Chapter 522 Can There Still Be Trouble?
When Gerald got home, Nicole was already asleep.
She had a typical elderly person's schedule, going to bed before ten and waking up around five in the morning.
However, apart from the servants, even Gerald usually didn't get up until after six.
So Nicole also usually left her bedroom around six.
As soon as she came out of the bedroom, she saw Gerald in his workout clothes, ready to go for a morning exercise.
"Mom," His voice was a bit hoarse in the morning, "you need to give the West family a warning. If something like this happens again, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Nicole said, "Have you thought it through? We used to think about telling them gently, after all, we've known each other for so many years."
"No need to worry about our relationship," Gerald said. "The West family has been doing some shady things these past few years. If they get any more arrogant, they might end up in jail."
Nicole was startled. "Is it that serious?"
"That's why it's good to draw a clear line with them."
With Gerald's words, Nicole immediately knew what to do.
The two families used to have a good relationship; otherwise, Nicole wouldn't have casually introduced someone to them.
After all, given Nicole's status, there were very few people she would personally introduce to someone.
The West family naturally appreciated this favor, but who knew, when Elara went on a blind date, she openly and secretly mocked the person, saying they were delusional.
When this reached Nicole's ears, she became even more determined to follow Gerald's advice.
The West family really didn't know how to behave.
Insulting the blind date was essentially insulting her as well.
Nicole had never suffered such humiliation in all these years.
No one had ever dared to challenge her dignity like this.
After Elara's parents found out about her insulting the blind date, they quickly brought Elara to the Clarence Mansion to apologize.
But they didn't even get through the front gate of the Clarence Mansion.
At this time, somehow, the news spread that the Clarence Family had cut ties with the West family.
The Wests couldn't even get through the front gate of the Clarence Mansion now.
The news spread quickly, as if it had wings.
Business people were very shrewd and knew how to adapt to the situation.
Many who had business dealings with the West family took the opportunity to raise prices or find reasons to terminate their cooperation.
With the Clarence Family's growing power, they had to choose sides wisely.
Not to mention the Clarence Family's inherent strength, and now their youngest daughter had married into the Haustia Family.
Stuart, being new, was said to be at a disadvantage against local forces, no matter how powerful or capable he was.
But who knew, he became friends with the local powerful people.
It couldn't be helped; the local powerful person was Steven.
Moreover, Stuart's methods were fearsome, like a general who had killed many; his name alone could make the enemy soldiers tremble.
In any case, Stuart's reputation was well established.
And he was related to the Clarence Family by marriage.
Now their business was growing bigger, and their assets were increasing.
In short, neither the Clarence Family nor the Haustia Family could be offended.
As for the West family, they didn't care about it.
In less than a week, the West family was in a mess.
Nicole didn't do much, just said some ambiguous things in the circle of wealthy ladies.
The wealthy ladies were also shrewd; after all, their social interactions were sometimes more complex than those of men.
Nicole didn't like playing mind games, but it didn't mean she couldn't.
In short, within a week, the Wests were panicking and brought lavish gifts to visit.
This time Nicole did meet them, but her attitude was hard to read.
In the end, she mentioned the blind date she had introduced.
The Wests weren't stupid; they understood what she meant.
Although they felt Nicole was making a big deal out of a children's issue, disregarding the relationship between the two families, they didn't dare to say anything.
Nicole said, "I thought that young man was nice, but unfortunately, there's no fate between him and your family."
The Wests understood that they needed to create that fate.
So, ten days after Elara insulted the blind date, her parents personally took her to propose to the man.
Although it was demeaning for the woman to take the initiative, they had no choice at this point.
Elara initially refused, wanting to go to Gerald.
But the West family had more than one child, and her brothers were already anxious.
They usually doted on her, but she was old enough to understand.
They had to consider the rest of the family.
They couldn't let one Elara ruin the entire West family.
The West family acted quickly, and within half a month, news of Elara's engagement spread.
Josephine naturally heard about it.
She admired Gerald for this.
Although Nicole was the one handling it, Gerald was undoubtedly behind it.
In any case, Elara's matter was resolved, and Josephine was pleased.
Thinking about Elara's attitude that day, Josephine felt it was a hidden danger.
Now that she was engaged, there shouldn't be any more trouble, right?
But who knew, Elara was not willing to give up.
The engagement was forced by her family.
She didn't like the man at all.
In her eyes, no one compared to Gerald.
She had high standards, and her first love was someone like Gerald.
As a result, she compared everyone to Gerald.
Elara probably saw Gerald through rose-colored glasses; in her eyes, no one was as good as him.
Josephine thought this matter was over.
She couldn't wait to share the good news with Kathy.
But unexpectedly, Elara still managed to cause trouble.
Knowing Elara was engaged, Gerald didn't think about her anymore.
He was busy with work and couldn't spend time with Kathy.
He had promised to have dinner with her when he had time, but they hadn't seen each other for a week.
But Kathy still messaged him every day.
Compared to her previous reports, her messages were now more lively.
Sometimes Kathy would use emojis, like hugs and kisses, with cartoon animals.
One emoji was a little bunny blowing a kiss, which made Gerald laugh out loud.
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