That was a really bad feeling. After arriving at the hospital, Nicole went straight to the intensive care
unit. When she saw Samuel was still lying there, she felt unnerved.
"Nurse, can I go in and take a look? Just one look. I'm his wife."
When Nicole saw a nurse walking over, she promptly showed her the words she typed on her phone.
The nurse looked awkward, "I need to go ask the director."
"Please."
Nicole waited anxiously outside the ICU.
When the director came, he could see how anxious Nicole was, so he whispered to her, "The patient
hasn't woken up yet. Strictly speaking, no one is allowed in. But I can give you a free pass this time.
You must wear an aseptic suit and you can't stay too long. You have to come out in less than half an
hour. Deal? Don't make things difficult for me."
Nicole thanked him.
The nurse brought her an aseptic suit. She put it on and walked in.
There was a smell of disinfectant in the ICU.
Nicole knew Samuel hated this smell. Now that he was lying here, Nicole felt a little uneasy.
She walked to Samuel and noticed many small wounds on his face. They must be scratches when he
was falling down.
Nicole's hands trembled as she reached under Samuel's nose. His warm breath lifted a weight off her
mind.
She sat beside Samuel's bed and watched him like that. She had a lot to say to him, but right now she
couldn't utter a word.
Nicole held Samuel's hand and prayed for him to wake up sooner, but Samuel was still lying there.
She took out her phone and went through Samuel's last text message.
He said he loved her.
Nicole smiled with tears in her eyes.
"Samuel, I love you too, more than anyone else in this world."
Her lips were moving but no one could hear her other than herself.
Half an hour passed in a blink of an eye.
When the nurse knocked on the glass door, Nicole knew that she should be out now.
She kissed Samuel on the forehead one last time before turning around.
Samuel was unaware of any of this.
Nicole walked out of the ICU, feeling despondent and gloomy, but she knew she had to be strong.
Samuel needed her, and the children needed her.
She had to stay strong however hard it was.
The director saw her walked out and was marveled by how tough she was.
"Mrs. Green, I need to tell you something."
Nicole nodded.
"Mr. Green's head was injured during the fall. The blood clot on his head is pressing his nerve. That's
why he can't wake up. Another thing is that I found something wrong with his brain nerve. All due
respect, I'm wondering if he had suffered any injury on the brain or mental stimulation before?"
Nicole hurriedly nodded when she heard this.
She took out her phone and wrote, "He has been hypnotized and never recovered."
"No wonder it's like this. If that's the case, Mrs. Green, please forgive me. I can't cure him."
The director said apologetically.
Although Nicole was prepared, she still felt the pain in her heart.
"Director, do you have any suggestions?"
Nicole held back her sorrow and looked at him.
The director shook his head and said, "Head surgery is very dangerous. If he has not been stimulated,
we will prepare for craniotomy when the blood clot does not disperse. But in this case, once we cut his
head, his injured brain nerves will be compressed by air, which will make blood vessels burst. If that
happens, we may not be able to save him. I know the Green family is rich and powerful. Considering
that Mr. Green is not suitable to be moved around, you can see if there is any brain expert overseas
who can solve this problem. Invite him to do the operation here as soon as possible. "
Nicole was taken aback.
"Can't we just find a hypnotist to undo his hypnosis?" she wrote anxiously.
"Mrs. Green, hypnosis requires people to be awake. Right now, Mr. Green's brain tissue is in a deep
slumber and there is no way to undo that. Besides, his brain nerves are seriously damaged. It might not
work."
Nicole's heart sank deeper.
"What are the chances he’ll recover?"
"I'm not sure. Maybe less than ten percent."
The director couldn't lie to her.
Nicole was very desperate. But when she looked at Samuel in the ICU, she suddenly had a glimmer of
hope.
Regardless of what Samuel may become, there was still a 10% chance, wasn't there?
Nicole was suddenly filled with confidence.
She had to think that way. Otherwise, if she despaired, who else would make efforts to save him?
"Thank you, director, for everything. Don't worry about money. As long as he is taken good care of, we
would spend as much as it takes."
Nicole knew that money couldn't buy everything, but right now, it was indispensable.
The director nodded.
When Nicole walked out of the hospital, she felt her head was heavier than her feet.
She never thought the hypnosis would trigger such a difficult situation.
Nicole couldn't help but hate Laurel Green even though she was no longer here.
Nicole stopped to catch her breath and suddenly felt thirsty. So she went to the opposite side to buy
some water.
Right then, a van drove straight towards her.
"Be careful, young lady."
A kind woman nicely shouted at Nicole.
When Nicole turned around, the van had already got near enough.
At this critical moment, Nicole leapt over with one hand on the railing and narrowly escaped the van,
which drove on without a stop.
Nicole was a little scared. She felt the driver looked familiar, but she couldn't recall who he was.
"People are driving with their eyes shut!"
When the woman saw Nicole was fine, she was relieved.
Nicole nodded at her gratefully before returning to the parking lot with lingering shock.
The scene just now flashed back like a curse.
Someone actually wanted to kill her!
Who was it?
She recalled the group of people from last night. Would they be the same group?
Nicole was so lost in thought that she didn't notice when a car entered the parking lot.
Without any clue, she started the car, ready to leave.
Just as she drove out of the parking lot, Nicole sensed that she had been followed.
She frowned.
Right then, Olivia sent her a message.
"Nicole, are you still in the hospital? Send me your location. We're going to see Samuel."
Nicole was ready to reply when the car behind her suddenly crashed into hers.
With a huge "bang", the car shook violently, and her phone fell under the seat.
Nicole was unable to send any message to anyone right now.
The car behind him seemed to have gone mad as it continuously smashed into her car.
Nicole knew that she had been the target.
Not only once. There was more waiting for her.
But she did not offend anyone. Who would want to kill her so badly?
She didn't need to figure it out.
Right now, the most important thing was to stay alive.
She sped up the car.
Fortunately, she had bought a car that had good performance. She was able to escape with ease.
The car behind her also sped up. But it was clearly no match for hers.
Taking advantage of this, Nicole drove the car to the opposite lane. Then, she took a sharp turn, and
quickly drove towards the direction they came from.
Her movements were exceptionally smooth and fast. The car behind her wanted to follow suit, only to
collide with the car on the opposite lane.
Nicole saw the scene from the rear-view mirror and knew that she was temporarily out of danger.
She pulled over the car, picked up her phone and sent a message to Olivia.
"I'm not in the hospital. Wait for me at the hotel."
After that, Nicole directly drove back to the hotel.
Olivia was a little puzzled when she saw Nicole's message, but she didn't ask and stayed in the hotel
with Booth and Karina.
Karina watched Booth, offered him a glass of water, brought him some peanuts and dried fruits, and
peeled the peanuts for him politely.
"Good girl!"
Booth enjoyed this kind of service, caressing Karina's head and praising her.
Karina's face immediately flushed.
Olivia couldn't stand the way he ordered Karina around. She pulled Karina away and said, "How can
you be so shameless? You are a grown man. How can you let a child serve you? How dare you?"
"It's probably because I'm attractive?"
Booth boosted of himself naturally.
Karina came to defend Booth.
"It's not his fault. I want to do it."
"Look! You're overthinking it. Olivia, I know it's because you're jealous of me. Because Karina doesn't
peel it for you!"
Olivia couldn't take it anymore. She picked up a pillow and threw it at Booth's handsome face.
"I wish the food kills you!"
Booth took the pillow and put on a smile that was getting on her nerves.
"My Karina likes me. She won't let that happen, will she? Karina?"
He gently pinched Karina's little cheek and frowned, "Why are you so skinny? Don't you eat anything?
That's not right. You should try to eat more. Otherwise, how could you have the strength to peel
peanuts for me?"
Booth did not expect that his unintentional joke would actually lead to Karina's obesity in the future. But
of course, these were not current concerns.
Just as Booth and Olivia and Karina were joking around, Nicole came back. Her miserable look startled
everyone.
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