Roe hugged Vivian’s shoulders with a look of grievance on his small face. Mrs. Lucia was distressed by this expression and hurried over to her grandson.
“Roe, your mom and dad are joking, and don’t take it to heart. Today I asked the chef to cook a lot of delicious food, come and have a look.” Mrs. Lucia reached out her hand and tried to take Roe out of Vivian’s arms.
Roe dodged to prevent Mrs. Lucia from touching him, which made her feel awkward.
Vivian sniffled and said, “Sorry, he may be under the weather.”
Mrs. Lucia sighed and straightened up her back, looking angrily at William.
William felt annoyed, but he couldn’t do anything. He felt himself like a bully as he watched Roe and Vivian cuddling together.
With a cold face, William coughed and said, “Well, let’s not talk about these things. Roe, stop hugging your mom, and come over for dinner.”
William’s words made Roe angry. “I don’t want to have dinner. I want to go home with mom.” Roe poked his head out of his mother’s shoulders and said seriously.
Mrs. Lucia was startled when she heard this and said hurriedly, “Roe, this is your home. Isn’t it good to live here?”
Roe shook his head and said, “This is not my home. I want to go back to my mom’s home.”
There were only two of them in that home. Although it was not as big as here, Vivian would not feel sad or cry. She would cook delicious food and tell stories for Roe. Roe liked that kind of life.
Mrs. Lucia had no idea at that moment.
She looked at William for help as if saying that Roe should never be allowed to leave here.
William frowned and turned to look at Vivian with superiority, and said, “If you really value Roy’s personal safety, you should not take him out of here.”
Both Mrs. Lucia and Vivian were shocked by his words.
Personal safety?
Vivian’s face turned pale and asked, “William, what do you mean? Is Roe’s personal safety threatened? Could it be?”
Angie?
That was her first thought.
William said seriously, “Do you remember what happened in the hospital?”
His question didn’t make any sense. How could she forget that in such a short time?
Vivian’s face took on a ghastly expression and all the things she had deliberately ignored came to her mind.
“You mean the perpetrator who took Roe from the hospital hasn’t been caught yet? But you told me it was all done, didn’t you?”
The thought that Roe was still being watched all the time and could be taken away at any moment made Vivian unable to think seriously.
William looked serious and decided to tell her everything.
“The perpetrator was caught, but then got away with the help of his network of relationships. Otherwise, why would I not let Roe stay in the hospital with such good medical conditions but come to such a secluded place?” William said with a sneer.
Biting her lips, Vivian thought, was Roe really in danger?
She couldn’t figure out how did Roe, the little boy, stood in the way of these people and became a thorn in their eyes?
“William, it is all your fault. Under such a circumstance, you still have confidence to say that Roe is not in any danger with you, don’t you? With Angie before and kidnappers then, how can I trust you and let Roe stay by your side?” she complained dejectedly. She felt so scared and exhausted.
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