Chapter 488 I Miss My Mommy

Samuel did not expect Laurel to be so angry. He wanted to catch Laurel's cane, but it was too late.

The cane directly smashed into Vincent's forehead, causing a bruise. It could be seen that the hit was
heavy.

However, Laurel was not mollified at all. She was so angry that she almost stood unsteadily.

"He's only four years old! How could you beat him up? When you were four, did I hit you? He is your
own son! How ridiculous! Are you insane?"

Laurel's eyes instantly became tearful.

Joseph was her eldest grandson.

She hadn't seen him for a long time. She didn't expect that the child would suffer such a torture.

"Mom, calm down. Sit down first."

Seeing that Laurel was almost out of breath, Nicole hurriedly stepped forward to support her and found
a seat for her to sit down.

Laurel's tears finally flowed down her cheeks.

"You've grown up and experienced a lot. Now you're the president of Eternal Group, so you can do
whatever you want, right? Your brother has been the president for so many years, have you ever seen
him hit a child?"

Vincent finally spoke.

"Mom, Joseph is different from Lucas. Joseph is too stupid, so he needs to have his training wheels
on."



"Bullshit!"

Laurel rarely swore, but now she was so angry that she even directly did so.

"Is my grandson stupid? He is good. What's wrong with him? You always compare him with Lucas.
Why do you insist on Joseph being the same as Lucas? Vincent, you were not like this in the past.
What's wrong with you?"

Vincent took a deep breath and said, "They are all children of the Green family. So, it is natural that I
compare him with Lucas. Mom, I have been inferior to my brother since childhood, and now Joseph is
inferior to Lucas. He can only work harder to stand on the same level as Lucas."

"What level? Lucas and Joseph will walk different paths in the future. Why should they be compared?"

What Laurel said made Lucas feel somewhat guilty.

Was it because of him that Joseph was beaten?

Lucas looked at Joseph and whispered, "I'm sorry."

"It has nothing to do with you."

Joseph hurriedly shook his head, saying, "It's because I'm too stupid."

"You're not stupid. In fact, sometimes you're smarter than me. Do you remember when we were in the
backyard last time? I didn't even know how to flush ants from that anthill, but you knew. So, you're
smarter than me."

Lucas didn't want to hear Joseph say this.

Why would they become like this?



They got along well in the past, right?

When Vincent heard what they said, he sneered and said, "Mom, did you hear that? Lucas is so young
and knows how to design his own computer, but what about Joseph? He only knows how to flush ants
from their nest. This is the difference! I can't let my son fall behind his peers, so I have to train him."

"Is this the reason why you beat him up? He's your son, not your soldier!"

Laurel was so angry that she trembled.

"Go to the ancestral hall and kneel in front of your father!"

Laurel was furious.

Vincent did not say anything. He directly stood up and left.

"Vincent!"

Samuel was about to say something else, but Vincent had already walked out and directly went to the
study.

"Daddy!"

Joseph wanted to follow, but he was stopped by Vincent with a glare.

He was afraid of him!

Right now, Joseph was afraid of Vincent!

Nicole saw fear in Joseph's eyes.

It was an ingrained fear.



She felt distressed immediately.

"Mom, don't be angry. Calm down, I'll have the study cleaned up."

Nicole hurriedly winked at Samuel.

Samuel immediately understood.

"Mom, you go sit down first. Calm down. It was also my fault today. I'll have someone clean up this
place. Nicole will take Joseph to apply medicine. Let's talk later, okay?"

Laurel finally nodded.

"Joseph, go to your aunt's room and get some medicine. Otherwise, Grandma will feel sad when she
sees it."

"Thank you, Grandma."

Joseph sobbed.

Nicole hurriedly asked Lucas to bring Joseph to her room.

After the children left, Nicole said to Samuel, "There is a medical kit in the living room downstairs.
Apply some medicine yourself and sit with Mom for a while."

"I see."

Samuel knew that Nicole cared about him, but she was too busy now. There were too many injuries on
Joseph's body. They indeed needed to be treated properly.

"You should take off his pants and see if there are wounds on his legs."



What Samuel said instantly made Nicole's eyes become tearful.

"I see."

Laurel wanted to say something else, but she bit it back.

Nicole quickly left the study and went to the bedroom.

Lucas was so anxious that she almost shed tears. After she entered the bedroom, she immediately
went to take off Joseph's coat.

"Take off your clothes. Let me see."

"I'm fine."

Joseph started to dodge and refused to let Lucas take off his clothes.

This was the first time Lucas was so angry that she cried.

"Is your father insane? Why did he hit you? Everyone's IQ is different. Why should we be compared
with each other? If he were not my uncle, I would have killed me!"

Lucas cried as he spoke. Suddenly, he sat down on the chair and started wailing.

Normally, Lucas was sedate. Very few people saw him crying. Now Joseph was completely startled
when he saw him crying.

"Don't cry! Lucas, don't cry! If Mommy sees it later, she might think I've bullied you."

Joseph hurriedly walked forward and wiped away Lucas’ tears.

"You're bullying me! You're bullying me!"



Lucas pushed his hand away and cried even harder.

He felt resentful!

He felt angry!

His brother was beaten up, but he couldn't do anything.

When Nicole entered the door, she saw Lucas crying in his chair, while Joseph looked helpless.

"What's wrong? Why is Lucas crying?"

Hearing Nicole's voice, Lucas finally stopped crying. However, he turned around and still shed tears. It
was heart-wrenching.

Joseph looked at Nicole helplessly and said, "Mommy, I made him cry."

"What?"

Nicole felt that this was too unbelievable.

Who could make Lucas cry?

Wasn't this brat the one who always made others cry?

"Lucas, stop crying. After all, Joseph's body is covered in injuries, but he hasn't even cried yet."

With this, Lucas cried even harder.

Joseph hurriedly said, "Alright, I'll take it off. Stop crying, okay?"

Joseph felt wronged.



With Vincent, he felt as if he had gone from heaven to hell. But that person was his biological father.

He had a grudge against him.

He hated himself for not being as smart as Lucas.

Hearing Vincent say how outstanding Lucas was, and how stupid he was, Joseph once hated Lucas.

Why would they be brothers?

But now seeing Lucas crying, or because of the injuries on his body, Joseph suddenly didn't know if he
should hate him or not.

He liked Lucas.

He had already been fond of Lucas before he knew that he was her brother.

He couldn't help but recall what Riley had done to Lucas after kidnapping him. He remembered that he
didn't even shed a single tear at that time.

At that time, Lucas was so manful, but now he even cried for himself.

He was concerning about him!

Joseph suddenly felt that he was so bad.

How could he hate Lucas?

He didn't know anything after all.

Once he thought it through, Joseph immediately felt sad and started shedding tears.



"It's all my fault. Stop crying. Or you can hit me to vent your anger. I will take off my clothes. Do you
remember what you used to say to me? You said that men would never shed tears. Why are you crying
now?"

"It's none of your business!"

Lucas awkwardly wiped away his tears. Seeing that Joseph was staring at him, he couldn't help but
say, "Take it off!"

"Alright, I'll take it off!"

Joseph felt that he had nothing to do with Lucas.

How could this younger brother, who was three months younger than him, always have a way to
convince him?

Joseph was a little confused, but he still untied his coat bit by bit.

When he revealed his thin body, both Nicole and Lucas were amazed.

There were countless old and new wounds on his body.

Nicole only felt a burst of tears was about to overflow.

She finally understood why Samuel wanted to fight with Vincent.

If she had been there at that time, she would have fought with him, and even wanted to kill him.

Lucas was even more startled.

He looked straight at Joseph and almost forgot to wipe his tears.



Joseph felt a little embarrassed.

"Don't look at me like that!"

Joseph's voice was not loud, but Lucas jumped up and directly ran to bring the medicine box.

"Mommy."

His intention was obvious.

Nicole tried her best to suppress the surging emotions in her heart, but her eyes were still tearful.

If the child's biological mother were still alive, wouldn't she feel extremely painful when she saw the
child being beaten like this?

Nicole hugged Joseph, and tears fell on Joseph's shoulder.

Joseph suddenly cried.

After enduring for so long, when Nicole hugged him, Joseph suddenly cried very sadly.

"I miss my Mom!"

This caused Joseph to burst into tears.

He leaned against Nicole's shoulder, crying until he was out of breath. This scene was heart-
wrenching.

Nicole wanted to comfort Joseph, but the language seemed to be useless at this moment.

The child was so young and suffered this. What else could she say now?


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