"What?"
Olivia was still perplexed when she heard what Nicole said.
Nicole signaled Olivia to stop talking, then lay down there and pretended to be asleep.
Mrs. Bush came in, and she didn't dare to look up but just swept the room around. She didn't expect
Olivia to be here. Fortunately, Samuel wasn't here now.
Nicole was still asleep.
Only then did Olivia understand what Nicole meant. She snorted coldly in her mind and said
indifferently to Mrs. Bush, "Go clean that table."
Mrs. Bush quickly walked over.
To be honest, Mrs. Bush had not suffered much in these years of marriage. There were always many
servants at home, so she did not need to do anything, let alone doing housework. Even when the life
was not easy back then, Samuel and Nicole did not let Mr. and Mrs. Bush suffer much.
However, Mrs. Bush had to obey Olivia's order to do housework now, which made her awkward.
She walked over and didn't dare to look into Nicole's or Olivia's eyes at all. She lowered her head and
wiped the table.
"Throw this away. I won't eat it anymore."
Olivia deliberately threw the banana onto the ground.
Mrs. Bush paused for a moment, then squatted down and picked it up unwillingly.
The banana was half-eaten and slimy. Mrs. Bush didn't wear gloves, so she had to directly touch the
banana peel, which made her feel disgusting. However, she thought of her husband who was taken
away, so she had no choice but to keep her temper and throw the banana into the garbage can.
Nicole coughed suddenly.
It was a perfect timing.
Olivia hurriedly stepped forward to help her up.
"Are you alright? How do you feel? Does it hurt? Melissa is really a bitch. How can she beat you like
this! If I met her, I will make her feel sorry."
Olivia said in a loud voice that Mrs. Bush couldn't help but pause a second.
Mrs. Bush glanced at Nicole and saw her blood still oozing from the wound. The blood red looked very
harsh.
Mrs. Bush knew what Melissa did to Nicole, but she always told herself that Melissa was measured.
Melissa just disliked Nicole and gave her a mild punishment. However, Nicole looked very weak with a
pale face, which made Mrs. Bush a little panic.
She was flustered and did not know what she should do now.
Nicole took a peek at Mrs. Bush and saw a hint of hesitation and struggle in her eyes.
In the end, this woman still had feelings for her.
If Mrs. Bush left this place now and did not plead for Melissa anymore, Nicole felt that she could let Mr.
Bush off the hook. After all, they were her adoptive parents, and it was not easy for them to bring up
her these years.
Olivia couldn't help but frown when she saw the way that Nicole looked at Mrs. Bush.
Nicole was really softhearted.
Olivia tugged at Nicole and whispered, "Are you in pain? Shall I call a doctor for you?"
Olivia knew that Mrs. Bush wanted to be alone with Nicole, so she had to create this opportunity for
Mrs. Bush.
Nicole sighed and nodded without saying anything.
Olivia glanced at Mrs. Bush and talked to her in a low voice, "Hurry up to get the clean done and leave.
This is an intensive care unit. Don't stay too long."
Mrs. Bush nodded and didn't say anything either.
After Olivia left, Nicole suddenly felt her throat itchy.
She coughed and struggled to get the cup of water, but it was too far away from her that she could not
get it. She did know if Olivia did it on purpose.
Nicole looked at Mrs. Bush and asked, "Excuse me. Can you help give me that cup?"
Mrs. Bush paused for a moment without saying anything. However, she still walked over and handed
the cup to Nicole.
"Thank you."
Nicole smiled and took the cup.
Mrs. Bush couldn't help but feel sorry when she saw Nicole's pale face.
She really wanted to leave right now. Melissa had hurt Nicole like this. Wasn't it a bad time for her to
trouble Nicole now?
However, as soon as Mrs. Bush turned around, Melissa's face came in her mind.
That was her biological daughter!
She owed Melissa a lot these years. Now, Melissa had finally come back to her, and why can't Nicole
make peace with Melissa and went easy on her?
Thinking about this, Mrs. Bush did not feel sorry for Nicole anymore.
Nicole kept looking at Mrs. Bush while drinking water. When she saw the ruthlessness flashing in Mrs.
Bush's eyes, she eventually gave up all the hope.
Nicole laughed at her own foolishness in the mind.
It was too stupid that she still held out hope for Mrs. Bush.
Nicole smiled ironically.
She put down the cup of water and slowly leaned against the bed.
Mrs. Bush finally made up her mind. She turned around and saw that Nicole was going to sleep. She
quickly removed her mask and looked at Nicole, "Nicole, it's me. I am your mother."
Nicole found the word "mother" extremely ironic and harsh.
"What are you doing here?"
Mrs. Bush saw Nicole sneering perfunctorily.
Mrs. Bush turned angry from embarrassment.
"How could you treat me like this? What have I taught you for these years?"
"Isn't it too late to talk about what you taught me? If you want to discuss the issues of education with
me, please sit down and there will be plenty of time for us to chat. I'll let Samuel buy some food and
drink. How about we talk for the whole night?"
Nicole said mockingly, which irritated Mrs. Bush.
"Nicole, how can you be like this? You weren't like this before."
"What kind of person was I before? Do I have to satisfy all your demands like an idiot? Or no matter
what Melissa did to me, I have to take it and forgive her all the time? Were those what you taught me
about filial responsibility?"
Nicole sneered, looking at Mrs. Bush coldly.
Mrs. Bush didn't know how to answer, so she could only change the topic.
"No matter how you dislike Melissa, you can't turn your back on your father. You know that your father
dedicated to your education you since you were young, and he's been good to you all these years. You
can't just watch your father going to jail without doing anything, can you?"
"I don't know what you're talking about."
Nicole pretended that she did not understand.
Mrs. Bush paused for a moment. She wanted to be mad at Nicole, but she came here today to ask her
for help, so she had to control her anger.
"Nicole, I know you're angry and you want to find Melissa now, but we really don't know where Melissa
is. Can you forgive us and let us go? Reputation is the thing that your father cares about most. Now,
look at all these things that happened recently. It will be a lifelong shame to him!"
"So what?"
Nicole looked at Mrs. Bush and felt that this woman had suddenly become a stranger to her. Or did she
never know about this woman at all? Was everything fake?
Mrs. Bush did not know what Nicole was thinking. She said in a low voice, "Can you let those people
drop the case? As long as they drop the case, we can pay compensation as they require."
"Do you have money for compensation?"
As Nicole knew, the Bush family was no longer wealthy. They had spent most of their money on
Melissa.
Now, it was a little ironic for Mrs. Bush to say that they could pay the compensation.
Mrs. Bush paused. She looked at Nicole and said, "You are our daughter. Can't you help us pay the
compensation?"
In the end, Nicole was the one who had to pay the compensation.
What wishful thinking they had!
Nicole couldn't help but laugh coldly.
"Me? Why?"
"You are our daughter!"
"But do you treat me as your daughter?"
Nicole asked straightforward, looking into Mrs. Bush's eyes, which made Mrs. Bush somewhat
breathless.
Mrs. Bush found that Nicole's eyes had become sharp and even fierce, which made Mrs. Bush afraid of
looking straight at her.
Mrs. Bush averted her gaze and coughed to hide her unease.
"Why do you think that your father and I never treat you as our daughter? Didn't we worry about you
when something bad happened to you and Samuel? Didn't we help solve the issues when you had an
accident abroad?"
"All these happened before Melissa returned. Think about it. After Melissa came back, what did you do
to me? What do you plan to do to Lucas and Zoe? You called Lucas a while ago and told him to go
over. We all know what's in your mind, and please don't pretend that you don't know. I really didn't want
to do anything against you, but you guys went too far. You even did bad things to the kids. You two are
their grandparents, but do you really treat them as your grandchildren?"
Nicole felt extremely bad when this was mentioned.
She did not expect Mr. and Mrs. Bush to treat her as well as before, but at the very least, they should
not intend to harm the four-year-old children.
Mrs. Bush was a little embarrassed.
"We did not plan to do anything. We just miss the children, so I asked them to visit us."
"Is that so?"
Nicole said slowly, elongating the words, but Mrs. Bush couldn't say anything.
The room went terribly quiet suddenly.
Mrs. Bush couldn't stand the oppressive atmosphere and said, "Will you let go of your father or not? Do
you want me to kneel down and beg you?"
"I can't afford it, and I didn't get him into trouble. It was him who copied others' works, so he had to pay
the price."
As soon as Nicole said this, Mrs. Bush burst into anger.
"Nicole, you are such an ungrateful person! Without us, you would have starved to death. Now, you
send your father into prison to repay our kindness. Aren't you afraid that God will punish you?"
"No, I'm not afraid."
Nicole looked at Mrs. Bush, and the only warmth left in her heart was blown away by Mrs. Bush's
rudeness.
Seeing that Nicole refused, Mrs. Bush broke the vase beside her and pointed the glass fragment at her
neck artery.
"Let your father go, or I will die here today!"
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