Joseph was puzzled and took a step forward.
Lucas grabbed him and asked, "Where are you going?"
Joseph regained his senses.
"Nothing."
Joseph smiled and didn't say that he had seen Vincent even though he had a lot of doubts.
Daddy had gone. Would Daddy discover their plans tonight?
Joseph was somewhat worried.
Lucas and Zoe had fun for a while before returning home with Joseph.
Samuel and Nicole were chatting with Mrs. Green, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
Returning home, Zoe pounced into Samuel's arms.
"Daddy, Lucas was mean to me."
Lucas couldn't believe what he had just heard.
"Come on! Seriously, who's the mean one?"
"You are!"
Zoe stuck out her tongue at Lucas. Her mischievous appearance made everyone laugh.
Joseph asked in a low voice, "Grandma, has Daddy gone out yet?"
"Yes. He said that he had to deal with something in the company, but he didn't say when he would get back. So if you're scared of being alone, you can sleep with Lucas. You haven't been together for a long time, right?"
Mrs. Green's words made Lucas happy.
"Wow! Grandma's the best."
"Of course I am!"
Mrs. Green was overjoyed.
Nicole and Samuel also laughed.
Lucas said sweet words only to Mrs. Green.
"We are going up first."
Then Lucas dragged Joseph away.
Zoe was a little sad.
"May I come?"
Lucas changed his face.
"No. You can go back to your bedroom and play."
"No, I want to play with you. And I want Joseph to tell me stories."
Zoe did not know their plan at all. She just wanted to have fun with them.
Lucas was thinking of the way to get rid of Zoe when he heard Nicole say, "It's OK. She's just lonely."
Lucas couldn't refute it.
He glared at Zoe and said, "What a baby!"
"I don't want to play with you. I just want to play with Joseph."
Zoe said as she held Joseph's arm.
Joseph smiled. He really liked Zoe.
"Alright, let's have fun together."
Joseph's words made Lucas somewhat depressed.
Did Joseph forget their plan?
However, they couldn't leave Zoe behind anyway.
Then they went upstairs to the bedroom.
Mrs. Green watched as the children left and said to Samuel, "You two can go back now. Nicole is not well. Don't stay up too late."
Nicole felt somewhat embarrassed and blushed.
"I'm not tired. Let me accompany you."
"Why would you want to accompany such an old lady? You haven't seen Samuel for so many days. Just go back."
Mrs. Green smiled, and Nicole's face turned even redder.
However, Samuel said frivolously, "Come on. Just listen to mom."
"Get lost, buster!"
Mrs. Green chased him away.
Samuel smiled and said to Nicole, "Hey, aren't you leaving now?"
"Shut up!"
Nicole felt that Samuel was becoming more and more unashamed.
She stood up and walked to the second floor.
Samuel followed up happily.
"What shall we do later?"
"I see. So, except for the lobby manager, only Vincent knew Jeannie was responsible for keeping your wine?"
"Yes!"
Samuel nodded.
Nicole looked at him and asked, "Are you saying this to me because you suspect Vincent?"
"Mom is suspecting him, too. Do you remember Swift?"
"Yes!"
How could Nicole ever forget Swift?
Nicole just didn't understand why Samuel would mention Swift.
Samuel said in a low voice, "Only mom, Vincent and I knew how to open unlock the place where I kept Swift. However, she ran away."
Nicole frowned slightly.
"Are you suspecting that Vincent has let Swift go? But why would he do that? You are brothers!"
"Yes, we are brothers!"
Samuel was somewhat sad.
"If it weren't for what happened today, perhaps I would never know what Vincent is really thinking. I finally know that he has been living under my shadow for so many years."
Nicole understood.
"You mean that he has always been compared to you?"
"Yes, that's not good for twins. Since childhood, we've been compared to each other in everything. My parents didn't, but others always praised me that I was more talented and smarter than Vincent. I used to think that the situation would be better when we grew up. But before we graduated from university, Vincent left home because of something else. I thought he must be happy because, after all, he wouldn't have to live under my shadow, and no one would compare him to me anymore."
Samuel was somewhat sad.
"In Bordeaux, it was the first time I have seen Vincent smile so happily. From the photos, I could see that he liked Bordeaux more. So I gave up on the idea of having him back. I thought the separation might make it better for each other."
"But I didn't expect Vincent to have an accident. Then I thought that he was dead. I regretted leaving him alone there without the protection of the Green family. I have been feeling guilty for five years so when I knew that Riley was pregnant with his child, I took him as my own child."
"I know."
Nicole held Samuel's hand.
She could feel the sadness in Samuel's heart and comforted him, "We're just guessing. Perhaps it has nothing to do with Vincent. You are brothers and your relationship has been good. When we were in danger, it was Vincent that had helped us. I don't believe Vincent will harm you. Perhaps all of this is just a coincidence, or perhaps we have missed some other clues."
Samuel looked at Nicole and knew that she was comforting him, but he felt much better.
"Sure, we don't have any evidence now and are just suspecting. We cannot wrong him like this. I also believe that my brother will not hurt me."
"Yes, we have to investigate it slowly because perhaps what we're seeing isn't true. I know you're sad, but if you don't want to investigate, we can leave now."
Seeing Nicole's worried expression, Samuel smiled and said, "We can leave, but what about mom? What about the Green family? We can't leave this place just like this. Besides, I really want to know who the kidnapper was. What was his purpose? Why did he let you off after kidnapping you?"
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