The Deserted Rich Beauty novel Chapter 2303

Chatty begged Clayton to go home with them, but he still refused to go back.

Nicole thought, ‘Is it because I’m at home? Or is it because there’s someone he can’t forget at the restaurant?’

Nicole did not want to think too much. She turned her head away awkwardly and walked out with Fischer.

She gave the father and daughter pair enough time and space alone.

Julie did not say anything. She only took a look at Nicole and followed her.

When she got on the elevator, she did not close the doors in a hurry and waited for them.

Clayton carried Chatty and walked over unsteadily, only to notice that Nicole and the others were waiting for him in the elevator.

For a moment, he was a little embarrassed, especially when he noticed Nicole’s gaze was fixed on his right leg and cane.

Clayton clenched his cane tightly.

He wished he could find a crack in the ground to hide in.

Instantly, his face turned hot.

He hated himself for appearing in front of Nicole in this state.

It seemed that no matter how much time passed, Nicole did not change. She was still so glamorous and gorgeous.

But what about him?

Clayton felt like he should be in the dark because of his mutilated limbs. What right did he have to approach her again?

While he was in a daze, Fischer took Nicole’s hand and said to Clayton, “Daddy, come quickly!”

Clayton finally returned to his senses.

He walked in with difficulty with a tense body.

Clayton was the closest to the elevator buttons, and he was too proud to ask the people next to him for help.

However, he could not press the elevator buttons while carrying Chatty and holding a cane.

Clayton frantically tried to move his cane to his other hand and use his free hand to press the elevator button, but he suddenly felt severe pain in his right leg as if countless ants were chewing at his bone.

He was a bit unsteady.

Clayton knew that his treatment earlier was not as effective as usual because he delayed it for a long time.

In an instant, cold sweat seeped out of his forehead.

The next second, a clean and slender hand stretched out from behind and gently pressed the elevator button.

The elevator doors closed immediately.

It was quiet as the elevator descended slowly.

Clayton stood up straight. His back was extremely stiff.

He felt like he was running barefoot on a volcano, and he could not outrun the lava no matter what.

His cane fell to the ground and made a dull but crisp sound.

Before he thought about what to say, Nicole spoke nonchalantly from behind.

“Does your leg hurt?”

Clayton was silent for a moment. He clenched his fists tightly and replied, “It’s fine.”

He sounded calm, but Nicole knew that it must not be as simple as it appeared on the surface.

Clayton was a very forbearing person.

He had been very patient since he was a child.

They opened up to each other after they fell in love with each other, but the earthquake brought them back to the starting point.

Nicole’s heart tightened. Her gaze did not fall on his leg because the elevator walls were mirrored, and they could see each other through the mirror no matter what angle they were in.

They were both faking it.

Nicole never asked Leighton and Camille about Clayton’s recovery.

No matter how advanced their technology was, they could not drastically stimulate human growth.

Cell regeneration technology would take time, and it was impossible for Clayton to look like a normal person in just a few months.

His facial reconstruction surgery was more advanced than the other surgeries.

However, his recovery was unexpectedly fast, especially since he could only sit in a wheelchair or use crutches when he was Jeff Lieberman. Now, he could walk with a simple cane.

Nicole pursed her lips and looked at Chatty. She said in a hoarse voice, “Let Mommy carry you for a while.”

Chatty pouted her lips and thought about it.

Clayton’s body froze slightly because he knew what Nicole was trying to do.

Nicole was afraid that he would not be able to withstand Chatty’s weight.