Chapter 236
"Take care of Oliver. I'm going out for a while." Nicolas was willing to live with Stephanie because of Oliver. This did not mean that he would be gentle to her.
Nicolas had just stepped out of the house when Oliver impatiently pulled off the wet towel on his forehead.
He shouted unhappily. "How long do I have to pretend for? I'm lying on the bed. I can't play with toys or watch cartoons. I'm like a fool! If this continues, I'll go crazy!"
At this moment, his face was filled with impatience. He was no longer as lively and cute as he usually was in front of Nicolas.This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.
Stephanie was anxious.
She covered Oliver's mouth and instructed carefully, "Shut your mouth and don't alert your father over. Didn't I teach you that as long as you're obedient and can make your father happy, everything in the Hendrix family will be yours in the future?"
She coaxed him in a low voice, "Didn't you tell me a few days ago that you really like the amusement park in Sunnyend Manor? After Stefan is gone, I will immediately ask your father to transfer the house to your name, okay? In the future, you can do whatever you want, and no one can control you anymore!"
Stephanie tried her best to persuade him. It was not easy to convince Oliver.
He then said, "You have to keep your promise! However, I keep feeling that Dad seems to have sensed something. He didn't seem to be looking at me just now, but at someone else through me."
A child's perception was actually the sharpest. Stephanie's heart immediately froze.
She gently rubbed the top of Oliver's hair and smiled. "Oliver, don't worry. Nicolas has already publicly said that you're will be his only child in his life. That means that no matter how hard that bitch works, it won't affect your status!"
Nicolas did not know that these two people had already been eyeing his assets.
He focused all his attention on Darwin. "What's going on?"
Darwin summarized the situation.
After hesitating a few times, he said, "Mr. Hendrix, there have been many misunderstandings between you and Mrs. Hendrix recently, and she's probably at her most helpless now. Do you want to... go over? I just looked at Mr. Oliver's condition. Actually, it doesn't seem to be that serious. Ms. Ralap might be enough to take care of him."
With Darwin's status, he shouldn't have said that.
But from the bottom of his heart, he didn't only treat Nicolas as his superior, but also like his friend.
He knew how much feelings Nicolas had for Thea, and he didn't want this relationship to end this way.
He added, "Mrs. Hendrix is your wife and has just experienced a miscarriage. You should at least tell her the truth about Mr. Oliver's background. She deserves to know."
Nicolas was obviously tempted. But in the room, Stephanie was already gritting her teeth as she listened.
She thought, 'Why has Darwin never been so polite and attentive to me?'
Stephanie pinched Oliver's thigh. He immediately understood and wailed, "Dad, where did you go? Do you not want me anymore? Dad, are you leaving me again?" Bw.
It pierced into Nicolas's eardrums. He frowned and stared in the direction of the door.
In the end, Nicolas's sense of responsibility could not allow him to leave. He said, "Help me comfort Thea. Don't tell her about Oliver's background for the time being. I promised Stephanie to treat Oliver as my own child." Vergil had died for him. Nicolas felt that it was only right and proper for him to bear this responsibility.
Seeing his tall figure enter the room, Darwin could not help but sigh in his heart.
He thought, 'When will Nicolas figure it out that Mrs. Hendrix is his wife, not an outsider
However, all of this was not something he could say.
When Stephanie saw Nicolas enter, a glint flashed across her eyes. "This child is too attached to you. Nicolas, did we cause you trouble? If you still have something to do, you can go ahead. You don't have to care about us." Nicolas only glanced at her coldly. "You should know that I will stay... for the sake of Oliver. I am not doing this for you."
Stephanie felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Her body involuntarily trembled.
She said, "Nicolas, I know I've done a lot of wrong things in the past, but at least I want to live a peaceful life with you now. Are you not even willing to give me this opportunity?"
Nicolas said, "After Oliver recovers, I'll hire a nanny. From then on, you can visit him once every week."
He knew that Stephanie had raised Oliver the wrong way. He could not ignore his friend's child.
The only way to help him was to change Oliver's environment.
Stephanie was in disbelief. "You promised me that you would let me stay by Oliver's side."
"It's fine if you want to take care of him. I'll only pay for the child support." Nicolas was concise and did not give Stephanie any room to bargain.
The corners of her lips were stretched into a straight line. She begged again and again but to no avail.
On the other hand, Darwin had already gone to Thea.
He said, "Mrs. Hendrix, I've already arranged the follow-up medical fees for Duncan. He won't come looking for trouble with you again."
When Thea poured water for him, her palm was still trembling,
She looked casual as she said, "Did Nicolas ask you to come? I said that my business has nothing to do with him. It's my fault for using his name this time. It won't happen again." Darwin sighed again.
He thought, 'Mrs. Hendrix and Nicolas clearly cares about each other, so why doesn't the two of them give each other a chance to talk this out?'
He remembered Nicolas's instructions and could only say vaguely, "Mrs. Hendrix, Mr. Hendrix still cares about you. If you are willing to give in a bit..." Thea's hand paused, and laughter spilled from the corner of her lips.
Everyone wanted her to give in. But she had clearly not done anything. Therefore, she would not give in no matter how much power Nicolas had. Bww.
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In the end, she did not give Darwin face. "Please tell Nicolas not to send people to monitor me in the future. It's very annoying."
She chased him out of the apartment and did not sleep the entire night.
The next day, Thea actually saw a familiar face in Sparkle Rocks.
"Didn't you say that you have experience as a manager of a big company? Is this how you do things? You didn't even label the format of the contract documents correctly. Do you want our clients to think that our company can't handle the basic tasks? Ursa was admonishing a staff.
Opposite her, a woman said timidly. "Ms. Holmes, I am sorry. I definitely won't be so careless next time. Please don't fire me I really need this job."
It was Madelyn Terell.