Chapter 489 Does Something Happen to Him?

Joseph fell asleep while crying in Nicole's arms. Even when he fell asleep, he still sobbed
subconsciously, looking heart-wrenching.

Nicole put Joseph on her bed and applied the medicine to Joseph's wounds.

The more she watched, the more distressed she felt.

Lucas stood at the side and did not leave.

He watched as Nicole applied medicine to Joseph's wounds and whispered, "Mommy, can I stay here
with Joseph?"

"Alright, but he's a little tired. Don't wake him up."

Seeing that her son and Joseph have a good relationship, Nicole couldn't help but feel a little relieved.

"OK."

Lucas nodded.

Seeing Lucas like this, Nicole knew that he was still worried, and she was afraid that he would hate
Vincent. She whispered, "You are not allowed to meet your uncle today, do you understand?"

"He hit Joseph!"

Lucas’ eyes narrowed slightly.

Nicole knew that their brotherhood was deep. Now when she saw Lucas like this, she couldn't help but
sigh, saying, "That's your uncle, Joseph's biological father. If your daddy beat you up, can you take
revenge on him?"



"He won't hit me so hard."

Lucas frowned tightly.

Nicole knew that he couldn't think through this in her heart. To be honest, she was also a little angry.
However, she couldn't let her child think the same way now.

"Alright, everyone's parents are different. Since you care about Joseph, get along well with him in the
future, okay?"

"I know. I will definitely protect him."

Lucas nodded.

"Alright, you stay here with Joseph. I'll go down to see your daddy and grandma. I'll call you guys for
dinner later."

"Alright."

Lucas was exceptionally quiet.

He had already washed his face, and now he was sitting beside Joseph's bed, staring at him.

Nicole sighed, shook her head, and walked out of the bedroom.

Laurel had yet to calm down.

Samuel did not have time to apply medicine, and he just whispered to Laurel.

"Mom, we don't know what Vincent has experienced outside these five years. Perhaps he was a bit
harsh on Joseph, but after all, he is his father. Perhaps after beating Joseph up, he would also feel
sorry for himself. Don't be angry."



"How can you speak for him??"

Laurel was furious when she thought of the wound on Joseph's body.

"Is he a competent father? There is no father can beat his own son like that! I used to be confused why
I couldn't see Joseph often when he was with him. It turns out that he was brought to somewhere I
couldn't find and was abused!"

The more Laurel thought, the angrier she became.

Nicole walked over and whispered, "Mom, Joseph is already asleep. I've already applied medicine to
his body. Don't worry, Lucas is accompanying him."

"How bad are his wounds? I don't even dare to look at his body."

Laurel sighed and said, "This child is too miserable. His own mother was bad and died early. Now,
although his father has returned, he has encountered such a thing. If he has autism because of this, I'll
feel extremely guilty."

As she spoke, her eyes became tearful.

Samuel didn't feel good either.

After all, Joseph was brought up by himself, how could he not feel sad when he saw him like this? And
he couldn't accept the way Vincent educated his children.

Nicole took the medicine kit and turned Samuel's face over. She gently applied medicine to his face
and said to Laurel, "Did Vincent beat him before?"

"How is that possible? He was always gentle. I wonder what happened to him. He's been so hot-
tempered lately."



Nicole was slightly stunned.

"Lately? Did something happen to him?"

In theory, a gentle person should not suddenly become irritable.

Samuel suddenly remembered what Laurel said to him not long ago. Obviously, Laurel also
remembered.

They exchanged glances and fell silent at the same time.

Seeing that they did not speak, Nicole asked doubtfully, "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"

"No, I just suddenly remembered that something indeed happened to Vincent recently."

"What?"

Nicole was slightly startled.

Samuel whispered, "Ever since he took over the Eternal Group, he has been very busy. I heard that he
has been working on the relocation plan in Sothern suburbs recently. However, I heard that it has not
gone smoothly. Many shareholders of the company have complaints and arguments. After all, Vincent
is new in business, so it is inevitable that he will have conflicts with those shareholders."

Hearing Samuel's words, Nicole immediately understood.

"Are those shareholders comparing Vincent with you?"

If it wasn't for this, Vincent probably wouldn't be so extreme.

After all, the relationship between them was pretty good.



Samuel looked at Nicole and did not say anything. Obviously, he agreed with her speculation.

Laurel sighed and said, "Those shareholders of the company focus on their interests. The dividends we
give them every year are fair. It doesn't matter who is the president, as long as he is from our family.
However, if the president changes, their interests will be diminished, so they will naturally complain.
Didn't Samuel say that he was going to take you abroad for a trip? But it is hindered by some things.
Now that Samuel is still in the country and Vincent has not made any achievements, which harms the
interests of those shareholders. Naturally, there will be some rumors."

Nicole finally understood.

Presumably, those people in the company doubted that Vincent was lack of leadership, and some
shareholders were advocating that Samuel should return to take charge of the overall situation.

Since childhood, those two brothers had been compared with each other. Although Vincent didn't care
when he was young, it didn't mean that he didn't care now. After all, he was a father now.

"This thing has nothing to do with Samuel."

Nicole felt that Samuel had suffered a bit from an unexpected calamity.

He didn't do anything, did they?

Why was he involved?

Laurel naturally knew that this had nothing to do with Samuel.

"Vincent is not as smart as Samuel since he was young. Now, Joseph is not as smart as Lucas, so he
might be irritated. In addition to the busy work in his company, it is inevitable that he will be harsh on
the child."



"But no matter what, he can't vent his anger on the child! Mom, you haven't seen those wounds on
Joseph's body. With all due respect, if his mother were still alive, she would fight with Vincent right now!
How pitiful this child is!"

Nicole was now defending Joseph.

If Samuel beat her son like this, she would even want to divorce him directly.

Laurel naturally knew what Nicole said was true, because she thought so.

"I think it's better for Samuel to go to the company to appease those shareholders."

"No!"

Nicole immediately refused.

"Mom, Vincent becomes extreme because the company's shareholders want Samuel to return. Now if
you let Vincent back to the company, Vincent will feel that his ability is insufficient. At that time, he will
take it on his child and Samuel. Since you had handed over the Eternal Group to Vincent, then Samuel
should not interfere. After all, we have our own company to run."

After Nicole finished speaking, she directly looked at Samuel and asked, "Is that so?"

Samuel suddenly laughed.

He felt it was funny to see Nicole trying to protect him.

He did not feel the slightest bit of shame of being protected by a woman. Instead, he was extremely
happy.

"Why are you laughing? I'm serious."



Nicole was somewhat puzzled by Samuel's laughter.

When Laurel saw this, she couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief and said, "It feels good to be
protected by your wife, right?"

"Not bad."

Samuel was not embarrassed at all. Instead, he laughed even more. However, the wound at the corner
of his eye hurt.

"You well deserve it!"

Nicole glared at him and then continued to apply medicine to him.

Laurel whispered, "I'll talk to Vincent about this later. He must solve this by his own. You do not
interfere. Since you don't intend to stay in the Seapolis City now, I will leave the Eternal Group to
Vincent."

"Mom, Vincent is just unable to get over it for a while. Don't get angry. Everything will be all right"

"I hope so."

Laurel looked outside. No one knew what she was thinking.

Nicole treated Samuel's wound and put a band aid on it. Then she smiled and said, "Look at you. Why
are you so comical?"

"Are you laughing at me? You are screwed!"

Samuel suddenly hugged Nicole and leaned over to her.

Nicole was startled that she pushed Samuel away and whispered, "Stop. Mom is here."



However, Laurel did not look at them at all. She was deep in thoughts and was somewhat distracted.

"Look, Mom doesn't even look at us."

Samuel said in a low voice, and even started stroking Nicole's waist.

"Stop!"

Nicole pushed Samuel slightly, blushed.

Right at this moment, Zoe walked out of the bathroom.

"Mommy, Daddy, Grandma, why are you all here? Where's Lucas?"

Seeing them in the living room, she couldn't help but ask.

When Nicole heard her daughter's voice, she pushed Samuel away immediately.

Samuel was somewhat unhappy. After glaring at her, he turned around and looked at Zoe.

"Baby, come on, let me blow-dry your hair."

When Zoe heard that Samuel was going to blow-dry her hair, she was very happy and quickly ran over.

"Daddy, I love you."

She leaned against Samuel's embrace and smiled like a flower.

Laurel couldn't help but laugh when she saw this carefree and innocent girl.

No one knew that, in the bedroom on the second floor, two brats decided to do a world-shaking
thing.






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