"Is anyone there?"
Nicole heard something too, but she was too tired to be as flexible as usual.
Samuel quickly stood in front of Nicole and pulled Lucas into his arms.
Before long, a group of people came. They were wearing masks and protective clothing. No one knew
who they were and what kind of force they belonged to.
"Who are you?"
After thinking for a while, Samuel knew that if they fought, he would be no match for them. Nicole was
exhausted, and Lucas was still a child. He couldn't let his son take the risk.
The strangers didn't say anything and directly caught the three of them.
Samuel and Lucas were about to struggle, but they were stopped by Nicole.
"Let's see what they're going to do. We can't stay here. It's good to have someone take us out now."
Nicole's voice was so low that only Samuel and Lucas could hear it.
They didn't resist and followed those people.
Samuel glanced at Nicole and said, "My wife is in poor health. I'm afraid she can't go too far with you
now. Do you have a stretcher?"
His question was a little ridiculous. Nicole and Lucas both didn't know what to say. They thought
Samuel was crazy!
But to their surprise, those people took out a folding stretcher and carried it with four people. They
didn't say anything, but the meaning was obvious.
Nicole and Lucas were stunned. But Samuel directly picked up Nicole and put her on the stretcher, and
said, "Thank you."
The strangers just nodded and carried Nicole to the forest.
Lucas was confused, but he didn't ask anything. Instead, he closely followed Samuel and whispered,
"Samuel, this is the way to the deep forest. If we meet some monsters, these people won't treat us as
bait, will they?"
"Don't worry, if it is true, I will be the first. You are too small to satisfy the monster."
Lucas' mouth twitched.
'He can't be serious, can he?'
The strangers didn't seem to hear their conversation and continued to walk into the forest.
Nicole couldn't figure out what these people were doing. She looked at Samuel, who told her to calm
down, so she didn't say anything.
About half an hour later, there were only some mutated animals on the road. But the animals trembled
the moment they saw these people as if they were the masters of the forest.
Samuel's eyes flashed as he was lost in thought, so was Nicole.
Finally, they saw a house in the middle of the forest.
The house was very beautiful. The old trees were like a barrier, and the branches extended to the
window, making it look like a natural hammock. If those men's identities were clear, Nicole would think
of this place as a paradise.
Those people took them into the villa.
It seemed to be a group of villas. Three-story villas were lined up, and no one knew who lived there.
Nicole, Samuel, and Lucas were taken to the villa in the middle. Everything here was in artificial
intelligence, and they even saw smart robots working instead of servants.
Lucas looked around and found that there were cameras everywhere. It seemed that they had been
monitored from the moment they entered the door. This feeling was very bad.
Lucas frowned slightly. Samuel was also uncomfortable. All of sudden, Lucas stretched out his wrist
and tapped the codes on the virtual computer screen in front of him. Soon, the whole villa was powered
off.
Although the spare battery was on, Lucas showed his ability to the owner. If he wanted to, it would be
easy for him to hack the villas.
Samuel was very proud of his son's actions.
Nicole looked at them with satisfaction and joy. She was very proud of her son's courage at this time.
The clapping sound came from upstairs, which made Samuel and Nicole nervous.
Was the mysterious man finally going to show up?
Would he be the one who could control everything?
Could he be Martha's father?
When they were guessing, they saw a woman coming from upstairs.
But when Nicole saw the woman's figure, she couldn't help trembling.
She couldn't believe her eyes and rubbed them. When the woman finally appeared in front of Nicole,
her face was wet with tears.
She covered her mouth and didn't dare to speak or take a deep breath, fearing that everything was just
a fantasy and would disappear in the blink of an eye. But she was so excited and burst into tears.
"You are a mother of several children, and there is a baby in your belly. Why do you still like to cry?"
The woman said dotingly and even touched Nicole's head.
Feeling the warmth, Nicole held her hand tightly and wouldn't let go.
Samuel was also stunned, he could not believe his eyes.
How could that be?
The woman looked at Samuel and smiled, "What's wrong? The famous Mr. Green has become a fool
too?"
"Mom?"
The moment Samuel called her "mom", Nicole couldn't help hugging her.
She was warm!
She was alive!
But how was that possible?
She saw with her own eyes that Audrey was buried in the fire. How could she still be alive?
"Are you my mother?"
"Silly girl, don't you even recognize me?"
Audrey looked at Nicole with a gentle smile as usual.
There were too many questions in Nicole's mind, but she just wanted to hold Audrey tightly, fearing that
she would disappear in an instant.
Lucas was also a little surprised. He just kept looking at her.
Audrey thought the three of them were so cute. She wiped the tears for Nicole and said softly, "Silly girl,
you are bathed in tears now, what will you do when you see your father?"
"My father?"
Nicole was suddenly stunned.
Audrey laughed. Nicole had never seen such a happy smile before.
While they were talking, a man came downstairs.
Since Nicole had met Elvis, she knew clearly that the man in front of her was her father, Xander Don.
But what was going on?
Didn't her father die more than twenty years ago?
Looking at his daughter who had grown up, Xander felt sorrowful.
"Are you Nicole? I'm your father, Xander Don."
These words didn't sound real to her.
Nicole quickly turned around and looked at Samuel, "Pinch me to see if I'm dreaming. Can the mutated
animals in the forest make me hallucinate? It feels like a dream!"
Samuel felt the same way.
He smiled bitterly and said, "Why don't you pinch me? I think I might be hallucinating too."
Seeing them like this, Lucas went straight to Xander and poked the back of his hand.
Feeling the warmth of his hand, he blinked his eyes and asked, "Are you really my grandfather?
Haven't you been dead for many years? How could you come back to life?"
Xander suddenly laughed.
This kid was so cute.
He squatted down and picked up Lucas, saying kindly, "I can't come back to life. I'm just not dead."
"Since you are alive, why did you hide for so many years? Don't you know how much my mom misses
you?"
Lucas was a little dissatisfied.
Hearing Lucas' words, Audrey couldn't help but feel sorry for Xander.
"It's not your grandfather's fault. He can do nothing about it."
"Mom, what's going on? Weren't you and dad buried in flames? How could you..."
Nicole could still remember her pain and despair back then.
Audrey looked at Nicole, took her hand and sat on the sofa, and asked the robot to pour a glass of hot
water for them.
She said softly, "When I saw your father's body, I thought he was dead. But when I hugged him, he was
still warm, so I kept an eye on it."
Speaking of this, Audrey took a look at Nicole. Seeing that she didn't blame her, she continued, "If your
father was still alive, he would have been trapped on Elvis' island for so many years, and it would be
worse than death. So I thought I must take him out of that island. But at that time, it was difficult for me
to take you out, let alone your vegetative father. That's why I wanted to deceive everyone with the fire.
After all, there was nothing left after the fire. Even if someone wanted to investigate, it was impossible
to find anything out. Nicole, please forgive me. I knew you would have a way to leave, but your father
was different. He needed me."
There was a trace of guilt and remorse in Audrey's eyes.
Nicole shook her head and said, "Mom, I don't blame you. If I were you, I would have done that. But
how did you escape from that island?"
"There was an exit. I thought it might be left by Lillian. No matter who did it, it helped. It was an
emergency at that time. I didn't know what happened to your father, so I had to take him out of the
island. In order not to attract attention, I hide the truth from all of you. Only in this way can we have
enough time to find out the cause."
Xander felt sorry for Audrey. Nicole took a look at Xander. Although he was her father, he was still a
little strange to her. She looked at Audrey again and asked, "What about your disease? Have you been
treated? How are you feeling now?"
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