"You want to buy something for my mother?"
"Shouldn’t I?"
Nicole felt that Samuel’s reaction was quite interesting.
As a daughter-in-law, she did not stay by Mrs. Green’s side while she hospitalized. However, Mrs.
Green still cared about her health now. So she must do something to prove her love.
However, Samuel did not say anything. He just smiled and said, "Everything is up to you."
Nicole felt that Samuel’s gaze was especially gentle, so gentle that she wanted to drown in it.
"Your peach blossom eyes are so intriguing. No wonder so many girls are crazy about you."
Samuel felt speechless and aggrieved.
"They are not in the shape of peach blossoms. They are slender."
"It’s all the same."
Nicole was becoming a little unreasonable.
Samuel could only agree with her.
"Alright, alright, alright. Whatever you say is right, but you can’t blame me for that. It’s a genetic
problem."
These words were a little complacent.
Nicole felt that Samuel was becoming more and more arrogant.
She looked at him with contempt, but Samuel just ignored that.
They walked into the nearby shopping mall hand in hand.
"What does Mom like?"
Nicole felt that she was so unfilial that she still had no idea about what her mother-in-law liked after so
many years they had been together.
Samuel smiled and said, "She likes anything you buy."
"I’m serious."
Nicole didn’t know why, but she was actually a little nervous.
She had never been so nervous before. It’s not that big a deal, right?
Samuel noticed that Nicole was serious. He whispered, "Really, Mom doesn’t need anything. They
have everything at home! All you have to do is to express your love. If she really need anything, that
would be my father. Can you bring him back to her?"
"What are you talking about? I’m not omnipotent."
Nicole felt that Samuel was teasing her, but what Samuel said was also correct. Mrs. Green really has
had everything these years.
This was a real conundrum.
"What should I do? I really don’t know what to give."
"Just forget it."
He didn’t think she had to give anything. It was good that she had this intention, but Nicole still insisted.
Then they strolled around and stopped at a foot basin shop.
Nicole thought this thing is pretty good.
"It’s said that there are many acupoints under our feet. Will Mom feel much better with this?"
Nicole looked at Samuel and hoped that Samuel would give her some advice.
Then Samuel nodded and said, "Yes, it’s fine."
They bought the foot basin then returned to the Green family.
The Green family seemed to be different. There were a lot of security guards outside and they were
very orderly.
Nicole glanced at it and did not say anything, just walked straight into the door with Samuel.
"My lady, young Mr. Green and Mrs. Green is back!"
The servant was very happy to see them coming back, so she hurriedly informed Mrs. Green.
After they entered, they found Mrs. Green sitting in a wheelchair, looking at them happily.
"You’re back, you’re back. Come in! Take a seat!"
Samuel and Nicole were stunned for a moment.
"Mom, your legs..."
He was too busy these days and had been busy taking care of Nicole. He thought that Vincent had
been taking care of their mother all the time, so he didn’t have to worry too much, and Vincent didn’t tell
him that there was something wrong with Mrs. Green’s body. Now suddenly saw her sitting in a
wheelchair, his nose suddenly felt a little sour.
"I’m sorry. It’s all because of me being so unfilial."
Samuel directly knelt in front of Mrs. Green.
Nicole was also shocked.
She had always thought that with the antidote, even though Mrs. Green was slower to recover, she
would not be like this.
However, Mrs. Green said calmly, "It’s nothing. It was already a blessing that I’m still alive. The doctor
said that the toxin in my body stayed for too long. Although there was an antidote, it would still leave
sequela. My legs don’t have any strength now, but they still have a sense of perception. If I can
gradually recover in the later stages, they might back to normal again. Don’t be too sad. I’m already so
old. If anything went wrong, I’ll just find someone to wait on me. I’ve lived for you for a lifetime, and I’m
not allowed to take a break?"
The more Mrs. Green said this, the more uncomfortable Nicole and Samuel felt.
"Mom, I’m sorry. Samuel and I should have come back to see you earlier."
Nicole hurriedly crouched down in front of her. Looking at the benign old woman in front of her, she felt
extremely guilty.
Mrs. Green pulled Nicole’s hand and said, "Silly girl, you had gotten too much on your plate, how did
you come back to look after me? I’m already had one foot in the grave. Bur you’re still young. It’s really
not worth sacrificing your body to take care of me. Tell me, are you feeling better now? Did you go to
the hospital for a whole body check-up?"
"I did. The doctor said everything is fine. Don’t worry."
In front of Mrs. Green, Nicole was like a child.
Seeing them like this, Samuel murmured, "Mom, Nicole bought you a foot basin. Would you like to
have a try?"
"Yes."
As soon as he said that, Nicole was going to fetch water, but was stopped by Samuel.
"You’ve just recovered. Don’t do anything, just sit by the side and talk to Mom. I’ll do it."
With that, Samuel took off his coat, rolled up his sleeves, and took the foot basin to the bathroom.
Mrs. Green looked at Samuel’s back and smiled, "This child is truly filial. I am satisfied to have children
like you in this lifetime."
"It’s all my fault. I should have let Samuel come back earlier to see if everything was okay."
Nicole felt that her mother-in-law was so nice.
If it was someone else, she might be angry because her son hadn’t returned for a month, but Mrs.
Green didn’t.
Mrs. Green patted her hand and said, "All you need to do is to take good care of yourself. I heard that
Samuel is taking you and the kids on a trip?"
"Yes, that’s the plan. But I don’t want to go out anymore. I’ll stay by your side to look after you until you
get better."
Seeing Mrs. Green like this, how could they take the children out for fun?
But Mrs. Green smiled and said, "Don’t worry about me. We have Vincent at home. After all these
years, the Green family owes you and the children too much. Now that the children are fine, it’s good
for you to go out and have fun. The outside world is big and wonderful. It will always make you and
your children happy. As for me, I have been busy all my life. I don’t want to go anywhere right now. I
just want to stay here and guard our family and the things left behind by your father. You have your own
lives. Just don’t be hindered by mine. Alright?"
"But you are already being like this, and we still go out to play, we are too unfilial."
The more Mrs. Green said, the guiltier Nicole felt.
"Poor child, why are you still such a baby? For someone who doesn’t know, they would think that you
were my daughter."
Although Mrs. Green said this, her eyes were filled with gratification.
Nicole threw herself into her arms and cried, "I am your daughter."
"Alright, alright, alright. You’re my daughter. Stop crying. When Samuel came back, he would think that
I was bullying you."
As Mrs. Green spoke, she began to cough.
Nicole hurriedly got up and poured a glass of water for her.
Samuel came back with the foot basin in his arms and knelt down on one knee to wash his mother’s
feet.
He suddenly realized that it had been many years since he had been so close to his mom.
When he was a kid, Mrs. Green did not have time to be with him. When he grew up, he was the one
who didn’t have time. He was busy all day. Not only did he almost lose his wife, but now even his
mother was going to be lost.
He felt very guilty.
"Mom, the people in the mall said that the foot basin is very useful. It can promote the blood circulation
of your foot sole. You should often have a foot bath when you are free."
"Alright!"
Now whatever they said, Mrs. Green would listen to and say yes.
Nicole suddenly realized that Mrs. Green was really aged. She was surrounding by an indescribable
loneliness, giving her a sense of vicissitudes.
"Mom, what do you want to eat? I’ll go to the kitchen and make it for you."
As Nicole spoke, she was about to get up, but Mrs. Green stopped her.
"There’re servants in the kitchen. Are you going to steal her job? Besides, you’ve just recovered, don’t
do anything for now. Just stay here and talk to me."
Mrs. Green took out a credit card out of her arms and handed it to Nicole.
"Although you don’t lack money, as a mother-in-law, I still have to give you some presents, besides you
just had a miscarriage. It’s just a small amount of money, so please don’t argue with me. Take whatever
I gave you and treat it as your own. If Samuel bullies you in the future, at least you still have the
money."
Mrs. Green said with a smile, but it made Nicole’s eyes become even moister.
"Mom..."
"Since you call me Mom, you should listen to my words. Just take it."
Nicole looked at Samuel and saw that he was suggesting her to take the money. Then she took it over
and said, "Thank you, Mom."
"Good girl!"
The three of them talked for a while, and Samuel also finished washing Mrs. Green’s feet. Everything
was tidied up, and Vincent also came back.
It was the first official meeting between Nicole and Vincent.
Last time when her life was at stake, she almost treated him as Samuel. Since then she hadn’t had any
chance to meet him, so it was still a shock when she saw Vincent.
The two brothers looked exactly the same.
"Hello, Nicole."
Vincent smiled slightly, with two dimples on his cheeks. He looked more playful than his brother.
"Hello, Vincent."
Nicole was somewhat restrained. After all, she is not used to seeing a person standing in front of her
who is exactly the same as her husband.
"Go aside. Didn’t you see that your sister-in-law is a little nervous?"
Samuel directly kicked Vincent.
Vincent shouted at their mother in grievance, "Mom, look at him. He is bullying me. He threw the whole
company to me, and now I’m in his way just standing here now."
"If you don’t want to disturb your brother, you just hurry up and find a girlfriend. Oh right, what about
Joseph? Didn’t you take him away?"
Mrs. Green’s words made Vincent suddenly stunned, and then said, "I forgot about him. I guess I
locked him in the office."
As he spoke, he hurried outside. Nicole looked on in shock.
Can this sloppy guy really run a company?
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