The girl brought Lee and the others to Mrs. Nicholsâ house. When the villagers found out that the girl was going to Mrs. Nicholsâ house, they tried to stop her. Lee couldnât understand what they were saying. The girl told Lee that everyone was advising her not to go to Mrs. Nicholsâ house. Mrs. Nicholsâ
daughter-in-law was too fierce. It was unlucky to be scolded and chased away during the new year. Lee said to the girl, âHelp me thank them for their kindness. I have someone I must find.â The girl immediately told everyone. These people waved their hands and wished Lee good luck. The girl quickly brought Lee to Mrs. Nicholsâ 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 didnât dare to knock! Lee had already started knocking on the door. As he knocked, he shouted, âHello, is anyone there? Is anyone home?â The big mutt heard a knock on the door and barked even louder. It pounced repeatedly at the metal door. The girl said, âMrs. Nicholsâ 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 doesnât like to interact with the villagers. âMy friend told me that once, she was bored so she especially went to Mrs. Nicholsâ
daughter-in-lawâs shop to buy things. She deliberately asked a lot of questions. I originally thought that Mrs. Nicholsâ daughter-in-lawâs temper was really bad, but I didnât expect her to have a good attitude when selling things online.â âThis is a typical two-faced person,â Leeâs subordinate, Jeremy, said. âYes,â
Lee answered and continued to knock on the door. âHello, is anyone there?â
He did not care who Mrs. Nicholsâ 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, âMadam, please open the door. I have something to ask you.â
Bang! The door of the house was immediately slammed shut. The girl said to Lee helplessly, âMrs.
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 doesnât dare to talk to anyone. Sheâs completely submissive. Sometimes, her reactions are a little slow too.â Jeremy said angrily, âIn this era, thereâs still such an evil wife.â
Leeâs other subordinate said, âSigh, thatâs how people are. A good mother-in-law canât find a good daughter-in-law, and a good daughter-in-law canât 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.â Jeremy was so angry, he kept kicking the door. Lee stopped him. âDonât kick the door. Weâre here to ask for help.â In fact, he was already burning with anxiety and wished he could tear down this door and rush in. âMr. Xander, we canât care so much anymore. No matter what, we have to see Mrs.
Nichols today. If the gentle approach doesnât work, weâll use force. I donât believe that we canât get through.â 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. âWho is it? Are you trying to kill someone? Huh? Who provoked you? Itâs the new year. Are you looking for trouble?â âHello, Iâm here to see Mrs. Nichols,â Lee, said politely when he saw the woman coming over.
âThereâs no Mrs. Nichols here.â 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.
âIâm Mrs. Nicholsâ distant relative. Iâve been working on building my company in the city all these years.
Now that Iâve finally succeeded, Iâm here to visit Mrs. Nichols during the new year,â 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 Leeâs 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, âBlack, donât bark!â Kellyâs fierce glare made the big mutt immediately lie down on the ground. It whimpered and stared at Lee and his group vigilantly. âCome in and have a seat.â Kellyâs attitude was obviously much better than before. âThank you!â 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 motherâ
âIâll 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. âYou are?â Mrs. Nichols looked at Lee. She really couldnât recognize him. âHello, Mrs. Nichols. Take a look at this photo.â The girl handed the photo to Mrs. Nichols. Lee couldnât speak their language, so he had to rely on the young lady. Mrs. Nichols looked at the photo and frowned. Lee studied Mrs. Nicholsâ 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, âMrs. Nichols said that this girl stayed at her house for a few days back then.â âReally?â Lee was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes. He immediately said to the girl, âAsk her whatâs the girlâs name, and whatâs her motherâs name.â
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, âI think her name is Tina.â âHow about her mother?â the girl asked again. Mrs. Nichols shook her head. âI donât know her name.â âDo you have a photo?â Lee immediately asked. The girl translated it for Mrs. Nichols. Mrs. Nichols shook her head. âNo, it was more than ten years ago. At that time, my phone didnât have a camera.â The girl translated for Lee. Lee asked again, âThen do you know where both of them went?â After the girl asked Mrs. Nichols, she said that she didnât know. Lee asked emotionally, âThen do you still remember which year you saw Tina?â If it was 17 years ago and the timeline matched, it meant that she was definitely his Heather. It had to be.