Chapter 145 Steven Takes Her to the Master Bedroom to Sleep
Nora said this while glancing at Steven.
Steven sat in the driver's seat, his light gray eyes quietly looking at her.
Olivia asked, "Is Steven going to help me handle this?"
"He said he has friends who do PR work. Those people are better at dealing with these kinds of problems."
Olivia was very touched. "Please thank Steven for me. He's a really good person."
"Okay." Nora agreed.
Olivia added, "Nora, you should go home with Steven tonight. The hospital isn't safe right now. Don't come over - I'm worried the reporters will give you a hard time."
"Alright. You too, don't go out. Contact me anytime if anything comes up."
Nora ended the call and said to Steven, "Steven, let's go home. Olivia said the hospital entrance is packed with people and told me not to come to the hospital for now. Mr. Bridges is upstairs right now, and the people at the hospital entrance were all arranged by Mr. Bridges, so she's safe."
Hearing that Alton was there, Steven knew there wouldn't be any problems. He drove Nora back to Riverside Apartment.
As soon as they got upstairs, Steven sent Nora to take a shower while he went to the study.
He loosened his tie and called Chris. "Tell the PR department at Nexus Investment Group to work overtime tonight."
Nexus Investment Group was a private equity firm that Steven and Chris had founded together.
"Right now?" Chris checked the time - it was already past 10 PM.
"Yes, right now." Steven didn't say much more, just said, "I need help handling something."
He sent the video to Chris.
A moment later, Alton also called. "I heard you guys got surveillance footage tonight showing Olivia was the victim?"
"Yes," Steven answered calmly. "I've already told Chris to handle it."
"You're having the PR team deal with it?"
"Yes."
After hearing this, Alton felt relieved and said to Olivia, "With Steven's friend helping, everything will be fine."
"Okay." Olivia nodded. "Thank you both so much."
Steven sat in the study for a while, then got up and went to the master bedroom.
Nora had just finished showering and came out wearing a nightgown, her skin all pink and fresh.
Steven glanced at her, his eyes darkening.
Nora's face turned slightly red. She asked him, "Steven, did you contact that friend of yours who knows about PR?"
"I did. They'll release it first thing tomorrow morning." Steven leaned against the doorway, watching her.
Nora felt a bit uncomfortable. "Steven, you should go take a shower."
As she spoke, she went to the closet to get him some loungewear and brought it to him.
Nora's face was flushed, her eyelashes very long, looking especially pretty and tempting.
Steven gazed at her deeply, then reached out and pulled her into his strong arms. Looking down at her, he asked, "Is there a reward?"
Her breath caught, and she didn't dare look at him. "What reward?"
Whenever it was just the two of them, the atmosphere became very intimate.
Nora didn't know why.
"After I finish handling Olivia's matter, is there a reward?" He looked at her quietly, his voice seductive.
Nora's legs went weak at the sound of his voice. She pressed against his approaching chest and said somewhat fearfully, "Steven, we already did it this morning..."
"I mentioned a reward and you immediately think it's that?" Steven felt like laughing. "Can't it be something else?"
"Then... what do you want?"
"You figure it out yourself." He looked at her deeply, took the clothes from her hands, and went into the bathroom.
The sound of water rushed in the bathroom.
Nora grabbed her phone and slipped back to the guest bedroom.
Steven was a man with strong desires - she wasn't going to sleep in the same room with him.
She lay on her bed and had just opened her phone when she saw another new short video.
[Update on the South City mother-in-law kneeling to daughter-in-law incident!]
Nora took a look.
Eleanor was being interviewed by reporters in the hospital room.
"Daughter-in-law, I'm kneeling to you!" Eleanor performed kneeling and kowtowing again for the camera. This time, the video was focused on her face, crystal clear. She cried out miserably, "Please let my sister go. It's all our fault. We shouldn't have pushed you. We were wrong. We're kowtowing to apologize to you!"
The video had just come out at 10 o'clock, only about half an hour ago.
[Oh my god! This old lady looks so miserable. She seems really afraid of her daughter-in-law!]
[I can't watch this anymore! I hope netizens investigate and find out who that evil woman is and make her kneel to this old lady too, so she knows how it feels!]
[Haven't you heard 'forgive when you can'? Is this woman trying to push the old lady to her death?]
The internet was full of criticism.
However, among all the criticism, there was an account called Elizabeth who kept arguing with people in the comments.
Elizabeth: [This old woman is clearly acting. Are you all blind? Can't you see it?]
Elizabeth also loved scrolling through short videos. Tonight, she came across this one and saw Nora in the video, supporting a pale-faced woman.
That person must be her sister.
Elizabeth was sharp and could tell at a glance that Eleanor was acting. Wearing a hospital gown but crying so hard - how could she really be sick?
Elizabeth's protective instinct kicked in immediately. She jumped into the comments section and started arguing with them.
Not only did she argue herself, but she also called Lally to join the battle.
Then she called Nora.
On Nora's end, she saw it was an unknown number. After thinking about it, she answered. "Hello."
"Nora, it's me." Elizabeth's voice came through the phone.
"Grandma, why are you calling me?"
"I saw that video of you online. That person next to you is your sister, right?" Elizabeth asked her.
Nora nodded. "Yes, Grandma, that's my sister. Her name is Olivia."
"I could tell right away that the old woman in the video was acting the whole time. I'm so angry!" Elizabeth said through gritted teeth. "I just called Lally, and we went online together to tell them off. Nora, don't be scared. Steven is there - he'll protect you."
Elizabeth must have been worried she was scared and called specifically to comfort her.
Nora was touched. "I know, Grandma. Steven is helping me. He contacted his PR friends to help us handle this."
"Smart of him!" Elizabeth's mood improved a bit after hearing this. "Nora, don't worry too much. With Steven there, you and Olivia will be fine. Don't let these stupid things affect your mood. Most importantly, you need to have a baby..."
Nora's face heated up. She didn't respond to that and urged Elizabeth to go rest.
It was almost eleven o'clock - she was worried about affecting Elizabeth's rest.
Elizabeth kept telling her to hurry up and have a baby!
Nora's face turned red from all the urging. After hanging up, she still felt a bit embarrassed.
After finishing the call, she was about to lie down when Steven pushed open the door.
He stood outside looking gloomy, frowning with a displeased expression. "Why did you come to the guest bedroom?"
When he came out of the shower, she had run off!
Nora sat on the bed, looking at him. "I came to sleep."
"You're not sleeping in the master bedroom with me?" Steven was very unsatisfied with her answer.
Nora's face reddened. "I don't think so? I'll just sleep in the guest bedroom."
After she spoke, his face turned completely dark.
"Come out," Steven said.
Nora refused to move. "I'm about to sleep!"
"Come out!" He glared at her. "If you don't come out, I'll carry you over myself."
Nora had no choice - with just the two of them at home, Steven was getting more and more domineering!
Nora had to slowly get down. Her feet had just touched the floor when she suddenly felt weightless and was swept into his arms.
"Ah!" Falling into Steven's embrace, Nora got a fright and clutched his neck. "You scared me!"
Steven didn't answer. Seeing her obediently staying in his arms, he was finally satisfied and carried Nora back to the master bedroom.
"Time to sleep." Steven placed her on the bed.
Nora glanced at him, her eyes timid, afraid he was going to do something again.
But Steven didn't do anything. After such a big incident tonight, she was scared enough and definitely wasn't in the mood to satisfy him.
Steven didn't force it. He just wanted to sleep in the same bed with her.
So after putting Nora down, he went around to the other side, got into bed next to her.
Nora froze for a moment. Steven had already turned off the light, gotten into bed, held her, and tucked her into his arms to sleep.
Nora was so scared her body went stiff.
But ten minutes passed, and Steven didn't make any inappropriate moves. He just held her gently and asked softly, "Were you scared tonight?"
Nora was stunned. Her heart suddenly started beating very hard.
It was the feeling of being moved.
She turned to look. Steven was looking down at her as he spoke, without any desire on his face.
Nora suddenly felt that Steven was so good. His embrace made her feel so warm and safe.
She snuggled closer, her heart full of sweetness. "Thank you, honey."
Steven kissed her head, his voice low and gentle. "Sleep. Everything will be resolved tomorrow. Trust me."
"OK." She buried her face in his chest and nuzzled it, feeling very secure.
But Steven held her still, his face a bit stiff. "Don't tease me."
Nora laughed. "Just a hug, and you say I'm teasing you. But you're always hugging and holding me."
"Hugging you and holding you is definitely teasing you."
Nora's face turned red with embarrassment, her heart racing. She said coquettishly, "Let's not talk anymore. Go to sleep."
"Okay, sleep."