Chapter 6

"What do you mean?" Nicole asked. "She's the one who bullied me first." Lucas said somewhat innocently; his pair of good-looking slanted eyes looked straight at Nicole, looking so pitiful. Although Nicole knew that Lucas was pretending, she still couldn't be immune to that look on his face. She shook her head and said, "What Auntie Olivia did was a manifestation of liking you, but what you did was not what a gentleman must do." "Okay, I'll apologize to her." Lucas put away his innocent expression and walked out with a sigh. Olivia still liked Lucas very much; after all, this boy looked pleasing to the eye, making her unable to get angry. Soon after, she started to touch Lucas again. Lucas had been holding back for Nicole's sake but distancing himself from Olivia as much as possible. The three spent the whole night together in such a harmonious atmosphere. Early in the morning, when Nicole got up, Lucas had already gone out to buy breakfast and set it on the dining table. "Good morning, Mommy." He flashed a big smile at Nicole. Even though his face resembled Samuel's, Samuel had never smiled at her. At the same time, Lucas was Nicole's angel, an angel that belonged only to her. "Good morning!" Nicole rubbed his head happily. Olivia heard the sound and came out of the room. When she saw the breakfast on the table, she said happily, "Nicole, you're practically my angel! You bought me breakfast! That's great; I can finally have breakfast today before class." "Lucas bought it; I just got up, too." Nicole was used to this kind of behavior from Olivia, but Lucas frowned. "Mommy, do I have to go to Auntie Olivia's kindergarten?" His tone was tinged with a hint of contempt. Olivia's ears immediately pricked up. "You little punk, what's with your tone? Let me tell you, I'm the ace teacher of our kindergarten!" "E*!" Lucas ignored her and sat at the dining table, picking up his chopsticks and eating breakfast. Olivia was dumbfounded. While Nicole fled the scene in a hurry. "I'm going to report to the Eternal Group today, so I'll wash up first." "Nicole, you're not being righteous to your friend!" Olivia stomped her feet, but Nicole had already gone into the washroom. Despite the horseplay in the morning, Lucas still followed Olivia to the kindergarten while Nicole headed towards the Eternal Group. She married eight years ago and was forced to leave here five years ago. As the eldest daughter-in-law of the Green family and Samuel's wife, she had never set foot in the Eternal Group. Now, she had come back with the face of a stranger. She wondered if Samuel could sleep last night when he saw Nicole's name. Nicole hooked the corners of her mouth slightly while a hint of hate slipped through her eyes. She adjusted her emotions and walked into the Eternal Group. "Excuse me, Miss, may I ask who you're looking for?" The receptionist spotted Nicole soon and stopped her. Nicole glanced around the luxurious and magnificent lobby of the Eternal Group. It was no wonder it would become the leading enterprise in Seapolis City. But now that she was back, it was hard to say if the Green family could continue holding the number one position in Seapolis City. "I'm looking for Mr. Green. I'm Catherine, the designer sent by the H' J Group, and I'm here to report for duty today." Nicole said with a faint smile. Upon hearing this, the receptionist didn't dare be slack and smiled, "Miss Catherine, please wait a moment. I'll inform Mr. Green for you." "Alright." Nicole didn't make things difficult for her as she stood at the reception counter and waited. At that moment, a familiar voice came from behind. "Emily, is Samuel here? He left in a hurry this morning and hasn't had breakfast yet. I'm coming to bring him some food. You don't have to inform him; I'll go straight upstairs." Riley walked over quickly with a thermos bottle. Although they hadn't seen each other for five years, she still looked as charming as ever, and her body shape was even more perfect. Nicole glanced at her, unable to hide a hint of anger in her eyes. Riley turned over her head sensitively and met Nicole's gaze directly. Although Nicole retracted the anger in her eyes in time, Riley still wrinkled her brows. "Who're you? What're you doing here? Look at your vixen face; you're not here to see Samuel, are you?" Riley slipped these unpleasant words out of her mouth. She was even a little jealous of Nicole's beauty. Nicole gave her a sense of danger everywhere. Besides, Nicole was too beautiful, even more beautiful than her. Her body, her look, even she as a woman almost lost her mind, let alone a man. Thinking about it, Riley was immediately on guard "Emily, ask the security guards to kick this woman out of the Eternal Group!" Riley's words put Emily in a difficult position, and before she could figure out how to explain Nicole's identity is to Riley, and Nicole smiles. Her smile was mesmerizing. "So, who're you? What's your position in the Eternal Group? Are you sure you want to kick me out?" Nicole said calmly, and even her eyes tinged with a hint of contempt and sarcasm. Her disdainful expression irritated Riley, who suddenly felt that Nicole was provoking her! "Who am I? I'm the future president's wife of the Eternal Group! I'm warning you: stay away from Samuel. Emily, hurry up and call security to kick this woman out!" Riley's voice was shrill. "The future president's wife? That means you're not his wife yet. I must remind you that I'm a very important person to Samuel. If you kick me out now, I'm afraid you'll have to invite me back later." Nicole still said calmly but didn't bother to look at Riley again. When had Riley ever been treated like this? With that, she flew into a rage. "I invite you back? In your dreams. Get out of here right away!" Seeing Emily not move, she stepped forward with the intention of pushing Nicole, but she didn't expect Nicole to turn her body sideways directly. Riley was caught off guard, lost her balance, and fell violently to the ground. "Future president's wife, be careful." Nicole subconsciously reached out to help her up, but to Riley, it was just Nicole's sarcasm. "Get the hell out of my way!" She slapped Nicole violently across the face. A crisp slap sounded throughout the lobby. Nicole's face immediately became red and swollen, while Riley didn't take herself down a notch. She pulled Nicole's long hair and said viciously, "You dare to come to the Eternal Group and seduce Samuel with your beauty. This is a warning to you! If there's a next time, I'll ruin your face!" Nicole narrowed her eyes as she listened to Riley's vicious words. At first, she wanted to resist, but out of the corner of her eyes, she saw a figure walking out of the elevator. She wondered if Samuel had ever seen Riley in her arrogant, domineering form. Nicole looked at Samuel, who had just stepped out of the elevator, letting Riley yank her by the hair and let out nonsense. Then she said with some anger, "Your group goes too far in bullying others!" "Go too far in bullying others? That I didn't skin your vixen face is a kind of tolerance for you. You'd better get out of the Eternal Group now, or else.." "Mr. Green, is this the attitude and way of the Eternal Group in welcoming the designer sent by your partner company? If you don't have the sincerity to cooperate, you can talk to our president. You don't need to insult our H J Group like this!" Nicole interrupted Riley's words in time and darted her gaze straight to Samuel. Samuel didn't expect to see such an ugly scene of Riley. "Riley, let go!" Samuel's voice was biting cold. Nicole didn't expect Samuel to come downstairs suddenly. She entered a daze, but Nicole didn't seize this opportunity. "How? Does your future president's wife still want to punch or kick me?" "Riley!" There was a hint of anger in Samuel's voice. The words jarred Riley out of her daze, and she hurriedly let go of Nicole and turned to look at Samuel with a slightly flustered expression. "Samuel, it's not what you think. This woman provoked me first; she's a temptress, and I'm just..." "Shut up! Get out of the way!" Samuel couldn't believe that the annoying woman before him could be Riley. He passed directly by Riley, and when her arm came up to grab Samuel's, Samuel quickly ducked out of the way. "Miss Nicole, I'm sorry." Samuel extended his hand towards Nicole. Nicole kept her head down as her hair was yanked in Riley's hand. Her eyelids twitched slightly when she saw Samuels's long, slender fingers. "Mr. Green, I think there might be a problem with our cooperation. I need to report to our president about the treatment we received from your company before we go into cooperation." Nicole jerked her head up, and her sharp, knife-like eyes looked straight at Samuel. Samuel was knocked down with a feather. Was it her? Was Catherine the woman whose name was similar to Nicole's and whose body shape and pace were extremely similar to hers? But Samuel was dumbfounded for just a moment and quickly reacted. "Miss Nicole, you've misunderstood. Riley isn't a group member; she's my family member. Just now, she acted rudely towards you; I apologize on her behalf." Samuel's words "family member" were like a sharp dagger that peeled the scab of Nicole's scars away again, leaving them dripping with blood and being painful. "Family member?" Nicole laughed, but the look under her eyes was icy. "Mr. Green, even your family doesn't welcome me; how else can you make me believe that the Eternal Group sincerely cooperates with H J Group? We don't necessarily have to work with your group on this project, do we? Mr. Green, I think we both need to think it over." Nicole turned around and left after she finished speaking. Her hair was messy, and her face was red and swollen, but her elegance and imposing manner couldn't be obscured. Samuel grabbed Nicole's arm, and the warmth of his hand immediately made Nicole flinch. Then she looked up sarcastically. "What's wrong? It's not enough that Mr. Green's future wife beat me up. Is Mr. Green planning to use strong-arm tactics to keep me here?" In an instant, Samuel creased his forehead. He had been in business circles for so many years, but this was the first time he was choked, speechless, and the person choking hir was a woman!