The Divorced Billionaire Heiress

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.

really made her feel sick to

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

the house had t o be taken care of by her personally. Even

who watched and reaped the fruits of

still wants to control my every move?

Nicole thought

Nicole returned to the study, she was not as quiet as before and even

was sitting on the tatami, suddenly opened his

over coldly. “Do you want t o

clear that she was in a bad

his eyes. He spoke in a hoarse and deep

asleep… You must be tired. Go ahead and rest. Mitchell will send

raised her brows. She knew that Eric would not waste his time. He

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

helplessly and watched as Nicole put on her shoes

put on her

The door slammed shut.

eyes darkened slightly

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

came back, she

returned to her room, locked the door, and chatted happily with Yvette and Julie until it was

midnight when Eric finished reading

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

his wheelchair out of the study and wanted to

when he reached the door to her room and saw this scene, he had a strange expression. His chest tightened and he grew slightly short