NovelOnlineChapter 0096 Chapter 0096 I found Nicholas' advice quite reasonable because that was exactly what I was experiencing. However, his presence felt oppressive.
ended r I hand toward him, and he just raised an eyebrow and smirked. "What are you doing, Mrs. Hawk?" His dark expression now was a far cry from the man who had askedto take him hunder the streetlight two nights ago.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtI awkwardly withdrew my hand and stood up. If he had glanced down, he would have seen the hideous state of my newly grown thumbnail. Despite our many intimate encounters, he had never noticed these details.
I took a deep breath to push aside my turmoil before asking him, "Nicholas, can I see your phone?" He was taken aback by my words. His stern expression was tinged with a hint of contempt as he said, " Get straight to the point, Ariana." I nodded. "Claudia said you're planning to use my naked photos to blackmail me. I want to check your phone to see if there are any photos of me." For a brief moment, Nicholas' face showed an unsettling flicker of unease. It was so fleeting that I almost missed it, but my lawyer's instinct toldthat he might not have deleted those photos after all.
Nicholas instinctively defended himself. "Ariana, how can you accuse Claudia of such things? This is not a pleasant subject. You're talking about naked photos like it's an everyday topic." I laughed. "You askedto get straight to the point, but now you don't believe what I'm saying." Nicholas sneered. "I don't entertain lies." I met his gaze calmly. "Nicholas, if you plan to use those photos to threaten me, I'm not afraid of you. I just hope you'll reconsider because I don't want someone like you to taint my past." "Past?" Nicholas's expression darkened, and a flicker of confusion crossed his face.
I silently traced his features with my gaze. Our relationship was indeed a thing of the past, and my affection for him was something from a long tago.
I decided not to focus on this issue. "Nicholas, I promise not to pursue Claudia any further. Can targeting Neal?" you stop Nicholas' dark eyes were filled with a storm of emotions. As he pulledinto his embrace, he gripped my chin to forceto look up at him.
"Ariana, you lower yourself to begnot to target Neal and claim our relationship is a thing of the past." He smirked. "Who is your present then? And what if you target Claudia? Has she lost a hair because of you? Mrs. Hawk, are you trying to play a con game?" 1 slapped his hand away. The pain in my heart made my voice tremble. "Nicholas, don't asseveryone shares your twisted mindset. And don't you think using your status to target Neal is crossing the line?" Chapter 0095 +25 BONUS I deliberately continued to provoke him. "Or are you jealous? Do you still love me?"
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAt once, Nicholas' face turned darker than a stormy sky. He tightened This Het grip, causingto cry out in pain, but he still didn't let go.
After a long pause, he finally spoke. "I've never cared about you. Don't flatter yourself. I wanted to deal En: with you.. He paused, pulled out his phone, and dialed Beth right in front of me.
Looking down at me, he spoke clearly to the person on the other the other end of the ine. "Aqquire Brenda Thompson's company." 212 RULE #1 choose married women They have reason to keep things secret, as do you.
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