"Are you bleeding?"
Samuel asked word by word, whose cold voice could have frozen one soul.
Nicole broke out in cold sweat.
"Samuel, don't!"
She truly felt that Edwin took the road to ruin.
"Grandpa, stop messing around!"
Nicole was afraid that Samuel's recklessness would hurt Edwin.
The ice-cold dagger rested against his chin, but Edwin felt somewhat glad.
"You seem much more unyielding than your father-in-law. For the sake of your love of my
granddaughter, I will tell you the truth. She's fine. As long as you go and withdraw the lawsuit against
Laurel, I will release her. Otherwise, she has to stay here with me for the rest of her life. I should doubt
whether you could barge in next time."
Samuel knitted his brows together at Edwin's words.
"You want me to let go of Laurel?"
"Yes. Do you have bad ears?"
His waist aching and chin against a dagger, Edwin felt angry.
Samuel narrowed his eyes and looked at Nicole. As Edwin did not ordered to close the door which was
wide open, so what had happened here was clearly seen by the people outside, but the conversation
should be inaudible to those outsiders.
Where was he?
This was the military compound!
Even if he could barge in with his people, it was unreasonable for so many reporters and spectators to
come in.
What's more, Nicole was fine though her throat was buckled loosely by a man. It didn't need a genius
to solve this riddle, So Samuel figured out Edwin's intention.
"Alright, I'll leave Laurel alone, but I have to take Nicole away now."
"That won't do. If you take her away and don't keep your words, what else can I do? It took me so
much effort to get her here. I can't ruin my plan. Samuel, I will release her whenever you fulfill your
promise."
Edwin's words made Samuel colder in his manners.
"If my woman suffer even a little bit here, I won't be done with you."
There were few threats Edwin received in his life, and even the Don family didn't dare to speak to him
like this. Therefore Samuel's threats took him by surprise.
He was so angry that he turned to Nicole and yelled, "What a good husband! Go back to your room?!"
"Grandpa!"
Nicole felt that she was innocent, indeed.
She didn't ask her grandfather to do this.
Samuel looked at Nicole with tenderness.
"Stay here and wait, I will come back ASAP."
"Alright. Help me to take good care of Olivia. By the way, how is Jacob?"
Nicole hastened to ask when this occurred to her.
"He's fine. Just some scratches on his head, and some rests will do him good. I'll take good care of
Olivia. Don't worry. Wait for me. I'll be back soon."
Then Samuel turned to Edwin and said coldly, "Take good care of my woman. I will be right back."
"We'll talk about it after you get your job done."
Only when Edwin waved his hand, Samuel took away the dagger.
His eyes lingered at Nicole for a while, then turned around and walked out.
Looking at Samuel's back, Nicole felt sad.
"Samuel, don't do it if it is difficult for you, just don't do it for me..."
"I would be glad to go against the world for you!"
Samuel did not turn around, but these words floated in the air, causing Nicole's eyes to turn red
immediately.
She did not know who was Samuel' targeted audience, but her heart was in turmoil at this moment.
There was some emotion fermenting, expanding, filling her heart. It was warm and hot.
"Pretentious! Wish you're as good as your word."
Edwin retorted with disdain.
Nicole ignored him and watched Samuel disappear at the entrance of the Shaw's, then said in a low
voice, "Grandpa, he is not an idiot. Isn't your intention too obvious?"
"Whatever, as long as I achieve my goal. Take a rest. I heard you took part in a design competition,
didn't you? Days are numbered. You should make good preparations for it during your stay with me.
I've already got your computer here. Go work. Remember, keep a balance between work and rest. "
Edwin's words stunned Nicole for a moment.
"Grandpa, do you mean I should stay here for a long time?"
"Why not? Don't a widowed old man like me deserve some company?"
Edwin said with confidence, which made Nicole laugh angrily.
"Samuel will be back soon. His anger..."
"Didn't you pacify him with just one sentence? If you insist to stay with me, won't he agree?"
"But I didn't say I would stay!"
Nicole didn't show any respect at all.
However, Edwin said roguishly, "Whatever, this is my home, so I should have the final say."
Seeing what a rogue Edwin was, Nicole was speechless.
"Samuel will tear down your house, if you're OK with that, then you will have the final say."
After that, she pushed away the man beside her and said coldly, "You'd better find a place to hide. I'm
afraid that my man will chop off your hand when coming back."
Then, she left for her room.
The man felt slightly awkward.
Edwin rubbed his chin and considered the possibility seriously.
"She is right. You should find a place to hide and wait, until that stinking brat Samuel calm down."
"Mr. Shaw, I..."
"Oh, my waist hurts!"
Edwin didn't listen to that man and held his waist as he entered his room.
When Samuel came out again, he saw a lot of people standing there. He ordered coldly, "Go away!
What are you here for? Don't you know this place? Just now, some terrorists barged in Edwin's house.
It was so urgent that I rushed in to save Edwin, therefore, I didn't have the time to show my pass ticket.
Don't post fake news, otherwise, I will charge you."
Although Samuel said so, no one would believe him.
Right at this moment, Blair walked in with the pass ticket.
"Here is the pass ticket."
Blair winked at Samuel and handed him the ticket.
Samuel did not say anything, but threw the ticket to the guards alongside. He drove out with his men in
the same way as that when they came.
After Samuel left, the others did not dare to stay any longer, and retreated immediately. However, what
had happened here was still spread out.
After Samuel left, Nicole returned to her room. She knew that Edwin managed to finish the first stage of
his plan, but she still did not know what would happen in the end.
'Can Samuel penetrate this trick?'
Nicole felt worried.
Cara brought Nicole some food and said angrily, "Madam, are you sure that old man Edwin is your
grandfather? How unreasonable he is! I said I was cooking a nutritious meal for you. He insisted that I
cook his lunch as well. I'm not his nanny!"
Nicole paused for a moment, then said with a smile, "No big deal, we're his hostages now."
"I heard that the arrival of Mr. Green was aggressive and determined. You should have been home
now, if not for the sake of your safety. This old man sucks, being so harsh on his own granddaughter at
such an old age."
Cara kept on talking, showing her dissatisfaction with Edwin boldly.
However, Nicole's thoughts drifted to another place.
'Samuel is smart, so he should be able to see through Grandpa's trick, right? Jacob is fine, but can't
find Olivia.' Now she was thinking about Audrey.
'What is she doing now?'
At this, Nicole couldn't sit still.
Her suddenly getting up startled Cara.
"Madam, what's wrong?"
"I'll go find Grandpa."
After saying that, Nicole left the room.
Though Cara felt a little scared, her concern over Nicole managed to persuade her to follow Nicole.
Edwin was on the phone when he saw Nicole coming over, so he ended hurriedly, "Let's talk about it
later. I have guests here."
'Guests?'
Nicole frowned slightly.
'We're family, aren't we?'
'Then, how come I was described as a guest?'
'Who is Edwin talking to over the phone?'
'Could it be that it's not Edwin who's behind this? Then who is it?
Nicole was racking her brain.
"What's wrong? Why not take a rest? Your computer will arrive soon. Don't worry. I've already asked
about your competition and learned that your opponents are weak. Winning the preliminaries will be a
sure thing."
"Grandpa, I want to see my mother, now, immediately, this second."
Nicole interrupted Edwin. And her request made Edwin pause and look bad.
"When this matter is over, I'll let you see her."
"I told you, I want to see her now. Even if I can't fly over, can't I have a video chat with her now? I just
want to know how she is and how she's doing."
Edwin disliked Nicole's stubbornness.
"She's my daughter. What can I do to her? Everything is fine except her limited freedom. Don't worry.
But it's not the time for you to meet."
"Then when? Grandpa, I just want to know what Morgan is doing there where my mother is grounded.
Morgan is a doctor, not a nanny. You won't tell me that she stays to take care of my mother, right?"
This was a question that Nicole had never understood.
If Edwin wanted Audrey to be taken care of, he could just hire a nanny. Why did he chose Morgan?
Morgan was treating Adela at the Miller's, but later Adela was killed and Morgan disappeared
mysteriously. Now Morgan was taking care of Audrey. What a strange coincidence!
Nicole couldn't convince herself with such a coincidence, so here she was, trying to get the answer to
the riddle from Edwin. Otherwise, she would be restless.
Edwin's expression changed suddenly when he heard Nicole's question.
Nicole interrupted Edwin. And her request made Edwin pause and look bad.
"When this matter is over, I'll let you see her."
"| told you, | want to see her now. Even if | can't fly over, can't | have a video chat with her now? | just
want to know how she is and how she's doing."
Edwin disliked Nicole's stubbornness.
"She's my daughter. What can | do to her? Everything is fine except her limited freedom. Don't worry.
But it's not the time for you to meet."
“Then when? Grandpa, | just want to know what Morgan is doing there where my mother is grounded.
Morgan is a doctor, not a nanny. You won't tell me that she stays to take care of my mother, right?"
This was a question that Nicole had never understood.
If Edwin wanted Audrey to be taken care of, he could just hire a nanny. Why did he chose Morgan?
Morgan was treating Adela at the Miller's, but later Adela was killed and Morgan disappeared
mysteriously. Now Morgan was taking care of Audrey. What a strange coincidence!
Nicole couldn't convince herself with such a coincidence, so here she was, trying to get the answer to
the riddle from Edwin. Otherwise, she would be restless.
Edwin's expression changed suddenly when he heard Nicole's question.
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