One More Night

After that day, Jake was never seen again. He never went to school again and his belongings in the dorm were gone. Nicole just cried out when Henry told her that they heard that he had gone abroad and returned to his home.

Nicole was very depressed during those times and she did not expect Jake to be so angry with her. But she also could not blame him for what he saw.

Days, weeks and months passed, and Jake never felt sorry for her again. Even though she called him a few times, he could not be contacted.

~

After five years.

Nicole Richard’s work shift is finally over, and she changes her waitress’s uniform to her casual dress. This is one of the tiring nights for Nicole because there are too many guests today and the closing time is delayed by half an hour.

She went outside and felt the strong winds that will be the sign for a rainy night and she began to worry. Nicole looks at the old leather shoes on her feet, they are cracked and they are completely ruined if she wears them on a rainy day again. Well, she cannot afford a new one.

She must hurry home as soon as possible and walk in the street going to their home. They must be waiting for her and she needs to cook their food.

The rain started to fall with a strong wind and hit her on the face that she could hardly open her eyes.

Suddenly, a glare of bright light sweeps through, and a silver car suddenly stops with a fierce posture, along with the sharpening noise of the brake!

Nicole is blinded by the harsh light, and she is knocked onto the ground before she could take any reaction.

Nicole feels an intense pain on her knees and arms; she tries to stand up, but only stumbles and falls onto the ground again.

A man rushed out of the car and yelled at her, “What’s your problem bastard? Are you hurrying to hell?!”

How can this driver be so unreasonable! The traffic light was red and she was walking through the crosswalk.

“How dare you scold me, as you are the one who ran a red light?”

Nicole trembles with anger as she looks at the flashy car parked in front of her.

“You can run a red light just because you are rich? I have got your license plate number. Do you believe that I am going to prosecute you at the police station?”

The driver did not expect that the woman would be such a difficulty to deal with. He is just about to speak when the car window slowly slides down and a hoarse but attractive voice comes out.

“Dismiss her with 1000 dollars.”

“Yes, my master!” The driver immediately puts on a respectful one.

And the driver gets the money and throws it onto Nicole, which makes her in pain. The driver gives her a look as if it is a reward and turns to get in the car.

Nicole’s eyes are red with anger and tears well up in her eyes. She looks up desperately to keep the tears from falling. Picking up the banknotes on the ground, she endures the pain on her knees and arms. And with all her strength, throws them back to the driver’s arrogant back.

“Shit!” the driver angrily said.

The driver does not see that coming, and the money hits him accurately. He turns around in fury and threatens to hurt her.

“Paul!”

The man sitting in the car stops the driver. Nicole looks into the car, the streetlight shining through the window on a man’s face.

It is such a handsome face, just like what they say about ancient emperors in the legend stories. The aloof black eyes shine unfathomable light, and right now he is looking at Nicole in mockery.

“Come here!”

He crooks his finger to beckon Nicole and says in a defiant tone, with irresistible force.

The man is far too handsome, looking at his cheeks, Nicole is in a daze, and she feels like she saw this handsome face somewhere.

Walking involuntarily to the window, she was shocked when he suddenly grabbed the chin of this man.

“Aahh, it hurts!” Nicole’s tiny jaw is suddenly seized by the man’s palm!

she exclaims, “What are you doing? Let me go!”

The man stares at her sharply as if she has become his prey. He strokes her delicate cheeks with his big hands and says with a sardonic smile, “How could there be a woman who does not love money?”

Nicole feels pain with his pinch so she tries to break free of his grip. But the man’s strength is amazing. She cannot move just for a little bit.

Nicole glares at him too with hatred in her bright eyes, “Just because you are rich and you think you can do whatever you want? Let go! Or I will go to the police and sue you! You ran a red light just now, and now you are committing a sexual harassment!”

The man laughs scornfully and puts more force and Nicole feels that her jaw is almost crushed and her pale face shrivels in pain.

“You are a jerk!” Nicole could barely speak.

The man’s dark pupils suddenly shrink and he releases his big hand! Without the force, Nicole falls onto the unguarded ground.

A gold card is thrown out of the window.

“This is my name-card; you can take it to the police station to sue me! Of course, if you need medical care, you can take it to the Shining Company to find me!”

The man’s proud voice carries condescending pity.

The black Lamborghini gallops away, splashing muddy water that soaks Nicole’s already wet clothes. Nicole sits on the muddy ground, tears of anger falling down her cheeks!

She picks up the golden card, tries to tear it, but it is too hard! Even this man’s business card is bullying her!

The phone in her bag suddenly rings.

She puts the card into her pocket and looks at the caller ID. Damn, it is her mother Megan.

“H-Hello.”

“Nicole, do you know what time it is? Yet you are not home to cook! Do you want to starve us to death?”

Before she has time to speak, Megan’s voice comes out, shaking Nicole’s eardrum. Damn it! She would have been home by now. Without this accident, dinner would have also been ready.

Thinking that her half-unconscious father lying on the bed may suffer from hunger, Nicole struggles to get up from the ground and hobbles toward home.

Her shirt is wet through, and her wet hair clings damply to her skin. The night wind blows, making her feel chilling.

While pushing open the rusty door, Nicole is about to take off her wet shoes when she hears Megan’s terrifying shouting from the house.

“Eat, eat and eat! You cannot earn a penny but bring us a lot of debt. What else do you want from me?”

Her mother is scolding her father again. Nicole feels a sharp pain in her heart. She hastily changes her wet clothes, walks into the kitchen and washes her hands and starts cooking.

Her movements are quite swift.

Two dishes and a bowl of soup are served on the table, including mixed pickles, stir-fried green vegetables, and tomato egg soup, which is the only dish with some meat. Nicole gets a bowl of rice, chopsticks and some green vegetables. Scoops up a bowl of tomato and egg soup and carries the bowls into the back room.

She entered the room and saw her father lying in the middle of the bed. His dazed eyes are half-open and half-closed and he is in a semi-coma condition.

He has been in such a condition since the bankruptcy of the Richard Group. At that time, he was so anxious and furious that he had a heart attack. Because she didn’t agree to marry Harry, their business got into trouble and suddenly it went down to bankruptcy.

She regrets all of her decisions in the past, she knows because of her stubbornness, and did not follow her parents’ wishes to marry Harry; they lost their business and company.

All of that was blamed on her by her parents.

So it is her obligation now to take care of her father who is sick and to support their family.

Nicole holds her father’s head in her arms and feeds him little by little. Looking at his ascetic face, she feels sad and guilty.

Suddenly, a sharp female voice comes to her ears, “Mom, how can we eat this for dinner?”

It is her sister Eva. Since her father went bankrupt, she seldom comes home. What brings her back today?

“If you do not want to eat this, then find a rich husband, and then you can eat whatever you like.” Megan said to her daughter.

After the meal, Nicole washes the dishes and goes back to her room to take a shower and to wash the wet clothes she has changed.

“Nicole! Where did you get this?” Eva holds the gold card excitedly and looks at her with green eyes.

“Ha?”

Seeing the gold card in Eva’s hand, Nicole remembers the proud man in the Lamborghini.

“I got hit by a car today, and the card is from the owner of that car,” says Nicole faintly.

“Do you know whose card this is?” Nicole’s calm tone makes Eva feel incredible.

She shouts, with her white, red-painted fingers pointing at the name on the card, “Kevin George! He is the President of George Group and the owner of Shining Company!”

The George Group? Kevin George? Nicole is a little confused about Eva’s anthomaniac expression.

“The George’s Group is a leading corporation in the world. It has a property, entertainment, catering, transportation, mining, oil and even military arms! Their influence is throughout Asia, Africa, and Latin America. It is a super plutocrat in the whole world! In many countries, the election of leaders is even dominated by the George’s Group!

Kevin George, president of the group, was named the number one on the list of “Men that Women Want to Marry Most!” in the world by the Top magazine. He is not only rich, powerful, but also very handsome! Legend tells that his women are countless, but he never stays with them for more than seven days!”

Nicole was a little distracted watching Eva blabbering.

It sounds that Kevin George is so rich, but does it have anything to do with her? Although they are both the same name of her ex-boyfriend Jake, she doesn’t care about him.