"That's who I am. What? You don't like it?"
The doctor smiled, but it looked like a forced one.
"Return my things!"
Nicole took a deep breath and intended to throw caution to the wind. As long as she could control the
doctor at the first possible moment, she would have a way to have her return her things.
However, the moment Nicole exerted her strength, she felt a pain in the bone as if she was stabbed by
a needle. She couldn't help but groan and collapse onto the sick bed again.
The doctor looked at her coldly and said, "You'd better be obedient. I'm a doctor, and I can save or kill
people, if you want to die soon."
After that, she did not say a word and turned around to leave the ward.
Nicole's heart suddenly turned cold.
She could feel being stabbed by needles all over her body.
She didn't know what that doctor had done to her, or, was the pain the result of exhaustion caused by
the drug? She didn't know anything, but the only thing she knew was that she was more like a cripple
now.
Not only was she a cripple, she was in this remote place, controlled by a doctor who seemed to be
somewhat paranoid.
What should she do?
How could she turn the table?
She didn't know how the little girl was doing. Although the doctor said that she had been rescued,
Nicole was still a little worried because she didn't see it with her own eyes.
Maybe the doctor lied to her.
She struggled to get up, but the more she struggled, the more painful she felt. In the end, she had no
choice but to lie on the bed and pant, and she punched the bed fiercely.
Why did she put herself into such a situation?
Samuel and Tim might be waiting for her to rescue them, she couldn't be trapped here!
Nicole was a little depressed. She had used all of her strength, but she couldn't leave the sick bed.
Instead, she was so tired that she was out of breath.
She lay on the bed and looked at the ceiling. She suddenly noticed a camera.
There was a camera in this hospital?
Nicole frowned.
She remained silent and looked straight at the camera. She didn't know if the doctor was watching her
from the camera.
Nicole's mind raced.
A seemingly dilapidated hospital actually had cameras in the ward. What did this mean?
It looked like this doctor wasn't simple.
Who was she?
Nicole now knew that she couldn't leave. Rather than struggling, she might as well gather her strength
and leave this place while the doctor didn't pay attention.
Thinking of this, Nicole quieted down and felt that her body was empty.
Perhaps the doctor was right, she was asking for death.
Her effort to deplete her physical strength and life was for the sake of that man in her heart.
The nightmare she had not long ago appeared in her mind again.
Did something really happen to Samuel?
Nicole was very uneasy.
She found that the doctor did not confiscate her phone, nor did she take Tim's phone.
Nicole wanted to ask for help, but from who?
Finn was missing. Even if he was nearby, Nicole didn't dare to look for him because he wanted to kill
her not long ago.
It would take time for Blair and Gabrielle to arrive here. Moreover, she had to keep Lucas in the dark,
so the best solution was not to alarm Gabrielle and the others.
Laurel was now under Vincent's control.
Nicole suddenly found herself alone.
She didn't even have anyone to call for help.
Nicole sighed. She took Tim's phone and turned it on. She wanted to find some clues from it.
Unfortunately, Tim's phone had nothing other than rosters.
She had a headache.
Right at this moment, Nicole noticed that Tim had made a call, but it did not get through and he did not
dial again.
It was a number for a landline.
Perhaps Tim dialed the wrong number?
Nicole did not know, but her intuition told her that this might be a clue.
She took her phone and dialed.
The other party answered after three beeps.
"Hello, this is Emperor Hotel. How can I help?"
When the reception's voice sounded, Nicole was stunned.
Emperor Hotel?
When she came here, she hesitated at the entrance of the Emperor Hotel. What did the Emperor Hotel
have to do with Tim?
Nicole hung up the phone.
Was Tim at Emperor Hotel?
It was puzzling that there was a five-star hotel in such a remote place.
From the looks of it, the local people didn't seem to be able to afford to stay in a five-star hotel.
However, it seemed that this hotel was doing well. Could it be that there was something inside story
that she didn't know?
Nicole frowned. She had a hunch that Tim might be at the Emperor Hotel, but she couldn't go out, even
if she could, she couldn't run into the hotel with herself knowing nothing.
Thinking of this, Nicole called Lucas.
"Mommy, you finally remember your sweetie?"
Lucas sounded somewhat resentful.
Nicole was slightly astounded. She smiled and said, "Didn't we have a video chat a few days ago?"
"Mommy doesn't love me anymore. You didn't send me any videos or call me for a few days, yet you
said it so casually. Do you have another sweetie?"
Although Lucas said this, she could tell that he was in a good mood.
"Fine, stop pretending. Did you have fun with Hedy?"
"What do you mean by having fun? I was helping Hedy to familiarize herself with the environment."
Lucas sounded like an adult, and Nicole smiled when she heard this.
"Alright, you are helping her."
"That's for sure."
Lucas smiled and suddenly asked, "Mommy, is Samuel back? Did you find the trafficked child?"
Hearing her son asking this, Nicole whispered, "Your daddy hasn't returned yet. He should be returning
soon. Why are you asking about that child?"
"That child is Hedy's elder sister. Her name is Karina. Hedy has always been concerned about her.
That's why I asked."
In Lucas' opinion, Samuel was omnipotent, and it was a piece of cake for him to look for a human
trafficker. But he could not imagine that Samuel had gone missing, and Nicole was in City A.
Upon learning the identity of the little girl, Nicole was shocked. Perhaps it was God's will that she saved
Karina, otherwise, Hedy would be so sad.
Recalling what happened to Karina and Hedy, Nicole felt a little sad.
"I will tell your daddy to try his best to save Karina. Don't worry."
Nicole couldn't tell her son that Karina had been found, so she perfunctorily said that to him.
Lucas said happily, "Thank you, Mommy. By the way, what can I do for you?"
"Do I have to call you for a favor? Didn't you say you were my sweetie? Mommy missed you, okay?"
Nicole's words made Lucas laugh.
"Mommy, although I like to hear this, please tell me your purpose."
"Oh, you uncooperative brat!"
Nicole felt so embarrassed.
In such a desperate situation, Nicole felt somewhat relieved upon hearing her son's sweet voice and
arguing with him.
However, Lucas smiled and said, "Mommy, Hedy is very restrained at Blair's place. She doesn't know
how to use things. I have to teach her. If you have nothing else to say, I have to go."
"Brat, the saying goes that people forget their mother after marriage. You haven't married yet!"
Nicole suddenly felt a little jealous.
Lucas laughed out loud.
"Mommy, Hedy is just my sister. You are overthinking."
"Yeah, I'm overthinking it. Brat, get me some information about a hotel."
Nicole decided to be straightforward with her son, or else she would be suffocated by jealousy.
When Lucas heard that he was going to investigate a hotel, he couldn't help but ask, "Mommy, are you
going on a trip? With Samuel? Or with us?"
"It's not a trip. I have some business to do. Help me find out who the owner of the Emperor Hotel is. It's
in City A."
After Nicole finished speaking, Lucas was flabbergasted for a moment.
"Mommy, you are in City A?"
"No. I just want to investigate this hotel. I have some things to deal with."
Nicole was surprised by her son's intuition, but she didn't dare to admit it, so she prevaricated.
Fortunately, Lucas did not ask further.
"Alright, I'll let you know later."
After hanging up, Nicole suddenly found someone behind her.
She turned her head and saw the doctor looking at her with a complicated expression, like a ghost.
When did she come in?
How much of the conversation did she hear?
Why didn't she hear her footsteps at all?
Nicole felt chill down her spine.
"When did you come in? Doctor, did you know to knock the door before entering?"
Nicole's tone was very unfriendly.
No matter who it was, no one would be in a good mood when being eavesdropped on.
The doctor didn't seem to hear it. She looked at the phone in Nicole's hand and asked, "Who did you
call?"
"Does it have anything to do with you? Or do you want to confiscate my phone?"
Nicole nervously gripped her phone.
Now this was the only tool she had to communicate with the outside world, so she couldn't let this
paranoid doctor take it away.
The doctor seemed to notice Nicole's vigilance and whispered, "Don't worry, I won't take your phone
away. Otherwise, you wouldn't have gotten it. I just want to know, who did you call?"
"Does it matter?"
Nicole noticed that the doctor's eyes were teary, and she looked sad, but she still did not dare to let
down her guard.
The doctor looked at Nicole for a long time. When Nicole thought that she would continue to observe
her like this, she suddenly said, "That little girl is awake. If you want to take a look, I can get you over."
Nicole thought that the doctor would chase the dead end about who she called. She did not expect that
she would suddenly change the topic, and the topic she was talking about was precisely what she
wanted to know the most at present.
"I want to go take a look."
Nicole was very anxious, but the doctor suddenly bent and put her face in front of Nicole. She
whispered, "You can go and see her, but on one condition."
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