Just as they didn't know what to do, Finn came in.
"Miss Zoe, please come with me, OK?"
When she saw Finn, Zoe paused.
She knew Finn, who was on her mom's side.
Zoe raised her head and looked at Finn with her big cute eyes. "You will take me to see Mommy, right?"
She asked.
"Yes, I'll take you to see your mom."
Finn's words let down Zoe's guard. She then stood up.
Seeing that her clothes got dirty, Finn asked someone to get her changed.
While getting changed, Zoe did not resist at all.
After Finn took Zoe away, Mrs. Green suddenly asked, "Where's Zoe? Bring her over. I want to talk to
her."
"Ma'am, Miss Zoe had been taken away by Mr. Wood."
"What?"
Laurel furrowed slightly.
"Who told him to do that?"
"We thought Mr. Wood was following your instructions. He is your man, so..."
"You pieces of crap! Find him out!"
She was enraged.
How dare he!
He betrayed her.
Out of the Green's house, Finn took Zoe directly to the military compound, where Gabrielle's parents'
place was.
Finn kept a spare key last time when he went there.
Seeing Finn had brought her here, Zoe couldn't help but ask, "Where's my mother? Why did you bring
me here?"
Finn did not know how to answer her. He could only say, "Good girl. Can we stay here for a few days?
There are bad people back at home. Let's wait until your daddy comes back and he will take you back."
"I see. You're protecting me, aren't you? That person isn't my grandmother. She's a bad person, isn't
she?"
Finn didn't know how to answer Zoe's innocent questions.
He had no idea Mrs. Green would be so cruel to Nicole.
By the time he got back, it was too late.
He heard that Nicole was covered in bruises, that her arm was useless, and she became dumb.
All the news came in Finn's ears like thousands of daggers piercing his heart.
He didn't know how much Mrs. Don's death had hurt Nicole, but after Lucas was sent away by Mrs.
Green, he couldn't just see Zoe being locked up by her.
He hated when he hesitated and didn't team Nicole. If it was Samuel, he would stand beside her
without saying a word, even if he would provoke Laurel by doing so.
But why did he hesitate?
Finn looked at Zoe and said apologetically, "Yes, she is bad person."
"I knew she wasn't my grandmother. My grandmother was nice to me. She gave me nice food and
good toys. And she never spoke loudly to me. But that person looks so bad. She can't be my
grandmother."
Zoe said this, but her eyes were full of tears.
Children sensed things sometimes, but they could not accept it all at once. They would persuade
themselves by saying the person was not the one they knew. Through that, they would gradually
accept it. But the pain was still inevitable.
Finn's heart ached when he saw her like that.
What would Nicole do if she knew what her daughter had went through?
He hugged Zoe tightly and whispered, "I will protect you. As long as I have one breath left, you won't
get hurt."
"Thank you, Finn."
Zoe leaned against his shoulder. She missed Daddy, Mommy and Joseph very much.
She was tired and fell asleep against his shoulder.
Finn carried Zoe onto the bed and called Samuel again. But his phone was still off.
He knew that Samuel might be busy with something, but why these days?
Finn didn't know how Samuel would feel knowing what had happened. He could only wait.
At last Laurel got the news that Finn had taken Zoe to the military compound. She was furious.
"Damn it! I've raised him for so many years in vain. He turned to a siren in the end. He knew I couldn't
go in there, and yet he chose there to hide. Great!"
All people below didn't dare to speak.
After losing her temper, Laurel went back to her room. No one knew what she was doing.
After Nicole and Joseph were carried out, they were supposed to be on the boat prepared by Mrs.
Green and leave the Seapolis City directly, but Joseph grabbed the captain's hand.
Samuel once helped him. When he saw Joseph tugging at him, his heart softened.
"Mr. Joseph, I can't let you go."
Joseph looked around and wrote him an address.
The captain looked at it and frowned slightly. Then, he crushed it and said to the others, "I can send
them alone. You guys can go back."
"But..."
"But what? Mrs. Green was not the only one who had the say. Mr. Green was away now. But when he
comes back, what do you think will happen to us? Mrs. Green is hard-core, we know that. And so is Mr.
Green! We all know what he could do, so we have to keep our options open. We all know who will be
the only boss in this family, don't we?"
Hearing what he said, the others fell silent.
After about a minute, they were in agreement. "Then we'll go back first. When Mrs. Green asks, we'll
say the job is done."
"OK. We can have our stories straight later."
After the others left, he boarded the boat with Nicole and Joseph.
Joseph guarded Nicole without blinking his eyes. He just stared straight at her.
He took out a towel and gently wiped the blood off her body.
The captain managed to fight back the tears when he saw this.
He then set sail and sent them to Morgan Clarkson's place in City A.
Morgan couldn't believe it when he saw Joseph.
"My God, why on earth are you here? Samuel and Kemp are in death fights. You can't come here!"
Joseph then grabbed Morgan by his hand and pulled him to Nicole. He opened his mouth, trying to say
something. After a long time, three words popped out.
"Please, save her."
His eyes were filled with tears. The way he begged touched Morgan.
He then gave Nicole a careful look. When he saw Nicole's injuries, he was shocked.
"How did she get that? Who did it? It's just a short time since her last operation. Last time she broke an
arm. How could she be like that this time?"
"Satan King, Mrs. Nicole has been given mute powder. Can you help her?"
The captain also felt sorry for her. He knew what Satan King was capable of, so he asked him for help.
Morgan frowned even deeper.
"Who did that? To hurt a woman? Didn't Samuel's men protect her?"
The captain awkwardly lowered his head and said in low voice, "It's Mrs. Green. I don't know the whole
story. But please save her."
"Mute powder will hurt vocal cords. The damage is done. I can do nothing with her voice. But I'll try my
best to treat the other wounds. I told her long ago that men can't be trusted. She just didn't listen to
me."
Morgan asked someone to carry Nicole inside.
What a stupid woman to get herself hurt like that.
Joseph followed Morgan closely. He refused to wait outside even during the surgery.
Joseph seemed to be numb to blood.
Seeing him, Morgan couldn't help but sigh, "What a shame! They made an autistic boy out of a good
one. Does these adults think children are strong enough for everything?"
He touched Joseph's head. He had reconnected Nicole's arm, treated the wounds on her back and
those bruises.
Nicole was wheeled into a ward. Joseph still didn't want to leave.
"Joseph, come with me. I'll get you changed. You can't wear those any longer. They are very dirty."
Morgan tried to take Joseph out, but he didn't move at all.
He just sat by Nicole's bed, not saying a word. Morgan knew he didn't want to leave. He had made it
very clear.
Morgan's heart ached for him. He said softly, "There are bacteria on your clothes. You don't want her to
get infected, right? Be a good boy. We will come back once we get dressed. Don't worry, no one can
hurt you and your mother."
Joseph frowned slightly, then followed Morgan out. After he got changed, he hurried back.
Morgan had to leave him.
Nicole felt as if she was being roasted on a fire, hot and painful. She wanted to scratch, but she was
too weak to lift her hands.
Vaguely, she seemed to see Mrs. Don standing in front of her, kindly stroking her face and saying softly,
"My poor child, live well. This is my only wish."
"Grandma! Don't leave!"
Nicole wanted to grab her, but she smiled and walked farther and farther away.
"No! Grandma! Don't leave!"
Nicole cried, but Mrs. Don had already disappeared, replaced by Mrs. Green's vicious face.
"Nicole, as long as I'm here, you can never stay with Samuel! You don't deserve to be my daughter-in-
law. You're just a piece of trash!"
"No, I'm not!"
Nicole didn't want to hear it, but these words kept echoing in her ears like a curse.
She felt hotter and hotter. The pain grew severer and severer. She was gonna suffocate.
Somebody helped her!
Samuel, where were you?
Nicole cried, but she couldn't break her way out of this nightmare.
Seeing Nicole crying and screaming, Joseph got scared. He stood up, pivoted around and ran to
Morgan's office.
After he got in, he grabbed Morgan's hand and dragged him into the ward.
When Morgan saw Nicole, he was shocked.
"Shit! How could this be?"
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