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
The forest was extremely dark and dense. Other than the light from the torchlights, only the faint moonlight lit up their surroundings in the darkness. Rosalie walked through the forest cautiously. She did not know where she was. She only knew that Estie was not in any of the places that she had walked through. She had seen the messages in the WhatsApp group while sending the two children back just now. None of the parents had seen Estie. The forest was the only place left. No one had searched the forest yet. If the little girl was really in here… The more Rosalie thought about it, the more frightened she felt. Even she felt terrified in such an environment. Estie was just a child. How would she feel?If Estie did not head out to look for her, she would not have run into this place.At this thought, Rosalie gritted her teeth and quickened her pace. She must find the little girl as soon as possible. “Estie! Where are you?” Rosalie called out Estie’s name loudl
“Estie, is that you?” The cries that Rosalie had heard grew clearer. Her expectations grew as well. Estie stopped crying after hearing the pretty aunt’s voice. “A-Aunt?” Rosalie let out a sigh of relief after hearing her voice. She quickly walked in the direction of Estie’s voice.She had just taken a few steps forward when she slipped. Rosalie’s heart lurched as she held onto a nearby tree for support. She managed to stabilize herself. She lowered her head and caught sight of a deep pit covered by grass and some logs. Estie was curled up at the bottom of the pit. “Estie?” Rosalie’s heart hurt when she saw the little girl. A ray of light shone from above the crater. Estie raised her head and looked up. The pretty aunt was looking at her with a look of relief on her face. “It’s alright, I’m here.” Rosalie felt guiltier when she got a clear view of Estie’s face. However, she did not dare to express her guilt as she did not want Estie to feel afraid. Estie’
Rosalie patted Estie’s back and tried her best to comfort her. However, Estie’s cries grew softer and weaker. “Estie?” Rosalie lowered her eyes to cast a worried glance at her. Estie had passed out from crying. There were still tears in the corners of her eyes.Rosalie’s heart hurt so much that she could not catch her breath when she saw Estie in such a state. It was so cold at night, and Estie was dressed in such thin clothes. She could not remain in such a state. She had to think of a way to get both of them up!With this thought in mind, Rosalie took off her coat and wrapped Estie in it. She came up with an idea.No matter how much she tried, she could not climb out of the pit. She had almost used up all of her energy. After trying a few times, Rosalie stopped her actions in desperation. She wrapped her arms around Estie to warm her up. The night breeze billowed through the forest. Soft rustles rang out in the forest. However, there were no human sounds
Rosalie wanted to tell Byron that she could do it herself, but he had tightened his hold on her. “Don’t move. Otherwise, it won’t be easy for me to go up.” Byron’s deep voice was rather husky. After hearing his voice, an odd feeling flashed across Rosalie’s heart. She remained silent and let him carry her up. As soon as Byron pulled her up, Rosalie immediately struggled to get out of his arms.“M-Miss Jacobs, you treat Little Lady so well,” Luther could not help but exclaim in admiration. He was extremely shocked when he saw Rosalie sitting at the bottom of the pit with Estie in her arms. He was already taken aback by the fact that Rosalie was willing to enter the depths of the forest in this mountain so late at night just for Estie’s sake. He did not expect her to find Estie in such a place before they did. If it were not for her, he did not know how long they would spend looking for Estie. Rosalie pursed her lips and smiled. “It’s my obligation.” Byron cast his h
The doctors examined Estie and confirmed that she was not injured anywhere else other than the few scratches on her body. Rosalie then let out a sigh of relief. However, Byron still felt extremely worried. He got Estie hospitalized for the night so that she could receive all relevant examinations. Rosalie turned around and bade everyone farewell upon noticing that it was getting late. “Since Estie is fine, I’ll bring the kids back to rest. Contact me anytime if you need anything.” After speaking, she turned around and walked out.Byron grabbed onto her wrist as soon as she walked to his side. Rosalie could not help but take in a sharp intake of breath. “Examine her as well,” Byron told the doctor while grabbing onto her wrist. After hearing what he said, Rosalie turned around and rejected his offer. “It’s fine. I know that I’m not injured. I just want to rest at home right now.”Byron did not let go of her. Rosalie had no choice but to do as he said. She walked