Don't Try to Escape, My Wife! Chapter 974 She Had to Toughen Up

"Start targeting all of Major's business. I want him to go bankrupt in a week."

"Got it!"

Ever since Jacob was hospitalized, Ernesto had taken Jacob's place.

Samuel had started to trust him with the business overseas.

"What about Melissa..."

"Don't touch her yet. Get someone to keep an eye on her. When Nicole wakes up, I'll ask her what she
wants to do."

As for how to deal with Melissa, the woman who had injured Nicole, Samuel left the decision to Nicole.

He'd realized that Nicole didn't want to be the woman behind him. Now that she wanted to develop her
own career, he would help her.

Nicole wanted to improve, and it was a good thing for him, wasn't it?

Ernesto took the order and left.

When Samuel returned to the ward, Nicole was still asleep.

Her dry lips made his heart ache for her.

Although she had never struggled in poverty, she had suffered a lot in her life.

Not long ago, she had just had a miscarriage.

And now, it was this. He was such an incompetent husband.



When Lucas called, Samuel frowned slightly and took the phone outside.

"Samuel, I'm back. Where's Mom? I'm coming over."

"No. Don't come here."

Samuel's words made Lucas frown.

"Why?"

"Your mother has been away for a while. When she's back, I'll tell her to go visit you."

Samuel didn't want his son to see what had happened to Nicole.

Lucas was now with the military. If he did something impulsive because of Nicole, it would seriously
affect his future.

Nicole wouldn't want her son to know any of this.

Lucas was skeptical.

"Samuel, are you keeping something from me?"

"No. Your mom is indeed on a business trip. She has just found the company, and there's a lot for her
to handle. We'll go visit you someday."

"Is everything alright between you and Mom? I heard that you're not talking to each other recently. Is
that true?"

Lucas asked.

"We're fine."



Samuel denied it.

"Go back to the military. A lot of things are happening these days. I don't want your mom to worry about
you. You hear me?"

"I see."

Lucas nodded.

"By the way, Samuel, Grandma called me today and invited me to her house."

"Your Grandma?"

Samuel narrowed his eyes.

Was that Mrs. Bush?

"Hmm. Grandpa said that he painted a painting for me. How about I go to stay with them for a few
days?"

"No! Don't go there!"

Samuel yelled in anxiety, and his voice startled Lucas.

"Samuel, what's wrong?"

"Nothing. Your grandmother is busy helping Melissa recently. Leave her alone. Besides, your mother
and your grandmother are working out some problems recently. Your mother will be worried if you go
there."

Samuel didn't tell him the whole truth, but the smart boy had sensed something from these words.



"My mom..."

"Be good. Go back to the military. Zoe has gone out for sketching, and Joseph is taking the training. It'll
be boring for you to come home. Your mom and I are busy now. Just take care of yourself so that we
won't be worried about you."

When Lucas heard this, he was certain that something had happened between his parents and
grandparents.

"Alright, I'll go back right now!"

Lucas said.

After hanging up, he called Jason and made a trip back to the military.

Although he didn't know what had happened between his parents and grandparents, Lucas had
realized that if he went to his grandparents', it would probably cause trouble for his parents.

Lucas couldn't help but worry about Nicole.

Did his Mom get hurt?

He thought for a moment and sent a text message to Nicole.

"Mom, I miss you. Come and visit me when you have time!"

After sending this message, Lucas went back to the military.

The Bushes waited for a long time but Lucas didn't show up.

"Should we call him again?"



Mrs. Bush asked her husband.

Braden Bush nodded.

However, Lucas’ phone had been turned off.

After Samuel hung up the phone, he immediately called Zoe's and Joseph's teacher, asking them not to
let his children take anyone's call or leave with anyone except him.

Although the teachers did not know what had happened, they kept Samuel's words in mind.

After hanging up, Samuel narrowed his eyes and pondered.

Braden and his wife had become shameless recently.

They actually wanted to use the innocent children to control Nicole.

Thinking of this, Samuel clenched his fists tightly.

He had an impulse to send Mr. and Mrs. Bush to the South Pole.

At this moment, Nicole woke up.

She groaned in pain and attracted Samuel's attention.

"Nicole, you're finally awake! How do you feel?"

Samuel's voice seemed to come from a remote planet, and Nicole was in a daze.

"Nicole?"

Seeing Nicole's confusion, Samuel couldn't help but worry.



"Are you in pain? I'll go get the doctor."

He got up and was about to leave, but Nicole grabbed his arm.

"Don't leave."

At this time, Nicole was weak, but the moment she saw Samuel, she got her last memories back.

Someone had said to Melissa that Samuel had come.

At that time, she thought she was hallucinating, but now, it turned out real. Samuel had come to save
her.

"I'm not leaving you. I'm just going to get a doctor. Are you in pain?"

Samuel looked at Nicole's wounds and his heart ached for her.

Nicole weakly shook her head.

"It's Melissa."

"I know. I won't let her get away with it!"

A hint of violence flashed through Samuel's eyes.

However, Nicole whispered, "No. I want to do it myself."

Samuel did not argue. He held her hand and said, "Alright. Whatever you do, I will have your back."

"Thank you. Thank you for saving me."

After saying that, Nicole fainted again.



Samuel's heart was about to shatter.

He went to get a doctor immediately.

The doctor gave Nicole a full-body examination and found that she had fainted only because of the
pain. With Samuel's permission, they gave Nicole a shot to relieve the pain.

Nicole felt terrible pain all over her body, and her memories of being blindfolded and whipped kept
replaying in her head.

Melissa!

Wasn't she supposed to be in jail?

She was surprised that Major had managed to get Melissa out.

If it wasn't for this incident, Nicole would have forgotten about Melissa.

Nicole slept all night.

Samuel stayed by her side.

At night, Nicole had a fever. Samuel wiped her body over and over again to cool her down. When the
day broke, Nicole's temperature finally dropped.

Samuel's chin had grown stubble, but he didn't care.

When Nicole opened her eyes, she saw Samuel leaning against her bed sleeping.

He had dark circles under his eyes, which suggested that he hadn't had a good sleep last night.



When Nicole tried to sit up, she felt the intense pain from her wounds. She bit her lip and did her best
not to make a sound to wake Samuel up.

Samuel's phone flickered. It was a message from Ernesto.

She picked up Samuel's phone and entered the password. The phone was unlocked.

Nicole was surprised.

They weren't talking to each other recently, but his password was still her birth date.

Nicole looked at Samuel again with a complicated expression.

She looked down at the message from Ernesto.

"Mr. Green, I've looked into it. The Bushes did call Lucas and invite him to come over to their house.
When Lucas turned off his phone, they called Zoe and Joseph. Because the teachers had received
your instructions in advance, they did not ask the children to take the call. According to the intel I've
got, the Bushes want to use the children to force Mrs. Green to let Melissa off. At present, Melissa is
under Major's protection and she has gone overseas overnight."

Nicole's heart ached at the message.

Even though she knew that her adopted parents would go very far for Melissa, she was still surprised
that they would actually be shameless enough to use her children.

In the past, they truly loved Lucas and Zoe.

What did the kids know? When their grandparents invited them over, they probably thought that their
grandparents missed them.



Luckily, Samuel had taken precautions. Otherwise, Nicole couldn't imagine what would happen to her
children.

They had gone too far!

Because the two elders had raised her, she had always had a soft spot for them, but they kept pushing
it

Melissa had whipped her. And someday, they might do the same thing to her children.

And her indulgence for her adopted parents was the cause of all of this.

Nicole's heart ached.

She knew she had to make a choice.

Whenever Melissa was in trouble, her parents would always take advantage of Nicole's gratitude to
help Melissa.

The pain in her body made Nicole tremble, but her heart turned cold.

She had to toughen up for the sake of her children.

With a gleam in her eyes, Nicole used Samuel's phone to text Ernesto back.

"I need you to ruin the reputation of Mr. and Mrs. Bush."

Although the Bush family had fallen, Braden still had some influence and connections in the art circle,
which was why he was always able to get Melissa out of prison after she hurt Nicole.

They were Melissa's powerful backing.



Now that they were willing to hurt her and her children for their biological daughter, she no longer
needed to be merciful.

Ernesto was surprised.

"Mr. Green, what would you like me to do?"

Nicole paused for a moment and texted, "Braden has once copied the work of a famous artist, Ryder
Stuart. You can start with that. By the way, this is Nicole."

Ernesto was stunned when he saw the reply.

Mrs. Green?

However, he did not ask any questions. Instead, he replied, "Alright, Mrs. Green. I'm on it right now."

After Nicole put down the phone, a hint of pain flashed through her eyes.

Why did they force her to be so ruthless?

Now that they were willing to hurt her and her children for their biological daughter, she no longer
needed to be merciful.

Ernesto was surprised.
"Mr. Green, what would you like me to do?"

Nicole paused for a moment and texted, "Braden has once copied the work of a famous artist, Ryder
Stuart. You can start with that. By the way, this is Nicole."

Ernesto was stunned when he saw the reply.

Mrs. Green?

However, he did not ask any questions. Instead, he replied, "Alright, Mrs. Green. I'm on it right now."
After Nicole put down the phone, a hint of pain flashed through her eyes.

Why did they force her to be so ruthless?



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