How could it be possible?
Elvis might not believe what Nicole said before. But now that he heard the report from his trusted
subordinate on the phone, he was totally shocked.
"What is your relationship with the Order of R?"
Elvis' voice was deep, but it carried a trace of doubt.
Nicole did not reply. But just because she remained silent, Elvis became even more alert.
He hadn't expected that such a weak woman would actually have some connection with the Order of R,
a terrorist organization oversea.
The Order of R was notorious, for it was hard to get in. And its members were extremely arrogant.
Ordinary people simply could not know any of them, and any member would never do anyone else a
favor easily, unless the person he helped was his trusted confidant or family member.
However, Elvis couldn't believe that Nicole knew someone in the Order of R.
The more doubtful Elvis was, the more assured Nicole felt.
They were stuck in a face-to-face silent stalemate. Neither of them spoke, as if they had something on
their mind.
Finally, after about ten minutes, Elvis began to talk.
"Will you withdraw your men as long as I withdraw the charges against Samuel? And swear to stay
away from my research base?"
It seemed that Elvis really cared about this research base.
Nicole's goal was to save Samuel.
Elvis had done so much just to win the Green family and Eternal Group back. As for why, Nicole didn't
know, but she knew that they were definitely useful to him. Now that Elvis compromised for the
research base, Nicole somewhat understood. To Elvis, that center should be more important than the
Green family.
And he was afraid of the Order of R.
As she figured it out, Nicole nodded.
"Of course, I've told you that I'm no different from any wife. All I want is to make sure that my husband
is safe. It would be great if you could fulfill my demand. As for the research base, I'm not interested in it
at all. As long as you release Samuel, I will withdraw my men immediately. However, Uncle Elvis,
please don't set us up again. You know, I can make it by the grace of God once, so I can do it twice. At
that time, it won't be as simple as it is now. "
Nicole said unhurriedly, but Elvis looked gloomy.
Right now, he felt terrible as if he had eaten some bad food. A target within reach was gone. And he
was to blame for it. No one could understand how he felt now.
"Deal."
Elvis gritted his teeth and said.
However, Nicole smiled radiantly.
"Thank you. Then I may go home and wait for your good news."
After saying that, Nicole left.
When Heather saw Nicole come out, he moved aside after confirming that she was fine.
"Keep an eye on him. Don't let him run away and wait for my news."
Although Nicole felt that Elvis cared about that research base more, she still had to have two strings to
her bow.
Heather nodded.
When Nicole came out, she met Melissa and Dad Bush again.
She frowned slightly, pretending to leave without seeing them. But Melissa had good eyesight.
"Hey, Nicole, are you going home? What a coincidence! I'm going, too."
Melissa called out and stopped Nicole.
Because of Samuel, Nicole was terribly upset and didn't want Melissa to return to the Green family. If
she implicated Melissa, she could image how sad Mr. and Mrs. Bush would be.
"Why don't you go to your parents' today? I have something to deal with tonight."
After saying that, Nicole took out her sunglasses and was about to leave.
"What is it? Are you afraid of me? What do you mean by chasing me to parents' house? I've just stayed
here for one night!"
Melissa grabbed Nicole's arm.
"Let go of me!"
Nicole frowned slightly, and she looked sullen.
"I won't. What can you do to me?"
Melissa was making trouble for Nicole.
When Nicole almost couldn't control herself and want to throw Melissa out, Dad Bush saw Nicole's
impatience.
"Melissa, right now, I'm going shopping. Why don't you come with me?"
"No, it's not fun to hang out with an old man like you. I'm going back to play the violin."
As Melissa spoke, she went to Nicole's car on her own initiative. It seemed that she must get in the car
and go back to Nicole's.
"Nicole. Melissa has no other intentions. She just wants to play the violin. You know, our neighborhood
is noisy and is not a good place for instrument practicing, so...."
Since Dad Bush had spoken up for Melissa, though Nicole was unhappy, she remembered that she
was not sure if Samuel could come back tonight. So she nodded.
"I see."
She took the key and opened the car door.
After getting into the car, Melissa was surprised.
"This car looks really nice. Can you lend it to me for two days?"
"Didn't you know that you can never lend your car to others even you have to lend your wife? Forget it.
If you want a car, just buy it yourself."
After saying that, Nicole closed the car door all of a sudden.
Melissa's mouth twitched. She said, "Well. Even though you are rich, why do you put on airs to me? By
the way, if Mom and Dad hadn't carried you back, everything would have been mine now. Lending a
wife or something? Do you have a wife? Why don't you lend your husband to me for two days?"
Nicole immediately froze.
She stared at Melissa coldly and said word by word, "Say that again. Lend who?"
Nicole knew that she was in a bad mood today. She was distracted because what happened with
Samuel. Although she had temporarily gained the upper hand with Elvis, no one knew better than
herself how much pressure she had endured. She was simply putting all her eggs in one basket.
Right now, Melissa's words irritated Nicole, whose anger instantly rose to its peak.
Feeling Nicole's murderous look, Melissa shrank involuntarily.
"What's wrong? You said it yourself. If I want to borrow the car, you won't lend it to me. Doesn't that
mean you will lend me your husband?"
"Melissa, get out! Out!"
Nicole was furious.
If Melissa was someone else, Nicole would have already done something to her. However, she was the
biological daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bush. Now Melissa was the apple of their eyes. If Nicole really did
something terrible, she had no idea what would happened next.
Therefore, she tried her best to suppress herself and endure it.
Melissa was somewhat dumbfounded.
"What are you talking about?"
"I said get out of my car now! Immediately! Don't make me to force you."
"How dare you!"
Melissa was brazen enough to put on an act and waited for her move.
Nicole was in a lousy mood, and now she was repeatedly provoked by Melissa. So she suddenly
opened the car door and kicked Melissa out.
"Nicole, you asshole!"
Melissa fell facedown on the ground.
She scolded Nicole angrily, and with a "buzz", a stream of car exhaust directly rushed into her mouth,
choking her to cough repeatedly. Nicole's car flown away like an arrow from the string,
"Asshole! Damn it!"
Melissa breathed in the automobile exhaust, terribly annoyed, but Nicole ignored her.
Her phone rang at that time.
Nicole glanced at it. It was Lucas who called, so she cheered up.
"Lucas."
"Mommy, the people in the Order of R asked when I will log out. After all, they are reluctant to have a
head-on confrontation with Elvis."
Hearing Lucas’ words, Nicole hesitated.
Right now, there was no news from Samuel. What if after withdrawing the men from the Order of R,
Elvis went back on his word?
However, Nicole also knew that it was entirely for Lucas' sake that the Order of R helped her. Now
Lucas was in a bit of a dilemma, which meant that she had to make a decision.
No one knew that Nicole was taking risks.
And no one knew that the leader of the Order of R had owed Lucas a favor, which gave Nicole a
chance to intimidate Elvis.
Lucas noticed Nicole's hesitation.
"Mommy, I know what to do. Don't worry, I'll talk to their leader."
"Lucas, you will join the army one day. After all, the Order of R is an oversea terrorist organization.
After this, your debts are cleared, and you are strangers to each other. In the past, I didn't care how
you helped their leader dodge the radar search, but from now on, we shouldn't come into contact with
them."
Before this, Nicole did not know that her son was so capable. If Lucas hadn't told her, she wouldn't
have believed that her son would actually have connections with a foreign organization, and that he
knew their leader.
It was said that the leader of the Order of R was being hunted, and Lucas accidentally barged into their
pursuit system. Perhaps it was just for fun from a child's view, then Lucas wanted to see who had
better computer skills. He intercepted their radar search system and misled the UAV to a wrong area.
This gave the leader the opportunity to escape.
Later, the leader of the Order of R found out that it was Lucas that helped him. He said Lucas could call
him whenever in need so that he could return him the favor.
If it wasn't for saving Samuel, Nicole wouldn't have known that her son would be so capable. Moreover,
it was Lucas that had told her about Elvis' research base.
Nicole became worried as long as she thought that Lucas had bearing on a terrorist organization.
Although the Order of R had helped her now, Nicole didn't want Lucas to have any contact with them.
Lucas was a good boy and answered straightforwardly.
"Alright."
"Let's wait for a while longer. Ten minutes. After ten minutes, we would have our hands tied if there's
still no news from Elvis. We will withdraw them then."
Nicole knew that what she wanted had been delivered.
There was a slim chance that Elvis would go back on his word. But as long as there was uncertainty,
Nicole would never feel totally at ease.
Lucas could feel Nicole's low spirits. He bit his lower lip and said, "Mommy, don't worry. Samuel will be
fine."
"I know. Log out now and remove the tracks. I'll wait near the detention center. I hope we can have a
family reunion tonight."
Nicole hung up and pulled over at the roadside.
Could they make it and take Samuel back?
What did Elvis want? Just the Green family and Eternal Group? So simple? If so, why would the Kent
family suffer?
Nicole’s mind was full of doubts.
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