Chapter 2299


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    Leighton was so frustrated he wanted to pull his hair out. Why would this crazy woman like him? He


    nced at Nicole, who was replying to a message, and quickly turned his head to the side when he


    saw her about to look up. His overly handsome face was reflected in the car window.


    Leighton paused for a moment, suddenly thinking it was quite normal for her to like him. After all, the


    Hall family genes were indeed excellent.


    With this thought, he unconsciously straightened up, raising his chin slightly. From Nicole''s angle, his


    profile was absolutely perfect. After all, he had been in numerous magazines and on many stages; he


    knew exactly which angles and poses made him look the most handsome.


    Nicole finished her message, put her phone aside, and turned to look at Leighton. Seeing him sitting so


    stiffly, she paused and asked, "Did you stick a ruler in your back? You can''t bend at all?”


    Estelle chuckled.


    Leighton was more than ten years younger than her, and to Estelle, he was just a cocky kid who loved


    to act cool. This kind of behavior was toomon for boys his age, especially for someone as


    strikingly handsome as Leighton. A bit of narcissism was nothing unusual.


    Although Estelle often felt like making the same remark, she never expected anyone to actually say it


    to Leighton''s face. Nicole was indeed bold.


    Leighton stiffened, ring at her angrily. "You''ve been in the entertainment industry for so many years,


    hasn''t anyone ever hit you?"


    Nicole smiled nonchntly. “I’m just taking the hits for you, aren''t I?" With one sentence, she pulled


    Leighton''s guilt back up, and he closed his mouth, not saying another word.


    Leighton took Nicole to see his private doctor. Dr. Sanders was surprised to see Leighton bring Nicole


    but didn’t ask any questions and efficiently treated her wound.


    Nicole remarked, "It''s good to be a top star; thepany even provides a private doctor."


    Leighton didn''t respond. Dr. Sanders wasn''t provided by thepany; his mother had arranged it.


    When he had a fallout with his family and entered the entertainment industry, he endured a lot of


    hardships. Thepany nned for him to debut as part of a boy group from a talent show.


    He startedte, had a decent voice, could sing well, and yed seven or eight instruments, but he


    couldn’t dance at all.


    Despite being the least talented in his family, Leighton''s tenacity was unmatched. Once he set his mind


    on something, he had to excel at it. His father thought entering the entertainment industry was just


    idling away, so Leighton was determined to prove him wrong.


    He ingrained hard work into his bones when it came to dance practice.


    Even after thepany''s scheduled practice hours, he would continue practicing on his own. He had


    left home for a year, holding in his breath and refusing to return until he had made progress.


    While his father could harden his heart andpete with his son, his mother was more tenderhearted.


    The night before his first stage performance, she made a special trip to see him.


    Leighton''s performance on his debut stage was stunning. His dance skills ranked him among the top


    ten in a group of talent show contestants. No one believed it was the result of just one year of practice,


    except for his mother, who knew he had no dance background before that.


    When they reunited offstage, his mother hugged him and cried as soon as she saw him. Leighton


    wanted tofort her, but the pain in his waist was too much, and he couldn''t hold back a hiss.


    His mother sensed something was wrong and lifted his shirt despite his protests.


    The eldest son, who had been pampered all his life, hade back after a year covered in injuries. His


    extreme practice methods, while yielding rapid progress, also inflicted significant harm on his body.


    His mother was heartbroken, shedding tears as she insisted on taking him home. By that point,


    Leighton hade too far to give up.


    Unable to persuade her son, she scolded her husband and then forcibly arranged a private doctor for


    Leighton. She threatened to cry if he didn''t ept.


    Leighton had the best rtionship with his mother. The harshest words she''d ever said to him were,


    "I’m really going to be upset," and as unruly as he was, he couldn''t stand to see that gentle woman cry.


    So, he epted her arrangement.


    However, Leighton didn’t want special treatment at thepany or to be seen through a biased lens.


    Therefore, he never allowed the private doctor to follow him during dance practice. He only went for


    therapy after practice to reassure his mother.