Lucas glanced at Samuel's direction after saying that, and Nicole felt her heart skip a beat.

"Boys shouldn't stare at boys even if the other person is handsome. Let's go."

Nicole lowered her body and picked Lucas up.

Lucas's eyes showed a hint of sadness when he found Nicole wasn't willing to elaborate more on the matter.

He put his tiny arms around Nicole's neck and said playfully, "Well, I was just looking for a man for you, Mommy."

"Cheeky child. Don't stick your nose into the adult's matter. I'll ask Olivia to get you a place at the kindergarten. You'll start your schooling there. I feel more at ease knowing that Olivia is watching over you."

Nicole walked out with Lucas in her arms. Her hands were trembling ever so slightly.

Why did Lucas think Samuel was good-looking just now? They looked rather alike as father and son, but the fact that Samuel caught Lucas's eyes so quickly worried Nicole a bit.

He was her son, whom she risked everything to give birth to. It had nothing to do with Samuel! She wouldn't let Samuel snatch her child away from her.

There was a hint of determination in Nicole's eyes, though she hadn't noticed that Lucas was staring at her concernedly.

He was young, but he knew that his mom often woke up from nightmares. He had no idea what Samuel had done to his mom back then, and she wouldn't tell him anything. He acted like he didn't know anything since she didn't want him to know about it anyway. But he already had plans in his mind on how to avenge his mom.

As they left the airport, the mother and son each had different thoughts. Nicole hailed a cab and brought Lucas to where Olivia lived.

It had been five years, and Olivia still lived in the same place. Her key was also hidden in the same spot.

Nicole took out the key familiarly and opened the door. She walked into the place with Lucas. It was a three-bedroom apartment. It wasn't large, but the decorations made it cozy.

Lucas briefly surveyed the apartment. Pretty as she was right now, the person was overflowing with youth and happiness. That face would never be seen again.

Nicole reached out her hand and gently touched her photo. She felt miserable.

Lucas noticed what Nicole was doing and asked puzzledly, "Mommy, who was the person in the photo? Was it Olivia?"

"No, this was a photo of mommy from before." Nicole sounded like she was going to choke up, but she tried to hold it in as much as she could.

The air around her was filled with sorrow. Even though she tried to hide it from Lucas, he was a sensitive child, and he could sense that Nicole was very emotional.

Suddenly, he grabbed Nicole's hand and said, "Mommy, I'm getting hungry." He quietly asked,

"Mommy, which one is your room?"

"The second one from the right. I used to stay in that room." Nicole smiled.

She and Olivia studied at the same university and were best friends. Back then, Olivia would often take her in when her stepmother bullied her. This place was like her secret safe house.

Lucas dragged his suitcase with him and opened it in Nicole's room. The room was filled with photos of Nicole when she was younger, but Lucas couldn't recognize her. From the moment he was born, this was how Nicole looked, though Nicole's eyes started to turn red as she stared at the photos. The person in the photo wasn't as flawless.

"You go to the kitchen and see if there's something to eat. Quick, I'm so hungry I will starve to death." Lucas pushed Nicole out of the room as he was talking.

Nicole's sadness was immediately washed away.

Nicole remembered that Lucas didn't eat much on the plane. She took off her iacket and rolled up her sleeves. "Yes, yes, I'll go make you something to eat. You entertain yourself now, and don't mess up Olivia's place, okay?"

"Yes, yes, I know." Lucas pouted and closed the door on Nicole.

He stared at Nicole's photo on the wall. He took out his phone and swiftly took some pictures of them. He then turned on the computer in the room. He transferred the photos to the computer, and soon he found information on Nicole.

This includes the news about Nicole and Samuel's wedding and the incident five years ago: Nicole met up with a lover and was engulfed by a fire.

Lucas's eyes dimmed.

Mommy had a lover?

How could it be?

Ever since he was born, he knew that there was only one man in her mommy's heart: Samuel. She wouldn't say anything, but Lucas could feel the hatred in her heart. It had to be that Samuel did something terrible to his mom.

Lucas swiftly searched for information about Samuel. He had already looked Samuel up after he heard Nicole mumbling the name in her sleep. He knew everything about his background, power, and marital status.

Suddenly, Lucas found a picture of Samuel holding a boy. The boy in the picture was around Samuel's age and looked very similar to Samuel.

Samuel was staring lovingly at the boy in the picture.

Who was this boy?

Lucas squinted his eyes abruptly. He quickly looked up the boy and found out that he was Joseph Green, the oldest grandson of the Green family. Joseph was four months older than him!

Lucas arranged the timeline in his head. His eyes dimmed. Joseph was older than him, and Samuel was his father. A child that was 4 months older than him, and it wasn't his mom that gave birth to Joseph.

It could only mean one thing! It meant that Samuel cheated on his mom! It meant that Samuel bullied his mom!

Lucas's beautiful eyes were filled with rage. He wished he could burn Samuel to death through the screen. The little prank he pulled at the airport seemed too mild.

Lucas took a spy camera from his pocket and connected it to the computer. He quickly changed the IP address, and then he posted the video of him peeing on Samuel's face on the internet.

Lucas smiled after finishing his deed.

How dare he accuse his mom of having a lover?

Now he could see how it felt to be in the headlines!

After he was done, Lucas researched Joseph further. He found out that Joseph was also enrolled in Olivia's kindergarten.

Coming to the kindergarten in Seapolis City wasn't so bad after all. Lucas smirked craftily and cleared his trace before turning off the computer. He then stood up and helped Nicole to unpack her luggage.

Due to his small stature, it was a bit difficult for him to hang the clothes in the cabinet. Lucas looked at his short legs, vexed, and swore he would eat more to grow up big and strong and protect his mom.

He moved a chair in front of the cabinet, stepped on it, and successfully hung his and Nicole's clothes.

He then heard sounds from the outside. It seemed like Olivia was back.

"Nicole, you're here? Let me look at you. Have you lost weight for the past five years?"

Olivia walked up and hugged Nicole tightly, her eyes reddened. "Silly, I'm here and all nice and dandy. Don't cry."

Nicole was also feeling a surge of emotions inside.

"All nice and dandy? You call this all nice and dandy? But okay, don't leave after this any longer. I'm here, and I'll take good care of you."

"Yes, please take care of me. I won't be leaving anytime soon; I have to stay here for at least half a year for a collaboration project that will be carried out here. Stop crying; let's go meet my son."

Nicole held Olivia's hand, and they walked to Nicole's room.

"Lucas, say hi to Olivia."

Lucas was hanging the clothes tippy-toed when Nicole opened the door. He turned around abruptly when he heard Nicole's voice. His center of gravity shifted, and he fell off the chair.

"Watch out!" Nicole took a big stride and wanted to catch him, but Olivia was faster, and Lucas was already in her arms. Due to the inertia, they both fell onto the ground.

Olivia was a teacher, so she unconsciously rushed up to protect Lucas. Olivia didn't want to let go of this small and soft body, not to mention Lucas's porcelain doll-like face. Olivia started to shriek in excitement.

"Oh my god, Nicole, your son Is so handsome!"

She then kissed Lucas on the cheek.

Lucas felt annoyed. "How could you take advantage of me, you old bag! Get off me!"

Lucas's words hurt Olivia. He referred to her as an "old bag"!

"Cheeky brat, I'm not old, and I'm only 28 years old!"

"And I'm 4 years old. You're as old as it can be, old hag! Get off me; you're going to crush me!"

Lucas wasn't usually so impolite. He normally didn't care when people fawned over his face, but to think that Olivia Unforgivable kissed him!

Olivia was offended and furious. "Nicole, are you sure that this is your son?"

Nicole started laughing, seeing them like that. "Come on, Olivia, stand up. Lucas doesn't like being kissed."

Nicole pulled Olivia up, but Olivia didn't want to let Lucas get his way.

"He doesn't like being kissed? Then I'll kiss you more; I will kiss you more!"

The childish Olivia held Lucas's face and kissed him repeatedly on the cheek.

Lucas's face turned darker, and he pulled an item out of Nicole's luggage. He aimed it at Olivia.

"Ouch!" Olivia jumped from the electric shock.

She then saw that Lucas was holding a stun gun.

"You bastard, are you trying to kill me?"

"My mom gave me this to protect myself from perverts. I just never thought that I'd use it on an old hag pervert today!"

Lucas climbed up breathily and went to the bathroom. He wanted to wash away the old hag's saliva!

Disgusting!

Nicole laughed so hard while Olivia wept in the corner.

"Why is your son such a demon? He looked like a cute porcelain doll, but his tongue was sharp."

"Lucas was just trying to protect himself. Just don't touch him."

Nicole knew that her son had hurt Olivia, so she tried to apologize on his behalf. Olivia's heart was bruised, crushed, and battered.

A 4-year-old child gave her the cold shoulder!

How was she going to continue living?

"Damn brat, I'll take my revenge on him." Olivia rubbed her waist, shocked, and walked out of the room with Nicole.

Nicole went to turn off the gas in the kitchen.

Olivia got bored and went on her phone.

Suddenly, a news article caught her eye. She bellowed with laughter.

"Nicole, Come, take a look. It's so funny! It is really what he deserved!" Olivia said and then burst into laughter.

As he was leaving the toilet, Lucas frowned when he heard her laughing. He said, "Please be quiet!

You are a lady. Can you be well-behaved? You are already twenty-eight; nobody wants to marry you."

What Lucas said irritated Olivia. She said, "Boy, what are you talking about? Stop! Or I will teach you how to be disciplined."

Olivia was aggressive and ready to beat him.

Lucas looked at her with disgust and then walked to Nicole. Unexpectedly, he turned to smile and said, "Mommy, let me do it. You can have a break in the living room."

Lucas served the meals prepared by Nicole on the table and got the dinnerware ready. Seeing what Lucas was doing, Olivia was not so aggressive anymore. She said, "Considering you are serving me the meal, I forgive you."

"Hey, you are just happy eating here without lending a hand. Are you a teacher?" Lucas irritated Olivia one more time.

Olivia yelled, "Do you remember this is my home?"

But Lucas said, "I will pay you for the rental so you can pay us for your food?" Then he looked at her with contempt.

Now Olivia was getting mad and could not say anything to refute Lucas.

Nicole saw what happened and coughed to say, "Lucas, don't talk like this with Ms. Olivia. You should understand that you will become one of her students. Please show your respect to her."

Lucas stopped talking and got quiet. He hated to be a student of Olivia but remained silent once thinking about Joseph and Samuel.

Olivia was excited at hearing that Lucas would go to her kindergarten. "Nicole, are you sure Lucas will come to my kindergarten?"

"Sure. I have to work away, so Lucas has to go to a kindergarten. I heard the one you work in is quite good. Could you help me?"

"Yes, my pleasure." Olivia answered and laughed.

Lucas was unhappy with it and still kept silent just with sheer.

All the dishes were on the table now; Nicole asked Olivia, "What did you laugh at just now?"

Olivia remembered the news she read. She showed her phone to Nicole with great laughter.

"Nicole, see, a boy peed on Samuel. A kid humiliated Samuel! I am so happy to see it!"

However, her words made Nicole turn to look at Lucas.

In the video, a boy whose face could not be seen peed at Samuel. Samuel's face was clear, especially when he was annoyed.

Obviously, Nicole recognized the boy and believed he would be angry at his son's behavior.

Olivia asked, "Nicole, do you know who posted the video on the Internet?"

Nicole shook her head to say, "No matter who did it. I am happy with it."

Olivia said, "Samuel was lucky enough to meet Lucas. If he met me, I would not let him go so easily. Oh, do you know Joseph, the son of Riley, and he is also in my kindergarten? Are you sure to let Lucas go to the same one?"

Nicole was surprised by the message.

Their son...

Nicole breathed profoundly and answered, "Lucas is not a wimp boy. Take it easy!"

"Yes. I know."

Lucas lowered his head soon.

Right now, Olivia screamed, "Hey, are you that boy? You are in the same dress with him. Oh, I don't expect you to have a big pipi."

These words embarrassed Lucas.

He said, "Bitch!" Then he ran back to his bedroom.

Now, Lucas thought this was indeed the wrong way.

How could he show his pipi to the public?

Nicole was speechless when Lucas left abruptly, and Olivia greatly laughed here. Although she did not know why Lucas did it to Samuel, she was willing to see it. It could be acceptable to be peed by his son.

Nevertheless, she also knew Samuel well.

When Nicole and Olivia were chatting at home, Samuel was crazy in his office.

Who posted the video on the internet? What is the public relationship doing? Have they done anything to stop it?"

Samuel threw his mobile phone to Jacob, who was greatly nervous.

As soon as Jacob watched the video on the internet, it spread before they could stop it. "Mr. Green, we are trying our best. But the poster also programmed some Trojan, so our computers are infected. The IT department is fixing it. I also think we might have offended somebody who created such trouble."

What Jacob said reminded Samuel. Did somebody do this on purpose?

Samuel remembered there was only that boy and him in the airport toilet. He could not believe a four- or five-year-old boy could do that to him.

But who else knew about it except the boy? Or was there someone else in the toilet cubicle he didn't know about?

Samuel had a frown.

Jacob felt pressure in the office with Samuel; he felt better after unbuttoning some of his shirts.

Samuel started to ask, "Pick up Catherine?"

He went to the airport only to pick up Catherine, however he didn't make it. He had not seen her before, so he asked Jacob to hold a welcome board. Unluckily, nobody came to meet Jacob there even though they did it.

As Samuel changed to the new topic, Jacob answered him soon: "I heard Catherine has arrived; we might be a little bit late, or she did not take the flight, as we know. Mr. Green, the designer, is too arrogant to cooperate. She is just a designer who should be grateful for you picking her up at the airport. But she did not meet you there."

Samuel interrupted his talk and growled, "Go and stop the spread of the video! If I still watched it in five minutes, you would be dead! Get out!"

Jacob stopped talking and ran out of the office.

Five minutes?

The hacker installed some trojans, which took five minutes to remove. Samuel would be mad about the result.

Samuel turned on his computer after Jacob left.

He discovered that his company's security system had broken down.

Who did it?

Who would like to take such a shot at him?

Samuel frowned and started to type. He soon finished some codes to break the first firewall.

Lucas did not like staying with Olivia and locked himself in his room. He turned on the computer to see the security system of Eternal Group break down and smiled. The trojans he programmed this time should cause trouble to Samuel.

Suddenly, some flash appeared on the screen; his first firewall was broken. The situation surprised Lucas. He did not expect some IT talent in the Eternal Group.

Lucas reacted to typing on the keyboard to make another virus. Samuel tracked the troublemaker and tried to locate him.

He thought, "No matter who you are, I will catch you today!"

He had not been so offended for a long time and had not even dealt with this kind of thing himself for some time.

Samuel admitted this was a skilled hacker but still not as experienced as him.

Lucas saw his screen stop to know he was locked.

Oh, no! He knew he had met some experts today!

Lucas tried to shut down, only to find out he could not control anything.

What to do? He could not allow this one to find him.

Just now, Lucas got an idea and quickly connected a device to his computer. Finally, the trojans were removed, and no one knew his IP address.

Samuel looked at the address with a frown. He said, "Jacob, come in!"

Jacob ran into the office as soon as possible, "Mr.

Green."

Samuel talked about his finding to Jacob, "Go to check the IP."

Jacob was shocked as soon as he saw the address.

Samuel asked, "What's the matter?"

"Mr. Green, this is the IP address of the Green Family's old house, " Jacob said with concern.

"What's this?" Samuel was unhappy; Jacob felt uneasy now.

Jacob said, "Mr. Green, this is the IP of the old house. I went to install it myself."

Samuel thought twice. He knew he had a competent opponent. The opponent connected some devices to change the IP address. He should know very well about the Green Family and Samuel. Who was he?

Samuel believed it was too horrible if the one kept defeating him.

He said, "Go find him at all costs. Let me know who posted the video and everything about him!"

"Yes, Mr. Green." Jacob understood the significance of the job and ran to solve it.

Lucas was exhausted and sat down on the chair.

He found out his daddy was not an idiot. Just now, he was almost found by his daddy. He had to be more careful in the future.

At that moment, Nicole knocked at the door to say, "Lucas, come and have the meal."

Lucas was scared. He closed the webpage and uneasy now.

Jacob said, "Mr. Green, this is the IP of the old house. I went to install it myself."

Samuel thought twice. He knew he had a competent opponent. The opponent connected some devices to change the IP address. He should know very well about the Green Family and Samuel. Who was he?

Samuel believed it was too horrible if the one kept defeating him.

He said, "Go find him at all costs. Let me know who posted the video and everything about him!"

"Yes, Mr. Green." Jacob understood the significance of the job and ran to solve it.

Lucas was exhausted and sat down on the chair.

He found out his daddy was not an idiot. Just now, he was almost found by his daddy. He had to be more careful in the future.

At that moment, Nicole knocked at the door to say, "Lucas, come and have the meal."

Lucas was scared. He closed the webpage and started to play a game, speaking slowly, "Ok, I am coming."

When he opened the door, Nicole looked at the game on the screen and shook her head speechlessly. She said, "I have talked with you often; don't play games too much! Please! And later, you have to say sorry to Olivia. Ok?"

Lucas hated to do it, "Excuse me? Mommy are you asking me to say sorry to that old cat?"

"What do you mean?" Nicole asked.

"She's the one who bullied me first." Lucas said somewhat innocently; his pair of good-looking slanted eyes looked straight at Nicole, looking so pitiful.

Although Nicole knew that Lucas was pretending, she still couldn't be immune to that look on his face. She shook her head and said, "What Auntie Olivia did was a manifestation of liking you, but what you did was not what a gentleman must do."

"Okay, I'll apologize to her." Lucas put away his innocent expression and walked out with a sigh.

Olivia still liked Lucas very much; after all, this boy looked pleasing to the eye, making her unable to get angry. Soon after, she started to touch Lucas again.

Lucas had been holding back for Nicole's sake but distancing himself from Olivia as much as possible.

The three spent the whole night together in such a harmonious atmosphere.

Early in the morning, when Nicole got up, Lucas had already gone out to buy breakfast and set it on the dining table.

"Good morning, Mommy." He flashed a big smile at Nicole. Even though his face resembled Samuel's, Samuel had never smiled at her. At the same time, Lucas was Nicole's angel, an angel that belonged only to her.

"Good morning!" Nicole rubbed his head happily.

Olivia heard the sound and came out of the room. When she saw the breakfast on the table, she said happily, "Nicole, you're practically my angel! You bought me breakfast! That's great; I can finally have breakfast today before class."

"Lucas bought it; I just got up, too."

Nicole was used to this kind of behavior from Olivia, but Lucas frowned. "Mommy, do I have to go to Auntie Olivia's kindergarten?"

His tone was tinged with a hint of contempt.

Olivia's ears immediately pricked up. "You little punk, what's with your tone? Let me tell you, I'm the ace teacher of our kindergarten!"

"Ewww!" Lucas ignored her and sat at the dining table, picking up his chopsticks and eating breakfast.

Olivia was dumbfounded.

While Nicole fled the scene in a hurry. "I'm going to report to the Eternal Group today, so I'll wash up first."

"Nicole, you're not being righteous to your friend!"

Olivia stomped her feet, but Nicole had already gone into the washroom.

Despite the horseplay in the morning, Lucas still followed Olivia to the kindergarten while Nicole headed towards the Eternal Group.

She married eight years ago and was forced to leave here five years ago. As the eldest daughter-in-law of the Green family and Samuel's wife, she had never set foot in the Eternal Group. Now, she had come back with the face of a stranger. She wondered if Samuel could sleep last night when he saw Nicole's name.

Nicole hooked the corners of her mouth slightly while a hint of hate slipped through her eyes.

She adjusted her emotions and walked into the Eternal Group.

"Excuse me, Miss, may I ask who you're looking for?" The receptionist spotted Nicole soon and stopped her.

Nicole glanced around the luxurious and magnificent lobby of the Eternal Group. It was no wonder it would become the leading enterprise in Seapolis City. But now that she was back, it was hard to say if the Green family could continue holding the number one position in Seapolis City.

"I'm looking for Mr. Green. I'm Catherine, the designer sent by the H' J Group, and I'm here to report for duty today." Nicole said with a faint smile.

Upon hearing this, the receptionist didn't dare be slack and smiled, "Miss Catherine, please wait a moment. I'll inform Mr. Green for you."

"Alright." Nicole didn't make things difficult for her as she stood at the reception counter and waited.

At that moment, a familiar voice came from behind.

"Emily, is Samuel here? He left in a hurry this morning and hasn't had breakfast yet. I'm coming to bring him some food. You don't have to inform him; I'll go straight upstairs."

Riley walked over quickly with a thermos bottle.

Although they hadn't seen each other for five years, she still looked as charming as ever, and her body shape was even more perfect.

Nicole glanced at her, unable to hide a hint of anger in her eyes. Riley turned over her head sensitively and met Nicole's gaze directly.

Although Nicole retracted the anger in her eyes in time, Riley still wrinkled her brows.

"Who're you? What're you doing here? Look at your vixen face; you're not here to see Samuel, are you?"

Riley slipped these unpleasant words out of her mouth.

She was even a little jealous of Nicole's beauty.

Nicole gave her a sense of danger everywhere.

Besides, Nicole was too beautiful, even more beautiful than her. Her body, her look, even she as a woman almost lost her mind, let alone a man.

Thinking about it, Riley was immediately on guard

"Emily, ask the security guards to kick this woman out of the Eternal Group!"

Riley's words put Emily in a difficult position, and before she could figure out how to explain Nicole's identity is to Riley, and Nicole smiles.

Her smile was mesmerizing.

"So, who're you? What's your position in the Eternal Group? Are you sure you want to kick me out?" Nicole said calmly, and even her eyes tinged with a hint of contempt and sarcasm.

Her disdainful expression irritated Riley, who suddenly felt that Nicole was provoking her!

"Who am I? I'm the future president's wife of the Eternal Group! I'm warning you: stay away from Samuel. Emily, hurry up and call security to kick this woman out!" Riley's voice was shrill.

"The future president's wife? That means you're not his wife yet. I must remind you that I'm a very important person to Samuel. If you kick me out now, I'm afraid you'll have to invite me back later." Nicole still said calmly but didn't bother to look at Riley again.

When had Riley ever been treated like this?

With that, she flew into a rage. "I invite you back? In your dreams. Get out of here right away!"

Seeing Emily not move, she stepped forward with the intention of pushing Nicole, but she didn't expect Nicole to turn her body sideways directly.

Riley was caught off guard, lost her balance, and fell violently to the ground.

"Future president's wife, be careful." Nicole subconsciously reached out to help her up, but to Riley, it was just Nicole's sarcasm.

"Get the hell out of my way!" She slapped

Nicole violently across the face.

A crisp slap sounded throughout the lobby.

Nicole's face immediately became red and swollen, while Riley didn't take herself down a notch. She pulled Nicole's long hair and said viciously, "You dare to come to the Eternal Group and seduce Samuel with your beauty.

This is a warning to you! If there's a next time, I'll ruin your face!"

Nicole narrowed her eyes as she listened to Riley's vicious words. At first, she wanted to resist, but out of the corner of her eyes, she saw a figure walking out of the elevator.

She wondered if Samuel had ever seen Riley in her arrogant, domineering form. Nicole looked at Samuel, who had just stepped out of the elevator, letting Riley yank her by the hair and let out nonsense.

Then she said with some anger, "Your group goes too far in bullying others!"

"Go too far in bullying others? That I didn't skin your vixen face is a kind of tolerance for you. You'd better get out of the Eternal Group now, or else.."

"Mr. Green, is this the attitude and way of the Eternal Group in welcoming the designer sent by your partner company? If you don't have the sincerity to cooperate, you can talk to our president. You don't need to insult our H J Group like this!" Nicole interrupted Riley's words in time and darted her gaze straight to Samuel.

Samuel didn't expect to see such an ugly scene of Riley.

"Riley, let go!" Samuel's voice was biting cold.

Nicole didn't expect Samuel to come downstairs suddenly. She entered a daze, but Nicole didn't seize this opportunity.

"How? Does your future president's wife still want to punch or kick me?"

"Riley!" There was a hint of anger in Samuel's voice. The words jarred Riley out of her daze, and she hurriedly let go of Nicole

and turned to look at Samuel with a slightly flustered expression.

"Samuel, it's not what you think. This woman provoked me first; she's a temptress, and I'm just..."

"Shut up! Get out of the way!"

Samuel couldn't believe that the annoying woman before him could be Riley. He passed directly by Riley, and when her arm came up to grab Samuel's, Samuel quickly ducked out of the way.

"Miss Nicole, I'm sorry." Samuel extended his hand towards Nicole.

Nicole kept her head down as her hair was yanked in Riley's hand. Her eyelids twitched slightly when she saw Samuels's long, slender fingers.

"Mr. Green, I think there might be a problem with our cooperation. I need to report to our president about the treatment we received from your company before we go into cooperation." Nicole jerked her head up, and her sharp, knife-like eyes looked straight at Samuel.

Samuel was knocked down with a feather.

Was it her?

Was Catherine the woman whose name was similar to Nicole's and whose body shape and

pace were extremely similar to hers?

But Samuel was dumbfounded for just a moment and quickly reacted. "Miss Nicole, you've misunderstood. Riley isn't a group member; she's my family member. Just now, she acted rudely towards you; I apologize on her behalf."

Samuel's words "family member" were like a sharp dagger that peeled the scab of Nicole's scars away again, leaving them dripping with blood and being painful.

"Family member?" Nicole laughed, but the look under her eyes was icy. "Mr. Green, even your family doesn't welcome me; how else can you make me believe that the Eternal Group sincerely cooperates with H J Group? We don't necessarily have to work with your group on this project, do we? Mr. Green, I think we both need to think it over."

Nicole turned around and left after she finished speaking.

Her hair was messy, and her face was red and swollen, but her elegance and imposing manner couldn't be obscured.

Samuel grabbed Nicole's arm, and the warmth of his hand immediately made Nicole flinch.

Then she looked up sarcastically.

"What's wrong? It's not enough that Mr.

Green's future wife beat me up. Is Mr. Green planning to use strong-arm tactics to keep me here?"

In an instant, Samuel creased his forehead. He had been in business circles for so many years, but this was the first time he was choked, speechless, and the person choking hir was a woman!