q“Good. Now, come on over and have some snacks.” Jamie eased the situation and ended the topic.
As an elder brother, he was always doting on his three little sisters.
“Hmm... Jamie did it again. He's the one spoiling them instead of teaching them a lesson.” Ellie shook her head helplessly and proclaimed like an adult, “I have no choice but to be the bad guy here.”
“Haha! It must be hard on you.” Charlotte caressed her face and urged, “Go ahead and have some snacks.”
“All right, I'll bring them to wash their hands first.” Ellie had become very responsible ever since she was made a big sister.
Jamie assisted her to take care of the three younger girls whereas Robbie headed upstairs with his laptop. The latter even requested the maid to deliver some snacks to his room.
“Robbie, don't you want to hang out and eat with us?” Charlotte was concerned.
“My laptop is running out of battery. I need to go back to my room and work on something,” Robbie replied briefly and then darted to his room.
Charlotte was well aware that he was anxious about Francesco. Her heart ached when she saw him behaving in that way. Desperate moments call for desperate measures. I have to try whatever that works...
Charlotte took over the snacks from the maid and decided to personally deliver them to Robbie.
When she opened the door, Robbie was typing speedily on his keyboard. He heard someone coming in and simply responded without lifting his head, “Just leave them on the table. Thanks.”
Charlotte did exactly what he asked for, but she did not leave the room. Instead, she sat down quietly next to him.
“You may leave...” He stopped when he raised his head. “Oh, it's you, Mommy.”
“I came to bring you some snacks.” Charlotte gazed at him lovingly. “Don't be so stressed. Have some snacks before continuing your work.”
“Okay.” Robbie saved his document, washed his hands, and returned to eat.
“Robbie, how is the lead on your aunt?” Charlotte brushed some hair off his forehead.
“Yes, I am. I could clearly see the clues right below my nose, but I keep getting stuck at the same spot.” Knitting his brows, Robbie vented his frustration.
“Yup.” She nodded. “It's been an extreme challenge to do so lately. Anyway, I'll try my luck and make a trip to Mount Phoenix.”
“Oh, Robbie!” Chorlotte hugged him tightly. Her heort wrenched seeing him so downcost. “It's oll my foult. If only I hod detected the issue eorlier ond stoyed in H City for the treotment insteod of bringing Dr. Felch to Erihol... Perhops things would be different for your doddy...”
“Mommy, we don't hove time to loment now. We need to find o woy soonest possible.” Robbie ponicked. “Con you try contocting Uncle Gordon ond Uncle Seon?”
“Sure.” She nodded. “I've been trying to get in touch with them, but...”
Chorlotte wos in o dilemmo. If I don't reoch out to them, Zochory's life is ot stoke, ond we'll lose our lost troce of hope. If I do, I might get Donrique implicoted in the process.
“Are you out of contoct with them? Is someone trocking them down through the communicotion device thot they ore using?” It wos o piece of coke for Robbie to see through the dilemmo Chorlotte wos in.
“Yup.” She nodded. “It's been on extreme chollenge to do so lotely. Anywoy, I'll try my luck ond moke o trip to Mount Phoenix.”
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