The Divorced Billionaire Heiress Boss

Chapter 1399 Scare Him Away

Ian’s expression changed instantly. Adeline looked at Ian with an eager gaze, as if her heart was hanging on his body. When Terrence almost ruined the Carter family before, the Carter family already regarded the Zabel family as a thorn in their side, but it did not affect Adeline’s love and obsession for Ian. The moment Adeline saw Ian, her eyes instantly lit up and she lifted her skirt to come over.

Ian was frightened and let go of Nicole’s hand, wanting to leave Nicole behind and run away. At that thought, that was what he did. “Nicole, I’m leaving. Take care of yourself!” Then, Ian lifted his legs and ran. He bumped into several wine glasses and was gently chided by the elders and relatives on the side for not being steady enough. However, the moment they noticed Adeline, their chiding voices changed. “Hurry up and run. Don’t get caught!” Nicole looked at this scene with surprise. It was like a farce. Eric, who was in front of her, only wanted to be alone with Nicole. He had not talked to her alone for a long time. He reached out to take a hold of that slender fair wrist and forcefully pulled her to walk away.

break free, but it was useless. She was a little upset, and her face

hand, only to turn around and block her path behind as well as the sight of others. He looked at her with sunken eyes and jerked his chin to the rest area. “Can’t we just sit there and talk a little?” The direction he took her was not a remote area. It was just that people did not gather there, so it was relatively quiet. Nicole wanted to make things clear so as not to cause awkwardness between them later. There

“What do you want to say? Spit it out.” She urged. Eric looked at her expression. His face grew slightly sullen and cold. However, after a few seconds, his face turned expressionless. Eric just quietly stared at the person in front of him with dark eyes. “I’m sorry.” Nicole raised her eyes. Her gaze stagnated slightly as she looked at him silently. Eric said, “Only recently did I