Filed To Story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
Both Adie and Abby were of the greatest significance to her, her sole motivation to strive hard and live on.
However, Adie disappeared just like that, and it was hard to tell whether he was safe. At that moment, Flossie was just a desperate and helpless mother, no matter how calm and strong she was.
Liam realized the seriousness of the affair, so he took over Flossie’s phone and looked at Margaret calmly, who was similarly desperate and helpless. After that, he asked, “Margaret, get the surveillance video of the island to look for Adie’s whereabouts. Check if he left any notes or something in the house. This boy is smarter than an adult. He’ll be fine. Let’s not scare ourselves.”
“Oh… Okay, I’ll go and check it out right away.”
Margaret scrambled up quickly and ran to the tool shed to get the surveillance video.
Liam had long set up a surveillance system on the island for safety purposes. He even installed an alarm system. That system would notify them immediately if any villains approached them. The bodyguards stationed around the place would also immediately rush over to protect the children.
It was Flossie and Liam who meticulously picked and trained those bodyguards. Ordinary people were no match for those trained professionals.
“Wait!”
Flossie finally calmed down. Her face was slightly pale, but it was full of indomitable perseverance.
“Margaret, give the phone to Abby. She might know where Adie went.”
Only then did she recall that Abby had been acting strange lately. As long as she claimed that she wanted to have a video call with Adie, Abby would find various excuses to divert her attention. Besides, Abby would manipulate her extremely adorable face to make Flossie let down her guard.
Now it seemed that the children had cooperated to frame Flossie and Margaret.
“Miss Flossie, let’s not disturb Abby now. She’s also very anxious, so anxious she cried. It took me a lot of effort to put her to bed. I even lied to her that her brother is only temporarily missing and that we’ll soon find him. Only then did she stop crying…”
“It’s fine. I know Abby. She’s not as weak and delicate as you think unless she’s guilty. Just ask her to join the video call.”
Margaret’s description finally convinced Flossie that Abby was related to Adie’s sudden disappearance.
“Umm… I’ll get her now.”
Margaret held the phone and ran to Abby’s room.
Sitting at the side, William had heard much even though he did not know what had happened in detail.
He asked Leia in a low voice, “Does Miss Ellsworth’s child go missing?”
Leia nodded and reminded him. “Don’t talk too much. Just keep it in your heart. Those two children are of utmost importance to my bestie. She doesn’t like too many people knowing that she has kids.”
“Got it.”
William secretly clenched his fists.
He had a bad premonition, but he did not dare to say much.
“Abby, your mommy wants to talk to you. Stop sleeping. Wake up
Margaret walked into Abby’s small bedroom and called the little girl, who was still lying in her tiny pink bed.
“Hmm… I’ll talk to her another day. I want to sleep.”
Abby curled up and retreated into her blanket.
She knew that Flossie would interrogate her sternly, but she promised Adie that she would never expose his whereabouts. She could offend neither, so … she chose to hide.
“Abby, be good. Your mommy has to ask you something very important. Come out now!”
Margaret tried to persuade the small bundle that was balled up under the sheets.
“No, I’m sleepy, and I want to sleep! Tell Mommy to call later!”
After that, Abby said tenderly before she made snoring noises, “I’m sleeping, so I can’t hear you guys.”
Margaret appeared slightly awkward. She tried her best to pull aside the blanket that Abby was under, but the little girl had wrapped herself as tightly as a burrito. Consequently, Margaret failed to pull it aside.
After a few failed attempts, she was so exhausted that her forehead was drenched in sweat. She panted and exclaimed, “Miss… look. What should I do now?”
Flossie’s face turned cold, and a serious expression took over her calm face, infuriated by Abby’s willfulness.
She took a deep breath and put her hands on her waist before she shouted, “Abigail Ellsworth!’
Almost instantly, Abby whooshed out from under the blanket and revealed a fair and pretty face. Her face looked like a red apple, which was rather charming.
“Mommy, mommy, don’t be mad. I’ll tell you everything!”
Abby blinked her large, watery eyes. She had given up fighting.
She could not help it. Whenever her mother called the siblings by their full names, it meant she was indeed furious. If she did not behave, the consequences would only prove too severe to handle.
Tm sorry, Adie. I’ve got to betray you for the time being so Mommy won’t be angry…’ she thought.
Flossie’s serious face softened slightly before she said gently, “Good girl, Abby. Tell me what happened. Where is Adie now?”
“Mommy, promise me one thing: You can’t get mad at Adie and me if I tell you.”
Abby was smart, so she negotiated a term with Flossie first.
“Don’t worry. I won’t get mad.”
Flossie tried her best to force a bright smile. However, she had long clenched her fists into tight balls.
She exclaimed inwardly, “Humph! I’ll teach them a hard lesson if they dare to act recklessly!”
“Mommy, it’s like this. Adie was very worried that you’d get bullied by bad guys after you went to Beach City, so he came up with a way to protect you… He successfully came up with the plan a few days ago, and he’s now in Beach City.”
Abby told Flossie the ins and outs of the whole incident with very clear logic.
Adie was her superhero. The plan he designed to protect their mother was no mean feat-it was a perfectly sound and operational plan that was scientifically viable.
If Margaret did not realize that Adie went missing that day and subsequently exposed their plans, she would have given it her full support.
‘What? Did Adie… come to Beach City?”
After Flossie listened to Abby’s description, she had a headache. She immediately pinched the spot above her lips, afraid she might faint from the wave of anger that washed over her.
Those two children were so bold!
“Abigail Ellsworth, just you… wait and see. I’ll take your brother home. I think it’s been too long since I taught you guys a hard lesson. You have become so bold and fearless!”
Flossie was so angry that she lost her rationality. She then clenched her fists in front of the phone and cracked her knuckles.
Abby blinked her large, round eyes. She looked naive and innocent.” Mommy, didn’t you promise you wouldn’t get mad? Your nose will grow longer if you lie, and you’ll age faster too. If you want to teach us a lesson, you’d better hit Adie. I’ll lend you a ruler.”
“You didn’t tell me what you know, and you tried to hide it from me. Of course, you guys deserve a beating!”