"I'm afraid this child is in danger."
Nicole leaned over and whispered in Samuel's ear.
It was too noisy outside. If Nicole didn't whisper like that, Samuel might not be able to hear her. But at
the same time, Samuel was keeping an eye on the hidden risks. He just felt a wave of hot air come
over his ear. It was as if an electric current went through his body, causing him to tremble. He didn't pay
much attention to what Nicole said.
Just as Nicole was about to say something, the young girl lost her balance and fell off the wire rope.
The people around instantly cried out in fear.
Samuel tried to help, but there were so many people that he couldn't step forward. He could only watch
the girl fall. He even heard the bones break.
Nicole was a mother. The young girl didn't look much older than Nicole's children. She was even
younger than Lucas and Zoe. The girl's thin body and sallow face seemed to indicate malnutrition.
Seeing the fallen girl and the stunned people, Nicole let Samuel put herself down. She squeezed past
the crowd and walked towards the girl. However, she saw a fierce-looking man, who seemed to be the
leader of the acrobatic troupe, raised his whip and lashed the girl.
"Bitch! You ruined my business! Did you do that on purpose? Tell me!"
The ruthless whip cut through the air. Everyone was frightened.
Nicole's heart lurched. She quickened her pace, but it was still too late. The whip slammed onto the
girl's thin body, instantly tearing her clothes apart.
The girl trembled for a while and suddenly looked up. She gritted her teeth and clenched her fists. Her
eyes were filled with hatred, and her forehead was sweating. Nicole didn't doubt that the girl would kill
the troupe leader if she was able to resist.
The people around were even more shocked.
"She didn't fall on purpose. Why did you hit such a young girl?"
"That's right. She might have broken her bones. Take her to the hospital."
There were many women as mothers around. Seeing the poor young girl, they felt soft-hearted and
talked to each other.
Seeing Michele's hateful gaze, the troupe leader turned even angrier and struck at her again with the
whip.
"Why are you glaring at me? You ruined my business. How dare you glare at me!"
Seeing the whip was about to fall again, Nicole took a step forward and grabbed it immediately. Her
eyes suddenly turned cold.
"Beating a minor is against the law. Don't you know that? I can sue you for what you just did!"
The troupe leader didn't expect that someone would dare to meddle in this affair. He stared at Nicole.
Samuel took a step forward and kicked the troupe leader in his waist, knocking him to the ground.
"How dare you stare at my wife! Do you believe I could take your eyes out?"
Seeing Samuel who looked domineering and majestic as a superior, the troupe leader was terrified.
The troupe leader didn't dare to offend Samuel.
The troupe leader often walked around the streets, so he knew how to judge a person's status by his or
her appearance. He didn't care about Nicole, but he didn't dare to displease Samuel. Because he was
afraid of offending some powerful people in the local area. He could only say, "This girl is my niece. Her
father told her to make money with me."
"Even so, you have no right to hit her! Furthermore, she had an accident. You have to take her to the
hospital."
Samuel was also a father. Therefore, he loved children.
The troupe leader frowned when he heard that he had to pay for her treatment.
"Her father owes me money. And I don't have any extra money to pay for her treatment. So..."
"What are you saying? The child is badly hurt, yet you're so heartless!"
Nicole saw that although the young girl did not say anything, her whole body was trembling. Her
forehead kept sweating, and her face was as pale as paper.
The troupe leader was so cold-blooded that Nicole couldn't help but treat the girl as her daughter.
"Let's go. I'll take you to the hospital."
Nicole was about to bend down and hug the girl when she heard the troupe leader shouting, "No! You
can take her, but you have to pay the money her father owes me. My troupe is not a charity. I have old
parents to support and young kids to raise. Her father agreed to let her perform acrobatics for my
troupe to pay off the debts. Now I have to pay for her treatment? No way!"
Samuel frowned slightly. He looked at Nicole and the girl. Although he didn't want to meddle, he
couldn't bear to abandon the child.
"How much is it?"
"What?"
The troupe leader was surprised.
Samuel said coldly, "How much does her father owe you?"
"Ten thousand!"
The troupe leader hurriedly said when he realized that Samuel would pay the debt for the girl's father.
The young girl hadn't said anything since she fell. Even though she was in extreme pain, she hadn't
shouted a single word. But when she heard the troupe leader's words, she spoke.
"Nonsense! My father only owes him 5,000!"
"What about the interest? Your father has owed me 5,000 for more than a year. He left you here to pay
the debt and borrowed another 5,000 from me. This is the IOU."
With that, the troupe leader hurriedly took out the IOU.
The young girl looked terribly gloomy. She bit her lower lip tightly. A trace of anger and despair flashed
across her eyes.
Nicole had never seen such a father before. Originally, she wanted to say something. But thinking that
she could solve the problem with money, she didn't say anything.
"Samuel, give him ten thousand. Let's take the child to the hospital."
Samuel also meant to do that.
At first, Samuel planned to hang out with Nicole, but he didn't expect anything so annoying. But
anyway, this child was interesting.
Samuel took out his phone and said coldly, "Tell me your PayPal account. I'll transfer 20,000 to you.
But you are not allowed to cause trouble for this girl in the future."
The troupe leader was overjoyed when he heard that he could get 20,000.
With a look at Nicole and Samuel, the young girl frowned without saying a word.
After Nicole settled this affair, she carried the young girl to the roadside. Samuel hailed a taxi. And they
quickly took the young girl to the nearby hospital.
Upon examination, the girl's leg bones were dislocated, and there were even some cracks. But she
was lucky to have survived the fall from such a height.
To prevent the young girl from getting hurt again, Nicole and Samuel decided to keep her in the hospital
for a day of observation. At the same time, they knew the girl was called Michele Hawk.
Her name sounded pretty good. It seemed that her parents should love her.
After Nicole arranged everything for Michele, she asked Michele for her parents' phone number, but
Michele was too cautious to tell Nicole. Even though Nicole and Samuel saved Michele, they were still
strangers to her.
She had not spoken since she refuted the troupe leader's words. She seemed to be on high alert.
Nicole didn't ask Michele anymore. At worst, she would stay here to take care of Michele tonight and
see what to do tomorrow.
"Are you hungry? Shall I buy you some snacks?"
Nicole asked in a gentle voice.
Michele shook her head and then lowered her head.
When Nicole saw Michele, she was reminded of her daughter. After all, she was a mother. If the same
thing happened to Zoe, Nicole would be heartbroken.
Nicole got up and went outside. She said to Samuel, "Tell the doctor to have a trace element test on
the child. I think she is a little malnourished. Since we have taken her here, let's do more for her."
"Alright."
Samuel knew that Nicole was kind-hearted. When he saw Michele, he could not tell why the girl looked
so familiar. But he was sure that he did not know the girl.
The sense of familiarity was inexplicable to Samuel. Since Nicole said so, he did not refute it.
Seeing that Samuel had left, Nicole did not go inside either. Instead, she went to the restaurant to buy
some food for Michele.
Although Michele's bones were just dislocated and cracked, it was better for such a young girl to eat
better.
Nicole did not know what Michele liked to eat. She bought Michele a few kinds of food that girls would
like. But when she entered the ward, she did not see Michele.
"Michele, are you there?"
Nicole thought that she had gone to the bathroom, so she put the food on the table and knocked on the
bathroom door. But there was no response.
When she opened the door of the bathroom, she realized Michele wasn't there.
Nicole was stunned.
Could it be that the unscrupulous troupe leader came here and took Michele away?
Thinking of this, Nicole was worried. She quickly ran out and happened to meet Samuel who was
coming back.
"What's the matter?"
Seeing Nicole panting, Samuel went over and asked.
"Michele is not in the ward. I can't find her. Do you think that the troupe leader took her away?"
"I don't think so. Let's go back and look for her again."
Samuel held Nicole's hand and returned to the ward. On the ground, a piece of paper attracted his
attention. Perhaps it was because the window was open that the paper was blown under the bed. It
was not easy to be noticed.
He picked it up. The handwriting on it was delicate. It said, "Sir and Madam, thank you for helping me
with the treatment. Thank you for paying off my father's debts. I will pay you back in the future. Thank
you."
It was signed by Michele.
To their surprise, Michele left without saying goodbye.
Nicole felt somewhat uncomfortable.
"Michele is so young, and there are injuries on her body. Where is she going? What if she meets the
troupe leader again? Samuel, let's look for her."
"Alright."
Samuel was not a kind-hearted person, but he didn't want Nicole to be sad. He took Nicole to the
surveillance room to see where Michele went. However, by the time he checked the surveillance
footage, all footage of Michele had been deleted.
If Samuel hadn't been involved in Michele's care, he might have thought that Michele had never been
to this hospital. Because the technique of deletion was so superb. She not only removed her part but
also made the footage look flawless.
Michele was a computer expert?
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