"Zoe!"
She felt as if she was dreaming, but the feeling coming from her hands was so real that she was
extremely excited.
On the contrary, Zoe was frightened by Nicole.
"Mommy, what's wrong with you? You're hurting me."
Although Zoe did not struggle, her voice carried a tinge of tears.
Nicole hurriedly released her.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It's my bad. Is it hurting? Let Mommy take a look."
Nicole hurriedly released Zoe, but she was still cautious and nervous.
Zoe had not seen Nicole like this for a long time.
In the past, when she left the operating room, Nicole would be so excited. Now that she was all right,
how could she still be like this?
However, during this period of time, Zoe thought that she had been neglected by Nicole. Seeing that
Mommy was so excited to see her, she immediately became happy.
She smiled brilliantly.
"I'm fine. I'm not that fragile. Mommy, I'm all right! If you don't believe me, look!"
In order to prove that she was in good health, Zoe got out of Nicole's arms and jumped up on the bed.
"Look, look. Am I much stronger?"
Looking at her daughter's innocent and brilliant smile and recalling what she had been through, Nicole's
heart ached.
"Yes, my daughter is well. My daughter is the most beautiful angel."
As Nicole spoke, the tears in her eyes were forced back.
The kid didn't know anything, which was good now. There was no need to tell her daughter about her
worries and the conspiracies between the adults.
Hearing this, Zoe said happily, "Mommy is also the best. Mommy is so beautiful! Will I be as beautiful
as Mommy when I grow up in the future?"
"You'll be prettier than Mommy."
Nicole was not stingy in praising her daughter.
No one knew what it meant for her to regain what she had lost.
"Really? Will I be prettier than Mommy? Then I will definitely find a boyfriend like Daddy in the future,
right?"
Zoe's serious expression instantly made Nicole laugh.
"How old are you? Do you know what a boyfriend is?"
"I know. I want Dean to be my boyfriend."
As Zoe spoke, she sat beside Nicole and asked seriously, "Mommy, can I?"
"Dean? Which Dean?"
"The boy who played with me at the amusement park last time, Dean Shaw!"
Zoe's words rang a bell.
However, last time she heard that Dean was the one who kidnapped Zoe. It took Samuel a lot of efforts
to find her. He nearly put on an advertisement.
Nicole had never seen this child before, but being able to charm Zoe so much was not a good thing in
her eyes.
Zoe was hers. She was so little. Nicole didn't want her to be attracted by other children.
"Zoe, tell Mommy. Where have you been these past two days?"
Nicole changed the subject in time.
Zoe did not know why Nicole asked her, but she still replied, "Uncle Jacob took me to Grandma's
house. I was at Grandma's for the past two days."
"Grandma?"
Nicole was somewhat stunned. She never thought that Samuel would send Zoe to Ms. Bush.
"That's right. Daddy said that Grandma and Grandpa missed me. They asked me to go over and
accompany them for two days. Lucas was too noisy, so they didn't want him. Mommy, I was really
good. I stayed with Grandma when she cooked delicious food. Grandma has been very happy these
past two days."
Zoe said, expecting praise from Nicole.
Only then did Nicole relax.
"Is that so? Are Grandma and Grandpa alright?"
"Yes. I just heard Grandma say that she missed you. Are you busy lately? If not, you can go back and
see Grandma. Grandma and Grandpa are very bored at home."
Zoe said like an adult.
Nicole nodded at once.
"Alright, Mommy will take you to Grandma's later."
"Alright!"
Zoe laughed happily.
It had been a long time since the mother and daughter had such a happy chat together.
Nicole suddenly felt that time like this was extremely precious.
"Come to Mommy."
Nicole extended her arms towards Zoe.
Zoe quickly stepped forward, but then she hesitated.
"Daddy said that Mommy was not so well. He told me not to bother you. Mommy, can you hug me?"
"Yes! Mommy isn't that weak."
Seeing such a sensible daughter, Nicole's heart ached.
In the past, Zoe was not so healthy, so she paid special attention to her, thus ignoring Lucas.
Fortunately, Lucas was sensible, but she still felt that she owed his son.
Now she had returned to the Green’s, and Zoe had recovered, but Nicole had more things to worry
about. After thinking about it, she realized that she hadn't spent much time with her children lately.
When Zoe heard what Nicole said, she directly threw herself into her embrace.
"Mommy!"
Her sweet voice was like the most beautiful note in the world, warming Nicole's heart.
Samuel came in a while ago unnoticed. When he saw this scene, he had a mixed feeling.
No one understood Nicole's mood better than him.
"Jacob bought Zoe's favorite food, pineapple buns. Do you want to go down and eat some together?"
Nicole paused for a moment at his words, but the expression on her face was somewhat restrained.
Zoe, who was careless, couldn't see the change in Nicole's expression. When she heard that there
were pineapple buns to eat, she was so happy that she couldn't help but said, "I want to eat. I want to
eat! Mommy, I want to eat pineapple buns!"
...
Her excitement infected Nicole.
Nicole smiled gently and said, "Alright, let's go down and eat."
As she spoke, she did not let go of Zoe, but carried her out of bed, put on shoes, and directly walked
out.
Seeing that she was struggling, Samuel could not help but reach forward.
"Let me carry her."
"There's no need."
Nicole leaned to the side without being obvious and avoided his arms closely.
This untraceable alienation left Samuel stunned on the spot, his arms still in the air, somewhat
embarrassed.
"Zoe has been a little heavy lately. You have just recovered. Let me...."
"I'm strong enough to carry my daughter."
Nicole broke off before Samuel could finish her sentence.
No matter how slow Zoe was, she could still feel that something was wrong between Nicole and
Samuel.
She glanced at Nicole and found that her expression was so ugly.
The joy of eating the pineapple buns immediately faded away.
"Mommy, did you quarrel with Daddy?"
Zoe asked softly.
Seeing that the child was frightened, Nicole quickly smiled and said, "No. I haven't held you for too
long, so I wanted to get close to you. What's wrong? Now you have Daddy, so you don't want Mommy
anymore?"
"No, Zoe loves Mommy the most!"
Zoe hurriedly wrapped her arms around Nicole's neck and said coquettishly.
Nicole smiled and carried the child downstairs, not looking at Samuel again.
Samuel looked at the back of them and knew that there was nothing he could do to remedy the
situation. He could only take it slowly.
After going downstairs, Nicole saw Lucas sitting on the sofa eating pineapple buns.
In the past, he didn't like it very much. Today, it was quite unusual that he seemed to enjoy it. Zoe's
eyes instantly opened wide when she saw him.
"Lucas! Let go of the pineapple buns. They are mine!"
She struggled out of Nicole's arms and trotted towards Lucas.
Lucas picked up the whole bag of pineapple buns and ran away.
"Lucas!"
Zoe chased after him.
Seeing this, Nicole couldn't help but say to Lucas, "Lucas, budge. Leave some for her."
"That's right. I'm your sister!"
Zoe had shorter legs so she couldn't catch up with Lucas. She jumped up and down angrily.
While Lucas was stuffing the food into his mouth, he said, "I was only born five minutes earlier than
you. Why do I have to budge on everything? If you have the ability, you can come and take it!"
"Bad Lucas! Return my pineapple buns!"
Zoe was fighting with Lucas for the pineapple buns.
Lucas hurriedly ran towards Zoe's room.
Seeing Lucas running towards her room, Zoe immediately became happy.
"Idiot, you can't escape!"
She chased after him.
They both entered the room. Lucas stretched out his leg and shut the door on purpose.
"My pineapple buns!"
"Quiet."
Zoe stepped forward to snatch the pineapple buns, but Lucas stuffed the entire bag of pineapple buns
into her, and made a "shut up and eat" motion. Then he tiptoed to the door and eavesdropped.
"Lucas, what are you doing?"
Seeing him like this, Zoe couldn't help but ask.
"Don't talk. Eat your pineapple buns."
Lucas’ voice was not loud, and he kept an eye on the movements outside.
When Samuel and Nicole were the only ones left in the living room, the atmosphere suddenly stiffened.
Jacob was observant. He said at once, "I suddenly remember that there are still some things that need
to be taken care of at the company. Mr. and Mrs. Green, please excuse me."
Without waiting for Samuel to say anything, he turned around and left.
"Nicole, listen to me. Zoe...."
Samuel stepped forward, but before he could say anything, Nicole suddenly said, "I am a little
uncomfortable. I'll go to the bathroom."
With that, she walked away from Samuel.
Samuel wanted to stop her, but now Nicole had an expression of refusal. He paused for a moment and
watched helplessly as she entered the bathroom and locked it.
She locked the door!
The corner of Samuel's mouth twitched.
Was she guarding against him?
They were husband and wife!
However, there was nothing he could do about it.
Lucas saw this scene when he peeked out the door. He patted his thigh anxiously and said, "Samuel is
so lame!"
"What happened to Daddy?"
When Zoe heard Lucas say this, she also leaned forward. But Lucas pushed her head away.
"Eat your pineapple buns."
"Lucas! You only know how to bully me!"
Zoe felt that Lucas was now extremely bad instead of being cute. She sat on the bed angrily. She
fiercely stuffed the pineapple buns into her mouth and chewed hard as if they were Lucas.
Lucas didn't care what she was doing right now. Instead, he opened the door and waved at Samuel.
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