Vivian , standing among the crowd, was stunned to see what had happened. She had also picked a
sight with Nicole before; fortunately, Nicole was forgiving.
Joyce also did not expect Nicole to be so badass, so much so that even the professional bodyguards
she hired were no match for Nicole. So she fled at the first available opportunity.
Spencer and Samuel knew Nicole knew some self-defense techniques, but they did not expect her
skills to be so terrific. Seeing Joyce and those men in black were gone, they hurriedly brought Nicole
back to the Riddle Mansion.
Once at home, the three of them tacitly agreed that none of them would mention what had just
happened in front of the school. Gloria saw them coming back and called out to them.
”You guys have come back at the right time. Come over for dinner.””
They all sat down and started to dig in when the doorbell rang
“Who could it be at this time?” Gloria looked at Daniel in confusion.
“Why are you looking at me? You will know soon.”
“Ahh, it’s Harvey. Why are you coming with so many gifts? You shouldn’t have.” Gloria looked at
Harvey with surprise.
“My grandfather said a big part of this partnership had Nicole to thank. He asked me to bring some gifts
over to celebrate.” Harvey put the gifts down and looked at Nicole.
“Mr. Ellison is so kind. We should have been the ones who thank him for his help.” Daniel put down his
cutlery.
“Have you had your dinner, Harvey? Please join us.” Since Harvey was here to congratulate them,
Gloria felt she should not slight the guest. Only then did Harvey notice that they all had not had dinner
yet.
“Sure. Thank you.” No one expected Harvey would actually sit down and eat with them, which made
them feel a little awkward.
“Harvey, please sit next to Nicole.” Gloria did not know what Harvey had in mind for Nicole, and Harvey
was happy with this arrangement, too. 1 But Nicole was a little upset and lost her appetite, but she
could not just leave like this. After all, Harvey had just sat down; if she left the table now, it would be too
disrespectful.
“Nicole , please get Harvey a glass of water,” Gloria said so because she just saw glasses were
closest to Nicole. Nicole was reluctant, but she could not show it. So she had to do what Gloria said.
Meanwhile , Harvey was happy enough that he could sit beside Nicole.
“I don’t know if Nicole has told you guys that Mr. Harmon of Aegis Corporation and Nicole are friends.
He even came over to say hello to her at today’s bidding session.” Harvey just wanted to compliment
Nicole. Daniel was stunned for half a second when he heard that.
“Mr. Harmon of Aegis Corporation and Nicole are friends?”
“How come I didn’t hear you talk about it before when we were working on the tender?” Daniel asked
Nicole.
“I have only met him recently.” Indeed , Nicole and Mr. Harmon had only met once.
“The way I saw Mr. Harmon talking to you didn’t look like he had just met you but like an old friend of
many years. I heard that security stopped the McCarthy family when they tried to meet him.” Harvey
had not noticed that Nicole did not want to talk about this, and he told of what he had heard. Nicole
shot him a look.
‘Where has he heard all this from? The thing is, he even adds details. Does he actually think he knows
as much as I do about my relationship with Mr. Harmon?’
“But it’s understandable; even I have found myself like a girl as outstanding as Nicole, not to mention
Mr. Harmon.
“Harvey unknowingly divulged his secret thought. Everyone else looked awkwardly at Harvey. Realizing
the gaffe, he quickly went into damage control mode. “I mean, Nicole is very outstanding, and there are
many people who like her.” He had sort of covered his tracks, and the atmosphere at the table returned
to normal. Nicole , sitting next to Harvey, felt like she was riding a roller coaster; it was too exciting. She
put down her cutlery and said, “I’m done eating. You guys enjoy your meals.”
Harvey watched as Nicole got up, and he also thought of putting down his cutlery. But he had made
himself embarrassed just now, so he thought he had better stay at the table and continue having dinner
with everyone else…
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