Chapter 824

Clayton laughed and said in a light-hearted way.

“I won’t be going back to Liberty in the near future. My friends told me that living in a hotel long-term will
be difficult to get a girlfriend, so I bought a house.”
Nicole’s face suddenly felt a little hot. She wondered if Clayton was determined to chase her, so he
bought a house and planned to stay in Mediania long term.
The two of them did not speak on the way to The Grand Manor.

The driver played an old song to ease the atmosphere. The car was just too silent.
“We’re here, Mr. Sloan. Non-resident cars can’t get in.” The driver reminded him.

Clayton smiled. He looked warm and modest as he turned to look at Nicole.
“You don’t want to talk to me?”

Nicole was stunned, then shook her head. “No…”

Clayton asked, “Do you want to come in and take a look?”

He was afraid that she would refuse and hastily added, “Lil Michael asked me to bring you something
from abroad. I haven’t found the opportunity to give it to you. You can come and take it away later.”
Nicole paused for a few seconds. “What is it?” If it was jewelry, forget it…

Clayton’s smile widened as he cleared his throat and said, ” He made it on his own. It’s not worth
much, but it can’t be bought anywhere else.”

All children liked to do this.

Clayton originally did not want to give it to Nicole because he did not know how to, but there was no
other excuse he could use to get her to go over. Nicole gladly nodded. “Sure…”



She thought, ’It must be a very thoughtful little gift! I must treasure it!’ Clayton greeted the guard at the
entrance, so the driver drove the car in smoothly. Nicole remembered something and asked, “Did Lil
Michael get into a fight with someone at school?” Clayton raised his eyebrows.

“He participated in a Youth Intelligence Competition and spoke out of turn, so he got into a fight with a
boy five years older than him and ended up getting beaten up.”

Nicole was instantly distressed. “They must be jealous of his talent!”

The corners of Clayton’s mouth twitched slightly and smiled wryly. “Your answer was exactly the same
as Michael’s. That’s also why he got beaten up.” Nicole smiled sheepishly. “Was he hurt?”

Clayton looked cold and restrained. “He’s fine. I’ve disciplined him.” “He’s telling the truth. You don’t
need to be so serious. The teacher is so childish to call the parents…” Nicole muttered in a small voice.

Clayton looked at her helplessly. He did not expect Nicole to be so protective in private.

She really liked Lil Michael!
”The reason they called for the parents was to get the person who hit him to apologize to him in front of
the parents. As a result, Michael got his bodyguard to act as his father and was caught by the teacher.
He then paid an old man that was selling things in front of his school to act the part and was seen
through by the teacher again.

Finally, he hired a man whom he met eating at a fast-food restaurant. When Michael brought the man
to school, the man turned out to be the teacher’s father. Just like that, the teacher got mad and finally
found my secretary’s number from the school’s registry. That’s how I learned of this…” Nicole’s mouth
gaped open in shock. ’Lil Michael usually looks like a resourceful and witty kid. At a critical time, why
didn’t his brain work?



He should’ve hired someone further away from school! This child is still a little too inexperienced!’ As
Nicole was thinking about it, the car stopped. Clayton went over to open the door for her like a
gentleman. Nicole got out and took a look at the surroundings.

The air was fresh, and the environment was neat. The semi- open space was lively and quiet. At a
glance, this was a good neighborhood.

Clayton walked forward while he chatted with her. “I know that you often live in a duplex apartment that
you bought yourself. I asked the developer and found that both the upper and lower floors were already
bought. No matter how much I’m willing to pay, the owner won’t sell. So, I had to settle for the next best
thing, which is this property. It’s not too far from your place.”


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