Chapter 36 Hayden shook Nicole’s hand, too concerned about the current situation to argue with her. He only knew that if Nicole and Matthew continued to clash like this, with the child’s stubborn personality, the relationship between mother and son would only get worse. Nicole pulled her hand away again
Chapter 35 Chapter 35 Nicole frowned. “Enough. Can you not make a scene here p> “I’m making a scene or you are?” Hayden’s voice deepened with thick displeasure. “Do you know that after you hit Matt, he went back to Aunt Olivia’s with a fever that won’t break? We tried
Chapter 34 Chapter 34 There were two more unread messages from Jeremiah, asking her to come to the hospital tomorrow for a checkup to see if her body had changed after taking the new medication. Nicole looked up at the calendar on the wall. After tonight passed, only four days
Chapter 33 Caleb quickly left the hospital, leaving only Hayden to keep watch. Gossip about the two of them had spread throughout their social circle, but he had no time to deal with it. Since the class reunion ended, some people were calling Gloria his first love, while others labeled
Chapter 32 Hayden looked down and said quietly, “Nicky, Gloria is my friend and someone who saved my family, so p> “Gloria!” Before Hayden could finish explaining, Caleb’s alarmed cry came from behind him. He spun around to see Gloria collapse to the ground with her eyes closed. Caleb’s eyes
Chapter 31 Chapter 31 “Mr. Sadler, how about I drink this glass for her? Would that work p> Though Hayden spoke as if negotiating, his tone left no room for discussion, and his smile slowly took on a cold edge. Nicole remembered that Hayden had said Finnegan was someone they
Chapter 30 “You look even more beautiful tonight, Nicole,” said Finnegan. Hayden frowned, gripping Nicole’s hand tightly, his expression instantly turning cold. Nicole looked up to see Hayden’s face full of displeasure as he stared in the direction Finnegan had walked. She followed his gaze and saw Gloria. In an
Chapter 29 Chapter 29 After Hayden returned home, he mentioned the class reunion to Nicole. “Come with me tomorrow night p> Nicole was pouring water and paused when she heard this. “Okay p> She didn’t want to go, but for the sake of that piece of land, she had to
Chapter 28 Chapter 28 Hayden immediately looked toward Nicole, afraid she might be upset. Nicole showed no expression and turned to sit down. “You can go eat with them p> Matthew couldn’t hold back anymore and walked up to her, saying angrily, “Don’t you have anything to say? We’re eating
Chapter 27 Hayden blew gently in Nicole’s ear. “Want to take a bath? ” Nicole’s whole body shivered as she was held tightly in Hayden’s strong arms. In the past, she couldn’t resist Hayden’s advances. The moment he got close, she would surrender, satisfying his every desire and letting him
Chapter 26 Chapter 26 This trick didn’t work at all! Matthew sulked, his small face darkening with anger. Olivia grabbed her bag and tugged at his arm. “ Come on, Matt, you’re coming home with me. Some people just aren’t cut out to be mothers. It’s something you’re born with!”
Chapter 25 Chapter 25 316 Nicole hadn’t expected that Hayden would be on her side when it came to this matter. She thought Hayden’s guilt was a direct result of his plan to be cruel to her on their anniversary. It was likely that all his recent kindness was just
Chapter 24 The sight of Nicole had Hayden’s eyes brightening as his lips curled into a smile. He hurriedly strode over. “Nicky, you’re back p> It took considerable effort for Nicole not to reveal her true feelings. She said placidly, “I came back to take the contract. You said you
Chapter 23 Olivia jumped to her feet, her chest heaving in agitation. Several times, she opened her mouth, ready to snap at Hayden, but she managed to hold herself back each time. At last, she succeeded in reining in her temper and asked coldly, “You can’t be serious. Tell me,
Chapter 22 Chapter 22 “Aunt Olivia, what are you doing here?” Hayden asked. Olivia’s smile froze before she snapped somewhat unhappily, “Judging from your tone, you don’t seem to welcome me here, is that it p> “No, that’s not what I meant. I’m just wondering why you didn’t call ahead
Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Very soon, the car came to a halt before the entrance of the hotel. Nicole got out of the car and was about to leave, but then Jeremiah followed her. “By the way, I forgot to tell you that you need to take this medicine twice
Chapter 20 Chapter 20 1/2 In the car, Nicole was completely oblivious that Matthew had seen her leave with Jeremiah. She turned to Jeremiah and asked, “Dr. Petersen, why have you come personally p> Despite his young age, Jeremiah was already a department head, which showed just how talented he
Chapter 19 Chapter 19 Nicole simply wasn’t that great at dealing with such matters. “Yeah. Is there a problem p> Her retort left Hayden speechless, but he made sure to commit that name to memory. Once he had left, Nicole finally relaxed. She was thankful that Hayden hadn’t discovered the
Chapter 18 Chapter 18 Howard retracted his hand and tugged on his sleeves. “Nicole’s situation is quite grave p> Nicole twitched imperceptibly, surprised that he would be able to tell from just taking her pulse. She raised her head to look at Hayden. Hayden was frowning deeply as he asked
Chapter 17 Chapter 17 Even if the whole world doubted Gloria, Hayden would still stand firmly by her side. Just then, Nicole received a message from him. “Rest early once you get back. There’s something we need to do tomorrow. Also, it’s not convenient for me to come over tonight