Lilian quickly put down Zion. Just as she was about to chase after the strange figure, she was stopped by Maverick.
"Who is it?"
"It should be the higher-ups, don't worry about it. There are many people keeping an eye on us and the children recently. I will arrange for some bodyguards to pay attention to them at all times. As for you, don't go out if there is nothing wrong."
Lilian nodded when she heard Maverick's words. When she turned to look at Zion, he didn't seem to hear anything. He adjusted his clothes and smiled, "Uncle, Auntie, I want to go to bed."
"All right."
The couple could tell that Zion wasn't in a good mood, but since he didn't like to talk about his feelings, they didn't ask him about it either.
After they left, Zion looked out thoughtfully and said nothing.
Mango had always been well taken care of, but she didn't have the chance to see Nathaniel too often even though they stayed in a hotel. Luckily, Mckenzie was with her. However, Mango met a new person in the second week of isolation.
"Aunt? Why are you here?"
Mango was stunned when she saw Magnolia.
Magnolia looked at her with reddened eyes.
"I just wanted to ask about Tristan."
Her voice was a little hoarse which made Mango's heart feel uncomfortable.
"Auntie, I'm sorry."
She really wanted to tell Magnolia that Tristan was still alive. Unfortunately, she couldn't expose the truth.
Mango knew that Magnolia was holding back her tears. She mumbled and sat in front of the bed while she stayed silent for a long time.
"I know that I shouldn't ask you these questions because you're weak right now, but I really want to know..."
"I understand. To tell you the truth, I didn't see the situation at that time either. Nathan said that everything was gone and the surroundings were filled with blood. It seemed that Tristan's blood was a little special. In order to confirm whether it was my brother's blood, my father did a blood test on purpose."
Mango lowered her eyes and her shoulders twitched as if she was choking on her sobs.
Magnolia's heart felt as if it had been stabbed and
it hurt terribly.
"Is there no trace of my son?"
She used a lot of effort to say this.
Mango nodded. She had a feeling that she was about to collapse, but she knew that she had to persevere.
Magnolia left dejectedly after that. Although Barack didn't come, he still called to ask about Tristan.
Ocean City looked peaceful on the surface, but there was a feeling of trepidation in the upper-class society.
Thanks to Maverick's aggressive means, those who wanted to take the opportunity to target the Ye family all failed. Maverick also officially exposed himself to the public and he was labelled as a killing machine in the business industry.
Maverick didn't care about these things at all.
Zion, Rita, and Wisdom were enrolled into an elite kindergarten like the other children and started to attend classes. Although it was boring, they didn't cause any trouble at all. Rita always slept in every class, but her results were the first place in every exam. The teachers didn't dare to ask too much of her either.
Instead of reading books every day, Wisdom took the initiative to take part in social activities.
Although he was not overly enthusiastic, his teacher liked him a lot.
Zion was still as cold as ever. He had been bored during this period of time, so he played games with Evangeline. Zion caught the eye of a team leader and she had been pestering him to join the team, but she was rejected by Zion.
A month after Mango and Nathaniel were separated, the higher- ups saw that there was indeed nothing wrong with the investigation and there was nothing more they could ask. However, it wasn't wise to let them go, but they were allowed to live together.
Nathaniel felt relaxed and he had not been so at ease for many years. There was no need to think about anything. He stayed with his wife all day while he caressed his wife's belly. Food and drinks were given to them while they were under the protection of bodyguards. His life indeed felt too comfortable.
Nathaniel touched Mango's stomach one day, only to find that he had been kicked by something. He was so scared that he quickly pulled back his hand.
"Honey, this, this..."
Mango couldn't help but laugh when she saw the panic on his face.
"Your baby kicked you."
"It's only been a few months, and it already knows how to kick? Are you in pain?"
Nathaniel felt that life was really amazing.
Mango's entire body emitted a maternal radiance. She smiled and said, "It doesn't hurt. From the moment I became pregnant, I've mentioned it to them."
"Them?"
Nathaniel paused for a moment.
Mango had rarely seen Nathaniel in such a daze. She couldn't help but smile as she said, "Of course. Do you think I'll be pregnant with a single child given the condition of both of our genes? I did an ultrasound yesterday and they told me that I was pregnant with twins, but I still can't tell if it's a boy or a girl."
Nathaniel was overjoyed to hear that.
"Yes, I want a daughter."
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