Chapter 45

Ian Caner glanced sideways at Eric

Ferguson. He smiled smugly and

recklessly as if he was mocking Eric’s

current situation.

‘Look at him! Even Eric Ferguson has his

day…‘

Keith Ludwig finally caught up to Eric. He

followed Eric’s gaze and saw Nicole’s

departing back. “Tsk tsk… Ferg, since

you’re already divorced. don’t regret it.

This IS all that woman’s cheap tricks

anyway.“

Eric cast a sidelong glance at him and

said, ‘Do I need you to teach me how to d

0 things?”

Keith suddenly felt a chill on his back and did not dare to speak Ior a while

‘That woman humiliated Erlc In front of

everyone. Even I feel like dying from

anger. so let alone Eric! Although what

Ingrid said was indeed a little overboard,

that woman asked for it since she

begged to marry Errc in the first place!

Was it not her own fault then?‘

When Nicole first entered the hall, many

came over to mingle with her perhaps

because of her position in the Stanton

Corporation or because of the drama

tonight.

Since Nicole came here to expand her

network and find out insider information,

she was happy to chat with people. She

would clink her wine glass with every one

of them and take a small sip. No one

forced her to drink.

After the mingling session, Nicole still felt

a little tipsy even though Ian had taken a few drinks on Nicole’s behalf. She then found an opportunity

and slipped to the bathroom. Nicole washed her face with cold water and felt the stuffiness in her chest

dissipate. Just when she was about to wipe her face with a paper towel, Nicole heard Ingnd’s voice

gradually approaching from outside.

“l won’t let that b*tch Nicole getaway so easily! She humiliated my family and is so shameless to

surround herself with a a continuous stream of men‘ Does she think she’ll be a strong independent

woman by sleeping her way to the top? She should just take a look in the mirror to see what a wretch

she is!” Ingrid Ferguson and her groupie walked in and saw Nicole leaning on the sink,

staring at them with her arms crossed and a cold smile on her face. For a moment, Ingrid was stunned

and instantly regained her nasty look as she coldly snorted. “Ugh, I have such bad luck seeing this

b*tch everywhere I go.” “l feel the same way.” Nicole could not help but laugh. Ingrid raised her

eyebrows. “Who are you to say that?

Others might not know your true nature, but do you really think that you can erase the past and start

over? You’re just an uncouth lowlife who just smells of poverty wherever you go.” Nicole hooked her

lips and did not turn around, but she still accurately turned on the tap behind her. Her action was

smooth and quick. Water flowed out, but no one knew the meaning of her action.

Perhaps she was just trying to keep her words from being overheard. ‘Ms. Ferguson, you should be

thanking God that I didn’t take the initiative to make a fuss about the previous things you did to me, so

don’t come and find trouble for yourself .’ Her voice was extremely cold, but the curvature of her lips

made her look much gentler.

‘What did you say? How dare you warn m e? I’m the Young Lady of the Ferguson family, but what are

you? After getting kicked out of my family, you’re nothing!“ Ingrid glared at Nicole with a glum face.

Without Eric’s presence, Ingrid was not afraid of anything anymore. This Young Lady Ferguson had

always looked down on her “sister-in-law‘ since the very beginning, so that sense of

superiority had been engraved in her ‘How could this nobody Nicole even qualify to be on an equal

footing with me at home and be respected? Can she help i n Brother’s career or can her family be of

any assistance?‘ In the past three years, Ingrid had deliberately asked Nicole to hand wash

her clothes. when it was damaged, she

would scold Nicole. Ingrid did not even

bother to stretch her hands to pour

herself a glass of water and preferred to

order Nicole around instead.

ll she was

not satisfied, she would get Nicole to

redo it.

The countless times of humiliation and

Nicole’s forbearance and silence made

Ingrid addicted to this feeling. Thus,

Ingrid took it for granted and felt that

Nicole deserved to be servile and

submissive.

Even after the divorce, Ingrid felt that

Nicole could not refute her because

Nicole would always be mferior to her

‘Only you think that the Fergusons are

unbeatable. I really wonder where you got

your superiority complex…’

Nicole scoffed and showed a playful

smile.

“Hah! Why didn’t you say that when you

were so desperate to marry my brother?

Nicole, have you forgotten how

shameless you were? You’d rather be a

mobile blood bank for Wendy just to

marry my brother. This is your glorious

past…‘ Ingrid could not help but provoke

Nicole with the past.

Nicole collected her smile. Her face was

calm and somewhat cold.

‘

Ms. Ferguson, I wasn’t being shameless.

I was just blind! If you want to mention

the past again, then I’ll get realty

calculative with you.”

‘Calculative? What’s this broke woman

trying to be calculative about?’ Ingrid

thought.

‘Do you think I’m afraid of you’? Nicole, if

you have the guts, come at me then! Ah-”

Ingrid suddenly shrieked.