Chapter 160 Only Help Outsiders
William felt suffocated by Nicole’s words, and his whole face flushed with anger.
“Withdrawing the lawsuit is for your own good! Do you know what people on the Internet are saying about you now? They’re saying you’re hard-hearted and have no regard for human life!” William looked at her with his aged eyes while pointing at her with his finger, almost poking into her face.
Maybe Nicole was too disappointed; when she looked at William, she found that there was no fluctuation in her heart.
She pursed her lips and said amusedly, “When I was accused of plagiarism, you stood on someone else’s side and wanted me to apologize. But now that I have cleared away the plagiarism accusation and revealed that it was someone else who falsely claimed the design draft, you dare to ask me to withdraw the lawsuit—William Anderson, do you only intend to help outsiders?”
William’s expression turned gloomy, and he angrily said, “What are you talking about?!”
“First of all, William, please don’t speak to me as if you’re my father. Five years ago, we no longer had a father-daughter relationship!” Nicole said coldly.
When he heard her mention what happened five years ago, probably because of guilt, William’s attitude finally softened a little. He sighed. “I’m doing it all for your own good now. Haven’t you seen all the comments on the Internet?”
“So what if I saw them? Don’t manipulate me, saying that it is for my own good! There’s no relationship between us anymore,” Nicole said while she closed her eyes slightly. After seeing them, her head felt even more uncomfortable.
She wanted to leave quickly; she felt sick when she saw the two of them.
William was silent for two seconds. His eyes were fixed on Nicole, and after a while, he said, “Even if you win the lawsuit, you won’t get any benefit from it at all. If you withdraw the lawsuit now, you can at least gain a good reputation.”
Nicole chuckled lightly and glanced at Queenie. “Good reputation? My reputation has long been ruined after your precious daughter decided to make my past public—do I have any good reputation left?”
Queenie’s face changed when she heard Nicole’s words, and she immediately said, “Nicole, don’t slander me!”
“Okay, I don’t have any intention to continue wasting time with you. Point is, I won’t just drop the lawsuit unless Daniella tells me who is pulling the strings behind the scenes. Otherwise, it’s impossible!”
When Nicole spoke, she stared straight at Queenie. Queenie knew what she was alluding to, but Nicole did not specifically call her out, and she didn’t think it would be a good idea to refute in front of William.
After all, these things were done without the knowledge of William.
William frowned, with a bit of doubt on his face. “What do you mean… the person behind the scenes?”
Nicole opened her mouth, glanced at Queenie, and then withdrew her eyes. “We’ll just have to wait for Daniella to say it herself.”
After Nicole finished speaking, she didn’t stay there any longer, then she turned around and left.
When Nicole was gone, Queenie supported her father and said in a vehement manner, “Dad, I told you not to come looking for her. She won’t listen to you at all. You didn’t believe me and let her humiliate you for nothing!”
William’s face changed slightly, and he said, “That unfilial girl!!”
Queenie looked at William’s angry appearance, and her heart blossomed with joy, but she still pretended to be affectionate toward her sister.
“Dad, just let her sue. At most, our family would bear a bad reputation… It will fade in a few months.”
William felt angrier when he heard Queenie’s light-hearted words. He shouldn’t have recognized Nicole for the sake of her title as the Chief Designer of F&M Apparel. Now, Nicole’s matters were connected to the Anderson Family, causing the Anderson Family to be gossiped about.
“If this unfilial daughter of mine doesn’t give up on the lawsuit, then the Anderson Family will not be able to tolerate her any longer!” William gritted his teeth.
“Dad, what do you mean?” Although Queenie already understood in her heart, she still pretended to ask.
“I want to cut off the father-daughter relationship with Nicole!” William said solemnly, with a bit of gloom in his dark eyes.
