Chapter 1748


    Chapter 1748


    The atmosphere became intensely awkward at that instant. However, it seemed that Nicole was the


    only one who had not been able to sense it.


    After receiving a new te from the waiter, she turned to smile at Lloyd and said, "Sorry about that. I''m


    a bit of a clean freak."


    A pang of shock surged through everyone present in the room. Everyone was utterly taken aback with


    the notion that Nicole would express her disgust with the best actor, Lloyd Holder!


    Everyone in the room was all the more appalled when Nicole said that she was a clean freak, which


    was the reason for her disgust toward Lloyd. Furthermore, Lloyd had not expected that Nicole would be


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    so brazen with her rejection of him in public. He had thought that Nicole would at least not make him


    look bad in public, given their many years of friendship between them.


    Lloyd fell silent once Nicole had embarrassed him in public. He could not help himself from clenching


    his fork in his hand.


    Then, he forced a stiff smile and said, ''My apologies. I took the liberty."


    "Lloyd," Nachelle uttered, unable to sit still as she watched her son suffer that humiliation.


    "You''re too..." Lloyd reached out and ced his hand on his mothers'' to reassure her.


    Though Nachelle was burning with rage on the behalf of her son, she had to suppress her anger to


    save everyone from any further embarrassment.


    At that moment, Lloyd picked his ss of wine up and tried to ease the awkward tension. "Come on.


    This is our first dinner together since we started filming. Let''s have toast together, especially after we''ve


    gotten to the bottom of the person who had tampered with the prop car. Cheers!"


    "Okay!" Everyone hurriedly agreed, all wanting to put the issue in the back burner.


    Nicole watched as everyone toasted, after which she also took a sip herself. The atmosphere had


    lightened up as everyone began to take a bite of their own food. However, Nachelle was still stewing in


    resentment at Nicole.


    ''Before all this happened, I thought Nicole was an excellent girl, perfect in all aspects. Her background


    and everything was a perfect match for Lloyd. With the addition of the Fire Crest, it was picture perfect,


    and it posed no harm to our Holder family. Now, she''s got my son wrapped around her finger!


    Ever since Nachelle and Lloyd had gotten back, she had doted on him to an excessive degree.


    Whatever Lloyd wanted to do, she would support him in his endeavors.


    ''What did he even do to her to deserve this sort of humiliation in public?'' Nachelle took a few sips of


    wine to suppress her discontent.


    "Nicole, you seem to have a very unique personality. You ought to change it if you wish to stay in the


    entertainment industry. Otherwise you won''t get far."


    Nicole immediately understood the connotation in Nachelle''s words, and in a show of indifference, she


    replied, "I don''t expect to go far in the entertainment industry."


    Nachelle choked the instant she heard Nicole''s words. ''She really knows how to talk her way out. What


    a smart *ss.''


    Hearing that, Nachelle immediately looked for grounds to refute Nicole. "That''s right, if it wasn''t for


    Lloyd who had decided to recruit, you wouldn''t have had a chance to enter this industry."


    Nicole raised her eyebrows. ''Did she get confused about the chronology of everything that had


    happened? It was obvious that Lloyd had begged me to join, but from the looks of it, I am made to look


    like I''m the one who had begged to be allowed in.''


    However, after having seen the look on Lloyd''s face, Nicole decided to let it go to avoid giving him


    further embarrassment.


    Then, in a strange tone to Nachelle, Nicole said, "Yeah, I''m nothing but grateful that Lloyd was kind


    enough to recruit me."


    Nachelle was a renowned director in the entertainment industry and currently, a director of the drama.


    Everyone had nothing butpliments and sweet words for her. Even


    investors would show her respect wherever she went.


    However, for a legendary figure like Nachelle to give Nicole such an attitude was unprecedented.


    Everyone in the room could not resist from breaking out in cold sweat for Nicole as they witnessed the


    scene unfolding before them.


    Nachelle was so furious that she wanted nothing but tosh out, but at that very moment, Nicole had


    already stood up.


    "The food isn''t really appealing. I''m almost done here, so I''ll be heading out first."