266. You can scold me

"This is why he was so sweet with Kizy and Evie. He does not take Kizy as his teammate but more like his younger sister or even a little child." Nicole said, or more like thought out loud.

"Hmmm. He has a soft spot for females since he lost his wife and baby girl. He would have never shouted or scolded you if not for your request about faking love." Rose concluded, thinking she had said enough. 

With that she got up and turned to leave. She knew that Nicole must have known her mistake, as well as her misunderstanding regarding Victor.

"Thank you." Nicole suddenly said, wiping her tears away.

Rose just patted on her shoulder before leaving with the empty bottles and glasses, intending to clean up her room.

"I'll take my leave now." Nicole said after Rose came back, getting up to leave the room.