Theo came to meet me as quickly as he possibly could. Seeing him, I felt a lot more relieved.
I buried my head into his chest, my voice a little weak. "You're here."
He patted me on the back like silent comfort. "Yes, I'm here. I've already sent people out to search for him. Did you call the police?"
"Yes, I asked the teacher to call the police just now."
Maybe it was because I got up too early and got into a fight with Queenie earlier, but with me worrying about Munchkin too now, it put me in such a bad state.
Theo helped me take a seat. He crouched down in front of me and spoke to me in his most stable tone, "Don't worry, Queenie won’t be able to do anything. I'll find her soon and Munchkin will be fine, okay?"
His voice was steady and gentle, which gradually calmed my heart. I looked at him and nodded. "Yes, he'll be fine."
Munchkin had gone through a lot of ups and downs to get to where he was now. He would definitely survive.
I prayed silently from the bottom of my heart. Even though I was accompanied by Theo, I really could not just wait like this. I took Theo's hand and pleaded, "Theo, let's not sit here. Let's head out and look for them too, okay?"
"Alright."
He immediately agreed and then passed some words to the head teacher before leaving with me.
The driver was driving the car steadily in the front. Theo and I sat in the back. He kept holding my hand to give me strength.
"Where are we going?" I turned to ask him.
He replied softly, "Somewhere Queenie often goes."
"How do you know?"
My palms were sweating constantly because I was anxious. Theo took out a tissue and wiped my hands. "Since she has spent some time in Grant Corporation, I went ahead and asked someone from the department to learn more about her interests."
I see.
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