The Deserted Rich Beauty (Nicole and eric)
Chapter 1990

Can't Be Bothered

Seeing that Clayton wanted to continue asking, Nicole coughed and beckoned to him.

"Come here, let me give you a kiss first."

Clayton paused and looked at her deeply, but the tips of his ears unconsciously turned red. some.

He walked over obediently, and his eyes darkened. He did not say anything else.

Nicole cupped Clayton's face and gently kissed his lips. Just when she wanted to let go, Clayton suddenly wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her in so that she was glued to his body. This light peck became an endless kiss.

After this kiss, the two of them were panting, and their faces were flushed. Fortunately, they stopped in time.

After all, this was the Stanton Mansion, so they could not go overboard.

Luckily, Floyd and Mr. Anderson did not come out to interrupt them. Otherwise, it would be very embarrassing.

Nicole opened her eyes to look at Clayton. Her eyes were watery, glimmering, and charming.

This was such a difficult test of self-control for Clayton.

Just when he was about to say something, his body suddenly froze.

His gaze moved slowly, and his throat moved. His voice was hoarse as he coaxed Chatty, "Lil Chatty, what are you peeking at?"

Nicole also froze and quickly looked over.

Chatty was standing there, leaning against the wall, and staring at her parents with wide eyes, watching them unblinkingly.

They did not know how long Chatty had been watching them, but Chatty's eyes were innocent and curious.

Clayton fixed Nicole's hair before he walked over.

Nicole felt a little guilty, so she followed him.

"Lil Chatty, how did you walk without making a sound?"

Clayton glanced at Nicole. "She didn't wear shoes, and she probably crawled over."

"Oh."

Chatty pointed at Clayton's face and at

Nicole's face.

Finally, her little finger pointed to her own face.

"Muah muah!"

Chatty looked at her parents excitedly and wanted to participate in their kiss.

Clayton pursed his lips and pinched her cheek lightly.

He just pinched her, laughed, stood up, and left.

Chatty turned to look at him in disappointment >b'?PKU< finally looked at Nicole with anticipation as she pointed to her own face.

"Muah muah!"

Nicole could not bear to see Chatty like that, so she carried her and gave her a big kiss.

Chatty shook her little legs with satisfaction and laughed.

Clayton came out of the kitchen not long after and brought out a cup of milkshake

Chatty's eyes widened in surprise. Unfortunately, Clayton handed the milkshake to Nicole.

"Try it. Third Brother just taught me how to make it."

The corners of Nicole's mouth twitched as she hesitated to say something. She took a sip first and nodded in affirmation.

Then, she looked at Clayton seriously and said, "Next time, let Kai do it himself. He taught you how because he was too lazy to do it!" Clayton frowned slightly and thought, 'Is that really Kai's purpose?'

Kai came out of the kitchen and put his hands on his waist.

"Don't think that I can't hear you, Lil N! How dare you disregard your brother's good intentions?!"

Nicole raised her eyebrows and said with a smile, "Third Brother, are you feeling better today? Are you still having nightmares?"

Kai was annoyed and turned to leave.

He could not be bothered.

Nicole laughed and looked at Clayton.

"Don't be fooled by him. He's really shrewd!"

Clayton took her cup and laughed casually.

"Third Brother has good intentions. Don't you like it? I can make it for you once I master it. Not to mention, I really enjoy cooking."

His voice was warm and pleasant.

It was inexplicably reassuring.

Floyd was guiding Levi with homework and had a headache.

He was still sighing at the dinner table as he thought, 'Children these days have it so tough!'

Floyd turned to look at the happy-go-lucky Chatty and thought about the grand plan he made for her. After a while, he thought that he would just let it go for the time being. Everyone finished eating.

Levi took Chatty to the playroom, and Nicole and Floyd were talking downstairs.

Just as they were talking, the butler came in.

"Chairman, the Lindstroms are here again."

Floyd frowned slightly and glanced at Clayton, who was talking about a project with Kai.

Clayton immediately understood and walked over.

"I got news about Samuel and sent someone to inform the Lindstroms because

I was afraid that they would be anxious. But Samuel isn't back yet, so I don't know why they're here."

Floyd frowned slightly. "There's news about Samuel?"

Clayton nodded calmly and went over to pour a cup of tea.

"Someone changed Samuel's identity and locked him up in prison, so it took more effort to look for him. But everything went smoothly."

Changed his identity and locked him up in prison?

No wonder the people from the Lindstrom family could not replace Samuel.

It was simply like searching for a needle in a haystack.

But why did it seem so easy when Clayton handled it?

Compared to Floyd's astonishment, Nicole was considered calm.

Anyway, they experienced many things.

Nicole smiled and looked at Clayton. "Is he alright?"

Clayton frowned slightly and hesitated to speak.

"The prison conditions aren't great, and he fell ill, but he should be able to get medical treatment when he comes back."

Nicole nodded. No one expected Samuel to return to Mediania in good health after his trip to South Africa.

Floyd restrained his emotions and sighed.

"Let the Lindstroms in. They lost their son and finally found him, so it's normal for them to be anxious."

"Yes, Chairman."

Not long after, Mr. and Mrs. Lindstrom came in and brought with them a huge pile of gifts.

"Chairman Stanton, Mr. Sloan, thank you so much! Mr. Sloan actually managed to replace out Samuel's whereabouts, so we couldn't sit still and had to come to thank you in person.

Mrs. Lindstrom nodded with red eyes.

"Yes, thank you, Mr. Sloan. Thank you, Ms. Stanton. Thank you, Chairman Stanton. Your family is our greatest benefactor."

Floyd waved his hand. "Don't say that!"

After exchanging pleasantries, Floyd asked them to sit down and talk.

Mr. Lindstrom rubbed his hands together, looked at Clayton uneasily, and said, "Mr. Sloan, how many days will it take for Samuel to come back?"

Clayton paused. "At least two months."

"So long?!" Mrs. Lindstrom exclaimed. "Can you bring him back sooner? I'm really worried about his health..."

Clayton smiled. "Ik you go through the normal channels. It'll only take two or three days to fly him back. But he can't come back through the normal channel since countless parties are watching him. He'll die as soon as he shows himself. I arranged for him to come back through a special channel. He'll first take an Erethrean cruise ship from Erethrea, then take a boat from Erethrea to Mediania. He can only take a flight once he's within Medianian borders. This is already the quickest route."

Mrs. Lindstrom's face turned pale in shock.

Mr. Lindstrom hurriedly held his wife back. "Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand what's going on. Mr. Sloan has already helped us a lot. I'm sure he tried his best."

He smiled and looked at Clayton. "I understand. The situation abroad is complicated. It doesn't matter if it takes two or three months, as long as he's alive. But the message you sent said that he's ill. I was worried that he wouldn't be able to take it..."

Clayton hesitated for a few seconds before he spoke meaningfully.

"There's an accompanying doctor on the cruise ship. As far as I know, he was down with a very common disease in South Africa, and it can be treated. That's why we asked you to prepare medical aid in advance."

Mr. Lindstrom nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, good."

Mrs. Lindstrom could not help but speak with hesitation, "Actually, wouldn't it save more time if we sent a helicopter?"