Putting the phone down, Bobby quietly dashed to Nadia, making sure to make as little noise as possible by standing on his tiptoes. "Nadia, don't sleep now! Uncle Jay wants to take us to Mommy." Bobby nudged her softly with his hand just as she was about to doze off.
"Aw, alright then." Nadia visibly forced her eyes open, leaving her in a sleepy daze.
Satisfied with her reply, he scurried away to get her coat and aided the sleepy girl in putting it on, wrapping it around her body in a hurried and messy fashion.
Just as Bobby finished fastening the coat unto her petite form, the growl of a car engine from the driveway reached their ears.
"Let's go. Uncle Jay is here." The boy reached for Nadia's hand and gently pulled her along as they started to make their way out of the door and into the front yard.
"Wait!" the panicked voice of the maid called out from behind as she rushed to chase after Bobby and Nadia, "where are you two going?"
"It's okay. Uncle Jay came to pick us up for Mommy." Bobby gripped Nadia's hand tighter within his own and began to speed away from the woman until they were rushing out the front door.
Taking notice of their attempt to escape, the maid swiftly followed after them.
She immediately came face to face with the man himself. "Don't worry about it. I'll drive them back here after a bit." Jay shut the door of his car with a slam and addressed her concern.
"Understood, Mr. Fang." The housemaid was well-aware of who Jay was, along with his connections to Charles. She promptly shut her mouth and dared not to interfere with the situation any further.
Had it been any other person who showed up to pick up the kids, she would've argued and stubbornly kept them inside.
She was sure she wouldn't know what to do with herself if any harm ever befell those two children.
"Uncle Jay, where's Mommy?" Nadia looked up at the man and spoke politely, shifting on her seat at the back of the car.
"You two, your daddy isn't home right now, okay? Take good care of your mommy. Listen, if you're not careful, mommy might be taken away by a bad man. What would you do, then?" Jay spoke in a serious, cautious manner despite the fact that he was merely bluffing.
Nadia could only respond by shuffling uncomfortably on her seat and her brows knitted in deep thought before she opened her mouth. "Uncle Jay, how could there be a bad man?"
"By 'bad man', you mean Ethan, right?" Bobby cut into the conversation, anger apparent in his voice as he pouted and looked out the window.
"No, that's not who I meant," Jay continued into the exchange, humoring the two kids.
"Then who is it?" Bobby's face turned from frustrated to wide-eyed, obviously curious at hearing the man's reply.
"Bobby, you're a smart kid, so why are you asking these silly questions all of a sudden? There are many bad men out there who like your mother—she's a gorgeous woman, after all. So remember this, you must follow your mommy whenever she leaves your house in the evening." Jay punctuated his statement with an impatient click of his tongue.
"But, what if something bad happens to my mommy during the day?" Nadia retorted with a concerned tone.
"Your mommy doesn't have the time to go on dates while she's at work during the day, understand?"
Go on dates?
The kids never heard that term before. Nadia and Bobby exchanged confused glances with each other.
"But of course, you don't know what that means, do you? Just remember what I told you, keep an eye on your mommy tonight. You got that?" Jay's voice, which was a light bluffing tone at the start, had now turned to a stern warning force.
"Okay, Uncle Jay." Eyes turned downcast at the instruction they'd received, Nadia could only nod politely.
Bobby stayed silent and etched the word of advice in his heart as he once again turned to stare out the window for the rest of their trip.
It wasn't long before the three finally arrived at their destination-the private club.
"We're here. You two can head inside." With a sharp click, Jay opened the backseat door to lead Bobby and Nadia unto the entrance. He allowed them to walk hand -in-hand ahead of him as he trailed behind like their personal bodyguard.
The two children stepped into the hall with their fingers firmly intertwined.
"Whoa, there are so many people!" Nadia exclaimed, bright eyed and ever curious.
"Don't talk to strangers. Let's just hurry up and find Mommy already," Bobby softly berated his sister.
"Got it." The little girl nodded in agreement to his plan and cupped her hands around her mouth to raise her voice. "Mommy, where are you?"
Her sweet booming voice turned the heads of all the people surrounding her.
At the other corner of the wide hall, Angelina froze. 'What are the kids doing here?' she wondered in shock.
"Bobby, Nadia, why are you here?" The worried old woman, as soon as she collected her thoughts, rushed past the crowd at once to meet the pair.
"Grandma, do you know where Mommy is?" Bobby could only meet her eyes with a cold stare to punctuate his question.
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