Chapter 60

After Nicole said her piece, she went

back to the private room to call lan and

leave.

Before she got into the car, it suddenly

occurred to her that she had left her bag i

In the private room.

She wanted to go back to get it, but lan

stopped her. “I’ll get it. You can wait in

the car.”

lan left without another word. Nicole

thought about it and followed him, but did

not expect to run into Eric and Keith, who

were both just leaving,

To avoid unnecessary trouble, Nicole did

not go forward and waited on the other

side of the fountain at the entrance.

Keith said, “I heard that Wendy’s coming

back soon?”

Eric gave a deep “mm”.

Keith smiled and said, “I haven’t seen her i

n so long. I kinda miss her. Although she

was at fault, your punishment was a little

too heavy. She’s one of us, so you should

just forgive her…”

The two men walked and talked, then got

into the car and left.

The afternoon sky was gloomy, and the

air was chilly.

Nicole retracted her gaze. She was a little

lost in thought as she looked in the

direction of that car. Her chest felt stuffy

and painful.

‘Wendy Quade is one of them, but no matter how hard I try, I’m only an outsider

to Eric Ferguson.’

Wendy Quade’s name was like a curse

that haunted her for three years. Nicole

thought that she was finally free of it and

never thought that hearing this name

again would still bring out this

suffocating feeling.

I’m so useless! Nicole thought.

Nicole knew that Wendy Quade had gone

abroad after that party. Since Wendy was

out of her sight, she did not want to

pursue it.

“Getting Wendy Quade to leave the

country is a punishment to them? Her

return to the country is just a matter of a

word of forgiveness from Eric Ferguson?’

Nicole suddenly felt that it was laughable.

‘What about the three years of her

sucking my blood dry? I might be able to forgive others, but not her! So she’s coming back? I’ll

welcome her with a big gift then…’ lan walked over to Nicole with her purse i n hand and saw her pale

and glum face.” What’s wrong? Are you not feeling well?” Hearing his words, Nicole came back to her

senses and smiled. “No, I’m going

back. My driver is here.”

“I’ll send you back.” lan pushed Nicole

into the car and sat beside her without

giving her a chance to refuse.

Nicole nodded, smiled, and did not mind i

t.

lan wanted to say something, but he still

held back after giving Nicole a deep look.

When they arrived at Nicole’s apartment

building, Nicole asked the driver to send

lan back and went straight upstairs. In less than ten minutes, the doorbell rang, so Nicole went over to

open the door. When she opened the door, a bouquet of beautiful red roses appeared in front of her

eyes, accompanied by lan’s charming face behind. Nicole looked at him helplessly. “Carter…I’m really

tired today.” Her intention of sending him off could not be more obvious. lan raised his eyebrows. “I

know. This bouquet isn’t for my future girlfriend. It’s for our Lil N who’s upset today.”

Nicole paused and looked up at him. Ian

seemed a little less rambunctious at this

moment.

“Since I’m already here, you’re not gonna

invite me in?”She had faith in lan’s character, so she

made way for him.

lan walked in and said, “Nicole, even if

you have one less Eric Ferguson by your

side, you still have many people around

you. Don’t be upset because of him. He’s

not worthy of your attention.”

‘Yeah, to others, Eric is not worthy of me,

but to Eric, I’m not worthy of him…!

Nicole poured lan a glass of water and

leaned back on the sofa lazily. “You saw

through it? I’m so useless, huh?”

News of Wendy Quade’s return made

Nicole angry. Her so-called insouciance

suddenly did not seem so frank anymore.

“Yeah, a little.” lan smiled. His eyes were

extraordinarily alluring.

“Get lost!” Nicole snorted lightly. Her

heart inexplicably felt a lot better.

lan laughed a little. He suddenly stood up,

went over to Nicole, and insistently pulled

her into his arms. When Nicole was about

to struggle, he suddenly let go.

With a serious smile in his eyes, lan

leaned down and lowered his head to

look at her. “He has no right to make you

mad anymore. Lil N, you’ll forever be my

queen.”

The sudden proximity between them

stunned Nicole. His faint agarwood scent

filled her nose cavity and made her heart

jump violently.