Chapter 358
Chapter 358
The girl brought Lee and the others to Mrs. Nichols’ house. When the villagers found out that the girl was going to Mrs. Nichols’ house, they tried to stop her. Lee couldn’t understand what they were saying. The girl told Lee that everyone was advising her not to go to Mrs. Nichols’ house. Mrs. Nichols’ daughter-in-law was too fierce. It was unlucky to be scolded and chased away during the new year. Lee said to the girl, “Help me thank them for their kindness. I have someone I must find.” The girl immediately told everyone. These people waved their hands and wished Lee good luck. The girl quickly brought Lee to Mrs. Nichols’ house. There was a big iron gate in front of her house, and a big mutt was on the other side of it.
Hearing footsteps, the big mutt inside started barking wildly The girl cowered in fear and looked at Lee, feeling that she was in a difficult position. She didn’t dare to knock! Lee had already started knocking on the door. As he knocked, he shouted, “Hello, is anyone there? Is anyone home?” The big mutt heard a knock on the door and barked even louder. It pounced repeatedly at the metal door. The girl said, “Mrs. Nichols’ daughter-in-law is always at home. She runs an online shop and sells seafood online. Her husband rears fish. Mrs. Nichols takes care of the three children at home. The first two are a pair of twin boys, and then she had a daughter. Actually, she has a good life, but she doesn’t like to interact with the villagers. “My friend told me that once, she was bored so she especially went to Mrs. Nichols’ daughter-in-law’s shop to buy things. She deliberately asked a lot of questions. I originally thought that Mrs. Nichols’ daughter-in-law’s temper was really bad, but I didn’t expect her to have a good attitude when selling things online.” “This is a typical two-faced person,” Lee’s subordinate, Jeremy, said. “Yes,” Lee answered and continued to knock on the door. “Hello, is anyone there?”
He did not care who Mrs. Nichols’ daughter-in-law was. He only wanted to find Mrs. Nichols to verify if she had really seen Heather back then. As long as he had seen her, he could confirm that Heather was really still alive. If Heather was alive, he had to find her no matter what. After knocking for a few minutes, no one opened the door. Lee had already seen someone poking her head out of the window with a child in her Arnis through a big gap in the iron gate. This must be Mrs. Nichols that the girl was
talking about. Lee immediately shouted, “Madam, please open the door. I have something to ask you.” Bang! The door of the house was immediately slammed shut. The girl said to Lee helplessly, “Mrs. Nichols has probably been scolded by her daughter-in-law too many times in the past few years. Her personality is different from before. Now, she doesn’t dare to talk to anyone. She’s completely submissive. Sometimes, her reactions are a little slow too.” Jeremy said angrily, “In this era, there’s still such an evil wife.”
Lee’s other subordinate said, “Sigh, that’s how people are. A good mother-in-law can’t find a good daughter-in-law, and a good daughter-in-law can’t find a good mother-in-law. Most of them are good at pushing their luck. When they see that a mother-in-law or daughter-in-law is softer, they want to control them.” Jeremy was so angry, he kept kicking the door. Lee stopped him. “Don’t kick the door. We’re here to ask for help.” In fact, he was already burning with anxiety and wished he could tear down this door and rush in. “Mr. Xander, we can’t care so much anymore. No matter what, we have to see Mrs. Nichols today. If the gentle approach doesn’t work, we’ll use force. I don’t believe that we can’t get through.” Jeremy was anxious and kicked the door crazily. The big iron gate was kicked so hard that it made a banging sound. The dog inside pounced at the big metal gate again and again. Finally, a young woman came out cursing. “Who is it? Are you trying to kill someone? Huh? Who provoked you? It’s the new year. Are you looking for trouble?” “Hello, I’m here to see Mrs. Nichols,” Lee, said politely when he saw the woman coming over. This is property © of NôvelDrama.Org.
“There’s no Mrs. Nichols here.” The young woman was very unhappy. She was originally from another village. At that time, she had gotten pregnant before getting married. When she was pregnant with twins, she had asked for 60,000 dollars as a betrothal gift. After she got married and moved here, the villagers felt that the amount she requested for her betrothal gift was high, so they gossiped about her behind her back. Therefore, she did not have a good impression of the villagers and did not interact with them.
“I’m Mrs. Nichols’ distant relative. I’ve been working on building my company in the city all these years. Now that I’ve finally succeeded, I’m here to visit Mrs. Nichols during the new year,” Lee said politely. Upon hearing that he was a distant relative and a successful entrepreneur, the woman, Kelly Rhianon, immediately sized up Lee. Looking at Lee’s dignified and smart appearance, Kelly thought he indeed looked like a successful person. She frowned and opened the door. The big mutt in the courtyard was about to pounce on him when Kelly shouted, “Black, don’t bark!” Kelly’s fierce glare made the big mutt immediately lie down on the ground. It whimpered and stared at Lee and his group vigilantly. “Come in and have a seat.” Kelly’s attitude was obviously much better than before. “Thank you!” Lee thanked her. Kelly led the group to the living room of the main residence. There were some dried seafood in the living room and a phone stand. She probably used the phone stand to do live broadcasts to sell her seafood. Kelly poured tea for everyone and said, go call my mother”
“I’ll Soon, Kelly came over with Mrs. Nichols. Mrs. Nichols carried a child in one hand and held one child in the other. A third child followed behind her. “You are?” Mrs. Nichols looked at Lee. She really couldn’t recognize him. “Hello, Mrs. Nichols. Take a look at this photo.” The girl handed the photo to Mrs. Nichols. Lee couldn’t speak their language, so he had to rely on the young lady. Mrs. Nichols looked at the photo and frowned. Lee studied Mrs. Nichols’ expression hopefully. When Mrs. Nichols frowned, Lee became exceptionally nervous. He was afraid that she would not recognize him. He was afraid that the old man from before had mistaken someone else for Heather. He was afraid that his hopes would be dashed again. Mrs. Nichols said a few words. Lee immediately looked at the girl excitedly. The girl also said happily, “Mrs. Nichols said that this girl stayed at her house for a few days back then.” “Really?” Lee was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes. He immediately said to the girl, “Ask her what’s the girl’s name, and what’s her mother’s name.”
Regardless of whether she looked like Heather or if she was the real Heather, he had to find her first. The girl immediately asked Mrs. Nichols what was the name of the girl in the photo. Mrs. Nichols frowned and thought for a while before saying, “I think her name is Tina.” “How about her mother?” the girl asked again. Mrs. Nichols shook her head. “I don’t know her name.” “Do you have a photo?” Lee
immediately asked. The girl translated it for Mrs. Nichols. Mrs. Nichols shook her head. “No, it was more than ten years ago. At that time, my phone didn’t have a camera.” The girl translated for Lee. Lee asked again, “Then do you know where both of them went?” After the girl asked Mrs. Nichols, she said that she didn’t know. Lee asked emotionally, “Then do you still remember which year you saw Tina?” If it was 17 years ago and the timeline matched, it meant that she was definitely his Heather. It had to be.