Chapter 74

Heidi thanked Aaron. "Thank you for everything tonight, Mr. Compton." Aaron kept it brief. "There's no need to thank me. Protecting Nicole is what I should do." Hearing that, Heidi looked even more satisfied. She cast a meaningful glance at Nicole. Caught off guard by Heidi's gaze, Nicole felt a faint blush rise on her cheeks. Was Heidi letting her imagination run wild? She and Aaron weren't… After Aaron said goodbye and left, Nicole also got up and headed upstairs to rest. But just as she passed by Monica's room, she suddenly heard Monica shouting in anger. "Now Nicole's trying to kick me out of the Boyd family, and they're even planning to ship me overseas. If I really leave the country, then the Boyd family's inheritance will all go to Nicole!" Her voice wasn't too loud, but Nicole could still catch most of it clearly from the doorway. Her steps halted. Her fingers, hanging by her sides, unconsciously curled into tight fists, her knuckles turning white. Who was Monica talki