Chapter 200: The End

"I can let go of what happened in the past. Mom, as long as you treat Nora well from now on, Nora and I won't deliberately go against you."

Samuel knew what Wendy was worried about. He pressed his lips together and stayed silent for a long time, but finally softened his expression and said a few words to comfort Wendy.

"What about Sebastian? How are you going to handle him?"

After getting his promise, Wendy secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then as if suddenly remembering something, she turned her gaze back to Samuel's face.

"What do you want me to do about Sebastian?"

Samuel didn't answer Wendy's question. With an expressionless face, he threw the difficult question back at her.

Samuel thought Wendy would lower herself as usual and plead for Sebastian.

He had even prepared himself to argue against her.

But this time, Wendy did something beyond his expectations.

"I want Sebastian to receive the most severe punishment."

Wendy took a deep breath, looked into Samuel's eyes, and told him two things, word by word.

The first thing was that after she decided to accept Nora, she had someone investigate what happened to Nora and Samuel five years ago.

She discovered that all the suffering Samuel endured after leaving the Green family, including the car accident that nearly killed him, was all planned by Sebastian.

The second thing was that Sebastian had wanted to kill Mia for a long time. When Mia was kidnapped the first time, Sebastian already wanted her dead.

If it weren't for Wendy and Charles protecting Mia all along, Mia would already be a corpse by now.

"I have evidence for everything I just said."

After saying everything she needed to say, Wendy pinched the bridge of her nose, showing a tired expression.

"Samuel, I can hand over all that evidence to you anytime."

Five years ago he wanted to kill him, and five years ago he also wanted to kill his child.

Good, very good!

It seemed that to Sebastian, his eldest son really wasn't worth even one of Reginald's fingers.

Samuel crossed his legs and let out a cold, light sneer.

"Mom, Sebastian is my biological father after all. Originally I didn't want to personally send him to hell—I just wanted to keep him in prison forever. But now, I've changed my mind."

At this point, he paused and shifted his gaze to Kevin.

"Kevin, personally escort my mother home, then hand over the evidence she collected to Matthew. Tell Matthew I want Emily, Sebastian, and Reginald sentenced to life imprisonment."

"And I want them to die in prison within three months, in a reasonable way."

Killing someone quietly in prison?

Well, that wouldn't be hard to handle. Mr. Carter probably wouldn't refuse his request.

Kevin thought for a moment, then obediently nodded.

"Okay, Samuel, I've got it."

"Ms. Brooks, Assistant Nelson and I will leave now. After Ms. Brooks wakes up, you must contact me. I've prepared some gifts that I want to give her personally."

Wendy laughed softly. After saying this, she stood up and left Nora's hospital room with Kevin.

......

"Ugh, my head hurts so much!"

Whether it was a coincidence or not, shortly after Wendy and the others left, Nora woke up from her coma.

"Your PTSD acted up again. The doctor said it's normal to have a headache after waking up—it'll get better in a while."

Seeing Nora's pained expression, Samuel felt very distressed. He quickly lay down on the bed, held her in his arms, and comforted her while massaging her head.

"Samuel, where are Nicholas and Mia?"

Under his efforts, Nora's condition quickly improved.

As soon as her energy recovered, Nora remembered Nicholas and Mia.

She pushed Samuel away, sat up straight, wanting to go find Nicholas and the others.

"Nicholas injured his ribs, and Mia hurt her head. They're both still unconscious, but their lives aren't in danger. Rest well for now—you can visit them tomorrow morning."

Samuel grabbed Nora's arm, pulled her back into his embrace, and gave her waist a light pat.

"Nora, what you should do right now is apologize to me."

"Apologize to you?"

Nora was confused, staring at him blankly.

"Why should I apologize to you?"

"Mia is my daughter, yet you kept it from me all this time. Don't you think you should apologize?"

Samuel looked into her eyes with an incredibly focused gaze.

"You..."

Nora didn't expect him to suddenly bring up Mia's identity. She instinctively wanted to brush him off like before.

"Stop lying. I have proof."

Samuel knew what she wanted to say. Before she could speak, he pulled out the paternity test results for him and Mia.

"I... I didn't mean to lie to you."

Nora stared blankly at the test results. After a long moment, she resignedly lowered her head.

"At first I didn't tell you because I was afraid you'd take Mia away from me. Later, after we got back together, I wanted to tell you about Mia's identity, but I was afraid you'd investigate what happened five years ago."

"Anyway, I never found the right moment to let you know the whole truth. Samuel, please don't resent me, okay?"

Resent her?

No, not only did he not resent her, he felt sorry for her.

Samuel's heart tightened. He suddenly pulled Nora tightly into his arms, holding her firmly.

"Nora, promise me you won't guard against me anymore. I love you. Once you and Mia are both fully recovered, let's get married. Okay?"

Get married?

Nora bit her lower lip. After struggling for a long while, she finally relaxed her body and buried her face in Samuel's chest.

"Okay, let's get married."

......

"Samuel, congratulations. Mia's body has completely recovered, and Nora's PTSD has been cured."

Time flew by quickly, and two years passed in the blink of an eye.

That spring, on a very ordinary afternoon, Michael placed two test reports in front of Samuel and Nora.

"Mr. Kane, thank you for taking care of me these past few years."

Samuel and Nora exchanged glances. They first solemnly thanked Michael, then picked up the test reports and left Michael's villa.

"Nora, do you remember the promise you made to me two years ago?"

On the way home, Samuel drove with one hand while holding Nora's hand with the other.

He was trying hard to stay calm, but his voice was still trembling.

"Samuel, pull over."

Nora didn't answer his question right away. She just asked him to stop the car.

After Samuel parked the car, she took out a ring she had prepared long ago and showed Samuel a bright smile.

"Samuel, let's get married."

Her life was still long, but she was ready. For the next few decades, she wanted to walk alongside him.

"Nora, I love you."

Samuel's breath caught. He pressed Nora's shoulders and kissed her lips.

Thank God, after years of effort, he had finally won the girl he loved most.