Chapter 446 The Child Is Still Alive
Benjamin was still searching for the missing child in the village when he got the phone call.
“Hey, Dad.”
“Where are you right now?”
“I’m in Rutaceae Village. Is something the matter, Dad?” Benjamin replied.
Darius exchanged glances with Shaun before saying, “Issa fainted earlier.”
“What happened to her?” Benjamin raised his voice out of concern.
“S-She found out about what happened to the child… T-The shock and sadness proved too much for her to bear…” Darius replied in a shaky voice as he tried to stop himself from sobbing.
Benjamin frowned upon hearing that. But I already had someone erase the surveillance camera footage, so how did she find out?
“How is she now, Dad?” he asked.
“She’s crying together with the kids,” Darius replied worriedly.
“Put her on the phone,” Benjamin urged him.
Figuring that Benjamin would do a better job at comforting Arissa, Darius did as told and handed the phone over to her.
“Issa, Benjamin wants to talk to you.”
Arissa stared blankly at Darius for a brief moment before wiping her tears and answering the phone.
“Hello?”
Benjamin frowned worriedly when he heard how hoarse her voice sounded.
“Arissa, I’ve found some clues about the child!”
Hearing no response from her, he continued, “I was going to wait till I had found him before telling you. I didn’t think you’d find out about it first. Don’t be sad, okay? The child is still alive! I’ll bring him home as soon as I find him!”
Thinking he was just trying to comfort her, Arissa didn’t believe him at all.
“Okay,” she mumbled coldly and hung up the phone after that.
“Don’t be too upset now, Issa. The kids will get worried. You need to pull yourself together!” Darius comforted her as he took the phone back.
Arissa nodded. “All right.”
She then wiped her tears and turned toward the kids as she continued, “I want you all to stay home, okay?”
Gavin and the others stared worriedly at her as they had a feeling she would be heading out.
“Where are you going, Mommy?”
“There’s something I need to take care of, so I’ll be heading out for a bit,” Arissa replied while patting them on their heads.
The anger and hatred in her heart fueled her desire to avenge her child, and her patience was running out.
“Maybe you should stay home today, Mommy. We’re worried about your safety,” Zachary advised her.
“No, I must head out today.”
There was no way to change Arissa’s mind once she had decided on something.
“Mommy…”
Gavin blamed himself to no end for not being more careful earlier.
Arissa gave him a hug and suppressed her emotions as she asked, “I don’t blame you at all, Gavin. It’s only a matter of time before I find out about it anyway. Tell me, how did you get your hands on that information?”
“Actually, we found out about it last night. We didn’t dare tell you because we were afraid that you would get upset…” Zachary explained apologetically on behalf of Gavin.
Arissa froze. “Huh? So you kids conducted your own investigation?”
Gavin, Zachary, Oliver, Jasper, and Jesse all nodded in unison.
Recalling their strange behavior from last night and that morning, Arissa finally understood what was going on.
So, they already knew about everything there is to know about their missing brother?
“Don’t worry, I won’t collapse so easily this time. I’ll be back really soon, so just stay home and wait for me,” she said with a sob while the kids stared at her worriedly.
Zachary knew they wouldn’t be able to change her mind on something she had already decided, so he suggested, “Have Mr. Bailey go with you, Mommy. We won’t be able to rest easy otherwise.”
Arissa nodded as she knew they were simply concerned about her safety. “Okay, sure.”
Gavin then ran off and called out to Shaun, “Mr. Bailey! Mommy will be heading out for a bit. Could you accompany her?”
“No problem,” Shaun agreed to it right away.
“Make sure to keep Mommy safe, okay?” Gavin reminded him.
