Chapter 384 The Pretty Lady Is My Mommy
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Amelia didn’t want to disturb Benjamin at work, but with both children missing, she had no choice but to call him.
As soon as the call connected, her voice trembled uncontrollably with sobs.
“Benjamin, Nina and Nelson are gone. I locked the door before sleeping, but when I woke up, they weren’t in the room.
“I don’t know where they went. Benjamin, what do we do? They’re lost.”
Amelia cried over the phone.
She sobbed while searching outside.
Benjamin didn’t panic. His steady voice calmed Amelia.
“Amelia, don’t worry. I arranged for people to watch Nina.
“I already got a call just now-they’re keeping an eye on Nina and Nelson.
“I’ll be there soon. Don’t panic right now, okay?”
Benjamin’s words finally steadied Amelia’s panicked heart.
The children weren’t lost. She felt like she came back to life in an instant.
Soon, Benjamin arrived. When he got there, Nina was still crying.
Nina cried and demanded to see the pretty lady.
The few people in the kitchen were still stubborn and tight-lipped.
They insisted they had never seen the person Nina mentioned.
The bodyguards checked the surveillance, but the resorts system had mysteriously malfunctioned early on.
There was no trace of any auntie in the footage.
The pretty lady Nina spoke of left no clues at all.
But Nina insisted on her pretty lady-she couldn’t be fooled.
She had seen the pretty lady, eaten cookies, and remembered everything clearly.
Amelia smelled Nina’s mouth-there was definitely the cent of cookies.
So she said to Benjamin, “Nina probably isn’t lying.”
Nina sometimes loved making things up, but even her made-up stories usually had a little bit of truth behind them.
Since this involved Nelson’s mother, Benjamin didn’t handle it alone-whether it was a misunderstanding
or not.
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Chapter 384 The Pretty Lady Is My Mommy
He told Nelson to call Trevor.
Nelson’s call went through quickly. Trevor picked up right away.
Nelson looked at his father and didn’t speak for a moment.
Their relationship was still awkward and distant.
While Nelson stayed silent, Nina’s wet little face squeezed into the frame.
Her eyelids were red and swollen from crying, her nose red too.
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She had cried too much. Though Amelia had soothed her, her little body still shuddered with hiccups.
Her pitiful, tear-streaked face appeared on the screen. Trevor paused, then spoke, “What’s wrong?”
Isn’t Nina abroad to play? Did she only just leave and is she already crying again?
Nina sniffled, her voice hoarse from crying, and shouted, “Daddy… Trevor!”
After calling out, her mouth puckered, and she launched into her main complaint.
“Pretty lady gone. Nina’s pretty lady! Find pretty lady!”
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Trevor didn’t know what pretty lady she meant, so he replied casually, “Then go find her. Let your daddy help you look.”
Benjamin said calmly, “It’s not appropriate for me to look.”
Benjamin’s refusal made Trevor frown.
But before Trevor could ask more, Nelson couldn’t hold back and explained to Nina, “Daddy. The pretty lady Nina is talking about is my mommy.
“Nina saw my mommy. Daddy, I saw her too.”
Nelson spoke calmly, but his small face stayed tense the whole time.
His little hands by his sides were clenched into tight fists
He only looked calm on the surface.
Trevor’s face darkened instantly when he heard his son’s words.
“Nelson, do you know what you’re saying?”
Trevor had seen the hospital’s death certificate. He had so seen the video of Grace’s final moments.
He was certain Grace had died.
He just didn’t know where her remains were.
Trevor’s serious and cold expression was something Benjamin couldn’t stand for even a second.
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