Chapter 124 Chapter 124 med an effortless cent of cheap perfume Se him perfectly .
( broad shoulders , slum waist .
Inking me anda exence that commanded attention .
He was nothing like the rogance they had expected .
Instead , be carried himself like Vicolas they but the only one who could match Nicolass presence was Adriel .
gered , but the man standing in front of them felt different .
More composed .
More in control but even they could tell something had shifted .
The careless charm had been replaced by kolas remained unfired , a smooth nile on his face as he nodded toward the Anderson family.
Mr.
and Mrs.
Anderson , 1 Stimand , then quickly re ed the greeting .
Its been a wh I have to say , youve changed quite a bit .
wavier .
His voice was steady , unhurried .
Twas reckles , before , I wont deny in educated .
Oh , dont be so hard solas panoed at Bryan , who immediately stepped forward wo neatly wrapped gift boars -handed : histone light but polite .
Just a small gesture , please accept it cmneyed the box and in cut a hearty laugh .
No need for that Your visit is enough .
Dont treat me like a stranger .
inodded .
Its only right oded a jewelry box to Kimberly and a larger gift box to Vincent , his posture respectful as the weight of the moment settled over the room .
miled . I heard Mr.
Anderson enjoys collecting paintings I recently came across a Van Gogh painting and thought you might like it .
ickly opened the box .
Inside was an authentic Van Goghs masterpiece .
completely unned .
Then he looked back at Nicolas , his expression a mix of disbelief and excitement .
Are you serious ? This is Gogh And you re just , eving it to me ! Tan Gogh i painting they were priceless .
Even the smallest piece kuld be worth hundreds of millions , And Nicolas had sberly Lified .: bid of her own box .
A deep red gemone , nearly the size of pignon ) reg , rested inside .
Her beach hatched Jupron Blood ruby ! rutry , it was the rarest and wid easily go for hundreds of millona , and then it was early impossible to find .
Unless one had serious bey wouldnt even get the chance to had on something like this hall gesture but the entire Anderson tarily was speechless .
uch a deep bench .
Trying way too much .
We cant accept these He quickly tried to put the paunang back Noelles parents , and I have the utmost respect for you both .
No gift a Vacat sad randanchy be at a arted .
Piras , pt the casthanay sale ×× ! Chapter 124 Seeing how firm he was , Vincent hesitated for a moment before finally nodding .
He carefully put the painting away , and when he looked up at dentas again , his expression was noticeably warmer Well then Vincent said with a genuine smile , since its just about dinner time , why dont you stay and join us for a meal ? post Nicolas smiled .
I appreciate the offer , sir , but before dinner , Fd like to check on Noelle .
How is the ton Kimberly besitated .
Shes still asleep .
She wasnt feeling well today , said she caught a cold .
If you go in now , you might get sick to Nicolas didnt even flinch .
She is my fiancee .
If shes not feeling well , the last thing fil do is stay away Ban ... ..
Kimberly still looked uncertain .
Vincent eut her off gently .
They re engaged .
Its perfectly normal for him to check on her .
No need to overthink it He turned to Nicolas with a smile .
Go ahead .
Noelles room is the third one upstairs Thank you Nicolas nodded and made his way up .
Nicolas had completely stolen the show today in the Anderson familys house .
he gifts he had .
It just his presence , though that alone was enough to turn heads .
What really silenced any objections from them were the brought .
No matter how much they mightve disapproved of him before , those concerns suddenly seemed a lot less important Eli watched Nicolas disappear upstairs and scoffed .
Wow .
He really just bribed Mom and Dad .
That guys got nerve .
The Anderson family had strict rules .
Normally , not even a fance would be allowed to visit Noelle in her room while she was resting .
That was just how things were done .
But Nicolas had walked in , given Vincent a priceless painting , handed Kimberly a rare gemstone , and suddenly , all those rules didnt seem to matter anymore .
Damon , who had been watching quietly , finally spoke .
He knew exactly what he was doing .
Dad loves paintings .
Mom loves gemstones .
He planned Charlic , who had been saleat until now , added . Those gifts are worth over 150 million dollars combined .
150 million dollars ?! Eli spun around , his eyes practically popping out of his head .
Are you serious ? He had known the gifts were expensive , but hearing the actual number hit different Thats insane , he muttered , still trying to to process it .
Curlie smirked .
The Sawyer family sure knows how to flex .
Nicolas doesnt even have real power , yet hes still throwing around gifts like that Eli rolled lus eyes .
Yeah , because he was born into it .
He doesnt have to do a damni thing , his brothers run the business , and he just sits back and spends their money .
I heard he owns 40 % of the familys shares .
Damon chuckled .
Sounds like someone is jealous .
Why dont you go be a Sawyer if you want it so bad ? Eli scoffed .
Pass .
Id rather make my own way than be some rich kid living of his family Despite lus words , he couldnt shake off the envy .
Dam , Nicolas is loaded Leia listened to her brothers argue while their parents fawned over the gifts , unable to put them down .
Her eyes drifted toward the stairs , and for a moment , a dark shadow crossed her face .
sting in her chest .
She loved Harley , or at least she told herself she did .
But watching Nicolas tonight , so different from before , left an unexpected sti If she hadnt turned ham down all those times , everything he had now the wealth , the prestige , the admiration would have been hers .
From the mostem Nicolas arrived to the moment he went upstairs , he hadnt spared her a single glance .
She was supposed to be his fiancee .
And yet , to him , she might as well not exist , Leia fell a wave of bitterness wash over her .
It was as if It was as if Noelle had stolen something from her again .
How much more does she have to take from me before shes satisfied ? Do I have to destroy her to get my life back ? Her fingers curled into fists