Nicole was a little worried, but she knew that if she stayed, Audrey might not be able to say much.
Somehow she felt that something was wrong with Audrey today. Perhaps she had a difficult time with
the Don family?
Perhaps her life had been too tough?
Nicole didn't know, but she couldn't ask.
She didn't want to ask about the Don family. She was afraid to hear that Mrs. Don adored Viola.
Nicole was sensitive about this kind of thing.
Therefore when Audrey asked her to leave, she left.
After she got in the car, she said to Samuel, "Do you think Minister Shaw is a little strange today?"
"No. What's the matter?"
Samuel was bewildered for he didn't know Audrey well enough.
"Nothing. Maybe I think too much. I feel she is down in the dumps today."
"Perhaps she thinks of your father."
Nicole nodded.
She felt sad at the way Audrey looked at Xander's photo.
"The greatest sadness in life is that your beloved one is dead. You love him, but he's gone. How are
you going to pull through the next few decades?"
Nicole sighed.
She suddenly grabbed Samuel by the collar and said, "You have to promise that you will die after me. I
don't want to live alone on the memories of you."
"What nonsense! We will grow old together. I promise you that I will not die before you."
"Remember your promise."
Nicole felt that their conversation might bring them bad luck, but she said it anyway. She had an
uneasy feeling, but she didn't know what was wrong.
"Okay!"
Samuel didn't mind her nonsense and drove back.
Lucas and Zoe were staying at the Green's for two days, making the excuse of giving the private space
to Samuel and Nicole. In fact, the old lady missed the children.
Mr. and Mrs. Bush had worked hard these years, so they went back home.
Olivia and Jacob were busy with something these days, going out early and coming home late, as if
they had got over Tim. Although Tim did not apologize, Jacob did not seem to get in touch with the
Louis family.
Everything seemed peaceful until Jason called, which completely disrupted Nicole's life.
Audrey had committed suicide!
Nicole froze.
She could remember well that Audrey came to her with the birthday gift a couple of days ago, and she
could recall the deep affection in Audrey's eyes when she looked at Xander's photos on the
gravestone. Why out of a sudden did she commit suicide?
Nicole was dumbfounded, and her tears uncontrollably coursed down her cheeks.
She had always thought that she wouldn't care about this woman, but now she knew that many
emotions were buried deep down. She deliberately ignored this woman, afraid to get hurt. Now that
something awful had happened, she felt a pang at her heart. This woman was her mother, whose
suicide prostrated her with grief.
"How could this happen? She looked fine a few days ago!"
Nicole looked at Samuel with tearful eyes.
The news took Samuel by surprise as well.
Why did this tough woman choose to commit suicide?
"Stop crying. Let's go to the hospital and take a look."
Samuel did not know how to console Nicole.
They rushed to the hospital. Nicole panicked when she saw Jason.
"Uncle, how is my mother?"
As Nicole spoke, Mrs. Don suddenly looked back and saw her, letting out an angry roar suddenly.
"What on earth did you say to your mother? She was a different person after she came back. Did you
know that she brought Viola with her when she committed suicide? She poisoned the food she cooked
for Viola! I know that you hate Viola, but you can't ask your mother to die with your sister just because
you don't like her, right?"
"Mom, stop!"
Jason was desperate with his mother.
Nicole froze.
"Asking my mother to die with Viola? What do you mean? What the hell is going on?"
Nicole grabbed Jason's sleeve.
Jason sighed and said, "I don't know what is wrong with Audrey. She has made quite some
arrangements these two days, saying she's taking Viola back to the United States. Mom and I didn't
pay attention. Today, Audrey made a meal for Viola alone, and they ate together. After that, something
happened to them. The doctor said that the food was poisonous."
"How could this happen?"
Nicole was dumbfounded.
She knew that Audrey did not like Viola, but wasn't it too extreme of her to die with Viola?
Besides, she didn't think that Audrey would do such a thing.
Mrs. Don cried. "Audrey is a good daughter-in-law and Viola is a good child. Why can't you tolerate
them?"
"I didn't."
Nicole felt hurt by the injustice.
Samuel took a step forward, pulling Nicole behind him. He looked at the old lady and said, "Mrs. Don,
you can't make groundless accusations. Nicole didn't do anything."
"She didn't? Didn't Audrey go to her a couple of days ago? Didn't Audrey become abnormal after she
came back? Is there any mother in the world would kill her daughter with her own hands? But Audrey
did! Why? Didn't she do it for Nicole?"
"Do you know why Minister Shaw came to see Nicole two days ago? Because that was Nicole's
birthday! What's wrong that she came to celebrate her daughter's birthday?"
Samuel thought Mrs. Don was simply unreasonable.
Why was it always Nicole's fault if she got involved?
Why did she think Nicole plotted all the bad things?
Why did she bias against Nicole?
Mrs. Don paused. Obviously, she did not know about Nicole's birthday, nor did she pay attention to the
live webcast in the church, let alone the marriage proposal Samuel made to Nicole.
Nicole was too upset to care about how Mrs. Don thought of her at all.
Words were futile to change the prejudice.
"Uncle, how is my mother now?"
Ignoring Mrs. Don, Nicole asked Jason.
Jason felt guilty, but he couldn't stop his mother. He sighed and said, "Doctors are performing an
emergency operation on her, and I don't know how she is."
Nicole did not say anything else, waiting quietly, but her heart was in a whirl.
The person in the operation room was her mother, who gave birth to her.
Knowing that Nicole felt upset, Samuel pulled her in his arms and whispered, "She'll be fine. The Lord
will look after her."
"I hope so."
Nicole was not in the mood to say anything for her heart was in a whirl.
The door to the operating room remained shut, and everyone was anxious. Even Mrs. Don kept silent
in anxiety.
Time crawled. At last the operation ended two hours later.
When the doctor pushed open the door to the operating room and came out, Nicole suddenly felt that
her legs went numb.
Samuel knew that she was too nervous.
This woman tended to feign indifference. In fact, her heart was the softest.
With the help of Samuel, Nicole went up to the doctor.
"Doctor, how is the patient?"
Jason asked anxiously.
The doctor took off his mask and whispered, "Miss Yate is not in danger for she suffers a minor case of
poisoning. However, Ms. Shaw is seriously poisoned and she remains in a coma. We have done our
best, but we have to wait and see if she could wake up."
Nicole collapsed.
Fortunately, Samuel consoled her.
"Don't be afraid. The doctors are doing their best to save her. I believe Minister Shaw will survive."
His words brought tears to her eyes.
"Will she?"
"Sure!"
She nodded.
Viola and Audrey were pushed into the ward respectively.
Looking at Viola's pale face, Mrs. Don said with pity, "Poor child. She will be deeply traumatized by the
experience of being poisoned by her mother. She might suffer from it for a lifetime."
Ignoring Mrs. Don, Nicole went straight to Audrey's bed.
Audrey looked peaceful and composed, as if she had well prepared for all this. Nicole burst into tears.
"Mom, wake up, please wake up. It's all my fault. Two days ago, I felt that something was wrong with
you, but I didn't keep your company and comfort you. Don't go to Dad. You owe me so much in this life,
and you didn't spend time with me. How can you leave like this?"
Nicole had thought she was not able to call Audrey Mom, but now she found it natural to call her this
way.
She wanted to wake up Audrey and tell her that she forgave her.
However, Audrey seemed to be in a deep sleep, and she didn't respond at all.
Mrs. Don wanted to say something, but Jason took her out.
"Why are you taking me away?"
"Mom, that's enough. Nicole doesn't know anything. You always blindly blame everything on her. Are
you her biological grandmother? You took pains to look for Xander's daughter, but why do you treat her
like that now that you've found her? Aren't you afraid that Xander wouldn't rest at peace? You haven't
figured out why Audrey did this, and you rush to accuse Nicole. Why on earth do you have a bias
against her?"
Mrs. Don paused.
That was right!
Nicole was her own granddaughter. Why did she have a bias against her now?
"You don't know. I saw her bully Viola in the hospital. I saw it with my own eyes."
"Even if you saw it with your own eyes, do you know what Viola did to Nicole? Do you know your own
granddaughter was almost killed by Viola? Did you demand justice for her? Did you stand up for her?"
Why his mother had become like this was beyond Jason, but he looked disappointed. Mrs. Don fell
silent for a long time.
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