They rushed into the Jones Estate but the security guards stopped them. One of the security guards recognized Grace Smith.
"Miss, are you looking for Mr. Jones?" The guard asked.
Grace immediately shook her head and said, "No, I want to know if there is any child who has been here?"
"A child?" The two security guards looked at each other and suddenly said, "Oh, yes. A child about seven years old."
"No, he's only five years old," Grace said, "He may be taller than an average child."
Little Gary was the tallest child in the class. He might have inherited his height from Heinz Jones.
"There's a child who was just now. But he's gone," The guard replied.
"He left?" Grace was stunned. "Where did he go?"
"He took a taxi," The guard said.
"Oh my God," Grace was stunned.
"He went that way," The security guard pointed to the north.
"Perhaps he was going back to home," Grace was so scared that her legs went limp. "If something happens to him, I..."
Grace didn't dare to think about it anymore.
She was really afraid that if she came home and couldn't see her child, she would be scared to death.
"My other child disappeared years ago. What would I do if this child is gone now too?" She thought.
After becoming a mommy, she had a fragile heart. Her heart had become so weak that she was afraid that her child would meet any misfortune.
They took another taxi.
When they climbed upstairs from Emerald Apartment, they saw the little one sitting at the door of the apartment.
"Where have you been?" Grace screamed and rushed over to hug Little Gary.
Gary Smith was also startled by his mother's sudden hug. He opened his mouth and said, "Mommy-"
The next second, tears began to fall from Grace's eyes.
She hugged her son tightly and sobbed beside his ear, "You can't run away like this anymore, okay? You will really scare me to death. Although you're smart, but you're still young. You can't run around like this. If someone takes you away, I will never forgive myself."
"Mommy, I was wrong," Gary did not dare to say anything else when he heard Grace's crying voice.
Alice Smith looked at his big eyes and sighed. She took the key to open the door and they walked in together.
Alice put her bag down and threw herself on the sofa. She also sighed and said, "I'm scared out of my wits. Little Gary, we're all worried about you. The teachers at the kindergarten are also worried about you. By the way, we should call the teachers."
Alice just remembered that they had to inform the worried teachers too.
Grace held the child's hand, walked to the sofa, wiped her tears, and said, "I'll make the phone call."
"Okay," Alice took Little Gary into her arms.
This time, the little one was very well-behaved. He didn't dare to move and sat down beside his auntie obediently.
Grace picked up the phone, cleared her throat, and said, "Miss Holland, I've found Little Gary."
"Thank goodness. It's good that you've found him. We're all worried about him," Miss Holland said.
"Yes," Grace said, "Sorry for that."
"It's okay. It's our responsibility," Miss Holland said, "There is a loophole in our kindergarten's security management."
"Yes, that's what I want to say," After hesitating for a while, Grace decided to say, "Little Gary was wrong to run out alone, but the guards at the kindergarten are not strict enough. Please ask the guards to keep an eye on the gate and keep it under strict supervision."
"Don't worry about that. We've had a meeting after what happened today. We've notified everyone that we're all responsible for this," Miss Holland said politely.
"That's good," Grace did not criticize her further.
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