Rita said with a pout, "Didn't we agree last time not to get mad at Makayla anymore?"
Ian held his sister's hand as they entered the classroom together.
Makayla's surgery had been scheduled. She was nervous and scared, and even coming to see them wouldn't change that. She should go find Elijah for some comfort.
Three in the afternoon.
Elijah received a call from Elisa.
As soon as the call connected, he heard Elisa crying, "Makayla is missing again! The bodyguards and I have been searching for over an hour around Silverleaf Ridge, but we can't find her!"
"What are you doing in Silverleaf Bay?" Elijah grabbed his car keys and hurried towards the door.
"Makayla came to school this morning and kept saying she wanted to find Ian. I told her no, but she threw a tantrum. She refused to eat or drink. She's never been like this before. I had no choice but to take her to find Ian," Elisa sobbed uncontrollably.
Ever since Makayla had her surgery, she became more self-conscious and harder to manage!
"So you took her to see Ian?" Elijah mentioned the child's name and felt a jolt in his heart, "Could she be hiding with him?"
"No! I took Makayla to the kindergarten to meet Ian and Rita, they only talked for a bit before going back to their classroom," Elisa told the truth, "After we left the kindergarten, she wanted to go play in the residential area, so I took her in. But in the blink of an eye, she disappeared!"
Elisa cried, gasping for breath.
Elijah frowned and said, "Don't cry for now. I'll be right there! She should still be nearby."
Elisa choked up, "Makayla was always well-behaved, she's just hiding because she's scared of the surgery."
"I know," Elijah had spent a long time comforting Makayla last night before she finally fell asleep.
"Makayla is hiding in our neighborhood?" Violette asked.
"Maybe? I told her to hide, but I didn't say to hide in our neighborhood," Rita pouted, looking upset, "What if that bad guy comes to our house looking for Makayla? I don't want to see him."
Violette became anxious, "Did you two hide Makayla in our house again?!"
Ian and Rita shook their heads vigorously.
"No. She hid herself, and we don't know where she went either."
Violette took a deep breath, calming herself down quickly, "As long as she's not in our house, it's fine. I'm going to cook, you two don't run around. If someone rings the doorbel"
Before she could finish, the doorbell rang.
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