Cara was missing!
When Nicole found out that, she couldn't find Cara anywhere.
Laurence furrowed his brows tightly. Seeing that Nicole was still searching for her desperately, he
couldn't help but say, "She may have left on her own."
"No!"
Nicole replied subconsciously, but then she felt something wrong. She suddenly turned to Laurence
and asked, "Why are you so sure?"
"I asked her not to waste time on me. I think that maybe she's a bashful girl and couldn't take it, so she
just left on her own."
Hearing that, Nicole was so vexed that she wanted to smash his head with a stone.
"I know that you don't like Cara, but she didn't do anything wrong to you or to me, right? She just likes
you, and that's all. Why can't you just wait until we get back to the Seapolis City and then say those
things to her?"
To Nicole’s question, Laurence answered word by word, "My heart is dead. Compared to giving her
false hope and wasting her time, it's better to tell her the truth timely. Perhaps she would find her love
somewhere else. I'm not right for her."
"But you don't have to be in such a hurry!"
Nicole was irritated.
Seeing Nicole’s reaction, Samuel was a bit worried about her and the baby in her belly. He hurried to
comfort her, "Alright, just leave them alone. Since Laurence has told us what happened, let's just call
Cara and see if she has booked a ticket."
However, Nicole shook her head and said, "She won't leave. Even if Laurence hurt her, she wouldn't
leave without saying a word. I know Cara. She is reliable. I'm still here, and her job is to take care of
me. She won't leave without telling me."
Seeing that Nicole trusted Cara so much, Samuel frowned.
"Laurence, where did you see Cara last time?"
"In the back alley."
"Let's go to take a look."
Samuel said as he was about to go there. Nicole followed.
"I'll go with you. I just can't rest reassured."
Samuel knew Nicole well enough and didn't stop her. He just put on a coat for her and followed
Laurence to the back alley.
It was a little dark and quiet here.
Nicole and Samuel looked around carefully, while Nicole inadvertently stepped on something.
She lifted her foot and checked it after turning on the flashlight on her phone. Only then did she find out
that it was Cara's phone.
"It's Cara's phone! If she had left on her own, she wouldn't have left her phone behind!"
Hearing her, Samuel instantly realized what had happened.
"Cara is kidnapped."
"But she's not rich. There is no reason that she got kidnapped."
Laurence kind of blamed himself.
He should have gone back together with Cara, but it was too late now.
"Maybe she was not kidnapped for money. Sometimes, women are simply kidnapped for sex. There
are many people from the remote mountainous areas who can't get a wife..."
Nicole didn't finish her words, but they all knew what she meant.
"Perhaps it's not like what you think. Maybe it's Martha's remaining followers."
Samuel comforted her.
Nicole wanted to chuckle, but she just couldn't.
"They could kidnap me, or my mother, or ever Morgan. But Cara? Not a chance. Let's call 911. Cara is
my girl. I really don't want to see anything happen to her."
"Leave it to me."
Perhaps because he felt guilty towards Cara, Laurence volunteered to call 911 and asked people to
search for her.
Nicole was a little tired. She leaned against Samuel's chest and said in a low voice, "Am I wrong? If I
didn't bring Cara here, perhaps she would be alright now."
"There is always a reason for anything. Maybe this is just her fate. Nicole, don't think too much about
it."
Nicole said in a low voice, "I thought I have become mature and smart, but I didn't expect that Martha
still fooled me. Samuel, why are humans so complicated, so cunning and so fickle?"
"Come on, just don't think so much. Have a good rest. Grandfather will arrive in the afternoon. Mother's
stuff has been packed up, too. Her condition is not very stable now. You should take care of yourself. If
you fall ill, Mother will be worried, and so will I."
Samuel picked her up in his arms.
Nicole seemed to be really fatigued. She just snuggled against his chest and said in a low voice, "Do
you know how Adela died?"
"I know. Laurence has said it before. But we don't need to envy that kind of love. What we need is just
a plain and steady relationship. We need to hold our hands for the rest of our life. So don't be affected
by their relationship, okay? No matter when you need me, you just turn around and I'll be there."
Samuel's words made Nicole feel somewhat better.
She lay in Samuel's arms and said in a low voice, "Samuel, I'm tired. I want to have some sleep.
Please find Cara while I'm sleeping."
"OK, I promise you. When you open your eyes, you will definitely see her."
Samuel guaranteed.
Nicole finally fell asleep.
It wasn't that she was not worried about Cara, or that she didn't want to look for Cara herself. It was just
that her body really couldn't hang on anymore.
The long flight had already dragged her down. After getting off the plane, she had to fight against
Martha. And seeing Audrey added another blow to her emotions. If she didn't force herself, she would
have collapsed long ago.
Seeing the exhausted look in Nicole's eyes, Samuel was even more distressed. ,
Fortunately, these things all had a perfect ending.
It is said that Laurel was arrested when she was contacting the people outside. All the people involved
in this case were arrested, too. Martha was also taken away by the military.
Tim went back home and locked himself up. He didn't see anyone for a whole day and night. When he
opened the door again, the playboy Tim was back.
Samuel knew that the life he and Nicole wanted had come.
When Nicole got better, he would bring the children back from the military region and they could lead a
happy life as a family.
Samuel put Nicole on the bed.
Audrey asked worriedly, "What's wrong with Nicole?"
"She's too tired. She hasn't rested since she got on the plane. She's been highly alert these days and
needs some rest."
Hearing Samuel, Audrey felt especially heart-wrenched.
"It's my fault. I made her worry. This child really surprised me."
"You don't need to be surprised. You are her mother. She loves you."
Audrey nodded at Samuel's words.
When Edwin arrived, Nicole was still asleep and did not wake up.
Audrey looked at Edwin, feeling a little awkward and at a loss. However, she still called out "Dad,"
which made Edwin shed tears in excitement.
"You finally call me Dad. You finally recognize me."
Edwin cried like a child.
Audrey suddenly realized that everything she had insisted on for so many years was so ridiculous. Now
that she held her old father in her arms, she finally cried, too.
Morgan was packing her things. Everyone was waiting to go back to the Seapolis City, but Samuel
knew that if Cara was still missing, Nicole would not leave.
He had his own people protect them, and he went out with Laurence and his guys to search for Cara.
When Nicole woke up, she did not see Samuel at all.
She saw Edwin, though, and she saw that Audrey and Edwin had reconciled. She was very gratified
and quickly called Samuel.
But no one answered the phone. Nicole was pretty worried.
As time passed, Edwin and Audrey were both afraid that her emotions would fluctuate too much.
However, when they saw her being silent, they didn't know what to say.
Finally, Samuel, Laurence and the others came back at about eleven o'clock in the evening.
Laurence was holding Cara, who was in a coma, in his arms.
"Cara."
Nicole jumped to her feet in excitement.
Samuel was afraid that she might fall, so he hurriedly supported her.
"What happened to Cara? Where did you find her?"
Laurence looked quite down as he spoke softly, "I'll take her to have a rest first."
"Cara."
Nicole still wanted to ask something, but Samuel stopped her.
"Let's go back and rest first. It's very late."
Samuel's words made Nicole understand that he didn't want her to ask Laurence.
They returned to their room.
"What happened? Where did you find Cara?" Nicole asked anxiously.
"In the mountains more than a hundred kilometers away from here. You were right. Cara was drugged
and sold to the mountains to be someone's wife. We called the police quite timely and provided some
information. Only then did we track her down. However, despite that we had been as fast as we could,
Cara was still slightly injured. She woke up once earlier and wanted to escape, but got her legs
broken."
"What?"
When she heard that, Nicole was about to stomp on the ground.
"Did you catch those human traffickers?"
"Don't worry, we've caught them all. None had escaped."
"Bastards! How could there be such disgusting people!"
Nicole had experienced such things before, so she knew how desperate and terrified Cara must be at
that time.
"She had already broken her tailbone, and now her legs are broken, too. I'm so sorry that I didn't keep
her safe."
"Don't be like this, Nicole; it's not your fault. I've told Laurence to ask Morgan. Hope that Morgan can
cure her."
Samuel was also very sad about this, but he knew that Nicole felt even worse than he did.
"I want to check on Cara."
"Tomorrow, it's too late today. Besides, Cara was in so much pain that I asked the doctor from the
police department to give her some diazepam on the way back. She probably won't wake up until
tomorrow morning. Just let her have a good rest tonight. Save your words to tomorrow, OK?"
"Alright."
Nicole could tell that Samuel was worried about her.
It was a sleepless night for them, and Nicole slept very lightly. She always dreamed of Cara crying so
hard and shouting for help.
She woke up, panting. Her body was covered in cold sweat, bedraggled. And she trembled when the
morning breeze blew into the room.
Nicole wanted to get up and wash up, but just as she lifted the blanket, an ear-piercing scream echoed
throughout the house.
"Cara!"
Nicole suddenly threw away the blanket and ran out even without wearing her shoes.
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