The Deserted Rich Beauty (Nicole and eric)
Chapter 1703 My Little Lady

Clayton said it as if it was extraordinarily simple.

Director Sven gave him a thumbs up in admiration. His eyes shone brightly.

"Don't worry. Chairman Stanton's health will be fine now. Elio is our light at the end of the tunnel!"

Director Sven breathed another sigh of relief as he spoke and turned around to go inside to admire Elio again.

Nicole stood there and looked at Clayton.

"So, you already made preparations?"

Nicole could not say whether she was excited or calm.

Clayton pursed his lips and lowered his eyes.

"I'm sorry for not telling you since the beginning. I didn't expect it either. I only felt that something was off when I heard Director Sven mention Felix Ferguson." Nicole said, "What was off?"

Clayton raised his brows. "Actually, I invested in Professor Phillip's medical team a few years ago and gave them several hundred million dollars a year to tackle medical problems. I almost forgot about them... When Professor Phillip passed away, his work was halted because the team's direction changed, and people competed for leadership. Felix used his background to squeeze Elio out of the team and take over Professor Phillip's team."

Nicole frowned. The team was more complicated than she thought.

"Then Elio..."

Clayton smiled. "I let Elio set up a team of his own. With his reputation, he stopped having to rely on Professor Phillip a long time ago. He's a genius. No matter where he goes, he'll create his own value." Nicole nodded with understanding.

"You should've told me earlier so I wouldn't have had to agree to Eric's request..."

Nicole felt aggrieved just by mentioning it.

Clayton hurriedly apologized.

"It was my fault. It's because I really didn't remember that I invested in them. I asked Roland to investigate clearly before bringing him here. Fortunately, we were right on time..."

Clayton reached out and took her into his arms, carefully patting her back like he was gently coaxing a child.

Nicole sniffled and finally felt her heart settle down. She could think about other stuff now.

"But Elio doesn't look like a legendary person at all..."

Clayton laughed. "That's true. He's single-mindedly devoted to medicine and doesn't care about food and clothing. He looks no different from ordinary people, but he's very capable. He doesn't specialize in treating rich people for fame and fortune like Felix does. His patients are selected based on their difficulty, and most of them are extremely challenging cases. He often runs around the world without his phone, so almost no one can replace him."

Nicole sighed in understanding. "No wonder Uncle Sven was so shocked that he could come!"

Clayton laughed a little. "Well, all's well that ends well. Don't worry about it."

Nicole nodded and turned her head to fling herself into his arms, muffling her voice as she spoke. "Thank you so much!"

Clayton lowered his head and kissed her hair. His gaze was incredibly soft.

"You're welcome, my little lady."

The surgery was scheduled for the afternoon of the next day.

When Grant and Kai heard the news, they were both shocked for a long time.

Even Aida rushed over to wait in front of the operating room despite the physical inconvenience.

Grant persuaded her, but it was no use, so he let her do as she pleased.

Maverick did not make it back in time, and the rest of them waited neatly outside the operating room. However, no one was in a relaxed mood.

Although Elio was here and the chances of success were high, everyone was afraid of that one-in-a-million chance.

They could only pray that the operation went on without a hitch.

During the operation, no one noticed a man appear on the other side of the corridor at some point.

Eric stood there and did not go forward. From a distance, he looked at Nicole, who was standing there looking so beautiful and radiant. However, her clear outline gradually blurred in front of his eyes.