Chapter 718 To Leave or Stay
"What?"
Samuel frowned slightly. Zama had told him about Blue Star Herb. Was there something wrong?
Johnnie looked at Samuel and then at Nicole. He asked, "Which one of you needs the herb?"
"My wife. What''s the difference?"
Samuel felt that Johnnie had hidden something.
Nicole also stared at Johnnie. She was vignt towards this man, who had suddenly showed up.
Johnnie pondered for a while and said, "Blue Star Herb is a specialty here. To be exact, it is a specialty
of our town. Because there are many graves and it is moist here. The herb mostly grows in the
cemetery. However, it''s not easy for outsiders to find it. It''s cold in nature. It can only be used on people
poisoned by heat toxin. You must think about it. If you are not poisoned by heat toxin, having Blue Star
Herb might cause permanent infertility "
Samuel heaved a sigh of relief.
"We’ve got children."
"You have children? Alice has grandchildren..."
Johnnie felt sad again.
Nicole tugged at Samuel''s sleeve and whispered in his ear, "I feel there is something wrong with this
man."
"Forget about it. He may help us find Blue Star Herb. If anything goes wrong, you should y it by ear.
And don’t worry about me."
Samuel patted Nicole''s hand and said softly. To him, Nicole''s health was the most important thing.
"How could I ignore you?"
Nicole rolled her eyes at him. Samuelughed slightly.
"You guys seemed to like each other very much. I used to be like this with Alice."
Johnnie noticed that they were really intimate. He couldn''t help but said as he saw them being
affectionate towards each other.
Samuel said indifferently, "Judging from your expression, I think you will take us to look for Blue Star
Herb. Right?"
"Since you are Alice''s son and daughter-inw, I''ll show you the way. But you have to follow me
closely. This ce is in the zone of subtropical monsoon climate. It''s hot and humid, especially in the
graveyard at night. The ground is quite slippery. You must walk right after me."
As Johnnie finished, he walked out.
Samuel followed him.
Nicole hesitated. Then she also walked out.
The ce did have secret tunnels.
Nicole followed Johnnie and Samuel. The moonlight was bright when they got out of the cave.
Nicole checked the time. It was midnight.
She wondered how Lucas and Trevin were doing.
Nicole took out her phone. It had a signal now, so she immediately called Lucas.
"Mommy, where did you and Samuel go? We nearly turned the town upside down and we didn''t see
you."
Hearing Lucas'' anxious voice, Nicole apologized, "I''m sorry. Mommy fell into a cave by ident. I just
got out. Your daddy and I are looking for a herb. Can you wait for me at the farm restaurant with Uncle
Trevin?"
"What medicinal herb? Why do you have to look for it at night? Can''t you wait until the day?"
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Lucas was a little worried.
Nicole smiled and said, "Lucas, there are some things that you can only find them at night. Alright. Call
Mommy if you need anything. I''m hanging up. OK?"
"Alright. Take care."
"OK."
Nicole hung up the phone and raised her head. But she didn''t see Samuel and Johnnie.
It was silent and there were numerous cemeteries around. Nicole was scared.
She knew Samuel wouldn''t make a sound when he walked. But she didn''t hear a single sound from
Johnnie neither. Did he use some special method?
Nicole became nervous.
"Samuel! Samuel!"
Nicole shouted.
Her voice echoed in the huge cemetery, which made her extremely nervous.
Nicole was afraid, but she had to find Samuel. Therefore, she quickly searched the surroundings.
After half an hour, she still didn''t find him.
The cold wind blew and the leaves rustled. Nicole was gooseflesh all over.
She unconsciously swallowed and took out her phone to call for help, only to find that her phone was
out of power.
''What should I do?''
''To leave or stay?''
Nicole didn''t know what to do now.
Samuel could protect himself. However, this was a base of Chinese medicine. She was afraid that
Johnnie would drug Samuel.
This ce was like a maze, she couldn''t find any clues or information.
Nicole considered for a while. She decided to get some help.
Nicole quickly left the ce. She arrived at the farm restaurant at around three in the morning.
People were still asleep.
Nicole did not wake Lucas up. She went to ir''s room and knock on the door.
ir had a light sleep. He woke up when he heard the knock.
"Who''s that?"
"Nicole, I can’t find Samuel."
ir quickly opened the door.
He was in his nightgown because he came out in a hurry. Seeing Nicole was wet and messy all over,
he frowned and asked, "Didn''t you say that you went looking for some herbs? Why would Samuel get
lost?"
Nicole quickly told ir about Johnnie.
ir frowned again.
"Johnnie? You don''t even know whether he is an enemy or a friend. How could you follow him to look
for Blue Star Herb?"
"We didn''t have other choices. We need him to bring us out. We are not bad at fighting. I thought we
can handle this old man. But they disappeared when I was on my phone."
Nicole was regretful.
ir frowned and said, "Don''t worry, I''ll ask someone to check Johnnie''s background. Johnnie can''t
harm Samuel. Don''t worry."
Nicole was still anxious despite what he said.
"Go change your clothes. You may catch a cold. I''ll change my clothes too. Let''s meet outsideter."
"Alright."
Nicole quickly went to her room and got changed. She ran into Trevin when she got out.
"Mrs. Green, when did youe back? Where''s President Green?"
"Why do youe out?"
Nicole was rmed.
Trevin scratched his head and said, "I am going to the bathroom. The bathrooms here are all in the
outdoors."
Nicole felt a little embarrassed.
"I am going out with irter. Please take care of Lucas."
"No problem. But it''s still quite early. Where are you going?"
Nicole frowned.
"We met a man named Johnnie. Samuel followed him to find Blue Star Herb. But I can''t find them now.
ir and I are going to look for them."
Trevin was Maia''s younger brother. Nicole took Maia as a good friend, so she didn''t hide it from him.
Trevin was shocked when he heard Johnnie''s name.
"Who did you just say?"
"Johnnie. What''s wrong? Do you know him?"
"How old is he?"
Nicole became serious as he asked.
"He’s around fifty. He said he was Alice''s fiancé. When the disaster hit the town, he hid in a cave and
thus survived. He has lived here alone for many years."
Nicole told Trevin everything she knew.
Trevin knitted his eyebrows.
"Does he have a square face? Is there''s a birthmark on his face in this shape?"
Trevin gestured as he spoke.
Nicole thought for a moment and said, "He does have a square face, but I didn''t see the birthmark
clearly. It seems like he hasn''t washed his face for a long time. It''s covered in dirt. And it was too dark
there. I couldn''t see it clearly. What''s wrong? Do you know him? Do you know where he may have
gone?"
Trevin stared at Nicole. After a while, he said, "If we are talking about the same person, it''s kind of
horrible."
"Why?"
"Because Johnnie has already died."
Nicole broke out into a cold sweat.
"Trevin, this joke isn''t funny at all."
Her voice trembled.
Samuel was good at fighting. Ordinary people didn''t have a chance to attack him. Although she
lowered her head to make a phone call, it was impossible that she didn''t hear a single sound if they
were fighting. She was right beside them. However, they had just disappeared under her eyes. And
Trevin said that Johnnie had died, so she couldn''t help but feel scary.
Trevin rubbed his arms and said, "When I was a child, I heard from my father that there was a very
beautiful woman in our town named Alice. At that time, many people pursued her. Johnnie was an
orphan adopted by Alice''s parents. He grew up with Alice. As you known, people in this town don''t
marry with outsiders. Alice''s parents had them get engaged to each other and would hold a wedding
when they reached the marriageable age. It was said that after Alice grew up, she left the town once
and met someone. When she came back, she said she would break the engagement with Johnnie.
Many people in the town heard about it at that time. Alice''s father almost broke her leg, but Alice was
still determined to break the engagement."
Hearing what Trevin said, Nicole was shocked.
"Did you say that Alice wanted to break the engagement because she met a man outside?"
"I''m not sure. I heard it from my parents. They mentioned it before. I was curious and asked them to tell
me about it. I still remembered it clearly because someone happened to pursue my sister at that time.
My parents didn''t want my sister to get into a rtionship so early, so they told us the story."
There was no w in what Trevin said.
Nicole knitted her eyebrows tightly.
If what Trevin said was true, why didn''t Johnnie tell them about it?
Did he decide to kidnap Samuel when he found that Samuel was Alice''s son?
But why?
Was he taking revenge because he hated Alice?
Nicole could not understand.
She looked at Trevin and asked, "Did your parents say what happened to them afterwards? What
happened to Johnnie?"
"Yes. My parents said that Johnnie loved Alice very much and wanted her to give up leaving the town,
but Alice did not agree. Johnnie put poison in the dishes while cooking. He wanted to die with Alice.
However, Alice had a strange disease when she was young. Her father cured her and she got
antibodies to poison. So only Johnnie died at that time."
Nicole was dumfounded.