The Deserted Rich Beauty (Nicole and eric)
Chapter 1977 This Is to Encourage You

Nicole dressed up nicely and had to go out of the house.

Thus, Luca accompanied her to Clayton's office.

Nicole also called Floyd and said that she would take Chatty back for dinner.

When Floyd heard this, he became energetic and muttered, "I told you that you didn't have to bring her home. Look how convenient it would be if she stayed with me!" Nicole went straight to Clayton's office without telling him, so Clayton did not know of her arrival.

Clayton's assistant was surprised by Nicole's sudden visit, but he understood immediately after seeing the expensive pink diamond necklace around Nicole's neck. "Madam, please wait a few minutes. Mr. Sloan is conducting an international video conference at the moment, so it may take a while."

Nicole nodded understandingly and took a seat on the side.

The assistant brought over her favorite coffee, so she thanked him and put it aside.

"Go about your business. You don't need to worry about me."

"Yes, ma'am."

Clayton had no physical business in Mediania, and his employees were all over the world. Thus, his office, which was situated in an expensive commercial area, was not fully occupied.

This seemed to be his habit. After all, Clayton was capable enough to occupy the best location.

Clayton's video conference had been going on for a long time.

After five minutes, Nicole did not hear anything inside, so she thought that the conference was over.

Clayton's assistant was not around either, so Nicole carefully opened the door and went in.

As soon as the door opened, Nicole saw Clayton sitting on the sofa in front of the floor-to-ceiling window with his back to the door. He hunched over slightly to look at the computer screen in front of him. An unfamiliar voice came through from the computer.

They were so engaged in the conversation that they did not realize Nicole's intrusion.

"Mr. Sloan, Tyler has already begun to annex other forces. His sudden movement caught everyone by surprise. He even has his eye on the Lindstrom family's oil business, >b):QKV; it seems like Samuel Lindstrom can't hold him off any longer. Tyler has a good relationship with Eric Ferguson, so the Ferguson family's businesses are untouched. But Eric seems to be unconcerned about what's going on with others. I heard that the Lindstrom family begged Eric several times, but he's not doing anything about it. Why did Tyler appear so suddenly? If it's just because of Tyler's relationship with Eric's sister, what gives?"

Nicole stood on the spot. Her body froze slightly.

Clayton was silent for a moment. His voice was cold and unwavering as he said, "Tyler is just doing all this to create a smokescreen. His ultimate goal is my military base. As long as you guard it well, everything else will be fine."

"But I heard that Falcon has already attacked you? Although he didn't do anything else, we ought to have a contingency plan."

"I'm afraid that after he considers the pros and cons, he won't dare to attack again. After all, it does no good if Tyler dominates the market."

Cla ton's voice was so cold that the air around him turned

lly.

It made Nicole feel unfamiliar and distant.

This side of Clayton was not the man who would coax her with sweet talk.

It was such a big contrast, but Nicole did not replace it strange. After all, who did not have multiple sides of themselves?

As long as he showed her his good side, it was not unacceptable to her.

Nicole realized that Clayton was not done with the meeting yet, so she was in a short dilemma and planned to go back out.

The assistant at the door could not replace Nicole and was anxious for a moment.

Thus, he pushed the door open and came in. "Mr. Sloan, Madam..."

The assistant interrupted Clayton's thoughts.

Clayton turned back with dark eyes, and the coldness on his face had not yet faded.

He saw Nicole standing there dumbfounded while his assistant stood there awkwardly.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Sloan..."

Clayton lowered his eyes and nodded. The coldness on his face faded, and the warmth that Nicole was familiar with surfaced in his eyes.

"Wait a moment. I'll be done soon."

Clayton did not end the meeting immediately and asked Nicole to wait for him there.

He did not panic or hide anything from her.

Nicole let out a sigh of relief and sat on the side sofa to wait for him.

When the assistant saw this, he backed out of the room.

Clayton sat there with his back still facing Nicole.

"Pay close attention to the rioters' attack and strengthen security with more mercenaries. Don't allow strangers to enter the internal research base. Also, don't sell our weapons to Tyler." "Yes, Mr. Sloan. I will strengthen security and go through a strict inspection of our customers' identity."

Clayton replied and hung up the video call.

He lowered his head for a moment before he stood up, straightened his cuffs, and walked over.

"I thought that you were going to meet Mr. Carter. Why'd you come to such a boring place?"

Clayton walked over, looked down at her, and bent down slightly as if he was going to pull her into his embrace.

As soon as he lowered his head, he kissed her forehead.

Seeing the dazzling and exquisite necklace on Nicole's neck, Clayton smiled gently and stroked the necklace lightly with his fingertips.

"It looks like you really like this gift, huh?"

Nicole initially wanted to ask about what happened earlier, but when Clayton mentioned the necklace, she proudly raised her chin.

She then put her hands around his neck. This angle was just enough for Clayton to fully appreciate the necklace he bought for her.

Nicole smiled with glimmering eyes and said, "It's not bad! Your gifts are always irresistible, Mr. Sloan!"

Clayton raised his eyebrows. "But I've never seen you wear the jewelry that I bought you before..."

Nicole paused, and her eyes flickered.

"Well, this is to encourage you. Keep up your good work of gifting in the future!"

The jewelry Clayton gave Nicole in the past was very precious. How could she put an antique emerald necklace and those valuable diamonds around her neck daily? Just thinking about how heavy they were was suffocating.

He might as well make her happy with these stylish but radiant limited-edition collections!

Clayton nodded calmly. He stretched out his hand and poked her forehead.

"Don't worry. I accept this kind of encouragement."

After saying that, he lowered his head and kissed her forehead. His eyes were dark as he restrained himself and let her go.

"Did you sleep well?"

Nicole's smile faded. Her beautiful facial features showed a bit of squeamish anger, and she gritted her teeth as she said," Excellent..."

He really liked to mention what he should not have.

Clayton also knew that he was going too far, so he stroked her hair and said in a deep voice, "Chatty is taking a nap inside. Do you want to wake her up to play with you?"

Nicole was stunned. She immediately pushed him away and stood up.

"Did she trouble you? You should've left her at home with the nanny if you came to the office..."

"No way... She'll disturb you. Also, this isn't the first time that I brought Chatty to the office. Chatty really has talent in business. I think that Dad is right. We should nurture her when she's young!"

The corners of Nicole's mouth twitched. She rolled her eyes at him, walked to the door of the lounge, and opened the door carefully.

Chatty was sleeping soundly inside. Her fair and tender face was so radiant.

She was getting prettier by the day.

Nicole smiled and looked back at Clayton.

"Let's take her to my dad's place when she wakes up. I have to go to the office in the afternoon, and you're busy here, so we might as well let Dad teach her." Clayton nodded solemnly. "Right!"