Hearing Samuel's cry, Nicole and Blair were stunned. Nicole knew that Zama had passed away.
She would not say that she was sad for her death, but she did feel sad for Samuel.
"Mommy, is Grandma Zama gone?"
Lucas blinked his eyes and asked.
"Yes, sweetheart."
Nicole nodded.
Hearing this, Lucas fell into silence.
After staying inside for a while, Samuel opened the door and walked out.
His eyes were red and swollen because of crying.
"Are you alright?"
Nicole quickly stepped forward.
"I'm fine."
Samuel held her hand and asked the doctor to take Zama to the morgue.
She was a prisoner, and had to go through some procedures even if she had passed away.
Nicole stayed in the hotel with Lucas. Samuel went out to arrange for Zama's funeral.
Zama had been a housekeeper in the Greens from the very beginning, and never married. Samuel was
her only son. The funeral was a simple one.
After having her cremated, Samuel went back to the Land City with Nicole and Lucas.
Seeing them coming back, Joseph and Zoe were happy.
"Daddy, you know what. Mommy doesn't allow us to have a video chat with you. She's so mean. She
wants you to be hers only."
Zoe hurriedly complained.
Looking at his lovely daughter, Samuel was delighted, but given Zama's death, he couldn't manage to
squeeze a smile out.
"Mommy is protecting Daddy. Daddy was sick back then. I was worried the virus would reach out to you
through the computer, so actually you need thank mom for that, got it?"
His words stunned Zoe for a moment, and then she embarrassedly apologized to Nicole, "Mommy, I'm
sorry."
"It's all right."
Lucas did not say anything and directly went to his room.
Seeing there was something wrong with him, Joseph wanted to ask him what was going on, but he
found it hard to say.
Nicole glanced at Lucas, not knowing what he was thinking either.
Putting Zoe down, Samuel said to Joseph, "Pack up. We'll go back to the Seapolis City. Uncle Jacob
will take care of you. Your mommy and I need to go to Bordeaux.
"Daddy, are you going to travel again?"
Zoe pouted her little mouth and was upset.
Samuel whispered, "No, we go there because mommy's throat hurts. She needs to see a doctor."
"Really? Mommy, what's wrong with your throat? Does it hurt?"
Zoe hurriedly ran to Nicole and reached out to touch her throat.
Nicole was glad that her daughter did not have to know so many things, so that she could give her a
perfect childhood.
"Mommy is fine. As long as my sweetie is happy, Mommy won't feel hurt."
"Then you have to come back early. I'm bored alone at home when you are out."
Zoe said while pouting.
"Alright, we'll be back as soon as possible!"
"Fine."
Joseph went to pack up. When he passed by Lucas’ room, he saw him standing in front of the window
in a daze and walked in.
"What's up? Why did you come back so upset?"
"Grandma Zama is gone."
His words made Joseph stunned for a moment, as if he did not know who was Grandma Zama.
"The housekeeper of the Greens, Mrs. Zama."
Joseph finally understood.
"How come?"
"Died of cancer. Joseph, I wanna go to med school."
Lucas had never been so sure about what he was going to do.
"Med school? It's my thing. You'd better study business management. After all, you are the heir of the
family."
"I'm serious. You can also be the heir. I wanna be a doctor. Actually, I have had this idea since a long
time ago. Back then, Zoe wasn't feeling well and was in the hospital every day. I thought, if I were a
doctor, wouldn't I be able to make it less painful for her? Now that Grandma Zama has died of cancer,
I'm afraid that one day Mommy or Daddy will also fall into illness. What should I do then? I don't dare to
hand their lives over to anyone else."
As he spoke, his gaze became even more resolute.
Joseph did not think as much as he did.
He knew very well how his parents had died. Studying medicine with Morgan Clarkson was just
expedient. Now looking at Lucas, he whispered, "Mommy and Daddy won't be happy if they know."
"No, they love us very much. As long as we are happy, they can do anything. Also, I want to go to
Bordeaux with them."
"But didn't they say they were going to treat mommy's throat?"
"Grandma Zama's hometown is also there. I wanna go take a look. She gave me a ring, but said
nothing about it. I just want to check it out."
Seeing him so determined, Joseph didn't try to stop him.
"Hurry up and pack your things. Even if you want to go with them, we still have to go back to the
Seapolis City first."
"OK!"
He quickly packed his things and returned to the Seapolis City with them.
When Jacob Brown saw Samuel back, he almost collapsed.
"Mr. Green, I want a vacation! I'm so exhausted! I almost spend my whole day on the Eternal Group,
and I even have to make time to text to Olivia. If things continue, I'll die young!"
"Hold on, buddy. I still have to go to Bordeaux. I'll make it up for you when I come back."
"What? You're kidding, right?"
Jacob collapsed into his chair.
Samuel said with an upset expression, "Zama is gone. I want to send her home."
Jacob was immediately stunned.
He grew up with him, so he knew clearly what Zama meant to him, and he also knew Zama's identity.
"I'm sorry."
Samuel patted his shoulder without saying anything.
Nicole said to Jacob, "We'll leave the children with you. Please take care of them. We'll come back as
long as things are done."
"Mrs. Green, your throat is better?"
Jacob was excited for this.
Nicole also smiled.
"Yes. It must have been a hard time for you, thanks. Oh by the way, have you talked to Olivia lately?"
"No, but I saw her moments. I think she's doing pretty good in Médoc."
Hearing this, she felt relieved.
"Good."
Nicole was opposed to Lucas going with them, but Samuel was okay with it.
"Not a bad thing. He can go take a look here."
His sentence made Nicole speechless.
They flew back to Bordeaux again.
Coming back again, Nicole had complicated feelings.
Samuel drove them to Zama's hometown.
The place was desolated, with collapsed houses.
Seeing this, he couldn't help but feel upset thinking of this was where Zama had lived.
"I wanna buy this town."
He said calmly.
Nicole knew what he was thinking and whispered, "No one's living here anymore. I think the
government will agree. Do you want me to talk to them?"
"Let's get a place to crash, and I'll go talk to them."
Samuel settled her and Lucas in a farmhouse nearby, and went out to talk to the government about
purchasing the town.
Nicole knew that he would definitely get it no matter how much it cost.
Lucas was also very quiet along the way.
Nicole looked at him and asked, "Why did you insist on coming? Did Zama say something to you?"
"Nope, I just wanna take a look at it."
He smiled faintly.
Seeing him smiling at her questions, she found him much more unfathomable than usual.
When they were in the farmhouse, they asked something about Zama's town.
"Oh, that town. It was known for the traditional medicine here. And normally, they didn't marry people
outside the town. But suddenly they were all killed, we don't know who they offended. The town has
been desolate for decades. What are you buying it for? It won't work as a tourist destination."
Nicole smiled and did not answer.
When Samuel came back, he brought back the government's approval document. The town now
belonged to him completely.
They went to the town again and found the ancestral hall.
It already collapsed because of aging. The memorial tablets were still there, with dusts on them.
Samuel took off his coat, took out the tablets, and wiped them clean.
Seeing him doing this, Lucas also squatted down to help.
Originally, Nicole didn't want to help, but seeing that Samuel and Lucas were busy with them, she
sighed and squatted down to join them too.
The three of them were busy all that morning before they wiped them clean.
"I wanna renovate the ancestral hall and the town."
Samuel whispered.
Looking at him, Nicole said, "Even if it's renovated, where are you going to find people to live? Samuel,
believe it or not, the town has been dead. It's already desolate. Zama also cannot see what you do any
more."
She knew that it was cruel to say that, but that was the truth.
She also knew that Samuel felt guilty for Mrs. Zama and wanted to make up for her, but all of this was
meaningless.
Samuel's expression became even more embarrassed.
Lucas suddenly said, "Look! Why do all the people in this town have the same last name?"
Nicole glanced at them and realized that those tablets were all with the last name, "Harper".
"I heard that the people here don't marry to other people outside the town, so technically, they have the
same ancestors. So no big deal."
"Oh."
Lucas nodded in confusion.
He ignored the conversation between his parents, and casually strolled around, checking out those
collapsed houses.
Looking around, Nicole whispered, "I know how you feel about Zama. Now that we've brought her
back, it's better to find a place to bury her."
Samuel did not say anything.
He stared at the ancestral hall.
Nicole did not disturb him, knowing that he was upset. He needed a moment.
"I'll go check Lucas out."
She stood up and walked towards Lucas.
From afar, she saw a jeep stopped in front of Lucas. The guy in the car was talking to him.
She became vigilant instantly.
This place was desolate. Who would come here?
Lucas didn't have security awareness. Wasn't he worried that that guy was a human trafficker?
Thinking of this, she quickly rushed over.
"| heard that the people here don't marry to other people outside the town, so technically, they have the
same ancestors. So no big deal."
"Oh."
Lucas nodded in confusion.
He ignored the conversation between his parents, and casually strolled around, checking out those
collapsed houses.
Looking around, Nicole whispered, "| know how you feel about Zama. Now that we've brought her
back, it's better to find a place to bury her."
Samuel did not say anything.
He stared at the ancestral hall.
Nicole did not disturb him, knowing that he was upset. He needed a moment.
"I'll go check Lucas out."
She stood up and walked towards Lucas.
From afar, she saw a jeep stopped in front of Lucas. The guy in the car was talking to him.
She became vigilant instantly.
This place was desolate. Who would come here?
Lucas didn't have security awareness. Wasn't he worried that that guy was a human trafficker?
Thinking of this, she quickly rushed over.
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