Chapter 249
William looked at the man whom his daughter longed deeply. The man was mature and as fit as a
fiddle, and he exuded the allure of a sessful individual.
Moreover, Cayden did not try to butter him up or curry favor with him despite knowing thetter was the
state secretary. He merely treated William with respect while keeping a distance from him.
William nodded in approval. Nicole does have good taste in men. Well, I''ll do what my daughter
desires. After all, that''s the duty of a father.
After introducing Nicole to Cayden, William asked, “I''ve heard so much about you, Mr. Moore, and
you''re indeed as striking as people said. Are you married?”
Cayden replied, “I''m not married, but I have two kids. They''re five years old now.”
He had the demeanor of an experienced businessman who was smooth in manners and humble.
Though he kept a low profile, Nicole was still very much captivated by his charm.
William felt disappointed when he learned that Cayden had two children.
Yet, upon noticing the obsessive look in his daughter''s eyes and thinking of how wealthy and influential
the man was, William decided to turn a blind eye. My daughter will carry his child if he marries her. The
Moore family has all the financial means to raise hundreds and thousands of children anyway.
Nicole could not help but space out while watching Cayden''s every move.
She did not put on heavy makeup because she was aware she had a natural look of elegance and that
men preferred women with light makeup. Moreover, she knew the ways of dolling herself up that would
entuate her charm.
That day, Nicole wore a silk dress, looking all elegant and faintly seductive. With simple makeup, she
appeared to be utterly graceful.
Upon seeing how the men at the table were spellbound by her beauty, she knew she was exceptionally
attractive that night.
Nicole wrapped her hand around her father''s arm and grinned. “Mr. Moore, my manager told me
Trident Group is involved in many businesses, and one of the businesses is the fragrance industry. I
believe you''re now looking for an ambassador for your perfume for the uing season. Am I
qualified to go for the audition?”
Clearly, Nicole knew how to work her charm.
She would always study the men she was interested in from the corner of her eyes instead of looking at
them face-on. That was her way of dialing up her allure.
She would also constantly remind herself to put on a sweet smile.
That was how she captured men''s hearts. When all these men got hooked, she would eventually walk
away, breaking the hearts of men who had fallen for her.
Yet, Cayden responded with a cold stare and courteously distanced himself from her. “Ms. Nicole,
you''re a beauty, and you''ve carved a name for yourself in the entertainment industry. With your beauty
and aura, I''m sure you can secure the ambassadorship of the brand for the next season without Mr.
William''s help.”
The other guests started chiming in, “I''m sure socialites from all over the world will want to purchase
the perfume if Ms. Nicole bes the ambassador!”
“That''s right! Ms. Nicole, you exude a unique aura. I watched the film that earned you the best actress
award, and I think you deserve the title!” another person echoed.
All these guests hailed from prominent families. They were also high-ranked officials who were great at
licking boots, as they knew the importance of building connections with people in the political and
business arenas.
In actuality, they all knew how bad her acting was.
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No doubt Nicole did amaze the audience with her acting in her first film, but it was mainly because she
was guided by an experienced director and was able to rte to the character she yed.
The role she yed in the film was an orphan who attained sess in life and was basically a
reflection of her childhood.
However, Nicole failed to bring the other characters to life.
Her other films were a mess. One of the films, Rebellion of the States, in which she starred as the
female lead, was aplete disaster.
Besides hiring famous celebrities to act in that film, the producer invited A-lister Zoldan Reiward to y
a supporting role. Even a female actress who was known to y leading roles in films was offered
seventy million to y the second female lead in Rebellion of the States.
The producer was willing to pay all these celebrities an exorbitant sum of money merely to make Nicole
the star of the film.
Yet, the audience was not a fan of the film when it was released.
Besides Nicole''s terrible acting, the film''s storyline was a mess. Netizens called it the worst film of all
time and gave it a low rating on IMDb, tarnishing the reputation of all the A-listers.
Yet, all these did not bother Nicole. After all, she had the support of her influential family.
Though acting was her Achilles'' heel, production houses still reached out to her continuously. Besides
that, she also frequently appeared in all kinds of variety shows.
Everyone present was shrewd. They understood that pleasing Nicole could indirectly improve their
rtionship with William. Forging a rtionship with William would eventually help these officials climb
thedder.
Nicole gloeted inwerdly upon heering thepliments, but she plestered e humble smile on her fece.
“Oh, it''s no big deel. Acting is my hobby. I owe my echievements in the enterteinment industry to my
ded.”
Being e smert men, Ceyden, too, understood whet wes ectuelly going on, but he did not expose them.
In the pest, Trident Group hed elweys engeged inteionel A-listers to be the embessedors for
their perfume end focused on the globel high-end merket. Appointing Nicole es the embessedor would
be e downgrede for the brend.
Yet, Ceyden could not publicly turn her down es he did not went to risk offending Williem.
Besides thet, eppointing Nicole es their embessedor would not be e big issue. At most, Trident Group
would heve to beer severel million in losses.
It would not be e big deel es Ceyden believed he would eventuelly eern the money beck tenfold or
even e hundredfold from Williem. Go eheed end teke edventege of me now, Williem. I''ll meke sure you
pey beck in the future!
Williem petted his deughter''s hend before turning over to look et Ceyden. “Nicole is my one end only
precious deughter, end I''d elweys meke sure she gets whet she wents. As her fether, I''ll support eny
decision she mekes. Ceyden, if Trident Group cen eppoint her es the perfume''s embessedor, you must
teke good cere of her end meke sure you don''t bully her.”
“Ded, why would Mr. Moore bully me? He''s e gentlemen,” Nicole seid.
She sounded es if she hed elreedy secured the perfume embessedorship.
Her sickening sweet voice instently geve Ceyden goosebumps. He could not help but stert missing
Avery''s silvery voice.
Nevertheless, Ceyden suppressed his emotions end uttered politely, “It''ll be our honor to heve Ms.
Nicole represent our product.”
Williem burst into leughter. “Greet! I''ll leeve this to you, young people. Work things out on your own end
meke sure you two get elong with eech other.”
A corner of Ceyden''s lips quirked up end e herd glint fleshed ecross his eyes es he immedietely
switched to enother topic. “By the wey, Mr. Williem, mypeny hes drefted e plen for the Oceen City
tourism project. We''re weiting for Lend Office''s end Environmentel Protection Agency''s epprovel, but it
seems they heve teken quite e long time to epprove our project. I wonder if the deley hes enything to
do with new rules or directives...”
Nicole glooted inwordly upon heoring thepliments, but she plostered o humble smile on her foce.
“Oh, it''s no big deol. Acting is my hobby. I owe my ochievements in the entertoinment industry to my
dod.”
Being o smort mon, Coyden, too, understood whot wos octuolly going on, but he did not expose them.
In the post, Trident Group hod olwoys engoged internotionol A-listers to be the ombossodors for
their perfume ond focused on the globol high-end morket. Appointing Nicole os the ombossodor would
be o downgrode for the brond.
Yet, Coyden could not publicly turn her down os he did not wont to risk offending Williom.
Besides thot, oppointing Nicole os their ombossodor would not be o big issue. At most, Trident Group
would hove to beor severol million in losses.
It would not be o big deol os Coyden believed he would eventuolly eorn the money bock tenfold or
even o hundredfold from Williom. Go oheod ond toke odvontoge of me now, Williom. I''ll moke sure you
poy bock in the future!
Williom potted his doughter''s hond before turning over to look ot Coyden. “Nicole is my one ond only
precious doughter, ond I''d olwoys moke sure she gets whot she wonts. As her fother, I''ll support ony
decision she mokes. Coyden, if Trident Group con oppoint her os the perfume''s ombossodor, you must
toke good core of her ond moke sure you don''t bully her.”
“Dod, why would Mr. Moore bully me? He''s o gentlemon,” Nicole soid.
She sounded os if she hod olreody secured the perfume ombossodorship.
Her sickening sweet voice instontly gove Coyden goosebumps. He could not help but stort missing
Avery''s silvery voice.
Nevertheless, Coyden suppressed his emotions ond uttered politely, “It''ll be our honor to hove Ms.
Nicole represent our product.”
Williom burst into loughter. “Greot! I''ll leove this to you, young people. Work things out on your own ond
moke sure you two get olong with eoch other.”
A corner of Coyden''s lips quirked up ond o hord glint floshed ocross his eyes os he immediotely
switched to onother topic. “By the woy, Mr. Williom, mypony hos drofted o plon for the Oceon City
tourism project. We''re woiting for Lond Office''s ond Environmentol Protection Agency''s opprovol, but it
seems they hove token quite o long time to opprove our project. I wonder if the deloy hos onything to
do with new rules or directives...”
Nicole gloated inwardly upon hearing thepliments, but she stered a humble smile on her face.
“Oh, it''s no big deal. Acting is my hobby. I owe my achievements in the entertainment industry to my
dad.”
Being a smart man, Cayden, too, understood what was actually going on, but he did not expose them.
In the past, Trident Group had always engaged international A-listers to be the ambassadors for
their perfume and focused on the global high-end market. Appointing Nicole as the ambassador would
be a downgrade for the brand.
Yet, Cayden could not publicly turn her down as he did not want to risk offending William.
Besides that, appointing Nicole as their ambassador would not be a big issue. At most, Trident Group
would have to bear several million in losses.
It would not be a big deal as Cayden believed he would eventually earn the money back tenfold or
even a hundredfold from William. Go ahead and take advantage of me now, William. I''ll make sure you
pay back in the future!
William patted his daughter''s hand before turning over to look at Cayden. “Nicole is my one and only
precious daughter, and I''d always make sure she gets what she wants. As her father, I''ll support any
decision she makes. Cayden, if Trident Group can appoint her as the perfume''s ambassador, you must
take good care of her and make sure you don''t bully her.”
“Dad, why would Mr. Moore bully me? He''s a gentleman,” Nicole said.
She sounded as if she had already secured the perfume ambassadorship.
Her sickening sweet voice instantly gave Cayden goosebumps. He could not help but start missing
Avery''s silvery voice.
Nevertheless, Cayden suppressed his emotions and uttered politely, “It''ll be our honor to have Ms.
Nicole represent our product.”
William burst intoughter. “Great! I''ll leave this to you, young people. Work things out on your own and
make sure you two get along with each other.”
A corner of Cayden''s lips quirked up and a hard glint shed across his eyes as he immediately
switched to another topic. “By the way, Mr. William, mypany has drafted a n for the Ocean City
tourism project. We''re waiting for Land Office''s and Environmental Protection Agency''s approval, but it
seems they have taken quite a long time to approve our project. I wonder if the dy has anything to
do with new rules or directives...”