Chapter 1523 She Is Not a Simple Girl

After searching the surveillance video, Nicole was surprised that she couldn't find her anywhere.

"What happened?"

"We've underestimated her. She's not a simple little girl."

Nicole's words aroused Samuel's interest.

"I want to know if she's more skilled than Lucas."

Nicole understood what Samuel had meant. She said, "It's none of our business. Anyway, she wouldn't
have done this if he had money. Can you recover the video?"

Samuel's pupils dilated when he heard Nicole asking him in a tentative tone.

"Honey, you have misconceptions about my ability."

"What?"

"What that girl did is a cheap shot for me."

After saying that, Samuel pushed the security guard away and sat in front of the monitor, tapping the
keyboard with a rattle. Nicole slightly smiled when she saw him concentrating on solving the problem.

'He is more like a silly kid now, but I like it.'

It only took Samuel a while to restore the video. From the fixed video, he saw Michele sneak into the
office and delete the video by using the computer of the office. She did these within two minutes.

'She's really bold!'

Looking at Michele's profile, Samuel felt somewhat familiar.



'Where have I seen such a face before?'

However, Samuel couldn't think of anything.

He quickly used the computer to break into the monitoring system of the neighborhood. After scanning
the surveillance video of the neighborhood, he found the trace of Michele.

Because of the injury on her leg, Michele walked very slowly and had to rest after walking for a while.
But this tenacious girl was still persevering.

"I know where she went. Follow me."

Samuel took Nicole by the arm. Then they got out of the hospital and hailed a taxi. As soon as they got
in, Samuel told the driver an address. After a while, they arrived at the destination.

They got off the car and walked to the corner of a street.

"What are we doing here?"

Nicole was puzzled.

Samuel said, "That girl will be here in few minutes. I've checked the video. There are different ways to
get out of this area, but all the ways meet in this intersection. That girl will definitely come here in a
while."

His words reminded Nicole of the note left by Michele.

Michele wrote in the note that she would return the money to them later, but she hadn't asked for any
information about Nicole and Samuel before. Now Nicole realized that she could return the money to
them through hacking.

This reminded Nicole of Lucas. 'If they were to compete in hacking techniques, who would win?'



Michele felt so painful that her forehead was covered by sweat, but she didn't stop.

She had been away from home for three days. She wanted to how if everything went well with her
mother.

Her father had lost all their valuables in gambling. Eventually, he sold Michele for money. He even tried
to make a fool of her by telling her that man would teach her to make money.

Before her leaving, she had secretly left some money for her mother, who was sick then. She was
worried that if her father had taken that money away.

Thinking of this, Michele decided to walk faster.

As she quickened her pace, she suddenly saw Samuel and Nicole, which was shocking for her.

'I have deleted the surveillance video. How could they find me?'

"Who are you? What are you here for?"

Michele looked at them warily.

The clothes on them were expensive. Michele knew it would cost her family living expenses for several
months to afford a piece of their clothes.

They saved her for no reason, sent her to the hospital, and even took good care of her. For other
children, they would be grateful to the couple who had saved them, but things were different in
Michele's case. Growing up in a harsh environment, she could only see the evils of the world; she didn't
believe that others would offer to help her unconditionally.

She thought Samuel and Nicole were very likely to be traffickers. The only explanation for their saving
her was selling her for money.



She said that she would return the money to them because they had saved her. But it didn't mean she
believed in them.

Michele's eyes were cold. After all, she was still young and didn't know how to hide her emotion. From
her eyes, Samuel and Nicole saw her wariness and suspicion.

All of a sudden, Nicole didn't know what to say to her.

'What should I say?'

'Tell her that we weren't bad guys?'

'But bad guys never told people they were bad.'

Nicole thought it was a good thing for Michele to show caution and vigilance. ‘She was unlike Zoe. To
hook Zoe up, one only needed to buy her a drumstick.'

Looking at Michele, Nicole began to miss Zoe.

Samuel wanted to know more about this girl. He also wanted to meet her parents because he found the
girl so familiar.

"We won't do anything with you. We just want to make sure that you leave with your parents. "

"No, I know the way home. I can go back by myself. I've told you, I'll pay you back."

Michele stared at Samuel and Nicole like a little wolf. Even though she was disadvantaged, she still
waited for an opportunity to counteract.

This kind of character meant she had the potentiality to become a top hacker.



Samuel thought of Lucas, who acted like an adult despite his young age. He started to think would
Lucas change his character if he grew up with this little girl.

Thinking of this, his mouth curved into a slight smile.

"Why should I believe you? I've spent a lot of money on you. The only way to get my money back is to
meet your parents. So, if I count in medical expenses, you owe me 25,000. If you give the money to me
now, I will no longer follow you."

Hearing Samuel's words, Nicole felt a little embarrassed.

‘He's taking advantage of this little girl!'

Michele pursed her lips and looked at Samuel with a depressed expression.

'I was right. This man was a bad guy!'

But now she really didn't have the money to pay him back.

Although she could earn some money by doing some gig jobs online, she still had no access to the
tasks posted on the hacker's intranet. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been sold by her father for only
5,000.

Being caught in such a dilemma, Michele didn't know what to say.

However, Samuel didn't have the slightest bit of self-consciousness to bully children. She said lazily,
"How is it? Are you taking the initiative to bring us back, or are you waiting for us to call the police to
come back with you?"

Hearing that Samuel wanted to call the police, Michele frowned.

You can't let the police go home, or Mommy will be worried again.



Michele said coldly, "I can bring you to see my parents, but you can't say anything to them. I'll explain
everything."

"It's a deal."

Samuel agreed to this requirement.

For a moment, he suddenly felt that Michele was somewhat like that person

'Was that possible?'

Samuel reserved his judgment. Nicole stepped forward and picked up Michele.

The child was so skinny that Nicole could even feel her bones while holding her.

Her heart suddenly softened.

"How old are you?"

Nicole said with the gentlest voice in the world. This moment reminded her of that time when Zoe was
sick. Zoe was also skinny at that time.

Michele hurriedly lowered his head and whispered, "Seven."

'She was the same age as Lucas and Zoe!'

However, judging from her height and weight, she looked only four or five years old.

Nicole touched her head and didn't say anything else.

Samuel followed behind them to a small alley.



After crossing the alley, they arrived at a house at the end of the alley.

The door of this dilapidated house was rattling.

Nicole didn't think that such a place could house people, but she soon heard the noise of breaking
something and the angry curses of a man.

"Where's the money? Where's the money? She must have left it to you before she left! Give it to me!"

Nicole got angry with the shamelessness of that man. She wanted to enter the house, but Samuel
stopped her.

Hearing that voice, Michele flinched, but she still jumped out from Nicole's embrace, limping to the door
and walking into the house.

At this moment, they heard a weak female voice.

A woman coughed, "Dylan, do you have any conscience? What place did you sell my daughter to?
Give her back to me! Give her back to me!"

Her voice was weak as if she was sick.

Dylan slapped on her face and grabbed her hair ferociously, forcing her to look up at him.

This man was once charismatic, but now, poverty and his addiction to gambling had changed him into a
devil, who made her scared.

"What can I do except selling her? I did it for her own good. If she's with you what can you give her? At
least other people can help her survive."

Dylan, what are you saying? How can you say you did that for her good? If it hadn't been for Michele, I
wouldn't have stayed with you all these years."



It seemed that her words had hit the thing he was sensitive about. He suddenly said in a sharp voice
and beat her up.

"Who put me in such a situation? Molly, I used to be a young master of an aristocratic family. But you
made my life such a mess. You made the Bell family decline. Bitch, you owe the Bell family and me.
Give me the money, or I'll sell you to a nightclub!"

"How you dare!"

"Don't push me too hard! You're just a loose woman. That place is made for you!"

Being enraged, he punched and kicked Molly Hawk regardless of the consequences.

When Michele heard that man beating her mother, she became so anxious that she fell to the ground.
Although she was injured, she still got up quickly and ran into the house.

"Let go of my mom! Dylan! I'm going to kill you!"

Michele's eyes were reddened with fury. She grabbed the kitchen knife and rushed towards Dylan.


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