Chapter 047 Where is she?

Gabrielle's Point of View

When Kate finally stopped crying, she suddenly left me alone. I stood there, staring blankly at the small hut where Yumi and I used to live. I couldn't bring myself to open the letter Kate had given me. I felt like I already knew what it contained.

I took my phone out of my pocket. Before running here, I had grabbed my car keys and my phone. I called Manager Kim. "Gabrielle? You're calling so early. How was the grand opening? I couldn't make it; I was too busy with—"

"Where's Eumerriah?" I cut her off abruptly.

"Why are you asking me?" She stopped talking because someone else approached her; I could hear it on the other end of the line. "Why are you asking me? Didn't I leave her with you at the coffee shop the other day? Didn't you take her back to Batangas?" Her voice revealed concern and confusion about Yumi's whereabouts. I ended the call and searched my phone for another contact who might know where Yumi was.

I saw Ate Shaira's number in my contacts, so I