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.

“Click— ” The kitchen suddenly lit up.

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

At the moment the screen dimmed, Nicole saw the name on it.
Madam Ferguson.

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

Lucy shuddered and looked at Nicole with panic in her eyes, stumbling over her words.

“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.

watched and reaped the fruits

wants to control my every move? Old

Nicole thought

not as quiet as before

who was sitting on the tatami, suddenly

walked over coldly. “Do you want t

clear that she was in a bad

rubbed his eyes. He spoke in a hoarse

tired. Go ahead and

that Eric would not waste his time.

 

me if you don’t need anything… Even i f you

smiled helplessly and watched as Nicole

on her shores

The door slammed shut.

eyes darkened slightly as

earlier, she did not even wear shoes for fear of waking him

back, she

chatted happily with Yvette and Julie until it was

when Eric finished reading all the

when he thought of how Nicole was resting in the adjacent room, his

his wheelchair out of the study and

her room and saw this scene, he

was right at her door making his bed on

on the floor was very well-prepared. The practicality, simplicity, and convenience

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