Chapter 371 You Are a Cunning Old Fox

"Mom, are you awake? I'll go find the doctor."

Nicole was very excited.

Samuel said, "You stay here. I'll go for the doctor."

He turned to leave.

Audrey knew she didn't die when she saw Nicole. She felt they had parted for ages.

"Nicole..."

"Mom!"

Nicole held her hand with excitement and sadness in her eyes.

"Why are you so silly? How could you do such a thing? It's not a pity if Viola dies, but why did you do
that?"

"I'm sorry, Nicole. I'm sorry. Viola is my daughter and I brought her to this world. I brought her up as she
is now. She even thinks of hurting you again. I can't watch her hurt you, so I could only take her with
me and apologize to your dad. In this way you won't get in any trouble."

Audrey said with difficulty, tearing flooding out of her eyes.

She was a strong woman, but now she felt sad for Nicole.

Nicole said in a choked voice, "Do you think that no one will hurt me if you take Viola away? There are
many risks and difficulties in this world. Can you take them all away for me? Mom, do you have to be
so extreme? I'm not afraid of anything except that something bad happening to the people I care about.
I'm afraid that these people will leave me and I will be lonely. Life is short, only a few decades. We



didn't spend much time together, and you intended to leave me at such an early stage. Do you like me
or detest me?"

Tears coursed down Audrey's cheeks.

"How could I detest you?"

"Then take good care of yourself and watch how your daughter turns the table and lives her own life in
this world. I'm not afraid of anyone. I'll take my own path, and I don't need anyone to do anything for
me. Do you understand?"

Nicole held Audrey's hand tightly, afraid that she would be gone if she loosened her grip.

That kind of feeling was too bad. She didn't want to experience it again.

Audrey almost died this time, so she wouldn't have the courage to kill herself again. Looking at Nicole,
who had become strong, she seemed to see Xander decades ago.

"You are the daughter of your father, who was never defeated by anything."

"I am also your daughter."

Tears welled up in Audrey's eyes.

"What did you call me just now? Can you do that again?"

"I called you Mom, Mom!"

Nicole used to think it was difficult, but now she found it natural to call her Mom.

"Sweetie!"



Filled with joy and sorrow, Audrey got emotional. The ventilator was flickering with warning lights, at
which Nicole turned pale.

"Mom, calm down. Take a deep breath. Right, take a deep breath!"

She taught Audrey to calm down.

The doctors rushed over and they began to examine Audrey carefully.

Samuel pulled Nicole into his arms.

Nicole felt secured with Samuel around.

After a while, the doctor said to them, "She's doing well. She is back to normal now, except that her
blood sugar is a little low. She can have some liquid food, but not too much. Increase the amount
slowly."

"Thank you, doctor."

Nicole hastily expressed her thanks.

Samuel walked them out and asked the servants to prepare food.

Watching Nicole busy taking care of her, Audrey said in a low voice, "Take a rest. Sit with me for a
while. I feel good just looking at you."

"Do you think I'm an elixir that can heal you? I promise you that I'll stay with you. I won't leave, but you
have to cooperate with the doctor, right?"

Nicole coaxed Audrey as if she was a child.

Audrey nodded and smiled brightly.



Samuel didn't want to disturb them, so he left the ward quietly. At the corner of the corridor, he met
Jason, who came upon learning the news that Audrey had woken up.

"Don't go in. They are talking."

Samuel stopped Jason outside the ward.

"Is Audrey alright?" Jason whispered.

"The doctor says that everything is fine, except that the blood sugar is a little low. She's fine."

Samuel lit a cigarette and handed another one to Jason.

Jason looked at him and said, "Didn't you say you would quit smoking? Are you giving up?"

"I feel bored. I'll quit smoking in a few days."

Samuel paused for a moment.

Did he smoke a lot recently?

Why did Jason say that?

Samuel thought to himself.

Jason had no idea what was on Samuel's mind. He took a puff on his cigarette and asked, "Don't you
stop Viola from making trouble? If she doesn't leave the Seapolis City, there will be no peace in the
Don family, and Nicole will have a hard time."

"It doesn't matter to us. When Minister Shaw gets better, Nicole and I will take the children on a trip. As
for what Viola will do in the Don family, it's up to you. We don't care."



Jason blushed in embarrassment.

"Why don't you just give me two punches?"

"I don't dare."

Jason felt desperate.

He smiled bitterly and said, "I know that you must be cursing me secretly. You think I'm useless, and I
can't even handle a woman and an old lady, right?"

"You know yourself well."

Jason got more embarrassed by his candor.

"My mother is old, I'm afraid she will collapse."

"Sometimes you care too much about what the elders think, and you reckon they are fragile. Mrs. Don
looks well and I guess she will live for another ten years. But I can't bear to see Nicole suffer for
another ten years. One word, since the Don family doesn't want her, the Greens will accept her as a
family member. I hope that your mother would stop posing as Nicole's grandmother and giving lectures.
She is in no position to lecture Nicole, who doesn't bear your surname after all.

Jason blushed awkwardly, as if he got slapped in the face.

"Samuel, can't you talk properly?"

"My woman is hurt, and you want me to talk properly? Jason, what a nerve!"

After Samuel spoke, he took a deep puff on the cigarette, and then stubbed it out.



"If the Don family can't handle Viola properly, No Dons are allowed to show up in front of Nicole,
including you. I wouldn't help beating you up if I see you."

After he spoke, Samuel turned and left.

Jason watched him go away and remained silent.

Samuel didn't care what Jason was thinking.

Nicole asked him not to deal with Viola, but she didn't forbid him to get Jason involved. He had made it
clear with Jason, and if Jason didn't make any moves, he was not a good uncle at all.

When he returned to the ward, Audrey had fallen asleep because she was still weak.

Nicole was tucking Audrey in when Samuel came back, and she smelt cigarette.

"Do you smoke a lot these days?"

Samuel paused.

Did he smoke too much recently?

Samuel hastily said, "I'll take my time to quit smoking."

"Take good care of yourself."

"Okay!"

Nicole thought Samuel was a sensible man, and she didn't have to be blunt with him for he would get
her intention easily.



She sat down and looked at Audrey's pale face, whispering, "Viola hated Mom now. Do you think she
will hurt her now that Mom woke up?"

"What are you going to do?"

Samuel knew that Nicole was going to make a move.

Rather than waiting for the doom, she would strike first.

This was the Nicole that he knew.

Nicole frowned. "I don't know, I'm just guessing if she comes back or not."

"You want to set her up?"

"I can give it a try."

Nicole didn't say much, lost in deep thought.

Samuel did not ask more questions. Since Nicole had an idea, she would think of a way. He just
needed to cover up for her after she finished her job.

She was his wife, and he would get her stars from the sky if she wanted.

Nicole whispered a few words to Samuel, who smiled and said, "You are too kind."

"I'm inexperienced, not the rival of a cunning old fox like you."

Samuel was amused.

"I am a cunning old fox. What are you?"

"I'm the fox hunter."



Nicole wrapped his neck with her arms, and he could smell her fragrance.

Samuel was touched, saying affectionately, "Why are you getting more childish?"

"Don't you like it?"

"I like it!"

After he spoke, Samuel kissed her.

After a while, Nicole leaned against his arms, panting and whispering, "After we deal with Viola, let's
take a trip out of the Seapolis City."

"Alright."

Samuel had been helping Nicole go through the formalities for her passport. However, her previous
identity was somewhat overlapping with the present one, so the formalities were cumbersome.

He couldn't help laughing when he knew Nicole had the intention to take a trip.

"Actually I like Venice. It's a city above water. I guess you and the children will like it."

Samuel whispered.

"I'll listen to you. As long as I'm with you and the children, any place is fine. Even if it's the remotest
place, I will feel like I'm in the paradise."

"You sound that you've been to the paradise."

Samuel reached out and scratched her nose, thinking she was adorable.



Nicole snuggled up to him like a lazy cat, whispering, "I'll sleep for a while. Can I sleep with you like
this?"

"Of course."

Samuel reached for the thin blanket and tucked her in.


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