21\/ Nicole Looks for Trouble\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 217 Nicole Looks for Trouble\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Harold originally planned to hire someone to seduce Adriana into betraying Curtis. But that would take too long. He decided it was better to send Matthew to do the job.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After all, Matthew and Adriana already had history.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Matthew looked at the project Harold had just handed over and gave a faint smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was a hint of irony in it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had competed with Curtis over this project for six months. From the moment Curtis learned Adriana would study abroad in Pastalia, he shifted his focus toward this deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Matthew did the same, determined to beat Curtis the proper way. But he had to admit, when it came to international business, Curtis had connections across multiple foreign countries that Matthew simply didn\u2019t.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He thought he had lost. He believed Curtis had it in the bag.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Curtis\u2019s grandfather, the man Curtis trusted most personally, handed the project to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sometimes, life feels like a joke.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No matter how hard you work, you still can\u2019t compete with someone around you tearing it all down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Matthew accepted the file. He wasn\u2019t noble enough to refuse it. He despised this tactic, but he wanted the project badly. \u201cHarold,\u201d he said calmly, \u201cI thank you on behalf of my family.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou need to make Adriana and Curtis get a divorce,\u201d Harold replied coldly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He stated his condition.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI want that more than you do.\u201d Matthew stood and bowed to Harold. \u201cI love Adriana. I didn\u2019t cherish her properly back then, but I\u2019ll change. I\u2019ll win her back. I hope this ends right there.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Matthew was warning him to not harm Adriana physically.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If Harold disagreed, Matthew would not go along with this plan.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Harold stayed silent as Matthew walked out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Young people these days are arrogant, every one of them. And now one of them even dares to threaten him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chapter 217 Nicole Looks for Trouble\u00a0<\/p>\n
With an annoyed scoff, Harold slammed his cup down onto the table.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Classroom.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The next morning, Adriana walked to class with Yolanda, only to be stopped at the door by Nicole.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was obvious Nicole was here to make trouble.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana looked at her and thought, Something must be seriously wrong with this girl.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you secretly meet up with Justin?\u201d Nicole pointed at her, voice loud. \u201cYou slut! It\u2019s bad enough you\u2019re trying to charm Curtis; now you want to lure Justin too? Let me tell you this, Justin is just a dog raised by the Bartons. He only listens to me. If you dare to try anything, I won\u2019t let you off!\u201d Right there, in front of the whole lecture hall, Nicole called Adriana a slut who seduces men.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yolanda rolled her eyes. \u201cGeez! Thanks for the compliment. Sluts are gorgeous.\u201d Then she gently pushed Nicole aside. \u201cBut hey, don\u2019t block the path. If we\u2019re sluts, that makes you a bitch with attitude.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nicole\u2019s face turned red. She glared at Yolanda and cursed, \u201cStop acting all high and mighty just because you hang around her. When Curtis loses everything, you two are nothing!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana calmly held up her phone. She had recorded Nicole\u2019s cursing Justin as a dog and sent it as a voice message to Justin. \u201cI already passed your message to Justin,\u201d she said quietly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nicole froze for a second but quickly regained her smug smile. She couldn\u2019t care less about this. \u201cSo what? Justin is a Barton. He won\u2019t listen to you. When I tell him to go east, he\u2019ll never go west!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was so confident. She believed Justin was fully loyal to the Bartons.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nicole and Danielle used to bully Justin, treating him like a problem they could never get of. But he never fought back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Justin didn\u2019t reply to Adriana\u2019s message. Maybe he saw it. Maybe he was angry. But he stayed silent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nicole sneered coldly, \u201cSee? He won\u2019t even answer you. I yell at him every day, and he still does what I say.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana didn\u2019t get angry. She didn\u2019t even look upset. She just gave Nicole a calm look and said softly, \u201cYou\u2019re really smug, huh? I just hope you\u2019ll always stay the heiress of the Bartons.\u201d Then she and Yolanda walked into the classroom\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nicole\u2019s face changed instantly. She glared at Adriana, furious. \u201cWhat do you mean by that?\u00a0<\/p>\n
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pur Z17 Nicole Looks for Trouble\u00a0<\/p>\n
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She remembered what Danielle had told her, that the real heiress would never return. Which meant she would always be the only heiress.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nicole steadied herself and sneered coldly. Then she raised her voice and shouted loudly in the lecture hall. \u201cEveryone, look at her! She was kept by the CEO of Langford Group for four years! After graduation, she climbed even higher, and now she\u2019s trying to seduce my fianc\u00e9!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana\u2019s fists tightened. She looked at Nicole furiously.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She lifted her phone and said, \u201cI recorded everything. This is a public lecture hall, with over 500 witnesses. I will call the police and sue you for spreading lies, defamation, and public humiliation.\u201d Then she turned slightly. \u201cYolanda, call the police.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yolanda raised an eyebrow, smirked, and pulled out her phone right away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nicole panicked. That\u2019s just how she was\u2013loud, reckless, but never smart.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana could guess what was going on. Nicole wouldn\u2019t cause this scene unless someone pushed her. And that someone was Danielle; this girl was her lapdog.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Danielle must have some twisted feelings toward Justin. And after knowing Adriana and Justin had met alone, she probably went crazy with jealousy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was fine. If they wanted trouble, Adriana would give them real trouble.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Defamation wasn\u2019t a big deal, but it wasn\u2019t small either. If Nicole couldn\u2019t prove her wild accusations, she would have to apologize in front of everyone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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