Upon hearing Fabiola’s name, the children quickly looked away… and upon sensing the change in mood, Xavia couldn’t help but feel a little anxious as she asked, “…What’s wrong? What happened to her? Maison, could you please tell me…?” Pursing his lips, Maison forced himself to reply, “…She’s… gone missing…” “…W-what?! B-but how?!” asked the worried Xavia, prompting Maison to clench his fists. Trying desperately to hold his tears back, Maison replied, “So… shortly after we were brought here, she kept making a fuss, saying that she wanted to return to you two, and… when Aunt wasn’t looking, she ran off! We weren’t able to stop her, and she hasn’t returned since…” Her daughter… She was still missing…?! What if human traffickers had caught her?! Or worse, what if she was captured by some perverted monster?! She was just a child…! Anything could happen to her…! It was then that she realized why Frank looked so out of it this entire time. After all, Fabiola was his twin, and she cou
Rubbing his temple, Zivon was reminded of what Maison had earlier said… Three layers of defense before they could even open the door, huh? How troublesome… It took him a while, but he eventually muttered, “…Contact the best hackers we can find to try hacking the doors. We’ll see how she reacts to that before proceeding.” “I suppose that that’s really all we can do,” replied Ian with a sigh before heading off to arrange for that. Once Ian was gone, Zivon couldn’t help but close his eyes. Not only was Fabiola still missing, but Xavia and the kids weren’t out of the woods yet either… He had to make sure that they all made it out safe and sound… Otherwise, he’d never forgive himself! The more he thought about it, the more he regretted giving Sophia another chance back then! After promising himself never to go easy on the enemy again, Zivon activated his communicator before saying, “I’ve already told Nathan to start looking for Fabiola, so rest easy. Also, try to keep calm so that S
Even the weakened Yulia couldn’t help but mutter, “I… I don’t want to die…!” Heartbroken to hear that, Sophia couldn’t bear to see the children like this… But at the same time, she didn’t want to lose them either! Was there no option to exclude her agony…?! In the end, she was prompted to yell, “Stop it…! Stop forcing me to make a decision…! G-give her something to ease her pain first! I need a moment!” Watching as the devastated woman ran off to hide in her office, Maison couldn’t help but lower his gaze… And after a while, he looked at his mother, as if to ask if they were being too cruel to her. Xavia certainly didn’t think so, especially since Fabiola was now missing. With that, she simply shook her head before helping the doctor treat Yulia. Her daughter looked far weaker than she had before, and they really needed to leave this place as soon as possible… She’d have to take things into her own hands! With that, she waited till the children were asleep before heading ov
Each word stung badly, and Sophia hated the idea of Yulia dying, and also didn’t want the other two to distance themselves from her… She… She knew what she had to do now. She had to save Yulia…! With her mind made up, she rushed out and grabbed the doctor by his hands while yelling, “Do it! We need to get her to a hospital while we can…!” Though startled by her sudden change of heart, the doctor was quick to nod before saying, “…Alright!” Before he could start planning things out, however, Sophia added, “However! Be sure to do everything incognito! Yulia’s identity must not be revealed…! Also, if you’re found on your way to the hospital, then promise me that you will not expose this location! With all that said… Please… Please keep my baby alive…!” Placed in a difficult situation, the doctor replied, “…Are you sure you want to separate the children when their sister is already in this state? They’re already devastated by all this, so it would be wise if we all went together…”
Gulping a little, Xavia used sign language to ask her what was wrong… but to her shock, Sophia quickly ran up to her and gave her a tight hug! Before Xavia could even register what was going on, the sobbing Sophia muttered, “…Thank you for willingly staying with me…! Please, I… I just need someone to communicate with…!” The truth was, she hadn’t spoken properly to anyone in the longest time, partly because of all this, and because of her past actions… Sure, Zivon and Xavia had forgiven her, but the rest of the world remembered her sins, and even when she was still out and about, almost everyone hated her… She hadn’t even been able to make new friends, and she grew more and more withdrawn by the day… To make matters worse, her house was ruined by a flash flood, and shortly after, she had that miscarriage… With all that misfortune, it only made sense that she’d crack from all the pressure… Just thinking of all that hurt, and after a long pause, she was prompted to add, “…The worl
“…In the past, he said that he’d love me no matter what… and though I kept insisting that he was too young for me, he said that that didn’t matter, and he made sure to bring me to all sorts of places including pubs and karaoke…” “Even after my downfall, he kept me away from my depression by teaching me all sorts of art techniques, saying that nobody deserved to be deemed truly unforgivable… And because he was literally the only light of my life back then, I believed him. I believed that with his help, I could get a second chance, but… In the end, I learned the truth. And that was the fact that he never truly loved me…!” “One day, he returned with a younger woman… and before I could ask who she was, he declared that he only remained with me because he needed my money for his future investments…! What’s more, he even told her that I was old and mean and didn’t deserve to be with him…! Even though I’ve always treated him respectfully…!” Naturally, this left Xavia stunned. Had her se
Finding Xavia’s words reasonable, Zivon replied, “I’ll talk to him and tell you what I find.” “I appreciate it…” said Xavia who was genuinely pleased that he hadn’t decided to call her naïve or overly kind. Smiling in response, Zivon replied, “Were you expecting a lecture? Xav, I already knew what I was getting into when I married you… Jokes aside, stay safe, alright?” “You too…” concluded Xavia before flushing the toilet and heading out… When she got back to the room, she realized that Sophia had fallen asleep with her boys in her arms… and following a sigh, Xavia covered them up with a quilt. Having nothing better to do, she began exploring the place… and to her surprise, the kitchen was filled with all sorts of fresh meat and vegetables. There was even a fully sustainable garden down here that would ensure that they wouldn’t ever truly run out of food… Moving on, she was able to find a playground, study, gym, and many other facilities… It was clear that Sophia had put a
Though initially shocked, Xavia was quick to realize that Zivon had probably planned this with the doctor to lure Sophia out. With that in mind, she breathed a subtle sigh of relief before writing, “Calm down, could you show me the message?” Nodding weakly, the worried woman showed Xavia her phone… and sure enough, it was a message from the doctor. Though she found it slightly odd that Zivon hadn’t told her about this plan before executing it, she quickly shook her head before adding, ‘…You should know that my friend’s daughter died just a few days after getting leukemia… With that said, why don’t you go to her? I’ll stay here with the boys while you’re gone…’ As long as Sophia left them alone, then they’d surely have more chances to succeed! Either way, the pale-faced Sophia replied, “B-but what if I get caught…?! I’m not ready to face the world again…!” ‘But this could be the last time you’ll be able to meet her alive… Think about how she’s feeling without you by her side…’