Peter turned and grabbed the back of Zoe's head, but he did not kiss her. Instead, he brought her closer. "Zoe, without you, I would really jump off the building. I have never wasted time doing tasks for Shane, nor have I hesitated like this at a critical moment. I don't know what to do. I just pray that Mr. Fuller and Ms. Emerson can answer the phone now."
"Even if something bad happened to Mrs. Fuller Senior, it is her own choice. It has nothing to do with Mr. Fuller and Ms. Emerson, and it has nothing to do with you. Don't feel pressured," Zoe reassured him softly. "You have done your best. Besides, the one who thought of this is Rick."
"I know it doesn't matter, but I'm still worried. I..." Peter said and grabbed his hair.
Zoe sighed. She tore his hands away hard. "Listen to me. Don't torture yourself like this. Think about it carefully. You can continue to pity yourself here or you can go and find Mrs. Fuller Senior as soon as possible."
"You mean, we should look for Mrs. Fuller Senior?"
Zoe nodded. "Why should we wait for Mr. Fuller to give us permission? Have you ever thought about why Mr. Fuller blocked your access to Mrs. Fuller Senior's number? This can only mean that she blocked it herself, and Mr. Fuller still doesn't know about it."
Peter thought this was very likely to be true, so he immediately nodded. "I understand. Let's go now. Let's do it first!"
Zoe was very gratified. She nodded and said, "Okay."
Zoe and Peter took their laptops and set off. Because there was no destination, they started off from the hotel. The front desk of the hotel where Mrs. Fuller Senior was staying confirmed that she had gone out three hours ago. To be exact, it was the time when Kendall met Christopher.
Therefore, it could be concluded that, at least at that time, Christopher didn't see Mrs. Fuller Senior.
Peter kept monitoring the surveillance along the way. After he confirmed that Mrs. Fuller Senior had gone out with some friends, he breathed a sigh of relief. "Fortunately, it seems that Rick and I have thought too much. At this time, Christopher has no chance to approach Mrs. Fuller Senior at all."
"Have you called Mrs. Fuller Senior?" "I did, but she didn't answer. But now it seems like she must have gone out with her friends."
However, Zoe felt that things were not so simple. It didn't make sense that she wouldn't answer the phone because she was with her friends. Mrs. Fuller Senior was a very self-disciplined person. Under normal circumstances, people like her would be able to prioritize. Even if she was really having fun, she would not refuse to answer the phone.
"Do you want to check the numbers of the people with Mrs. Fuller Senior? Then, you can ask them if Mrs. Fuller Senior is still with them."
"That's a good idea."
While Peter was investigating, Zoe had been paying attention to the pedestrians around. She kept feeling like there was an indescribable strangeness, but she didn't know where it came from.
Mrs. Fuller Senior stood on the high-rise building of the hotel and looked at the young man in front of her. There was a smile in her clouded eyes, but her mouth was set in an ambiguous line. This faint smile made her appear to be very astute and cunning.
"I didn't expect you to ask to see me." "After so many years, do you still hate him?" The old woman stretched out her hand and touched the young man's face. "Your face is completely different from your father's. That's why you're as strong- willed as your mother. She's the best woman I've ever met, but unfortunately, she's a little too ordinary."
"Do you think it's wrong to be ordinary?"
"If I were to make a choice, I would definitely choose her. What happened back then..." Mrs. Fuller Senior said as she shook her head. She continued with a smile, "Christopher, you've already gotten almost everything that you want. Why don't you let yourself relax?"
"It's not that I don't want to let myself relax, it's that no one is letting me relax." Christopher leaned over and stroked Mrs. Fuller Senior's face. "I can't even call you my grandmother. Do you think that I can let myself relax and those who hate me off?"
"Stop it. Don't continue. Those children are innocent. If it's legal, I'll support you in everything."
When he heard this, Christopher sneered. "Why do I have to suffer, but I have to praise the results of other people's good luck? Don't you think that the wicked also needs a savior? What's wrong with me becoming such a person?"
"The wicked don't need a savior, but someone to teach them how to distinguish good from evil," Mrs. Fuller Senior said sadly. "You must repent. Even if you defeat Shane with evil means, what can you get?"
"I will have won," said Christopher. He straightened up and no longer looked at Mrs. Fuller Senior with any respect. "Don't talk about repentance. I don't even have the chance to choose to be a good person. How can I repent?"
Mrs. Fuller Senior still wanted to say something more, but she felt that it was too late. She could only take out a pen drive from her pocket. "The paternity test results you wanted are in this pen drive. As long as you go public with the information in here, you can get everyone's recognition."
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