For Sally and Simon, it would not matter whether they went to school or not. They wouldn't face any
hardship. As for Ella and Eddy, they had to go to school and someone was bound to tell what they had
heard about Ella's dad. Anne would not be able to hide the truth from Eddy.
Lowering her head, Anne thought to herself, 'Eddy is still so young and not the same height as my
waist yet, but he has to bear and be exposed to so much at such a young age.'
Guilt was written across Anne's face. She squatted down to get to eye level with Eddy.
"Eddy, I don't want to hide the truth from you. Do you still remember Kim?"
'Kim?' Eddy tried to recall.
Eddy immediately nodded his head. This person was the reason he lost his mother's love for two years
and caused his family to break apart, over and over again. He would never forget this person. Had it
not been for Kim, Bob wouldn't have died so young, and his family wouldn't be in the state they were in.
They had suffered a lot at the hands of Kim. Eddy would never forget the likes of this man.
'But...' Something had occurred to Eddy.
"Isn't Kim dead?" asked Eddy. He was quite surprised. Kim had once had a lot of power yet his life was
turned upside down when he was caught for his crimes. He was sentenced to death. Kevin went to see
the execution himself. When he returned, he even celebrated with a drink.
Eddy recalled of this very clearly in his mind's eye.
What he didn't understand, was why his mother would need to mention someone who was dead. Not
only that, but her face was pale and reflected a feeling of angst.
"No, he isn't." Shaking her head, Anne told Eddy what they had uncovered. "We all thought that he was
dead but it turns out he isn't. The shooting that happened yesterday, he orchestrated that. Since your
dad had already made his way to another city and met some trouble there, he couldn't come back."
"How can he possibly be alive?" Eddy could not believe it. He continued, "I remember Kim's case was
in the news all over the country. Dad said that Kim would not be able to escape death. How is it
possible that he wasn't put to death?"
Anne could only answer this question with an embittered smile. Kim's case was in the public spotlight.
No one dared to offer him any help - yet somehow, he had pulled off the impossible and escaped.
Under the watchful eye of the entire nation, he slipped away in plain sight, like a malting golden cicada.
Thus, he was secretly alive!
If Anne had not seen Kim with her own eyes, she would never have believed it either!
"I did not want to believe it and I still don't want to believe it. But the facts prove it so I have to accept
that it is true!" With a forlorn sign, Anne continued, "It's not only you who is in disbelief. Up to now even,
I cannot understand. Under such close monitoring, it would be impossible for Kim to slip through the
cracks. But he is alive. Can we refute this fact any longer?"
Basically, they had no choice but to accept and deal with the fact that Kim was alive.
Albeit young, Eddy was beyond his years in maturity. He could accept things more easily than the
average child. He nodded in understanding immediately.
"Kim is a psychopath. He can do absolutely anything with no conscience. Your father and I did
everything in our power to destroy his business and bring him down, so who knows what he will do in
vengeance," said Anne, worry written across her face. "I don't know what insanity he will resort to in
dealing with us now that he is out in the open, so we have to be safe and stay put at home."
Although Kim was powerful and daring, she did not think he would attack in their own home.
So, for now, she thought it would be safest to remain in the confines of the Fu Family's residence.
Eddy nodded. He was about to turn and leave, when he remembered Ella. He couldn't help asking, "Is
Uncle Colin with Daddy?"
Her face was fraught with worry. Anne hesitated, but then she said quietly, "Eddy, I am going to tell you
something, but you cannot repeat this to anyone, most especially Ella."
Eddy's body stiffened as Anne told him that Colin had in fact gone missing. He nodded immediately. As
he walked out of the room, he could not believe that Colin was missing, even though his mind had
registered what Anne had just explained.
Anne stood by the window, her face wrinkled with worry as she looked out at the pool outside. Colin
was new to the city, and his background was unknown. When he had arrived in the city, all their drama
had just come to an end with Kim so Kevin decided to do some investigation into Colin to see what kind
of threat he could pose.
But Kevin did not uncover anything suspicious or untoward about Colin, and that was why the family
continued to stay in contact with him.
Now that Kim was back and Colin went missing just around the same time when this news had broken,
it was only logical that there must be a connection between the two men. But Anne was not willing to
believe this considering that she was convinced Colin was a good person. This was why she had so
readily agreed to keep Ella in her own home and was actually more than happy to take care of her.
'But then... Why did Kim kidnap Colin?' she thought.
"Psycho bastard!" Anne could not sort things out in her mind. With a cold smile, she could not help
blurting out these words to vent her frustration.
'Why did a crazy bastard like him even need a reason to do these mad things, anyway?'
Elsewhere, Kevin was away on his business trip. He was therefore unable to ensure the safety of his
wife and children at home. He was truly worried about Anne's safety, so he immediately contacted a
security company and hired many body guards to tend to his family.
Anne looked at the sheer number of body guards who had come to them at Kevin's request. The
corners of her mouth twitched slightly at the ridiculousness of it. But it was indeed a serious situation.
"Are there no more body guards? Is this it?" asked Selma from somewhere nearby.
Anne who had been casually smiling at the ludicrous scene, suddenly froze in shock. She turned to
look at Selma.
Selma had stepped forward and taken charge. She began doling out orders to the guards.
The four kids had gathered in the room by this point. They all looked at each other in confusion.
"Why are there so many bodyguards here, all of a sudden?" Confused, Ella looked at Eddy expectantly.
"Hmm, Eddy? Why? Doesn't Mom hate having them around, right? So why is she letting them come
here again?" As far as Sally recalled, Anne really did not like having body guards present. Yet, they
were here.
Eddy chuckled happily since he knew why this had happened. He patted Sally's little head and
explained, "Recently, a particularly dangerous criminal escaped jail. Mom is worried for our safety so
she has hired these guards."
Sally nodded, her face clearly showing the fear she felt as she recalled the terrible memories. She
immediately agreed, "Let these strong men protect us then."
Eddy smiled at her maturity, but his face soon became very serious. He lowered his gaze when he met
Ella's eyes, which were looking admiringly at him.
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