There was a broken Barbie doll in the parcel box!
The Barbie doll was covered in bright red paint and it looked terrifying as its body was scarred by scissors and it was a mess.
Nathaniel's expression darkened and he immediately pulled Zion into his embrace before covering his eyes.
"Don't look."
Zion was really frightened.
He had gone through a lot with Nathaniel and Mango but it was the first time he had experienced this and it had a huge impact on him.
Zion grabbed Nathaniel's sleeve tightly and it took him quite a while to come back to his senses.
On the other hand, Mateo's gaze turned cold.
"Is this for Mango? What does that mean?"
"Probably to frighten her."
Nathaniel's expression seemed unwelcoming too.
Mateo picked up the delivery box as he wanted to look for the address but it wasn't written on it at all.
"Who the hell is this guy?"
Mateo's brows furrowed with deep concern.
He and Nathaniel had thought of countless scenarios but they hadn't expected this to happen and Mango would probably be frightened if she saw this.
"I'll go back to investigate."
Having said that, Nathaniel saw that Zion didn't seem fine and he asked worriedly, "Do you want to go downstairs and have some water?"
"I'm fine."
Zion shook his head and withdrew himself from Nathaniel's embrace before saying in a low voice, "Would the delivery services nowadays send out items without an address or phone number?"
His words rang a bell in Nathaniel's and Mateo's mind.
"There isn't an address... What about a phone number?"
The two of them quickly looked through the box but they couldn't find any number on it.
Mateo felt disheartened but Nathaniel seemed to be deep in thought.
"What are you thinking about?"
Mateo asked as he saw that Nathaniel seemed to be thinking of something.
Then, Nathaniel said in a low voice, "Zion is right that the deliveries nowadays require the use of real names for registration and the courier services wouldn't send a parcel without a contact number and address, unless..."
"Unless what?"
Mateo felt anxious.
Then, Nathaniel and Zion looked at each other as they both had the same answer in mind.
"Unless this package was sent by the courier company itself."
Zion answered on Nathaniel's behalf.
At that instant, Mateo finally understood it.
"What are we waiting for then? Let's hurry up and check which courier company is it so that we can find them in time as the other party is still probably complacently imagining what we could do."
Having said that, Mateo turned around and left.
Nathaniel looked at the address and said to Zion, "Zion, could you stay behind to accompany mommy and the kids?"
"Okay, but you have to take care of yourself."
Zion's eyes was filled with worry.
At that instant, his action warmed Nathaniel's heart.
"Okay. I'll take care of myself."
He stroked Zion's head and walked out in a flash.
Nathaniel felt at ease as Zion was at home since Sisi and Newell were there as well.
Nathaniel and Mateo drove to the courier company in one car and they happened to see a familiar person. It was at this point that Nathaniel understood everything.
He grabbed Cyrus and asked fiercely, "Are the one who sent the parcel?"
"I have no idea what you're talking about."
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