"Me."
When Zayn said this, Nicole was in a daze. She even couldn't believe what she had heard.
"Who?"
"Me. She is in my hands, to be exact, Pedro did it for me and he died."
Zayn's lips curled into a bitter smile.
Nicole felt that she couldn't digest it.
"Do you have a grudge against Melissa?"
"Sort of."
Zayn replied ambiguously. He looked at Nicole and pointed at his watch. "You don't have much time left
to board the plane, so what are you going to do? Will you leave or not?"
Nicole frowned tightly.
Pedro kidnapped Melissa in Country F, which surprised Nicole, and what surprised her even more was
that Zayn was the mastermind. What was this man going to do?
"Do you have any deal with Samuel?"
"Yes."
Zayn did not hide it from Nicole and whispered, "Samuel promised me that as long as I got him a pass
to enable his people to take Melissa away, he would take you to my mother."
"Your mother?"
What kind of deal was this?
Zayn nodded seriously with a complicated emotion flashing in his eyes.
"I can promise you this, but I will bring Melissa back on behalf of Samuel, okay?"
"Absolutely."
Zayn had no objections to this.
Melissa was captured for her sake, so it was reasonable to let Nicole have the woman.
"But aren't you going back to Seapolis City now?"
Nicole felt that this was really a tricky problem.
"Yes. But..."
"Go back to Seapolis City first. I will ask Samuel's men to bring Melissa back to Seapolis City and leave
her at your mercy. As for the terms of the exchange, we'll talk about it when you are free."
Zayn waved his hand as soon as he finished speaking. Obviously, he was going to drive Nicole away.
Nicole could not understand either what Zayn meant or what kind of person he was.
Pedro was dead. He was heartbreaking, and meanwhile, Samuel was a suspect. If she was Zayn, she
would definitely not be so easy to convince, much less hand Melissa over.
Zayn seemed to be too good to her.
"Why are you so kind to me?"
Nicole didn't want to ask, but she couldn't help it. After asking, she felt like a fool.
Zayn was also surprised.
Ever since he was young, he had lived in such a chaotic environment, and had never seen such a
straightforward person.
He couldn't help but glance at Nicole and whispered, "Perhaps I like you."
What reason was this?
Nicole didn't know why, but she didn't dare to ask further.
Zayn had been mysterious since he showed up. She couldn't understand him. She felt that it was better
to stay away from such a person.
"Then, goodbye."
After saying that, Nicole turned around and left.
Zayn watched her leave, and loneliness flashed through his eyes.
The room was empty, and via the window opened by Nicole, cold wind blew in, making the room
freezing.
He closed the window, only to find that there was someone else in the apartment.
"Your Highness, we have to go back."
Zayn's expression was a little ugly, but he didn't say anything.
Yeah, it was time to go back.
He hid for several years, and he had cost Pedro's life. This was something that he would never get
over.
"Did you find out who killed Pedro?"
The black-clothed man lowered his head and said respectfully, "Santino's men did it."
"Santino was in conspiracy with Major? Good!"
Zayn's eyes suddenly turned sharp.
On the screen, he would always be gentle and elegant like a sunny boy. But he would be a different
person once he decided to regain his identity.
"Have someone bring Melissa to Samuel's men and escort them to Seapolis City to have the woman
sent to Nicole. Also, pack up and go back to Country F. It's been so many years since I last met my
families. My siblings may have forgotten about me. No matter what, I have to go back and show
myself."
Zayn sneered.
The black-clothed men took actions according to his instruction.
Zayn paused for a moment and said, "Contact the police station and ask Nicole to meet Samuel. No
matter what the result is, I don't want her to leave with worry and sadness."
"Alright."
After arranging everything, Zayn went back to his room.
Nicole came back in Zayn's car. Now that Zayn would not send her back, she would probably miss the
plane if she walked back.
She wanted to take out her phone to use Uber for a taxi, only to discover that she left her phone in
Ashley's car.
Would anyone else have a worse luck than her?
Just as Nicole was helpless, a black-clothed man walked out of Zayn's apartment to Nicole.
"Ms. Nicole, Mr. Freeman asked me to send you back."
"Thank you."
Nicole nodded.
Zayn was not that heartless.
She got into Zayn's car, and the black-clothed man started it.
As for the black-clothed man's name, Nicole didn't want to know it so she just closed her eyes to rest.
Her back hurt with burning pain.
Holy shit, she must take revenge for this.
Regardless of whether it was Major or anyone else behind the scenes, she would make them pay!
Nicole sat there carefully and took a deep breath. Only in this way could she feel better.
The car sped away.
Nicole knew how long it took from where she stopped her car to Zayn's apartment, and now it had
taken her more than that amount of time to go back.
She opened her eyes and realized that this was not the way to the airport, so she became vigilant.
"Where are you taking me?"
"Mr. Freeman told me to take you to the police station to meet Mr. Green."
Hearing what the black-clothed man said, Nicole was dumbfounded.
"You mean Samuel?"
"Yes."
Nicole was so shocked.
Even Ernesto didn't make it to give her a chance to visit Samuel, yet Zayn did?
And the one who died was his agent.
Why did this Zayn help her? Or why did he help Samuel?
Nicole could not understand.
The black-clothed man did not speak, nor did Nicole ask any further. Quite a few questions lingered in
her mind, but she could not think of an explanation. Perhaps she would have an answer after seeing
Samuel?
Nicole wasn't sure.
From the looks of it, she would miss the flight.
"Can I use your phone?"
The black-clothed man gave his phone to Nicole.
After Nicole took the phone, she called Ashley.
"Ashley, leave with Olivia. I have something to deal with and I'll take the next flight back."
"Are you alright?"
Ashley was worried.
"I'm fine. I have to deal with some personal matters. Don't worry."
"Okay."
After hanging up, Nicole felt somewhat anxious.
She was about to meet Samuel.
She came in a hurry and didn't bring him anything. She didn't know if he needed anything and if she
could make time to buy some.
As Nicole was thinking wildly, they had arrived at the police station.
"Ms. Nicole, please."
"Thank you."
Nicole nodded and got out of the car.
As soon as she entered the police station, someone came to lead her to the place where Samuel was
kept.
Nicole looked at the small room and felt a sore nose.
"Why are you here?"
When Samuel saw Nicole, he stood up.
"What are you doing? Don't you know where this place is? You are injured! What if you get infected...?"
Before Samuel could finish, Nicole pounced forward, stood on tiptoe, and kissed on Samuel's lips.
With Nicole in his arms, Samuel couldn't feel anything else.
He wrapped his arms around her slender waist and kissed her crazily, wishing he could merge her into
his body.
Nicole almost suffocated.
She leaned in Samuel's embrace and sobbed, "What's going on?"
Samuel knew that Nicole was scared.
"It's not a big deal. I was just plotted against. Don't worry, I'm fine."
"You are fine? You are in the police station. Do you want to scare me to death so that you can marry a
new wife?"
Nicole grabbed Samuel's collar and questioned him.
Samuel suddenly laughed.
Since Nicole had the energy to interrogate him, it meant that she could hold on. That was a good sign.
Samuel caressed her head, but he suddenly smelled scent of blood.
"Your wound is ripped?"
Nicole stuck out her tongue and said embarrassedly, "Damn, you found it out."
"Nicole, don't you know that you're an injured?"
"I do!"
Facing Samuel's reprimand, Nicole replied calmly.
Seeing this, Samuel felt so helpless.
"I'm really fine."
"Then get out of here. Can you go with me?"
Nicole's question rendered Samuel speechless.
"I still need some time."
"Then leave me alone."
Nicole sized Samuel up and felt relieved.
"I intend to go back to Seapolis City and keep an eye on the Eternal Group for you. Nah, it's my
company. You've given this group to me."
"Good choice. We have more manpower there, and I can rest assured. But what about your injuries?"
This was what Samuel was worried about.
Nicole indifferently waved her hand and said, "Don't worry, Ashley is with me."
"That's good to hear."
Samuel looked at Nicole with a much softer expression.
"Come here, let me hug you."
"This is the detention room. Can we do that here?"
Although Nicole said this, she walked over and sat directly on Samuel's thigh with her hands wrapped
around his neck.
"You even kissed me, but you won't let me hug you?"
Samuel felt that he had calmed down a lot as he smelled her scent.
"I can't leave yet. You can do whatever you want, but you have to ensure your safety, okay? If you used
your safety in exchange of my innocence, I'd rather not have it."
"I see. You're getting more and more nagging."
Nicole looked impatient, but she stared fixedly at Samuel and engraved his image in her mind bit by bit.
"If you keep looking at me like this, I can't hold my desire back."
Samuel felt energetic.
Nicole always liked to flirt with him since she was hurt.
However, Nicole suddenly asked seriously, "What exactly is going on between you and
Zayn?"
"Come here, let me hug you."
"This is the detention room. Can we do that here?"
Although Nicole said this, she walked over and sat directly on Samuel's thigh with her hands wrapped
around his neck.
"You even kissed me, but you won't let me hug you?"
Samuel felt that he had calmed down a lot as he smelled her scent.
"| can't leave yet. You can do whatever you want, but you have to ensure your safety, okay? If you used
your safety in exchange of my innocence, I'd rather not have it."
"| see. You're getting more and more nagging."
Nicole looked impatient, but she stared fixedly at Samuel and engraved his image in her mind bit by bit.
"If you keep looking at me like this, | can't hold my desire back."
Samuel felt energetic.
Nicole always liked to flirt with him since she was hurt.
However, Nicole suddenly asked seriously, "What exactly is going on between you and
Zayn?"
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