Joshua massaged his temples and remained quiet.
Fiona sighed. "Actually, I think both Nigel and Nellie are good children... In the past even if Nellie didn't like me, she was never this rude..."
As she spoke, she patted Joshua's shoulder, her voice full of feigned sadness. “Cheer up, Joshua. The children are still young, and they can be re-educated." With that, she stood up, turned, and left.
Joshua leaned back on the sofa in exhaustion, lifted his hand, and rubbed at his aching temples.
Nellie and Nigel... Had Luna misguided them after all?
"Ms. Blake, according to netizens' analysis, the two children that took Mrs. Jenson are apparently Mr. Joshua Lynch's son and daughter, is that correct?"
"Ms. Blake, how does Mr. Lynch plan to handle his children's rumored kidnapping of Mrs. Jenson? And what are your thoughts on this issue?"
"Ms. Blake, Mr. Jenson said that if Mr. Lynch’s children don't release his wife within twenty-four hours, he’ll report this to the police and have them captured. How does Mr. Lynch plan to respond to this?"
Early the next morning, a clip of Fiona being
interviewed exploded across the internet. In the video, Fiona stood at the entrance to Orchard Manor with red -rimmed eyes, her eyes bright with unshed tears. "The children shown appearing with Mrs. Jenson in the video are indeed Joshua's children, but... Please don't spread false rumors; Nellie and Nigel are two very obedient and sensible children. Even though they're only six years old, they are more mature than most adults. They'd never do something like this. As for the two of them leaving with Mrs. Jenson and yet didn't return home with her, Joshua has already punished them. The two children are getting punished right now at home. Nellie and Nigel are two extremely obedient children, and they'd never kidnap Mrs. Jenson. I pray that everyone will not spread false rumors about them."
Finally, she sighed at the camera. "I also hope that the police can solve the case as soon as possible. Mrs. Jenson doesn't have her phone, wallet, or room keys with her, and she's not local either. I heard from Mr. Jenson that she doesn't travel around much, and if she wasn't led by someone she trusted, I believe she wouldn’t come out either... I hope she’s fine..."
Clang!
Anne was so angry she threw the spoon in her hand into her bowl of soup. "This woman is so shameless! 0 n one hand, she says that Nellie and Nigel would never kidnap Mrs. Jenson, then she keeps emphasizing that they're very mature, not your average six-year-old children and that they're even more mature than most adults! She also said that Mrs. Jenson didn't take anything with her, that she wouldn’t leave if she wasn’t led by someone she trusted. She’s obviously hinting that Nellie and Nigel are the ones who kidnapped Mrs. Jenson!"
John nodded. "The most important thing now is to stop Luna from watching this video.”
With that, he raised his eyes and glanced at Anne. " Nigel is a good hacker, right? Do you want to contact him and see whether he can delete the source video? Even though Luna is in Sea City, she'll definitely keep an eye out for news involving Banyan City."
"You're right!" Anne patted her forehead and immediately called Nigel.
Unexpectedly, Fiona was the one who answered, "Ms. Zimmer, long time no see."
Fiona leaned back on a chair in Joshua's office, her tone sounding elegant and casual. "You didn't expect that I'd be having Nigel's phone, am I right?”
Anne's entire body trembled violently. She frowned." Where's Nigel?"
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