The Deserted Rich Beauty (Nicole and eric)
Chapter 665 Hit and Scold Me

Clayton smiled and looked at Nicole hesitantly, wanting to say something.

Nicole saw this and stood up, then casually took a shawl and draped it over her body.

"I'll walk you out."

The two went to the door and handed him the car keys.

Clayton was stunned and shook his head with a smile.

"My driver will pick me up soon. I just want to talk to you alone."

Nicole paused for a moment and raised her eyes to look at him. This man was most attractive when he smiled gently, as if the whole world could shine brightly because of it.

She pursed her lips and said in a calm voice, "What do you wanna say?"

Clayton smiled with his eyes. "Nicole, can I call you by your first name?"

Nicole frowned and thought, 'I never said that he can't call me Nicole...'

"It's up to you."

It was just a name anyway.

Without her jacket and only a shawl, she looked so warm.

This warmth made her look softer, and her eyes were relaxed like a girl next door, not the strong and influential woman she was in the industry.

This contrast made Clayton feel a little heartbroken.

He bowed his head and chuckled, "Always calling you Ms. Stanton makes me feel like I'm making no progress and that we're not close." Unconsciously, he told her what was in his heart.

Nicole wrinkled her eyebrows. "We're not very close anyway..."

She remembered that she had made her stance extremely clear and did not lead him on.

"We're already friends, right?" Clayton did not know whether to cry or laugh.

Nicole nodded. She misunderstood him.

"Then you can call me by my name."

The corner of Clayton's lips curled up into a gentle arc. He playfully said her name, "Nicole."

Nicole raised her eyes to look at him and felt that he was being a little weird today, but she could not pinpoint it.

His eyes were bright, gentle, and modest, and reflected Nicole's figure.

At this moment, a trace of strange emotions crossed his eyes.

When Nicole was exploring what it might be, Clayton took a step forward and hugged her. His broad shoulders and warm embrace stunned Nicole.

After she came to her senses, she frowned and intended to reach out and push him away, but Clayton had already let go of her.

Nicole's gaze grew cold because Clayton was overstepping his bounds.

"Mr. Sloan..."

Clayton curled his lips into a bitter and astringent smile.

"I'm sorry. I just feel really dejected that I'm not qualified to intervene even after Eric Ferguson treated you that way. I admit that I was overwhelmed by jealousy, so you can hit and scold me if you want." After crossing the line, Clayton had the grace to admit his mistake like a gentleman.

Clayton would never take something by force or deception.

Nicole wrinkled her eyebrows and was a little dumbfounded. For a moment, she did not know what to say.

Eric was certainly hateful, but seeing Clayton like this, Nicole did not know how to respond.

If she kept rejecting him, it would hurt his feelings, especially since they were inextricably linked with a partnership involving all sorts of interests.

Looking at her torn expression, Clayton smiled and reached out to touch her hair, moving gently.

"I'm just making an excuse for my misconduct. Don't get too tangled up."

Nicole breathed a sigh of relief and raised her eyes to look at him. "Mr. Sloan, don't make such jokes in the future."

Such tenderness was too easy to indulge in, and she did not need pampering right now.

Clayton raised an eyebrow and did not answer her words. Instead, he changed the topic.

"If you don't wanna hit or scold me, I'll get going."

He turned his head to the side and saw that his driver had arrived at the entrance of the Stanton Mansion.

Nicole naturally saw it too.

"Have a good trip."

Nicole waved without hesitation and flashed a perfunctory and polite smile.

Clayton laughed. 'She also wants me to hurry up and leave like Lil Michael?'

Looking at her, Clayton's heart felt tickled.

Once again, he went up, cupped her face, and planted a light kiss on her bare white forehead.