The Deserted Rich Beauty (Nicole and eric)
Chapter 866 Calm Down

Every time Nicole mentioned their three years of marriage, Eric's heart would be weighed down by a boulder, making him unable to breathe.

It seemed like it was useless no matter what he did.

Eric knew very well that during those three years, he was the only person in her mind. He was like the sun and air to her.

However, he failed to give her the love she wanted, so she disappeared.

Sometimes, Eric could not help but think that if he had been kinder to her, if he had not forced her to donate her blood to Wendy Quade, if he had not ignored her pain, would they not have a different ending now?

A painful look appeared on his clear and cold face, and even his smile became bitter.

"Nicole, you're always stabbing me in the heart. You know very well that I wouldn't do that."

He approached her, his dark eyes pure and deep. His throat bobbed as he spoke in a hoarse voice.

"I will never do anything that you don't like."

Nicole avoided the compelling coldness around him as well as his gaze.

What did he want?

"There's nothing you do that I like..." Nicole wrapped her arms around herself.

Eric's face stiffened and his dark eyes deepened.

She coughed and suddenly glanced at the drawer.

Walking over, she took out a thick stack of banknotes. She thought about it and pulled two out.

"This is payment. After all, you ended up sleeping all night with me..."

She stuffed the notes into his shirt pocket and threw the rest of the money on the table before casually turning around to go out. Eric's expression instantly darkened.

How infuriating!

Who would dare to treat him like this?

It was the same as humiliating him! 1

He took a deep breath. His chest was heaving. His face was tense, cold, and deep.

The angrier he was, the more helpless he felt.

He watched her go to the living room to drink water.

Forcefully suppressing all the emotions, he eased his expression and gritted his teeth in a smile.

"You're too polite. There's no need for so much..." Nicole looked at him silently, blinked, and then smiled for a moment.

"I know. The extra is a tip."

Eric was speechless.

Maybe he should not make a fool of himself.

Calm down. Calm down. He had to calm down!

The phone in the living room rang, and Nicole walked over to pick it up.

"Hello, who is this?"

"It's me."

Nicole paused for a moment. "Clayton?"

She was a little surprised. How did Clayton get her landline number?

Nicole did not notice that behind her, Eric's face instantly became cold and sullen when he heard that name.

He held back the dark thoughts of his heart and the vile emotions. He stood there quietly as he waited for Nicole to hang up the phone. Every minute and every second seemed extraordinarily long.

"I called your phone, but no one answered, so I asked Kai. He told me your number here, so I took a chance. I didn't expect you to pick up." Clayton's tone was gentle and sounded relieved.

Nicole said, "I left my phone in the clubhouse last night and hadn't had time to get it..."

Clayton simply wanted to apologize for what happened yesterday and to explain to her face to face.

Nicole was not in the mood, and she was not feeling well, so she politely declined.

When she hung up the phone, she remembered that there was another person present. However, Eric did not move at all.

She turned around and looked into his cold and gloomy eyes.

The darkness was so deep that she could not see the bottom of them.

Before she could speak, Eric's expression changed. His mouth curled up for the first time with a smile.

"Are you two really together?"

Nicole did not want to explain it to him. "That's none of your concern."

Eric's smile turned icy for a moment.