Chapter 711 Buzz!
Alden‘s phone vibrated.
The group turned to him in unison.
He cast a glance at the caller before he pursed his lips and said, “It‘s K.”
Adina breathed a sigh of relief. It appeared that K was fine. “Pick up the call and ask him about the current situation,” she said plainly. The moment Alden answered the call, he heard the icy cold voice of a man from the other end of the phone. “K is in my hands now. If you want to save him, come and see
me.”
Right after the man spoke, he hung up.
The living room fell extremely quiet.
After some time, Alden said, “Mommy, I have to go there by myself.”
Adina pursed her lips.
K had been caught. If she allowed Alden to go and save him, Alden would be in danger.
Adina stood up and said, “I‘ll go. I have a way to save
Karl.”
“Mommy, Terry and I are friends. I‘ve deceived him once by having K meet him on my behalf. I‘ll be deceiving him for the second time if I let you go on my behalf,” Alden said solemnly. “Your relationship with your family will sour if you deceive them thrice, more so if you do the same to an online friend.”
Adina fell silent.
She had to admit that Alden was right.
If she had not insisted on having Karl make that trip on Alden‘s behalf, Alden would have made the deal with
Terry.
But if she were given a second chance, she would still make the same decision.
Something had happened to Duke. She could not afford to put her children in danger.
“Mommy, trust me. I‘m confident that I can make Terry let Karl go. I‘m also confident that I‘ll come back safe and sound.” Alden stared at Adina resolutely. “Stay at home and wait for my return. Don‘t worry.”
Adina‘s lips parted. She did not know how to reply to him. If she insisted on going with him, something bad might happen once again… After all, she had met Terry more than once.
If she showed up as Alden‘s mother, Terry would suspect Alden of having an ulterior motive no matter what he did.
In fact, she felt even more worried…
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