Clayton seemed to have spent half of his life struggling helplessly and struggling to control his emotions.
Nicole stayed in the office for a while. After a meeting, she received a call from Chatty.
She was a little surprised.
“Chatty?”
“Yes, Mommy! Fischer and I came out of school and got lost! Where are we going?”
Nicole’s heart skipped a beat.
“Are classes over? Why didn’t you tell us?”
She quickly checked her phone, but there was no notice from the teacher.
Chatty said in a baby voice, “No… We skipped school. Do you know what that means?”
Nicole paused. She stopped moving and took a deep breath.
“Yes, now I understand!”
Chatty even emphasized, “skip school”. She knew too much for a child her age.
Nicole comforted Chatty and asked her patiently, “So, where are you now? When did you skip school? And why did you escape from school?”
Chatty was not aware that Nicole was about to lose her temper.
The little girl proudly showed off.
“I don’t want to sit in class anymore. I want to go home to see Baby Kenji! Fischer and I came out together. He’s such an idiot! He can’t remember the way home. Mommy, can you come and pick us up?”
Nicole took a deep breath and stood up with her phone.
“Okay, don’t go anywhere! Mommy will go over now. Don’t run around!”
Fortunately, Nicole could see the locations of Chatty’s and Fischer’s smart watches from her phone, so she was not worried about losing them.
However, it was really dangerous for two children to be outside without chaperones.
Nicole hurried out, and Logan looked at her in surprise.
“President, where are you going?”
“Chatty skipped school with Fischer, so I’ll pick them up. Call me if there’s anything urgent.”
“Shall I go with you?”
“No need,” Nicole said as she walked in the direction of the elevator.
Logan said, “Then let Hamilton go with you. He can help you with the kids.”
Nicole hesitated for a few seconds before she nodded.
“Okay. Ask him to go downstairs and wait for me.”
“Sure.”
Nicole turned on the phone and looked at their GPS.
Sure enough, she saw two little red dots less than 800 meters away from the school.
Although it was less than 800 meters, it was far enough for them.
She breathed a sigh of relief and was just about to call the school, but the school called her first.
“Ms. Stanton? I’m really sorry. Liliana Sloan and Fischer Malone are missing. It’s our negligence for losing the kids. We’re searching for them now.”
Nicole could hear the teacher’s anxiousness. She paused and quickly said, “Don’t worry, they are just less than 800 meters west of the school gate. Chatty and Fischer ran out by themselves. You can take her in first. I’ll be right there.”
“Alright, Ms. Stanton.”
After hanging up the phone, Nicole breathed a sigh of relief.
She went to the underground parking to take the car, then she picked Hamilton up from the entrance.
As soon as Hamilton got into the car, he asked, “President, have you found the kids? I can ask a friend to help look for them.”
“Yeah, I found them.”
Nicole concentrated on driving, and Hamilton did not disturb her again.
Although she looked calm, she was actually flustered.
Nicole did not expect Chatty to be so bold as to run out of school. Chatty just started kindergarten, but she had already begun to skip school.
She felt that she did not pay enough attention to the kids and neglected them too much.
She blamed herself.
When they arrived at school, Nicole parked the car at the entrance.
Nicole got out of the car and ran over.
She saw Chatty and Fischer sitting obediently on a small stool. They pouted and looked upset, but they dared not say anything.
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