"Oh no!"
Nicole tried to balance herself, but she failed.
Just as she was about to fall to the ground, Samuel caught her from behind just in time.
"What's the matter?"
"Don't you come over here. It's slippery down here, like someone sprayed some oil."
Nicole spoke to Samuel who was about to step in.
Samuel frowned a little.
"What is it?"
"Oil."
Nicole was finally sure.
She slowly crouched down with Samuel's help. And then she rubbed it with her fingers and held it out
in front of Samuel.
Samuel sniffed slightly, then frowned more deeply.
"Someone did it on purpose?"
"I don't think it was accidental. This is at the entrance of the corridor. No one would have spilled food oil
here, unless someone did it on purpose."
Nicole looked at Martha not far away. She sat on the floor, looking helplessly at Nicole, and then
paused for a moment.
"It's just me, Tim and the babysitter. Our nanny is off work today."
"Aunt Martha, I'll take you to the hospital first."
Nicole nodded to Samuel, who went out to find some sand and put it on the stairs, allowing Nicole to
walk past and brought Martha out.
Martha was covered with oil.
Nicole had to ask Samuel to buy a suit for her to change into, and then went to the hospital.
Martha had a slight fracture. Because of her age and osteoporosis, she needed to be hospitalized for
observation.
Nicole stayed with her.
Samuel whispered, "Aunt Martha, do you know the address of your nanny?"
"Yes."
Martha quickly gave Samuel the nanny's address.
Nicole already knew what Samuel was up to.
"Be careful," she whispered. "Call me whenever you need help."
"I see, take care of yourself."
"It's all right."
They smiled at each other, and then Samuel went out.
Seeing how sweet they were, Martha said with a sigh, "I wish you could be my daughter-in-law, but
that's not going to happen."
"Aunt Martha," Nicole said with a smile, "Tim and I are brothers."
"Nonsense! Are there a woman and a man who are brothers? There can be no pure friendship
between a man and a woman. Nicole, you're a good girl, but Tim doesn't have that luck."
Martha became more and more uncomfortable.
"Aunt Martha," Nicole said, "Tim will find his true love one day."
"Will he? After all these years, he found Maia? I don't know what the good of Maia is, but he's really
into her and worried about her these days. I want my son to be happy, but I don't want my son to get
hurt when he is in love. Unfortunately, it seems that many things won't go as I want."
Martha sighed again and took Nicole's hand. "Can I take you for my goddaughter?"
Nicole paused for a moment and couldn't resist. "I'll have to ask my mom," she said.
"Your mother? Oh, right. I heard Tim said that you're the daughter of the Don Family, but why does your
family name is Green? I didn't ask, and Tim didn't tell me much. Would you mind telling me? Of course,
if you don't want to, it's fine."
Martha was curious about Nicole's history.
Nicole smiled and said, "There's nothing I can't tell."
Therefore, she went over the story of Audrey and Xander, and told Martha of how Audrey had cheated
Mr. And Mrs. Green and got the wrong child.
Martha's eyes suddenly narrowed.
"What is your real mother called?"
"Audrey."
Nicole was puzzled, but she answered.
"Do you have a picture of her?"
Not sure what Martha was going to do with Audrey's pictures, but Nicole nodded.
"Well, yes, let me see."
She took out her phone, found the only photo in the album with Audrey and handed it over.
"That's Audrey."
When she handed Martha the phone, Martha's eyes became moist and tears soon came out.
"Aunt Martha, what's the matter?" Nicole was scared.
It was just a picture. What was she crying for?
Martha looked at the photo, then back at Nicole and whispered, "You don't look like your mother."
"Well, I suffered a fire five years ago and I was disfigured, so I had a surgery."
Nicole had to tell Martha about this.
She was Tim's mother, so she might not be a bad person, and Nicole was not so alerted.
Martha cried even harder when she heard her say this.
"No wonder I felt so familiar when I saw you at first sight."
"Aunt Martha, what's wrong?"
Nicole was shocked by Martha's tears.
Martha hugged Nicole directly, crying, "Nicole, I'm your aunt, your sweet aunt. Audrey is my sister. My
biological sister!"
"What?"
Nicole was stunned.
"One of us took our father's name and the other my mother's," Martha cried, "When I was seven, my
parents got divorced, and I left home with my mother. She remarried, and my father moved away with
my sister, and I never heard from them since then. When I was in college, my sister and I got into the
same university. I was really happy that I finally found my sister, but father knew about me. I don't know
why he didn't like me, nor did he allow my sister to play with me, so he forced my mom to transfer me
to another school, and forbade me to see my sister. We took pictures. Wait a minute, I'll find it out."
And then Martha fumbled for her phone, but suddenly stopped.
"No, not this phone, the previous phone is in my home. I have it all the time. I thought I'd never see my
sister again, but now I met you. Is it destiny? Where's your mother? Where is she now?"
Martha asked anxiously, holding Nicole's hand tightly.
Nicole was totally messed up right now.
What the hell was going on?
Tim's mother was her aunt? Did that mean she and Tim were cousins?
Nicole was shock with cold sweat.
She was glad there was no love between her and Tim. Otherwise, this would be a big mess.
Martha held Nicole's hand and said, "Nicole, I know it's hard for you to accept this, but I'm telling the
truth. If you don't believe me, we can do a paternity test."
"No, no, no, Aunt Martha, I'm just too surprised."
Nicole quickly refused.
She and Martha were only one-quarter related, and even a paternity test would show 25 percent of the
blood relation, and she didn't want to test anything for that.
Martha looked at her and cried, "I've been looking for my sister for years. I only heard that she and
Xander were in love. But then they broke up and I never heard from her again. My father might have
suppressed the news. I thought I would never see her again. When I married Ballard at that time, I
hoped to use the connections with the Louis family to find my sister. After all, after the death of my
mother, she is the only family member I have in the world. Nicole, where is your mother now?"
Looking at Martha's expectant eyes, Nicole felt a little guilty.
She shook her head and said, "I don't know. My mother has gone on a trip. As for where she is, I really
don't know."
And then Nicole told the whole story about herself and Audrey's other daughter to Martha.
Martha couldn't help but sigh.
"So you have experienced so much. The poorest person is your mother. Her life is too hard. I always
thought that my sister, born into a diplomat's family, could live a happier life than me. However, I did not
expect that her life would also be so sad. Nicole, do you have your mother's phone number? I want to
give her a call. I don't know if she would be glad to know what I am in the Seapolis City. It's my fault.
I've been out of my mind because of Ballard's affair. I've missed a lot of things. I missed out on Tim
growing up; I missed out on finding my sister, the only family I have. I was so..."
"Aunt Martha, don't say that. My mother won't blame you."
Nicole hurried to comfort Martha.
After she said this, Nicole wondered if she was acting on her own. She actually thought that Martha
looked similar to Audrey.
She was very happy to have one more relative, but she was also a little upset. If Tim knew that he and
she were cousins, what would he think?
Martha took Nicole and talked for some time. But she was getting old now and soon got tired.
Looking her tired look, Nicole gave Martha Audrey's phone number. Unfortunately, neither Martha nor
Nicole could get through. It was always switched off.
"Nicole, do you think anything will happen to your mother? Would she... I mean, she left alone, and
there are always bad people..."
"No."
Nicole interrupted Martha quickly, but she was a little uneasy.
For some reason, she suddenly remembered Morgan, whom she had seen in Bordeaux.
Why would you think of her?
She had nothing to do with Audrey.
Nicole shook her head quickly, pushing the absurd idea out of her head.
"What's the matter with you, Nicole?" Martha asked, "Don't you feel well?"
"I'm all right." Nicole smiled faintly.
"Just go to rest. You and Samuel have put a lot of time and energy in dealing with the matters of Tim.
Sorry to bother you today. If you're tired, go home and rest. I'm all right. I'm accustomed to being in the
hospital, and I can call a nurse to take care of myself."
Martha's words made Nicole feel a bit distressed.
"Aunt Martha, I am fine. I'll stay here with you until Samuel comes back. You can get some sleep. If
there's any news from my mother, I'll let you know as soon as possible." said Nicole as she tucked the
quilts around Martha.
Martha looked at Nicole with increasing pleasure. She squeezed Nicole hand and said, "Aunt Martha?
You can call me aunt instead. I'm going to tell Tim the good news later. He's going to be really happy."
Just then, Samuel returned, but he brought someone with him.
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