Don't Try to Escape, My Wife! novel Chapter 197

Nicole could see something from Laurel's eyes, and she seemed to guess something. Nicole was so smart that made Laurel smile in relief.

 

She patted Nicole on the back of her hand and whispered, "This is what the mistress of the Green Family should have. Keep it. A lot of people swear by it.”

 

"A lot of people? For example, ..”

 

“See how anxious you are.”

 

Laurel sighed and gave the box to Nicole.

 

Nicole opened it up, and it was an old ring with a totem that seemed to have a different meaning, with an earthiness and yet a dignity around it.

 

"It's a pair of rings. This one here is the mistress's ring, and Samuel has another, but he never takes it out. The reason I didn't give it to you five years ago was because I didn't know how long you r relationship Samuel would last. At that time, you liked my son so much. As a mother, I am proud and gratified, but as the mistress of the Green Family, I feel guilty because I don't know if you are suitable for my son.’

 

Laurel was speaking freely now.

 

Nicole might have been upset with these words before, but now that she had been through so much, she didn’t care about much. She knew that what Laurel was going to say to her was probably a secret to the Green Family and that might be the secret she had been trying to find but she couldn't.

 

“Does mother think I'm good enough now?"

 

“It's not that you're unqualified, it's Samuel's approval of you. Samuel once told me about Lucas, and for you and Lucas, he even wants to give up the identity of the Green Family. He only wants to stay with you and children. This kind of renunciation made me understand Samuel's heart. He has been a man of few words. Vincent, on the other hand, is the opposite. He tells everything. He leads a free and easy life, and then he walks away free and easy.’

 

Speaking of Vincent, Mrs. Green's eyes were wet.

 

The loss of a child in middle age was too much for anyone to bear.

 

Nicole hadn't seen Vincent, and she didn’t say anything about him, but she could see that Samuel and Laurel were missing him very much.

 

“Mother, the dead can't live again. Don't be sad.”

 

"What if I tell you Vincent isn't dead yet?”

 

Laurel's words startled Nicole.

 

“What?”

 

"That's the secret of the Green Family, a secret that couldn't be told. Now that you are the mistress of the Green Family, and I'm telling you this because I want you to understand that from now on, Vincent's safety is in your hands.”

 

Laurel held Nicole's hand again.

 

Nicole couldn't accept it for a moment.

 

“But Samuel said...’

 

"He doesn't know. Everyone thought Vincent was dead and contributed his life to the nation. But only I and the other person know he's still alive. As for what he's doing now, you don't have to ask. Just know that if Vincent ever asks you for help, you must help him.’

 

Laurel was not going to say anything detailed about Vincent.

 

Nicole, who was shocked, nodded.

 

Mrs. Green looked at the ring in her hand and said, "This ring is not only a symbol of your status, but also a responsibility to protect the Green Family. I know you're worried hand-held about Lucas's disappearance. I'm a mother and I know how you feel. I don't know where Lucas is right now, but I can tell you he's still alive. You can keep looking for him, but you need to keep looking for him in secret.”

 

“Why?” Nicole didn't understand.

 

Lucas was her son, the legitimate son of the Green Family. Why did she need to be so secretive?

 

Laurel sighed and said, "The Green Family has to have someone who grows up in the dark. In Samuel's life, the man hidden in the dark is Vincent. Now Joseph has announced his identity as the heir of the Green Family. Of course, it can't be changed, because we can't make Joseph disappear properly, so...”

 

Nicole suddenly seemed to understand something.

 

"Did you make Lucas disappear?”

 

"To be precise, Vincent saved Lucas, but only Vincent knows where he went. He'll take care of Lucas, and one day you'll meet him.”

 

“Mother, I don't understand. What is all this?"

 

Nicole had no idea that her son was with her brother-in-law, and Laurel did hide it from Samuel.

 

Laurel whispered, "The Green Family has been in the black and dark society for hundreds of years. Do you know why?”

 

"I don't know, but isn't it because the Green Family is so deeply rooted and well-connected?”