"Mrs. Nicole, have some water, please."
The man hurriedly handed over the water, but Nicole pushed it away.
Her throat was burning with pain, as if she had drunk sulfuric acid.
She clutched her neck. Her body twitched with pain.
The man couldn't bear to watch, so he stood up and walked out.
Laurel smiled happily when she saw this.
"Arrange a boat and let them leave tomorrow morning."
"Them?"
Her men were somewhat confused.
Mrs. Green looked upstairs and said, "Let her take Zoe away as well. A girl is useless in this family. No,
Zoe can't go. She can be of some help in her future marriage. And how are things going with Joseph
now?"
"I've heard Doctor Farley told Mrs. Nicole that Mr. Joseph seems to be in autism now. He refuses to
communicate with the outside world and is living in his own world."
Hearing this, Mrs. Green said discontentedly, "Useless! Well, his mother is Riley, which explains a lot.
That child didn't inherit any of the good genes of Green family. Even Nicole could give birth to twins,
Riley only had Joseph, not to mention that he was so stupid, and now so fragile. A man like him
wouldn't be of much use even if he managed to grow up. Let Nicole take him away. It is also a chance
to atone for her sins."
"Atonement?"
Her men were even more puzzled.
"Joseph is Vincent's son, and Nicole is Mark's niece. What's wrong with letting her take care of Joseph
for Vincent?"
The men then lowered their heads.
By giving her chance to atone Mrs. Green meant that Joseph was useless. She was just pretending to
be reasonable to abandon him.
Nicole was dumb, and Joseph was autistic. It was almost predictable what the future will look like for
them.
That aroused the instincts of protection of the men.
"Mrs. Green, why not let Mr. Joseph stay? After all, he is the eldest grandson in the Green Family."
"Since when did you have say in this family?"
Her face darkened.
Her expression silenced these men right away.
Mrs. Green snorted, "How Samuel would hate Nicole without a reason? After Mrs. Don's death, Samuel
must be guilty towards Nicole. He only knows that Nicole is his wife and he needs to please her. He will
soon forget his brother died a bitter man. Samuel will hate her only when he believes Nicole takes
Joseph away because of Mrs. Don’s death, so that he can never see Joseph again. Do you see that
now? "
"Yes, ma'am."
Her men stopped asking questions, but a trace of sympathy for Nicole flashed through their eyes.
It was unlucky for her to have such a mother-in-law. If only she could notice that in advance.
Nicole felt that she was dying. She felt burning hot sometimes, and ice cold sometimes.
She huddled tightly, and found herself extremely hot.
Mrs. Don's face kept flashing in her mind.
She had misunderstood and distrusted her, and left the Don family because of an outsider. Now, she
had paid her life for her happiness and freedom.
Nicole cried.
She cried wildly.
She would rather she didn't know anything. Everything was just nice when they were students, when
she had a crush on Samuel.
Perhaps none of this would have happened if she didn't marry him.
Her life would be ordinary, but not so painful.
Did her regret it now?
No!
She didn't regret falling in love with Samuel!
She just regretted losing herself in love, trusting others too easily, and not planning in advance for the
future.
She was too fragile to even protect herself. How could she protect others?
Nicole cried and cried, not knowing she was awake or asleep.
How long it lasted she didn't know, but it seemed like a lifetime to her, and sometimes, it was like a
blink of an eye. The basement door opened.
She was carried out.
She opened her eyes and saw Mrs. Green covering her nose in disgust.
"Hurry up and send her away. Oh, that smell. It stinks."
What could Nicole do?
Nothing.
She was too weak to lift her arms. She was burning with fever, and no strength was left. Her throat was
burning too with pain, and she was unable to utter a single word.
Yes!
She was dumb!
From now on, she couldn't speak anymore.
Who would want a wife that couldn't speak?
Nicole smiled bitterly.
Mrs. Green didn't spare her one look. She asked, "Where is Joseph?"
"Mr. Joseph is on his way. Miss Zoe has just fallen asleep."
Hearing this, Nicole instantly became nervous.
Zoe!
Zoe!
Her sweet daughter!
After all the trouble she went through in giving birth to that child, she couldn't even take her away.
She glared at Mrs. Green, wanting to say something, but her throat ached. The pain felt like a knife.
Mrs. Green seemed to know what she was going to ask. She smiled, "I've thought about it. Zoe is my
precious granddaughter. You can't take her away. Since you adore Joseph, and he is Vincent's son, I
can give you a chance to atone for your sins. You can take Joseph away, and that's my kindness to
you."
Anger suddenly burst out from Nicole's eyes.
Well, she spoke them well.
How could she not know what Mrs. Green was planning?
Nicole knew exactly what she was up to by letting her leave her own child behind and take away
Joseph, who Samuel cared most.
Mrs. Green did not give a shit about her gaze. She smiled, "It's nice today, and so am I feeling. I have
kept my promise to Mrs. Don. But with your look now, do you think you can still be Samuel's wife? Now
here is a divorce settlement. Leave your handprint and you can go."
Nicole stared at her.
If gaze could kill people, Mrs. Green would be killed by Nicole a thousand times.
Mrs. Green didn't care about it at all. She had people control Nicole, find the ink paste, and force her
hand on the paper.
Nicole suddenly went crazy and bit Laurel's wrist, not letting go.
She bit as if she wanted to bite her wrist off.
"That hurts, bitch."
Mrs. Green screamed in pain as she struggled to drag Nicole's long hair.
Nicole felt that her scalp was about to be ripped off, but she didn't let go. The desperate look in her
eyes showed that she wanted to die with Mrs. Green, which frightened her.
"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and pull her away! Hurry up!"
Several men hurriedly stepped forward.
However, Nicole was completely desperate. Even if the others tried to separate them, she wouldn't let
go.
Blood flowed out from the corner of her mouth and dripped onto the floor.
Laurel was in so much pain that she couldn't take it anymore.
She picked up the fruit knife on the coffee table and was about to stab Nicole.
Nicole was not afraid. She wouldn't loosen it.
"I'll kill you if you don't let go!"
The insufferable pain had driven her out of her mind.
Nicole didn't care at all.
She already lost everything. What else did she care about?
It was just that she was too kind.
When Samuel told her that Mrs. Green could do anything she wanted, her heart softened.
Who would know her kindness had brought such misery to herself and her family?
She deserved to die!
And damn Mrs. Green.
If she was going to die, she couldn't go alone.
With this thought in mind, Nicole went wilder.
A trace of killing intent flashed across Laurel's eyes.
The man who gave Nicole the mute powder saw this. He stepped forward and struck Nicole
unconscious.
Laurel then had the chance to take back her wrist.
The two rows of teeth marks on her wrist seemed to be branded by a hot iron, and blood flowed out.
Looked like a scar would be left.
"Dammit! Go to hell!"
Laurel furiously picked up what was next to her and threw them at her.
No one dared to stop her.
It was a floor hanger. When it fell, the impact broke it right away. It didn't satisfy Laurel however. She
picked up the broken hanger and slapped Nicole until she had no strength.
Nicole lay on the ground, covered in blood.
And Joseph was brought down.
The moment he saw Nicole lying in a pool of blood, he froze for a moment. Then he pushed his way
out and ran straight to Nicole. He opened his little arms, trying to protect Nicole behind him.
Joseph's eyes were incomparably clear. He looked straight at Laurel, and her heart softened for a
moment.
"Get away! I'm the one who loves you the most. I'm your grandmother! You ungrateful brat!"
Laurel was so angry that she trembled.
However, Joseph did not say a word and stood in front of Nicole, determined.
The more Laurel looked into his eyes, the more uncomfortable she felt, as if Vincent was looking at her.
Vincent used to look at her the same way, with such trust and respect.
Thinking of that, Laurel's heart hurt.
She threw the hanger aside and pivoted around. "Since you like Nicole, just go with her. From now on,
you are no longer a Green, no longer my grandson. Just live with that dumb woman. That's your
choice. Send them away!" She said coldly.
Her men were all hesitant.
"Mrs. Nicole is still unconscious. And Mr. Joseph is.... Is it a good time to send them away now?"
"What? You have a problem?"
Mrs. Green's anger was not something that was easy to withstand.
The men immediately shut their mouths.
Joseph seemed to understand. He bowed deeply to Mrs. Green, then turned around and grabbed
Nicole's hand. Although he did not say anything, this moment tugged at everyone's heartstrings.
He was comforting Nicole.
Joseph couldn't speak, so he could only express himself with actions. However, Nicole was now
unconscious and had no idea about what had happened.
"Send them away now!"
The more Laurel saw Joseph like this, the more jealous she felt.
Lucas could never behave like Joseph did. Never!
Absolutely not!
Her men were all hesitant.
"Mrs. Nicole is still unconscious. And Mr. Joseph is.... Is ita good time to send them away now?"
"What? You have a problem?"
Mrs. Green's anger was not something that was easy to withstand.
The men immediately shut their mouths.
Joseph seemed to understand. He bowed deeply to Mrs. Green, then turned around and grabbed
Nicole's hand. Although he did not say anything, this moment tugged at everyone's heartstrings.
He was comforting Nicole.
Joseph couldn't speak, so he could only express himself with actions. However, Nicole was now
unconscious and had no idea about what had happened.
"Send them away now!"
The more Laurel saw Joseph like this, the more jealous she felt.
Lucas could never behave like Joseph did. Never!
Absolutely not!
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