"Come up!"
Seeing her innocent face, Samuel was even angrier.
"Samuel, what's wrong with you today?" Lucas frowned unhappily.
"Everything is wrong with me, so you'd better leave me alone."
Now Samuel couldn't be angrier. No one was pleasing to the eye.
Lucas wanted to continue, but was stopped by Nicole.
"Good boy, go to your room now."
"Mommy, don't spoil him. How can a man shout at a woman? That isn't what a gentleman should do."
Lucas’ words were like invisible daggers. Samuel heard it clearly.
The fury gripped him again.
When was a little kid allowed to mock his own father?
Seeing Samuel seemed to be furious, Nicole said to Lucas in haste, "Be nice. Go back to your room
now and think about it."
Lucas knew that Nicole was defending him, so he didn't bother to argue with Samuel. He whispered to
Nicole, "Shout out if he is being bad to you. Grandpa and grandma are here. We'll all back you up. He
wouldn't dare do it in front of us."
Nicole somehow wanted to laugh.
Why did she feel that in front of Lucas, she, a mother, was like a child, while her son was like a little big
man?
"Get it. Go to your room now."
Nicole sent Lucas away. Then she put down the mango, washed her hands, and then lifted her feet up
the stairs.
Seeing her taking her time, Samuel knew she knew nothing about that picture, but he just felt
uncomfortable because it seemed she didn't care about it at all.
"You should work harder to be a good wife. Didn't you see my face was full of wounds? Why didn't you
come up and put on some ointment for me?"
Seeing Nicole coming up, Samuel's tone somewhat softened.
Nicole felt Samuel was more like a child goofing around, making it impossible for her to talk to him.
"I'd love to, but I have no way, Mr. Green. You even rebuffed the offer of your sweetest daughter. Why
should I do it again?"
Samuel was too embarrassed to reply Nicole.
Finally, he said angrily, "I'm in pain! Just do it. Do you want a scar left on my face?"
"Don't worry, it will do no harm. Besides, you don't rely on your face for a living."
Saying that, Nicole took out the medicine kit and began to apply medicine on him.
Her movements were very gentle, and her eyes were filled with pity.
Samuel's frantic heart suddenly calmed down.
"Whom have you done that to?"
Samuel couldn't help but ask.
After asking, he immediately regretted.
What was wrong with him?
Why did he always think about that picture?
Nicole paused for a moment, then tilted her head and said seriously, "Three."
"Three?"
Samuel's voice suddenly rose, startling Nicole.
"What's so strange? My father, you, and a little boy who I saved when I was young."
Hearing Nicole's words, Samuel was relieved again.
"Oh."
Nicole felt Samuel was really strange today.
"What's wrong with you?"
"Nothing."
Samuel did not answer her question. Instead, he whispered, "What little boy? I never hear this story."
"That was a long time ago. I almost forgot. Someone brought it up last time."
Although Nicole did not say who it was, Samuel knew it right away when a frown flickered away from
her face.
Was it Tim?
He thought to himself, but he didn't ask.
"So you were a heroine when you were a child."
"If you say so. I don't know if it was a coincidence. I saved him in a warehouse in the suburbs. Then,
the warehouse just exploded. I was so scared that I ran home and didn't go out for a few days. Only
after my father told me that I was safe, I went out again."
Nicole said vaguely, and Samuel knew what it was.
Back then, everyone knew Tim was kidnapped. Of course, he knew it, too. He just didn't expect this
history.
No wonder Tim was so persistent towards Nicole. So that explained it.
But the thought of it depressed Samuel again.
"Stay away from that man."
"I will, after what he did to Olivia. He didn't even have the courage to admit it. I won't see him again and
I won't forgive him."
Nicole was sad, but thinking of how Jacob and Olivia were reconciled just now, she happily grabbed
Samuel's hand and said, "Jacob and Olivia are reconciled."
"Okay."
Samuel didn't comment it, but seeing Nicole's happy smile, his heart gradually warmed up.
"You worry about everyone else but me. Just concentrate on me, okay?"
Samuel said discontentedly.
"You've changed. You never frown when it's worse than that. And you even could talk and laugh with
me. Look at you now. Is this the same Samuel I used to know?" Nicole said.
"When I don't have a wife, I have to take in all the pain. Now that I have you, why do I have to pretend
I'm fine? Do you really think I'm a superman?"
Before Samuel could finish his words, Nicole unconsciously pressed harder.
"Ouch."
Samuel cried out.
Nicole said proudly, "Don't ever give me that face. You lost your temper with Lucas, and even slammed
the door. If you ever try again, I'll..."
As she spoke, Nicole pressed hard on the part where the wound was.
Samuel was painful, but he couldn't cry out. His face then turned red out of pain.
He now completely realized that one could never mess with women.
He thought Nicole didn't care about it before, but now he got his lessons. He finally knew he made a
mistake.
"It hurts! Honey, I was wrong, I will never do it again! Please!"
Samuel couldn't stand it anymore.
It wasn't that he couldn't stand the pain, but he realized if he didn't admit his mistake, this torture would
last for the whole afternoon.
He wouldn't mind staying in the same room with Nicole all afternoon, but he would be heartbroken if
Nicole was unhappy.
Hearing him begging for mercy, Nicole finally let go.
"Don't do this in front of children. It's not a good example."
Nicole put the kit away with satisfaction.
"Your daughter is still sulking. I'll leave her to you."
Speaking of Zoe, Nicole felt headache.
That girl was under her care for five years. But now she became a huge fan of Samuel, the diehard
kind.
Nicole was a little jealous.
Samuel knew what Nicole meant. He hurriedly said, "Alright, I'll talk to her. You haven't had lunch,
right? I'll cook for you."
"How rare. You still remember I haven't had anything."
Seeing Samuel had completely recovered, Nicole began to tease him.
Samuel also felt bad.
He shouldn't do it. He had ruined a family lunch, and more importantly, Nicole was still hungry! He felt
quite guilty.
"I'll make you something to eat."
"Forget it; you still have wounds on your face. The smoke in the kitchen will make it worse. You go talk
to Zoe. I'll cook some noodles. A bite of lunch will do. The others had lunch already. I don't need to
make much."
After saying that, Nicole stood up.
Samuel subconsciously grabbed her hand and whispered, "Sorry, I made you worry."
"It's fine, I'll just take it as Lucas losing his temper."
Samuel's mouth twitched at Nicole's words.
"Are you comparing me to that little kid?"
"Well, I have to say he is better than you."
Nicole was getting better at it. Samuel was speechless.
Seeing how aggrieved Samuel was, Nicole couldn't help but laugh.
"You are like a child."
Then she patted Samuel's head like treating a pet and left the bedroom.
The corner of Samuel's mouth twitched again.
Only Nicole would dare to do this to him.
However, he couldn't help but laugh when he thought of that.
Although the haze of the pictures still clouded his heart, but Nicole warmed it up like a sun.
Nicole couldn't know anything about this.
He couldn't stand to lose Nicole's bright smiles.
Samuel tightly gripped his phone before he got up and went to Zoe's room.
Seeing it was Samuel, Zoe snuggled up to him.
"Daddy, are you still in pain?"
"Not anymore. Daddy felt no pain with you by my side."
Samuel felt blessed to have a daughter. Her soft voice, her caring eyes almost melted his heart.
Zoe said sadly, "Who did this to you? I'll take revenge for you!"
"Silly girl, you don't need to do that. I know you care for Daddy, but you made some mistakes today,
didn't you?"
Samuel doted on Zoe, but he wouldn't compromise his principles.
Zoe was slightly stunned and then lowered her head.
"I'm sorry, Daddy."
"I'm not the one you should be sorry for, but your mommy. You know, mommy has done so much for
you. She deserved better."
Zoe was too guilty to look Samuel in the eye.
"I'm worried about you. Mommy isn't worried about Daddy at all."
"How could that be? Mommy is worried about me. She just didn't show it. Sometimes we express our
feelings differently. And I was wrong, too for slamming the door. Would you be brave enough to
apologize to Mommy?"
Samuel's voice was deep and gentle, but Zoe felt that her face was burning.
"I'll go down and apologize to Mommy."
"Good girl!"
Samuel patted Zoe's head, but he heard some noise from the kitchen. Something fell to the ground and
broke. He hastily carried Zoe out of the room and dashed into the kitchen. When he went to the
kitchen, he completely froze.
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