Chapter 821 This Man Was So Stubborn

"You, and the children."

Nicole's voice, with tenderness, rushed into Samuel's heart like a warm current. It sounded warm and
comfortable.

"Do you think, as a man, I would need your protection?"

"But I just want to."

Nicole leaned against Samuel's chest, wishing that time would stop at this moment.

And so did Samuel.

He hugged Nicole tightly, who had risked her life for him for several times, as if they weren't going to be
separated anymore.

"Alright, my life is yours now. Take good care of it, as well as your own."

"OK."

Nicole nodded.

They hugged for a while before Samuel let go of Nicole and said in a low voice, "Forget about the
Brook family. Let's talk about Adela."

"Was her body found?"

Nicole was excited.

Samuel shook his head, his expression somewhat gloomy.

"What's going on?"



Nicole had never thought that Samuel would not be able to find Adela. Now that Laurel had been
arrested and the rest of the Millers were to be investigated, even if there were a few that might have got
away, they would too busy fleeing to carry a corpse with them.

It was impossible for Night Elf Empire to miss Adela, but Samuel's expression suggested that it had not
been the case.

Seeing Nicole's anxious face, Samuel comforted her and said, "Calm down. Listen to me."

"What the hell is going on? How can I calm down? After all, Adela is my friend. And Laurence loves
her. I promised to help him find Adela. What happened exactly?"

Samuel hurriedly said, "I kind of found her."

"What do you mean by 'kind of'? Did you find her or not? What's going on?"

"Relax. Listen to me, huh?"

Samuel poured a cup of cold water for Nicole, then sat in front of her, pondered for a moment, and
said, "When we found Adela, her body had already been half cremated."

"What?"

Nicole almost jumped out of rage.

Samuel said in a low voice, "It was Laurel's order. She planned to put everything to a dead end by
destroying the corpse, but Mrs. Miller and Professor Miller refused to hand over Adela's corpse to her.
In case Mrs. Miller and Professor Miller were forced to resist her, Laurel compromised for the time
being. But when you and Laurence went in to look for Adela's body, Laurel took the opportunity and
asked someone to steal it. In her plan, she was going to set you up and let you take the responsibility,



and then she would burn the corpse secretly so that as long as she insisted that you were Adela, no
one would dare to refute."

"This wicked old witch!"

Nicole was ready to explode.

"Adela was from the Miller family anyway. How could she be so ruthless?"

"She is less than human. Humans have hearts, but she does not."

Samuel remembered his father's death and felt so sad, but he didn't show it in front of Nicole, in case
that she would feel sad, too.

"She wouldn't come to a good end, right?"

Nicole knew that many things had been decided since Laurel had been arrested. However, just as
Laurel had said, with the Miller family's network being so wide and complicated, could Laurel be
sentenced to death?

Samuel knew what Nicole had meant and said coldly, "Don't worry, she can't escape. Laurel has even
been involved in some illegal activities outside the country and harmed the interests of the country.
Even if she has great abilities, it is impossible for her to get away with that. This time, she is doomed."

"That's good. I don't know how many people she has harmed in her life, but I'm sure they won't be able
to rest in peace if she doesn't get the punishment she deserves. Oh right, has Laurence known about
Adela?"

"I've already asked Cara to call him over."

Thinking of Laurence, Samuel couldn't help but sigh.



"I'm afraid that Laurence won't be able to recover from it in his lifetime."

"One step at a time."

Samuel comforted Nicole when he heard the voices of Laurence and Cara coming from outside.

"Slow down, Laurence. Even if Mr. Green is looking for you, you don't have to walk so fast, right? He's
not going to give you money after all."

Nicole and Samuel were surprised to hear that. Then, Nicole smiled and said, "I quite like that girl."

"We'd better not draw any conclusion first. I just hope that she wouldn't be like Maia."

Nicole paused for a while.

'Yeah, don't be like Maia. I don't know how Tim is doing. Maia had dealt him a great blow. Recently, he
had been staying at home to accompany his mom. Maybe I should make a phone call to ask about
them the other day.'

Just as Nicole was thinking, Laurence knocked on the door.

"Come in!"

Laurence opened the door of the ward directly.

"Have you heard from Adela?"

Laurence was extremely nervous and anxious.

Cara was surprised and subconsciously asked, "Who is Adela?"

Laurence instantly glared fiercely at Cara.



Even though Cara had seen how terrifying Laurence could be, she still felt so scared now that her
blood was about to freeze.

Nicole coughed to break the ice.

"Laurence, don't frighten Cara. She's a good girl."

Laurence then withdrew his gaze.

Cara felt as if she had just come back to life. Panting heavily, she quickly walked over to Nicole.

"Mrs. Green, I..."

"Later, Cara."

Nicole patted Cara's hand.

Cara knew when to speak and when not to speak, so she shut her mouth and stood behind Nicole,
trying to make herself unobtrusive.

Laurence looked at Samuel and asked anxiously, "You've found Adela, haven't you?"

"Yes."

Samuel nodded.

"Where is she?"

Laurence anxiously took a step forward and heard Samuel say, "Her corpse has been burned."

"What?"

Laurence grabbed Samuel by his collar, his eyes scarlet, making him look like a wild beast.



"Who did that?"

Laurence's blue eyes appeared bloodthirsty as he looked at Samuel and asked, as if he was going to
swallow Samuel in the next moment.

Cara was so frightened that she could barely stand.

Was he a human or what?

Where had she got the courage to shout at him just now?

Who Adela was didn't matter now. Cara only felt a chill down her neck.

Samuel did not make any move, nor did he intend to.

Nicole shouted anxiously, "Laurence, let go of Samuel first."

Hearing Nicole's voice, Laurence paused for a moment before letting go of Samuel.

"Sorry."

"It's OK. I understand your feelings. I've already asked someone to take care of Adela's remaining
corpse. It's up to you to decide what to do."

Laurence's eyes immediately turned red.

"How much has it been burned?"

"Go and see for yourself."

Samuel gave the key to Laurence.

Laurence took over the key and clutched to it.



He gritted his teeth and said painfully, "After I leave, you guys can find Ernesto for safety issue. I have
already told him."

"I see. Just go."

"I'll be back in a day."

Laurence said this to Nicole.

Nicole nodded and said, "It's inconvenient for me to go there now. Let me know when you make up
your mind. I'll go and see Adela off for the last time."

"There's no need. It's said that it's inappropriate for pregnant women to see dead people for too long, or
they might get bad luck. I'll take your kindness on Adela's behalf."

Then Laurence turned around and left. However, everyone present could tell that Laurence was crying.

It wasn't until Laurence left the ward that Cara heaved a sigh of relief.

"Holy crap! He is too terrifying! Who exactly is Adela?"

"His lover."

Cara paused for a moment, suddenly feeling so painful and sad.

Lover?

Did that man actually have a lover?

No wonder he had ignored her; no wonder he looked so cold. However, Cara couldn't help but be
curious. What did Laurence's lover look like?



She had too many questions, but she knew that, with her current identity, she could not inquire about
anything at all. However, she felt heavy and uncomfortable, and she even wanted to cry. What was
going on?

Looking at Cara, Nicole couldn't help but soften her voice and say, "Laurence has suffered a lot for his
life. His temper might be a little strange, so please try to bear with him in the future."

"How would I dare not to bear with him? It looked like he was going to bite me just now."

"Alright, he's not a monster. He doesn't bite. Go get me some water. I'm a little thirsty."

Nicole patted Cara's hand.

Cara hurriedly went to pour water for her.

Samuel looked at Nicole and said softly, "With Cara here for you, I can feel more at ease."

"If you want to deal with anything, just go ahead. I can take care of myself. Besides, Cara is here. Don't
worry."

"I'll be here with you till you leave hospital."

Samuel insisted.

Nicole knew that she was probably not going to make Samuel change his mind anyway.

He was so stubborn!

"Alright, do whatever you want."

Nicole shook her head helplessly.



They stayed in the hospital for two days according to the doctor's instructions while Cara had been
busy taking care of everything all the time. Because she was an orphan, Cara could leave this place
easily without any concern.

Laurence finally decided to cremate Adela. This was also what Mrs. Miller and Professor Miller wanted.
They had cried their eyes out over Adela's death. In the end, with Laurence's comfort, they agreed to
let Adela be cremated and buried.

Samuel bought a fine place for Adela as a burial ground.

The funeral was on an especially gloomy and oppressive, making people feel so suffocating.

Nicole was pushed by Cara in a wheelchair to attend Adela's funeral.

Because of her health condition, Adela hadn't had many friends, so there were not many people
attending the funeral. However, when Cara saw Adela's photo, she was shocked and hurriedly looked
at Nicole. If it weren't for the rules of "don't ask", she would definitely ask Nicole about the relationship
with Adela.

The funeral was simple. After Adela had been buried, Laurence sent back home Mrs. Miller and
Professor Miller who had fainted from crying. At the same time, Nicole was pushed to the car by Cara,
but just as they were about to reach the car, someone touched Cara.

"Ouch!"

Cara staggered when Nicole noticed that something had been stuffed into her hand.


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