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 of Nicole’s

to control my every move? Old habits die

Nicole thought

Nicole returned to the study, she was not as quiet

was sitting on the tatami,

coldly. “Do you want

that she was in a bad mood

up and rubbed his eyes. He spoke in a hoarse and

tired. Go ahead and rest. Mitchell will send me some

raised her brows. She knew that Eric would not waste his time. He would never

 

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

watched as Nicole put on her shoes to

her shores

The door slammed shut.

darkened slightly as his

earlier, she did not even wear shoes

when she came back, she deliberately made

room, locked the door, and chatted happily with Yvette and Julie until

was almost midnight when Eric finished reading all the documents

tinged with fatigue, but when he thought of how Nicole was resting in

wheelchair out of the

this scene, he had a strange

door making his bed

the sleeping gear on the floor was very well-prepared. The practicality, simplicity, and convenience were all comparable to that

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