Chapter 4 Do Not Come Back
- "Cancel all my business, check the license plate, we must find her today!"
- Lucian's gaze turned dark as he strode toward the Maybach parked by the road. Soon, the car drove away.
- In the Car,
- The little girl's body was soft and smelled of milk. She held Chandria's hand tightly.
- Chandria couldn't help but recall her daughter, who died at birth.
- If she were to grow up well, she'd be around this little girl's age.
- As that thought surfaced, Chandria was overcome with heartache and regret.
- As if sensing her emotions, the little girl stayed put and gazed at her quietly.
- I know I shouldn't talk to strangers, but this lady is really pretty. Strangely, I feel the urge to get close to her.
- At that moment, Francine remarked, “Oh, what a beautiful little girl. She's as pretty as our boys!”
- Chandria nodded in agreement. “I think she got lost. Let's send her to the police station and see if we can contact her family.”
- Right after she said that the young girl gave her a slight tug.
- The little girl was shaking her head profusely, her eyes turning red. She seemed like she was about to dissolve into tears any minute.
- Clearly, the little girl didn't want her to do that.
- Seeing the girl's distraught expression really tugged at Chandria's heartstrings.
- She had no other choice, though. If she didn't send the little girl to the police station in time, she might be accused of kidnapping the latter.
- Chandria was in a dilemma.
- “All right. We don't have to go to the police station.”
- She squatted down and tried to negotiate with the little girl. “Do you have your parents' phone number? I can call them so they can come here to pick you up.”
- The little girl stopped shaking her head, but still no response.
- Chandria thought she didn’t know and was about to send her to the police station when the little girl pulled out a pencil and a Post-it note.
- She then scribbled a phone number with the word “Daddy” behind it before handing the note to Chandria.
- BACK IN THE FARWELL RESIDENCE, Lucian strode into the mansion angrily. “Is Essie back?”
- The butler came to welcome him. Wearing a worried expression, he said, “No. I didn't see Ms. Estella around.”
- Lucian furrowed his brows.
- ‘I've searched everywhere I could. Where could she be? Did something happen to her?’
- Right then, a lady clad in thick makeup hurried into the mansion and asked anxiously, “Lucian, I heard Essie went missing. Is it true? Did you find her?”
- The lady was none other than Jane, the one whom Lucian wanted to marry previously.
- Nevertheless, Lucian kept his authoritative aura before her. “She's still missing. Now that you're here, I'd like to know what you told Essie this afternoon. Why would she run away from home for no reason?”
- Jane seemed surprised to hear his question as she stared at him incredulously. “Lucian, what are you saying? Are you saying I did something to Essie?”
- Seemingly hurt, she added, “I did nothing to her! Never mind if someone else misunderstands me. You've seen how I treated her dearly over the years! Even though Essie treated me coldly, I didn't mind and took good care of her. I never yelled at her. No way would I do something to make her run away from home!”
- With her red-rimmed eyes and innocent expression, she tried hard to convince Lucian that she had nothing to do with Estella's disappearance.
- Deep down, she wanted nothing more than for the mute little girl to disappear forever.
- As Estella couldn't talk, Jane wasn't afraid that the former would complain about her behavior to Lucian.
- However, she had no idea that Estella would end up running away from home.
- ‘This is great! It will be better if she can't return. That way, I won't have to see her again!’
- “You'd better not be lying.”
- Lucian had just spun on his heels to leave when his phone rang.
- A female voice rang out. “Hello.”
- Hearing that, Lucian narrowed his eyes suspiciously.
- Why does this sound just like her voice?
- The figure he spotted that afternoon at the airport flashed across his mind.
- “Hello? Is anyone there?” Chandria repeated dubiously after a while.
- Lucian came back to his senses and replied, “Yeah.”
- Chandria heaved a sigh of relief after hearing his response. “Hello. I've run into a little girl who gave me your phone number. You must be her father, right? Are you free to pick her up now?”
- It's her! It has been years since we last met, but there's no way I'd have mistaken her for someone else!
- Chandria Evans, you're finally back!
- Lucian lowered his voice deliberately and asked, “Where are you?”