Just as she was thinking, she heard a familiar voice from outside. “Where am I? Why did you bring me here?”
“Don’t be scared, Mrs. Berry. This will be your home from today onwards,” Raina said with a smile.
“My home? This villa is as big as a small castle. How could this be my home?” Mrs. Berry sounded more panicked now. “Dr. Langhan, have you made a mistake? Please send me back to the hospital at once.”
Hearing this, Charlotte put down her phone and ran out to greet Mrs. Berry immediately.
As she expected, Mrs. Berry was standing in the first-floor lobby, looking suspiciously around and looking like a lost sheep.
Raina stood beside her, trying her best to assure the older woman. “Don’t worry, Mrs. Berry. Ms. Windt is here too—I’ll bring you to see her.”
“Miss?” Mrs. Berry asked, aghast.
“Mrs. Berry!” Charlotte flew down the stairs to greet her.
“Miss!” When she spotted Charlotte, Mrs. Berry ran over to her immediately. “There you are at last! Do you know how worried I’ve been for the past few days? Where have you been? The kids and I haven’t managed to reach you by phone at all. I thought you got into an accident.”
Here, Mrs. Berry choked up with tears. She had been having such a hard time in the hospital because she kept worrying for Charlotte and the kids. If Raina hadn’t been around to stop her, Mrs. Berry would have left the hospital to search for them.
“I’m sorry, Mrs. Berry…” Charlotte looked very guilty. “Something happened to me a few days ago, and I lost contact with the outside world. I just returned here yesterday.”
“What happened to you? Were you injured?” Mrs. Berry pulled Charlotte closer to her and inspected her up and down.
“Just a few minor injuries. It’s nothing serious.” Charlotte was deathly afraid that Mrs. Berry might notice the injury on her back. Pulling her to the sofa hastily, Charlotte said, “Don’t worry about me now. Everything has been resolved.”
“That’s good, then.” Mrs. Berry let out a sigh of belief. She shot a dark look at her surroundings and whispered to Charlotte, “Miss, let’s go home. The kids are going to get off from school very soon. If no one picks them up at Happy Avenue, they’re going to be frightened.”
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