Samuel felt his blood on fire.
How he wished that Nicole could recognize him and that they could recognize each other right here. If
so, he could take her home. However, with what Laurel had done to Nicole and with Mrs. Don's death,
Samuel lost confidence in himself. He didn't have the guts to alarm Nicole.
'If she leaves again, will I ever find her?'
Samuel did not know.
He could sense Nicole walking over step by step, getting closer and closer. He could even hear her
heartbeat.
Samuel took a deep breath and tried his best not to think of greeting Nicole. He directly stood up, paid
the bill, and then left without a word.
Nicole was only a few steps away from Samuel when Samuel suddenly stood up and left.
She watched him leave. She really wanted to rush forward. There was a voice in her head telling her
this, but her legs refused to move.
"Nicole, do you know him?"
Booth asked curiously.
Nicole shook her head.
It couldn't be Samuel!
She turned around and walked towards the car in a daze.
Booth didn't ask any further. He hurriedly followed her and got into the car with Nicole.
They quickly drove back to the Kent's.
When Olivia saw them, she hurriedly asked, "Where did you go?"
"To the finance department of the YT Group. Nicole must get paid. The bill they gave her was wrong."
Booth hurriedly said.
Olivia looked at Nicole and found that she was somehow not quite herself.
"Booth, what's wrong with Nicole?"
"I don't know. She invited me to dinner and saw a man at the stall. Maybe she knew him. When she
was getting closer to that man to take a look, the man actually got up and left. After that, Nicole has
been like this."
Olivia frowned.
"What does he look like?"
"I don't know. I didn't see his face."
Olivia frowned even more deeply.
She went in front of Nicole and asked, "Nicole, are you alright?"
"Yeah. Just a little tired. Where's Joseph?"
Nicole said in sign language.
Olivia whispered, "In the room. He just fell asleep."
"I'll go see him."
After Nicole finished speaking, she went to Joseph's room.
Joseph was sleeping soundly.
After arriving at the Kent's, although Joseph was still a little autistic, he was in a much better mood. He
also enjoyed staying with Booth.
Nicole came beside Joseph and sat down. Looking at his face that resembled Samuel's, she felt hurt
again.
She thought that she had forgotten about Samuel, but she didn't. Today, that similar figure of his
enchanted her.
It turned out that it was hardly possible to get rid of loving someone when that love was absorbed and
integrated.
Nicole gently held Joseph's small hand.
Joseph suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Nicole.
Nicole smiled apologetically and gestured to Joseph to say sorry.
Joseph got up and lied down in Nicole's arms. He found a comfortable position in her arms and held
her hand tightly with his small hand.
Nicole's heart was instantly filled with warmth.
Zoe used to do the same thing, but Lucas rarely relied on her like this.
Nicole had forced herself not to think about Lucas and Zoe, but now a single action of Joseph reminded
her of them again.
After changing her phone number and Twitter account, she didn't know if Zoe and Lucas had contacted
her. Nor did she know if Samuel was married again.
She forced herself not to think, to look, or to ask anything about Samuel, afraid that she could not bear
it. But today, a crack appeared, and she couldn't stop her longing for Samuel anymore. The more she
thought of it, the more painful she became.
She missed Samuel, Lucas, and Zoe, but she couldn't go back!
Nicole hugged Joseph tightly. Only in this way could she feel that she was still alive.
Some moments in life really hurt.
Joseph slowly fell asleep again under Nicole's comfort.
Nicole suddenly recalled that she had planned to buy a small present for Joseph. However, because of
that familiar figure she saw today, she had forgotten all about it.
She sighed and put Joseph down. After tucking him in, she left the Kent's alone and went to the largest
shopping mall.
Samuel followed behind Nicole without a trace. He watched as she entered the Kent's and came out
again. After that, Nicole went to the largest shopping mall. Samuel quietly followed behind.
Nicole arrived at the area which sold children's toys.
It had been a long time since she bought a toy.
Lucas never liked the toys that a four-year-old child would usually play with. Zoe liked toys, but only
Barbie dolls. Nicole really didn't know what to buy for Joseph.
A sales assistant greeted Nicole warmly when she saw her.
"Madam, may I ask if you want to buy some toys for your child?"
Nicole looked at the sales assistant and was at a loss.
She didn't know how to express herself. After all, very few people could read sign language. This was
also the reason that she didn't like to go out.
Before, Booth was always by her side. So, she was OK with it as long as she stood beside him quietly.
However, now she was alone. Looking at the assistant's expectant gaze, Nicole opened her mouth, but
in the end, she didn't say anything.
She tried to use sign language to express herself, but unfortunately, the sales assistant could not
understand her.
After the assistant noticed that Nicole was a mute, her attitude changed.
"A mute! A mute can go shopping too? What do you want? Check it yourself. Just take it and settle the
bill after you're done. Darn it."
The assistant thought that a mute must be deaf too. Since Nicole was a mute, she definitely wouldn't
be able to hear her, so the assistant said those words without any hesitation.
Nicole's face instantly darkened.
She had thought about being humiliated in public, but after experiencing it personally, she still felt as if
she had been slapped in the face in front of everyone. Words failed her when she tried to describe how
embarrassed she was.
"Julissa, why didn't you introduce the toys to that woman? Your performance this month is poor. It's
been a long time since someone came here to buy toys. Why did you return?"
The other sales assistants were confused, so they couldn't help but ask Julissa when they saw her
return.
Julissa mocked, "She was a mute. I don't know if she can even afford a toy. I thought she was a rich
lady judged by her clothes. Now come to think of it, maybe they are all fake. Such a vain woman."
Julissa guessed by herself and spoke loudly to the sales assistants around her, not caring about
Nicole's feelings at all.
Nicole suddenly felt extremely frustrated.
It was as if she had become abnormal overnight. This was the first time she had seen such a look of
ridicule and contempt from the others.
She told herself that it wasn't a big deal. She might have to endure this kind of ridicule for the rest of
her life. However, she still felt extremely painful.
Fortunately, she had left the Seapolis City and the Greens. Otherwise, how would the others laugh at
Lucas and Zoe because of her?
Nicole clenched her hands tightly together.
She told herself not to care about what other people thought or said about her. She pretended that she
couldn't hear them, but she still heard every word of Julissa and the others.
She really felt a little pressured and suffocated being here.
She could only quickly turn her head and walk towards the rest room. Her pace was getting faster and
faster...
Seeing this, Samuel's eyes darkened.
His wife was actually bullied by a small sales assistant!
In the past, Nicole would never have swallowed her anger like this, but now she actually left.
It super hurt Samuel to see Nicole like this.
He took out his phone and called Jacob.
"I want to buy JH Mall right now."
"JH Mall?"
Jacob was a little surprised.
The turnover of JH mall was good, and they did not have the intention to sell it. He did not know why
Samuel wanted to buy this mall all of a sudden.
"Mr. Green, what's wrong with JH Mall?"
"A sales assistant here said some harsh words to Nicole. Buy it now and put it in Nicole's name."
Samuel hung up the phone right after that.
Jacob was about to cry.
JH Mall was well-run. It wasn't a matter of one or two days to purchase it, but from what Samuel said, it
seemed that he wanted Nicole to be the owner of this mall any second now.
Jacob sighed. He could do nothing but follow his boss’ order.
Nicole ran to the ladies' room. Naturally, Samuel couldn't follow her in, but he was extremely worried
about her feelings.
At this moment, a female customer was going to the ladies' room.
Samuel hurriedly stopped her.
"Lady, can you do me a favor?"
Samuel was handsome and was dressed well. Naturally, the lady stopped and listened to him.
"Handsome, what's the matter?"
"Well, a friend of mine is in there now and she is in a bad mood. She was temporarily unable to speak
because of an accident. An assistant just said some real harsh words to her, and I was afraid that she
would cry. Can you help me go in and try to comfort her? Of course, don't tell her that it is me who have
told you to do this. Just pretend that you saw it accidentally just now and want to talk to her, okay?
Here is 10,000, as a reward for your kindness."
Samuel took out the money from the wallet in his pocket.
With so much money, the lady was naturally happy to help.
She excitedly accepted the money and smiled, "Is the girl in there your girlfriend?"
"She's my wife."
The lady froze for a moment, but she didn't ask anything else.
After she entered the ladies' room, she did not see a crying woman. Nicole was standing in front of the
dressing table to wash her hands.
Nicole lowered her head, and the lady could not see her face clearly. So, she couldn't tell if Nicole was
crying.
The lady quickly walked over and asked, "Beauty, were you picked on just now?"
Nicole suddenly raised her head. She looked so surprised, and the lady knew that she was right.
She smiled and said, "Life is hard enough. Why bother about what others think? Just stay confident
and ignore what they say about you. Well, I'm not a comforter. Don't be sad anymore."
Nicole felt her words somehow interesting.
She wanted to ask the lady what she meant by saying that. After all, they didn't know each other.
Before Nicole could say anything, however, she saw the lady open her wallet and looked at the money
inside with a big smile.
Nicole glanced at it. It was a pile of money, at least 10,000.
'Someone gave her the money and told her to say all those words?' Nicole said to herself.
She was puzzled. She quickly pushed open the door to look outside.
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