Nicole was reading news on computer in her bedroom. She frowned when she heard someone
knocking on the door.
"Who is it?"
"Mommy, go to the study. Hurry up! Daddy and Uncle are fighting."
Joseph started crying as he heard Nicole's voice.
Hearing what he said, Nicole threw back the covers and got out of the bed. She wrapped a coat around
her shoulders and opened the door.
"Joseph? What happened?"
She was puzzled to see Joseph covered in dirt. Nicole noticed the grazes on his palm. She couldn't
help but say worriedly, "Come on in. Let me give you some ointment."
"Forget about it. Mommy, go to the study now. Daddy and Uncle are fighting."
Nicole didn't know when Joseph started to call Samuel Uncle.
She was somewhat stunned, but then Nicole felt it was right.
She replied, "Alright. Don't cry. Mommy will go there now."
Nicole rushed to the study room with Joseph.
She could hear the crackling noise, but Nicole could not open the door. It seemed that it had been
locked from inside.
"What's going on?"
Lucas came out of the bathroom after shower. He asked as he saw Joseph crying and Nicole knocking
on the door of the study.
Nicole hurriedly said, "Lucas, go find Grandma and get the key to the study."
"Well... Alright!"
Lucas’ hair wasn’t dry yet, but he directly ran to the greenhouse.
"Grandma, Mommy asked me to take the key to the study."
Mrs. Green was watering the flowers. She was stunned by what Joseph said.
"What does she want?"
"The study room’s key. I don't know what's going on. Mommy can't open the door. And Joseph is crying
outside the study."
Lucas told Mrs. Green what he saw.
Mrs. Green paused and then gave the key to Lucas.
"Give it to your mommy now. Be quick. I'll be right there."
Lucas took the key and ran away.
Mrs. Green was not quick in walking, so she could only follow behind slowly.
When Nicole got the key, she said to Lucas, "Stay here with Joseph. Don't come in."
"Okay!"
Lucas replied, but Joseph cried and said, "Mommy, I want to go into the room."
"Listen, Mommy can handle it. Just stay here!"
Nicole stroked his head and asked Lucas to pull Joseph aside.
It seemed that Lucas had touched Joseph's bruises by accident. Joseph couldn't help but cry out in
pain.
"What's wrong?"
Lucas rolled up his sleeve.
"Who beat you? Tell me. I must kill him!"
Lucas got furious as he saw the bruises. Nicole was startled by his voice.
She turned around and glanced at Joseph. And her expression suddenly altered.
However, Joseph quickly put down his sleeve and said, "I'm fine. Mommy, just get into the study. Hurry
up."
Seeing Joseph's anxious expression, Nicole kind of knew what had happened.
She understood why they fought.
"Lucas, take Joseph to my room."
"I'm not leaving. Mommy, I want to stay here."
Joseph was a stubborn child. He would not leave.
Lucas pouted angrily, wishing he could find someone to vent his anger.
Although Joseph was not his natural brother, he was the first friend that Joseph had after he came to
the Green's. Lucas remembered what Joseph called him then.
The boy called him boss.
And what did the boss do?
Joseph was hurt under his nose.
Lucas' eyes blazed with fury as he thought of it.
Joseph looked so worried that Nicole could only ignore Lucas and directly opened the door.
Something flew out as soon as the door was opened. It directly passed by Nicole's ear, went through
the corridor and fell into the living room downstairs. Finally, it smashed on the floor beside Mrs. Green's
foot.
It was a tray for washing writing brushes.
The tray had a long history.
And it had been kept in the study.
Mrs. Green's face clouded over with anger.
Nicole didn't say anything and hurriedly walked into the study.
Samuel and Vincent were still fighting.
"Stop it! You are grown-ups! Don't scare the kids!"
Nicole had never seen Samuel and Vincent fight.
What happened to the brothers?
It seemed that they wouldn’t stop until they kill each other. Nicole panicked as she didn’t know how to
stop them.
"Samuel, Vincent, stop fighting!"
Nicole stepped forward to stop them.
Seeing her getting close, Samuel tried to pull her aside in case that Samuel would hurt her.
But at this moment, Vincent's fist came towards Samuel's nose.
It was painful.
His nose immediately bled, but he had managed to pull Nicole behind him.
"Samuel!"
Seeing that Samuel was injured and bleeding, Nicole cried out.
Just as Vincent was about to beat Samuel again, Mrs. Green arrived.
"What the hell are you doing? Are you going to pull down the house?"
Vincent immediately stopped as he heard what she said.
Mrs. Green almost blacked out when she saw the mess in the study.
"Do you know what you are doing? You guys are almost thirty years old. And now you're fighting in the
study. Your kids are just out there. Don't you feel ashamed? You wanna fight? Well, if it's not enough,
I'll ask the servants to give you knives and guns. Just kill each other. Look at you guys. Is this what
brothers will do? What are brothers? Brothers share weal and woe! How could you beat each other?"
Mrs. Green never thought that one day she would see Samuel and Vincent fighting.
They had been close since childhood, and they were twins. They rarely fought. What was going on?
As they had stopped, Nicole hurriedly covered Samuel's nose and asked, "Does it hurt? Are you
alright?"
"I'm fine. Don't worry."
Samuel held her hand and said softly.
He smiled as he saw Nicole's worried expression. Due to the face injuries, he looked funny when he
smiled.
"What's wrong with you? Why did you fight?"
Samuel had beaten Tim for a photo before. It was the first time that Nicole saw him fight. But she didn't
expect to see him fighting with Samuel now.
Mrs. Green looked at Samuel and saw that the corner of his eyes was slightly bruised and his nose
was bleeding. Obviously, Vincent was unhurt, so she turned around and asked Samuel.
"Look at your brother. Are you satisfied now?"
Vincent lowered his head and remained silent.
Mrs. Green was pissed off.
"Don't you know what is happening in our family? You didn't try to solve problems and even fought at
home. Samuel, you disappeared for eight days, and you haven't told us where you have been. Vincent,
what about you? You took Joseph out every day. Are you really that busy? What does this family mean
to you guys? Do you want me, an old woman, to protect it alone? I asked you to have dinner here, but
you made a mess. Tell me, why did you fight?"
Samuel looked at Vincent and then at the crying Joseph. He didn't know how to explain.
Vincent did not say anything either.
"Are you dumb? You knew I would ask when you were fighting, didn't you? It's no use to keep silent.
Samuel, tell me."
Mrs. Green said seriously.
She was so angry that she trembled slightly.
They rarely make trouble since childhood. Now they were almost thirty. They had a fight in front of the
kids at home. She was puzzled.
Samuel thought for a moment and whispered, "Nothing. We were just practicing our skills."
"Practicing? You called that ‘practice’? The broken tray was bought by your father at an auction years
ago. Do you know how much it cost? Your father left it to me. It was a gift. But you threw it away. And
now you told me that the fierce fight was just practice. Samuel, what are you trying to cover up?"
Vincent was provoked by what she said.
"I don't need to be covered up. I punched him first."
Everyone was stunned.
It seemed that Mrs. Green also didn't expect Vincent to punch Samuel.
"You started it? You punched your brother? Why?"
Mrs. Green's expression became serious.
"Mom, it's fine. We'll clean up the study. You can get out of here with Nicole. We just had a
disagreement. We'll deal with it."
Samuel replied hurriedly.
But Mrs. Green said coldly, "Disagreement? You have quarreled many times before, but you never
fought. Vincent, tell me, why did you punch your brother?"
Samuel tipped Vincent a wink, but Vincent ignored him.
He glanced at Joseph and said in a low voice, "I beat Joseph. And my brother said that I abused
Joseph in the name of his father. He also said he would decide how to educate Joseph. Mom, Joseph
is my son, right? What does my brother mean? Can't I raise my son in my own way?"
Mrs. Green frowned.
"You beat Joseph?"
Mrs. Green turned around and walked towards Joseph.
"Tell Grandma, did you get hurt?"
"No. Grandma, I'm fine."
Joseph replied and tried to dodge.
Lucas stopped Joseph and grabbed him. He rolled up Joseph's sleeve and said angrily, "Grandma,
look! Uncle is too ruthless! How could he beat Joseph?"
Lucas didn't know who hurt Joseph just now and he felt like killing the person. Now he knew that it was
Vincent. In spite of his anger, he couldn't do anything.
After all, Vincent was his uncle!
However, Lucas couldn't let go of it.
Joseph was his brother!
Now that Mrs. Green asked, Lucas showed her the bruises.
Mrs. Green instantly put on a long face.
"Vincent! You are a jerk!"
Mrs. Green irritably threw the cane in her hand towards Vincent.
Lucas stopped Joseph and grabbed him. He rolled up Joseph's sleeve and said angrily, "Grandma,
look! Uncle is too ruthless! How could he beat Joseph?"
Lucas didn't know who hurt Joseph just now and he felt like killing the person. Now he knew that it was
Vincent. In spite of his anger, he couldn't do anything.
After all, Vincent was his uncle!
However, Lucas couldn't let go of it.
Joseph was his brother!
Now that Mrs. Green asked, Lucas showed her the bruises.
Mrs. Green instantly put on a long face.
"Vincent! You are a jerk!"
Mrs. Green irritably threw the cane in her hand towards Vincent.
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