Bruce smiled at Nicole's hesitating eyes.
"You're not confident. You're not sure if Samuel will be estranged from you. Your relationship isn't as
strong as you think."
Hearing that, Nicole face turned pale.
"What? Are you annoyed? If one can't trust his or her lover completely and be tolerant enough, it's fine
to end the relationship. Nicole, you're not a crybaby. You have your own ideas, but you're too humble in
love"
Nicole was a little shocked.
"Humble?"
"Yes. When you fell in love with Samuel eight years ago, were you still yourself? What do you look like
in your three years' marriage? Every day, you live for Samuel and put his mood as priority. You even
lose yourself. If you hadn't been buried in flames for Riley, Samuel might still not have been able to
notice his feelings for you. I have to say, you are lucky. At the very least, Samuel has fallen in love with
you. Assuming he doesn't love you, you deserve everything you suffer. You put your life at the mercy of
someone else."
Hearing that, Nicole frowned slightly.
Bruce continued, "You came back five years later with hatred for Samuel. You planned to take
Samuel's kidney and save your daughter. Only then were you yourself. But after you realized that you
misunderstood everything and confirmed Samuel's love, you lost yourself again. You gave up your
career and your ambition. You lived for Samuel just like eight years ago. The only difference is that
Samuel would respond to your love. But Nicole, although you don't need to earn money to support the
Green family, is a marriage without love what your original love looks like? You wait for Samuel to come
home every day, crying and laughing with you. Is this really the love you want?"
Nicole was shocked again.
"No. I just have too many things to do. You know, when I came back then five years later, I was so busy
that I had no time to do what I want to do."
"Stop making excuses. You might deceive others. But can you persuade yourself? The invitation letter
for the car design competition had been sent to you. Why didn't you accept? You think you are Mrs.
Green now, and Samuel loves you very much, so you choose to stay at home and give up the chance.
You could have shone in the design community, but unfortunately, you didn't. You are content with
mediocrity and only want to stay with Samuel. You are willing to wait for Samuel in the Green's small
old mansion every day. Is this the love and marriage you want? If the contrast in ability between you
and Samuel is too big, how dare you require him to treat you well and to be affectionate all the time?
He's making progress but you remain where you were. Maybe there is no problem now, but what about
ten years later? Are you sure this love won't change? He has been training and growing up, but you
would become a caged bird. Would you have any common language with him by then? Nicole, you've
been married for eight years and suffered a lot, but you still don't understand the true meaning of love."
Bruce paused for a moment. Then he looked at the sky outside and said, "Love is always beautiful at
the beginning. It's an instant heartbeat and a hormonal impulse. But after all, such a beautiful thing only
lasts for a moment. Neither waiting passively nor accompanying quietly can maintain it. A woman can
wrong herself for love for the rest of her life, but a man won't. Perhaps Samuel will treat you well for the
rest of his life. But are you sure that's the love you want? He has been advancing with the times, but
you keep your original appearance. He may treat you well because of love at the beginning, but over
time it will become a responsibility. When a beautiful love becomes a responsibility for a man, how
much love is left? Have you ever thought about it? You can't keep yourself outstanding and shining all
the time. But there will always be many women in the world who are outstanding enough to attract the
attention of any man. What can you do then?"
Nicole was completely silent.
She couldn't even refute.
Yes. She had always been compromising and giving up on herself. She even subconsciously hid her
ability because Samuel was also a car designer. She gave up participating in the design competition for
fear of getting the better of Samuel.
But was this the life and love she wanted?
If it was a good love, shouldn't she be doing whatever she wanted?
But from the moment she fell in love with Samuel, she had been changing herself to please Samuel.
When she returned home five years later, her previous hatred was replaced by Samuel's love. She felt
inferior when her efforts and achievements were compared with that of the Green family. Thus, she
abandoned herself and decided to be a qualified daughter-in-law of the Green family.
But she even hadn't achieved this goal and was still living in a mess.
"Time doesn't stop, and there won't be less trouble because of your compromise. This time, Samuel
tried his best to save you when you were kidnapped. But have you ever imagined what Samuel would
do if you were kidnapped again ten years later? Perhaps he will still come to save you, but do you think
it's purely for you or for your children?"
Bruce's words struck Nicole's heart like a heavy hammer.
She had always known that it was not easy to be a wife in a rich family. But she seemed to have put
the cart before the horse.
Only when she was herself could she handle everything well, right?
Nicole looked at Bruce and said gratefully, "Thank you, Bruce. Thank you for waking me up today."
"I'm just telling the truth. I apologize for what I did to you earlier. But I will do the same if I had a second
chance. You're a good woman, but I have to avenge my brother. I'm sorry."
"I understand. Bruce, don't agree to go to the place Kemp designates. Don't!"
Bruce smiled, "I've been waiting for this opportunity for five years. Even if I lose my life there, I won't
regret. My only purpose in life is to take revenge."
"No. You can live a good life. You can let Samuel do it. You can...."
"See, this is the difference between you and me. You rely on Samuel to handle everything now. Can't
you do it yourself? Nicole, if you continue to rely on Samuel like this, one day when he is gone, or
something unexpected happens, you will only feel helpless. What else can you do?"
Hearing that, Nicole was shocked.
Bruce ignored her and whispered, "I will never leave anything I can do to others. Just like the day I
decided to be Vincent, his enemy is mine. If I don't kill Mark myself, I won't die in peace."
Then, he directly called Kemp.
"Tell me the place and time."
Kemp seemed to have expected that Bruce would agree to this request, so he immediately told him the
address.
"Come to Eastern Dock in an hour. You must bring Nicole along."
"I know."
After hanging up the phone, Bruce went to prepare.
Nicole got lost in thought.
Did she really lose herself?
She stretched out her hands and looked at them. Then, she picked up the pen and wanted to draw a
picture, only to find that she hadn't painted for a long time.
She wasn't like this in America.
Every day, she got up before dawn and prepared food for the children. After that, she began to work.
Although she was tired during that period, she would never forget the joy she felt when she turned
herself from nobody into a contestant in a design competition.
But what had she done now?
From the day she returned home, she didn't seem to have done any single thing completely.
She came back for a design project with the Eternal Group, but it was aborted because of Allen. And it
failed to serve as a bond between the two families.
She told herself that it was Allen's feelings for her that affected her creation. But was it true? Didn't she
give up her design for Samuel's love?
Now her design had become the product of the Brook Group and been put into production after
modification. She had mixed feelings about the sales volume. It was as if her own child had been
snatched away. No, she had sent her own child away and watched her grow up with someone else's
surname. Everything no longer belonged to her.
Just like what Bruce said, she lived in a mess and even lost herself after returning home.
Laurel wanted her to be the owner of the Night Elf Empire because she was Samuel's wife. How about
she herself? Whether she liked it or not, she agreed because it was her responsibility as the daughter-
in-law of the Green family. But could she really shoulder the responsibility?
No!
She didn't even know the most basic operation! Finn had always been the manager.
After returning home, she gave her son and daughter a home. She thought that she would be a good
wife and mother. She would wake up in love every day and send the two children to school. But what
about now? How long had she been with the children after returning home?
What on earth was she busy with?
Bruce was right. Time never stopped. Things and accidents happened one after another. She was like
a leaf boat, drifting along with the current. She had never thought about doing anything or changing
anything.
She had messed up her life, left the children behind, and even put herself in danger again and again.
Now that even she herself felt she was a burden. What would Samuel think of her?
If she was independent enough, would it be a different story?
Just like what Bruce said, she lived in a mess and even lost herself after returning home.
Laurel wanted her to be the owner of the Night Elf Empire because she was Samuel's wife. How about
she herself? Whether she liked it or not, she agreed because it was her responsibility as the daughter-
in-law of the Green family. But could she really shoulder the responsibility?
No!
She didn't even know the most basic operation! Finn had always been the manager.
After returning home, she gave her son and daughter a home. She thought that she would be a good
wife and mother. She would wake up in love every day and send the two children to school. But what
about now? How long had she been with the children after returning home?
What on earth was she busy with?
Bruce was right. Time never stopped. Things and accidents happened one after another. She was like
a leaf boat, drifting along with the current. She had never thought about doing anything or changing
anything.
She had messed up her life, left the children behind, and even put herself in danger again and again.
Now that even she herself felt she was a burden. What would Samuel think of her?
If she was independent enough, would it be a different story?
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