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Author: Cord3lia
last update publish date: 2026-02-23 03:26:55

Nicole Harper

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I hated being interrogated, but Tristan didn’t give a fuck even if I made it obvious how much his questions irritated me.

“Is it a crime to have my name changed, Mr. Michelson?” I asked, making sure sarcasm dripped down my words.

As always, he wasn’t offended. “Not necessarily, but it can be used to hide past crimes.”

I held his gaze. Was he taking a dig at me?

I watched him warily as he suddenly stood up and rounded the desk to lean against it right beside me. I was hit with
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  • My Stepfather, My Ruin   127

    Nicole Harper~•~“So I just heard from my brother that Tristan is at Orivon. Want to go?”I blinked at Talia. “What’s Orivon?”“The Orivon?” She emphasized, as if that was supposed to help me understand better. “You haven’t heard of it?”I shook my head. “What happens there?”“Basically everything. There’s a bar, a library no one ever uses, a tennis court, a boxing ring, a piano room, and a dance hall. Literally everything one can think of, but it is only limited to members and well, their guests. It’s pretty hard to become a member though.”“So for rich people?”She winced. “I guess you can put it like that.”“That explains why I don’t know it.” I shrugged.“I thought Tristan would have mentioned it to you, but it’s understandable because he hasn’t been there in almost a year. So… want to go?”“You’re a member?”“Yeah. My dad used to be a member so I guess I was born into it. Then something happened and he almost got kicked out but Julian took care of the station and well, here we a

  • My Stepfather, My Ruin   126

    Tristan Michelson~•~I honestly couldn’t remember my life before Nicole because there was no way in hell I used to sit alone in my living room on the weekend whenever I didn’t have any important meetings. I couldn’t even recall what it was like to not have her around so I didn’t know what to do with myself after Talia dragged her away.Saying that Talia dragged her away was a stretch though. I knew Nicole was eager to go with her. She’d been acting like she had a problem with my house the past few days. I knew she was kind of avoiding me but I didn’t know why and I didn’t want to ask.If I asked, it could lead to a fight and make her pull away even more.Nicole was a runner and we had only one week left together before Lily came back. I didn’t want to ruin the last week we had together. Fuck. I dragged a hand down my face. I couldn’t believe I was sitting at home trying to analyze a woman and her feelings for me.I was more than thankful for the distraction when my phone buzzed with

  • My Stepfather, My Ruin   125

    Nicole Harper~•~My first instinct was to run.But that would look suspicious especially as we were basically living together and working in the same building, so I didn’t.I just went to work early and worked overtime, leaving with the last person on the floor so Tristan would have no excuse to call me into his office.If Tristan noticed I was avoiding him, he didn’t call me out. When Saturday came, I was bothered to be around him so I was more than grateful when I finally got a call from Talia, asking to hang out. I almost kissed her through the phone.“God, yes,” I said immediately, already heading toward my closet. “I need to get out of this house.” I had even retreated to my room just to have a bit of space from everything. Tristan was intense but realizing I was falling for him was even more intense.Talia laughed on the other end. “Rough week?”“You have no idea.”“Perfect. I’ll pick you up in thirty. Wear something cute. We’re doing retail therapy.”I hung up with a small sm

  • My Stepfather, My Ruin   124

    Nicole Harper~•~I was in the middle of brushing my teeth while preparing for bed when my phone buzzed with a notification.I picked it up from the sink, my eyes widening when I saw that it was a bank notification, a credit alert to be specific.I quickly rinsed my mouth and walked out of the bedroom to see Tristan busy on his laptop. “You sent the money anyway?” I asked. “And double at that?” I had been surprised to see that Tristan still sent the money and instead of the original ten grand my mother had told him to give me, he’d made it twenty.Tristan raised his gaze to spare me a glance. “He asked for 10k. Send him 10k. The extra is to reimburse what you already gave him.”I blinked in surprise, still standing there in the doorway. I knew I’d asked him earlier if he was going to send the money or not but that was in the heat of the moment and I didn’t actually want to spend his money on my father. Besides, I thought when he said I didn't have to carry it alone anymore, it meant

  • My Stepfather, My Ruin   123

    Tristan Michelson~•~“Nicole,” I took a step closer to her and watched as she tried to take one backward but got trapped by the counter instead. I took the opportunity to close the distance between us.As I approached her, she looked away. I grabbed her chin gently, making sure she was staring at me as I spoke.“Please, Nicole.” My gaze softened as I searched her eyes. It was almost like a war was going on in there. I had an idea of what was going on but I also wanted her to tell me by herself. We weren’t going to last if she kept hiding things from me. “Let me in. Let me know what the problem is.”She averted her gaze but there was really nowhere else she could look when I was crowding her space. Her eyes met mine again, her lips quivering as she debated whether to spill or not. “He wants money,” she said finally, voice barely above a whisper. She didn’t need to mention who she had been talking to. “Ten thousand. He… he knows about us. He’s threatening to spread it around if I don’

  • My Stepfather, My Ruin   122

    Nicole Harper~•~My phone started ringing the moment I stepped out of the building. I didn’t need to check the screen to know who it was. He had already been calling me for the past hour even though it hadn’t even been five hours since he asked me for the money.I walked past the parking lot without slowing down, my grip tightening around my bag as the call rang out. Then it started again.“Unbelievable,” I muttered under my breath, pressing the decline button for the umpteenth time.By the time I got into my car, he’d already called five times. I tossed my phone onto the passenger seat, gripping the steering wheel as I let out a slow breath.I had to force myself to focus on the road when I started driving so I wouldn’t get into an accident.By the time I got to Tristan’s house, my phone had gone silent. I grabbed my phone and bag, stepping out of the car and heading inside. The house was quiet, as expected because I had left hurriedly to have some time to myself before Tristan came

  • My Stepfather, My Ruin   027

    Tristan Michelson~•~Like Sebastian, Nico, and I always said, Julian was always right.He’d told me my plan would backfire and only a few days later, the girl was prepping to go on a date. It unsettled me. I felt like going into her room to stop her, to bend her over her bed and remind her that he

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  • My Stepfather, My Ruin   025

    Tristan Michelson~•~My mouth parted in disbelief as she walked out the door, deliberately swaying her hips.A scoff escaped my lips. Nicole was an interesting woman. She was feisty. She was exactly the kind of woman that appealed to me. I just didn’t think she held grudges and would leave me hard

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  • My Stepfather, My Ruin   019

    Tristan Michelson~•~Her lips parted as she stared at me incredulously. “W-what?”I didn’t mind repeating it for her just to see her reaction. “You might have to get on your knees first.” She had a mouth on her and I wanted to see how it would feel wrapped around my cock.But I was just messing wi

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  • My Stepfather, My Ruin   015

    Tristan Michelson~•~I was fucked.I’d been hoping Nicole would be a different person from the masked woman, but it had been a long time since anything went my way.Now that I knew that she was the same person, I couldn’t unsee it. I was imagining her in that outfit from the penthouse, only this t

    last updateLast Updated : 2026-03-20
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