''t be cured, he will die. If he can be cured, he might be a vegetative patient. " Howard shook


    his head and sighed helplessly.


    Nicole peeped at the door, not seeing in his eyes his love as a father to his son.


    Lena suddenly walked up to Howard and said, "We can''t let Layton die like this. Even if he wants to die,


    we have to let him sign the organ transnt agreement first. Otherwise, ording to Nicole''s


    character, she will never allow us to touch Layton''s body."


    Howard looked at Lena in surprise. Lena continued, "We can''t let the police take Layton away. Even if


    he have to leave, he has to do an organ transnt operation before leaving. Otherwise, if he must be in


    prison for a long time, our daughter won''t be able to wait him for so long and will die!"


    Howard kept silent. He looked at Layton and sighed. It seemed that his conscience had awakened a


    little and he said in a low voice, "I think it... It is sorry for Layton."


    Lena got angry. She grabbed Howard''s arm and whispered in his ear like a leader, "If you feel sorry for


    him, what about our daughter? Don''t you care about our precious daughter? Our precious daughter is


    getting thinner and thinner day by day, suffering from the pain of illness. Do you still have the mood to


    care about anything else at this moment? Now we have two things to do. One is to ask Layton to sign


    the organ transnt agreement, and the other is to ask Layton to do this operation before the police


    took Layton away. We don''t care about other thing else. Do you understand?"


    Lowering his head, Howard neither nodded nor shook his head.


    Nicole was really disappointed. ''Lena is really vicious, Layton has been hurt like this. She is still


    thinking about how to get Layton''s kidney, is she not afraid of being retaliated by God?


    At this time, the sound of medical equipment suddenly came from the ward. Howard took a look at


    Layton and rushed to him in surprise, "Layton, Layton?"


    Lena was also surprised. She went forward to have a look, but Lena was just worried that she couldn''t


    get his kidney after Layton died.


    Outside the door, Nicole saw that Layton''s body was trembling, and the electrocardiograph machine


    beside him showed obviously in a straight line. Nicole was so scared that she hurriedly pushed the


    door open, pulled Howard away, and then cried anxiously in front of Layton, "Layton, Layton?"


    Layton frowned in pain and didn''t wake up at all, so Nicole quickly pressed the bedside caller and


    called the doctor and nurse over.


    Because Layton''s ward was a special ward for severe illness, the doctor and nurse arrived immediately


    after hearing the calling. The doctor briefly checked Layton''s situation and hurriedly asked the nurse to


    invite the family members out.


    Standing outside the door, Nicole watched the doctor give Layton a defibrition instrument for his


    heart recovery. But no matter how much pressure was used, even if Layton''s whole body was shaking,


    the route on the electrocardiogram machine was still straight.


    The doctor gave Layton auscultation for a while, and arranged for the nurse: "Arrange immediately and


    send to the emergency room!"


    The nurse went out to arrange very cleverly, and after a while they pushed Layton out.


    Nicole was so anxious that tears fall down in her eyes, but she didn''t notice it at all. She felt her heart


    was clenched and unable to breathe. Following the doctor and nurses all the way, she asked, "Doctor,


    how is my brother? How is he now?"


    The doctor didn''t dare to answer. When he sent Layton into the emergency room and changed his


    clothes, he turned around and said, "The patient is in danger now. We will try our best to save him, but


    the family members should also be mentally prepared!"


    He nodded to encourage andfort Nicole, and then quickly entered the emergency room.


    At that moment, Nicole felt that the sky was going to copse. ''Is the family that I has tried hard to run


    and maintain going to break up at this moment? I has tried my best to protect my brother for many


    years. Is he going to leave me as ruthlessly as my mother?''


    Nicole sat on the chair weakly, staring at the ground in a daze.


    Lena seemed to be anxious as well. She nced at Howard and signaled him to go forward to talk to


    Nicole. However, Howard shook his head in grief and didn''t want to do anything.


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    Lena became anxious. She came up to Nicole and said, "We don''t want anything bad to happen to


    your brother, but I think saving a life is better that anything. If he is really dead, you can ask him to do a


    good deed to wash away the sins you and your mother havemitted. It''s also a good thing."


    Nicole knew what Lena was up to. Lena was so inhumane that Lena dared to irritate her at this


    moment!


    Nicole raised her head and stared at Lena coldly. She didn''t say anything, but her eyes were full of


    murderous will.


    Lena was really worried that Layton would die at once and couldn''t save her precious daughter. Lena


    didn''t know what was on Nicole''s mind, so she asked, "Have you thought clearly about what your father


    talked to youst time? If you and Layton are willing to help my daughter, I will try my best to give my


    connections and financial resources to save Layton. I won''t let anything happen to Layton. This is also


    a good thing for you!"


    "Can you leave here?" Nicole said through gritted teeth in a cold voice.


    Lena was shocked and wanted to say something, but Howard pulled her up and hinted her not to say


    anything.


    However, Lena was still not convinced. She probably thought that it was ungrateful for Nicole to


    contradict her. So she said, "I did it out of kindness! If I don''t help you, who else can help you? Don''t


    think that I always want to hurt you. If it weren''t for you, my daughter wouldn''t have been like this. You


    should have unconditionally paid off your debts to my daughter. Now that I''m willing to help Layton, it''s


    very kind of me. How dare you lose your temper at me? "


    Nicole stood up, gnashed her teeth and said, "You are not wee here. Can you leave?"


    "Nicole, I''m giving you a chance. Do you think there are so many people in the world who are willing to


    save your useless brother?"


    Nicole hated Lena''s vicious face. ''Layton is still in the emergency room. How could she take advantage


    of the situation? How could there be such a shameless woman? Nicole gritted her teeth and said, "Are


    you leaving or waiting for me to drive you away?"


    "The hospital is not your home. How can you just let me go?"


    Nicole was furious. She looked around. She wanted to find the security guards of the hospital, but she


    didn''t see them. So she took out her phone and pretended to dial a number. "Hello, 911? This is the


    People Hospital at the XX Road. Someone threatened me. I need your help!"


    Hearing this, Howard was stunned. He didn''t expect that Nicole would call the police. He hurried


    forward and persuaded, "Nicole, forget it. Forget it."


    Lena was even more furious. She was a celebrity in the field. If Nicole took her to the police station,


    she would be humiliated! Lena wanted to rush up to block Nicole''s phone call, but Nicole raised her


    hand and dodged Lena''s attack with her advantage of height. Nicole also raised her mobile phone,


    indicating that she had finished calling!


    Gritting her teeth, Lena said, "Okay, okay! You win! You win! "


    Howard was still persuading, "Honey, forget it. Let''s go home first. Stop it!"


    Lena gave Nicole a resentful look, which could eat up Nicole''s bones, and then turned away. Howard


    followed Lena and left.


    The two annoying people finally left. Nicole sat back in her chair, but she didn''t feel a sense of victory.


    Instead, she felt sad.


    Nicole recalled the scene that her mother jumped off the rooftop, that her mother was sent to an


    ambnce to the hospital, and that her mother never came out after entering the emergency room.


    At that time, Nicole was also sitting alone, as if a century had passed. The doctor and nurses finally


    came out. Nicole quickly stood up and looked at them expectantly.


    The doctor looked at Nicole with aplicated expression. His forehead was covered with sweat and


    he seemed to be very tired. He took off his mask and said, "We have tried our best, but the patient is


    seriously injured and there is no way save him back. I hope you can restrain your grief..."


    At that moment, Nicole was shocked and paralyzed.


    Now Nicole was sitting alone outside the emergency room as before. She didn''t want to repeat what


    happened 8 years ago. She had heard it once, and she didn''t want to hear it again. She didn''t want to


    hear it in her life!


    A deep sense of helplessness struck her heart. Tears fell down from her eyes. The more Nicole wiped


    them off, the more desperate she became. It seemed that her tear was like the flood, which had burst


    out without control. She couldn''t control her emotions anymore.


    How lonely and sad Nicole was! Nicole really didn''t want anything bad to happen to Layton! Nicole


    couldn''t even hate Lena and Howard anymore. She just felt that it was unfair. Why did it take away her


    dearest love from her again and again?


    Nicole didn''t know how long she had been waiting outside, about one or two hours or longer. Nicole


    didn''t look at her watch or pay attention to her phone until the light of the emergency room went out.


    She knew that the doctor and nurses were about toe out, so she immediately stood up.


    At that moment, her heart was full of fear. The white wall of the hospital, the red light, and the smell of


    disinfectant tortured her heart like a devil. Nicole was really afraid that she would suffocate to death


    before she could wait for the result.


    The doctor came out first. Nicole stepped forward and didn''t dare to ask him casually. She just looked


    at the doctor sadly, anxiously and expectantly.

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    The doctor''s expression was still very serious, and his forehead was covered with sweat, as if he was


    really tired. He took off his mask and sighed. Then he smiled and said to Nicole with a rxed


    expression, "Have save him back."


    He is saved!


    That sentence was like a spring flower blooming. Nicole had never experienced the kind of excitement


    and exhaustion of resurrection from death. All her hopes were about to be destroyed but miraculously


    revived.


    Fortunately, he was saved. Her history did not repeat. At least at this moment, God did not treat her


    shabbily!


    Nicole almost couldn''t control herself and immediately sat back in the chair. She really had no strength.


    If the doctor didn''t give her this sentence, she would almost fall to the ground and never get up again.


    The most painful thing in the world was the separation of family affection and flesh. She was not that


    kind of fate to cause others dead. Fortunately, God had saved her brother, which was already lucky for


    Nicole!


    The doctor and nurses pushed Layton back to the ward. Nicole had been with Layton for the whole


    night. She saw that his heartbeat was steady and his breathing was even. Although he was not awake,


    she could have a rest for a while. Then she fell asleep on the edge of his bed.


    The second day, Nicole woke up very early. She didn''t wake up until about 5 o''clock but before 6


    o''clock in the morning. There had been crying all the time in the corridor of the hospital. It was noisy


    and deste. Nicole stood up and went out. She saw a lot of people gathering at the end of the


    corridor. They seemed to be crying.


    Nicole walked over curiously. She had only taken a few steps when she saw the familiar figure of the


    fat woman in gold and silver jewelry. She immediately understood. The fat woman who hit Nicole in


    Layton''s ward, was the parent of Anthony.


    Nicole remembered that when she was making a record in the police station, the crying ssmate told


    her that Layton was hit by a car on the road while chasing after Anthony. A group of people reported


    the case to the police, which called 991 to send the injured students to the nearby People Hospital.


    Therefore, not only Layton but also Anthony lived here.


    ording to the tone of the 5 students, Anthony was more seriously injured than Layton. Anthony was


    said to have been stabbed two times and bled a lot. After Layton was hit by a car, Anthony directly


    fainted on the side of the road.


    Because of guilt and fear of scolding, Nicole didn''t dare to look at the student from a distance.


    Suddenly, a nurse pushed out a seriously injured student from the ward and walked towards the


    elevator. Anthony''s family members followed them all the way, and about 10 people there, wiping their


    tears and crying.


    Nicole was very worried. After Anthony left, Nicole pulled a nurse passing by and asked, "Hello, I want


    to ask what''s wrong with the patient in ward No. 701?"


    The nurse didn''t know Nicole. She looked back, shook her head and said, "That kid is so pitiful. I heard


    that it was a group fight between middle school students. He was stabbed two times, almost in the vital


    parts of his body. Our hospital can''t save him. Their parents are going to send him to the senior


    hospital."


    Hearing that, Nicole''s hand trembled, and her face was pale. She let go of the nurse''s hand, lowered


    her head and didn''t say anything. After a long time, she said, "Thank you!"


    The nurse left.


    Nicole was scared. On the one hand, she was scared; on the other hand, she was being questioned by


    her conscience. Nicole walked slowly to the empty ward No. 701. Looking at the empty and quiet room,


    she thought of the child lying in bed in pain and unconscious, and the parents'' crying expressions.


    Judge another person''s feelings by her own, Nicole was even angrier than Lena because Lena


    offended her. That day, the fat woman beat Nicole like this must be out of anger and sadness. Nicole


    couldn''t me the fat woman, but she was also distressed and didn''t know how to hand over Layton.


    Anthony was the life of the fat woman, and so was Layton to her!


    In the morning, Nicole had a quick breakfast and fed some porridge to Layton. Then she called her


    company to ask for leave.


    Miss. Li was losing her temper. After Nicole left yesterday, the group meeting couldn''t be held and she


    couldn''t exin to the superior, so she vented her anger on Nicole and scolded Nicole.


    After Miss. Li vented her anger enough, Nicole said calmly, "Manager, I need to ask for a leave today,


    because no one takes care of my brother."


    Miss. Li was so angry, but Nicole didn''t give her a chance to reply and hung up. Miss. Li called again,


    but Nicole didn''t answer.


    ''How could I still be in the mood to work now? What''s more, it is Lambert''spany. Although it is a


    pity to loss my job, but Layton became like this. It is okay to lose my job. I didn''t have enough energy


    and mood to think about the future. Now I have to live by and live, day by day, and it''s good to be able


    to live the day.''


    Nicole didn''t expect that the police woulde at noon. They first asked about Layton''s condition, and


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    After the investigation, the police had a preliminary understanding of the cause of the case. Layton was


    the main criminal of the case, and also the suspect who directly caused the serious injury of the victim.


    The victims'' parents had alreadyunched a criminal suit against Layton, and they needed the


    cooperation of Nicole.


    Nicole had no objection to this. The police asked her to go to court on behalf of Layton. She was a


    family member, and it was her responsibility that she didn''t teach Layton well so that such a big thing


    had happened. She admitted it.

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    However, the police said, "The defendant, Layton, was born on November 23rd, 19XX. He was 17


    years and two months old as of the time of the case. Although he is a minor, he has reached the age of


    full criminal responsibility. He needs to bear all legal responsibilities."


    Nicole lowered her head and said, "I see."


    Nicole clenched her hands and thought, ''Now Layton gets hurt, even if one yearter, he may not be all


    recovered well. He needs to be treated at any time. What if he is in prison? And his future will be


    ruined.''


    The police gave Nicole a subpoena to the court and recorded Layton''s condition with the doctor. Then


    they left, but there were still two people left to guard at the door of Layton''s ward in turn.


    Nicole didn''t sleep wellst night, and she had no appetite, so she couldn''t eat anything. By the


    afternoon, she noticed that she was not feeling well, but she was still in no mood to pay attention to


    care about herself.


    Nicole stood up and was about to go to the bathroom, but the nurse came to look for her at this time.


    "Is you Layton''s family member?"


    Nicole nodded, "Yes, I am."


    "Pleasee with me to the charge window to pay for Layton''s operation!"


    Nicole''s heart skipped a beat. She looked at the bill the nurse handed her. When she saw the total


    amount of money on it, she felt like a sharp paining out of the ground and spreading all over her


    body, making her heart tighten, her face red, and her whole body ufortable.


    Nicole whispered to the nurse in embarrassment, "Nurse... I don''t have so much money now. Can I pay


    for it a littleter?"


    The nurse did business as usual and said coldly, "No, you have to pay the fees first before I can give


    Layton the next treatment."


    Passers-by cast curious nces at Nicole.


    Nicole lowered her head in embarrassment, bit her lower lip, and whispered to the nurse, "I... I don''t


    have so much money. When Layton was hospitalized... I didn''t pay for it. You have also given him


    surgery. Can you wait a few more days?"


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    "When he was in hospital, his father had already paid for it, so he didn''t owe money yesterday. But


    today, with the rescue and medical fees this morning, you have to pay for it first."


    Nicole suddenly fell silent. An indescribable sense of self-esteem and inferiority surged up in her heart,


    making her not know what to do.


    The nurse persuaded in a soft voice, "We know you also have difficulties. I also want to help you, but I


    just work for the hospital. If I can''t do it properly, I can''t exin it to the superior, and I will be punished.


    I can help one or two people out of kindness, but I have seen too many poor families like you, and I


    can''t help either. So, I''m really sorry. You''d better figure out a way to pay the medical fees. Otherwise,


    we can''t prescribe medicine for Layton tomorrow."


    Nicole said in a low voice, "I see."


    The nurse nodded and left without saying anything more.


    Nicole was not in the mood to go to the bathroom anymore. She went back to the ward to take her bag,


    said goodbye to the police and went out. She had to go to thepany. Except for advance sry, she


    had no better way to pay for the medical fees.


    However, even if she had an advance of two or three years'' sry, it would not be able to pay for the


    medical fees of Layton, and thepany would not have an advance of so many months'' sry for


    her.


    Nicole didn''t care and went to thepany first.


    When Nicole arrived at thepany, it was almost time to get off work. The colleagues in the office


    seemed to be very busy, and no one could care about each other. The tone was a little impatient than


    usual when answering the phone.


    Nicole hesitated at the door for a while until her colleague Miss. Chen, who came back from making


    coffee in the tea room, saw her and eximed, "Ah, Nicole, you''re here. I haven''t seen you for only one


    day. Why do you look so haggard? You don''t wear makeup. Your dark circles are so serious!"


    Nicole forced herself to smile and asked, "Miss. Chen, have you been busy working these two days?"


    "Busy! s, we took over the job after you leave. But how can we do it? We know how hard you have


    been these days. We really can''t do your job!"


    After a pause, Miss. Chen pulled Nicole aside and whispered, "By the way, I have something to tell you.


    After you were absent from the meeting without permission, Miss Li was scolded by Mr. Lambert. She


    is angry with you. In the past two days, she has put pressure on the handsome man to recruit people


    as soon as possible. If she recruits people, she will fire you!"


    Nicole''s heart skipped a beat. Only then did she know what the consequences of her impulsive


    behavior were. ''If thepany fired me, I would getpensation. But how much money could I get


    aftering to thepany for less than a year? Moreover, thepany dismissed me, so I couldn''t


    get advance my sry. How could I pay Layton''s medical fees? If I don''t have a job in the future,


    Layton needs money, and I have to pay for the rent and living expenses. What should I do?''


    Nicole was extremely nervous. She patted the hand of Miss. Chen and said, "Thank you, Miss. Chen.


    Thank you for telling me the truth. I''ll go to the manager to apologize first. Another day I''ll..." Nicole had


    meant to invite her to dinner, but now even a dor was very important to her, she could only be a


    miser, so she said, "Chat with you!"


    Ignoring the astonishment from Miss. Chen, Nicole strode towards the HR manager''s office.

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    Chapter 42 (Part One)


    Miss. Li was working on herputer. When she heard the knock on the door, she let the people


    outside in. But when she saw it was Nicole, her face immediately turned cold.


    Miss. Li had been very disappointed with Nicole these two days. When she and Mr. Eric recruited


    Nicole, Miss. Li had thought highly of Nicole and cherished Nicole''s talent. She had been trying her


    best to train Nicole. However, she didn''t expect that Nicole had offended Mr. Lambert and even


    disregarded thepany''s interests for personal affairs!


    Miss. Li, who always put the interests of thepany first and always thought for the boss, would not


    allow such an employee to do things under her leadership.


    Nicole walked forward and said, "Miss. Li, I''m here to apologize to you."


    Miss. Li stood up and closed the shutters to block the view from the outside. Then she sat back in the


    chair and asked, "What do you apologize for? For your absence from the meeting yesterday?"


    Nicole lowered her head in embarrassment and said, "I know my performance yesterday caused a lot


    of losses to the department, and also made the leaders dissatisfied with you. But my brother was in a


    car ident and hospitalized, seriously injured. There are only me and my brother in my family, and I


    have to take care of him. If I''m not by his side, no one will take care of him."


    Miss. Li sneered slightly, and then pretended to be kind and said, "If thepany doesn''t allow you to


    have a leave, which will be heartless andck of humanity. I have been working in thepany for so


    many years, and I also know how to care about the employees, but why can''t you apply for a leave in


    advance? Why do you have to be absent when the meeting arrangement was ready and all the leaders


    are waiting for you? I clearly saw you hurriedly went out to call at noon. Didn''t you already know that


    your brother had an ident at that time, did you?"


    Nicole said, "At that time... I just couldn''t get in touch with my brother, so I called his head teacher when


    I went out. I knew that something happened to him until the meeting was about to be held... So I..."


    "Even if there is an emergency, all the leaders are waiting for you in such an important meeting. It


    doesn''t matter even if you dy it for an hour to visit your brother, right? Your brother is fine now, right?


    He hasn''t been worse because he can''t see you in the past two or three hours, right? Besides, you are


    not a doctor. Can you go to do the surgery for him? If you would be a little considerate for the interests


    of thepany at that time, you just dyed for an hour. But nothing would happen."


    Nicole thought the words from Miss. Li were harsh. As an HR, she didn''t agree with Miss. Li''s way of


    doing things, which made the employees disappointed.


    But Nicole didn''t refute because she needed help.


    Miss. Li continued, "Well, I talk too much now, it seems that I don''t have humanity care and have no


    humanity spirit. Let me tell you the truth. I''m dissatisfied with you not because you are absent from the


    meeting to visit your brother in the hospital, but because you didn''t inform me in advance and left


    without permission. Moreover, your attitude is very bad. Thepany pays us, we need to work for the


    company, I don''t want an employee who just want to get the sry of thepany, but his mind is not


    on thepany. Such an employee can''t do anything good for thepany! "


    Nicole still kept silent.


    "You said you came to apologize. Can you make up for the loss you brought to thepany? Can you


    restore the leader''s trust to our department? If you can, I will forgive you and let bygones be bygones! "


    Nicole lowered her head in silence.


    "But you can''t, right? These things that are shown in people''s hearts are just scars. Once they are


    scratched, they can''t be as good as before. There is no way to make up for the mistakes you have


    made. Even if you want to make up for them, it will take a long time and a lot of efforts. So ording to


    thepany''s management rules, I''m sorry to fire you!" Miss. Li was decisive and finally said what she


    most wanted to say.


    Nicole quickly raised her head to look at the woman, with astonishment in her eyes. She said


    nervously, "Miss. Li, you can''t fire me. You don''t have a full reason."


    "What kind of a full reason? Huh..." Miss. Li smiled and said, "I didn''t approve your one-day leave of


    yesterday afternoon and today''s leave. ording to thepany''s attendance management


    regtions, the employees can leave work for half a day without authorization. They will be treated as


    1 day absent and can be dismissed if they have been absent for 2 days in a row. And you''ve been


    absent from work for two days, Nicole! If you want to ask about thepensation, as HR, you know it


    best! Youe to thepany for less than a year. If you are fired, you will be paid a month''s sry.


    In addition, you will be deducted from the notice money you did not notify 30 days in advance. The


    company will at mostpensate you 2 months'' sry. As for this cost, I fire a disobedient employee,


    and the leader will agree with me! "


    Nicole was so emotional that she stepped forward and patted on the table of Miss. Li, saying, "You


    can''t fire me!"


    Miss. Li was frightened by Nicole.


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    "If you fire me, what are you going to do with the half way sry reform? Find someone else? No


    matter how experienced he was, it would take him some time to understand thepany as soon as


    he entered thepany. Moreover, with such big data and so long time of thinking umtion, could


    he ept it at once? It''s almost the end of the year. Can you guarantee that he can finish this job


    before the end of the year? If it can''t bepleted, it will be the biggest loss to the department!"

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    Chapter 43 (Part Two)


    Nicole''s eyes were cold and persistent. "If you insist on firing me, Well, I will sue thepany! You said


    you have a good reason, but there is no rule in thepany that doesn''t allow employees to ask for


    leave, right? I have the right to ask for leave. I have to ask for leave because of something important.


    It''s a good reason that my brother has a car ident and needs to be taken care of. You can''t refuse


    my leave! If you don''t approve it and insist on dismissing me, then you are maliciously dismissing me. I


    believe that the jury will not support you. The AI Group is apany in the A City. If this matter is not


    handled well, publicize it, what customers will think, what investors will think, how do you exin it to


    the shareholders, I think this is the problem that Miss Li should carefully consider."


    Miss. Li waspletely stunned by her scolding.


    Nicole said again, "Miss Li, don''t make a wrong decision because of your personal feelings. I know I


    have caused you a lot of trouble. You hate me very much, but if you fire me at any cost because you


    hate me, I think you must not want to bear the consequences. On the contrary, if you give me a


    chance, maybe I will give you a surprise. Isn''t a win-win cooperation better than a fight against each


    other for damaging interests?"


    Miss. Li was still in shock, Nicole left the desk of Miss. Li. Nicole lowered her head and apologized, "I''m


    sorry. I''ve caused trouble to the leaders in the past two days. I''ll write a report to the headquarters and


    admit my mistakes. If you want to punish me, I''ll ept it. Next, I''ll work hard!"


    Nicole then went out, Miss Li was so angry that she shouted, "You..." But she didn''t say anything else.


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    Nicole walked out of the office of Miss. Li. Colleagues sitting outside looked at her in shock, because


    just now she refuted Miss. Li in a loud and imposing voice, and the colleagues outside heard it.


    Perhaps no one had expected that there would be such an arrogant employee who dared to refute her


    leader. What''s more, her words was justified and hit the key.


    However, although everyone admired Nicole very much, they didn''t dare to show their agreement in


    public. After taking a look at her, they all lowered their heads to work again.


    Nicole returned to her seat. It was only a few minutes before she got off work. She turned on the


    computer and opened the OA system, preparing a report, exining the reason why she was absent


    from the meeting these two days, apologizing to the headquarters and asking for leave. At the end,


    Nicole drew up a n to speed up the sry reform, trying to retain the loss, and was willing to ept


    thepany''s punishment. However, because of her brother''s medical fees, she also applied for


    support from thepany, hoping that thepany would perform its humanity spirit and advance her


    sry for half a year. Then Nicole sent out the report.


    In consideration that Miss. Li would never approve the report if it was first handled by Miss. Li, and no


    other leaders would be able to see it, Nicole made a parallel process. She informed Miss. Li, vice


    general manager, general manager and the human resources director of the group at the same time.


    After all the leaders approved the report, the process would go directly to the financial manager of the


    subsidiarypany. After the financial manager agreed, the cashier would be informed.


    Nicole had gone through such an awesome process. After the process was finished, Miss. Li would


    never dare to refuse Nicole''s approval without authorization, because she would have to wait and see


    the leader''s opinion. If the leader had approved it, how could she, a human resource manager of a


    small subsidiary, dare to refute and approve it? Miss. Li would have to approve it at that case.


    So when Miss. Li saw the whole process, she could do nothing but endure it no matter how much she


    hated Nicole.


    After sending the report, other colleagues got off work, so did Nicole. She had to go out to raise money


    because she couldn''t advance her sry today.


    Nicole first boarded various wealth management fund ounts, took out all her funds, then went to the


    bank, and also took out the money that was in the bank, and then went home to see if there were any


    valuable things. However, even if she raised these money, it was still far from enough to pay for


    Layton''s surgery. She lived a poor life and did not have enough savings to pay for these suddenrge


    fees.


    After calcting the money, Nicole went out dejectedly and happened to meet Loin, the neighbor.


    Loin asked when she saw that Nicole looked haggard and depressed.


    Nicole didn''t want to bother Loin, but she had no choice. People had to do something they dislike when


    they had no choice. No matter how strong their self-esteem was, they couldn''t go through it. So Nicole


    told Loin that Layton had a car ident.


    Loin was stunned for a moment. Without saying anything, Loin went back home, rummaged through


    the boxes and overturned the drawers, gave Nicole all the money in the house, and took her bank card


    to go out with Nicole.


    Nicole hurriedly refused, "Loin, you really don''t have to help me. You don''t have to do that. The money


    you gave me is enough. You don''t need to withdraw money from the bank."


    "The money I gave you is not enough. I have savings in the bank, and my retirement pension is enough


    for me. I don''t need them, I will lend them to you two. You two are so pitiful. I really feel sorry for you


    two!"


    Tears fell down Nicole''s face. There were still some kind people around her.

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    Chapter 44 (Part One)


    Loin went to the bank to withdraw money and apanied Nicole to the hospital to visit Layton. At


    last, Nicole had paid the medical fees. Nicole was both relieved but worried, ''But I paid for the fee for


    today. What about the fee for tomorrow? I have to be worried tomorrow again.''


    The second morning, Nicole had to go back to work. ''Since I couldn''t afford to lose this job and wrote a


    report to beg for the forgiveness of thepany, I should cherish it, instead of making my leaders


    disappeared.


    But if I go to work, what about Layton?'' Unexpectedly, when Nicole was worried and lost in thought,


    Loin came over early and bought breakfast for Nicole and Layton. Loin said, "I guessed that you might


    need to find someone to take care of Layton. It happens that I have nothing to do at home. I am free at


    home. Let me take care of Layton for you. You can go back to work."


    Nicole was very grateful to Loin. Nicole held her hand and thanked her again and again before going to


    work.


    When Loin was about to go out, Loin called her again, "Nicole, wait a minute. I have something to tell


    you."


    When Nicole turned around, Loin took Nicole''s hand and went out, avoiding the two policemen. They


    went to a quiet ce and Loin said, "Nicole, do you remember my nephew that I introduced to you a


    few months ago? The one you went on a blind date in the XX Hotel."


    Nicole thought for a while and nodded.


    "What is your impression of him?" Loin said with hope in her eyes.


    The impression of him... To be honest, Nicole had already forgotten him. She didn''t even remember his


    name or appearance. All she could remember was that the man was short, thin, ck and with a pair of


    sses. He was a good talker. He kept talking during the meal, then she didn''t remember anything


    else.


    Seeing Nicole''s hesitation, Loin changed her topic and asked tentatively, "Do you remember his


    name?"


    Nicole neither nodded nor shook her head, because she felt sorry for her benefactor.


    Loin sighed, "Maybe you have forgotten him. It''s all my fault. I didn''t ask about your feelings when I


    came back. But at that time, I felt that you two didn''t like each other at that time, and I was too


    embarrassed to ask you how you felt. A few monthster, my nephew suddenly came to his senses


    and asked me about your situation."


    With a smile on her face, Loin said, "As far as I''m concerned, my nephew cares about you very much


    and has been inquiring about your situation. If you are willing to get in touch with him, maybe there will


    be a chance."


    Nicole kept silent and lowered her head, afraid that Loin would see the hesitation and resistance in her


    eyes.


    Loin continued, "You are not in a good situation now. It would be much better if someone could help


    you. Although my nephew was born in a small town, he is capable. He has done a lot in the city. The


    last year, he bought a car and a house. If he likes you, you are willing to be with him. He can help you


    on the matter of Layton."


    After a pause, Loin continued again, "I don''t dare to say that he can get through to the police and let


    the police let go of Layton, but the medical fees of Layton and your future life problems you don''t need


    to worry about."


    Nicole finally raised her head. She pursed her lips, trying to squeeze out a smile, but she still couldn''t.


    She said politely, "Loin, thank you for your kindness. But about the blind date, I might have to think


    about it carefully, because I don''t want to get others into trouble because of me. If I ept him because


    of Layton, it''s not responsible for myself and him. I don''t want to get others into trouble."


    Loin looked at her for a while, and gradually disappointed. She sighed and said, "Well, then you should


    think about it carefully. I really think that you need someone to help you. It''s too hard for you to take


    care of Layton alone. Now that such a thing has happened to Layton, how can you hold on? Think it


    over. If you make up your mind, tell me!"


    Nicole nodded and said goodbye to Loin before she went to work. However, after taking a few steps,


    Nicole turned around and thanked Loin again and again before leaving with guilt.


    On the subway, Nicole kept thinking about what Loin had said this morning.


    Nicole grew up with self-esteem and self-respect. Since her mother died, she took care of her brother


    alone. She was used to the hostility of others, and knew self-respect and self-love. So just now, Loin


    asked her to consider epting thest blind date because of Layton, and she refused subconsciously.


    In ancient times, only a woman who sold her virginity would surrender to a man because of a condition.


    Nicole was not a lowly woman. She didn''t want to end up like this. She didn''t want to trade her


    marriage for temporary benefits.


    And with her family''s situation, if young man knew it well, he might not ept it. It was no need for


    Nicole to ask for humiliation.


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    However, Nicole was almost running out of money. When her mother died in the early years, Nicole


    could still turn to her grandmother''s family, but the business of the grandmother''s family waspeting


    in the same industry, and it was getting worse. Thepany was eventually sold out. Her uncle had


    upied all the family property, and even the unmarried aunt was not allowed to enter the house. Her


    uncle was afraid that she was splitting the property with him, not to mention Nicole and Layton.


    After hating his uncle''s character, Nicole decided to take her brother out and live on their own. After her


    grandparents died, she seldom went back to her uncle''s house and seldom contacted them.


    The only person Nicole could keep in touch with was her aunt. But her aunt was abroad and couldn''t


    help much!


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