“You’re here to look for someone,” replied Avril calmly with her arms crossed.
Huh? How did she know?
Juan looked astonished while Kyle furrowed his brows. Can she really read minds? Or perhaps it’s just a wild guess?
Seeing how the two were still unconvinced, Avril confidently added, “In fact, the person you’re looking for is a man.”
Looking at the astounded children, Avril cleared her throat before continuing, “I also know that he looks exactly like you.”
Seeing how Avril got everything right, Juan gaped at her in shock. Do mind-readers really exist?
Kyle stared at Avril with his piercing gaze and thought of two possibilities. Either she can really read minds, or she knows something.
“If you can really read minds, tell me what I’m thinking right now.” Kyle decided to test the self-proclaimed mind-reader.
At that, Avril pretended like she was focusing on her power. “You’re wondering how I knew you’re looking for someone, aren’t you?”
Kyle shook his head. “No. I’m thinking you must’ve seen the person we’re looking for, haven’t you?”
Avril fell silent.
My, my! I didn’t expect this little guy to see through me like that. What a smart kid.
Hearing Kyle’s words, Juan then looked expectantly at Avril. “Did you really see someone who looks like us? You look like a nice lady, I’m sure you’ll tell us where he is, right?”
Avril sneered at the two and said nothing in response. I do know where he is, but why should I tell them?
“Someone as pretty as you must have a kind heart, so would you please tell us? It’s been so long since we last saw Daddy. We miss him a lot.” Juan put on his boyish charm while Kyle nodded and made a sound of agreement.
“And where exactly is our Grandpa?”
“The Wicked House, but you’ll never find it, so go home. It’s too dangerous for you to run around in the Wicked Palace.”
“We’re not running around, we live here.”
“You live in the Wicked Palace?”
“Yup! Our Mommy lives here too.”
Avril suddenly remembered hearing that Levant brought a woman back with him a few days ago, and the woman had four children.
Realization finally dawned on her that the boys were Levant’s stepsons. So why would Levant imprison Stephen here if he wanted to be with the man’s daughter? What kind of b*stard treats his future father-in-law like that? I have to warn Stephen’s daughter not to marry that b@stard!
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