Essie was missing.
The nurse who came to make the rounds of the wards in the morning pushed the door open and found that Essie was not in the ward. The servant was sleeping soundly beside her and didn't even know she was going out.
They searched the whole hospital but didn't find her.
The news was soon reported by the paparazzi.
When Walt saw the news, he immediately launched a secret search in Dragon City. This was a good opportunity for him to take away Essie. He must find Essie before Essie.
It was getting dark.
The night wind blew from the peak of the mountain in the distance, causing leaves to fall, floating in the air and spreading all over the forest.
Essie stood under a flower tree in the park. Her white windbreaker fluttered with the wind, and the light hemline of her dress was like the undulating waves in the sea, the surging clouds in the sky, and more like the dancing spirits in the dark night.
She didn't move, as if she was just a shadow cast by a locust tree, and a few pieces of residual red fell at the end of her hair. She didn't notice it at all, but looked at the distant sky in a daze.
There was no star or moon in the sky tonight, which reflected a sense of bleak.
Perhaps, it had nothing to do with the night sky or the stars and moon. What mattered was her desperate face.
When the cold wind blew, she couldn't help but shiver. The residual red fell from the tip of her hair, like crushed rouge, embedded in the wrinkles of the edge of her dress. She seemed to have noticed it. She shook her dress. She didn't like the red color, like blood, too dazzling.
She squatted down and sat on the grass. Looking at the dark sky in the distance, she sobbed in a low voice.
At this moment, a strong arm held her in his arms.
"Cathy, I finally found you." The man's voice was full of excitement.
Turning her head to look at him, Essie asked, "Why are you here?" She was slightly stunned, and then closed her eyes and fainted in his arms.
He picked her up and walked out of the park.
In the car, he drove directly out of dragon city to the secret villa in the wild of D City.
There were bodyguards guarding outside the villa.
It was not until Walt opened the door and put her on the big bed that she woke up. Looking at the strange surroundings, she twitched violently. "Steven, where is this?"
"It's our temporary home," Walt said.
As if being stabbed by a needle, Essie suddenly sat up from the bed and grabbed his arm. "Where is our child? Is he with you? I want to see him. I want to see him!"
"Don't worry. The baby is fine." Walt called the nanny in, holding a chubby and beautiful baby.
"Let me hug you!" Essie couldn't wait to take the baby over. She opened his clothes and saw the star shaped birthmark on her arm. Tears welled up in her eyes. "My child, my poor child. I finally see you!" She lowered her head and kept kissing his little face, telling him how much she missed him.
The baby was sound asleep, neither noisy nor crying. It seemed that he had been familiar with the strange environment here and had no idea that he had returned to his mother's arms.
"Cathy, do you remember the days when we were on the island?" Walt looked at her with sharp eyes.
Essie knew that he was testing her. With the lesson that May pretended to be her last time, he would certainly be more vigilant. She sniffed to control her excitement, and then smiled sadly, "How could I not remember? You lied to me when I lost my memory that you were my lover and won my trust and affection. Otherwise, how could you have this child? " she said lightly, but her tone was quite cold, with blame and anger.
The corners of Walt's mouth twitched, and a look of shame swept across his face. "Cathy, I really love you. Don't go back again. Stay with me and our child, okay?" He gazed at her without a blink, with deeply pleading in his eyes.
Lowering her head, Essie said, "Zac..." She wanted to say something but stopped on a second thought.
"He has done that to you. What else do you attach to?" Walt frowned.
Shaking her head, Essie sighed, "Even if I want to leave, Zac won't let me go. He doesn't allow betrayal."
"I will deal with him. Don't worry." Walt gritted his teeth.
Holding the baby in her arms, Essie pretended to be pacing. She walked to the window and glanced out of the corner of her eyes. The bodyguards were patrolling around cautiously.
She turned around and looked at him with a mocking smile. "Zac broke my heart. But, how
much do you love me? Up to now, you have been wearing a mask to face me. You don't dare to show your true face, and even your name is fake. How can I trust you? Do I have to live with a mask for the rest of my life? What's more, have you ever considered my feelings when you stole the child without saying a word? Do you know how worried and anxious I am? Do you know that my heart is like grilling on the fire every day, and it hurts to death? "
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