"No! No matter what happens to you, you are our dear son. No matter what happens, your mother and
I will not let you go."
Samuel held his son in his arms again. He felt that his son was so weak. Why did he think that his son
could become a genius and exist in the cruel military compound?
He was annoyed, self-blamed, and wanted to help Lucas get through this difficult time.
Lucas still wanted to say something, but he heard Samuel whisper, "Your mother wants you to have a
good rest. If you really like being in the army, we will send you to the military to train for two years when
you turn eighteen. Lucas, our family runs a big business and needs an heir. Joseph chose to study
medicine. You will be the heir of our family."
Samuel knew that this was a bit cruel to Lucas, but he really didn't want to risk losing his son anymore.
Back then, he had also passionately joined the army and risked his life. But now that he had children,
he realized that he couldn't bear to see the children get hurt or his wife get sad.
Even if Lucas wanted to join the army, he had to reach his age.
His son couldn't withstand such a harsh environment.
Lucas did not say anything, yes or no.
The two people who weren't very enthusiastic hugged each other tightly for a long time. Nicole couldn’t
find Lucas after cooking the porridge with preserved eggs and lean meat. She ran to look for Samuel
nervously and saw them hugging each other, which moved her.
"Alright, since you're awake, get up and have some porridge. I've cooked quite a bit."
Nicole pretended to be relaxed as she spoke.
Lucas came out of Samuel's embrace and looked at Nicole with a trace of guilt in his eyes.
It broke Nicole’s heart to see that.
"Come on, son, Mommy will carry you down."
"I'll walk down myself."
Lucas dodged Nicole's arm and even avoided to be close to her.
He was afraid.
He was afraid that he would become someone else, and that he would hurt his mommy in an unknown
situation.
Seeing Lucas like this, Nicole felt sad and tears immediately gushed out.
"Mommy, don't cry. I'm not, I..."
Seeing Nicole cry, Lucas immediately panicked.
He hurriedly turned to Samuel for help.
Samuel took a step forward and hugged Lucas in his arms. Then, he stood up and said to Nicole,
"Come on, Lucas is hungry. Let's go down and have some porridge."
"Alright."
Nicole wiped away her tears and walked down with Samuel.
Joseph had already woken up and didn't dare to sleep anymore. At present, only Zoe slept soundly.
She stretched, got up and smelled a fragrance, and hurriedly said, "Oh? What did Mommy cook? It
smells good."
Nicole smiled, but somewhat reluctantly.
They sat down at the dining table.
Nicole also cooked a few dishes that the children loved.
Zoe's eyes immediately lit up.
"Wow, Mommy is so nice today."
Zoe praised her generously.
However, Lucas chose a seat away from them and sat down.
Seeing that, Nicole felt anxious again.
Before she could say anything, Zoe directly walked over and grabbed Lucas' hand and said, "Lucas,
why did you go so far? Come to help me peel the eggs."
Lucas subconsciously wanted to shake off Zoe. But it seemed Zoe cunningly avoided being shaken off.
She raised a small cute face, smiled and said, "Don't say no. I know, you're on vacation. You used to
peel eggs for me, and now you can't escape since you’re on vacation. Hurry up!"
As she spoke, Zoe pulled Lucas' hand and pulled him to sit down beside her.
"Here, this bowl of porridge is yours. I won't snatch it from you. I want an egg, peel it for me. And that
sea shrimp, peel it for me too."
Zoe smiled, but Lucas could not refuse.
Thinking that he hadn’t had a meal with his sister for a long time, he obediently picked up the egg and
began to peel.
Seeing this, Nicole and Samuel breathed a sigh of relief.
Joseph also heaved a sigh of relief.
He was really afraid that Lucas would refuse Zoe.
Zoe shook her legs and looked at Nicole and Samuel. "Daddy, Mommy, are we going to visit Great
Grandpa today?"
"Yes."
Nicole nodded.
Zoe asked again, "Then can Lucas and I go over later?"
"What are you going to do?"
Samuel frowned slightly.
Lucas was now an uncertain time bomb. He was really afraid that something would happen to his
daughter, so he asked.
Zoe smiled and said, "I want to go shopping. It's been a long time since I've been with my brother. Let's
go shopping together today."
Zoe liked eating different kinds of food. It was rare for her to enjoy shopping. But the others didn't say
anything.
Samuel couldn't make up his mind.
At this moment, Lucas spoke indifferently.
"I'm a little tired. I don't want to go. You guys go. I want to rest."
"Come on, Lucas, it's been a long time since you've been with me. Besides, it's already New Year's
Eve. There are a lot of bad people outside. Don't you want to protect me?"
Hearing this, Lucas frowned.
"I..."
"Come on. Hurry up and finish your meal. Come with me to buy something for Great Grandpa. It's been
a long time since Great Grandpa saw you and Joseph. Are you guys going there empty-handed?"
What Zoe said made Lucas unable to reject her.
The family ate a warm breakfast because of Zoe’s presence.
Although everyone was tired, they couldn't bear to spoil Zoe's interest.
After breakfast, Zoe followed Samuel into the bedroom for pocket money.
Lucas was still wondering if he should follow them out.
He already went crazy at home once. But if something happened to him outside, it would bring disgrace
to the Green family.
As if he knew what Lucas was thinking, Joseph whispered, "I’m here with you. Don’t worry. I'll stab you
with a silver needle and carry you back if I have to."
"That's what you said. If that identity comes out again, don’t show any mercy. Just knock me out and tie
me up."
What Lucas said was very decisive, but it made Nicole's heart ache severely.
"Lucas, don't think too much. Just go out for a while. It's fine."
Lucas really couldn't bear to see Nicole's sad expression. He knew that it was best not to go out, but he
nodded.
Not long after, Zoe and Samuel came out.
Seeing that Zoe was wearing a pure white princess dress, Lucas' eyes lit up.
"Zoe, you're so beautiful."
"Thank you, Lucas."
Zoe smiled brightly and came to hold Lucas' arm.
Lucas' body was a little stiff. He wanted to get away, but he couldn't.
He smiled bitterly.
Zoe had learned self-defense skills for a few days, but it wasn't enough to make him unable to move. It
was just that he couldn't bear to upset her, so he was a little more tolerant towards Zoe.
Because the servants in the old mansion were on holiday, Samuel could only drive by himself.
The family of five went outside.
Zoe wanted to go shopping, but when she saw the advertisement for an exhibition of ice lamp in the
suburbs, she insisted on going there to take a look.
For their little daughter, the whole family could only change their route and go there.
However, now that the New Year was approaching and most people were buying products in the urban
area, there were very few people in the exhibition on the outskirts of the city.
Zoe was very excited.
She was not afraid of the cold. After getting off the car, she jumped and ran towards the ice lamps.
"Zoe, slow down."
Lucas frowned slightly and reminded her. However, Zoe did not listen to him at all. Instead, she ran
faster and faster.
Suddenly she tripped over something.
Lucas became nervous.
He ran towards Zoe, but before he could reach Zoe, Zoe was directly picked up by a masked man who
then quickly ran to a car.
This instantly surprised Samuel, Nicole and the others.
"Stop! Who are you? Put down my daughter!"
Because Zoe was in his hands, Samuel did not dare to make a move.
Nicole's face turned pale.
Zoe was so scared that she cried.
"Lucas! Daddy, mommy, help!"
Zoe struggled, but the masked man took out a gun and aimed it at Zoe's temple.
"Don't come over. Otherwise, I'll kill her!"
The same scene made Lucas' mind buzz. And something broke in his mind.
It was as if he had seen someone in South Africa pointing a sniper rifle at Daddy and Mommy.
No!
No!
Lucas suddenly went crazy with fierce eyes.
"Let her go! If you dare to hurt her, you will pay the price!"
Seeing Lucas' change, Nicole and Joseph's faces instantly turned pale.
"Joseph!"
Nicole didn't want her son to go crazy, but she knew that Lucas was now possessed by another identity
and wasn't her sensible and obedient son.
Joseph also broke out in cold sweat.
He had never expected such a change. Now, he was sure that Lucas' hidden identity had appeared.
Joseph hurriedly took out the silver needle and tried to pierce into Lucas' acupuncture point, but Lucas
seemed to see him. The instant Joseph made his move, he immediately kicked the silver needle out of
Joseph's hand.
He kicked so hard, and Joseph almost fell to the ground.
Joseph made a quick move towards Lucas.
However, Lucas didn’t want to fight him.
Lucas rushed towards the kidnapper who kidnapped Zoe madly.
"Lucas!"
Nicole was so frightened that her heart almost jumped out of her throat. Just as she was about to run
over, Samuel hugged her in his arms.
"Don't go over there! That one has a gun in his hand."
"But we can't just leave Lucas and Zoe there!"
As Nicole cried out, she heard a gunshot and the gun in the masked man's hand went off.
"Lucas!"
Bright red blood suddenly sprayed on Zoe's snow-white princess dress like plum blossoms and stained
the dress to everyone’s surprise...
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