Laurel never expected herself to face such a choice in her life. Samuel wasn't here, and she was
Nicole's mother-in-law. What should she choose?
"Laurel, this is serious. You'd better ask Samuel to come back."
Jason said.
Nicole was his niece, so of course he cared about her. Besides, everyone knew what it meant for a
woman to lose her uterus.
Nicole was so nice that she shouldn't suffer from this.
Even Jason, who had always believed in Samuel, couldn't wait to get Samuel back now.
Laurel didn't know how to explain it away.
If she knew where Samuel was, she would definitely ask him to come back. However, she didn't know.
Jacob and Olivia looked at Laurel too. Although they didn't say anything, their intention was obvious.
Laurel felt stressful.
"I'll go call Vincent and see if he can contact Samuel."
She walked away to make the phone call.
She was eager to find Samuel.
While talking on the phone, she asked Vincent to have his subordinates in the Night Elf Empire to find
Samuel. Vincent agreed and asked how Nicole was doing now.
When he knew Nicole's condition, he whispered, "Mom, Samuel is off the radar. Could it be that
something has happened to him?"
"Impossible. Nothing will happen to Samuel. Hurry to find him."
"Alright!"
After hanging up the phone, Laurel discovered Lucas standing behind her.
She didn't know when he moved here, and felt distressed at sight of his worried face.
"Lucas, don't worry. Your mommy will be fine."
"What about daddy? Why can't we find him? I contacted him online, but he didn't reply to me. He never
did this before."
Lucas’ little face puckered.
Mommy lay between life and death, but daddy didn't show up. Lucas told himself to be strong and
calm, but he couldn't. After all, he was just a child.
Laurel knew Lucas was worried and hugged him in her arms.
"It's fine. Your mommy will be fine, so will your daddy. God will bless them."
However, soothing statement was useless now.
As time passed, everyone was burning with anxiety.
Tim stood still outside the operating room, as if his feet were nailed to the ground.
Jacob went out to buy some food, but none of them had any appetite.
Time was passing, and Gabrielle still didn't come out. Only the nurses kept taking blood bags in.
Everyone felt tortured by anxiety.
The operation lasted for more than ten hours, and everyone got a little tired.
"You guys can go home. I'll wait here."
Tim's voice was hoarse.
Jason shook his sore neck and said, "I'll stay too. Lucas is a child, and he has been waiting here for so
long. Laurel, you should take him back and get some rest."
There was no news from Vincent.
Nobody thought that Samuel could come back now, and Jacob was slightly uneasy.
He had been calling Samuel all along, but the phone was off. He even contacted Samuel through
codes used in the army, but still got no answer.
Something was wrong!
However, he couldn't say it now.
Olivia noticed his uneasiness, but she didn't ask because all she cared about now was Nicole.
Lucas insisted on staying. He was quiet and behaved well. He was so sensible that everyone loved him
more and felt sorry for him.
Fourteen hours later, the light went out and the operation was finally over.
Gabrielle walked out wearily. Blair stepped forward to support her, but she pulled away.
Although she didn't say anything, Blair knew that Gabrielle was blaming him.
That was right!
If the person inside the operating room was Gabrielle and no one told him about her illness, he would
probably be angry.
However, although he understood it, he couldn't take risks with Samuel's life.
Blair admitted that he was selfish.
Anyway, he just didn't want Samuel's life to be ruined. Even if Gabrielle didn't understand, Blair didn't
regret it.
He sighed and stood aside, fixing his eyes on Gabrielle in case that she would drop with overwork.
Gabrielle rarely did such a major operation.
As soon as she came out, everyone got nervous and dared not to ask.
It was as if something bad would happen once they asked. They looked at Gabrielle with hope in their
eyes, which gave Gabrielle a lot of pressure.
"The operation was very successful. Nicole is in stable condition and her fever is gone. However, she
needs to stay in the ICU overnight for observation. She may be infected and catch a fever anytime and
anywhere, so someone should stay to look after her tonight. You should discuss who is better to stay."
Gabrielle's voice was hoarse and her eyes were bloodshot.
She had gone all out to save Nicole from the brink of death.
As a woman, she knew that life wasn't easy for a woman. Her conscience pricked her as she hid
Samuel's whereabouts from Nicole.
Olivia and Laurel both spoke.
"I'll stay!"
They looked at each other and Laurel said, "I am Nicole's mother-in-law, so I should stay."
"Mrs. Green, you're old. And you need to take care of Lucas. So let me stay."
Olivia said with a faint smile.
Tim suddenly spoke.
"You all go home. I'll stay here."
"You're not suitable!"
Laurel and Olivia spoke together.
This time, Laurel held her tongue and allowed Olivia to speak.
Looking at Tim, Olivia knew that he was truly worried about Nicole. She had a better impression of Tim
and whispered, "It's not convenient for you to stay. Nicole is weak and needs a woman to take care of
her. You are just her friend rather than her husband. To prevent her reputation, you can't stay."
What Olivia said was obscure, but Tim was a rake. So how would he not know her meaning?
He narrowed his eyes and whispered, "Anyway, I'll stay. I'll wait outside. If you need anything, just call
me at any time."
Then Olivia stopped there.
"I'll stay too. I want to take care of mommy."
Lucas finally said in a hoarse voice. Obviously, it was too much for him. Although he had good
psychological quality, he was just a small kid.
Tim turned to look at Lucas and touched his head, saying, "Go back and have some rest. You can
come and see your mommy tomorrow. Your grandma is old, so you should take care of her. Besides,
don't you need to find your daddy? I think when your mom comes around, the person she wants to see
the most is your daddy. This task is very important. No one else can accomplish it, except you. Be good
and go home, okay?"
Hearing this, Lucas was silent for a while and said, "You will stay, right? Uncle Tim, if there is anything
wrong with my mother, please tell me."
"Alright! I will keep you posted!"
Lucas believed Tim.
He nodded and left with Laurel.
Jason got choked up as he watched Lucas' small back.
"Fine, I don't fight about it. I'll go home tonight and relieve you tomorrow."
He knew that Nicole wouldn't be discharged from the hospital in a short period. They needed to take
turns to take care of her.
Nobody had any objections to this.
After Jason left, there were only Olivia and Tim waiting outside the operating room. When Nicole was
pushed out, Olivia saw her pale face and burst into tears.
Tim's eyes also welled up with tears.
They sent Nicole back to the ward, and then the nurse connected her with various medical instruments.
Tim felt pity for her and left the ICU reluctantly.
Nicole had been sleeping.
Jacob went home to get some food for Olivia and call some bodyguards over.
Tim was sitting on a chair outside the ICU.
Olivia washed Nicole's face and whispered, "What exactly happened to you? How did this happen?
Who kidnapped you? Nicole, why did you always encounter such things?"
However, Nicole couldn't answer.
Nicole was panicking while she was unconscious.
She saw that a black-clothed man with a mask kept chasing after her and tried to kill her. She kept
running, but just couldn't get rid of him.
Finally, she saw Samuel and ran to him in surprise, but his figure suddenly became blurry.
"No! No! Samuel, don't go!"
She shouted and chased after him, but Samuel became more and more transparent and disappeared
in front of her.
Nicole felt that she seemed to lose Samuel. This thought wrung her heart and made her unable to
breathe.
"Samuel! Samuel!"
She shouted crazily, but a pool of blood oozed out from where Samuel had been standing. There was
more and more blood, which engulfed Nicole's feet in the end.
"Save me! Nicole, save me!"
Nicole heard Samuel's cry for help, but she couldn't see him.
"Where are you? What happened to you? Samuel! Speak! Come out! Samuel!"
Nicole cried out as she was looking for Samuel, and got more and more disturbed. She felt out of
breath, as if there was a vine tightly wrapping around her chest.
Olivia didn't know what Nicole was dreaming about and only heard Nicole calling Samuel's name.
Suddenly, the ECG monitor beeped.
"Doctor! Come over, Gabrielle!"
Olivia shouted in panic.
She turned around and ran outside. However, she felt a little weak and almost fell to the ground. Tim
suddenly opened the door and anxiously asked, "What's happening?"
"There seems to be something wrong with Nicole! Call the doctor!"
Olivia was about to break down.
Tim glanced at Nicole and ran out.
Both of them seemed to have forgotten that there was a call button in the ICU.
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