At the hospital
Vicente's phone was ringing.
"Count Nangong, it's Demi."
"Well, have you arrived at the hospital?" Vicente and Leon were waiting for the results of the blood test. They decided not to wait in the ward because they did not want to disturb John and Nina who had been chatting happily.
"Have Van and Don arrived?" Leon asked excitedly. "I'll go downstairs and get them myself. I haven't held them for days. I miss them so much."
Vicente was about to nod when she heard Demi's self-reproach over the phone.
"I'm so sorry, sir. Cali ran away with the twins, and she slipped right through our grasp. We don't know where they are now. Please send some people to search for them immediately."
"I beg your pardon?" Vicente snapped. "Who took my babies away? And where are they now?"
"Cali took the boys away. On our way to the hospital, she faked a stomachache and forced us to stop at a roadside bathroom. She even said that the twins also needed their diapers changed, so I went with her. Then, with Don strapped to her back, she took Van from me and ran away. We chased her down, but someone must have helped her escape. It's like she vanished into thin air." Demi finished her entire story in one breath and then said seriously, "I'm really sorry, sir. This is all my fault."
"Your apology is useless now." Vicente lost her temper with Demi. She had always been polite to others, but when the children's lives were on the line, her manners went flying out the window. "Find my children, Demi, or I will hold you personally responsible."
She hung up the phone and said in confusion, "I don't believe this. Cali would never do such a thing. It's just impossible.
I'll look deeper into this later. For now, I need to find Van and Don." Vicente immediately called her men and ordered them to search for Cali and the children.
The smile on Leon's face disappeared when he heard that the babies were taken away. He asked in disbelief, "Cali kidnapped Van and Don?"
"I'm not sure if that's true, but they're missing," Vicente answered anxiously.
"I'll join the search." Leon turned around and left.
"We have to tell John about this. He needs to be involved as well," Vicente said.
She turned around and rushed to Nina's ward. The door slammed against the wall as she pushed it open. John was feeding Nina some congee when she came in. The two stared at her in confusion.
"Vicente? What's wrong? Did something happen?" Nina's voice was still a little weak and her skin looked pale. She had lost so much weight that the wind outside might blow her away once she set foot outdoors.
Since Nina had just woken up and had not made a full recovery, Vicente did not want to stress her out and make her slip into her sleeping spells again. She gritted her teeth, put on a stoic face, and turned to John. She told him in a commanding voice, "Let's step outside. There's something I need you to do."
John paused for a moment, still holding the bowl of congee. Then, Nina reached out her hand and took the bowl. She held John's wrist and said, "Vicente, I want him to stay here with me."
"No," Vicente snapped, losing rein of her emotions. Seeing that pitiful look on Nina's face that was absolutely unbearable, she changed her tone and said gently, "Something urgent came up, and I need his help. I'll make sure that he comes back right away after it's done. Let's go, Sean."
Looking at Vicente's eagle eyes, John immediately sensed the direness of the situation. At the moment, only two things on C Island mattered to him. One was Nina and the other was his children. If Vicente was talking about something that concerned his family, he definitely needed to check it out.
John put his hand over Nina's and smiled gently at her. "Finish your congee, honey. I'll be right back."
"Okay." Nina had been very clingy to John since she woke up. She had forgotten him for a long time, and now that her memories of him returned, she was scared that being apart from him would make her forget again. Therefore, she needed to be around him all the time. That was the only way she would be at ease.
Holding the bowl of congee in her hands, Nina watched John and Vicente leave the ward.
As soon as they were out, Vicente looked around and made sure she was alone with John. Then, she lowered her voice and said, "Cali ran away with Van and Don. We need to look for them. Don't say something like the twins have nothing to do with you. They love you, don't they?"
Upon hearing that, John pushed the ward door open and said to Nina, "Don't wait up for me, honey. I'm heading out to do something important. I'll be back as soon as I can, okay? Get plenty of rest while I'm gone."
"Okay." Nina smiled.
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