Nicole didn't know how to answer Jacob's question.
"Jacob, I'm not sure about this. You should go ask Tim. Also, not long ago, there was a woman's
corpse at the harbor. Tim is afraid that it's his mother so he has already been there. If you're worried,
you can go over and take a look. I'm here at the Don's with the children."
Nicole told Jacob about her current situation.
Jacob understood.
"Alright, madam, I'll go take a look. You don't worry about this. I'll ask her to give you a call if Olivia calls
me."
"Alright."
After learning that Olivia was fine, Nicole heaved a sigh of relief.
Lying in bed, she felt that she was too tired recently.
It wasn't that she didn't want to help Tim, but that she didn't know where to start.
Finn and his men no longer listened to her. She was alone now. What could she do to help Tim?
In the end, Samuel would surely help Tim with the influence of the Green family. Therefore, she was
completely assured now and let Samuel handle these.
Thank goodness! Olivia and her sister were fine.
Nicole told herself that she had to concentrate on the studies. Since she had almost forgotten her
major, she would have to work much harder than others did. If she really wanted to win the prize.
However, when she lay on bed, these things would fill her mind.
Why did Maia approach Tim?
Could it be because of Martha?
Tim did not tell Maia about his mother's whereabouts. Moreover, if Martha was the reason for Maia
approaching Tim, she should have stayed by Tim's side instead of escaping, right?
Nicole could not understand at all.
Now Trevin was also missing. It would be even more difficult to find them.
Nicole turned over and sensed something under her body.
She sat up and realized that it was her bag.
Thinking of that there was a letter from Audrey inside, Nicole took it out and opened it.
Audrey's letter was very simple.
"I'm fine. Don't worry about me."
There were only two sentences on a piece of paper, which was placed neatly in the envelope.
Nicole was wondering what Audrey would write to her. She didn't expect it to be so simple, just two
sentences.
Rather than telling her "I'm fine" through a letter, why didn't Audrey directly tell her on Twitter?
Nicole was a little disappointed and folded the letter. But she suddenly felt that it was strange.
"That's not right. If she wanted to tell me she was fine, she wouldn't have written only two sentences.
Besides, Twitter can also do that. Why did she send me a letter?"
Nicole muttered as she read the letter again and again. Finally, she stopped when seeing the mailing
address.
Bordeaux?
Was Audrey in Bordeaux?
Was Audrey trying to tell Nicole her location by mailing a letter?
Nicole was a little confused. She quickly took out her phone and called Audrey, but the line was
disconnected.
Disconnected?
Her phone was not turned off and her phone number still existed. But, the line was disconnected.
There must be something wrong.
Although Audrey was not wealthy, she could still afford to pay the phone bill. How could her phone be
disconnected?
Nicole sent a private message to Audrey's Twitter, but no one replied.
She suddenly felt nervous.
"Uncle, Uncle Mark, have you received a letter from my mother?"
Nicole asked Mark and Jason.
"No, what's wrong?"
"Haven't my mother contacted you since she left?"
Nicole continued to ask.
"No."
Jason shook his head.
Mark noticed Nicole's uneasiness and asked her, "What happened? Anything wrong?"
"Look. There're only two sentences on the letter my mother sent me. This is weird. She can tell me this
on Twitter. Why does she have to send a letter?"
Mark frowned when hearing this, and then took the letter over.
"It is indeed unnecessary. Could it be that she wants to tell you that she is in Bordeaux now?"
"I've called her. But my mother's phone is disconnected and she doesn't answer me on Twitter. I'm
afraid that something has happened to her."
This was what Nicole was most worried about.
Although they had just known each other for a short time, blood was thicker than water. No matter
what, Martha was her mother. Nicole was worried about her.
"Well, Nicole, leave this letter with me. I'll have my men check this address to see if there's news about
your mother. Don't worry. She should be fine."
Hearing Mark's words, Nicole nodded.
"I just came back from Bordeaux. If I knew my mother was there, I would have stayed there a few more
days."
Nicole was annoyed.
"It's not your fault. If you hadn't come back, we wouldn't have known what your mother wrote to us.
Everything is just so unpredictable. Leave it to me. I'll deal with it."
Mark took the letter over.
Nicole felt that her life of this period of time was totally chaotic.
Why did all this happen at the same time?
She was irritated.
Jason grabbed her hand and said, "Sometimes life is not as good as we think it is. We can only solve
the problems one by one. For example, the matter of Tim and your mother. You've also mentioned that
Samuel is going to handle the internal problems of the Green family. Think about which matter you
want to deal with first and we can solve it one by one. All of them will be settled eventually."
Nicole couldn't help but feel a little ashamed when hearing Jason say so.
She was over twenty years old, yet Jason still reminded her of this.
"Uncle, I know. I can do nothing to help with the matter of Tim. I can only let Samuel help you. I also
can't help with the problems of the Green family either. So I think I can only do something on my
mother's whereabouts. But she's so far away. I have to ask you, Uncle Mark, for help. Why do I feel like
I'm so incompetent and weak after analyzing the current situation?"
Jason looked at Nicole and smiled. "Do you have to prove your ability by dealing with everything on
your own? Since you can't help with these three things, then you should keep your mind on studying
and prepare for your competition. Leave the rest for us to handle."
"But I feel that I am very useless."
"Silly girl. We'll be happy if you handle your own business properly."
Hearing Jason's words, Nicole finally figured out what she should do.
"That's right. Then I'll go study after I finish my meal. I'll leave the rest to you."
"OK."
Seeing that Nicole was intimate with Jason, Mark was jealous and said, "I'm so jealous. Stop! I want a
hug."
Nicole suddenly laughed.
"Uncle Mark, you are over thirties. It's quite shameful for you to act like a child."
"I don't care. You have to hug me."
Mark said as he stretched out towards Nicole.
Nicole felt a little embarrassed.
It would be fine if she were young. But she was now a grown-up, and Mark wasn't much elder than her,
she didn't know what to do.
Zoe ran in.
"Mommy belongs to my Daddy! No one can hug Mommy!"
She ran to Nicole and stretched out her arms, protecting Nicole behind her like a hen.
Nicole and Mark were both stunned.
Mark looked at Zoe's vigilant expression and asked with a smile, "I am your mommy's uncle and your
grandpa. What's wrong with me if I want your mommy to hug me?"
"You can't no matter who you are! Mommy belongs to my Daddy! And the teacher says that boys and
girls can't hug each other, because it's easy for them to have babies."
Nicole almost choked on her saliva when hearing what her daughter said.
"Zoe, you are talking nonsense."
"I'm not! That's what our teacher tells us."
Zoe still insisted on her principles.
Mark laughed himself in stitches.
He extended his hand towards Zoe.
Zoe didn't know what he meant. She just stepped forward and was hugged by Mark.
"Alright, I hug you now. You'll have a baby!"
Zoe was astonished, and then burst out crying.
"Mommy, what should I do? Grandpa puts a baby in my belly. I don't want the baby, I don't want it!
No...."
Seeing Mark laughing and her daughter crying, Nicole stared fiercely at Mark.
"Uncle Mark, can you be a little serious in front of a kid? Look at Zoe. You've scared her."
Nicole picked up Zoe and said, "There won't be a baby. Zoe, Mommy will explain to you later. A simple
hug cannot bring you a baby."
"It will! My teacher has already said that. She never lies."
As a result, Zoe was out of breath because of this hug, and it was useless no matter how Nicole and
Mark comforted her.
Joseph couldn't bear this anymore. Finally, he whispered to Zoe, "Zoe, you Daddy also hugs you. Have
you had a baby?"
Zoe immediately stopped crying.
"Nope!"
"So what the teacher says is not always correct."
Joseph's conclusive sentence made Zoe stop crying.
"Really?"
"Of course! Come on. I'll explain to you why."
Joseph held Zoe's little hand and walked into the room under the gaze of these adults.
"How will he explain?"
Mark was curious.
Nicole shook her head and said, "No matter how, Zoe stops crying. Uncle Mark, look at you. Can you
stop joking and making children cry?"
"I didn't do this on purpose."
Mark shrugged innocently.
Feeling helpless, Jason looked at the other two and whispered, "I'm speechless about you. If Zoe is
irritated and won't come to see us anymore, will you regret it, Mark?"
"Really?"
Mark was scared.
"Perhaps so."
Jason still frightened him.
Just as they were joking, Nicole's phone rang.
She glanced at it, and her expression immediately changed.
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