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As Amelia thought about it viciously, she realized that she now had to bribe someone from Bourgeois to help her as well as find the opportunity to take Nicole phone away.




In the meantime, Nicole was busy with work. After all, the announcement date of the jewelry competition’s results was approaching, and she was looking forward to it.




 If she could win the prize, she would have a bonus of one million in her account. For her children’s future, she had become a shrewd and calculative woman to the point where she had to earn every coin she could.




She wanted to save a lot of money for her children so that she would not have to worry about their school fees.




 Although her children were still young, she had already made several long-term plans.




“Nicole, there is a shop tour this Friday night. You should make time for it!” Felicia came over to inform her.

“Friday night? What time does it start?”




“It starts at 6.00PM. You need to write a report which will be entered into the award assessment for the second half of the year.” Felicia reminded her.




Since the half year award was a considerable sum of money, Nicole thought to herself that she had to win it too.

“Okay, I’ll be there on time.” Nicole nodded. After all, the loss of the attendance award last time was regretful enough for her.




Since the day after tomorrow was Friday, Nicole felt that she had no choice but to trouble her father and let him come over to take care of her children.




In the cafe next to Bourgeois, Amelia had invited May Potter, a female designer, out. When May saw that it was Amelia also known as president Butler's girlfriend—who had asked her out for coffee, she was excited and happy.




“Do you really want to order a set of jewelry from me, Miss Chapman?”




“Yeah! I admire your talent very much, so I’ve decided to order a set of jewelry designed by you.” Amelia pretended to be haughty. “Also, I want you to do something for me.”




"What do you need me to do?.




“You should be very clear about the rivalry between me and Nicole. I want you to watch her for me and report her affairs to me at any time.” Amelia held the cup of coffee elegantly while pretending to be a high-class lady.




Since May was a newcomer, she was eager to get ahead in Bourgeois. A good opportunity had been presented in front of her, so how could she not seize it? Besides, she was also jealous of Nicole excellent resources and hated her design talent even more.




“Miss Chapman, I hate Nicole as much as you do. She thinks she doesn’t need to take others seriously just because she has good looks. In addition, I’m annoyed by the fact that she’s always trying to seduce President Butler.”




Amelia snorted coldly. Has Nicole always seduced Drake in the company?

“Thank you for sticking up for me, May. I feel utterly infuriated by her. As long as you help me, I will place five million worth of jewelry orders with you.”




Five million? May suppressed her surprise and happiness. She would have almost 200,000 in commission fees alone! God! I am going to get rich..




“I will keep an eye on Nicole for you, Miss Chapman. If she dares to seduce President Butler, I will tell you as soon as possible.” May expressed her loyalty and obedience to Amelia.




Upon sensing May’s today, Amelia nodded. “Very well, I won’t treat you badly if you help me out.”




May was determined to curry favor with Amelia, so she would become Amelia eyes to monitor Nicole's in the company..




Today, it was just another day with a regular departmental meeting. When Nicole entered the conference room, she could not help but breathe a sigh of relief when she saw that Drake seat was empty. After all, she didn’t like seeing Drake very much now.




However, at this moment, steady footsteps came from the door of the conference room, and a domineering figure soon entered. 




His powerful aura immediately felt oppressive on everyone present as Drake walked in against the light like a god descending Upon seeing him, Nicole was lost for words.




Does he have nothing better to do? It's just a regular department meeting, so why does he need to come every time?.




Apart from Nicole, all the female designers here welcomed Drake, but thefirst person he looked at every time he sat down was always Nicole.




 Thus, the women present all looked at her with jealousy, and May was no exception. Now that she was helping Amelia, she was extra observant about everything Nicole said and did.




On the other hand, Nicole was twirling her pen in a bored manner. As the pen spun, it suddenly fell out between her fingers and rolled directly in front of Drake.










After being stunned for a few seconds, Nicole then raised her head to meet a pair of unhappy eyes; Drake was narrowing his eyes and glancing at her icily. He took her pen and placed it in front of him without any intention of returning it.




Since Nicole still had to note things down with that pen, she stood up in embarrassment as her face blushed. Then, she went over and forcibly took the pen back.




Drake glanced at her, but he didn’t speak nor show any signs of displeasure.

Upon seeing this, Felicia coughed awkwardly. “Okay, okay, let’s continue the meeting and not do other things.”




While her face turned even redder, Nicole felt that bad things always seemed to happen with Drake around.

“Nicole, you and May will be grouped together for this Friday’s event.” Felicia began to place the designers into teams.




May immediately pretended to be happy. “Let’s work well together, Nicole.”




The woman nodded and smiled at May. After Felicia divided everyone into teams, she began to analyze the design works and the market. 




Drake didn’t say a word, but he listened to everything. However, his gaze fell on Nicole from time to time, and he kept staring at her for several minutes at a time as if he was distracted by her. 




This made the woman feel uncomfortable, for the man’s eyes were like glue as they stuck themselves to her without moving away.




Finally, the meeting was over. Nicole couldn’t wait to pack up and leave, but Drake suddenly said coldly, Nicole, I need you to stay back for a while.”




Nicole feet that were about to move stopped in place. She turned to look at the indifferent man and asked, “Is there something you need, President Butler?”




The man didn’t speak. Other designers wanted to listen in on their conversation, but they were all oppressed by Drake sweeping glance. Hence, they trembled and hurriedly left...




Meanwhile, Alice and May looked like they were about to die of jealousy. Nicole was an exception in the company and was treated favorably everywhere. It was as though Drake was here in this company for her alone, and he didn’t pay attention to what the other employees did.




When the door of the conference room closed, Nicole started to get angry. She stopped pretending and slammed the table angrily. “What the hell are you trying to do, Drake?”




“I want to take you back to seemy grandma next Monday.” Drake spoke suddenly, his eyes calm.




Nicole was shocked. He wants to take me to see the old madam of the Butler Family? Her first thought was immediate rejection.




"I refuse. I don't want to have anything to do with your Butler Family" Nicole refused bluntly.




"Is that so? Then you are not allowed to meet with Nigel, and you are not allowed to flirt with him." Drake gaze was burning as he forced it on her..




Nicole looked at him speechlessly. “He is my friend.”




“He is also a member of our Butler Family, Nicole. Aren’t you very determined to avoid us?” Drake sneered.




Nicole sighed and said with some annoyance, “President Butler, you have alot of things to manage every day. You should go back to your Butler Group to work! How can such a small company like this accommodate a big boss like you?”




“I don’t need you to care about where I work,” Drake snorted.




“No, you have negatively affected my work.” Nicole gritted her teeth.




“Even if you don’t want to, you will meet my grandma on Monday.” Drake tone was final.




Nicole looked at him furiously. “No, I won’t,”




After she finished speaking, she pushed open the door and went out. The man’s face behind her was dark and filled with rage.




When Nicole returned to the office, May was waiting for her. She said , “Nicole, I heard that the report of this shop tour will be considered for the half year award, so we must not be sloppy with it!”




“Yeah, it will be my first time writing such a report. Let’s do our best to complete it!”




Nicole said to her. May blinked and showed an adoring smile.




"Nicole, you are the only one who got sent back from the headquarters by our company. You must be very good, so I will follow you in the future.".




Nicole curled her lips into a smile. She was indeed confident in her design talent, but she was not so involved in the company’s other paperwork.




“Okay, let’s get to work!” she simply regarded May’s flattery as something any rookie would do; little did she know that May was a wolf in sheep’s clothing.




Due to the project, Nicole could only make an appointment with her father in advance. She made a phone call to Gerald, who was naturally overjoyed when he heard that he would be taking care of his grandchildren.




“Okay, I have the time. You can carry on with your busy work. I will take the kid's to eat some delicious food.”




After arranging her Kids affairs, Nicole felt more at ease. Later on, she received a call from Nigel. He was at the entrance of her company and wanted to take her and her children to a lavish dinner in the evening.




Nicole didn’t refuse either because she didn’t have any friends here. Thus, it was great to have a friend like Nigel around.




At this moment, Drake was processing emails in the office. Rey, who had just sent some documents in from outside, smiled and said, "I just saw Young Master Nigel's

car, President Butler..,”




"Where is he?" Drake narrowed his eyes.




"He's downstairs. I think he's waiting for someone, and it's probably Miss Chapman."