Chapter 177 Waking Up Early
Seeing that Nicole was still staring at the floor, Colton suddenly had a mischievous thought, and he asked, “Nicole, may I call you Nicky?”
His husky voice sounded like the flow of clear springs between valleys, flowing into her ears little by little.
For a second, Nicole was startled, and the fair skin on her face turned a little pinkish with his words, but she quickly jerked back to her senses and said, “You can call me whatever you like, President Gardner.”
Colton smirked, and his eyes crinkled along with it as he continued in his husky voice, “We have been through some tough times together, and calling you Nicky sounds more intimate. You shouldn’t call me President Gardner as well. Just call me Colton.”
Stumped, she didn’t know what was on his mind, but she still agreed to him in a daze. “Okay, Pres… Colton.”
The mischief in his eyes deepened when he saw how she lowered her head bashfully, and he asked curiously, “Why are you staring at the floor, Nicky? Is my figure really bad?”
Lifting her head slightly, she happened to fix her eyes on his abs, which was completely different from what he said; his figure was very good, and every muscle was so perfect that there were no flaws at all.
Touching her nose, she appeared less capable and confident as she usually was. “You trained your body well,” she uttered, complimenting him.
As though realizing he had gone too far, he stopped messing with her. “It’s getting late. Rest early. I’m getting myself a glass of water downstairs.”
Hurriedly, she nodded and answered, “Okay.” Then, she turned sideways quickly and went into her own room.
The room she shared with her son was next to Colton’s master bedroom, and both doors are placed quite close to each other. When she got to her door, she saw that his door was still open, and she stole a quick peek inside. Just as she had imagined, the room was very simple and elegant, with black, white, and gray as the main theme.
After that, she quickly kept her gaze away, opened the door, and slipped into her own room.
It was a little past 11.00PM now, and since her son had an earlier bedtime, Hayden was already fast asleep at this time, laying in the huge bed while forming a little bulge in the blanket.
Silently, Nicole paced closer and slipped into bed after washing up, falling asleep while holding Hayden.
The next morning when she woke up, her son was still asleep. She didn’t wake him up and started to get ready directly.
When Hayden was still young, she already developed the habit of waking up early and would wake up naturally around this time of the day.
After waking up, she checked the time and saw that it was past 6.00AM, then she went downstairs after washing her face, dressed in pink pajamas. She had asked Tony to help her buy a set of pajamas, but he returned with two sets of pink pajamas—one bigger and another smaller in size.
Since it would be rude to pick on a favor by someone else, she just decided to use it, but she rarely wore such pastel colors ever since she became the chief designer. She pulled back her hair casually into a ponytail. She had more or less familiarized herself with Colton’s kitchen after staying here for the past few days, and with the amount of food in the refrigerator, it was enough for her to whip up a meal.
While preparing breakfast, she suddenly heard someone saying from behind, “You can cook, Nicky?”
Spinning her head around, she saw Colton dressed in sportswear with beads of sweat covering his forehead, appearing like he just came back from working out.
Smiling, she asked, “Did you just go for a morning jog, Mr. Gardner?”
At first, she wanted to address him as President Gardner, but then their conversation last night came into her mind. Still, she thought that calling him by his name directly seemed too intimate, and she really couldn’t bring herself to do it. Hence, she just addressed him as Mr. Gardner instead.
“Yeah, so will I have the honor to try the breakfast prepared by you, Nicky?” he asked casually as he leaned in closer.
Even though he wasn’t too close, his body was still exuding the heat from working out, and she could clearly feel it when he just came in a little closer to her.
