"Auntie, why didn't you answer the phone?"
Nicole asked subconsciously.
"It's a sales call. You know, there are too many junk calls like this. There is no need to answer such
phones. I feel so tired now. I want to have a rest. So forgive me for not letting you in."
Martha said with a smile, but the rejection in her eyes was obvious.
Although Nicole still had doubts in her heart, she knew Martha didn't want to talk about that, so Nicole
stopped asking.
"Alright, I got to go. Auntie, if you need anything, call me at any time."
"Alright."
Nicole turned around and left.
Just as she got in the car, Martha entered the house and closed the door.
How to describe Nicole's feelings now?
She felt bad.
Even though Martha was tired, Nicole still could not understand why Martha didn't want her to enter the
house. After all, she was Martha's nephew!
Nicole shook her head, feeling she might have overthought Martha's behavior. So many things had
happened. All this was a big blow to Martha. Perhaps she just needed to be alone.
Thinking of this, Nicole drove directly to the hospital.
She met Samuel at the entrance of the hospital.
"Samuel, get in the car. I'll take you home!"
Nicole naughtily put out her tongue at Samuel.
Samuel was slightly stunned, then he smiled and got into the car.
"Didn't you send Auntie home? I thought you would accompany her there for a while."
Samuel fastened his seat belt and enjoyed not being a driver.
Nicole sighed, "I want to accompany her, but she doesn't need me to do that. She keeps sending me
away. She closed the door before I left. Perhaps she was too tired. Someone called, but she directly
hung up and even turned off the phone. Perhaps today is indeed a bad day for her. So many things
happened at once. And she has known her health situation. It is indeed hard to handle all of this."
"What's wrong with her health?"
Hearing Nicole's words, Samuel asked.
"She has been poisoned. It was a kind of chronic poison. Poison inside her body gradually
accumulated. It is hard to remove all the poison from her body. Gabrielle said it's very troublesome.
Perhaps she can't be cured. There's also a risk of sequelae."
Nicole told Samuel what she knew.
Samuel pondered for a while and said, "Things has become like this. We have done everything we can.
So don't overthink it. You have been so tired for so long. Bella has been arrested and Zedd is also
under control. Shouldn't you have a rest and relax?"
"Okay. Tim and Trevin..."
"I've made all the arrangements. Tim respects Maia's last wish and lets Trevin work in our company. If
something happens to Trevin, Tim probably won't sit idle. They're going to bury Maia, so I come back."
Samuel tidied up Nicole's collar and smiled, "Shall we buy some food? I want to cook for you. It seems
like I haven't cooked for you for a long time."
"Do you have the extra time to wait for me to cook for you? Are you busy with company affairs? What
Bella has done is a heavy blow to Jacob. You'll have to take on more responsibilities at work during this
period. Furthermore, Jacob is in a bad condition today. I'm worried..."
"Well, Mrs. Green, you worry about this; you worry about that; can you worry about me? Work is
endless and it can never be finished. Jacob has only taken a few annual holidays for so many years.
Just treat this as his annual leave. Don't worry, he will get over it. Besides, he has Olivia. You don't
have to worry about him. Let's leave all the things behind and enjoy our time together, okay?"
Hearing Samuel's complaints and seeing his grieved expression, Nicole couldn't help but laugh.
"What if I tell you that I miss the children?"
"Nicole, you said that on purpose, right?"
Samuel's brows were tightly knitted together, but there was a smile on his face.
Nicole smiled, "No, I mean it. I miss Zoe and Joseph. Let's bring them back, okay?"
"As you command, my lady. But why is it so difficult for us to have the place only to ourselves?"
Samuel's words made Nicole laugh again.
"We've enjoyed the alone time for so many years. Aren't you tired of that?"
"I will never be tired of being with you."
"Why are you so sweet today?"
Nicole pushed Samuel away. Then she drove the car towards the nearby supermarket with a smile on
the face.
This matter finally ended. Nicole felt that she could be relaxed for a few days. Moreover, she had an
upcoming design competition. She could use these days to prepare for the competition.
Samuel and Nicole went to the supermarket and strolled around like ordinary couples. However, the
two love birds were so intimate with each other that the passers-by couldn't help but take a few more
glances at them.
Nicole didn't care about that. She held Samuel's arm and picked up the ingredients she needed.
"Zoe likes to eat coke chicken wings. Let's buy some chicken wings."
"Zoe is about to shape like a little fat pig. Don't feed her any more meat. Aren't you afraid that your
daughter won't be able to get married in the future?"
Samuel knew why Nicole doted on Zoe. He knew Nicole wanted to make it up for Zoe because she had
not been around for four years. But when it came to Zoe's diet, Samuel felt that Nicole doted on Zoe
too much.
Nicole's hand paused for a moment. She looked at Samuel and asked with a grieved look, "You can't
afford to raise your daughter when she grows up?"
"It's not that I can't afford it. If she doesn't want to get married, I can raise her for the rest of her life.
She's my little lover. I mean, overeating isn't good for her health. Nicole, I know you feel guilty for Zoe.
So do I. But we should be sensible. From today onwards, we begin to balance her diet with vegetables,
okay?"
Samuel negotiated this issue with Nicole.
Nicole nodded.
"But I don't think your daughter will eat vegetables."
"Let's have a try. We have to let her eat some vegetables."
Nicole had reached an agreement with Samuel. So Samuel picked up some broccoli and other
vegetables and put them in the basket.
After buying all the necessities, they went to pay the bill.
When Nicole and Samuel arrived at the Don's, they heard Zoe and Joseph laughing loudly inside.
Nicole's expression immediately turned gentle.
"It looks like they are having a good time at the Don's."
"I just figured out that those dudes are so good at looking after children."
Hearing Samuel's words, Nicole nudged him.
"What did you say? They are my uncles. Also your uncles. Show some respect."
"Yes, uncles who is not much older than me."
"But they are still your uncles. You married me. That's why they became your uncles. You can also
choose to marry another woman."
Nicole behaved nicely.
Samuel immediately stopped arguing.
"My dear. I was wrong."
Apologizing was always useful. This was the experience that Samuel had learned from the employees
of the company.
Nicole immediately laughed.
"It seems that I can henpeck you as I want. Aren't you afraid that others will laugh at you?"
"I got nothing to be afraid of! Henpecked men are usually living a happy life with their families. I want to
be henpecked."
Nicole felt that Samuel was increasingly good at sweet talk. And every word Samuel said made her
want to laugh.
"Shut up."
"Yes, my lady."
Samuel's funny expression made Nicole laugh again.
"Samuel, that's enough. Behaving like this doesn't suit you."
"I don't care about that. I just want you to be happy. Do you know the thing I want to see the most every
day is your smile? Nothing else means so much to me."
Nicole instantly blushed.
"Alright. I know you love me the most. Please stop talking. I have to see the children later. I laughed so
hard that my belly hurts."
"Are my words that funny?"
Samuel wore an innocent expression.
Nicole felt that this moment was so warm and happy.
"Let's go in. We'll be late. Uncle Mark is about to finish cooking."
Nicole pulled Samuel inside.
Jason and Mark were stunned when they saw Nicole and Samuel enter together.
"You guys want to eat here?"
"No, no, no. Uncle Mark, we are here to take the children home."
Nicole's words made Mark pause a little.
"Go home? Isn't this your home?"
Samuel's face darkened.
"Uncle Mark, this is her home before she married. Now, this is not her home. We are here to take the
children back to the Green's. Nicole has been back for such a long time, and she has troubled you.
Let's have dinner together another day. It's all on me."
When Mark heard Samuel's words, he snorted, "Who wants to have dinner with you? It's all on you?
Because we the Don's are so poor? This is Nicole's home before she got married. This is still her home
right now. And it will always be her home! She has only come back for a short time! During this period,
there are two nights you brought her back. Did I say anything about that? Not at all!"
The more Samuel listened, the more unpleasant he became. Why did he feel that Uncle Mark was
trying to get Nicole away from him?
"That's not what I mean, Uncle Mark. I mean Nicole is married now. It's not suitable for us to stay here."
"There is nothing unsuitable! The son-in-law married into his wife's family will stay at the wife's home
every day. Why can't you stay here?"
Hearing Mark's words, Nicole hurriedly said,
"Uncle Mark, Zoe and Joseph will go back to school soon. We can't let them always stay at home on
vacation, right? They have to go to school, otherwise, they will fall behind. We mean we'd better go
back to discipline them."
"I can also send them to school. Besides, the children like me very much. You are going to participate
in a design competition, right? The children will affect you if they go back. How about staying here? If
Samuel wants to live here, he can also stay for a few days. We also welcome him."
Although Mark said he welcomed him, Samuel heard Mark's disgust towards him.
"Uncle Mark, this doesn't sound like a good idea."
"This is the best idea! I even offer you free food!"
Mark rolled his eyes at Samuel.
Samuel almost wanted to cry.
Why did Uncle Mark and Uncle Jason deprive him of his precious family time?
Samuel didn't know how to respond to Mark. Seeing him like that, Jason smiled, "Mark, let them go.
Don't you see Nicole's anxious look? She wants to go back with Samuel. Admit it, although we wish
Nicole to stay at home for the rest of her life, she married Samuel and became a Green after all."
Nicole instantly blushed.
On the other hand, Samuel smiled at Jason, "Uncle Jason, you are so straightforward. I like your
personality!"
"Straightforward? Okay, I'll get straight to the point. I heard you planned to develop the south. How
about letting the Don family participate in that project?"
Jason took the opportunity and put Samuel in a difficult position.
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