Nicole nodded and did not say much. Then, she went out hand in hand with Clayton.
“What boss? You know her?”
Nicole nodded and told him what had happened when she first arrived.
Clayton held her hand tightly and anxiously.
“I should’ve come with you.”
“You didn’t know this would happen. Besides, I’m fine.”
Nicole did not care.
Clayton was still very apologetic. “I should at least be by your side.”
“It doesn’t matter. I can’t stick to you all the time. Besides, I came out to have fun, and you have important business. I know how to prioritize.”
Clayton fell silent and still felt sad.
Nicole smiled and leaned her head on his shoulder.
“You love me so much that you can’t leave me for a moment, huh?”
She smelled faintly of alcohol, and her voice was soft.
Clayton felt like someone brushed the tip of his heart with a feather, which made him itch.
He smiled calmly and inadvertently saw a familiar car.
He paused for a few seconds before he reached out to stroke her hair.
“Yeah.”
The street lamps were dim yellow, exuding a warm light.
The person in the car did not move, as if there was no one in the Cayenne.
It was not until the couple disappeared around the corner that the car quietly started.
Nicole and Clayton left.
Now, even looking at Nicole became an unattainable luxury.
How could he forget her so simply?
Eric’s face was pale, and he clutched his stomach. After several days of business entertainment, his body was about to collapse.
He did not drink alcohol tonight, but he did not eat either.
At that moment, his stomach was empty, and it hurt like hell.
He was used to enduring the pain, so he did not take it seriously.
However, this sudden stomach pain made him dizzy, and the veins in his arms were bulging.
The severe pain subsided slowly, and he sat there dripping with cold sweat, his complexion sluggish.
The whole city seemed silent.
The streets were a little deserted. The raindrops fell on the glass and made a dull sound.
He took out his mobile phone with difficulty and called Mitchell.
Mitchell arrived twenty minutes later.
“Mr. Ferguson, you had a stomach ache two days ago. Didn’t you go to the doctor’s appointment I made for you?”
Mitchell anxiously helped Eric to the back of the car and got into the driver’s seat by himself.
Eric clutched his stomach and closed his eyes slightly.
“I didn’t go.”
His eyes flickered, and his pupils were pitch black like indelible ink, blending into the night.
He looked like he wanted to give up on himself.
Mitchell hesitated to speak and did not know what to say.
When the car passed by the couple who were walking in the light rain on the side of the road, that image deeply hurt Eric.
Eric was dizzy from the pain and seemed to be hallucinating.
The man standing in the rain walked slowly with a cane. His shoulders were wet from the rain, but he still had a gentle smile as he looked at the woman gracefully walking in front of him.
That woman was charming and bright. The dim light fell on her face and reflected in her eyes that glimmered like stars in the galaxy. She was shrouded in the light, and she looked so beautiful.
She turned her head to look at the man from time to time. Her eyes were vivid and spirited.
The man said something, and the woman jumped up and put her arms around his neck while the man helplessly held her waist to make her slow down.
They were so happy even without an umbrella.
It was a beautiful sight.
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