What a lying bastard! She cursed in her mind.
Kieran looked at Nicole with doting eyes as he added, “Baby, you know, I’m faithful to you. I said no to Audrey because I love you so much. I…”
“Ew! Eck!”
Suddenly, Kieran’s words were interrupted by a series of retching noises.
“Oh, my bad. It wasn’t intentional. Please continue.”
Audrey covered her mouth with an innocent look on her face. Her face looked slightly green as if she was indeed feeling sick now.
Anger was written all over Kieran’s face at this time. After being interrupted, the atmosphere he had just created was gone. He could only say dryly, “You have to believe me, honey.”
“Oh, Kieran,” said Nicole, slapping Kieran’s chest playfully.
“How could you be so silly?”
Hearing this, Kieran felt very proud of himself. This wasn’t the first time he was playing such a trick. He had a way with women to the extent that those who fell for him were willing to end friendships because of his words. It didn’t matter how strong the friendship was.
In his eyes, Nicole was just one of those stupid women.
Kieran stretched out his arms and tried to hug Nicole. But before he could get to her, he felt a sharp pain in his groin.
Nicole had given him a hard kick with her bent knee.
“Ouch!” Kieran cried as he curled up like a shrimp while cupping his crotch. His face turned red.
“Wanna know why I said you were silly?”
Staring down at Kieran with disdain, Nicole uttered, “You said that Audrey wanted to add you as her WhatsApp friend. It would be more convincing if you told me that pigs can fly!”
“What? You are taking her side? Have you forgotten how you said we are a match made in heaven? Why don’t you believe me now? You are breaking my heart, Nicole.”
Kieran was unwilling to give up just yet. After all, Nicole was the biggest catch he had ever got.
She was young, beautiful, and filthy rich.
Most importantly, he was yet to sleep with her. He didn’t want to break up with her now!
Nicole’s eyes narrowed to slits. With her arms folded, she raised her foot and brought it down on Kieran’s shoe.
“How dare you try to break up our relationship! Audrey and I have been friends for seven years! Do you think I’d throw away my holy seven-year friendship with her because of our one-month-old relationship? In your dreams!”
After dealing with Kieran, Nicole lost her appetite for dining here.
She put her arm around Audrey’s shoulder and said, “Let’s go. I’ll take you to another restaurant. This bastard has contaminated this place.”
Behind them, Kieran’s face was distorted with anger and his expression was as cold as a snake. He mumbled to himself, “This isn’t over yet, bitch. One day, I’ll make sure you pay for this!”
Nicole and Audrey went to another restaurant, which was a very famous high-end restaurant in Ardlens.
After they made their orders, Audrey said, “Nicole, the truth is, I overhead that bastard saying that he would drug you…”
Before she could finish speaking, Nicole interrupted her by raising her hand.
“You don’t have to explain anything to me. I’m certain that he did something awful to you. You know I’m not that good at noticing red flags. If it weren’t for you, I’d have fallen prey to that bastard and it would be too late.”
Later, Nicole watched as Audrey picked on her food. She finally broke the silence.
“What are you going to do next?”
Audrey understood what Nicole meant. She stirred the bowl of creamy soup in front of her as she replied with a faint smile, “I’m planning to resign from the Clement Group.”
“Are you sure about this? What are your plans for the future?”
Nicole asked worriedly, staring at Audrey’s pale face.
“My mind is already made up. Leaving is the best decision for me.
Actually, I plan to do some freelance design work upon resignation,”
Audrey said indifferently. She turned away slightly and her profile was delicate and beautiful.
Now that the only woman Cornell had ever loved was back, she was nothing in his eyes anymore.
The last thing she wanted was to be the third wheel. Audrey thought she should be sensible and make room for Cecilia as soon as possible.
Nicole was delighted that Audrey made this decision. After all, Cornell was a complicated man. She was afraid that Audrey would get hurt if she kept this relationship with Cornell.
“You should have realized it a long time ago. Why should you serve Cornell Like that every day? You are smart and capable. You won various prizes with your works back in college. A brighter future awaits you once you leave the Clement Group.”
In the past, when Audrey had a crush on Cornell, there were many things that Nicole couldn’t say, fearing that those words would hurt Audrey. Now that Audrey’s eyes had opened and seen through the situation, Nicole couldn’t be happier for her.
“Have you heard the latest?” asked Nicole with her eyes shining.
“Henley is back in town! Remember how everyone in college always said that you two made a good pair?”
Audrey almost choked on the soup. She widened her eyes.
“Henley is back?”
“Yes, what rock do you live under? I thought you had followed him on Twitter. Henley Brooks, search him. He is the latest fast-rising personality in the investment circle.”
Audrey shook her head. After graduation, she gave Cornell all her attention. She had lost all contact with her schoolmates, except Nicole.
“Honestly, I always thought that you and Henley would end up together.
You two looked like a good pair. And he was so good to you despite the two-year gap between you two. I was a little envious of you back then.”
“Oh, please. Henley was good to everyone back then. He never treated me special.”
It was no wonder that Audrey thought so. She did think that Henley treated her well only because he was the president of the student union whose responsibility was to take care of the newcomers.
Knowing Audrey was so blinded to the affection Henley showed, Nicole shook her head helplessly. She chewed on a piece of steak and commented, “Silly girl.”
“I heard Jarrod is back too. Are you aware?” Audrey couldn’t help asking.
Jarrod Schultz was once engaged to Nicole. Later, something serious happened to the Schultz family, so Nicole’s father called off the engagement.
Cornell and Jarrod were quite close. When Jarrod got back, they had a close partnership.
The smile on Nicole’s face froze before she said awkwardly, “Yeah, I know.”
“Let bygones be bygones, Nicole. You guys didn’t work out. Don’t waste your time like this. I heard he’s going to get married soon.”
Audrey tried to persuade Nicole because she knew Nicole changed boyfriends frequently to get over Jarrod.
Audrey wanted the best for Nicole, so she wished Nicole could stop torturing herself like that.
Waving her hand, Nicole picked up her glass and raised it with a smile.
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