Two days later, Lily and Abby are window shopping and eating together. They have not seen each
other in a very long time, so it is natural that they have lots to talk about. But then Lily gets a call from
Bree.
The moment she puts her mobile phone near her ear, she hears the flustered voice of Bree. “Lily,
something goes wrong. Adair is missing!”
After hearing this sentence, Lily’s hand that is holding the chopsticks, falls down. She feels stunned at
first. After a few seconds, she dully confirms, “Mom, what did you say?”
Obviously the accident just happened and Bree is at a loss now. “The child! The child is missing. I just
brought him downstairs to buy cake. After paying for the cake, I turned around and realized the child
had disappeared. I’m looking for him now downstairs. Your father has also come downstairs. What
should we do?”
At the thought of Adair’s unknown whereabouts, Lily feels like a fool. It is as if she has been hit hard in
the back of her head, causing her to not know anything.
Paying attention to her mood, Abby furrows her eyebrows and takes her phone, “Hello?”
“Abby, Lily is with you, right? Just as I told Lily, Adair is missing. You should look after her, and not let
her have any accidents. We’ll get the child back soon…”
As soon as Abby hears that the child is missing, she becomes anxious. But compared to Lily, she is still
a bit rational. “When did the child disappear?”
“Just now, almost ten minutes have passed…”Bree has not even finished speaking when Abby sees a
figure in front of her jump up.
“Lily! Lily.” She yells as she quickly gets up and runs after her.
Lily’s whole body doesn’t seem like her own. A chill rises out of the soles of her feet as she rushes out
in a daze with red eyes.
When the two get close to the mall gate, Abby grabs her, “Lily, Lily. Calm down!”
Lily calms down, her head filled with everything Bree had just told her. Her eyes fall on Abby, and she
suddenly turns red. “Adair is missing…”
“I know, I know.” Abby quickly says as she tries to calm her. “Auntie said that it’s only been ten minutes
since he disappeared. Let’s get there first. On the way, I’ll ask my friends do some surveillance, while
you think about anyone who could be a suspect.”
Abby then takes her hand and guides her to the underground garage. In her present state, Lily won’t be
able to drive, so Abby simply puts her in the passenger seat.
Then she turns the car around, and dials the police. She hasn’t even spoken two sentences when she
says, “What do you mean I can’t file a missing persons case within the first 24 hours?! The child is not
an adult, and is only four years old. If something happens, can you bear the responsibility?”
With her hands on her knees, Lily feels nothing but cold as she listens to her.
For a moment, extreme fear sweeps through her as she begins to shake uncontrollably and becomes
breathless.
Calm down, Lily.
In her heart she keeps telling herself that her child is missing, and that she needs to calm down.
Not getting any help from the police, Abby can only hang up the phone angrily before letting out a few
curse words.
The atmosphere in the car is solemn, and the driving speed is quite fast. Regardless of her traffic rules,
Abby just accelerates the car.
Lily suddenly thinks of the man who she hasn’t seen for two days.
Can it be him?
At times like this, she will let off no one even if thousands are wrongly suspected. Taking her phone out
of her pocket, she finds Rex’ phone number and calls him without any hesitation.
He receives her call very quickly. “Hello?” he answers in a steady tone.
“Adair is missing.” Lily tells him directly.
On the other end of the line, the man’s voice and breath seems to halt for a moment before becoming
heavy again. “When did this happen?” he asks, obviously repressing his emotions.
After he says that, Lily’s last hope is shattered. It wasn’t Rex. Then who could have taken her child?
Lily doesn’t believe it happened for nothing. It must have been done by someone she knows, or
someone who knows her.
“Just now, at my home downstairs.” Lily answers, remembering Bree’s words. The tight nerve keeps
her together breaks, and she chokes when she speaks again. “My mother said that he was missing in a
blink of an eye. My father is now also looking for him…”
As Rex listens to the woman’s trembling voice, he knows that she must be suffering in her heart. So
does him. He walks out with the car key while holding his emotions in check. “Don’t panic. The child is
missing, but you should stay calm. I’ll go there now. He hasn’t been missing for a long time, so nothing
is going to happen. Believe me, this is J City, and no one will hurt my child right under my nose.”
Every word is powerful and resonating, finally easing Lily’s anxiety. She raises her hand and wipes her
tears. “What are we going to do now? Abby just called the police, and they said that it’s impossible to
file a case.”
“I’ll find someone to check it. Go meet uncle and auntie first.” Rex answers. Fearing that she will get
impatient, he adds, “Don’t leave until I get there.”
“Okay.” Lily answers as she closes her eyes, letting the tears fall on her knees. “Come quickly.”
The man’s eyebrows form a crease as he worries about Adair’s safety, while also feeling an
unparalleled love for her. The fierceness his heart sends out that he even wants to bring a thousand
cuts to the one who has taken away his child. “Okay.”
…
The three arrive at Red Community from different directions. Lily had left earlier, but she and Rex arrive
simultaneously.
It’s hard to imagine how fast he must have been driving. Harry, a man who’s never cried before, can’t
help but shed tears now. “Lily, you’re here.”
“Mom, Dad, don’t cry. Adair will be alright.” Lily says. But her comfort has no effect, since she is also
very afraid.
Rex looks around the environment, and although it feels like in his heart he is suffering, he manages to
make himself look calm. “From where did he disappear?”
“Over there.” Bree says as she points to the bakery on the first floor behind the community building.
The building is a common community building where in the past years a few families had started
breakfast shops and other small businesses on the first floor.
Rex frowns. At such a close distance, children usually don’t go missing. It is also impossible for human
traffickers to enter the community in order to abduct children. It must have been someone who has had
his eyes fixed on the child.
Rex takes out his cell phone and calls the police chief, “My son is missing. Please send someone from
to check it.”
He says in a low voice. Not only Abby, but also Bree and Harry can’t help but look at him. The words
“his son” that had come out of his mouth have a powerful force.
But now, no one can say anything. Adair is indeed his son, and because his son is missing, he’s so
worried that his eyes are bloodshot.
Rex frowns. At such a close distance, children usually don’t go missing. It is also impossible for human
traffickers to enter the community in order to abduct children. It must have been someone who has had
his eyes fixed on the child.
Rex takes out his cell phone and calls the police chief, “My son is missing. Please send someone from
to check it.”
He says in a low voice. Not only Abby, but also Bree and Harry can't help but look at him. The words
“his son” that had come out of his mouth have a powerful force.
But now, no one can say anything. Adair is indeed his son, and because his son is missing, he’s so
worried that his eyes are bloodshot.
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