Chapter 2076

Something Fishy

Nicole kissed Chatty, picked up the phone, and asked again, "Logan, what are you talking about?"

Logan said anxiously, "Zach Gilbert is dead.He jumped off the hotel building.The police investigation
found that he met you at Stanton Corporation before he died.This seems to be a little troublesome,
President."

Nicole woke up in an instant.Her eyes darkened.

"How could that happen..."

Someone as treacherous and greedy as Zach Gilbert could not possibly commit suicide.Someone must
have killed him! However, was there a connection between Zach’s and Tina’s death? Nicole’s mind was
a mess.She always felt that there was someone behind her triggering this series of events.It felt like
that person was pushing everyone into the abyss.

Nicole was unconsciously forced into this situation.

Logan’s voice came through the phone.

"President, the lawyers are ready, and we have already talked to the police.But rumors of Zach Gilbert
privately signing the contract with you have gone viral, causing a strong reaction from the public that
may be detrimental to Stanton Corporation."

Nicole pursed her lips, reached out to touch Chatty’s little face, and smiled slightly.

"It’s okay.Get the public relations department to refute the rumor.It looks like someone has a motive to
pin Tina’s death and now Zach Gilbert's death on me.I’m just a little curious who is targeting me?"



Logan said in a low voice, "I’m investigating it, but so far, there are no leads.We don’t know who bribed
the keyboard warriors.I'll contact the platform first to reduce online traffic."

"Okay."

Nicole hung up the phone and felt down for a while.

There were already two deaths.Although Nicole did not feel anything about Zach’s death, she was still
saddened about Tina’s death because she had some relationship with Tina.It was impossible for Nicole
to be indifferent about it.

"Mommy, draw..."

Chatty smiled and nestled into Nicole's arms.

Nicole smiled, carried Chatty down, and washed the girl’s face.

When Nicole felt that Chatty was about to resist, she immediately wiped Chatty’s face dry.

"Wow! Chatty, you’re so pretty!"

Chatty liked compliments immediately smiled shyly.

Nicole carried her out and saw that breakfast was served on the table.

Clayton rarely cooks.He glanced at Nicole and raised his eyebrows.

"You're early?"

It was somewhat unexpected.

Nicole smiled.



"Our little girl wants to become a painter, so we can’t delay her.Come, Mommy will get the tools out for
you."

In order to cultivate Chatty’s hobbies, their home did not lack any equipment.

The piano was not touched, and the paint brushes were still in its wrapper.

However, it seemed to come in handy today.

Chatty solemnly picked up the paint brush and painted three bugs.

Clayton glanced at it and could not help but praise his daughter.

"I guess Chatty has an eye for nature.Look, this bug even has eyes.What a good observation!"

Chatty looked up at her father with a smile and pointed to one of the big bugs.

"Daddy!"

Clayton’s face darkened.

Chatty pointed to another big bug next to the previous one.

"Mommy!"

Finally, she pointed to a small bug.

"Baby!"

Chatty was referring to herself.

Nicole could not hold back her laughter.



"I guess it’s abstract art?"

Clayton nodded with a sullen face.

"Right.Let’s eat first!"

He was afraid that if he stayed longer to look in detail, he would not be in the mood to eat.Chatty
happily threw the paint brush down and started to drink milk.

Clayton gave her some complementary food on the side.Nicole paused for a while and said, "Zach
Gilbert is dead."

Clayton froze and frowned.

"The late Tina's husband?" Nicole nodded.

Clayton fell silent.

"It doesn’t have anything to do with you, right?"

Nicole curled her lips aggrievedly, blinked her eyes, and nodded.

"Zach came to see me before he died, saying that he wanted to abide by the contract.After he went
back, he jumped off the building.Clayton, why am I so unlucky?"

Nicole could feel that she had unknowingly gotten into a lot of trouble, but this was not what she
wanted.This time, someone around her died.

That kind of danger seemed to come out of nowhere, leaving her unprepared.

Nicole wanted to take precautions, but she did not know where to start.



Clayton pursed his lips silently.

Seeing that Nicole was about to cry, Clayton reached out and hugged her.

"It’s okay.I’m right here.This is just a coincidence.Don’t worry, it'll be alright."

Nicole did not take his consolation to heart.It was better than doing nothing.She only had an emotional
breakdown for a while.

After that, she still had to be strong.Clayton lowered his head to kiss her face and coaxed her.Chatty
saw this and pointed at her own little cheek.

"Kissy..."

Clayton covered Chatty’s face with his big hands, which blocked Chatty’s entire view.

Nicole and Clayton went out at 9:00 am.

Clayton did not let Nicole go to work alone and accompanied her to the office.

On the way there, Nicole could not help but take out her phone to check the news.

Indeed, her name was on the trending topics.

"Nicole Stanton suspected of murder..."

"Nicole Stanton suspected of embezzling property..."

(No way! Goddess Nicole is so rich, so why would she need to take such risks?]

(That's right! Isn’t Zach Gilbert’s company just a shell? His total assets are less than a fraction of
Goddess Nicole’s net worth.Why would she embezzle that?]



(I don’t believe this! There must be something fishy going on...]

(It looks like the rich have no morals! They really like to push the limits of the law! ]

Nicole glanced at the comments.

Although the situation was controlled, the share price of Stanton Corporation would inevitably be
affected.

At this time, Nicole could not hide.

Otherwise, others would think that she was guilty, and the situation would worsen.

When they arrived at Stanton Corporation, they went straight to the underground parking lot.

The security guards waited there to block the reporters who were at the entrance.

They went upstairs and bumped into Grant, who had just come out of a morning meeting.

Grant pointed at Nicole with a stern expression on his face and helplessly said, "Everyone in our family
combined doesn’t even have as many scandals as you do!"

Usually, only men would be involved in scandals.

As a result, it was the exact opposite with the Stanton family.

Grant never had any scandals.

Kai, as a movie star, was revered by his fans.

Thus, he was inviolable.

The two men, who were most likely to have scandals, were free from scandals.



On the other hand, Nicole would occasionally be on the trending topics.

Nicole smiled sheepishly.Clayton, who was behind her, brought over breakfast and handed it to Logan.

"Distribute it to those who haven’t had breakfast yet." Logan nodded.

Grant glanced at Clayton but did not say anything.

Clayton patted Nicole’s head and smiled.

"Go to your office and stay there.I’ll have a chat with Big Brother." Nicole nodded.She clearly did not do
anything, but she felt like she was being roasted over a fire until she was almost burnt.

Clayton knocked on the door and went in.Grant was not surprised that Clayton was the one who came.

"Have you heard?" Clayton nodded.

Grant rubbed his temples.

"I've talked to the authorities.They are ruling out Nicole as a suspect because she has alibis for the two
murders.But the public opinion is trying to pin those deaths on her." Clayton smiled.

"Nicole only looks fierce, but she’s actually very timid."


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