Chapter 449


    Nicole quickly turned around and hid among the other diners in the dining area, observing the


    conversation between the mother and son.


    Wyatt came onto the stage, took the microphone, and announced, “Hey, everybody. I am in charge of


    Moonlight. Today is the day that the restaurant will reopen. Ie to express my gratitude for your


    attendance.”


    The audience erupted in apuse.


    Dora smiled with gratification as she sat among the restaurant’s diners and regarded her towering son


    on stage.


    Wyatt gently descended the stage and approached Dora after delivering an impassioned speech about


    reopening the restaurant.


    He took Dora’s hand and re-entered the stage. With a smile, he remarked, “Your son’s restaurant has


    reunched now, Mom. Why don’t you, as the heroine, step up and say something?”


    Dora sighed as she surveyed the well-organized eatery. “My kid has matured atst. The whole diner is


    the result of your endeavors. I have just hired a cook and a pastry chef. It is not a major issue.”


    Nicole tensed as she saw the amicable and passionate moment between the two.


    The mother in front of her was vastly different from the awfuldy she had previously encountered.


    Her mind immediately reverted to that wet evening.


    Five years ago, it rained intensely at night. She left the hospital in a state of disbelief. The doctor


    earnestly notified her that her mother’s heart could not continue to function and that she must have


    surgery immediately.


    However, she was not wealthy!


    That was when Nicole realized that Wyatt was the only one who could assist her at the moment.


    But Nicole couldn’t reach Wyatt, so she had to trek to the gate of the Todd family’s vi in the pouring


    rain.


    A massive iron door obstructed her path. She yelled Wyatt’s name at the entrance, but no one


    responded.


    Even though the wind was howling and the rain was pouring outdoors, everyone inside had their lights


    on. Nicole’s physique took a beating from the intense rainfall. Although it caused her a lot of physical


    diforts, it paled inparison to the anguish she felt within.


    Eventually, the iron door opened gently, and a nobledy in red emerged into the torrential rain.


    She was Wyatt’s mother, Dora.


    Dora approached Nicole. The servant next to her held her umbre. Nicole was absolutely drenched


    and her legs were stered with dirt while the elder women did not receive a single drop of rain.


    They were very different from one another. Looking at the affluent and refined Dora, Nicole seemed to


    perceive the social ss disparity between her and Wyatt.


    “Do you go by the name Nicole Swift? My name is Dora Todd, and I’m Wyatt’s mother,” Dora stated to


    the ufortabledy with a keen gaze.


    “Hey, Mrs. Todd…”


    Nicole bent her head and responded while feeling embarrassed.


    “Miss Swift, I am aware of your presence today. I will assist you.” Dora red contemptuously at Nicole


    and added, “However you must give me what I want.”


    “Mrs. Todd… What do you desire?”


    In the torrential rain, Nicole’s face was as white as paper, her fists were gripped, and her body


    shivered.


    In truth, she had a hazy response in her heart, but she remained determined to persevere.


    “You, Miss Swift, are very intelligent. You must have guessed what my demands are.” After pausing for


    a moment, Dora added in a stern voice, “I want you to go to the hospital to break up with my son


    immediately and never see him again. Can you aplish that?”


    Indeed, it was her requirement.


    Nicole bit her lip hard and said, “What if I don’tply?” in a shaky voice.


    Dora hissed, “You may spend your time disputing with me here, but your mother can’t wait. I advise you


    not to give up your impoverished mother on the altar of your unattainable desire to marry into a wealthy


    family.”


    Nicole’s tears blended with the rain as a thunderp erupted in the sky and lightning red.


    Things had nheless reached this stage in the end…


    Nicole had anticipated this from the moment she discovered Wyatt’s true identity.


    In the past, she wrongly assumed that she could maintain her rtionship with Wyatt even if such a


    scenario urred. Eventually, love might triumph over money.


    However, her mother was still lying on the bed, dying. She really had no option…


    Nicole, ovee with sadness, fell to the ground. She struggled to open her lips and said in a scratchy


    voice, “Okay, Iply…”


    In the restaurant, Nicole remained engrossed in her world while ncing at Wyatt’s position.


    The unfortunate part, however, was that the nearby clients started taking notice of her.


    “See! Is she the well-known artist, Nicole Swift?”


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    “Sweet lord! Indeed, it is Nicole! Is she also present for dinner?”


    “Shall we get her signature?”


    Nicole was gradually roused by the increasing number of conversations.


    Unfortunately, her followers could not locate her here, or she would be in more trouble.


    Upon regaining herposure, Nicole was set to go.


    “Hang on!”


    In the next instance, a pair ofrge hands firmly held her hands.


    That was Wyatt!