Chapter 246: Appearance Isn''t Everything


    Audrey woke up and went downstairs. But she did not see Nicole.


    She thought that Nicole was sleeping in the guest room. She went to the kitchen, but when she opened


    the door, she saw the


    kitchen in a mess.


    It didn''t seem that Nicole broke something by ident.


    Audrey''s heart sank and she ran to Nicole’s room.


    Her room was empty. The bed was neat. She didn''t sleep herest night.


    Audrey got anxious. She searched everywhere, but still couldn''t find Nicole.


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    She began to tremble, her anxiety intensifying.


    Audrey watched the surveince footage and saw Vi had taken Nicole away. Audrey narrowed her


    eyes when she noticed the needle in Vi''s hand.


    "Damn!"


    Audrey was so angry that she trembled. She called Dominic.


    “Where''s Vi?"


    Dominic was surprised as Audrey called him very frequently these days. But Audrey''s cold tone made


    his excitement


    dissipate at once. Dominic was stunned.


    "She is out and hase back. She said she went to your ce. Wasn''t she with you?”


    Audrey flew into a rage.


    “I told you to look after her. No matter what happens, you should ask her to stay at home and let her


    wounds heal. Why don''t


    you listen?"


    “What''s wrong? Audrey, what happened?"


    Dominic realized that something was wrong with Audrey.


    Audrey rarely lost her temper. She was always aloof to everyone. At first, Dominic thought she was just


    like this. Later on, he


    found that Audrey was just unable to love anyone.


    How they got to know each other was rather interesting.


    Audrey drank too much and mistook him as someone else. They had a one-night stand.


    Unfortunately, Audrey was pregnant. The doctor said her health conditions were so bad that if she had


    an abortion, her life


    would be in danger. Audrey had no choice but to give birth to Vi who was brought up by Dominic.


    It was a surprise to Dominic who was very excited to have a daughter. He had thought that Audrey


    would marry him. Nut


    Audrey refused, saying that she would never get married, let alone him. Dominic was disappointed.


    Over the years, Dominic had been caring for Audrey. He was happy as long as he could see her and


    Audrey was with him.


    However, Audrey didn''t seem to like Vi. She was so keen to look after her.


    She took the initiative to call him twice a day because of Vi. Dominic realized that something went


    wrong.


    “What''s wrong? What''s wrong with Vi?”


    Audrey almost lost control. She whispered, "You''d better find Vi now. Otherwise, I don''t know what


    the consequences will


    be. Dominic, you can''t discipline your own daughter. What else can you do?"


    With that, she hung up.


    Where could Vi go?


    Audrey had thought Vi was just arrogant and capricious. She wouldn''t do anything too ridiculous. So


    she didn''t take Vi’s


    dislike of Nicole seriously.


    After all, mothers would assume their daughters to be good girls.


    But now, she was getting uneasy.


    Vi told Audrey about her feelings for Samuel. She even said she wanted to marry Samuel. Would


    she harm Nicole?


    Audrey ran out and checked the surveince footage. She saw Vi drag Nicole into a car. They


    disappeared. Audrey could


    not see where they were going as they went to a ce where cameras couldn''t cover.


    Audrey was very anxious. She called Vi whose phone was turned off. She didn''t want to answer her


    phone.


    Audrey called Samuel.


    "Samuel, Nicole is missing.”


    “What?"


    Samuel was almost done with the incident at the construction site. As long as a supplier proved that


    Allen was behind it, Allen


    would pay heavy prices. But he was told that Nicole had disappeared.


    "What happened?"


    "Let''s talk face-to-face.”


    Audrey didn’t know how to exin it.


    She was embarrassed and worried.


    Vi was her daughter. But chances were Nicole could also be her daughter. If Vi did something


    bad to Nicole, what should she do?


    Samuel rushed to the car with the key in his hand the moment he hung up.


    "Samuel, what should we do next?”


    Jacob had never seen Samuel being so nervous.


    No!


    Except five years ago when Nicole had an ident


    Could it be that something happened to her?


    Jacob was worried, but he couldn''t leave. Samuel had already left, so someone had to preside over the


    ce.


    Samuel drove so fast that he ran several red lights. He arrived at Audrey''s house.


    “Where''s Nicole?"


    It was rude to ask such a question. But Samuel couldn''t care about manners.


    Audrey sent the footage to Samuel.


    When he saw it, his expression turned gloomy. It was as if he was going to kill someone.


    “Vi!”


    Samuel knew Vi''s feelings for him.


    He didn’t take it seriously when she told him about her feelings. Later, when he knew that Mike liked


    her, he ignored things


    that she had done. When he knew that she was Audrey''s daughter and was very likely to be Nicole''s


    sister, Samuel didn''t want to have any connection with her at all.


    He just didn’t expect that the person who took Nicole away would be Vi!


    Samuel clenched his fists tightly.


    If Vi had been right in front of him, he would have punched her without any hesitation.


    “Have you found Vi?”


    His voice was deep and calm. But Audrey could tell he was suppressing his emotions.


    Audrey answered, “I haven''t.”


    “Her phone is off. I went to ces where she visited very often, but she wasn''t there.”


    Samuel hung up silently and called Mike.


    "Find out where Vi is!"


    Mike was caught off guard.


    "Seriously? You said you didn''t like her.”


    "I don''t have time for jokes. She took Nicole away! Tell you what. If anything happens to her, I will let


    Vi pay for it at all costs!"


    Samuel''s tone was icy cold.


    His words chilled Mike.


    “She took Nicole away! How is that possible?"


    "I don''t have time to tell you the whole story. You''d better find out where she is.”


    "She''s been to a beauty salon. It is said that its services are pretty good. I heard she made an


    appointment a few days ago. She could be there.”


    Mike did not dare to protect Vi.


    He thought Vi was just being yful and wouldn''t harm Nicole. She probably took Nicole away


    because she didn''t like her.


    Mike put on his coat and ran out when he hung up.


    He had to go over and check.


    Samuel left without saying anything.


    Audrey stopped him.


    "Where is Nicole?”


    "I don''t know yet, but I think I''ve found Vi''s location. Audrey, if something happens to Nicole, I will let


    Vi pay for it!”


    Samuel looked at Audrey with a fierce look.


    Audrey really didn''t know how to respond.


    She followed Samuel, got in the car, and headed towards the beauty salon.


    When they arrived, Vi was having an operation.


    Samuel wanted to break in, but was stopped by Mike.


    "Samuel, I know you''re worried about Vi. But Vi is having a surgery! Don''t you know how


    important this is for her? If you barge in now, the surgery will fail.”


    "Get lost!”


    Samuel was like a beast that lost control. He was so aggressive that he didn''t listen to anyone''s words.


    Mike knew he wouldn''t win if there was a fight between him and Samuel. But Vi was having a


    surgery. He could not let Samuel in now.


    “Over my dead body.”


    "Then be it.”


    Samuel punched Mike in the face.


    Mike fought back.


    Ascuffle broke out between two young men.


    Audrey watched them fight and did not stop them. Instead, she went straight into the operating room.


    Because of her identity, no one dared to stop her.


    Audrey walked to the bed and saw that Vi was having a stic surgery. She had local anesthesia


    and was not very sober.


    "Vi, where is Nicole?"


    Audrey asked.


    Hearing Nicole''s name in a daze, Vi frowned. She said impatiently, “How can I know?"


    "You took her away. Don''t lie to me.”


    Audrey resisted the urge of dragging Vi out of the bed.


    Vi did not open her eyes, but recognized the voice. She was very dissatisfied that Audrey was so


    fast.


    "Mom, I’m your daughter. Can you stop minding Nic''s business? You quarreled with me over her and


    you even interrupted my operation. Is that what you want?"


    "Don''t digress. Where''s Nicole?"


    Audrey couldn''t hold back her anger.


    She rarely cared about others, but Nicole was different. ,


    Nicole could be the only child that she had with Xander!


    Audrey owed her!


    She owed the Don family!


    Vi sensed Audrey''s rage. She answered impatiently, "I don’t know. I handed her over to Allen and


    asked him to take her away. I don’t want to see her again. That''s it. As for where she is now, I don''t


    care. She has nothing to do with me.”


    Audrey raised her hand angrily, but then put it down. After all, Vi was still in operation.


    "You''d better pray Nicole is safe. Otherwise, even if I forgive you, Samuel won''t let you get away with


    it.”


    Audrey left. But Vi said, "He won''t punish me. When I recover, Samuel will like me. I''ll be much


    prettier than Nicole.”


    “Appearance is not everything. Vi, when will you understand it?”


    Audrey went away in disappointment. When she saw Samuel and Mike were still fighting, she stopped


    them.