"Lucas, are you trying to console me?"
Nicole asked.
"Or what?"
Lucas felt that Nicole was not smart because she had been spoiled by Samuel. It was not necessary to
ask such a simple question.
Nicole was despised again.
We can't continue our talk. Nicole muttered.
"I'm going to sleep. You go on yourself."
Nicole walked out of the study in a black mood.
Lucas thought that life was too difficult for him.
He let go of his status as a genius and play Penta Storm with her. Why would she feel offended?
Gosh! Women are unpredictable.
Sure enough. One couldn't be more cautious when dealing with women.
He shook his head and went back to his coding.
Nicole was depressed, but after returning to her room, she was also worried about Samuel.
Nicole couldn't believe that Samuel had gone to the military compound for so long.
Was it because there was something else? Nicole wondered.
Nicole wanted to call Samuel, but she gave it up after consideration, lest it would give him an
impression that she wouldn't want him to stay there.
She didn't want to interfere with Samuel's decision.
If Samuel decided to stay in the military, she would also move past this and try to be a military wife. If
Samuel wanted to come back, she would love to.
Nicole was getting sleepy when she thought about this.
She leaned against the bed and soon fell asleep.
When Samuel returned, he saw Zoe and Joseph playing in the living room, and Lucas was probably in
the study, but he couldn't find Nicole.
"Zoe, Joseph, where's your Mommy?"
Samuel placed his coat at the entryway.
Zoe ran to him and wanted a hug.
Samuel gave her a gentle hug.
"Oh, my little princess might have gained weight."
Zoe's face darkened when she heard this.
"Daddy, are you saying I'm fat?"
"No, Daddy is saying that our little princess has grown up."
Samuel explained.
And then Zoe burst into laughter.
"Daddy is the best."
"What about Mommy?"
"She's in her room. I guess she might be angry with my brother."
Zoe tattled.
Joseph smiled and felt great when Zoe screwed Lucas.
Samuel was surprised.
"Lucas made Nicole angry? Why?"
"Who knows."
Zoe shrugged.
Samuel hurriedly put down Zoe and walked towards the bedroom on the second floor.
"Zoe, are you having a problem with Lucas recently?" Joseph asked.
"Yes."
Zoe made no secret of it.
"What is it?"
Joseph was astonished.
Zoe whispered, "He never takes me when he goes out for fun. I was in poor health before. Now I'm in
the pink, but he still doesn't take me. You think I don't know you and Lucas went abroad, don't you?
That's too much! I can't imagine that both of you don't want to spend time with me."
The more Zoe said, the angrier she became.
Zoe was depressed.
"We went abroad for business, not for fun."
"Okay. You all go out to do business. I go out to have fun. Anyway, you're geniuses. I'm a foodie. You
are always right."
Zoe was not angry, but her words made Joseph guilty.
"Zoe, I will take you out next time, okay?"
"We will see about that."
Zoe was not interested now.
Joseph thought that she was angry and explained, "I did go abroad for business. Are you going to treat
me like Lucas?"
"No."
Just when Joseph thought that Zoe would say yes, she said no. This surprised Joseph.
"Why?"
"What?"
"Why did you tattle Lucas and not do this to me?"
Joseph suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
These differential treatments made him isolated.
Although Zoe was a foodie, she was sensitive as well. When Joseph asked her why, she
subconsciously wanted to say that because you were my brother. You had been through so much. How
can I not be good to you?
But when she saw how hurt Joseph looked, she decided not to say that.
Zoe smiled and said, "Because I like you."
Joseph was stunned because he never thought that Zoe would say this.
"Do you like me? You don't like Lucas?"
Zoe still smiled brightly and said, "Yes, but Lucas doesn't spend much time with me. On the contrary,
you tell me stories and play origami with me. Lucas thinks it very childish. Anyway, we are different. He
is a genius, but I like to be a mortal, especially a mortal who can eat all the food in the world."
All the doubts and unhappiness in Joseph's heart dissipated.
Joseph felt that Zoe liked him and depended on him. It felt like a connection between family members,
which made him forget the fact that he was not her biological brother.
"Thank you, Zoe."
Joseph did like Zoe. Although she was a foodie, she cared about Joseph more than anyone else.
So Joseph believed that he would protect Zoe for the rest of his life and she could live a better life than
anyone else. He would be her brother and greatest shield.
Zoe did not know what Joseph was thinking right now, but when she could feel that Joseph was in a
good temper, she also felt great.
"Joseph, do you think Daddy will punish Lucas?"
"No."
Joseph smiled and patted her head dotingly. He smiled and said, "When I become a medical expert, I
will develop a medicine to minimize the rejection in your body."
Although Zoe's transplant operation was successful, she had to take rejection drugs all year round. It
was torture for Zoe.
Gradually, Joseph found out his goal in medicine and began to work harder.
Zoe was touched after hearing this.
"Thank you, Joseph, but don't be too tired. You have to go to bed at 9:30 every night. Mommy told me
that you have been reading all the time. It's not good for your eyes. I hope you'd better not have poor
eyesight. Health is very important."
Zoe spoke seriously.
Joseph paused, then nodded, "Alright, I'll try my best."
"Then let's continue playing."
Zoe pulled Joseph's hand and played the game.
Samuel watched this scene upstairs and couldn't help but look at his daughter with new eyes.
Cats hide their paws.
Ordinary people couldn't sense Zoe's wisdom. She also didn't want others to see how different she
was. But when Samuel could see it when it came to Joseph and other stuff.
Way to bury the lead, Zoe.
Samuel smiled, then opened the door and walked into the bedroom.
Nicole was still sleeping, and she slept soundly.
Samuel saw that Nicole frowned because of her dream. This broke his heart.
What was the dream?
He walked forward. When he was about to pick up Nicole, he noticed some noise from the door. He
paused and turned around. Lucas stood at the door, looking at him coldly.
"What's wrong?"
"It seems that I irritated Mommy."
Lucas frowned and said that.
"What's that?"
Samuel turned around and sat down, letting Lucas come in and sit down opposite him.
"What's going on?"
"Nothing much. She felt despised."
Lucas told Samuel that Nicole was going to play with him but he said something bad to Nicole.
Samuel pursed his lips with dissatisfaction.
"Lucas, you seem to be complacent."
"Alright, I do. I was wrong. I will try my best to do what I can do from now on."
Lucas' attitude was very good. This surprised Samuel.
"Did you see a psychologist after you came back last time?"
Samuel still remembered Lucas' expression after that shot.
Lucas tensed up, and then whispered, "No, I don't want to go."
"Why not? Lucas, it doesn't mean that you have a problem. Everyone will have a terrible impression
when they shot for the first time. You have to receive psychological counseling."
Samuel frowned.
Lucas struggled and whispered, "I don't want to do that. I went there once, but I felt hypnotized. The
feeling of being in the situation made me feel very uncomfortable."
He didn't hide anything from Samuel.
Lucas believed that what Samuel did was good for him because Samuel was not only a veteran but his
father.
Samuel didn't look good after hearing that.
"Hypnosis? Why would a psychologist hypnotize you? Did you follow his steps?"
This was the only explanation. Otherwise, the counselor would not have used hypnosis on Lucas.
Lucas did not say anything, but his eyes and face had already answered.
A thrill passed all over Samuel.
Once Lucas rejected psychological counseling, it meant that Lucas had too much pressure and he
might be frightened.
Samuel looked tough when he thought that this matter would influence Lucas a lot.
"Lucas, do you want Uncle Blair to do your psychological counseling?"
The psychological counseling in the compound was for the military, so Lucas probably wasn't used to it.
Samuel believed that it would be better to find someone he knew to do this.
Although Lucas still rejected him, he paused for a moment when he reminded Blair. Then Lucas said,
"Can Maddie keep me company?"
"Alright, I'll ask her."
Samuel did not give him an accurate answer, but he knew that Lucas had accepted his proposal.
He did not dare to delay and called Blair in hurry.
When Blair heard this, he did not dare to decline. He asked Maddie's opinion, and then he replied that
he would make an appointment with Lucas tomorrow.
When the time was fixed, Lucas said something to Samuel and left.
Nicole woke up when Lucas left the room.
"Lucas will be fine, right?"
Nicole's voice was not loud, but it was enough for Samuel to hear it.
He turned around and saw that Nicole was not asleep. He knew that Nicole had already woken
up.
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