"Aunt, the poached egg is tasty. Have a taste."
Maia's smile was especially warm.
Right in this moment, Nicole knocked Maia from her back.
This was out of Maia's expectation. The poached egg in her hands immediately dropped onto the
ground, splashing everywhere.
"How can you…"
Maia hoped to finish her question, but she had no chance. She fell down backwards and Nicole held
her right away.
"Is she okay?"
Finding Maia faint, Marta asked hurriedly.
"Don't be worried, aunt. There's a minibus outside. I'll take you away. I guess Tim is very anxious now."
Nicole laid Maia onto the bed, but she finally carried her outside after thinking for a moment. She laid
Maia on the backseat beside Martha.
After getting on the minibus, Martha gently put Maia's hairs behind her ears, whispering, "Actually she
treats me well. Is she really Tim's girlfriend?"
"I guess so."
Nicole couldn't lie, so she had to answer in this way.
She took the photo of herself and Martha and sent it to Tim and Samuel.
Seeing the photo, Tim was too excited to cry. He immediately called Nicole.
"Nicole, is my mum there?"
"Sure."
Nicole handed the phone to Martha.
"Aunt, Tim's call."
Martha picked the phone right away.
"Tim，it's mum."
"Mum, where have you been? Why did you follow anybody you didn't know? Why didn't you call me?
Don't you know how worried I am?"
Tim burst into tears.
It was Nicole's first time to hear Tim's cry which was so upset.
Martha replied immediately, "Don't cry, darling. I'm sorry. But she said she was your girlfriend, so I
followed her. I had been in sanatorium for years. Without your dad's visit, I would have been in the
dream like a dreamer. Tim, you're so tired these years and it's all because of me. You won't be so tired
anymore. I'll look after myself well. I'm looking forward to your marriage and taking good care of your
kids."
Hearing her saying so, Tim felt relieved.
"Mum, Nicole is my friend. Listen to her and do whatever she asks you to do. Remember she'll never
hurt me. It's she who saved me out of the fire when I was young. Mum, Nicole is my benefactor. "
In case that Martha took cautions against Nicole, Tim told everything to Martha.
Knowing that Nicole was the person who saved Tim, Martha was extremely excited.
"I know. I'll hang up now. See you later."
Martha hung up the phone. When she returned the phone to Nicole, she couldn't help holding her
hands.
"Nicole, my son said that you saved him at that time. Is it true?"
"I happened to stop by."
Nicole gave her a smile.
She thought it was only a small piece of cake. She was very young and what she remembered was that
the fire was on and a boy was crying. So she ran there and pulled him out of the fire.
It was a little thing, but Tim seemed to keep it deep in his mind and often mentioned it.
The more Martha looked at Nicole, the more pleasing she found Nicole was.
"Nicole, have you got married? Is it possible for you to get married with my son?"
Words failed Nicole.
Perhaps all mothers in the world behaved the same and Martha who had been in a sleep for decades
couldn't be an exception as well. Knowing she was Tim's benefactor, Martha's first question was about
the possibility of their marriage.
Nicole smiled, "Aunt, I've been married. My son and daughter are four years old. Tim and I are only
friends and Tim has a good relation with my husband too. My husband is Samuel Green."
Martha paused and said disappointedly, "Yes, I know him. He is the son of the Green family."
"Exactly, Aunt. Fasten your seatbelt please. I'll drive you home."
"Okay."
Although Martha was a little disappointed, she liked Nicole very much.
"You're so pretty."
"Fake."
Without thinking, Nicole replied.
"Why did you take the cosmetic surgery?"
Martha paused unconsciously.
Nicole smiled, "Cuz I was too ugly."
"So what? If you didn't take the cosmetic surgery, perhaps you were my daughter-in-law now and
Samuel Green couldn't be your husband."
Hearing Martha saying so, Nicole smiled again.
She thought Martha was a very nice lady.
After getting on the minibus, Nicole started the engine and drove toward the Green's old house.
But it didn't take long that the minibus stopped and it couldn't move any more.
Nicole checked and found there was no oil in the engine.
That was really annoying as they stopped in the middle of nowhere!
Why didn't Maia tank up?
"What's up, Nicole?"
Finding the car stop, Martha asked.
Nicole replied apologetically, "Aunt, the minibus runs out of oil."
"What can we do? What about walking home?"
Martha's suggestion made Nicole speechless.
If they walked home, they wouldn't arrive until dawn.
Just at that moment, there was a car ahead and played the flash to them.
Nicole stunned and soon she replied.
Very soon the car stopped in front of them and Petty quickly opened the car door.
"Madam, we traced here. Why have you stopped here?"
Nicole answered, "It runs out of oil."
"Sorry?"
Obviously, the reason against common sense surprised Petty.
"Why don't you drive my car away? I'll be here for Zac."
Petty gave the key to Nicole.
Nicole thought for a while. She thought Tim was too anxious to see his mum, so it would be better to
send Martha home as early as possible.
"Okay, we'll leave now. Watch Maia closely. When Zac arrives, you bring her to Tim."
"Okay, Madam. Ah, Mr. Green is behind."
Petty's words made Nicole pause.
She asked him not to come here, but he was still worried about her and came.
"I see."
Nicole and Martha got onto Petty's car and it didn't take long that they met Samuel Green.
"Are you okay?"
Samuel hurriedly got off and closely looked Niccole up and down. If Martha wasn't here, he might take
off Nicole's clothes to check.
Nicole was a bit shy.
"I'm fine. Aunt Martha is here."
"Who?"
Samuel didn't understand her words well.
Martha peered at Samuel who had grown up, sighing with emotion, "You've grown up."
Samuel then looked toward Martha.
In his memory, Martha's appearance remained the same when he was 4 or 5. So he didn't match the
old lady at present to Martha.
"She is Tim's mother, Aunt Martha."
Nicole reminded.
At once Samuel understood.
"Hi, Aunt Martha."
Unconsciously they both called her "Martha" rather than Mrs. Louis. After all there was a Mrs. Louis in
the Louis family. Besides, perhaps Martha didn't care about the title.
"Well, thanks to Nicole. Let's go home or Tim will be worried about us."
Martha said smilingly.
She really thought Nicole should be her daughter-in-law, but the man beside her was Samuel Green.
Samuel thought Martha looked at him in a weird way, but he didn't take it seriously. In his opinion, what
mattered was Nicole's safety.
"What happened to Maia?"
"She was knocked unconscious by me and now she is watched by Petty. She will be sent to Tim."
Nicole and Martha got onto the car and she told Samuel how they ran away from Maia.
Samuel felt scared for them, "You were too bold. Without knowing what the liquid was, you drank it.
What if the liquid was not knockout drops?"
"It doesn't matter. I'm not afraid of any poison. I can't be attacked by any poison."
"Pooh!"
Samuel was so angry that he spit toward Nicole, which amused Nicole.
"Mr. Green, please pay attention to your reputation, okay?"
"I have no reputation after knowing you. You told me you would be fine and look after yourself. Did you
do as you promised? Nicole, from now on, you have to stay at home without going anywhere."
As soon as Samuel finished his words, Martha started talking.
"It's illegal. I don't allow you to do so. I'm going to invite her to my home."
Martha's words triggered the alarm in Samuel's heart.
"Aunt Martha, the girl who kidnapped you is Maia. She's Tim's girlfriend. Don't make a mistake,
please."
"I don't want that girl to be my daughter-in-law."
Martha swallowed the words that she wanted Nicole to be her daughter-in-law.
Samuel really wanted to drive Martha off the car.
The old saying was true that sons were like their mums.
Tim badgered Nicole for a long time. Finally he quit and found Maia. Why did his mother come out and
make trouble?
Nicole couldn't help giggling when she saw Samuel's anguish look.
Samuel glared at her when he saw Nicole's happy face.
They soon returned to the downtown.
Tim welcomed them.
"Where's my mother?"
"Take her away!"
Samuel seized Tim's arms, "I have to warn you. Nicole's been busy these days and have no time to
visit you. She won't go anywhere."
"What are you talking about?"
Tim was totally puzzled.
But Samuel didn't want to talk to him anymore. He dragged Tim directly to Martha.
"Mum, how are you? Have you got injured?"
"No. Let me look at you closely."
Martha looked at her son excitedly.
In the past, she was sometimes in coma and sometimes awake, but generally most of the time she was
in coma. Now Tim has grown up. She felt as if it was a dream.
"I'm sorry I didn't take care of you these years. I'm terribly sorry."
"Mum, please don't say so. I'm happy that you are awake now. Let's go. I'll bring you home!"
Tim was full of happiness now. It never occurred to him that one day his mum would be awake.
"Okay. I'll go with you."
Martha seized his hands tightly. She wouldn't leave him in the rest of her life.
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