In an abandoned old factory on the outskirts of the city, Summer was still curled up unconscious on the ground.
A man with short build was just standing beside, keeping an eye on her.
The next morning
Solomon was the first to get up. Upon returning from a morning jog, he walked in when he saw the door of Summer's room wide open.
The room was neat and clean, and the quilt was neatly folded on the bed. He wondered if she did not come home last night or that she had gone out again after coming home.
Daisy had made breakfast and brought it to the table." Has Summer not come back yet?"
"I will call Mommy." Charlotte skipped away to get the phone. She held the phone and made the call. Seconds later, she had a frustrated look on her face, telling them that her mom’s phone was turned off. So she called her dad.
"You are up so early, sweetie?" Mark's gentle voice came through electromagnetic waves.
"Daddy, you didn't take me along when you took Mommy out to have fun yesterday. Where have you and Mommy been last night? Mommy didn’t come home all night,” Charlotte said.
"She didn't go home all night?” Mark frowned.
"Yeah, Daddy. Did you go to the playground or the park with Mommy? I want to go, too."
"Hey, sweetie, you know what? I will call you later." He hung up and made another call in a deep voice." Where are you all now?”
Half an hour later, a black Land Rover pulled up outside the school. Parked up on the side of the road was another black car. The car door swung open and a man in a suit got out and walked over.
"Miss Hart came to the school last night after you left. We followed her and stayed here until now, but we didn't see her coming out. She has probably stayed over in the school dormitory."
Mark said nothing. He opened the car door and strode straight into the school. The school principal quickly ran out to greet him and took him to the school dormitory.
But there was no one in the dormitory, and the teachers in the same office told him that Summer had come last night for the files but left after that.
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