Elias looked at Howard's furious behavior and stayed silent.
Sometime later, he slowly got up. Without another word, he turned around and left the study.
Howard watched Elias leave, then snorted in anger and sat back in his chair, panting heavily.
…
Elias stood in the yard of the Winters Manor, turning back to glance at the window of the study upstairs.
At that time, he couldn't determine if Howard had hidden the child. He felt a migraine coming on when he wondered how he should tell Amanda about this.
The man's slender fingers pinched between his eyebrows. He had no idea where he should start looking.
He should probably start from the amusement park.
Thus, Elias' sleepless night began…
…
Early the next morning, at North No. 1, Amanda slowly opened her eyes. She didn't dare check the time. If it were still night, she would have a long and torturous wait ahead of her.
She looked beside the bed, her eyes filled with disappointment. There was no Aiden sprawling on the bed looking at her.
Can it be that Howard refused to give the child back? Hasn’t Elias convinced his grandfather yet?
She was beginning to suspect that Elias was in cahoots with Howard and that they were working together to take the child away from her.
Amanda closed her eyes again, but she couldn't go to sleep. So, she grabbed her phone and glanced at it, surprised to see that it was already 8.00AM.
Why hasn’t Aiden appeared in front of my bed?
Amanda sat up and found Elias' number in her contacts list. She hesitated, wondering if she should call him.
She knew that if she called him right now, the man would only give her excuses, but she couldn't help it as she dialed the number…
Beep… Beep…
When the call went through, the man's low voice sounded over the phone. "You're awake."
"How is it? Do you have any news about Aiden?" She was slightly looking forward to Elias' answer. Would he tell her the truth or continue lying to her?
One second.
Two seconds.
Three seconds.
Just as expected, the man answered, "No, we're still looking."
Hah…
Between Amanda and Howard, Elias still chose to defend Howard and continued lying to Amanda.
Amanda asked, "Then when will you find him? I miss him so, so much. I couldn't sleep well at all last night."
"I'm sorry, Amanda, but I'll do my best. We should find him soon."
"All right, got it."
After hanging up, Amanda shoved the blanket aside, then went to the bathroom to wash up.
She stood at the washstand and looked at her reflection in the mirror. She looked like she had slept the whole night away, but her slumber was riddled with nightmares. She even seemed a little haggard.
"Aiden, do you miss Mommy?" She posed the question to her reflection in the mirror.
…
Elias looked at his phone, which was still displaying the ended call. Amanda's emotions seemed off somewhat.
After investigating the whole night, he realized that the child truly wasn't with Howard. Where else would Aiden be?
But where did Aiden go?
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