The Divorced Billionaire Heiress Boss

Chapter 398 Eavesdropping

“Mr. Ferguson ordered me not to go upstairs and disturb them. Ms. Stanton is treating him coldly, but I think she’s faking it. She’s just playing hard to get…”

The nanny, Lucy, deliberately lowered her voice.

Lucy stood up in shock and dropped the phone to the ground in a panic.

‘So… She’s on the phone with Quinn…? Nicole thought.

“M-Ms. Nicole, w-what are you doing

here?”

Nicole swept her an indifferent glance, Her eyes were dark and sunken without a trace of warmth

She went over to take the carton of milk, poured it into a glass, and left.

Lucy picked up the phone with trembling hands and suddenly felt a little flustered when she looked at Nicole’s back.

Nicole went upstairs while drinking the milk. She had already finished the glass b y the time she reached the door of the study.

That scene earlier really made her feel sick to her stomach.

That was because it was not the first time she encountered this. Back then, Lucy was arranged to work here as a spy for Quinn, watching Nicole’s every move and making sure that Nicole did her chores.

The shirts that Eric never wore had to be ironed. The cleanliness of the house had t o be taken care of by her personally. Even the meals they ate every day had to be made according to fixed recipes.

who watched and reaped the fruits of

still wants to control my every move? Old habits

Nicole thought

study, she was not as quiet as before and even slammed

on the tatami,

“Do you want

she was in a bad mood

He spoke in a hoarse

did I fall asleep… You must be tired. Go

her brows. She knew that Eric would not waste his time. He would never leave the large

call me if you don’t need anything… Even i f you do need something, don’t call me

as Nicole put on her shoes to

put on her shores

The door slammed shut.

darkened slightly

not even wear shoes for fear of waking

when she came back, she

and chatted happily with Yvette and Julie

almost midnight when Eric finished reading

thought of how Nicole was resting in the adjacent room, his mood suddenly

out of the study and

he had a strange expression. His chest tightened and he grew slightly short of

right at her door making his bed on

floor was very well-prepared. The practicality, simplicity, and convenience were all comparable