Chapter 542 She's Still Breathing

"Excuse me, ma'am, but can I see your phone?"

Nicole involuntarily stepped forward. Her words immediately made the hotel owner alert.

"Why would you want to see my phone? It's mine! Do you know how much it is? Would you pay for it, if
it's broken?"

"OK, I'll pay for it!"

"Even if you would pay for it, I won't give it to you. Do you want to stay? If you want to stay, now check
in. If you ask for directions, leave now."

The owner's attitude towards Nicole was obviously not as good as her attitude towards Tim. Moreover,
Nicole was so beautiful. The lady disliked her even more.

Nicole didn't mind, instead, she smiled and said, "Beauty, I'm going to stay at your hotel. You don't have
a reason to drive the guests out, do you?"

"Pay the money and register here. Let me start by saying whether you stay here, you have to pay the
money first."

The lady was somewhat happy when Nicole called her a beauty.

Nicole continued smiling and said, "Alright. I'll pay for ten days first, okay?"

"Ten days? What are you doing here?"

The lady suddenly asked.

This was a small village. There were no tourist attractions and historical sites nearby. According to her
dresses, Nicole didn't seem to be a native. Why would she stay here for ten days?



The lady couldn't help but think of Tim who came here not long ago.

'That man was also dressed very well and was generous. Unfortunately...'

Thinking of this, the lady suddenly said, "I just remembered that there are no rooms left. You can visit
other hotels. There is an Emperor Hotel about five kilometers south from here. It's not bad. You can go
there."

Seeing the lady pushing her out, Nicole thought it was strange.

"Lady, I don't think you have many guests here. Why don't you have an empty room? It's not like I don't
give you money. What are you doing?"

"I don't have to explain the reason to you. I just don't want you to stay here. Leave my hotel now!"

The hotel owner suddenly turned against Nicole.

Nicole narrowed her eyes slightly. The moment the lady reached out her hand, Nicole quickly grabbed
her wrist and exerted a little strength.

"No! It hurts! Let go of me! Don't provoke me. If you don't let go of me, I'll make it hard for you!"

The lady was fierce. However, Nicole didn't care.

Nicole stretched out her other hand and snatched the phone from the lady, holding it in her hand to
observe.

The lady hurriedly shouted.

"Give me back my phone! Or, I'll call the police!"

"Your phone? Are you sure, it's your phone? You don't know the power-on password of your phone?"



Nicole's mocking words made the lady's expression even colder.

"I just forget it."

"Okay! However, this doesn't seem to be your phone. If you keep saying it's yours, it's fine. Let's go to
the police station and talk about it. You don't know its power-on password, but I do!"

As she spoke, Nicole immediately unlocked phone in front of the lady.

The lady suddenly became alert.

"You, you, you..."

"Where is my friend?"

Nicole's face clouded over. She grabbed the lady's hand harder.

The lady felt as if her hand was about to break.

"Let go of me first! Let go of me and I'll tell you!"

The lady looked around.

Nicole could tell that the lady would not tell the truth easily. Perhaps the lady would run away as soon
as she let go, and this was what Nicole wanted.

Nicole pretended not to guess the lady's thoughts and whispered, "You'll tell me where my friend is if I
let you go, won't you?"

"Yes, yes, yes. As long as you let me go, I'll tell you!"

The lady hurriedly begged for mercy.



Nicole thought for a moment before letting go of the lady's hand.

At this moment, the lady suddenly sprinkled something similar to flour or lime powder to Nicole.

Even though Nicole was prepared, she had no choice but to take a step back and even close her eyes.

Taking advantage of this, the lady rushed out and quickly ran in one direction.

Nicole wiped her face. Her eyes were filled with anger.

She glanced at the phone. The last call was indeed from the landline of the hotel.

In other words, the lady must know where Tim went.

Thinking of this, Nicole quickly followed out. Unfortunately, the lady was like a loach, and she
disappeared all of a sudden.

Nicole was a little annoyed. Nicole never expected that the lady would actually escape under her nose.

Nicole searched around again, but still couldn't find her.

Just as she was feeling discouraged, Nicole suddenly realized that many people were gathering around
the riverbank.

Nicole was a little curious and walked over.

"What's wrong?"

"Someone died in the river."

A child told Nicole.

Nicole felt nervous.



Could it be Samuel or Tim?

A strong sense of unease caused Nicole to quickly pull away the crowd and walk forward. There was a
little girl about ten years old lying on the ground.

Her body had already turned a little pale because of staying in the water for a long time.

Nicole was a mother and had children of her own. When she saw this, she felt somewhat heartache.

Just as Nicole was about to leave, she suddenly realized that the clothes the little girl was wearing
looked similar to the Shooting Club's uniform in the Seapolis City.

Could it be that she was the child been trafficked?

Nicole became alert. She took a closer look, only to find that the little girl's eyes seemed to move.

'Was she still alive?'

Nicole quickly stepped forward and crouched down. She ignored the noises and quickly placed her
finger under the little girl's nose.

'Her breathing was very shallow, and I was almost unable to feel it.'

Nicole made a decision immediately. She picked up the little girl and shouted, "She's still alive! Where
is the hospital? Can you call an ambulance?"

This little girl was the key to everything.

Samuel followed her to this place. Now that the girl had appeared here, and was in such a state, what
about Samuel and Tim?

Nicole was too confused, but no one could answer her.



Perhaps this little girl was the answer to everything!

However, no one around called for an ambulance.

Nicole had no choice but to pick up the little girl and run towards the nearest hospital.

Nicole reached a hospital. The doctor saw the little girl in Nicole's arms and pinched her nose. "Why
are you carrying the dead people here? Hurry up and get out!"

"She's still alive! She's still breathing! Doctor, hurry and save her!"

Nicole was very anxious, but the doctor didn't want to save the girl.

"Who tell you she's still alive? I'm the doctor. Look at her. Her skin is pale and she's dead. Hurry up and
leave."

As he spoke, the doctor was about to drive Nicole outside.

Nicole angrily grabbed the doctor's finger and used a lot of strength.

"I told you to save her!"

Most of the time, it was impossible to reason things out to some scum.

The doctor cried out in pain. However, no matter how he tried, he could not break free. Only then did he
realize that he had provoked an unusual woman.

"Beauty, let go of me first. How can I treat the girl if you don't let go of me?"

Nicole had already been tricked once.

Even though it was a simple and remote village, the people here weren't kind.



Nicole picked up the scalpel and pressed it against the doctor's neck.

"Just treat her like this. If I see you being perfunctory in any slightest way, I will make you disappear. If
you don't believe me, try it."

Nicole's icy cold glance threw the doctor into a thrill, scaring the doctor so much that his legs trembled.

"Beauty, you're gone too far. The scalpel is very sharp. Put it down!"

"Cut the crap, hurry up and save her!"

Nicole didn't want to talk too much to him. The scalpel was sent forward slightly, and a warm liquid
instantly seeped out from the doctor's neck.

The doctor's face turned pale.

The doctor clearly realized that Nicole was not joking with her. Perhaps Nicole would really kill her.

The doctor shivered and sent the little girl to the operating room.

Originally, the doctor intended to isolate Nicole from the operating room with the reason that irrelevant
personnel was not allowed to enter. When she saw Nicole's icy eyes, her words changed.

"You need to wear the sterile clothes before you enter. Otherwise, it will be very easy for the patient to
be infected during the operation. I can't guarantee that I can save the child."

Nicole naturally knew as well. She didn't say anything else and wore the sterile clothes.

The doctor saw that Nicole was quick-witted and whispered, "Can you give me a hand? The nurses are
out of town. This is a small town and there aren't many nurses here, so..."

"Hurry up and start. I'll help you."



Nicole's voice was cold, but it still let the doctor breathe a sigh of relief.

The doctor quickly began to examine the little girl.

Nicole watched from the side and noticed that the little girl's throat was a little dark. She couldn't help
but ask, "What's wrong with this?"

"Someone gave her poison. Beauty, under such circumstances, I really can't guarantee that I can save
her."

"Do your best and the results are up to God. I won't make things difficult for you if you've done your
best. But if you complete in a perfunctory manner, don't blame me for being merciless."

"Yes, yes, yes."

The doctor broke out in cold sweat and began to treat the little girl.

Nicole had always been by her side.

Actually, Nicole was very anxious. She even wanted to find the missing lady now. However, the little girl
was in danger and she might relate to the whereabouts of Samuel and Tim. Nicole had no choice but to
calm down and wait.

The effects of the medicine on her body had already begun to fade. Nicole felt a strong sense of
tiredness. She even wanted to lie down and rest immediately, but she could not.

Nicole took a deep breath and felt that her strength is constantly flowing away. If this went on, it was
very likely that she would faint here. At that time, she didn't know what would happen.

Nicole looked at the doctor, who was trying to save the little girl.



It would be impossible to ask the doctor to stop at this time. However, Nicole was getting more and
more exhausted, and she even felt sleepy.

'What should I do?'

Right now, Nicole really hoped that someone would be by her side and took her place to wait for the
little girl to wake up.

Nicole's legs went weak. In order to prevent the doctor from noticing, Nicole had to hold the handrail
beside her. Suddenly, Nicole had a blackout and she involuntarily staggered for a moment before she
fell towards the doctor.

It would be impossible to ask the doctor to stop at this time. However, Nicole was getting more and
more exhausted, and she even felt sleepy.

"What should | do?’

Right now, Nicole really hoped that someone would be by her side and took her place to wait for the
little girl to wake up.

Nicole's legs went weak. In order to prevent the doctor from noticing, Nicole had to hold the handrail
beside her. Suddenly, Nicole had a blackout and she involuntarily staggered for a moment before she
fell towards the doctor.



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