"I'll get someone on it immediately.”
Samuel suddenly turned excited.
Yeah!
For so many days, they haven't found Nicole's corpse. And there wasn’t even any corpse floating up,
nor no rumor about corpses being salvaged. So where was Nicole?
No one would disappear from the world for no reason. If she survived, would she be rescued?
Samuel called Jacob hurriedly.
Just as Jacob fell asleep in a daze, he was woken up by Samuel's call. However, he simply sobered up
without complaining.
"Mr. Green.”
"Check it if there were any ships passing by the area of the Back Sea the night Nicole disappeared?"
A trace of excitement showed up in Samuel's voice.
Jacob immediately understood something.
"Yes, I'm on it!"
Seeing Samuel's swift and resolute response, Audrey finally got better.
"How long will it take us to get updated?”
“I'm not sure, but you can’t stand in the wind like this. So let's go back to wait in the car.”
Seeing her lips turn purple, Samuel was really afraid that something might happen to her.
This time, Audrey did not refuse.
She was a little frozen, especially when she lifted her feet.
Samuel did not say anything and directly carried Audrey to the car on his back.
There was a heating system in the car, so Samuel took out a kettle and handed it to Audrey.
"Have some hot water to get rid of the coldness. If there were any news about Nicole, we still have to
hurry over.”
"Yes."
Audrey took over the kettle.
Then her phone rang up.
Audrey took a look at the phone and threw it out of the window.
Samuel frowned slightly, but asked no question.
Audrey smiled bitterly, "Dominic is actually not bad to me.”
"It’s a pity that you don’t have him in your heart.”
Samuel's words made Audrey smile bitterly again.
"Yes, I don't have him in my heart. In my whole life, I only have one man in my heart, but he left too
early. All these years in the United States, I felt like I was a walking dead until I met Nicole. The child
made me feel very comfortable and close the first time I saw her, so I brought her back even though I
knew that this girl was very likely to be unidentified. I never thought that she would be my daughter who
has been missing for more than twenty years.”
"Sometimes fate is so miraculous.”
Audrey looked at the darkness outside. She didn’t know what she was thinking. Perhaps she thought of
Xander, or perhaps she thought of Nicole. In short, she was silent and didn't speak anymore.
Samuel did not say anything. He looked at the sea in silence, but his heart was not calm.
Nicole was definitely alive.
She must still be alive!
This belief had always supported him.
Time was passing, but Samuel felt that it was running so slowly.
He kept looking at the watch and felt that the hour hand was really slow.
Still, no news came from Jacob.
Perhaps because Audrey had been frozen for too long, she unknowingly fell asleep after returning to
the warm air in the car.
Or perhaps she hadn't had a good night's sleep since Nicole’s accident. Though she still hadn't slept
very well, she did fall asleep.
Samuel took the blanket from behind and covered it on Audrey.
This was specially prepared for Nicole.
That woman always liked to sleep in the car. He was afraid that she would catch a cold, so he asked
Jacob to prepare a blanket for her.
Now ...
Samuel's heart ached slightly.
When it dawned, Jacob finally got some news.
"Mr. Green, we have found out that there was indeed a cargo ship passing through the Back Sea that
day. However, I've no idea if Mrs. Green was on that ship. The cargo ship was our country's, belonging
to by a port authority affiliated to Dash County of the Seapolis City. It has just arrived at the port
yesterday.”
Samuel was extremely excited.
"We go home immediately. Contact the port authority over there and make sure that the captain of the
ship stays there. All the losses will be covered by the Greens.”
"Yes!"
Jacob hurriedly went to do it.
Audrey had woken up. Hearing Samuel's words, she asked in a low voice, "Is there any news?"
“It's said that a cargo ship passed by at that time and has returned to China. But there is still no news
of Nicole.”
“So what are we waiting for? Hurry up and go home!”
Audrey was a little anxious.
Samuel looked at her and asked, "Aren't you gonna go back to pack your things?”
"What's to pack up? Apart from me and those paintings, there's nothing worth packing up. You can buy
clothes anywhere. Let's hurry back.”
Hearing Audrey's words, Samuel stop hesitating.
They drove back to the hospital and met Jacob before taking their luggage directly to the airport.
Originally, they planned to take a passenger plane, but now Jacob hired a private plane, so Samuel
and Audrey rushed back to the Seapolis City immediately.
Because Audrey returned in a hurry, she did not book the hotel here. So Samuel just let her stay at
Nicole’s house.
After the special training, Olivia returned to the apartment and found out that Nicole and Samuel were
back together. She didn't know what to say, but as long as Nicole liked it, she would support it, even if
she didn’t think much of Samuel.
She quit her kindergarten job and wanted to go to college and change a job. She had been studying
during this period of time.
When Samuel suddenly brought Audrey here, Olivia was surprised.
"What brings Mr. Green here?”
Olivia had no intention of letting him in.
Although Nicole had forgiven Samuel, Olivia could not face him so calmly. After all, he had made Nicole
suffer for five years. Now that Lucas's whereabouts were still unknown, Olivia’s resentment towards
him was even greater.
Samuel didn’t care much about Olivia's attitude and whispered, “This is Nicole's best friend, Minister
Audrey Shaw. She has just returned from the United States. Nicole wants her to stay here temporarily”
"Why doesn't Nicole tell me herself?"
Olivia felt that something was amiss.
Samuel whispered, "Nicole has other stuff, so it’s not convenient for her to contact you right now.”
"What is it?”
"It’s none of your business. Don’t ask too much.”
Samuel was getting impatient.
If Olivia continued to dig deeper, he didn't know if he would be able to withstand it.
Seeing that Samuel's attitude was not very good and that Audrey did not look like a bad person, Olivia
opened the door.
"Come in.’
Audrey was a little uncomfortable, but when Olivia brought her to Nicole's room, she saw the pictures
of Nicole and her eyes became wet.
Apart from those eyes, Nicole looked almost identical to her.
This was her daughter!
She had missed out on her twenty years of growth. If she could find her this time, she hoped to spend
the rest of her life with Nicole, but she didn’t know if this wish would come true.
Olivia noticed that Audrey's eyes turned red when she saw the photos of Nicole. So she asked
somewhat puzzled, "Has something happened to Nicole?”
“Are you her friend?"
Audrey did not answer, but asked back.
Olivia nodded and said, "We are best friends.”
"Tell me about her, please.”
Audrey's sudden request made Olivia a bit surprised, but she did not refuse.
They started chatting in Nicole’s room.
Seeing that they were getting along well, Samuel left the apartment reassured.
He went to the Dash County directly, and didn’t even have time to go back home. He just spoke to
Laurel on the phone.
When Jacob and Samuel arrived at the Dash County, the other party was already waiting for them at
the Port Authority.
"Mr. Green, what an honor to meet you personally. May I know your purpose here?”
The Director of the Port Authority welcomed him personally.
They had heard of Samuel's name. Not to mention his construction in the Seapolis City in the past few
years, they even knew a little about the history of the Greens.
Samuel had no time to deal with the director's compliments.
"Director, may I ask if the captain of the cargo ship that returned from the United States yesterday is
still here?"
"Yes, Mr. Green. I told him to wait here after your call. I'll bring Mr. Green over to take a look now.’
The director hurriedly led Samuel to the back.
Samuel was both nervous and excited, but his expression was still calm.
They soon met the captain.
The captain was a burly middle-aged man. His complexion was a bit dark because he had been
running at sea all year round.
"Mr. Green, this is Dick, the captain of the Ayre. Dick, this is Mr. Samuel Green, the president of the
Eternal Group.’
The director introduced them.
Dick did not expect the president of the Eternal Group to come looking for him, so he was a little
puzzled at the moment.
"Mr. Green, what are you looking for me for?"
"You just came back from America?"
Samuel was a little excited.
Dick nodded and said, “Yes, I just came back yesterday.”
“Did you see a woman in a coma when you passed through the Back Sea? Did you save her?"
Samuel knew that he was a little too anxious, but there was nothing he could do. He was really going to
lose his patience.
Dick was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "No, we only stayed there for about five minutes,
because there was a shipment to be disembarked. There was someone there to take care of it, and it
wasn’t too much, just a few boxes of wine, and we left there after we unloaded them. We didn't see any
woman either.”
Samuel's heart suddenly sank to the bottom of the sea.
No?
He actually didn't see her!
So where was Nicole?
Had she really disappeared?
Jacob knew Samuel's loneliness. Now, he did not know what to say. He had just had such a little hope,
such a sliver of hope, but now it was completely shattered.
Nobody would be able to withstand it.
Jacob sighed and said to Dick, "Thank you.”
"You're welcome.”
Samuel turned around and left in distress.
He felt that his heart ached badly, but it couldn't be relieved.
Did Nicole really die?
He didn't want to confirm this conjecture, but was there any other possible explanation?
Just as Samuel was about to walk out of the living room, Dick suddenly called out to Samuel.
"Mr. Green, although I didn't see any woman, nor did I save one, something strange indeed happened
on the ship. I wonder if it has anything to do with what you asked.”
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