The Deserted Rich Beauty (Nicole and eric)
Chapter 2006 Did She Hit You?

Clayton held the phone tighter and let out a low "mm".

Grant could tell that something was wrong and immediately said, "Is Nicole next to you? Let me speak to her."

Clayton paused for a second. A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.

After a few seconds of silence, Clayton pursed his lips and said, "She can't answer the phone at the moment. Big Brother, we're now at the hospital."

Clayton paused and took a deep breath.

He briefly told Grant about what happened.

Although Clayton wanted to hide it, he knew that he could not, unless he took Nicole far away to a place that the Stanton family could not touch. Otherwise, this matter would be known sooner or later.

If Clayton deliberately hid this from the Stantons, all his efforts to get the Stanton family to accept him would be wasted.

Nicole loved her family, so Clayton could not do that.

In any case, this was his fault.

Grant's voice was deep and cold as he said, "So, she almost died there?"

Clayton was silent.

Grant said, "I'll send someone to pick you two up right away."

"Big Brother, we're staying here for the time being. It's very safe here, and Tyler can't touch this place."

Clayton rubbed his temples and said in a deep voice, "Besides, they'll keep eyeing Nicole as long as this isn't settled."

A long time passed.

Grant probably understood what Clayton meant. Neither of them said it explicitly.

Grant said, "Take care of my sister."

"Okay."

Clayton replied.

A few seconds passed.

Grant spoke again after he calmed down.

"Don't ruin your future because of one person. Eric's identity is special, so he can't be harmed in your hands. Otherwise, you and Nicole will be held accountable." Clayton did not answer.

He only responded after a full minute.

Grant breathed a sigh of relief.

After Grant hung up the phone, he could feel the strong hatred that Clayton had for Eric when he mentioned that name earlier.

If Clayton was more ruthless, everyone would be dead by now.

Grant also hated Eric because Eric mostly brought trouble to Nicole >c';ULT> the Stanton family.

However, morally speaking, Eric did not do anything terribly wrong.

Eric should not die in Clayton's hands.

Morality should not be affected by one's feelings.

After that, Grant called Mr. Jensen.

"Did you let Tyler go on purpose?"

Mr. Jensen paused. "Mr. Stanton, shall we meet up and talk about this?"

Grant said, "There's no need for that. My sister was in danger because you let Tyler go. How should we settle this account?"

Business people always had respect for politicians.

The Stanton family was no exception.

The Stanton family maintained a good relationship with the political world over the years, but if either parties' interests were threatened, they would not continue to treat each other with sincerity.

Mr. Jensen was silent for a moment before he said, "We also just found out. The person we sent to watch Tyler didn't see Nicole, so we thought that everything was fine. We didn't expect this kind of accident to happen."

Grant's tone was extremely cold, and his eyes were gloomy.

"Mr. Jensen, it's no problem if I avenge my sister, right?"

"Of course, there's no problem with that."

Many bodyguards surrounded a private hospital in Erethea.

When Nicole woke up, she felt a discomfort in her throat and an itch in her lungs that made her feel like coughing. However, when she coughed, her chest hurt terribly.

Hearing this, the person sitting on the side suddenly stood up, walked over, and asked her softly, "You're awake? Where else are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Nicole squinted at the person in front of her. That warm and familiar face made her heart tremble slightly.

It was finally not Angie's face.

Did this mean that she was rescued?

Suddenly, Nicole felt excited and wanted to get up to check out her surroundings, but there was a sharp pain in her chest.

Her face turned pale, and the cold sweat on his forehead instantly appeared.

Clayton looked distressed as he immediately rang the bell to call the doctor and slowly helped Nicole to lie down.

"Don't move. Lie down properly. The seawater went into your lungs, two of your ribs are broken. It must be very painful, but you're lucky to have survived." Nicole heard this, lay down, and calmed down before she opened her eyes again.

Clayton looked at her without blinking, and Nicole could clearly see his bloodshot eyes that looked tired and stern.

Suddenly, Nicole raised her hand slightly.

Clayton grabbed her hand immediately and whispered softly for fear of startling her.

"What do you want? Speak slowly."

Nicole paused, pursed her lips, and said in a dry and hoarse voice.

"How long have you not slept?"

Nicole was missing for three full days, and Clayton did not sleep the entire time.

During that time, Clayton could not stand it and took a nap, but he was soon awakened by a nightmare.

In his nightmare, Nicole was screaming for help.

She was so pitiful, so how could he possibly sleep?

However, Clayton could not tell her the truth, so he forced a smile and comforted her.

"I just didn't sleep well. How can I possibly sleep without you?"

Clayton was telling the truth. Even when Nicole was in a coma, he could not help but get some shuteye. However, he would wake up shortly after closing his eyes.

He lowered his head, put his face in her palm, and rubbed against it lightly.

Nicole's scent instantly made him feel at ease.

The panic he felt for almost losing her slowly disappeared.

That feeling was as if someone was strangling his neck and suffocating him.

Clayton was very familiar with that feeling back then when he was living under the threat of the Sloan family.

Ever since he was capable enough to break away from the Sloan family's threats, Clayton did not have this sense of crisis for a long time.

Nicole was stunned for a moment and wanted to laugh.

"What a sweet-talker!"

Clayton smiled, and the two of them looked at each other without saying a word.

The doctors and nurses came in.

They were all foreign doctors, so Nicole realized that they had not returned to Mediania.

She was nervous for a moment, but Clayton stood beside her and watched her the entire time. His gentle and handsome face slowly made her relax.

The doctor did a body examination, and it took less than twenty minutes.

They looked at Clayton and spoke in Erethean about Nicole's condition.

Clayton just lowered his eyes, listened carefully, and nodded from time to time.

Fortunately, he did not look too sad or scared, which meant that Nicole's condition was not that bad.

After the doctors finished talking, they filed out of the room.

The room was quiet again.

Clayton sat back down, looked at Nicole, and smiled.

"Big Brother and Third Brother want to see you. I'll tell them the hospital's address later.

Clayton thought that Nicole must have wanted to see her family when she regained consciousness. Nicole shook her head and pursed her lips.

"Don't let them come over. It's dangerous here. Third Brother is so timid, and Big Brother is very busy."

Judging by Clayton's words, Nicole knew that they did not tell Floyd that she was in danger.

Nicole instantly felt relieved.

Clayton's face was tense for a moment when he looked at her.

"Then shall we video-call them?"

Nicole nodded.

After a moment of silence, Clayton finally summoned up the courage to ask, "Did that woman hit you?"

When he asked this, his voice was hoarse and deep, and his eyes were gloomy.

Although there were no marks on Nicole's body, Clayton knew very well that there were many ways for someone like Angie to torture people.

If Angie dared to use such underhanded means on Nicole, Clayton would not let Angie off the hook.