As Asher described the situation, Angeline felt like she had fallen into an icy abyss. Her whole body went cold, and she was frozen in place."What about the surveillance cameras? Have they been reviewed? Have you called the police?" she asked, standing up and heading toward the office exit.Asher replied, "I've called the police. They're already helping with the search and rescue. All the surveillance footage has been checked, but nothing has been found. "I suspect it's a kidnapping, so I'm having people investigate known enemies. Someone could also do it for money, so please answer any unknown calls.""Okay," Angeline said before hanging up the phone and heading to the elevator with Lenny.The secretarial staff didn't know what was happening and asked Jamie. But he shook his head, saying, "I don't know. Ms. Lawson left without saying anything."As soon as Angeline got into the car, she tried to call Sean, but no one answered, even after several attempts.Her face turned pal
"My child is missing…"Before Angeline could finish her sentence, Brayden had already hung up the phone.Her grip on the phone tightened, and her breath trembled. Her lips pressed into a thin line as she returned Lenny's phone and forced herself to calm down.She then dialed Danny's number and, with a breaking voice, said, "Danny, Yasmine is missing! She and her classmates entered the woods to dig for treasure, and the guard was knocked out. When the others noticed they'd been gone for too long and went to check, both kids were already missing."Danny stood up from his office chair in shock and said, "Boss, don't worry too much for now. Yasmine's always been clever and resourceful. She'll be okay. "I'll send some men to look for her right now, and we'll have our tech team check the surveillance footage. I'll call you as soon as I have news.""Alright!" she replied.Angeline soon arrived at the kindergarten. Asher was also on-site, and he quickly approached her, saying, "We're
Angeline's heart was in her mouth."Mommy!"At the sound of Yasmine's voice, Angeline could no longer hold back her tears, which streamed down her face like a broken string of pearls. She choked back her sobs, trying to sound calm so her child wouldn't know she was crying."Yasmine, Mommy is here! Mommy is here…""Mommy, Gabriel and I are at the hospital. Some bad people tried to take us, but the strange man saved us. He crashed his car into the bad guys' car, and he got hurt trying to protect me."Yasmine, hearing her mother's voice, wanted to tell her everything at once. Her words were all jumbled together as she struggled to speak fast.Angeline didn't want to waste another second. She turned around and headed straight out of the kindergarten."Yasmine, stay where you are and wait for me, okay? I'll be there soon!""Ms. Angeline!" Asher called out, catching up. Seeing the look on her face, he asked, "Has Yasmine been found?"She nodded and said, "Someone saved her from an
"It has nothing to do with me. The one who saved Yasmine was Ned!" Ingrid said.Angeline remembered Yasmine mentioning a "strange man" on the phone and that he got hurt while saving her.Through Xavier, Yasmine knew that Ned was Angeline's ex-husband, and he had done many things to hurt her in the past. Although Angeline never told the children about these things, Xavier discovered some of them while searching for his father.At one point, the kids even believed that Ned was their terrible father.That was why Yasmine referred to Ned as the "strange man"."Is Ned okay? Where is he hurt?" Angeline asked.Ingrid, wearing large sunglasses, pursed her lips and said, "Ned got hurt while saving Yasmine. Aren't you going to see him in person?"Asher, standing nearby, reached out to take Yasmine from Angeline's arms and said, "Oh, my little princess. You really scared me and your mommy.""I need to inform the police. I'll take Yasmine to the car first..." he then said to Angeline, who
But Angeline had given Judith a slap straight to the face.Holding her cheek in her palm, Judith pointed an unsteady finger at Angeline. "You… You…""I suggest you get some mouthwash to cleanse that dirty mouth of yours!" Angeline retorted with a grim expression."Didn't you hear what the police and the teachers said? It was Gabriel who insisted on going on a treasure hunt during naptime. He cried and kicked up a fuss. He also didn't want any teachers going with him and wanted other children to join him!"My daughter only volunteered to accompany him because there was no other way to appease him! Had it not been for Gabriel, would Yasmine even have been kidnapped?"Angeline initially didn't want to pursue the matter and had even intended to compensate Gabriel's family for having Gabriel implicated because of Yasmine. However, because of Judith's crude speech, Angeline was determined to push back."You! How dare you hit me? How dare you hit me!" Judith exclaimed incredulously.
Angeline looked at Ingrid briefly before finally asking, "Ingrid, this isn't like you. Weren't you deeply in love with Ned?"I remember you telling me when I just woke up from my coma that Ned was your everything. And because you grew up with your uncle's family without your parents, Ned was the one who gave you all the happiness you'd ever known. You should use this opportunity to get Ned to fall for you!""I love him! I really do!" Ingrid choked up. "But Angie, his love for me was stolen from you. I know that full well. I heard from others that truly loving someone means wishing them happiness. Even if it hurts me, I want to love Ned properly.""That's not what love is." Angeline clenched her phone tightly in her hand. "To love someone is to possess him fully. It is wanting to be with him no matter the circumstances. True love is being unable to withstand him treating anyone of the opposite sex that isn't you or his relative well. That is my understanding of love."After
"Should I send Yasmine back to Grand Court Residences first?" Asher asked."Granddad needs you by his side. You should return to the old Lawson residence. Danny should be here any moment now. When I was busy in the labs, Danny always accompanied the children. They have a close relationship," Angeline said with a smile."I think we should get Mr. Danvers back. We should have him look after you and the children." Asher looked at Yasmine with pity in his eyes."Mr. Danvers is getting older, and the weather in Krontos is erratic. I don't want to trouble him. Besides, the children are usually at the old Lawson residence, and I can take care of myself. You should only be concerned about caring for Granddad, Mr. Millstone. Don't worry about me."Angeline had just finished speaking when Danny drove up in his flashy sports car. He didn't even bother parking his car properly before clambering out. Just as he was about to say something, he caught sight of Yasmine fast asleep and quickly swa
When Angeline turned around, she saw Sherryn hurrying toward her.Sherryn had received the news while she was at a beauty parlor. There were still traces of a facial mud mask that hadn't been properly cleaned off her face.When she saw Angeline, Sherryn asked anxiously with a tremble, "How's Ned? I heard that his arm was fractured and that he'd been stabbed twice. Is it serious? Is it?"After her experience of losing Yasmine, Angeline knew just how worried a mother felt when her child was hurt. So, she said gently to Sherryn, "They've secured a steel plate in his arm, and the stab wounds on his body missed any of his internal organs. The wounds have been sutured and are considered just external injuries."Sherryn heaved a sigh of relief. Then, her knees buckled. Fortunately, Angeline was swift to support her."I… Let me collect myself before I go in." Sherryn supported herself against the wall, trying to compose herself. Nobody knew just how flustered she was when she heard th