My Wife Is So Sweet (Natalia Dawson) novel Chapter 713

Chapter 713 A Group of Children

From what she had observed, Natalia knew she was safe for now. But she was clueless about how Nancy was doing.

She was a little worried that Nancy might be in trouble.

The middle-aged woman paused to gaze at her.

At the sight of Natalia's distraught look, she said with resignation, "Fine. I'll send someone to the boy's uncle's tomorrow. If it's possible, I'll tell him to bring your friend over here."

Natalia hastily suggested, "Why not let me tag along?"

The smile the middle-aged woman was wearing faded a little. With a skin-deep grin, she said, "Girl, what are you worried about? We've saved you and your friend. We're not bad guys. You only have to wait for a couple of days before you can go there and meet your friend. Do you think we may hurt her or something?"

Natalia was astounded by the sharp change of her tune.

She didn't know how she had upset her.

But since she was under her roof, she had to obey her rules. Now her request had been declined, Natalia felt it was inappropriate for her to continue arguing. Therefore, she reluctantly gave up on the idea.

The middle-aged woman then comforted her, "Don't be upset. It's just that the village that boy's uncle lives in doesn't welcome outsiders. Your friend was already very lucky that they saved her. Usually, they wouldn't care about the lives of the nonlocals."

Natalia frowned, reckoning that there was something funny about that remark.

But the middle-aged woman didn't give her much time to think about that. She immediately headed out after saying that.

Shortly, she settled everything and came back.

"I've told them what to do. You can rest assured. Tomorrow, a neighbor will go there to check if that girl is your friend. By the way, what's your name? I'll tell that man later. You don't have a picture of yourself to show to that girl, so we can only tell her your name to see if she recognizes you."

Natalia puckered her lips. For some inexplicable reason, she didn't reveal her real name.

Instead, she said a name that only Nancy could recognize.

"My name is Seven."

The middle-aged woman was dazed. Next, she chortled and said, "That's your nickname, isn't it? Fine. It'll do. I'll tell that neighbor. If that girl is your friend, he will bring her here."

After saying that, she went out again.

Natalia just sat there, waiting. The middle-aged woman told that neighbor the name and then came into the room.

She said to Natalia, "It's late. You can rest in that room. If there is any problem, we'll just deal with it tomorrow morning."

Natalia nodded. Without asking for the woman's help, she supported herself with her hands on the wall and made it back to that room.

It was late at night. Natalia tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.

There were clear chirps of bugs outside. These sounds could only be heard in the countryside.

Natalia's nostrils were filled with the moldy smell from under the sheet. Somehow, she felt quite uneasy.

But at a time like this, worrying wouldn't help.

She wondered how Nancy was doing and if she was injured. She also wished that Nancy wouldn't run into those killers.

With her mind dwelling on this, she closed her eyes. The shock she had in the daytime was still too great. Though she was not sleepy and she kept telling herself to remain vigilant, she still fell asleep in the second half of the night.

When she woke up, it was already morning on the next day.

As soon as Natalia opened her eyes, she saw a group of children with dirt-smeared faces standing beside her bed.

Startled, she pretty much jumped out of the bed.

"Why are you..."

"Hee-hee..."

These children probably lived in the village, too. Seeing that she was up, they were not scared at all. Instead, they stared at her with a big grin on their face.

Under their gaze, Natalia saw glints of innocence in their eyes. Feeling that they had no ill intention, she figured they were just curious. Moments later, her tense nerves began to relax.

As a mother of two, Natalia naturally found children endearing.