Gru felt Nicole was about to thrust the dagger into his neck.
He began to shout.
"Don't kill me! I'll tell you what you want to know."
He was so frightened that his body trembled, and then the smell of urine was pervasive in the van.
Nicole frowned, but she didn't put the dagger down.
Gru was a little embarrassed, but in order not to be killed, he said, "Brian has a good relationship with a
nurse in the hospital. He is told Samuel may die and it is likely that the operation will fail, so he wants to
kill you when you are distracted. And the others may think it's an accident because you are too worried
about Samuel. Brian thinks you are just a woman and a woman will be powerless when she loses her
husband. Although Samuel is powerful, he is in a coma now. In addition, you are a mute, so you can do
nothing, and this is the best time to murder you."
Nicole sneered.
She didn't expect that Brian would be so cunning that he wanted to murder her in this way.
Nicole turns off her phone.
And then Gru's eyes widened.
"What do you want to do?"
Nicole knocked him out with the hilt of the dagger instead of saying anything.
Suddenly, she heard the car's engine.
Kevin and the other gangsters were stunned and asked each other, "Did you hear the car?"
"Seriously? Nobody will come here now."
The others thought Kevin was too cautious.
Kevin shook his head and said, "The car is getting closer and closer. Be quiet."
When the others heard this, they calmed down and listened. And then they heard the engine, and the
car was getting close.
"We'd better tell Gru."
Kevin ran fast towards the van.
"Gru, someone's coming!"
Although he was afraid to disturb Gru, he directly pulled open the door. With a gust a wind, he was hit
in the nose, and then he got the nosebleed.
"No!"
Before Kevin could shout, Nicole caught his hair and pulled him into the car. Then, she knocked him
out with her elbow and threw him towards Gru.
Nicole hastily jumped out of the car instead of waiting for the others to save her.
At this moment, Booth and Kale arrived.
Therefore, Nicole knocked out the other gangsters with the help of them.
Seeing this, Kale said in admiration, "Mrs. Green, you are so agile that I wouldn't believe it if I didn't see
it with my own eyes."
When Nicole remembered that it was Samuel who had taught her this, she gave a bitter smile.
Booth interrupted Kale and said, "Don't try to please me by praising Nicole. Strike while the iron is hot.
We'd better put Brian in the jail this time. After all, we can get the evidence from their phones, so he
can't get away with it."
"Yes, he should be asleep now, so it's the best time to capture him. However, it's not up to me and I
have to ask for an arrest warrant from my leaders."
Booth sighed and said, "What a waste of time."
"That's how we should do under the present system."
Nicole looked at Booth and gestured, "Booth, let's go to Brian's house in case he will escape. Kale, you
can go back and ask for an arrest warrant from your leader. This saves time."
"Okay. But you must be careful. It's said that Brian has connections with the armed gang, and some of
them are in the border region of France and Italy. If he wants to escape, he will flee there. Furthermore,
he probably has guns."
Kale reminded them.
"Okay. Thanks."
After saying that, Nicole left Gru and other gangsters in the van. She got into Booth's car and rushed
towards Brian's house.
After getting in the car, Booth looked at Nicole worriedly and asked, "Nicole, are you OK now? You've
drunk so much liquor. Do you feel sick? I have some stomach medicine and hot water in the car, so
drink it quickly. I know I can't stop you, but don't get Olivia and me worried."
Nicole knew that Booth was worrying about her. Indeed, she was a little sick.
Therefore, she took the medicine and felt better.
Seeing this, Booth felt relieved.
When they arrived at the door of Brian's house, Olivia, who was waiting here, walked to them.
"Brian didn't come back today."
Olivia's words startled Nicole.
"Do you mean he didn't come all day long?"
"Yes, I've asked someone to guard here all day. Brian never comes back. His wife buys and cooks
food, and picks up their kids as usual. It seems there is nothing weird."
"Where does he go?"
Nicole was a little upset.
If they couldn't put Brian into the jail this time, there would be more troubles in the future. She was too
busy to watch out for him.
"Here's the text from Kale."
Booth's phone rang.
He read it and said, "Brian has a mistress in the downtown, so we can go and find him there. Kale says
he is likely to be in his mistress’ house."
"He should have a mistress. What an ass."
Olivia said through clenched teeth.
"Well, we'd better go now and capture him before he could get altered."
As Nicole gestured, they headed towards Brian's mistress’ house quickly. However, Brian was alerted
and fled.
His mistress was being unreasonable, so Nicole slapped her.
This was the first time Olivia had seen Nicole slap a woman.
Kale didn't text them anymore, so Nicole didn't know how to track Brian's whereabouts.
It was said that he has some friends in the border region of France and Italy, so he might go there.
After calculating the distance from here to the border region of France and Italy, Nicole shook her head
helplessly and gestured, "I can't go there. I must take care of Samuel, so I can't leave here."
"We can go there."
Olivia and Booth said.
Nicole hesitated for a fraction of a second.
"It's far too dangerous in the border region. Olivia, you can't go there."
"Don't worry. I will go there with Booth and he will protect me. Besides, Brian is not omnipotent."
Olivia explained with a smile.
"Olivia is right. Nicole, I will protect Olivia. Although I am not as capable as Mr. Green and I can't even
beat you, I will find a way to capture Brain. Don't worry, I won't be a hothead. As soon as I know Brian's
whereabouts, Olivia and I will notify you of it. I promise you we won't act until you arrive there. Can I?"
Hearing this, Nicole nodded.
"You must be careful."
"Don't worry."
After Booth and Olivia went back to the hotel and packed up, they drove to the border region of France
and Italy.
Nicole was left in the hotel alone.
She looked around the empty room and felt a little sad.
However, she did not idle in the hotel. And instead, she went to the hospital.
Samuel was still unconscious, but he was transferred from the intensive care unit to a regular ward.
Nicole sat beside his bed and it could be smelled alcohol on her breath.
Looking at Samuel with a smile, she got up, took a towel, washed it with hot water, and then wiped
Samuel's face.
Samuel acted as if he were sleeping.
It has been a long time since Nicole looked at Samuel like this.
She sat beside Samuel, quietly guarding him, and then fell asleep.
She dreamed that Samuel had recovered. They happily took their children on a trip, and the children
were excited.
In her sleep, Nicole laughed very happily, and Samuel was also very delighted.
When she woke up, she looked around the ward and was sad to see Samuel was still lying in the bed.
She wiped Samuel's face and tidied the ward up before walking out.
Nicole looked at the time and it was past 8. Blair and Gabrielle might get up.
She took out her phone and texted Blair about Samuel's condition. She hoped Blair could come and
give some good advice, and she wondered whether Samuel could have an operation.
After reading the text, Blair booked a flight at once and flew to find them.
When Nicole greeted Blair at the airport, she glanced over his shoulder.
Blair knew whom Nicole was looking for. He whispered, "Gabrielle didn't come because there's a
meeting in the hospital, and, as the director, she can't be absent."
"Thank you for your coming."
Nicole gestured to Blair.
"You're welcome. Samuel's my comrade-in-arms and I'll try my best."
And then they went to the hospital.
Blair and the doctors took Samuel into the operating room, and Nicole waited outside for a whole day.
Nicole was anxious, but she had no choice but to wait.
She hoped that Blair could cure Samuel with confidence.
When it was dark, Blair and the others finally came out.
"What do you think of it?"
Nicole asked.
Everyone looked very tired and was upset.
Blair looked at Nicole and shook his head in frustration.
"I'm sorry. We've discussed for a whole day and worked out several plans. However, we can't make
sure the operation will be successful. Nicole, maybe sleeping is the best treatment for him."
Blair was unwilling to say this.
He knew best the relationship between Nicole and Samuel. Blair thought they had experienced so
much and they should live a good life, but he didn't expect Laurel should do this.
If Mrs. Don hadn't died and Nicole needed not to take that much pain, Nicole and Samuel would be a
happy couple.
Therefore, Blair thought it was cruel to tell Nicole the truth.
Nicole was stunned. She looked at Blair and asked in disbelief, "What do you mean? I don't
understand."
"Nicole, you know what I mean. It's too risky for Samuel to have an operation now. Maybe someone is
more skilled than me, but I can't do it. Although he is sleeping, maybe it is the only way to keep him
alive."
Hearing what Blair said, Nicole was heart-breaking.
Nicole couldn't imagine that Samuel, who was always proud and defiant, would lie in the bed forever.
'It's impossible!'
'Samuel's life shouldn't be such a tragedy."
'He couldn't lie in the bed for the rest of his life."
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