Chapter 292

Noticing that Hudson was still clutching Amber’s admission slip, Alex spoke to the security guard and asked him to take it inside for Amber.

When Amber received her admission slip, her lips twitched involuntarily. She had printed several copies herself.

‘Didn’t expect him to actually be kind of responsible,’ Amber thought. ‘I’ll thank him properly after the exam.’

Hudson opened his eyes and anxiously checked his hand. Seeing this, Alex quickly explained, “Mr. Grant, I already gave the admission slip to the security guard. He’ll take it inside.”

Hudson breathed a sigh of relief, but as he remembered getting tased, he couldn’t help but feel both pissed and embarrassed.

After the party, Nathan didn’t spend the night in the car with Vivian; they checked into a hotel instead.

Vivian told him to go home, but he was adamant, claiming that since he’d taken the money, he was going to see it through.

Vivian worked until 2 a.m. yesterday, and now she was still fast asleep in bed. Nathan decided to go out and get her some breakfast.

But when Nathan got back to the hotel, Vivian was already gone. The front desk staff told him she’d checked out and left about ten minutes earlier.

Nathan walked out of the hotel, feeling a bit down, and spotted Vivian’s car parked out front.

Vivian rolled down her window. “Nathan, where did you go? I thought you’d already left.”

Seeing Vivian, Nathan quickened his pace. “I saw you were still asleep, so I went to get you some breakfast.”

“Oh, thanks. Hop in. I’ll give you a ride back,” Vivian said.

“Sure,” Nathan nodded.

Nathan couldn’t help but stare at Vivian’s flawless profile. She looked like she was glowing, her gentle aura making her seem almost ethereal.

She sat in stillness, a quiet sorrow clinging to her like fine perfume, and her presence was so striking it turned every man's head.

“Nathan, sorry for troubling you all night again,” Vivian said.

Nathan took a bite of his food. “Hey, you paid me. It’s just business.”

Vivian glanced at him. “But I heard your minimum fee is at least 30 thousand dollars. You only made 10 thousand dollars for one night with me. Isn’t that a bit cheap for you?”

Nathan shrugged. “It’s fine. We’re friends, after all. And Sienna doesn’t mind that I’m from the Winslow family. I’m already grateful for that.”

“Business is business. Next time, if you don’t charge your usual rate, I’m not hiring you,” Vivian said.

“Hey, don’t,” Nathan blurted out, flustered.

Vivian dropped him off at the most luxurious villa complex in the city center. Though it wasn’t huge, it was still worth billions.

“Drive safe. And if you ever need anything, don’t forget to text me. I’m just a message away,” Nathan said.

“Sure,” Vivian nodded.

Just as Nathan was about to head inside, he spotted a familiar figure lingering nearby. He stopped, and Sheryl stepped out from the corner, a mocking smirk on her lips.

“No wonder you can keep yourself out of trouble. It turns out you’ve latched onto Vivian. Nathan, you really are shameless. You don’t even deserve to be one of the Winslow family,” Sheryl spat.

Nathan didn’t look the least bit bothered. He replied calmly, eyes indifferent, “You’re right. I don’t deserve to be one of the Winslow family. I’ll leave tomorrow.”

Sheryl was fuming, yelling, “Nathan, you really have no spine. You’re such a useless loser. How could you let some illegitimate child into our family and even let him take over the company?”

It was only because Henry took the blame for everything that Sheryl was able to get out. But the moment Sheryl was released, she heard the company’s new heir was Adrian.

Someone who should’ve been dead ages ago had actually come back to the Winslow family. Sienna was flat-out insulting the Winslow family with this.

“Illegitimate child? Please, Sheryl. He was born and raised by his mother just like anyone else. If anyone’s got a problem, it’s Henry and his lack of decency.

“And honestly, now that I think about it, you’re a bastard, too,” Nathan sneered.

Sheryl clenched her fists. Nathan was her brother, but when the Winslow family hit rock bottom, he was the first one to bail.

But now, Sheryl had nowhere else to go. The old folks at the family estate wouldn’t take her in, and she was flat broke. She had no choice but to come to Nathan.

“Nathan, we’re family. No matter how much we fight, we’re bound by blood and bone,” Sheryl said.