Anne left after spitting those words out.
Fiona watched her go, then walked into the villa.
Carly saw Fiona and immediately forced a smile uglier than crying. "Mom, you're here."
Nigel was utterly disappointed in Carly, but he didn't want to hurt Fiona, so he had no intention of telling her that Carly had drugged him with party drugs.
Of course, Celine didn't want to provoke Fiona either. After all, Fiona's health couldn't handle any stress right now. "Ms. Jakeman," she greeted.
Fiona looked at Nigel in confusion. "I just saw Anne outside. Why did she leave?"
Celine smirked. "Ms. Jakeman, Mr. Hampton kicked Ms. Warwick out just now."
Fiona was stunned, almost in disbelief. "Is that true? You kicked Anne out? That's impossible. You always let Anne stay here. Even when I was the one being thrown out, Anne could still stay!"
Fiona truly couldn't believe it. For years, Anne had clung to Nigel's side, and he had always allowed it. Why would he suddenly change and kick Anne out?"
Celine chuckled. "Ms. Jakeman, Mr. Hampton has finally realized his mistake. He knows you are uncomfortable with Ms. Warwick's presence, so he made her move out. Right, Mr. Hampton?"
Celine grabbed Nigel and pushed him toward Fiona.
These two were too proud. They were clearly in love with each other yet unwilling to lower their pride.
Nigel looked at Fiona. "That's right. I told Anne to move out. I never considered your feelings before, but that won't happen again. I'll keep my distance from Anne."
She stared at him in shock. "You said that yourself. Don't go running back the moment Anne calls you."
"I won't! What about you?" he shot back.
She was caught off guard. "Me? What about me?"
Nigel pressed his thin lips together. "That assistant of yours, your male secretary, and all those male subordinates."
Fiona tilted her face up, her bright gaze locking onto his. "Mr. Hampton, aren't you a little too old to be getting jealous?"
He sneered. "You should be secretly thrilled. Should you be proud that I'm getting jealous over you?"
She quickly admitted without hesitation, "Of course I'm proud. You getting jealous over me is definitely worth being smug about."
"I'm telling you, don't get too full of yourself. Hurry up and replace all the men around you. If you don't, I'll go from jealous to angry," he warned her with a hidden threat.
This warning touched Fiona's heart, and she nodded. "Alright, I'll replace them."
Nigel smiled. "That's more like it."
Celine could already feel the affection between them. It was the kind of warmth that would make icebergs melt.
She grinned. "Mr. Hampton, Ms. Jakeman, should I excuse myself? I think I've had enough watching the two of you!"
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