Chapter 1148 You Can&##x27;t Go

"How is Xander now?"

Nicole asked subconsciously.

Mark sighed and touched Nicole's head. He whispered, "I'm afraid there would be a big change this
time. I'll leave now. You stay here. If you need anything, go ask Uncle Jason. Don't leave us the last to
know everything. Besides, I hope that you won't get into any trouble from now on, understand?"

He frowned with worries.

Nicole hurriedly nodded.

"Uncle Mark, take care. You can use our strength at an appropriate time. I feel that Xander's matter this
time is not simple. Although you are unwilling to say it, I can feel that it might have something to do with
us, right?"

"Stop asking around. No matter what, I'll be fine. Emory should be fine, too."

Mark didn't sound confident. Nicole could hear it.

Soon Samuel returned.

Nicole hurriedly walked up to him.

"How's it going? Where's Lucas?"

"Lucas is Lexie's team leader, so he stays in the military to deal with the follow-up matters. He probably
won't be able to come back tonight."

Samuel shook the snowflakes on his shoulders off as he spoke.



"It's snowing heavily outside. Roads and airports are probably going to be shut down."

Nicole took Samuel's coat.

She felt so heavy.

"Hurry up and take a shower. The heating is on. Are you hungry? I'll get you something to eat. We all
have eaten."

Nicole looked at Samuel's exhausted face with distress, but she didn't know how to console him.

Emory was his eldest brother. Now that Emory was being investigated, he was probably the one who
felt the most uneasy.

Samuel nodded, and then went to the room.

When Edwin heard that Samuel had returned, he asked someone to prepare food for him, so Nicole
didn't have to do it.

"Where's Samuel?"

"He's taking a shower."

Nicole replied to Edwin while thinking.

With such a big incident happening to Emory, how was Claire doing now?

After Samuel came out, the servant had already prepared the food, but he did not have any appetite.

Edwin knew that they must have something to say, so he asked the servants to have a rest and then
went back to his own room.



When there were only Nicole and Samuel in the dining room, Nicole whispered, "I know you're upset.
Uncle Mark has come, and I know Xander was investigated. You must be worried now, right?"

"Yes."

Samuel nodded and whispered, "Ashley wants to go over to accompany Claire, but her identity is so
sensitive, so she can't go there for now. Gabrielle is pregnant now, so it is not convenient for her to go
there, either. Xander has got in trouble for us this time."

"Does it have anything to do with us?"

"Not really. Someone reported that Xander was involved with the gangs and that he had been covering
for them. Xander has been investigated and Steven has also been secretly investigated."

Nicole was surprised.

Everyone knew about the relationship between the four young masters of the Seapolis City, but they
chose to ignore it. That was because, no matter Emory or Blair, they were just friends and did not have
any interests to entangle with Steven. Why would someone report Xander to be covering for Steven?

Steven's profession had been cleansed a lot in the past few years, but there were still some incidents.
If they really investigated, they might be able to find out something.

Evidently, the guy was targeting the four young masters of the Seapolis City by setting them each up
and the easiest ones were Steven and Emory.

Nicole quickly analyzed the situation and whispered, "I'll go over. You are a soldier. Do you need to be
examined as well?"

Samuel looked at Nicole helplessly.



She was so smart.

He didn't know how to hide it from her.

Nicole had figured it out from his expression.

She smiled and said, "Actually, I don't want Lucas to follow your path. It's too dangerous. Perhaps I'm
not a good wife for a soldier, but I think this is a good opportunity. Maybe I can break Lucas' path to the
army so that he can do whatever he wants in the future. You've done a lot for the country and the
people for so many years and have been planning to discharge from the army. If you could officially
discharge from the army because of this, that would be good."

"I'm afraid it won't turn out as you wish."

Samuel touched Nicole's head helplessly and said, "My application for discharge has been suspended.
If they sign it for me now, then I may be considered as an escaping soldier. Don't forget, Steven is not
only Xander's brother, but also mine. I haven't been targeted yet. They are just doing a routine
inspection on me. But the business dealings between Steven and me might be exposed. So I might not
be allowed to leave the Seapolis City during this period of time. It seems that the snow is getting
heavier and the roads are going to be shut down, so I'm not going anywhere. I'm staying at home with
you and the children."

Nicole was surprised, but she nodded.

This result is reasonable. Samuel and Steven's dealings were clear and transparent. They were just
afraid that someone would deliberately set them up.

Thinking of this, Nicole suddenly thought of a person.



The woman who had been misunderstood to have an affair with Samuel in City A, but had been thrown
into the sea and drowned in the end.

She felt the chill, but she didn't ask Samuel anything again.

She had to settle this in secret.

"Then I'll bring Zoe to the Emory's later. After all, everyone knows our relationship. I'm afraid that Claire
would be worried at this time."

Samuel was somewhat unwilling.

At this time, it was best for Nicole to stay at home, but Emory also hoped that Samuel could help him
take care of his family. Neither Ashley nor Gabrielle could do it now, so only Nicole was left.

However, Zayn had said that Major planned to attack Nicole again, and now was probably the best
time.

Samuel had never been so conflicted before.

"I'll go. You stay."

He pondered for a moment and made the decision.

Nicole knew what he was thinking. She reached out to hold Samuel's hand and said, "Don't worry
about me. If Major really wants to attack me, he will find an opportunity anyway. We can't just avoid
him. About this explosion, none of us expected him to use our nearby garage. Furthermore, we didn't
expect him to be able to use Zac so accurately. I can't stay at home forever just to avoid Major, right?
Besides, if we don't give him a chance, how can we have a chance? "



Samuel knew what Nicole said was correct, but thinking of using Nicole as bait, he felt uncomfortable,
and more worried.

"Did you find out about the explosion? Did it really have nothing to do with Zac?"

Hearing Samuel's question, Nicole hurriedly said, "No. I know what you're worried about. After all, Zac's
identity is awkward. But he's a good guy, really good. I can tell whether he has lied or not. Right.
Speaking of Zac, I remember something. Can you spend some money to help Zac get into the
International Prison to see Petty? No matter how vicious she is, she's pregnant now. We have to
consider this. "

Samuel nodded.

"That's right. The New Year is coming soon after all. I'll handle this. It'll take a day or two. However, if
there's a snowstorm and the roads are shut down, it won't be easy to get out. Besides, it's a special
period now."

Just as Samuel finished speaking, his phone rang.

Nicole had an ominous premonition.

Samuel looked down on it, his expression somewhat serious.

"What's the matter?"

Nicole suddenly felt so intense.

"It's from the International Prison."

Samuel answered the phone then. He was afraid that Nicole would be worried, so he turned on the
speaker.



"Hello, Mr. Green. This is from the International Prison."

"What's the matter?"

Samuel's voice was calm.

The person whispered, "Mr. Green, Petty tried to escape from prison, but she failed. She then secretly
broke a bowl and cut her wrist with the broken pieces. We have already sent her to the hospital for
emergency treatment, but the situation is critical. She is pregnant and her baby is only seven-month-old
now. In case of any accident, we need her families to come and make a decision."

Nicole was stunned.

Was Petty crazy?

Didn't she know she was pregnant?

She was risking her own life.

She knew that Petty didn't want to die. She was only doing this to get a chance to escape, or to find a
chance to see Zac.

After all, she was pregnant with Zac's baby.

It was obvious that Zac's feelings for Petty were so deep. If Petty said something to Zac, Zac would
possibly change his thoughts.

No wonder Petty was Lillian's daughter. She was just like Lillian.

Nicole's expression changed.



It was impossible not to let Zac go to see her at this time. After all, Petty was still Zac's wife in law, and
she was pregnant with his baby.

Samuel frowned.

"How much blood can a broken piece cause?"

"Mr. Green, Petty is very professional. She cut the aorta."

Samuel's expression immediately changed.

What a trouble!

If she was obedient, perhaps when she gave birth, Samuel would bring her back. After all, she was his
sister. Unfortunately, he had underestimated Petty's ambition.

Samuel was a little sad.

Why couldn't the people closest to him live peacefully with him?

Why?

A pair of soft hands gently patted the back of his hand. Nicole's clear and caring eyes instantly gave
him some warmth.

Fortunately, he still had Nicole and the children.

"I see. I'll arrange it as soon as possible."

Samuel hung up the phone and whispered, "I'm afraid I have to go there."

"You can't go!"



Nicole hurriedly stopped him, and she became even more worried.


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