Chapter 230

The 'files' turned out to be pretty scant. It was just an old photo of her brother and some investigation reports from the area, bus, and train stations on the day he disappeared.

Asher sighed heavily. "I've kept an eye out for any similar missing persons cases around here over the years, but no luck."

For years, there was nothing but silence. Either the kid was gone for good, or he was whisked off to who knew where.

Back in the day, the police did not have the technology or the know-how, so anything could have happened.

Deep down, Asher had a hunch the kid was still out there.

A three-year-old boy who was easy to raise and with no past to remember was just the kind of kid that buyers would line up for.

The problem was that finding him was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

However, Madeline was determined to search for him no matter what.

"Asher, I need a copy of these files."

Asher looked like he wanted to say something, maybe talk her out of it. "Madeline, it's been e