Chapter 833 How Could She Be So Ruthless

"It is for your own good to know what you should know and not go too far. Now, go back to your room
and focus on your designs. That's what you should do now."

It was obvious that Edwin was avoiding her question.

The doubts in Nicole's heart loomed large.

"What's wrong? Is my mother sick? I well know both the medical skills and temper of Morgan. I guess
you forced her to stay with my mother with your power, right? Then what happened to my mother? I just
want the truth."

Nicole anxiously grabbed Edwin's sleeve like a child, tears streaming down her face.

Edwin felt bad.

"I said, don't ask, no question..."

"Tell me the truth, or I kill myself. I believe your trick will be screwed up once Samuel gets some bad
news about me."

Nicole's words frightened Edwin.

"How dare you!"

"Don't push me!"

Nicole's stubbornness was exactly the same as that of Audrey.

Edwin glared at her, but Nicole didn't back off.

In the end, Edwin gave in.



"It's useless even if I tell you. You can't be there now."

"At least, I know what happened to her, what's more, I can have a video chat with her!"

Her uneasiness loomed large.

After a sigh, Edwin sat down on the chair.

He looked at Nicole who looked different from before, but still could find the part of her that he used to
know in her eyes.

"Sit down, in case you are so agitated that your baby will be affected. There, you go decoct some anti-
abortifacient herbs for her, everything you need will be found in the kitchen."

Edwin didn't call Cara by her name, but Cara didn't mind, as she could tell that what Edwin was going
to say might be a great blow to Nicole.

"Madam, I..."

Cara looked at Nicole with hesitation.

With one hand on her stomach, Nicole knew that it would be difficult for her to keep calm if Audrey and
her family got involved in Edwin's story.

Realizing this, she nodded to Cara and said, "Go, I think I may need a bowl."

"Alright. Madam, don't get too emotional. Everyone has his own destiny. The softest pillow is a clear
conscience."

Cara didn't know what is going to happen next, but she still tried to console Nicole.

Nicole felt warm at these words, and she nodded gently.



After Cara left, only Edwin and Nicole were left in the room. Nicole said in a low voice, "Grandpa,
please tell me that you are not the person who inflicted misery on my mother."

"Alas!"

Edwin sighed. Looking at Nicole in front of him, Edwin felt stung by the expectation in her eyes, so he
said sadly, "I didn't do well."

"Is it related to you?"

"I think so. When your mother fell in love with your father, I objected immediately. After all, as a soldier,
I know what a battle means for a soldier, and it will be a disaster for his woman. Back then, if it wasn't
for my job, your grandmother wouldn't have cheated on me, then no such a bastard for sure. Your
father was one of the Dons. Audrey might not know what that meant, but I did. So, I didn't agree with
their love, but Audrey was as stubborn as you are now. He even broke off our father-daughter
relationship and went abroad, just to be with your father. Later, when I learned that your father joined
the army and your mother was lovelorn, I tried to get her back. However, your mother was too proud to
admit that she had done anything wrong. After rejecting my offer of peace, she left the city alone. Later
she gave birth to you and left you behind. She was enrolled into a diplomat's school. Since then, she
has been abroad and never comes home. Moreover, she never contacts me. I wonder if she still
blames me for what happened to your father."

Nicole frowned slightly.

"Your fault? You just disagreed with their love. She shouldn't blame you for not making it to the end.
After all, all you did was for my mom's own good."

Looking at Nicole, Edwin sighed again, "When they were in love, I found your father behind your
mother's back. I asked your father to leave your mother, but he refused at first. Then I told him about
the hardship a soldier's wife would confront, and analyzed the conflicts between his aspiration as a



soldier and the happiness of your mother. That's why your father decided to break up with your
mother."

Nicole never thought that Edwin would be part of the reasons why her parents broke up. Anyway, her
father made a choice out of his love for her mother.

But Audrey might feel unacceptable.

As a woman, she loved a man with her whole heart, but this man broke up with her for his own
aspiration. Nicole also felt that she couldn't accept such a result.

"After my mom left, you didn't take the initiative to contact her? After all, she's your daughter, what's
more, it's been so many years..."

"You don't know her. She thinks I ruined her happiness. She was unhappy abroad, got pregnant after
drunkenness, and gave birth to a daughter. No one will know those pains but herself, therefore, she
hates me even more. Otherwise, why didn't she tell you I am still alive and live in the Seapolis City?
Why didn't she come back to see me once? "

Edwin smiled bitterly, which made Nicole feel a little sad.

"Grandpa, my mom will let go."

"Whatever. I have only one daughter in my life, and I seldom interfere her life, but not this time."

When Edwin said this, some tears appeared in his eyes.

"What happened to my mom?"

Coming to this question, Nicole became more uneasy.



Edwin looked at Nicole, pondered for a while, then said, "Your mother has a terminal illness."

"What?"

Nicole almost fainted. If Edwin hadn't let her sit, she would have fallen to the ground now.

"What is it?"

Nicole asked with a trembling voice, and she tightly clenched her hands together.

Edwin had only one daughter in his life, how could he not cherish her? When his sadness was
mentioned, he shed some tears sorrowfully.

"Gastric cancer, last stage. Your mother left the Don family for two reasons. One is that she felt
ashamed of the troubles made by your half-sister; and the other is that your mother learned about her
illness and planned to die alone in a strange place. She didn't want you to know about her illness,
because she was afraid you couldn't stand that you lose the mother you just found. Meanwhile she
thought it unnecessary to inform the other daughter, who was also left behind, because there was
nothing one could do."

Edwin wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes and said in a low voice, "Your mother was proud all
her life. She failed to see the man she loved before his death, but spent her entire life with a man she
didn't love. She gave birth to you for love, then abandoned you; and gave birth to daughters for a man
she didn't love, but refused to raise them. Her life seemed wonderful, but in fact, she suffered more
than anyone else. Your happy marriage, Samuel who loves you and the good children were enough for
her, so she was ready to go find your father. Even at the last stage of her life, she still refused to
contact me. You can tell how persistent her grudge was against me for what I did to her and your
father. If I hadn't found her and saved her in time, she would have been dead by now. Now, I ask
Morgan to save her, then she could live as long as possible. However, she revolts, trying to run away,
so I have to ground her."



Nicole never expected such a story, and couldn't help feeling pricks in both her nose and eyes, tears
rolling down her cheeks.

"Grandpa, why didn't you tell me earlier? Why didn't you find me earlier? My mom should feel lonely
and helpless in such a long time. She left her home alone and was still on her own at the end of her
life. How could she be so heartless? "

Seeing that Nicole was crying badly, Edwin hurriedly stepped forward and hugged her on the shoulder.
He patted her lightly and said, "Don't cry. Your mother didn't tell you because she wanted you to be
happy. It's not that I don't want you to have a video chat with her. She just won't answer your call.
Chemotherapy has already changed her appearance and she won't allow you to see her changes. Now
my only hope is that I can bring her back publicly after settling the lawsuit about Laurel. Otherwise, I'm
afraid she'll die on the road before she comes back. "

Hearing what Edwin said, Nicole cried sadly.

"Grandpa, I miss her. I do. I've been looking for her since the moment I knew Martha is my aunt, but I
can't find her. I sent people to look for her, but there's still no positive news. I'm afraid something bad
will happen to her, like Laurel will hurt her. So, I never expected such a story."

"Silly girl, Laurel won't let her go. With Audrey, she can threaten you and force you to follow her
biddings, but I hid your mother before she did. When Morgan was sent by Laurel to Land City for a
negotiation with you, I contacted her privately and promised her a bright future in exchange for her
treatment on your mother after she leaves the Miller's. Otherwise, how could she disappear from the
Miller family out of thin air?"

Knowing how Morgan disappeared from Edwin's description, Nicole did not feel relaxed, but so heavy
that she almost couldn't breathe. However, she still remembered what Laurence told her.

He said that Adela's death was strange.



Nicole felt anxious to contact Morgan to know why Adela died and what she died for.


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