Chapter 24

Eric Ferguson followed Keith’s gaze and

was instantly stunned when he saw her.

Nicole was wearing a long silver-gray

dress that was flared and glittery at the

hemline and corseted at her slender

waist. It made her look so tall and

beautiful. Her long wavy hair was draped

over her back and her temperament was

incredibly striking.

Keith Ludwig cursed under his breath.

What kind of small world is this?! How

can I run into someone I hate when ljust

want a drink…“

Yvette‘s group naturally noticed Eric and

Keith. Although they did not want to see

their faces, there was no reason to ignore

them now that they ran into each other

“Mr. Ludwig, have you finished cleaning

up your messy love life? How are you still

in the mood to come out for a drink? I

guess the impact of that photo is still too

small, huh?”

Yvette scoffed. Keith was not willing to

show any weakness and glared at the

culprit Nicole at the back. He sneered and

said, “Nicole, I underestimated you. I

didn’t expect you to be a completely

different person.

I guess anyone would

change if they have a strong backer.”

“Of course! She’s been a wreck relying on

her good-for-nothing ex-husband for three

years, so now that she’s divorced, we’re

here to back her up. Mr. Ludwig, didn’t

you run to your friend whenever you

encountered a problem?”

Julie Nixon chimed in and was infuriated

when she saw Eric Ferguson. She pulled

Yvette over and said, “l et’s not waste our breath with them. G0 on inside ” Nicole looked indifferent as

she followed her friends into the bar. She did not even take a glimpse at Keith or Eric and walked past

them as if they were mere strangers. A devilishly handsome man walked behind Nicole and was

holding her purse.

When the man walked past Eric, he glared at him and grunted before following Nicole. Keith was vexed

and anxious. ‘What right did Nicole have to treat me like this?!’ “I didn’t realize it before, but your ex-

wife I s quite capable! She messed with me online all day today and even pretended not to see us?!”

Eric’s face sank slightly. “Enough. Do you

want to create a bigger fuss? Go home and stay there!” Keith took a deep breath. l’m not going home.

Why should I be the one to leave? I wanna see what else they’re capable of!”

Eric was reluctant to go in, but his feet

had a mind of their own and followed

Keith into the bar.

He recognized the purse that the devilishly handsome man was holding. Grant Stanton had also taken

that purse for her at the banquet last time. It was Nicole’s purse. Julie Nixon dragged Nicole up to the

second floor and was extremely excited. I’m hosting the last fashion show of the season in a few days.

Bring your third brother along. I reserved good seats for you guys!” Hugh Carter, who was behind them.

protested in dissatisfaction. “I’ve made M reservations a long time ago and you still haven’t given me

tickets! I don’t care, I wanna sit next to Nicole!“ “Dream on!” Julie retorted and greeted Ian Carter, who

had already arrived long before them.

Nicole laughed and could not help but

burst Hugh’s bubble. “WilI your father let

you go when he sees that you’re not

doing your Iob°”

Hugh Caner pausocl in his footsteps and

hugged Nicole’s arm aggrievedly.

“With

you around, he won’t be so harsh on me…”

“Tsk…”

Ian Carter waved when he saw Nicole. He

smiled brightly and went over to hug her. ”

Welcome back, my queen.“

The two Carter brothers, Ian and Hugh,

looked alike. Hugh was the younger

brother that looked devilishly handsome. I

f he entered the entertainment industry, h

e would be the hottest rookie around.

Ian was a few years older and was the

second son of the Carter family. He

looked more mature and was handsome

enough that a group of young ladies

would chase after him, but he always

fooled around with them and was never

serious.

Nicole laughed and sat on the side. Ian

was playing a poker dice game before

their arrival, and the players were still

waiting for Ian to make a move.

lan waved his hand and said, “I’m out.

By the way, Nikki, l hired your favorite band,

The Lunatics. Enjoy!”

Everyone at the table was discontented.

What? Ian, you’re not playing? We were

just on a roll…’“Mr. Carter, what a coincidence!”

As soon as Keith and Eric went upstairs,

they saw Ian Carter sitting there languidly

as he swirled a glass of red wine with one

hand.