Not caring about what Nicole thought of Vincent, Tim had been concerning about Nicole herself. He
frowned as Nicole looked sick and seemed to struggle to stand up straight.
"I'm gonna call Blair. No, it's better to call Gabrielle. I'll ask her to come over and treat you."
As Tim spoke, he took out the phone. But Nicole stopped him to make a call.
"No need. I'm fine."
Nicole looked flustered.
Tim was smart enough to tell at a glance what Nicole was worried about. There would be rumors if
others knew she went to the Louis' with him alone.
However, Tim had to set aside her worry now.
Putting away his phone, Tim bent down and beat Nicole horizontal to embrace. Then, he walked to the
guest room opposite.
Nicole was shocked for a moment before struggling.
"Tim, put me down!"
"I'll put you down in the room."
Tim said in a determined voice.
Given Nicole was too weak to fight against Tim, she could only give up and close her eyes. When she
did so, she still heard Tim's heartbeat, which was clear and fast.
Tim was somewhat surprised at Nicole's sudden silence. He glanced at Nicole and found her eyes
closed. With her long eyelashes trembled and her face paled, she looked morbid as well as attractive.
All of a sudden, he was desperate to put Nicole in his arms for the rest of his life and never let go of her
again. As the desire got increasingly strong, Tim involuntarily lowered his head and tried to kiss Nicole
who was in his arms.
Just as he was about to kiss Nicole on her cheek, he heard someone cough and then he gathered his
wits together.
What was he doing?
Nicole trusted him so much. How could he take advantage of her?
Tim flushed with shame and looked up, finding it was his father who stopped him by coughing.
Ballard shot daggers at Tim. He probably was afraid that Nicole would be embarrassed, so he
remained silent while glaring at Tim.
As if a child who was caught misbehaving, Tim was embarrassed as well as stubborn. He looked away
pretending that nothing had happened and walked out of Ballard's sight with Nicole in his arms.
Nicole secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
She knew clearly what Tim had tried to do and clenched her fists. She would punch Tim if he hadn't
stopped. Luckily, Ballard appeared and prevented such an embarrassing thing from happening.
Nicole felt complicated. It was time for her to leave. Despite the need for Tim's help, she'd better not to
stay by Tim's side anymore, since Tim loved her.
Entering the guest room and putting Nicole down, Tim looked a little embarrassed as well. He coughed
and said, "You can take a rest. I'm gonna call Gabrielle and ask her to come over."
This time, Nicole did not refuse.
As Blair's wife and Nicole's attending doctor, she probably could help Nicole leave the Louis'.
Nicole nodded and did not open her eyes, as if she was exhausted. However, Tim knew that she just
did not want to embarrass him, and she didn't want to be embarrassed herself.
Suddenly, Tim was regretful.
How could he try to kiss her?
Hadn't he claimed that he wouldn't bother Nicole and force her into changing her attitude and feelings
towards him as it was his own business to love her? Why did he almost lose control of himself?
Tim left soon, feeling almost ashamed.
Nicole looked at the closed door and sighed.
As the current situation was already in a mess, she had no time and energy to deal with Tim anymore.
Moreover, she had made it clear that she wouldn't love him, so it was inappropriate for her to stay with
him again.
Nicole used to think that Tim fell in love with her by accident and he would give her up soon as he had
a free and easy attitude towards life. To her surprise, Tim hadn't given up yet.
She could tell it according to how Tim looked at her, which was as same as how Samuel looked at her.
Nicole sighed again. Then, Samuel occurred to her.
What exactly happened to him?
Nicole tried to reach Samuel but failed again. She could hardly stand anymore waiting without hearing
from him. She indeed wanted to look for him and found out what had happened. However, she had to
make sure if Zoe and Mrs. Green were safe, which was more important currently.
If Vincent was behind the matter as they expected, both Zoe and Mrs. Green probably would be in
danger.
Nicole involuntarily became worried.
Not long after, Gabrielle was in the Louis' old mansion. Although she felt strange that Nicole was here,
she didn't ask. As soon as she saw Nicole, she frowned slightly.
"Have you taken the medicine on time as I said?"
As Gabrielle examined Nicole, she asked.
Nicole knew it was her fault not listening to Gabrielle, and as a patient, she was the type that would
annoy a doctor the most. However, she didn't mean to. She said, "I'm too busy to do so."
"What can be more important than your health? Nicole, if you want to spend your life with Samuel and
want your children to grow up happily, you have to listen to me. Otherwise, no one will be able to save
you. Doctors are not able to bring you back to life."
Gabrielle was somewhat angry.
Nicole didn't mind as she knew that Gabrielle was worried about her. She whispered, "Samuel is
missing again."
"What?"
Gabrielle was shocked.
Nicole did not hide anything from Gabrielle.
"What does Vincent want? Mr. Green is his biological brother, how could he hurt you and your child?"
Nicole did not tell Gabrielle about her suspicion as there was no evidence. Hearing Gabrielle's
question, she forced a smile and said, "I don't know either. What I'm most worried about now isn't
Samuel. He perhaps is in trouble because of something urgent for the time being, so I've asked Finn to
help him. I believe Samuel is able to protect himself until Finn joins him. Even if both of them are in
danger, they can turn the corner. I have confidence in Samuel. Instead, I'm worried about Zoe, Joseph
and my mother-in-law the most right now."
"There is no point in worrying them, and you may get worse. Nicole, look, you are fighting for your life
now. If you win, you will survive. If not, you are gonna die."
Nicole in fact knew it as well. She didn't mean to neglect her health. She also wanted to cooperate with
the treatment and recover as soon as possible. She wished to see her children growing up by her side.
However, she found it hard for her to calm down and have a good rest, as all her beloved people were
in danger.
Nicole remained silent, which made Gabrielle angrier.
"How stubborn you are! Listen, I won't take care of your children if you die."
Nicole didn't say anything and smiled.
She knew Gabrielle well.
"Gabrielle, thank you."
"It doesn't work."
After putting Nicole on intravenous drip, Gabrielle said, "I can no longer treat you with antibiotics, do
you know? I'm afraid that when Samuel and Zoe coming back safely, you will fall seriously ill. If you
keep neglecting your health, I will tell Lucas."
"No. Don't let Lucas know. He has just had a difficult time. Although he has been a precocious child, he
has never experienced such a terrible thing before. Thanks to you and Blair, I don't need to worry about
him even if anything happens to me. I'm glad that he is going to be safe. As Samuel's good friend, I
believe Blair will take good care of Lucas."
Nicole looked at Gabrielle, with her eyes full of hope. Gabrielle could hardly hold back her tears when
seeing Nicole's expression.
"Alright. I will try my best to save you."
"Thank you. You are nice to me."
Nicole held Gabrielle's hand.
Gabrielle became more upset since Nicole's hand was cold
"How is Lucas? How is his emotion?"
Nicole felt guilty for Lucas.
Gabrielle whispered, "Lucas is fine. With Hedy accompanying him, he is emotionally stable now. But he
is anxious to leave the hospital."
"Hedy? That girl who can't speak?"
Nicole had an impression on Hedy.
Gabrielle nodded and put on a smile.
"Yes, she's a lovely girl. Unfortunately, she can't speak. As Blair and I examined her, we found she
wasn't born dumb. How hateful those kidnappers are! Given Hedy's sister was trafficked, and she
hasn't been rescued yet, Hedy is an orphan now. Blair and I don't have children, so we plan to adopt
Hedy."
Nicole was shocked for a while before smiling and saying, "Congratulations."
"We will hold a party and declare it in public. Blair doesn't want to change Hedy's surname, as he thinks
it will only have little influence on our future as a family. We will try our best to raise her, making sure
she can be healthy. We wish her to grow up with love and happy. As Lucas is in a good relationship
with her, he can come to see her frequently. If it's not convenient for you to take care of him recently, I'll
take him back to our house and live with Hedy. I know you're worried about that Lucas will know what
happened to Zoe, Samuel and the Greens. Don't worry, I will ask him to stay in our house for a few
days on the ground of Hedy being not used to the new environment."
"Thank you, Gabrielle."
Nicole was very grateful for Gabrielle's help.
"Nicole, I have a daughter now. Look, I won't bring up your son for you. Hurry up and deal with your
problems. Then, come to take Lucas away. I don't want Hedy to be more dependent on him than I and
Blair."
Although Gabrielle sounded unnatural, Nicole knew that Gabrielle cared about her.
She smiled. Just as she was about to say something, her phone rang.
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