Eric Ferguson did not make a sound on the side, but his eyes had a chill in them.

Nicole laughed lightly and took Ian's arm. She raised an eyebrow and said, "What does it matter to you how many men I change or how many people I date? Mr. Ludwig, do you wanna date me too?"

Keith was dissed and felt infuriated. 'Why do I always get bullied by Nicole?! '

"You? You're not my type! "

"To be honest, the last time I saw your body, it's not that great. You'd better date women with no taste. I'm very strict about my requirements on men's physique."

'How dare you say my body's not great! ' Keith's face turned red and white as he shook with anger, but he did not dare to say another word. His nudes were in her hands, so it left him with no choice but to retreat.

He also heard what Nicole implied. 'Is this woman threatening me?'

Ian laughed at the side. "Her standards have always been very high. Mr. Ludwig, if we continue talking, it'll affect my boo's appetite! "

One glance at Eric was enough to affect Nicole's mood!

Nicole coldly glanced at Keith, ignored the man beside him, then walked inside.

Keith was so infuriated that he almost jumped up behind them. "This woman is too much! How dare she insult me for having a bad figure? Is my body not great?"

Eric's face was surprisingly cold. He snorted lightly. " You think it's good?"

He was very annoyed that nothing was going his way lately. He did not get an appointment with Nicole and that matter with the emerald pipe was still unresolved. When he recalled the scene where Nicole had seen Keith running naked, the dreary feeling lingered in his heart. He felt inexplicably frustrated.

Keith was once again defeated. He did not know why Eric was throwing shade at him and blamed it all on Nicole.

When he went to Eric's office to look for him, he coincidentally ran into Eric's secretary, Mitchell, who was contacting Nicole's secretary, but unexpectedly, he was rejected!

The two of them then came out for lunch and saw Nicole on a date with Ian Carter, so how could Eric be in a good mood?

Suddenly remembering something, Keith hurriedly asked, "I heard that your family heirloom was auctioned off by your mother and sister?"

At the mention of this, Eric's face became even colder and he did not speak.

"Who bought it? Why don't you just spend more money to buy it back?"

Eric glanced coldly at Keith. "Nicole bought it."

Keith did not know what to say and only let out a faint "oh". 'That would be difficult...'

Perhaps after seeing those two men that Nicole despised, she did not have much of an appetite and felt uninterested in the meal.

They had some wine, so Nicole planned on going home to rest after lunch. The wine Ian recommended was sweet in the mouth yet it burned her throat. It also had a high alcohol percentage because she felt tipsy after just one glass.

Nicole would have suspected that Ian had spiked the wine if it were not for him being tipsier than she was at the moment.

She held her forehead, called Logan, and told him to get someone to pick her up. She then intended to go to the bathroom to wash her face and sober up a bit.

Nicole did not walk very steadily, but she still managed to make her way to the bathroom and wash her face. After she sobered up, she regretted coming out with Ian.

She remembered the route back to the private room, but when she turned a corner, she bumped into someone.

"Sorry..."

As soon as she raised her eyes, Nicole saw Eric's cold face with his eyebrows tightly knitted together. She instantly sobered up and immediately took a step back to keep her distance.

"Mr. Ferguson?"

Eric noticed her movement and his eyes sank slightly. "What a coincidence, Nicole."

Nicole raised her eyebrows. "It's not. I was about to leave."

She was stopped by him before she could walk past him.

"Let's talk."

"Talk about what?" Nicole looked at him puzzled. "You know what, " Eric spoke and locked his eyes onto her.

Nicole laughed and no longer felt tipsy. "I don't think there's anything to talk about between us. For work matters, please contact my assistant."

Her phone rang at that time. It was probably the driver. Just as Nicole was about to leave, Eric said, " You can state any condition you like, but I must take the pipe."

'So he's here for the emerald pipe. Old Master Ferguson must've found out since it's been a day. I guess Quinn and Ingrid must be pretty miserable now" Mr. Ferguson, do you still not understand? Since yesterday, I ignored you guys no matter what conditions you offered. It means rejection." Nicole smiled brightly.