The CEO's Unplanned Heir novel Chapter 1297

He'd been walking for what seemed like an eternity when the rain finally ceased, and up ahead, a white light pierced the gloom.

In the glow of that light, a little boy sat on the ground, clutching a white puppy in his arms. "White, Mom said I should get rid of you, but you're my one true friend, and I can't do it. Don't be scared. I'll find a way to sneak you out, okay? You gotta run far and never come back."

Leopold crouched down and gently patted the boy's head, "Geoffrey, can I help you get White out of here?"

The boy looked up, his eyes brimming with tears, "Are you gonna save White?"

"I can do that. But first, you've got to tell me something. You've been hiding some stuff in the park, haven't you?"

The boy nodded, solemnly, "Toys that go boom?"

"Yeah, those ones. Where'd you put them?"

The boy was about to reveal the secret when a harsh voice cut through the air, "Don't tell him. He's the enemy, our greatest enemy."

A man, his face obscured by a skeletal mask and cloaked in black, charged forward, shoving Leopold aside, "I will never tell you."

The boy's gaze fixed on Leopold, confusion written all over his face, "Mom said my enemy is in Elysium, named Leopold. I don't get it. Why's he, my enemy? He's just a newborn baby."

"He's your enemy because he's your brother. Don't listen to your mom, and she's deceiving you," Leopold said, his voice firm yet gentle.

"Shut up. Get out. Get out of here." The man was seething with rage.

Leopold ignored him and continued, "Those toys could kill a lot of people, Geoffrey. Kids like you, puppies like White You've got to tell me where they are."

The man let out a maniacal laugh, "Let them die. They all deserve to die. I want them to join me in the afterlife."

"I don't wanna die. I don't want to." Little Geoffrey shook his head vigorously, "I want to go out and play. I've heard it's fun outside. There's a zoo with lots of animals and amusement parks with carousels and trains..."

"Geoffrey, if you don't tell us, everyone might die, including you. After we get rid of the bombs, I'll take you out. We'll ride the carousel and the train, okay?"