Chapter 513 Deal With Nicole
Seamus felt frustrated because of the presence of Zachary, the overprotective brother.
Whenever he wanted to play with Rory or bully her, her annoying brother, Zachary, would show up and teach him a
lesson.
Seamus had a plan. Once Ms. Quigley gives birth, I'll have a beautiful little sister. Then, I'll let her marry Zachary. If
Zachary bullies me again, I'll ask my little sister to avenge me. I'm just so clever!
“How do you know Ms. Quigley's baby is a girl? What if it's a boy?” Avery couldn't help but laugh. This little boy is so
interesting. Not only does he want to marry my daughter, but he has also planned my son's marriage.
“That won't happen. Daddy told me the baby would be a girl, so it must be a girl. I like having a little sister, and I
don't want a little brother.”
As he spoke, Seamus pecked Stephanie on her cheek. “Ms. Quigley, you'll give birth to a beautiful little sister,
right?”
Stephanie's charming eyes brimmed with adoration. “Of course. I'll give birth to a baby girl so you can have a little
sister.”
Looking at their harmonious interaction, Avery was slightly surprised. Rumor has it the Yankovich family's cheeky
little scion has a terrible temper and has driven away countless socialites Jacob brought home. Yet, he's getting
along so well with Stephanie?
Subsequently, Avery scrutinized them and suddenly noticed something shocking. Seamus' eyes greatly resembled
Stephanie's. Still, how could two people with no blood relation have almost identical eyes?
Instantly, daring speculation surfaced in her mind. Did Jacob forcibly keep Stephanie by his side because she looks
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtlike Seamus' birth mother? It's just like the story of one of those melodramatic s where the woman who the
male lead falls deeply in love with dies and leaves behind their child. Then, he suddenly finds a substitute who
shares the appearance of the love of his life one day and does everything in his power to forcefully make the girl
stay by his side regardless of her will.
Avery's imagination ran wild. Immediately afterward, she began to gaze at Stephanie with a sympathetic look.
“M-Ms. Rumpley?” The peculiar expression in Avery's eyes unsettled Stephanie. “Why are you staring at me like
that?”
Avery held Stephanie's hands, which were soft but surprisingly cold. “It's nothing. Stephanie, since we're considered
friends now, you don't have to be so formal with me, addressing me as Ms. Rumpley. You can call me Ery. Why are
your hands so cold? You must take better care of your health. Otherwise, your baby may also be weak later on.”
Stephanie beamed at her, revealing her two dimples. “Okay. Thank you. I'll be mindful of that. By the way, I've been
meaning to apologize to you after my cat scratched you the other day, but I never got the chance to do so. I didn't
know why my cat went crazy, either. It has always been well-behaved and never hurt anyone before.”
Avery marveled once again. This girl is indeed a beauty. Her warm and gentle smile, laced with a hint of diffidence,
is as gorgeous as a blossoming gardenia, prompting those to have seen her smile to feel that the world is pure and
wonderful. No wonder Jacob wants to keep her by his side!
“It's all right. That incident occurred so long ago, and my wound has already recovered. Is your cat okay? Are you
still working at Azure Royal?” Avery had forgotten some details of what happened that day.
However, she vividly remembered the scene of Stephanie crying with the dying cat in her arms while she pleaded
with Xander. That cat must mean something to her. Otherwise, she wouldn't have revealed such a desperate and
helpless expression when looking at the dying cat.
Stephanie uttered gratefully, “Yes. Milo has fully recovered and is very healthy now. That cat was a gift from a very
good friend, so I regard the cat with great importance. If it weren't for your leniency, Milo wouldn't have survived. I
resigned from Azure Royal a few months ago. Now, I stay in the Yankovich residence to take care of Seamus and
the unborn baby...”
Stephanie's last two words were spoken with a hint of mockery as if she was enduring some kind of humiliation or
pain.
“Stephanie, don't overthink for now and focus on delivering the baby. After all, the baby is innocent. Life is full of
hardships, but you will eventually attain what you desire.” Avery didn't feel it was appropriate for her to pry too
much into other people's private matters. While she wanted to comfort Stephanie further, she didn't know how to
express her concerns.
Stephanie seemed too fragile. Moreover, Avery had a strange intuition that even offering consolation to Stephanie
was a form of indescribable torment to her.
“Attain what we desire? Perhaps that's true for others, but it's no longer possible for me.” Stephanie let out a self-
deprecating chuckle.
Suddenly, she recalled the familiar woman she met at Azure Royal at that time and changed the topic, moving on
from the painful subject. “Ary, do you know Nicole?”
Recently, the scandal between Cayden and Nicole spread all over the place. Various media members scrambled to
report the news, saying a marriage between the Moore and Lambert families was imminent.
However, while others might've been kept in the dark, Stephanie had met Cayden on multiple occasions through
Jacob. Whenever Cayden talks about Avery, the profound affection and fondness in his eyes couldn't be more
apparent, so how could he possibly marry another woman?
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Yes, I do.” That's not the extent of our relationship. She's even competing with me for the same man now.
Stephanie took a trip down memory lane. “That day, when you were met with a mishap at Azure Royal, I saw the
actress Nicole Lambert and felt she was inexplicably familiar, but I couldn't remember who she was at that instant.
It was only after I saw her poster that I recalled we had met when we were kids. We grew up in the same
orphanage. Back then, her name wasn't Nicole Lambert but Nicole Schmidt. Subsequently, she was adopted by Mr.
and Mrs. Lambert and left. The orphanage underwent significant changes, so I never saw her again. Ary, it would
be best for you to stay away from Nicole. S-She's a scheming person, and I'm worried you'll be taken advantage
of.”
Stephanie told Avery more about some of the events that happened between her and Nicole at the orphanage
when they were little.
In the past, Stephanie naively treated Nicole like a sister, sharing everything with her, even hard-to-come-by
delicious food. She was even willing to go hungry herself to provide the food to Nicole.
Unexpectedly, Nicole repeatedly betrayed her and ultimately ruined her reputation. On the other hand, Nicole
became the most popular kid in the orphanage.
“Okay. I'll be more careful. Thank you for the warning.” Avery's disdain for Nicole intensified after she listened to
Stephanie's brief account.
At the same time, she also broke out in cold sweat as she was astonished, not anticipating Nicole to have been so
cunning since childhood.
Still, Cayden mentioned he would handle everything. After he resolved the incident related to the disk, he would
immediately deal with Nicole.