The CEO Gets What He Wants novel Chapter 435

William's study was spacious, with a ten-tiered mahogany bookshelf covering all the walls.

Books of various genres were neatly arranged on the shelves.

After sneaking into the study like a burglar, Nicole quickly locked the door. Being surrounded by tens of thousands of books made her feel dizzy.

Knowing her father well, she believed he would have kept the most important documents in a secure safe, and she would need some time to look for the safe.

Nicole removed her heels and rolled her sleeves before searching carefully for the safe.

Despite going through the bookshelves, drawers, the interior of the couch, and even the attic in the study, she still failed to locate it.

Nicole's half-hour search attempt in the study was in vain even though she was already sweating profusely.

Out of frustration, she pounded the bookshelf with force, and to her surprise, a click echoed in the room. It seemed her actions had triggered a button, causing the top layer of the bookshelf to spin over.

The silver safe, which was built into the inner layer of the bookshelf, appeared right before Nicole's eyes.

Her heart pounded as she climbed the ladder barefoot to reach the top of the bookshelf. Excitement surged inside her as she tried to open it, but she was prompted to enter a password.

Upon considering William's love for Claire, Nicole entered Claire's birthday without hesitation.

Unfortunately, it was the wrong password.

She tried keying her birthday but to no avail as well.

The warning sign of the safe continued flashing red, reminding her that she had only three attempts. In other words, another incorrect entry would cause the safe to lock.

Nicole's desire to access the safe conflicted with her doubts about whether she should keep trying.

If she succeeded in figuring out the password, she would be able to access the safe, but if she failed, her foster father would know someone had tried to break into the safe. Yet, she was worried that she might not have another chance to sneak in if she did not give it another shot.

As Nicole weighed her options, her phone rang, startling her and almost causing her to fall off the ladder.

After steadying herself and taking a few deep breaths, Nicole answered the phone. “Hello, Mom?”

“Nickie, what are you busy with? You should be coming over now,” Claire uttered.

“Mom, there was a car accident on Rollwer Road. The cops cleared the road minutes ago, but I'm still stuck in traffic. I'm on my way now, so don't panic. How's Grandpa?” Nicole lied, pretending to express her concern.

When Claire heard about the car accident, she became anxious. “A car accident on Rollwer Road? Nickie, that road is too dangerous, so don't take that road. I would rather you take a longer route. Why don't you take the city highway? You have to drive carefully at night. Your grandpa is all right. Don't worry. Nickie, I'm going to end the call now so that you can focus better on the road. See you later.”

After hanging up the phone, Nicole stared at the safe and decided to take a gamble.

When she was about to enter her father's birthday, another set of numbers popped into her mind. She decided to enter those numbers.

Nicole did not have high hopes for her last attempt, so she was stunned when she heard a soft click and watched the safe open miraculously!

The numbers she had just entered were the birthday of Claire's biological daughter. She did not expect it to work, but it did!

Once again, the revelation filled her with resentment, but Nicole knew she had a more pressing matter to attend to.

She started rifling through the safe box, and when she reached the bottom of the stack of documents, she came across a small disk.

That discovery got Nicole excited.

After retrieving the disk from the safe, she replaced it with another one that looked the same.

Then she carefully put everything back in its original position.

After leaving the study, Nicole returned to her room and eagerly inserted the disk into her laptop to check its contents.

Her ultra-thin laptop performance was excellent, as it could display the content of the disk with remarkable speed.

Nicole's jaw dropped the moment the video started playing.

The video displayed a young, handsome man, who appeared to be around eighteen or nineteen years old, bribing a middle-aged individual.

The quality of the video was decent, not as good as the current pixel standards, but clear enough to show that the young man was Cayden as the person looked and sounded the same as the current Cayden.

In the video, the young Cayden brought a combination lock briefcase to Marvin. He then opened it, revealing a layer of high-quality tea leaves on top.

After removing the tea leaves, Nicole saw stacks of neatly arranged banknotes inside the combination lock briefcase. The amount of cash was estimated to be several million.

Cayden looked dashing even though he was just a teenager. Nonetheless, his steady composure made him look like a young adult. It was as if his genes had gifted him with an innate sense of maturity and experience.

Ten years ago, Cayden had ventured into uncharted territory in the business world despite his young age. While his peers were busy enjoying life, he took over the dying Moore Group and even dared to bribe Marvin to protect the company's interests.

It was evident that Cayden had been a daredevil since a young age.

Although he was a whole generation younger than Marvin, Cayden's shrewdness and mature demeanor in speech and behavior in the video showed he could hold his ground against someone as sly as Marvin.

Nicole was in absolute awe of Cayden's charm. She could not resist touching his youthful face on the screen. This perfect specimen is mine. Even though I wasn't a part of his past, I'll be a part of his future. I swear it!

Nicole copied the information from the disk multiple times, saving it on her own laptop and several other disks. When she was finished, she stared at William's disk with a devious smirk. Avery, now that I have this leverage to threaten Cayden, let's see if he'll choose you over me!

Meanwhile, Avery's right eyelid had been twitching since she returned from work, and she could not help but feel restless.

Even when Cayden embraced her intimately as usual while they were lying in bed at night, she still felt an unease in her heart.

Perhaps it had been a long day for Cayden. He fell asleep quickly while hugging her, but Avery stayed awake almost all night.

Avery only managed to fall into a deep slumber at dawn the next day.

It was a Saturday, so she did not need to go to work. However, Cayden got up early. He kissed Avery's peaceful face while she slept and quickly headed downstairs.

Because of the recent successful cooperation with Vivi Group, he had been busier. That was why he could not enjoy meals with Avery and the children like they always did.