Georgia had been unable to sleep all night, and Annie was so scared that she kept curling up in her arms. The atmosphere in the ward was gloomy.
If it wasn't for the fact that she hadn't healed yet, Georgia really wanted to rush out now to look for Vanessa.
As for Elsie, she would not wait quietly in the hospital. She knew a lot of people from all walks of life, so she went straight out of the hospital to look for people and ask them to help find Vanessa.
She printed Vanessa's picture, and with her resemblance to Vanessa, Elsie was asking people everywhere she went if they had seen anyone who looked exactly like her.
However, no trace of Vanessa could be found in all the surveillance.
Rachel didn't make a move. She neither called to threaten Alfred nor called to show off. It was as if she had taken Vanessa and vanished into thin air.
This feeling of no news made everyone especially panic. None of them knew exactly what was going on with Vanessa right now.
Everyone understood that Rachel couldn't be treating Vanessa well, and if they didn't find her soon, maybe Vanessa was going through all kinds of unparalleled torture every day. It was something that anyone could have guessed.
The next day, Robert had his scheduled surgery, and he didn't tell Georgia about it. He went into the operating room alone, had his assistant wait outside, and had his first neurosurgery done quietly.
According to the experts' various discussions, he would have to undergo two more surgeries in a year, after which he would be ready for rehabilitation.
After coming out of the operating room, Robert was sent to a ward to recover from his injuries.
He had his men continue to investigate Vanessa's traces. But by the next day, there was still no news of Vanessa, as if she had vanished into thin air.
In Georgia's ward, Travis spent most of his waking hours talking with Georgia.
Georgia was anxious and couldn't eat, yet with Annie around, she couldn't act too nervous, lest she makes Annie anxious too.
Travis got acquainted with Annie during the day. He was humorous and gentle, and Annie had already called him uncle intimately.
With Travis distracting Annie's attention, Georgia was relieved.
She just couldn't hold out any longer. For two whole days, there was no news of Vanessa.
This feeling was like hanging a man in mid-air, so that he could not go up and down, which made him powerless and desperate.
When it was time to go to bed at night, Annie lay on the hospital bed and hugged Georgia tightly.
"Mommy, Vanessa can't really be in trouble, can she? She said she would stay with me. Why hasn't she come back now? I miss her."
Annie hugged Georgia and cried.
Perhaps it was the night time that was particularly frustrating, and Georgia's voice was also a little sad as she patted Annie's back.
"Vanessa will be back. She's your godmother, and she's my friend. There's no way something could happen to her. She will not leave you. Annie, she will not leave you. She will definitely come back."
Georgia could only emphasize this over and over again, as if this could reassure herself.
Annie just hugged Georgia in fear. She was still young and did not understand many things.
But Vanessa, who had been by her side for so long, disappeared, and she could see the tension and fear in her mommy's eyes.
Even Annie couldn't control her suspicions. She occasionally watched those cartoons in which the main characters would have the plot of Mom and Dad leaving or passing away.
The main character said, leaving is never to see each other, and passed away is completely disappeared in life.
You couldn't hear his voice or laughter, you couldn't say another word to him, you couldn't smile at him or respond, and you couldn't hug him again. Annie knew this feeling.
She understood what it meant to leave. So, after two days of not hearing from Vanessa, even Annie couldn't stabilize herself.
She could only hug her mommy and shed tears.
"Mommy, why did uncle leave us in the past two days too? Didn't you tell me before that he is actually my real father and that the paternity test went wrong? Shouldn't he be by our side with me right now? Why is he not here? Isn't he supposed to be my dad?"
Annie asked in confusion. Her eyes were red and her tone was sad. But this question from Annie sent Georgia into a deeper level of grief.
"He has something to do now, something very important. He has sent his men to look for Vanessa. He has not left us alone. The housekeeper who brings us food every day, and the bodyguards who are out there every day to protect us, are his people. He is your father. It's okay if you're embarrassed to call him now ... Maybe tomorrow or the day after, he'll be back with us."
"Vanessa will probably show up in front of us tomorrow morning too. Annie, don't be sad, and get some sleep. Your surgery is on the weekend, and there are still three or four days to go. Don't let anything go wrong with your body, okay?
Annie nodded. She closed her eyes and forced herself to order herself to sleep.
But this night, Annie had a particularly restless sleep.
She had one nightmare after another, as if Vanessa had really left her, and even Mommy had left her. She was the only one left in the whole world.
Later, she managed to find her father, but he pushed her away coldly, saying that she was not his daughter.
This nightmare lasted for a long, long time, and Annie even shed tears in her sleep.
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