Chapter 153
Wyatt looked up, his big, blue eyes resembling black grapes, fixed intently on her.
Chloe glanced down at the little “dinosaur” at her feet, the little guy who always listened to her, making his first independent request.
Wyatt said, “I’ll take care of myself, so Mommy won’t worry.”
After hesitating for a couple of seconds, Chloe nodded. “Alright, let’s change clothes.”
The two quickly turned back to their rooms, and two minutes later, they came out one after the other.
Going to the underground parking, Chloe opened the driver’s seat door and sat down, while Wyatt climbed onto the child seat in the back.
They both fastened their seatbelts at the same time. Chloe hit the gas, driving out of the underground garage, heading towards Rosewood Manor.
By the time they got to Rosewood Manor, it was already ten at night.
Chloe got out of the car and closed the door.
The guard at the entrance recognized her as a friend of Ophelia and was about to greet her politely, only to notice her frowning, her sharp almond–shaped eyes filled with anxiety. “Is Mrs. Sinclair at home?”
“Mrs. Sinclair went out and hasn’t come back yet, the guard answered truthfully.
Is she with Mr. Sinclair?”
“No…
“Can you help me contact Mr. Sinclair?” Her breathing quickened, what started as just a vague unease had now become much stronger.
The bodyguard furrowed his brow, wondering if something had happened to Ophelia. He didn’t bother to report first, but led the group straight into Rosewood Manor.
They rushed, with Wyatt jogging ahead.
The bodyguard knocked on the study door on the second floor. “Mr. Sinclair, Mrs. Sinclair’s friend is here. She said she can’t reach Mrs. Sinclair and are worried something might have happened.”
Inside the study, Kenneth’s sharp brows tightened slightly as he stood up while dialing a number. “Sorry, the number you dialed….”
He hung up the call and immediately dialed Caleb.
Caleb said, “Mr. Sinclair.”
“Where are you?” Kenneth’s voice was extremely cold.
Caleb, who had been leaning against the car door smoking, immediately stood up and put out his cigarette. “Mrs. Sinclair is on the cruise; guests aren’t allowed to bring people on board. We are waiting at the dock. Nothing unusual so far.”
“How long have they been out?”
Three hours. In another half hour it will dock” Caleb said, looking around and already seeing the silhouette of the cruise on
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the horizon.
After hanging up, Kenneth called Finlay, but there was no answe
“What’s going He opened the study door and looked at the person at the entrance. on?”
“About an hour ago, 1 got a call from Elia, but there was no sound on the other end. The phone rang for eleven seconds before it was hung up, and now her phone is off, so I can’t trace Chloe explained the situation briefly.
At that moment, the door at the end of the second–floor hallway opened. “What’s going on? Kid, you’re back again?”
This sound was so familiar to Chloe that she froze with her back tensing up. The air felt increasingly thin near her nose, and all the color left her face.
“Uncle” Wyatt turned his head to see Noah casually coming out of the room, wearing dinosaur slippers and a dark green dinosaur onesie.
Wyatt was getting tired of turning his head back and forth, wanting to turn away, but Chloe was holding his hand tight, and her grip was only getting firmer. “Mommy, Mommy, you’re hurting my hand… Mommy.”
Chloe suddenly let go, and Wyatt pulled free, plopping down onto the floor.
By the time Chloe realized what was happening and moved to help, Noah, in his dinosaur pajamas, had already swooped in and picked up the little guy.
Chloe turned around awkwardly, a flash of surprise in her eyes, but quickly looked away when Noah raised his head,
“Mr. Sinclair, I’ll leave Elia’s matter to you. If she returns safely, please have her give me a call. I’ll leave now.” Without a moment’s hesitation, Chloe bowed her head and led Wyatt down the stairs.
“Mommy, slow down. I’m struggling to keep up. Goodbye, uncle”
“Well… goodbye, little guy!” Noah looked confused. He thought that if he was really that scary to make them run away. Kenneth lifted his eyes and stared directly at Noah. Tm looking for someone.”
“Who?” Noah was so taken aback by his gaze that his heart skipped a beat. “I know…”
Noah quickly realized, who else could it be but Ophelia. Seeing Kenneth’s urgency, he quickly went into the study, sat down at the computer, and his fingers flew across the keyboard.
A few minutes later, Noah’s sharp eyebrows gradually furrowed, and his usual playful grin faded away, revealing a pair of intense, bold dark eyes. The computer light highlighted his well–defined features, making him look exceptionally handsome.
But this striking handsomeness only lasted for half a minute before Noah started scratching his head in frustration. “I, I forgot what to do next.”
As soon as he said this, Kenneth gave him a look that could eat someone alive. A bad memory was really a hindrance. Kenneth thought of something and immediately had his bodyguards stop Chloe and bring her up.
On the other side. Ophelia felt dazed, with the sounds of huge waves all around her. Then the sound of the waves grew quieter, and it seemed like she was being taken somewhere.
She tried to open her eyes, but they just wouldn’t open, as if glued shut.
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“Elia, Elia… can you hear me? Elia… After an indefinite amount of time, her hearing returned, and a woman’s anxious voice reached her ears.
She thought, “Who? Who’s talking?’
Ophelia forced her eyelids open, and at the same time, a nerve in her forehead suddenly twitched twice, making her inhale sharply from the pain.
Her vision gradually cleared, revealing complete darkness around her, except for the shadows of leaves outside the window seeping through the curtains, providing the only trace of light,
Her hands and feet were tied, leaving her unable to move. She wasn’t sure how much time had passed, only feeling a soreness in her neck like she had slept wrong.
“Elia, are you okay?”
Ophelia thought, “That voice….It’s Phoebe?”
Her mind was foggy as she struggled to shift her body, noticing that Phoebe, like her, had her hands and feet tied and was leaning against the wall.
Ophelia was confused and thought, ‘What’s going on? Could it be that it wasn’t Phoebe who did this to her
Phoebe asked, “Elia, do you know what’s going on?”
She couldn’t clearly see Phoebe’s expression, but from her voice, she sounded both anxious and at a loss.
Using her bound hands behind her, Ophelia barely managed to push herself up, leaning against the wall to keep her breathing steady.
“You don’t know what happened?” Her voice was unusually calm
I don’t know. After I brought you the clothes, someone knocked me out from behind… Phoebe replied. As if fearing Ophelia wouldn’t believe her, she added, “I didn’t expect something like this to happen, especially with security being so tight.
Ophelia felt a bit of pain in her neck as she struggled to turn. Although she couldn’t see clearly, she was observing her, surroundings.
