Mr. and Mrs. Bush indeed returned, but they were now next to a woman, currying favor with her like slaves.
"Melissa, here! Eat an orange."
Ms. Bush peeled the orange and looked at the woman expectantly. However, the woman said impatiently, "I don't want to eat it. Can you stop forcing me? I'm not a child. Now you want to treat me well. Where were you before?"
Ms. Bush froze for a moment when she heard this and a trace of sadness flashed through her eyes.
Dad Bush couldn't endure anymore and spoke in a low voice, "Melissa Bush, how can you talk to your mother like this?"
"What? I'm kind enough. You lost me when I was little and raised another child. What kind of life is she living now? And look mine compared to hers! All of this should be mine! However, I'm sitting here like an outsider, so how can you let me talk with you peacefully?"
When Nicole heard that, she was no longer excited about her parents' returning. She suddenly recalled why they had left, as well as the photo behind hers. Melissa was exactly the girl in the picture.
Melissa Bush?
Did she become a Bush now?
So, this woman is the biological daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bush?
Nicole couldn't tell what she was thinking now. Standing here at this moment, she was not sure whether she should enter or not. They used to be her intimate parent, but now they were far to her.
Lucas looked up at Nicole. Although Nicole didn't say anything, he could tell that Mommy was in a bad mood.
He took a deep breath and called out with a smile, "Grandpa, Grandma, you are here."
When Mr. and Mrs. Bush heard Lucas’ voice, they hurriedly turned around and saw Nicole held Lucas’ hand, standing at the entrance of the living room. They didn't know how long Nicole and Lucas had been standing there. They couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
"Nicole, you are back! Come in and have a seat."
Ms. Bush reacted quickly. She hurriedly put down the orange in her hand and called for Nicole.
Suddenly, Nicole had an illusion that she was not at her home, but at Mr. and Mrs. Bush'.
She smiled and nodded, walking in with Lucas.
Melissa stared at Nicole all the time. When she saw that Nicole was more beautiful than her, she said coldly, "You have done cosmetic surgery, right?"
"Melissa!"
Ms. Bush hurriedly tugged at her sleeve.
Others didn't know why Nicole did plastic surgery, but they did. Now, Melissa obviously wanted to make a fuss over Nicole's face, so Ms. Bush hurriedly stopped her.
Melissa was not happy about it.
"Am I wrong? Why did you pull me! Everyone can tell her face has gotten surgery, okay? Since she did, why couldn't others point it out? You are just partial to her because she was raised by you."
Nicole's heart seemed to be prickled by something, so painful.
"Who are you? Why are you talking to my grandmother like this?"
Lucas questioned Melissa before Nicole opened her mouth to say something.
Melissa did not expect that it was not Nicole but a little kid who rebuked her. She immediately snorted coldly, "Who am I? Ask your grandmother who I am."
For a moment, the entire living room instantly fell silent.
When Mr. and Mrs. Bush left, they didn't tell Nicole what they were going out for and just said that they wanted to travel. Now they came back with their daughter, they didn't know how to explain it to Nicole.
Dad Bush was a little awkward.
"Nicole, her name is Melissa."
Dad Bush introduced after pondering for a long time.
"Okay."
Nicole nodded with a faint smile, her eyes filled with mixed emotions.
Dad Bush suddenly didn't know what to say and looked at Ms. Bush for help.
Ms. Bush cleared her throat and hurriedly poured a glass of water for Nicole.
"Nicole, have some water."
"Alright."
Nicole took a sip of the water like she said and sat on the sofa.
The air froze again.
Melissa felt a little dissatisfied when she saw that her parents had only said her name and talked nothing more.
"What? Why are you afraid of her? Although she is Mrs. Green, without your care, she wouldn't know who she is. Probably she is collecting trash right now. Does it embarrass you guys to tell her my real identity?
"Melissa, right?"
Although Nicole was very uncomfortable with what her adoptive parents' have done, she couldn't let others talk to her adoptive parents like this. She put on a more serious face.
"I robbed your parents, but I earn everything by myself. Melissa, the Bush family is a family of academics, please watch your attitude."
"Attitude? A family of academics? If I were born and raised in the Bush family, I would be as elegant as you. If you really put yourself in my shoes and think I should come back, then let me live here from today."
Nicole frowned more deeply at her words.
"You want to live here?"
"What? You don't want me to? You have enjoyed my parents' constant care for more than 20 years and slept my bedroom in Mr. and Mrs. Bush' for more than 20 years. Now I want to stay in your house for a period of time. Can't you accept it?"
Melissa was simply unreasonable.
Ms. Bush was afraid that Nicole would get angry, so she hurriedly cut in, "Nicole, we plan to go back and renovate the house. Your room will be reserved for you, and we want to prepare another room for Melissa. Melissa has nowhere to stay during the construction, so we hope she can stay here for a few days. Don't worry, it won't take long. We'll have her move back when we're done. "
Nicole hesitated, feeling embarrassed.
She was oaky about Melissa living here. But she wasn't sure how to deal with the matter between Elvis and Gerry. She is afraid that Melissa encounters danger when she lives here. Her adoptive parents finally managed to find their daughter. If something unexpected happens to Melissa, she is really worried that they would not be able to stand it.
Thinking of this, Nicole whispered, "Mom and Dad, I would like to agree to your request. However, a lot of things have happened these days. It is somewhat unsuitable for Melissa to live in here recently. How about this? I have a villa in the western suburbs. Melissa can live there and I'll send a few bodyguards over and find a few servants to take care of her. What do you think?"
Hearing Nicole's arrangement, Mr. and Mrs. Bush also agreed to it, but it was Melissa Bush who was unsatisfied.
"I'm not going anywhere. I'll just live here. Everyone knows that the best house in the Seapolis City is the Green's. It is a hundred-year-old building. Living here is a symbol of status. You want me to move outside. Are you afraid that I'll steal your man, or I'll over shade you? Remember, all of this should have been mine! It's mine!"
Melissa Bush was especially arrogant.
Nicole had an impulse to snap her face, but for the sake of Mr. and Mrs. Bush, she held it back. When she found that they said nothing to Melissa, she could not help but sneer.
"Mom and Dad, do you think so too? What I have now should belong to Melissa. She should stay with Samuel."
Mr. and Mrs. Bush knew clearly how Nicole and Samuel started. They felt a little embarrassed when Nicole suddenly asked them such a question.
"Nicole, Melissa has been living in a different environment, so she doesn’t speak properly sometimes. Please don't blame her."
Hearing Ms. Bush's comforting words, Nicole didn't know what to say.
If she still refused Ms. Bush, she might turn to be the one being unreasonable.
"Alright, if she wants to stay, then stay. However, I have to make it clear first. If something bad happen to her, I will not be responsible."
After saying that, Nicole held Lucas’ hand and stood up, heading towards the bedroom. Her previous joy vanished completely.
Melissa was still talking something in the living room, but Nicole did not want to hear it anymore. She suddenly felt that her relationship with Mr. and Mrs. Bush was about to come to an end.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Don't Try to Escape, My Wife!
The book is slow....too many words are wasted to explain...need a better translator.......
God I want to read the book but it's freaking annoying, Samuel Green, Nicole Bush, Lucas Bush, Jacob Brown in every line.....I hope this author grows...the book would have been okay but it's affecting my mood...
Does the author have write the full names of the characters all the time...it's annoying...we are reading the book, we know their surnames already.......
What is it with Chinese authors. The characters are slow, he finally opened his mouth, it took him so long just to say two words...the house keeper would have put the person out before he even spoke....is this really how people are over there..the characters are always lost in thought, they might as well live in their heads.....
What is it with Chinese authors. The characters are slow, he finally opened his mouth, it took him so long just to say two words...the house keeper would have put the person out before he even spoke....is this really how people are over there..the characters are always lost in thought, they might as well live in their heads.....
She left for 5 years to come back emotionally stupid. wow what's up author...
She's questioning his brain, her brain is broken. How easily she keeps forgetting her own kids for a man, especially her sick daughter shame then kid might as well die huh...