After stopped by the Bushes' family and having dinner together, Nicole decided to go to the mall to buy
something for the children.
"I forgot to buy gifts for the kids this time because I came back in such a hurry. Let's go to the mall and
get something for them."
Nicole smirked as she talked to Samuel.
Samuel shook his head, "I know you are busy. Therefore, I already have the gifts ready for them. You
do not have to worry anymore."
"Wait, when did you get them? How is that possible that I have been with you all the time but did not
notice you prepared the gifts?"
Nicole felt that some parts of her memories must be lost. Otherwise, why didn't she see Samuel
shopping for the children and her parents?
Samuel rubbed Nicole's head with a smile, "There is another me."
"No. Seriously! When did you go out to buy them?"
"I bought them on my way back when I headed out to deal with Johnnie's business.
Hearing Samuel's words, Nicole felt a bit ashamed.
Samuel remembered to bring gifts for her family even when he went to the police station and looked for
Johnnie. Instead, she was the one who forgot of it.
"I am so glad to have you around."
"Is that so? Now you know how good I am?"
There was no doubt that Samuel enjoyed Nicole's praise.
"But if you want to go shopping, we can do it."
"Forget it. Let's go home. The children must be waiting for us."
Nicole wanted to go shopping at first because she was going to buy gifts for the children. Now that
Samuel had finished the task, there was no need to go to the shopping mall anymore. She preferred
going back and seeing the children as soon as possible.
Seeing that Nicole was eager to go home, Samuel got on the car with her together and returned to the
Green's old house.
Nicole had a complex feeling with she arrived at the Green's.
When she left, she thought that she would never be able to return. She even felt that she would never
see Samuel for the rest of her life. But now, she was standing here again. Looking at this ancient
building, Lauren also came to Nicole's mind.
Although Lauren already passed away, Nicole could still imagine her showing up around once seeing
the house.
Seeing Nicole stop moving, Samuel knew that she recalled those bad memories.
"Maybe we can just move to the villa instead of this place."
"I am fine. Sooner or later, we will have to move in. Don't worry about me."
Nicole turned to Samuel and made a smile.
But Samuel could tell that Nicole was trying to hide her feeling of hurt and exhaustion.
"Don't worry, Nicole. No one will hurt you from now on. Lauren has already dead."
"I know."
Nicole held Samuel's hand and walked into the Green's old house.
Everything here was so familiar to Nicole. Someone was still taking care of the flower garden that
Lauren liked.
Nicole always felt that Lauren was still sitting in that garden and taking care of those plants.
She knew that all of this was her imagination.
"Daddy, Mommy! You're back?"
Zoe shouted out and immediately ran over to Samuel and Nicole happily when she came out of her
room and saw them.
Samuel directly held Zoe up.
"My darling, did you miss daddy?"
"Of course I did. My heart hurt, my teeth hurt, and my mouth hurt. Look at me, I missed daddy so much
that I gained some weight."
Zoe said to Samuel seriously.
Nicole chuckled.
"Did you gain weight because you ate too much?"
"You are right, mommy. That was because I missed both of you. I felt sad when I thought of you, so I
wanted to eat something to distract myself. Look, I am fat again."
Nicole did not know what to say when she heard Zoe's words.
Samuel pinched Zoe's face and smiled, "It is ok. My little princess is not fat, you look perfect."
"Really?"
"Of course it is true!"
"Daddy, you are the best!"
Zoe hugged Samuel tightly.
Nicole could not help but smile when she saw Zoe being so joyful.
Joseph was standing at the door as he saw Zoe's interaction with Samuel and Nicole. It made him
somewhat upset.
Nicole noticed Joseph's location. Her heart ached when she saw the sadness in Joseph's eyes.
"Joseph, come here. Mommy wants to hug you. We have not seen each other for a while. Let me see if
you have gained some weight as I expected."
Joseph felt a little shy when he heard Nicole's words.
"No, I remained the same weight. But I miss daddy and mommy, too."
"Sweetheart, come here."
Nicole directly pulled Joseph into her arms.
Joseph's body was a little stiff, but he quickly relaxed between Nicole's arms.
He lay on Nicole's shoulder and whispered, "Mommy, welcome home."
Nicole's heart immediately softened.
"Boy, mommy misses you. I mean it. Do you want to go on a trip all together next time?"
"Yes."
Joseph was very quiet.
Ever since the recovery from autism, Joseph acted as if he had grown up suddenly and like the eldest
son of the family. He always thought about his younger siblings and became more mature. On the
contrary, Lucas, who originally acted as a calm adult, was much more lively and cheerful now.
Nicole's heart ached for Joseph.
He could have grown up carefree, but now he had to carry too many responsibilities.
"Joseph, daddy bought you a present. Do you want to guess what is it?"
Joseph looked at Samuel with a mixture of surprise and joy when he heard Samuel's question.
Samuel put down Zoe, smiled, and pinched Joseph's face, "You want to take a guess now?"
"I don't think I can get it."
Joseph really could not imagine what it was.
Samuel smiled at him and said, "Do you remember what you asked me for a long time ago?"
Joseph shook his head.
In the past, he was the only child in the Green Family and owned all the care and love from Samuel
and Nicole. Thus, he could even ask them for the stars in the sky, but now everything had changed...
The light in Joseph's eyes gradually disappeared.
Samuel and Nicole treated him very well. But he felt that he owed them more when they treated him
better. The feeling that he took away Nicole and Samuel from Zoe and Lucas made him feel ashamed.
Seeing that Joseph lowered her head again, Nicole's heart ached again.
"Joseph, you are a part of our family. Stopping thinking too much, would you?"
"OK."
Joseph nodded.
Joseph's obedience made Nicole feel struggled.
Samuel felt the same as Nicole, but he smiled at Joseph, "Do you remember? You once told me that
you want to go to outer space when you grow up. You wanted to see if the stars out there were the
same as what we saw with our naked eyes."
Joseph was stunned for a moment, and then he said in surprise, "Daddy, did you buy me a telescope?"
"Yes, an astronomical telescope. Shall we go to the room so that I can assemble it for you?"
"Of course!"
Joseph was immediately excited.
Being an astronaut was his dream.
Zoe grabbed Samuel's clothes and pouted, "Daddy, what gift do I have? What did you get me?"
"You can go and ask your mommy."
Samuel rubbed Zoe's head and passed her to Nicole.
"Daddy doesn't love me anymore, does he? Mommy, daddy does not even bring me the present by
himself."
Zoe said dejectedly.
Nicole looked at Zoe and smiled, "Zoe, you cannot think of your dad in this way. Daddy loves you as
much as he loves your brother Joseph. It is just because an astronomical telescope needs to be
installed by adults."
"Then what gift do I get?"
"Take a guess?"
Nicole said it to Zoe although she did not know what the gift was, either. After all, she was not the one
that bought the gifts. But she could not tell Zoe that she did not know what it was. This was a hard
mission for Nicole.
"How about this? Let's go to daddy's car trunk and see what things are there. Lucas is still outside, so if
Zoe likes any of them, you can take it first, and what is left over belongs to Lucas. What do you think?"
Nicole provided an idea for Zoe.
Zoe was turned up immediately
"That sounds good! Let's go!"
Zoe dragged Nicole to the trunk of Samuel's car.
Nicole opens the trunk. There was a doll inside that was almost the size of Zoe.
The doll was installed with an intellectual system and was also very beautiful.
Zoe fell in love with it at first glance.
"Wow, is this for me? Is this mine? I love you mommy, and I love daddy! I love you!"
Before Nicole speaking, she climbed into the trunk and cuddled the doll happily.
Then, what was tragic was that Zoe was not able to get down.
"Mommy! Help!"
Zoe sat in the trunk, hugged the doll, and looked at Nicole with a look of distress. The scene was so
hilarious that Nicole could not help herself laughing out loud.
"If you can climb up into the trunk, why can't you climb down?"
"That's different. When I entered, I was alone. Now there is only me and the doll. No wonder we cannot
get out!"
Zoe said it with her logic.
Nicole took her and the doll out together and looked at the last gift in the trunk. It was wrapped
completely, so Nicole was unable to tell what it was.
No wonder Zoe was not interested in it.
"Mommy, can I hold the doll and play with her in the room?"
Zoe raised her face and looked at Nicole with her innocent big eyes.
"Of course. But be careful, don't get dirty."
"No, I will take a bath with her!"
Zoe happily ran into the house with the doll in her arms.
Nicole was a little curious about Lucas’ gift. She wanted to open it but resisted after consideration.
This is a gift from Samuel to his son. Isn't it rude for her to open it?
Thinking of this, Nicole gave up.
She closed the trunk. After that, she suddenly remembered that Blair and Lucas’ flight was earlier than
theirs. Why hadn't they gotten home yet?
Nicole was a little worried.
She took out her phone and called Blair, but Blair's phone was turned off. She called Lucas again.
Lucas’ phone was also out of service.
Were they still on the plane?
Nicole was a little nervous when she thought of what might have happened. She could only tell herself
that she should not worry too much.
Nicole returned to her room. She took out her phone and started checking the flight information that
Blair and Lucas were on. Unfortunately, none of the flights to the Seapolis City was the one they were
taking.
Nicole was not able to be calm anymore.
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