It was Maia!
Tim wanted to turn around and leave as long as he saw Maia.
Tim did what he thought. He turned around, trying to leave. But Nicole grabbed him.
"Did you hear what I said?"
Nicole gestured.
"I heard you. That tough woman is coming. I am too magnanimous to argue with her. I'll talk to you
later."
Tim ran away.
Seeing Tim's disappearing figure, Maia said disdainfully, "Lady Bush, he comes to pester you again?
Why is this gigolo so cheeky?"
Nicole smiled.
It seemed that in Maia preferred to call Tim a gigolo instead of his name.
"What are you doing here?"
Nicole didn't know what she could do. She had told Maia to call her name instead of Lady Bush many
times. But Maia didn't listen to her and said that a company should have its own system.
Maia took out a set of plans seriously and smiled, "Lady Bush, take a look. This is my blueprint for the
investment plan."
Nicole could tell from Maia's face that she was passionate about this industry.
"I don't have much time to manage this. How about this, I'll find an expert for you later. He has a lot of
experience in this field. You can ask for his advice."
Nicole's words instantly lit up Maia's eyes.
"Really? Who is that expert? Lady Bush, you are too kind. Please be rest assured. I will do this well."
"Okay, I'll ask him to go to you later. You can go back."
Maia left happily.
Nicole returned to the ward and continued talking to Samuel. Then, Blair called and told her that
Gabrielle would be here soon. Gabrielle might bring her the news about Samuel's operation.
Nicole excitedly waited for Gabrielle's arrival.
But before that, Nicole felt that she should deal with Maia's matter.
She invited Tim to dinner, which surprised Tim.
"Did I hear you wrong? You want to invite me to dinner? This only happens once in a blue moon!"
Tim was excited. Meanwhile, he teased Nicole.
"Come on, you sound like I am mean to you. Since I am so mean, why are you still pestering me?"
Facing Nicole's accusation, Tim smiled and said ruthlessly, "Because I want to! I am into self-abusive
behavior. Does this answer satisfy you?"
"Fine. But I need your help."
"I knew it. You will never treat me to dinner for no reason. Can you invite me to dinner just for once
without asking anything from me? Can you let me feel moved?"
Tim complained, but Nicole pursed her lips and smiled. Then she gestured, "I can't afford to let you feel
moved. I haven't moved you yet, but you are still pestering me non-stop. If you're moved, I guess I
have to hide from you forever."
"Alright! I won't eat this meal or help you so as not to scare you, Miss Nicole."
Tim stood up, wanting to leave. But Nicole grabbed his sleeve.
He turned around and saw Nicole looking at him with a helpless expression. He immediately smiled.
"You are not ready to let me go? Listen to me, Samuel doesn't know what you're doing now. How about
this, you leave him behind for now and have a good meal with me. After that, I'll promise you anything."
Tim's words made Nicole a little depressed, but when she thought of her plan, she nodded and
gestured, "Alright, I agree. You choose the place."
"You are decisive!"
Tim was especially delighted. He abandoned his agenda and drove to the mountain area with Nicole.
Tim came here to enjoy rural tourism with Nicole.
Nicole did not know how Tim discovered this place, but she liked the scenery here.
She took a deep breath after arrival.
Wow.
The air was so fresh!
"How is this place? Not bad, right?"
Tim earnestly wanted to know Nicole's answer.
Nicole smiled and gestured, "The scenery is great, but I don't know how the dishes are."
"Then let's do some tasting! Come on!"
Tim held Nicole's hand and walked in.
There weren't many guests here. But this place was cozy. Guests were in twos and threes.
Tim led Nicole to the seat by the window. Behind her was a mountain spring, which gave her a
refreshing feeling.
The waiter walked over and waited for them to order.
Nicole let Tim order the dishes.
Soon all the dishes were served. Nicole found they were special local dishes.
Looking at these appetizing dishes, Nicole felt hungry.
"Have a taste."
Tim urged Nicole like a child.
Nicole picked up her chopsticks and took a taste.
Well, the dishes were delicious.
She nodded and gave Tim a thumbs up.
Tim grinned.
"Is it delicious? That's right. This restaurant has an amazing owner. No wonder food here is so
delicious!"
Nicole was stunned.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean I am the owner of this place. How is it? Not bad, right?"
Tim smiled as if he had won a huge prize.
Nicole looked at him and asked doubtfully with gestures, "Are you not going back to the Seapolis City?"
"I'll be wherever you are. Since you like this place so much, I'll stay here with you. I have asked
someone to watch the business in the Seapolis City. I just need to use the Internet to deal with some
urgent matters every day. You've lost weight recently and don't have much appetite. I combined the
taste of the Seapolis City with the taste of this place to create a unique flavor, then I created this
restaurant. If you feel like eating, I will deliver the food here to you at any time. How about it?"
Tim's words made Nicole feel both touched and complicated.
She was a married woman, so she had no intention to date Tim. Tim was like a brother to her. She had
expressed her meanings many times, but Tim acted like he had heard nothing.
Nicole wanted Tim to have his own happiness.
He should be so considerate to the perfect woman for him, not to her.
She was already very grateful to him for he helped her in this difficult situation. How could she watch
Tim continue to be delayed by her?
Now, to keep her accompanied, Tim even wanted to settle here. This idea scared Nicole a little.
Seeing that Nicole was silent, Tim asked, "What's the matter? Aren't the dishes delicious? Or are you
so touched that you don't know what to say?"
"Tim, I need your help."
Nicole suddenly gestured, which startled Tim.
"Why are you being so serious? Tell me, what's the matter? Since you've come here, I'll help you no
matter what."
"Remember what you said. Don't go back on your word."
"I won't. When did I ever break my promise to you?"
Tim looked at Nicole amusingly and drank a mouthful of red wine.
He was in a good mood today. It seemed that the red wine was also very delicious.
Tim's good mood only lasted for a few minutes. It ended when Nicole gestured, "I have no experience
in managing companies or investing. As you know, I have a travel company here, and I am relying on
this company to get money to pay my bills. At present, Médoc needs to be expanded, but I'm not
familiar with this place at all. If I want to make an expansion, I need to make a field trip. But you know, I
can't leave here."
"Why can't you leave? You just need to hire a nurse for Samuel. Then you can go on a field trip with
me. Coincidentally, we can also take a sightseeing trip. That's right. This is great."
Tim's words made Nicole want to roll her eyes.
"I leave with you so as to let you find someone to bully Samuel again? Let me tell you, if this happens
again, I'll never talk to you. Aren't you afraid that Samuel will skin you after he wakes up?"
"First, he has to wake up. Given his current situation, I don't think he will wake up. He probably will be
like this for the rest of his life."
Tim said bluntly, but he suddenly noticed that Nicole's expression had changed.
He looked at Nicole and saw a trace of sadness in her eyes, which made him feel a little depressed.
"Bah, I have a sour mouth. Don't be sad. Samuel is a lucky guy and he will get better. Besides, he has
always refused to admit defeat. How could he be beaten up by such a difficulty? No way."
Tim felt that he was being really strange.
He wished that Samuel could never wake up. Thus, he could take care of Nicole for granted and stay
by her side. Even if she had Samuel's surname, he wouldn't mind that as long as he could be with her.
But when he saw Nicole's sad face, he wished he could fulfill all of Nicole's wishes and let her continue
to be happy.
This kind of contradictory mood almost drove him crazy, but he still enjoyed doing this.
Maybe he was indeed into self-abusive behavior.
How could Nicole not know what Tim was thinking about?
She knew that clearly! Because of this, she did not want to Tim be delayed by her any longer.
He should have his own happiness!
Since Tim didn't fight for his happiness, she would try her best to help him.
Thinking of this, Nicole gestured, "So you agree?"
"Agree what?"
Tim was a little dumbfounded. Why did he feel he fell into Nicole's snare?
However, when he looked at Nicole's eyes, there was still sorrow in her eyes. Sadness hadn't faded
yet.
Nicole sighed and gestured, "Can you help me go on a field trip?"
"Alright, I promise you. I thought you would ask me a big favor. It turns out to be a trivial matter. I'll take
this journey as a trip."
Tim agreed straightforwardly.
Nicole secretly laughed in her heart and gestured, "My company will send someone to follow you to
record the data. She is a newbie and doesn't know anything. Please teach her more. I intend to ask this
newbie to manage the company after I leave. You know, it's better to have a capable subordinate than
doing all things by yourself. You don't want me to be so tired from work all day long, do you? "
Nicole sought for sympathy to get what she wanted.
How could Tim resist her request?
"Alright. Training a newbie is simple. I promise to teach him everything I know, okay?"
"Thank you so much."
Since she had reached her goal, Nicole served wine for Tim and then finished the meal in delight with
him.
"Then, you can go to this place tomorrow and look for her. You two should act together. Right, I might
have to take Samuel to the downtown area for an examination tomorrow. So I may not have the time to
answer your phone. Leave me a message if you need anything."
Nicole instructed.
Tim nodded in agreement. However, when he arrived at the place Nicole mentioned the next day and
saw that newbie, his entire face turned livid.
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