Chapter 1685

The Situation isn’t Good

Clayton also did not have an appetite. He put down the cutlery, slowly wiped his mouth, and cleaned up
while she opened her gifts.

What Nicole enjoyed was obviously the process of opening presents.

As soon as she took them out, Clayton knew that a large portion of these things would be put away

Nicole came out of the dressing room happily. The smile on her face still had not faded.

Clayton walked over and hugged her. The implication in his eyes was clear.

“Let’s go take a shower?”

Nicole froze and blushed slightly.

Of course, she knew what was going to happen next. There was even vague anticipation in her heart.

She nodded and ran to the bathroom. Just as she was about to close the door, a hand stopped

her.

Her heart jumped as she watched Clayton come in from the doorway. His dark eyes shone with a
meaningful light as he looked at her like she was his prey.

“It’s already so late. Let’s shower together?”

His reason was high-sounding, making her unable to refuse.

Nicole looked at him with her hazy eyes that flickered. “We can’t…”



“We can…”

Clayton did not give her the opportunity to refuse. He lowered his head and wrapped his arms around
her waist, kissing her while bringing her inside. He turned on the shower along the way, and the two
people were instantly drenched together.

The two of them were entangled for an unknown amount of time. Nicole did not even have the strength
to lift her fingers. She lay on the bed unmoving like a puddle of water.

Behind her, Clayton gently covered her with the quilt and planted a soft kiss on her forehead.

Nicole thought he still wanted more and suddenly panicked, then pushed his arm away.

“No more…”

Her voice was soft and charming.

Clayton still had energy for another round, but his heart broke when he saw her looking so tired

He answered with a hoarse and soothing voice.

“Okay, go to sleep.”

He wrapped his arms around her waist from behind. His heart, which had been drained for several
days, gradually settled down.



Nicole relaxed and she fell asleep as soon as her head touched the pillow.

She felt that Clayton seemed like a different man after coming back from Liberty.



Although he was still as thoughtful as before, when he looked at her, he no longer deliberately hid his
emotions. When he looked at her, the undisguised emotions in his dark eyes were like the sea that
could swallow her up.

The next day.

Nicole was woken by the incessant sound of her phone ringing before dawn.

She did not want to answer the phone at all.

To the other side, Clayton looked at the caller ID, glanced at Nicole, and nudged her, but she did not
move.

After thinking about it, he picked up the phone himself.

“Kai?”

The caller was Kai.

Kai froze for a second but did not think much about it now.

“Tell Lil N to come to the hospital. Dad’s heart condition acted up again. The situation isn’t

good.”

It was rare to hear Kai sounding so serious.

Clayton’s sleepiness instantly disappeared. “Okay. We’ll be right there.” He immediately hung up the
phone and picked Nicole up.

“Babe, wake up. Your dad is in the hospital…”



He felt regretful when he saw how sleepy she was, but now was not the time to dally. They could not
delay even a single minute.

Nicole heard those words and instantly woke up. She looked at him blankly.

“What?”

Clayton’s tone was solemn. “Kai called, and I answered the phone. Your father’s heart.

condition acted up again. Kai said that the situation doesn’t look good.”

Nicole’s heart was pounding way too quickly like a drum.

She finally reacted. Not caring about anything else, Nicole immediately turned around and went down
to wash up before going out.

Clayton’s reaction was much faster than hers. He had already called the driver to wait downstairs.

Nicole was extremely anxious. Her face was pale, and her body was cold, as if she was the one who
fell sick.


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