Chapter 124
med an effortless
cent of cheap perfume
- Se him perfectly.
(broad shoulders, slum waist.
Inking me anda
exence that commanded attention. He was nothing like the
rogance they had expected. Instead, be carried himself like
Vicolas they
but the only one who could match Nicolas’s presence was Adriel.
gered, but the man standing in front of them felt different. More composed. More in control
but even they could tell something had shifted. The careless charm had been replaced by
kolas remained unfired, a smooth nile on his face as he nodded toward the Anderson family. “Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, 1
Stimand, then quickly re ed the greeting. It’s been a wh
I have to say, you’ve changed quite a bit.”
wavier. His voice was steady, unhurried. Twas reckles, before, I won’t deny in
educated. “Oh, don’t be so hard
solas panoed at Bryan, who immediately stepped forward wo neatly wrapped gift boars
-handed“:
histone light but polite. “Just a small gesture, please accept it”
cmneyed the box and in cut a hearty laugh. No need for that Your visit is enough. Don’t treat me like a stranger.
inodded. It’s only right”
oded a jewelry box to Kimberly and a larger gift box to Vincent, his posture respectful as the weight of the moment settled over the room.
miled. “I heard Mr. Anderson enjoys collecting paintings I recently came across a Van Gogh painting and thought you might like it.”
ickly opened the box. Inside was an authentic Van Gogh’s masterpiece.
completely unned. Then he looked back at Nicolas, his expression a mix of disbelief and excitement. “Are you serious? This is Gogh‘ And you re just, eving it to me!”
Tan Gogh i painting
they were priceless. Even the smallest piece kuld be worth hundreds of millions, And Nicolas had
sberly Lified.:
bid of her own box. A deep red gemone, nearly the size of – pignon) reg, rested inside. Her beach hatched Jupron Blood ruby!”
rutry, it was the rarest and
wid easily go for hundreds of millona, and
then it was early impossible to find. Unless one had serious
bey wouldn’t even get the chance to had on something like this
hall gesture” but the entire Anderson tarily was speechless.
uch a deep bench. Trying
way too much. We can’t accept these He quickly tried to put the paunang back
Noelle’s parents, and I have the utmost respect for you both. No gift a
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Chapter 124
Seeing how firm he was, Vincent hesitated for a moment before finally nodding. He carefully put the painting away, and when he looked up at
dentas again, his expression was noticeably warmer
“Well then Vincent said with a genuine smile, since its just about dinner time, why don’t you stay and join us for a meal?”
post
Nicolas smiled. I appreciate the offer, sir, but before dinner, Fd like to check on Noelle. How is the
ton”
Kimberly besitated. “She’s still asleep. She wasn’t feeling well today, said she caught a cold. If you go in now, you might get sick to
Nicolas didn’t even flinch. “She is my fiancee. If she’s not feeling well, the last thing fil do is stay away”
“Ban…..” Kimberly still looked uncertain.
Vincent eut her off gently. “They re engaged. It’s perfectly normal for him to check on her. No need to overthink it” He turned to Nicolas with a smile. “Go ahead. Noelle’s room is the third one upstairs”
“Thank you” Nicolas nodded and made his way up.
Nicolas had completely stolen the show today in the Anderson family’s house.
he gifts he had.
It just his presence, though that alone was enough to turn heads. What really silenced any objections from them were the brought. No matter how much they might’ve disapproved of him before, those concerns suddenly seemed a lot less important
Eli watched Nicolas disappear upstairs and scoffed. “Wow. He really just bribed Mom and Dad. That guy’s got nerve.”
The Anderson family had strict rules. Normally, not even a fance would be allowed to visit Noelle in her room while she was resting. That was just how things were done.
But Nicolas had walked in, given Vincent a priceless painting, handed Kimberly a rare gemstone, and suddenly, all those rules didn’t seem to matter anymore.
Damon, who had been watching quietly, finally spoke. “He knew exactly what he was doing. Dad loves paintings. Mom loves gemstones. He planned
Charlic, who had been saleat until now, added. “Those gifts are worth over 150 million dollars combined.”
“150 million dollars?!” Eli spun around, his eyes practically popping out of his head. “Are you serious?”
He had known the gifts were expensive, but hearing the actual number hit different
“That’s insane,” he muttered, still trying to
to process it.
Curlie smirked. “The Sawyer family sure knows how to flex. Nicolas doesn’t even have real power, yet he’s still throwing around gifts like that”
Eli rolled lus eyes. “Yeah, because he was born into it. He doesn’t have to do a damni thing, his brothers run the business, and he just sits back and spends their money. I heard he owns 40% of the family’s shares.
Damon chuckled. “Sounds like someone is jealous. Why don’t you go be a Sawyer if you want it so bad?”
Eli scoffed. “Pass. I’d rather make my own way than be some rich kid living of his family”
Despite lus words, he couldn’t shake off the envy. Dam, Nicolas is loaded
Leia listened to her brothers argue while their parents fawned over the gifts, unable to put them down. Her eyes drifted toward the stairs, and for a moment, a dark shadow crossed her face.
sting in her chest.
She loved Harley, or at least she told herself she did. But watching Nicolas tonight, so different from before, left an unexpected sti
If she hadn’t turned ham down all those times, everything he had now–the wealth, the prestige, the admiration–would have been hers.
From the mostem Nicolas arrived to the moment he went upstairs, he hadn’t spared her a single glance.
She was supposed to be his fiancee. And yet, to him, she might as well not exist,
Leia fell a wave of bitterness wash over her. It was as if
It was as if Noelle had stolen something from her again.
How much more does she have to take from me before she’s satisfied? Do I have to destroy her to get my life back? Her fingers curled into fists
