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Despite that, Nicole returned his gaze before replying with determination, “No one can stop me if I want to go.”




Right then, everyone was shocked by Nicole's attitude to challenge Drake's bottom line. She refused to go along with any of Drake's demands, and no one else in the entire company would have dared to do so.




“Alright, well, the meeting’s over now!” Even Felicia was terrified that Drake might be angered and didn’t want to give Nicole more opportunity to piss him off.




At this moment, Nicole left her seat with her documents while Alice glared at her with jealousy. 




Who gave Nicole the audacity to do what she did? How dare she treat Drake like that?




When Nicole returned to her office and wanted to take a sip of water, her office door was opened harshly before an angered figure entered the office.




When is this going to stop? She narrowed her eyes and looked at the man with a dark face in front of her before she placed her cup down. “What’s wrong, President Butler?”




“Show me President Curtis’s details.” Drake reached out for the document from Nicole.




“You saw him at the jewelry exhibition last night. His name is John Curtis,” Nicole answered truthfully.




Upon hearing that, the man had his facial expression darkened even more. Why won’t she refuse to meet that guy at 8.00PM tonight when she already knows that he has ill intentions?




“Can’t you tell that he has ill intentions?”




“All I know is that my draft is worth seven digits.” All Nicole wanted was to get her commission.




“Get someone else to go meet him, then,” Drake suggested.




“No. I have to do it myself because this is my order. I don’t need you to worry about me.”




 Then, Nicole opened the door to her office and motioned for Drake to leave. “You should leave! I have to resume working now.”




However, Drake gritted his teeth and said, “Nicole, you’ll regret this.”




Still, Nicole raised her eyebrows before smiling. “That’s still none of your business, President Butler.”




“You—” Drake's face darkened.




Ever since he met Nicole, he had lost control of his anger and kept getting annoyed by her behavior.




Meanwhile, Nicole exhaled while watching as the man left angrily. Somehow, she felt a hint of thrill because Drake was Amelia's boyfriend. She would still dismiss him even if he was really worried for her.




Since Nicole was going to work overtime, she could only get Gerald Chapman to come over to look after her kids. Nevertheless, Gerald Chapman agreed to pick the kids up at school, as he had been missing them after not seeing them for days and wanted to take them out for a nice meal at night.




Knowing that her father would take care of her kid, Nicole could finally work overtime without worry, as she still hadn’t completed the regular draft submissions that she needed to submit by the end of every month.




Around 6.30PM, she ordered takeout and

ate at the company's pantry while staring

at the beautiful sunset view outside of the

window in awe..




At the same time, Drake, who was still in the

president's office, massaged his temple

and asked Rey, "Is she still in the

company?".




“Miss Chapman ordered takeout just now, and she’s eating in the pantry currently. I’m guessing that she wants to work overtime until 7.00PM and go to John Curtis later.




“Alright. Continue watching after her.” Drake was still worried. Since he promised his grandma to take care of Nicole along with the favor that he owed Nicole's mother, he couldn’t let anything happen to her.




After finishing her meal, Nicole rested

for a while before leaving at 7.10PM..

While she left in a cab at the company's

entrance, a black car quickly followed

behind the cab and trailed after them.




On the other hand, Nicole was anxious

as she looked at the night view from the

window of the car. She was hoping that she

could leave immediately after settling the deal and even thought of an idea to let John know her colleague was waiting outside.




Hopefully, he wouldn’t attempt anything with that in mind!




Then, the cab entered the rich housing area before stopping in front of a luxurious villa.




 After the cab left, another car stopped in the street behind Nicole. Nevertheless, she didn’t notice it.




On the other hand, Drake was trying his best to suppress his urge to dash out of the car as he watched Nicole press the doorbell. In a while, he’d get Rey to enter the villa to check on her.




When the door in front of Nicole opened, John’s voice rang out. “Come on in, Miss Chapman! I’m waiting for you in the living room.”




Upon hearing that, Nicole quickly entered the house. As expected from a rich person, the villa was extremely luxurious. 




When she entered the living room, John, who was sitting on the couch in his black robe along with a glass of wine in his hand, came into view. At that moment, the rich man seemed somewhat carefree.