Dexie said, “Mom will be back soon. Go take a nap now. When you wake up, mom will be home, okay?”Danny laughed and promised Dexie he would obediently go to bed. After hanging up the call with Danny, Jessebelle’s call came in.Jessebelle asked, “Dexie, where are you?”“I went to gather information today. Jessebelle, I might have found my biological mother.” Dexie was eager to share the news with her best friend.Jessebelle was surprised to hear this and said, “Really? That’s great, Dexie. Your life has been so tumultuous, but now you can finally meet your biological parents.”Dexie said, “I actually want to know what happened back then. I don’t know if I’m just paranoid, but I still feel like my experience is not as simple as it seems on the surface. The incident involving the burst water pipes and the fire in the treatment room a few years ago struck me as highly suspicious.”Jessebelle said, “Dexie, can you meet me and my brother?”Dexie replied, “Right now? I have to go back to the
Dexie laughed, saying, “I almost believed what you said.”Jessebelle suppressed her laughter and tried to look serious as she said, “Maybe... you could even search among the Huxley family.”Jessebelle continued, “Perhaps you could be Mr. Huxley’s illegitimate daughter and Luke’s lost sister... how ironic it would be if the lovers turned out to be siblings.”Noah couldn’t help but ask, “Jessebelle, why are you so repugnant?” Noah couldn’t bear to hear more. Dexie, who was in the middle of drinking her coffee, almost spat it out, but then she swallowed hard and almost choked.Noah quickly handed her a glass of water and a napkin. He looked at Jessebelle and said, “Dexie searching for her parents is a serious matter, how can you make it sound so... scandalous?”Jessebelle chuckled twice and looked at Dexie with some concern when she said, “Dexie, are you okay? I was just kidding, don’t choke.”Dexie finally stopped coughing and took a few sips of water. She immediately looked at Jessebel
Noah played with the cup in his hand as he listened to Dexie’s words. After a moment of silence, he stated, “We still need to investigate this matter.”Your feelings for Luke are clouding your judgment, Dexie. It’s possible that someone also deceived you.Dexie frowned and said, “Of course, you would investigate more carefully, but... Noah, I don’t want to doubt Luke anymore. Because of my suspicions, I have already hurt his feelings. I can’t be so selfish anymore.”Noah looked deeply at Dexie, and his eyes’ expression turned sad as he said, “Dexie, you really care a lot.”Seeing Noah’s expression, Dexie no longer felt guilty and said firmly, “I used to feel like my marriage with Luke was like a dream. I always thought it could end at any moment. But after this incident, I realized. I shouldn’t doubt or mistrust him. We are husband and wife. If we want to be together, I have to understand and trust him. That’s how a husband and wife should be. Despite my previous actions, Luke continu
Danny’s expression was angry, and he frowned as he said, “Mom said she would be home before 3 o’clock. She broke her promise.”Ava sighed, with a look of distress on her face, and said, “Really? How could she break her promise? That’s unacceptable!”Danny seemed even more upset when he heard Ava’s words and said in a plaintive tone, “Mom promised me, so why hasn’t she come back? Did she fight with dad again?”Ava sighed and said, “She might not return, but she might have promised to be home before 3 o’clock just to console you.”I heard she promised you yesterday, but then she disappeared. She may have returned out of sympathy after seeing your tears. Danny, don’t feel too sad about it. Even if she’s not here, I can love you.”Danny shook his head with a look of grievance and said, “No, I want mom.”Ava repeated, “But... she’s not coming back, are you going to go out looking for her?”After hesitating for a while, Danny said calmly, “I... want to call mom.”Ava sighed and told Danny,
After Dexie spoke with Jessebelle and Noah, it was almost three-thirty. Seeing the time, she said, “It’s time for me to go back.”Noah said, “Alright, be careful and understand that your own safety is the most important, no matter what happens.”Dexie nodded and said, “I know.”Dexie had only driven a few hundred meters after parting ways with the siblings.Gavin called. Dexie was in a positive mood, so she answered the phone and asked with a smile, “Gavin, since you’re calling me now, could it be that you found something in the investigation?”Dexie was in a positive mood, but Gavin said with a desperate voice, “Ma’am, please come back soon. Danny is missing.”“What?” Dexie’s tone changed, and her heart started beating wildly.“Danny ran away on his own. We’ve been searching for a long time, but we still haven’t found him. Even though it’s not snowing, the outside temperature is extremely low, and the road remains icy. There are mountain roads outside, so I’m afraid that Danny might
As soon as Ava’s voice lowered, Dexie glanced at Gavin and asked, “How is the search going? Has Danny left this mountain?”Gavin looked at Luke and saw that he was still expressionless. He sighed and, without hiding it anymore, said, “We sent people to search and sent a drone, but... Danny is nowhere to be found. They have checked several checkpoints at the exit and consulted with the security guards. Danny never... Unless Danny escaped by climbing a wall at the foot of a mountain, he must still be on the mountain.”After Gavin’s statement, Dexie became even more concerned. She frowned and asked, “Are there no surveillance cameras? Look for surveillance footage and see what happened.”Gavin sighed and said, “except inside and outside the mansion, only a few mountain paths have cameras.” There aren’t many trails, and the nature of the mountain makes it impossible to install surveillance cameras everywhere.Dexie inquired once more, “What is the duration of his absence?”Gavin said, “It
Dexie took a deep breath, climbed the stairs, and left her bag in the room. She put on a pair of sturdy, non-slip snow boots and a thick down jacket, then grabbed her thermos and headed out the back door where Danny had also left.The warm water was for Danny to drink. When they found him, he would probably want to drink water.Dexie took a flashlight just in case, then went out the door.She was very careful as she walked along the road. She scrutinized the ground for footprints and the branches on either side for any clues left by Danny.Even though she was anxious, she needed to calm down. Finding Danny was the most important thing.After walking for a few minutes, she saw two small paths in front of her. Suddenly she froze in place and hesitated.She wondered, Which path did he take?Although Danny had autism, he was smarter and more contemplative than normal children. Dexie felt she couldn’t try to understand based on common sense, but should think, if I were Danny... what would
Dexie clenched her teeth and gazed in her direction. At that moment, she couldn’t be overly aggressive. Everyone believed she was the one who made Danny flee and sustain injuries. They and Luke might not let her in if she was too confrontational now. She believed she couldn’t take any chances.Dexie took a deep breath and looked at Ava. After trying to calm down, she said to Ava, “Mrs. Huxley, we can discuss who would be responsible later. Luke won’t let me off easily, so don’t stand in my way. I want to go in and see how Danny is. Since there are so many people inside, I can’t do anything to help Danny. I just want to see him. Besides, you have no right to stop me.”Ava scoffed at Dexie and said, “I am Danny’s grandmother and a member of the Huxley family, so why don’t I stop you? You are not welcome here and cannot enter under any circumstances. Luke also told you to leave. Now that Danny has been found, why are you still here?”Dexie was about to speak when the room’s door opened.