Chapter 191

Beside the bassinet, a piece of gauze with faint bloodstains lay discarded. The man gently held the girl’s small hand, his gaze fixed on the central scar on her palm. His face was as calm as still water, but there was an undeniable tension in the air, a lost aura surrounding him that hinted at something deeper than mere unease.

Noelle noticed the unpleasant expression on Nick’s handsome face and, unable to resist, leaned over slightly, tilting her head to get a better look. “Nick, are you angry now?” she asked.

Nicolas looked at the silly girl in front of him and asked, “What do you think?”

“Tch,” Noelle hesitated.

It looks like he is mad. Noelle thought, reaching out her other hand and patting Nicolas’s head, comforting him. “Nick, don’t be angry. Look, I am…”

Nicolas watched as the girl tried to comfort him, her actions almost childlike. His lips pressed into a thin line, and with a quick motion, he grabbed her other hand, the one that had been playfully messing with his hair. Without warning, he tapped her finger as a punishment.

“Ouch!” Noelle cried out.

Although it didn’t hurt, Nick hit her. Hence, she still felt aggrieved.

She looked at him with watery eyes and asked, “Nick, what are you doing?”

“Being angry,” Nicolas stared at her and spoke bluntly.

“Why are you angry?” Noelle pouted and said, “I told you, my injuries have already healed.”

“It’s good this time, but what about next time?” Nicolas asked, his expression darkened.

Nicolas thought about Bennett cutting Noelle’s palm. Though he hadn’t done it on purpose, the whole situation left him uneasy. He couldn’t shake the feeling that Bennett had ulterior motives. Moreover, Bennett was a doctor. Nicolas’s intuition told him that Bennett was definitely up to no good.

Noelle saw that Nicolas was so vigilant and recalled what Charlie Anderson had told her. She chuckled and said, “Actually, Charlie told me to be careful today.”

When Nicolas heard this, he sneered, “See, even Charlie knows what kind of person Bennett is. So stay away from Bennett in the future.”

“Can’t,” Noelle said seriously. “I’m Bennett’s sister. We meet frequently in the house. Besides, Bennett is kind to me. I think he is fine.”

In Noelle’s opinion, although Bennett was very strange, he was really nice to her. If everyone in Anderson’s family was like Bennett, her mission would have been completed long ago. Noelle preferred people like Bennett. “What? You were also bombarded by Bennett’s sugar-coated bullets?”

Seeing that Noelle was not wary of Bennett and even thought he was nice, Nicolas was furious. Little fool! Didn’t she know that some people can be evil?

“Hmm.” Noelle could not explain her reason to Nicolas. She couldn’t mention her mission. However, she did not want Nicolas to worry about her, so she tugged on Nicolas and said with a smile, “Nick, don’t be angry. I know you’re worried that Bennett will harm me, but I’ll be careful! Besides, Bennett is very busy with work. He’s only back for annual leave.”

“It won’t be long before he goes back, so I won’t be able to spend much time with him. Bennett won’t have a chance to do anything even if he wants to.”

Although it made sense, Nicolas was still worried. He looked at Noelle in his arms and could only sigh and hug her. “Little fool, if you were smarter, I wouldn’t have to worry so much.”

Noelle was unhappy when she heard this. She puffed up her cheeks and raised her head to retort, “Nick, how am I a fool! I’m very smart!”

“Your IQ is high.” Nicolas flicked Noelle’s head and sighed. “Unfortunately, the higher the IQ, the lower the EQ.”

Noelle had never interacted with normal people in the past.

Chapter 19

In the real world, although she was with him now and he… In front of people like Bennett, Noelle…

That Elly babe’s hand had been cut by Bennett. A strong sense of anger rose in Nicolas’s heart.

Today, when he saw… if possible, he really wanted to keep this girl by his side so that no one could hurt her.

“My EQ is low, but yours is high,” Noelle did not care much.

She hugged Nicolas’s neck and said with a smile, “You said you’re my strategist. If there’s anything, I can just look for you. Even if Bennett has any bad intentions, you will see through it at a glance.”

Nicolas thought, “Now she learned how to flatter me!”

The corners of his lips twitched and he couldn’t help but pinch her nose. He teased, “Are you trying to flatter me? I take back what I said just now. My Elly babe’s EQ isn’t that low.”

“Of course!” Noelle said proudly, “You are a great teacher, so I learn fast.”

Nicolas looked at Noelle’s clever look. His heart melted even more. He bent down and hugged her tightly. He promised, “Elly babe, I will definitely protect you well.”

“Okay!” Noelle also hugged Nicolas and buried her head in his chest. She snorted and said gloomily, “I believe you, Nick.”

The two of them cuddled in the car for a while.

Nicolas suddenly said, “Do you want to skip class in the afternoon? I’ll bring you to eat something delicious.”

“Alright,” Noelle could never say no to food.

She took out her phone and said, “Then I’ll send a message to Harley and ask him to help me apply for leave.”

Hearing Noelle mention Harley, Nicolas raised his eyebrows and asked, “Are you close with Harley?”

“Yup,” Noelle nodded.

Then, as if she thought of something, she looked away from the phone, tilted her head, and covered her mouth to snigger at Nicolas. “Nick, are you jealous?”

Noelle had read in a book that men hated it when their girlfriends mentioned male friends in front of them.

Nicolas raised his eyebrows and asked, “Take a guess?”

“Another question?” Noelle stared at Nicolas seriously for a while. Seeing Nicolas’s calm expression, she pursed his lips and said dejectedly, “I don’t think so.”

She thought that Nick was mature, steady, elegant, and extremely smart. He must have seen through her intention to tease him at a glance, so he wouldn’t be jealous.

As soon as she finished speaking, Nicolas said, “Who said I won’t be jealous?”

“Huh?” Noelle was stunned.

The next second, Nicolas covered her mouth with his palm and kissed her lips with his hand in between.

Noelle was stunned. She did not know if she should be surprised that Nick said that she would be jealous or surprised that Nick stared at Nicolas with her big eyes.

He c her mouth through his palm. She