Chapter 152
Nicole sat down opposite Mr. Ellison. She did not pick up the cutlery but looked at him and asked,
“What can I do for you?”
She sounded very casual as if she were just talking to an ordinary person. If outsiders were to see Nicole’s attitude toward Ellison, they would have
been shocked with their mouths agape.
Most people in San Joto knew Mr. Ellison’s
influence in politics and academia, in which he was almost a figurehead personality. Everyone
respected him.
But Ellison did not show displeasure despite Nicole’s attitude. He smiled and said, “I just want to invite you for a meal. Harvey will be a bit late, as he
was still outside.”
Mr. Ellison, whose full name was Thomas Ellison, was not such a nonsense person. Nicole frowned and was a bit impatient. “Tell me what it is about, or I will leave.”
Mr. Ellison heard she was leaving and hurriedly said, “I saw the video of Harvey and you on the Internet. I can tell that he is fond of you, and he has
asked you to be his girlfriend. Is that true?”
Nicole had already guessed what Mr. Ellison was going to say when she saw the three sets of tableware on the table. After her suspicion was confirmed, she was calm. Looking at a table full of her favorite food, she knew Mr. Ellison had always been treating her well.
She looked down as if thinking about something before saying slowly, “It is true, but Harvey didn’t
say that because he liked me, did he?”
Not because Harvey liked her, but because Mr. Ellison wanted him to like her. When Nicole looked up again, her upturned eyes appeared clear and stern, and she exuded an extremely assertive
persona.
“You know what kind of person I am. I don’t want
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