The doorbell rang all of a sudden.Estie thought Rosalie and the rest were back, so her eyes gleamed as she leaped off the bed and quickly moved to open the door.Her gleaming eyes dimmed when she saw the person standing at the door.“Estie.” The smile plastered on Wendy’s face was a little forced.She was still a woman, and the roads that led here were basically hiking trails. Byron carried Estie and walked really quickly with no intentions of waiting for her.As they zoomed past her, she was left behind up to the extent that she could not even see them anymore.It was fortunate that there was only one hotel nearby. Hence, she was able to finally find them.After asking for their room number from the front desk, Wendy went straight up.Byron saw who was at the door, and his face fell as well.Wendy pretended that she did not see the change in the two people’s faces and walked into the room with a smile. She looked at Estie and said, “Estie, aren’t you feeling unwell? Why don’
Estie naturally refused.Wendy got up and looked at Byron. “Byron, I’ll ask the front desk. If possible, please change rooms, okay?”Estie turned around and looked at her daddy with hopeful eyes, hoping that her daddy would refuse.Byron’s eyes were dark and incomprehensible.Even if he rejected Wendy’s offer to change rooms now, when that woman came back, she would bring up the same thing too.When Miss Leigh Ann suggested for them to share rooms, that woman had been reluctant to do so.After seeing Wendy today, she would be more than eager to avoid him.Thinking about the possible reaction Rosalie might have, Byron was practically giving Wendy silent consent to what she was suggesting.Estie did not get a response from her daddy after some time, and as she watched the mean lady mean her word about changing rooms, she stomped on the floor angrily. She followed Wendy into the elevator.Wendy was stunned. “Estie, why did you come? Just wait upstairs with Daddy.”Estie lowered
Byron exited the hotel. Without a doubt in his mind, he ran in the direction of the botanical garden.That little girl wanted to be with Rosalie, and there was no doubt that she ran out of the hotel just for her. Other than the botanical garden, it was impossible for his little girl to be anywhere else.As he made his way to the botanical garden, he did not see Estie at all.Byron’s heart sank. He whipped out his phone to call Rosalie.Rosalie was sightseeing in the botanical garden with her little boys when her phone rang. When she saw whose call it was, she frowned.Byron should be with Wendy now, right? Why was he calling her now?Her phone rang for a while before Rosalie picked up hesitantly.“Have you seen Estie?”Before she could say anything, the man’s velvety voice rang from the other end of the call.He sounded a little frantic.Rosalie’s heart sank unknowingly. “No. Why?”Byron looked around him, his eyes not daring to take a break from scanning the place. “Estie’s
“How did Estie go missing?”The two walked out of the botanical garden, and Rosalie could not help but ask. If she did not find out the cause, she would feel guilty forever. Byron took a deep glance at her. Although Estie did not actually mention it, he already knew that the reason she went missing was that she ran out to look for Rosalie.Coming into eye contact with him, Rosalie felt even more uneasy. “Wasn’t she with the two of you? How could you two…”‘How is it possible for two people to not be able to look after a child? Plus, Estie has always been a good girl.’Rosalie did not continue her words. Byron was already anxious about the little girl going missing. If she said whatever she wanted to, it would sound like she was blaming him. Byron frowned and looked at her while explaining concisely, “She got angry with Wendy.”“How?” Rosalie could not imagine what could anger the little girl so much that she ran away.Byron retrieved his gaze and did not want to speak fur
Rosalie searched all the way back to the hotel. When she stepped into the lobby, she saw Wendy sitting on the sofa with her back facing the entrance. She would normally avoid coming into contact with her.However, this was related to Estie. She walked over without even hesitating. “Is Estie back?”Wendy’s mind was everywhere because of what had happened earlier. It was only when Rosalie was in front of her did she notice her presence.Coming into eye contact with each other, the panic in Wendy’s eyes immediately turned into anger. ‘It’s her! Rosalie Jacobs! It’s all because of her that Estie went missing!’Seeing how she was staring at her, Rosalie frowned and found it strange, so she wanted to ask.Suddenly, Wendy stood up from the sofa with reddish eyes. She pointed at Rosalie and scolded her, “How dare you still ask?! Estie wouldn’t have run out if it wasn’t because of you! It’s all your fault, you b*tch!”Rosalie’s expression changed slightly. “What are you talking about?
Melody was watching TV in the living room. She immediately got worked up upon hearing that. “What did you say?!”Wendy clenched her fist and made herself sound guilty. “It’s all my fault. I didn’t take care of Estie properly and made her run away…”“How long has she been gone? Have you reported it to the police? Where are you now? I’ll send people over immediately!” Melody was so worried that she wanted to fly over immediately. ‘How did my good granddaughter disappear out of nowhere?!’Wendy answered softly, “We’re looking for her right now, and the police are helping as well. Don’t worry.”Melody was extremely anxious, so her words did not sound pleasant. “How can I not worry?! It’s about to be dark soon! Estie will be so afraid! Okay, I must tell your Uncle Lawrence to send people over!”Wendy agreed.The more manpower they had, the higher the hopes were. After hanging up the call, Wendy also went out to help in the search.Melody then called Byron to confirm the situation
Miss Leigh Ann sent a text to check in on everyone in the parents’ group. Everyone unanimously replied that they had yet to find her. After all, Byron’s daughter had gone missing. Everyone was trying their best to look for her. However, the area around the botanical garden was full of deep forests. None of them were so foolish to the extent that they would go in to look for her. Byron saw everyone’s replies. However, he did not see Rosalie’s reply among them. He could not help but frown. After coming out of the botanical garden, both of them separated. He had not been in contact with Rosalie ever since.He wondered how she was doing. Besides, it was dark outside. Byron could not let a woman like her continue the search outside all by herself. With this thought in mind, Byron dialed Rosalie’s number. He dialed her number three times consecutively. However, her phone was out of the service area.Byron’s expression gradually darkened. Luther brought his men over.
Byron walked toward the mountain with large strides after coming out of the hotel. He called Luther while walking. “Ask them to pay more attention while searching. Rosalie went into the mountain as well.” Luther agreed to his requests at once. He admired Miss Jacobs for being so concerned over the little lady to the extent that she even entered the mountain alone to look for the child.After hanging up on the call, a weak and fearful voice rang out by the side of Byron’s ear. “Byron, is there any news about Estie?” Wendy had searched nearby for some time, but she could not find signs of anyone. She did not dare to enter the forest in the mountain either. Therefore, she chose to return. However, she did not expect to meet Byron at the entrance. She felt extremely guilty. After hearing what she said, Byron kept his phone and glanced at her with a cold expression on his face. Wendy was still in her red dress. Her dress was clean and crisp. There was not a single dro