The Enigmatic Return (Neera and Jean) novel Chapter 1004

Come out after lunch? This old woman has been out for about two hours!

Neera realized that things were not looking good. Her heart filled with apprehension.

“Please don't go any further, Ma'am. Stay where you are.”

The old woman's voice was thick with tears. “But... if I don't leave,” she sobbed mournfully, “I won't be able to see you.”

Neera felt an inexplicable sourness in her heart at those words. It pained her.

At the same time, she could not help wondering what exactly happened with Mariah's daughter.

Has she gone missing, or has she passed away? How could one bear to let their own mother worry like this without even seeing her?

Finding it impossible to sit by and watch, she could no longer bear it.

“I can see you. Please stay where you are. Don't go anywhere, and I'll be right there to meet you, okay?”

Filled with tears, Mariah's eyes radiated with joy. Her voice was laced with caution as she ascertained, “Really, baby girl? You're not lying to me, are you?”

“Really. I'm on my way now, but you have to tell me where exactly are you and what buildings are around you.”

As she was speaking, Neera had already left the institute and hailed a taxi.

She knew very well that her presence would not make a difference; she was not the root cause of the old woman's heartache.

Given the current situation, however, she was genuinely worried about something unforeseen happening.

Fortunately, upon obtaining the confirmation that Neera would come to her, Mariah calmed down obediently.

She glanced around, murmuring, “There's a lake in front of me. The scenery here is quite lovely, and not far away there's a stunningly beautiful tower...”

Based on what she was told, Neera began researching.

Finally, she determined the location to be Grandview Park. After informing the driver, the taxi sped off.

Along the journey, Neera took the initiative to contact Edward.

He was quite surprised to receive her call. “What is it, Ms. Garcia?”

Neera did not have time for small talk, so she quickly explained that Mariah was asking to see her.

Edward was greatly startled by the news. “How could this be? Shouldn't Grandma be taking her nap at this time?”

Neera kept her eyes fixed outside of the window. She was looking anxious.

“She must have slipped out after lunch when your family wasn't paying attention. She misses your aunt a lot, so she came looking for her. I know where she is. I just instructed her over the phone to stay put, and I'm on my way to her now.”

After ascertaining the location, Edward set off at once.

“All right. I'm on my way too!”

Neera arrived at her destination fifteen minutes later.

Grandview Park was vast, and locating an individual was a challenge.

Seeing the bustling crowd, the only thing Neera could do was to call the old woman to ask for more specific directions.

However, the call went unanswered.

Neera tried calling several more times in a row, but none of them went through.

Just then, Edward, along with Jeremiah and his wife, arrived in quick succession.

Nadine froze the moment she saw Neera. Her gaze locked onto the latter's face, and her eyes welled up with sudden tears.

“You look just like her...”

Neera gaped at her, puzzled.

Edward walked over, steadied his mother's shoulders, and gave her a meaningful look.

“Let's locate Grandma first, Mom. We can talk about this later.”

Regaining her composure with a start, Nadine nodded. “Right. We need to find your grandmother quickly. There are so many people here. It would be troublesome if she gets lost.”

Neera told them she had made several phone calls earlier, but none had gotten through.

Then, she regarded them with a hint of disapproval.

“You should be more careful with an elderly woman in your house. You should consider getting her a watch with a location tracker or installing a tracking device on her phone if she continues to wander off like this, at the very least. That way, it would be easier to find her if anything happens.”

“It's true,” Nadine said quickly. “She has a pocket watch that she is fond of. She wears it all the time, only taking it off when she sleeps. She snuck out of the house when she was supposed to be taking a nap the last two times. It's my fault, really. I didn't check to see if she was actually asleep before I returned to my room. If I had, none of this would have happened...”

She felt quite guilty, so Neera did not say anything more.

After a quick glance around, she made a quick decision instead of wasting any more time.

“This park is huge, and we don't know exactly where she is. All we can do is split up and search. If anyone hears any information about her, give me a call. Sounds good?”

The three members of the Park family agreed at once. After each taking charge of one direction, they went their separate ways to commence their search.