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“My grandma wants me to marry you, then take care of you and your children for the rest of your life. Are you willing to marry me?” Drake said bluntly. Although he was talking about marriage, his gaze was indifferent; it was like he was simply shouldering a responsibility.

Feeling suddenly amused, Nicole Chapman fluffed her long hair and looked at the man opposite. “Take a good look at me. Do I look like the type who can never get married?”

She was very beautiful. In fact, it was not an overstatement to say that she was absolutely stunning.

“Miss Chapman, do you not want to marry me?” Drake Butler twitched the corner of his mouth and silently breathed a sigh of relief.

“Although you are powerful and handsome, I don’t care for you,” Nicole replied very confidently.

Drake's handsome face revealed a slightly startled expression. It seemed that he was not attractive at all to this woman. Oh well, that is exactly the result I wanted, anyway.

As he wished, they were not attracted to each other.

“I hope you can visit my grandmother in person, Miss Chapman.” After all, only this woman could deny his grandmother’s wishes because, in his heart, he was also responsible for another woman.

Nicole pondered for a few seconds, then asked with narrowed eyes, “You really have acquired QR International Group?”

“From now on, I’ll be your boss, so don’t worry. I’ll take care of you.” Drake expressed that even though he couldn’t marry her, he would take care of her at work.

Hearing that, Nicole blinked. “Okay, let’s do that then! Goodbye, President Butler.”

Drake Butler was startled again at her words. Never before had a woman disregarded him so blatantly.

Thus, Drake got up and left. After he did, Nicole let out a small sigh. Suddenly, Grace knocked on the door and asked, “Miss Chapman, what are you talking about with President Drake? Does he like you very much?”

“Who said that?"

“Everyone is saying that he has been staring at you in the conference room,” Grace informed Nicole with the current juicy gossip.

When Nicole Chapman heard that, she was annoyed. It seemed that Drake was causing trouble for her at work.

As a boss, he should be a good boss. She would just work under him, and he should not appear in front of her in the future.

Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, Nicole picked up the phone and called her father.

“Hello! May I know who it is?” A familiar voice came from the other end.

Nicole's nose burned as she called out to the other side, “Dad, it’s me. I’m Ni..Nicole.”

“Nicole? You… Where have you been in the past five years? I couldn’t find you.” Gerald Chapman was pleasantly surprised.

Now that the father and daughter were connected, how could any hatred last? Nicole's eyes filled with tears as she said, “Dad, I’m sorry. I have lived abroad for all these years, and now I’m back to work in the country.”

“Okay, as long as you’re back. When will you come home?”

“I-I’ll go home in two days.”

“Okay, as long as you are healthy and safe. It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have driven you out.”

“Let’s forget about the past.” Nicole comforted him.

She had gone through all the hardships, and she didn’t want to think about them anymore.

“Okay, come back home as soon as possible!” Gerald Chapman sighed.

Nicole hung up the phone and took a deep breath.

Actually, she still didn’t want to go home yet. It was good enough as long as her father was healthy and safe.

At this time, Larry knocked on the door and came over with a box in his hands. “miss Chapman, I’m here to bring you something.”

Nicole looked at the box he put on the table in surprise. “What is this?”

“Guess.”

Nicole looked at the box with the words ‘Cloud Residence No. 1’ written on it. It was like the name of a building.

“You better tell me directly!” Nicole smiled; she didn’t want to guess.

“Cloud Residence No. 1 is a luxurious large condominium unit of 370 square meters that is worth 120 million. It is a top property unit that is lavishly renovated and decorated with luxurious decoration, and it is ready for you to stay. You deserve it.” Larry finished speaking and opened the box. There were six keys and a door card inside.

Nicole frowned. “Is this for me?”

"Miss Chapman, this is a special perk from President Butler. He changed your residence to the Cloud Residence No. 1 unit. Aren't you surprised and excited about it?"

“Take it away; I don’t need it.” Nicole refused coldly. She didn’t want to accept any favors from the Butler Family at all.

When her mother died, she had gone through a very painful childhood.

Her mother had died an honorable death, and she had lost her closest loved one.

Hearing her refusal, Larry was dumbfounded for a few seconds. Did she just refuse such an amazing perk?

“miss Chapman, you’re not joking, are you? This is a perk that is only for you!”

Larry was 35 years old and single. He also fell in love at first sight with Nicole, who was young and beautiful, but he didn’t expect that Drake Drake Butler had already gotten ahead first.

“Tell President Butler that I don’t need special treatment in the company.”

After Nicole finished speaking, she pushed the box toward Larry and repeated her words. “Take it away.”

“Don’t do this to me. How am I supposed to tell him? Just accept it!”

Larry could see that Drake Butler was interested in Nicole.

However, Nicole still said firmly, “Send it back. I really don’t need it. Thank you.”

When Larry saw that she was serious, he had to take the box away.

At this moment, Drake Butler did not go back to work in his company Dominion Corporation, but started working in the main office of Bourgeois instead.

“President Butler, miss Chapman won’t accept this no matter what I said,” Larry reported helplessly.

“Well.” Drake Butler's dark eyes were cloudy. He had expected this, but it would be best if he could repay his debt with material things so that he would not have to bind himself to Nicole by marriage.

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At the Chapman Residence, Gerald Chapman had just retuned. He looked at his wife watching TV on the sofa, then sighed happily and said,

"Wanda, I received a call today. Guess who it was?".

“Who?” Wanda Russell looked at him curiously.

“It was Nicole! She had been living abroad for all these years. No wonder I had been unable to contact her,” Gerald Chapman said happily.

He didn’t realize that his wife’s expression had suddenly changed, and the resentment in her eyes grew. “Why are you still thinking about her? She embarrassed you in the past, so don’t let her come back to this house.”

"Wanda, l've been thinking for some time, and I feel that she's not that kind of person. There must be a misunderstanding. and banyway, it has been so many years since. Just let it pass!".

“What misunderstanding? Amelia photographed her frequenting that kind of place in the middle of the night. The evidence is solid.” Wanda really didn’t expect Nicole Chapman, who had been driven out, to come back now.

Did she notice our company’s development and come back to compete for the family assets? Hmph! It all belongs to my daughter. It will be over my dead body for Nicole to get her hands on it!

Seeing that his wife was not happy, Gerald Chapman said no more and went upstairs, a little tired.

Then, Wanda quickly picked up her phone and dialed her daughter’s number.

“Hey! Mom.”

“Amelia, guess who’s back?”

"Who?"

“That little b*tch Nicole contacted your dad today. She’s back.”

“What? How can she even come back?”

“She must have taken a fancy to our family’s assets and wants to return for a piece of the pie. With me here, she won’t even get to lay a finger on it.” Wanda snorted coldly, her face full of bitterness.

"I was able to drive her away five years ago, so even if she comes back, I can still drive her out again." Amelia Chapman was also very confident about it..

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