Booth gave a bitter smile and said, "The operation was very successful, but I didn't have good hygiene,
so the wound gets infected. Now it's a little troublesome."
Although Booth said so, it occurred to Nicole that the obvious reason why Booth couldn't have good
hygiene was that he lived in a terrible place.
If Elvis hadn't forced him to live there, how could Booth get infected?
"Don't worry. I will definitely find the best doctor in the world and ask him to cure your legs. No matter
what, you won't be crippled."
Hearing Nicole's words, Booth nodded.
"No, thank you, Nicole. Mr. Green has arranged for me to have another operation tomorrow. Don't
worry, I'll be fine."
Hearing Booth's words, Nicole felt relieved.
"Come to me if you're in any difficulty. Don't be shy."
"We won't be shy. After all, your family owes to my family, and you should give us whatever we want."
Nicole didn't realize Olivia woke up, and she was shocked by Olivia's words.
"What are you looking at? Am I wrong?"
Olivia threw back her head, and looked aggressive, but Nicole hastily nodded.
"Yes, everything you said is right. A beauty like you is always right."
"You bet. I'm so beautiful."
Olivia nodded proudly, but then she got up and grabbed onto Nicole's collar, pulling it down in a
second.
"Hey, Olivia..."
Her coat stripped off in public, Nicole was caught off guard. Moreover, Booth was still here.
Booth hurriedly closed his eyes with his face flushed.
"Where is your injury?"
Olivia frowned, and she was very anxious and worried.
Seeing this, Nicole was incredibly touched. She felt that their friendship recovered.
"I'm not hurt. It was just an act. Inside my clothes were some blood bags, so I didn't get hurt. The blood
wasn't real."
Olivia froze.
She looked through Nicole's body, and didn't see any wound. Then, she frowned and said annoyed, "It
must be Samuel who taught you this."
"But I always treat you as my best friend."
Nicole hugged her from behind.
"Olivia, never try to snub me in the future. You know, you are my best friend. I will be very sad if you
don't talk to me."
Olivia paused, and her eyes were watery.
"What happened to my parents really distressed me. I didn't think too much about it, and I saw Samuel
at that time, so I went crazy. Nicole, you know me well. Anyone could do it, but it couldn't be you or
someone related to you, so I can't stand it."
Olivia's tears trickled down her cheeks.
These days, Jacob didn't dare to say anything about the Green family or Nicole to her, but he told
Booth.
And she also overheard something about Nicole. In fact, she was worried and hoped she could fly to
help Nicole. However, she just couldn't ignore the relationship between Nicole and Samuel.
But now, she knew that Samuel had nothing to do with what had happened to her parents. When she
thought of what she had done to get revenge on them, she was too embarrassed to see Nicole, but she
did not expect that Nicole came personally.
Nicole knew clearly what Olivia was thinking.
Therefore, she whispered, "That's all over now. We will be good friends forever. No matter what
happens, don't hide it from me, okay?"
"Okay."
They were finally able to bury the hatchet.
Nicole got a lot of catching up to do with Olivia, and Booth was happy for them when he saw this.
Somehow, Nicole spoke of Mr. and Mrs. Bush and Melissa. Olivia looked at her in confusion and said,
"Are you really able to stand Melissa? What do your adoptive parents want to do? Are they using you
to pave the way for Melissa's future?"
"It seems so."
When it came to this, Nicole also felt uncomfortable.
"Well, it's they who brought me up. If Melissa doesn't cause trouble, it's not impossible for me to help
her."
Hearing Nicole's words, Olivia was a little annoyed.
"Your adoptive parents are threatening you."
"Well, let's not talk about me anymore. You and Booth just have a good rest and get better here. When
Samuel returns and settles this matter, I'll take you and Harper home."
Olivia and Booth paused for a moment before nodding.
"I don't know how my father is now. Do you think Samuel can bring them back?"
"Yes! I believe him."
Seeing Nicole's unwavering eyes, Olivia was encouraged and confident.
"As long as he can bring my father back, I can even eat humble pie."
"I see."
After a long talk with Olivia, Nicole returned to her ward.
Before she opened the door, Ernesto told her that Audrey and Edwin came.
Nicole was a little overwhelmed.
Although she had contributed to the capture of Elvis, the fact that she was stabbed really made many
people worried.
She sighed, then pushed the door open and walked in.
"Mom, Grandpa, there you are."
Nicole walked to them with a faint smile.
"Nicole, how are you? Where have you been? You're badly hurt, how could you run around? Let me
see where you are hurt."
Audrey looked much better under Edwin's care these days. When she saw Nicole, she had a spring in
her step.
Nicole put out her tongue at them apologetically and told them the truth that she wasn't hurt.
Edwin and Audrey were both stunned.
Edwin was the first to figure out what was going on.
"Little girl, even if it's an act, you should have at least made a call to your mother and me, and tell us
about this and not to worry about you. However, you didn't say anything. Don't you treat us as your
family?"
Edwin was indignant.
Nicole hastily comforted him,
"Grandpa, if I had told you in advance, you wouldn't come to see me. If so, the others would laugh at
me that even my family didn't come to see me when I was stabbed and hospitalized. Then it wouldn't
work!"
"But you shouldn't lie to us."
Edwin was still angry like a child.
Audrey instantly laughed.
"Well, Dad. Nicole is fine, and this is what we want. Do you want her to get hurt?"
"Of course not."
Edwin cooled off.
"Nicole, let me have a good look at you."
Audrey held Nicole's hand. Seeing her daughter was so smart and responsible, she thought that she
could be relieved.
"Nicole, there's still a long way to go. You must take care of yourself."
Nicole suddenly got heavy of heart.
Audrey's illness became worse. Morgan told her that there was no cure. Thus, she had less and less
time with Audrey.
However, Elvis did so many things, which took up her time, and she couldn't have time to accompany
Audrey.
Nicole hugged Audrey and choked up, "Mom, I want you to stay with me. I want you to stay with me for
the rest of my life."
"Nicole, how could I stay with you for the rest of your life? Samuel and the children will be with you in
the future. If you have a good life, I will be happy."
"Mom..."
She was about to cry.
Edwin didn't like this, so he coughed and said, "Well, since she's fine, ask Samuel drive her home for
dinner tonight."
"Grandpa, Samuel has gone abroad. He can't come back tonight."
Few people knew about this, so Nicole told it to Edwin.
Edwin was stunned for a moment before he said angrily, "He is really busy. Is it because of Elvis?"
The news that Elvis was captured was still a secret. However, Edwin was of a high status, so he was
notified of it in the first place, and he also knew a little the story.
Nicole nodded.
Edwin's face screwed up.
"I see. Ask him to drive you home when he returns. Your mother is not well, so you'd better sit down
and talk to her. I'll go out for a stroll."
It seemed Edwin wanted Nicole and Audrey to talk alone, so he walked out of the ward.
Nicole helped Audrey sit on the bed and asked with concern, "Mom, how are you?"
"I am much better these few days. You needn't worry about me. I want to tell you something about
Samuel."
"What's wrong with him?"
Nicole got nervous at once.
Audrey held her hand and smiled, "Don't be nervous. There's nothing wrong with him. I just heard that
Samuel also had great power in other countries. There are three major forces outside the country, one
belonged to Elvis, one was the Order of R, and the other was the Sky Group. However, the Sky Group
was mainly engaged in business and did not participate in gang-to-gang matters. Your grandfather told
me that Samuel was the boss of the Sky Group."
"Is that so?"
Nicole didn't know much about this, but she was relieved to know that Samuel had the power to
contend against the Order of R.
Seeing Nicole was a little confused, Audrey said with a smile, "It seems you don't know a lot about your
man."
"I just need to know that he loves me and our family. I don't care about any other thing. Mom, I know
you want me to be relieved and not to worry about him by saying this, right?"
"Yes, that's what I meant."
Seeing Nicole was very mature now, Audrey felt much gratified.
"Have Mr. and Mrs. Bush come to see you?"
This sentence turned Nicole somewhat sick.
She shook her head and smiled, "They've been a little busy these days."
Audrey got a bit of frustrated, but she smiled and said, "Nicole, I know you are a good girl, but you
needn't be always kind and it will get you in trouble. I know you are grateful to them because they
brought you up, but I'm also selfish and I don't want you to get aggrieved. I believe you will handle this,
right?"
Hearing this, Nicole realized Audrey must have known something about Melissa and the fact that the
Bush family was manipulating her. Thus, she nodded.
"Mom, as long as it's not too much, I don't want to have a fight with them. After all, they brought me up.
Without them, I wouldn't grow up to be who I am today."
Speaking of this, Audrey felt especially guilty.
"Nicole, it was all my fault. It was all my fault back then."
"Mom, let bygones be bygones."
Nicole truly forgave Audrey. She didn't want Audrey to blame herself, so she started to comfort her.
At this moment, there was a knock at the door.
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