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Mia looked puzzled. “What did you say?”
Was Ginger abducted by Caleb?
Mia swiftly let go of Le?a and got ready to find Caleb. As she turned, she spotted Caleb not far away.
Wearing a smirk, Mia approached and asked, “Where’s the kid?”
Caleb took a step back, hiding behind Timothy. “What do you want with her?”
Mia hesitated briefly before responding. “That’s none of your business. Just give me the child!”
Glancing down at her, Timothy inquired, “Do you know that little girl? What’s your connection to her?”
Under Timothy’s scrutinizing gaze, Mia rested her hand on his shoulder. “Hey there, handsome, what’s your last name?”
“It’s Barrett.”
“Oh, Mr. Barrett, isn’t it? Could you please step aside? I need to have a word with Caleb alone,” Mia replied.
After all, this matter was strictly between her and her ex¨Chusband, and she preferred not to have outsiders involved.
Timothy furrowed his brow, and Caleb, who had been standing behind him, hastily interjected, “There’s no need for a private conversation.
“Whatever needs to be discussed can be done so here. There’s nothing we can’t address in front of others.”
Mia looked at Caleb with concern and warned, “If anything happens to Ginger, I assure you, you’ll regret it!
Timothy detected the urgency in her eyes; it didn’t seem like an act. He eventually suggested, “We can talk in a less crowded place nearby.
Mia agreed with a nod. “Okay.”
The three of them then made their way to a nearby lounge area, devoid of other people.
Mia fixed her gaze on Caleb. “Where’s Ginger?”
“She’s safe. I’m not some sort of monster. I wouldn’t harm her, of course.”
“Then why has Ginger’s Apple watch been unresponsive? What did you do to her?”
Caleb looked perplexed. “I’m not sure either.”
Timothy chimed in. “Her Apple watch ran out of battery.”
“But it’s been unresponsive since last night. Does it really take all night to charge?”
Mia clearly doubted Timothy’s explanation.
Timothy continued, “When we returned last night, Ginger was already asleep, so I wasn’t aware that her
Apple watch was dead. She only mentioned it this morning. It should have been fully charged by now.”
“Is that so?”
With that, Mia pulled out her phone and dialed Ginger’s number, but the recorded message indicated the number was unavailable.
She shook her phone and demanded, “How do you explain this?”
Timothy’s eyes betrayed his confusion. It didn’t add up; there had been ample time for the watch to be fully charged by now.
Caleb, too, found the situation peculiar.
Mia’s expression turned cold. “Where’s Ginger? Take me to her.”
Timothy fixed Mia with a scrutinizing gaze. “What’s your relationship with her?”
Mia retorted, “Are you blind or something? Ginger bears a striking resemblance to me. Even a fool could discern our relationship. Do you really need to ask?”
Caleb nodded knowingly. “See, I already suspected that Ginger had some close connection with you.”
Timothy deliberately inquired, “Do you have any photos? Preferably ones with both of you?”
Suppressing her anger, Mia found a photo of herself with Ginger in her album. “Here. Can you take me to see my daughter now?”
Mia wasn’t sure whether these two men were lying or not, at least they knew where Ginger was.
As Ginger’s father, Caleb surely wouldn’t harm her, regardless of any shortcomings he might have.
The three of them made their way together to the hotel suite upstairs.
In the elevator, silence filled the air, creating an eerily quiet atmosphere.
Caleb instinctively withdrew, eager to make himself as small as possible. He swore he had no connection whatsoever with Monalize, let alone having a daughter of that age.
As the elevator doors opened, Mia spoke anxiously, “Quickly, lead the way.”
She needed to see her daughter with her own eyes before she could feel reassured.
Timothy led the way into his suite, pushing the door open. “She’s in there.”
As the suite door swung open, Mia hurried inside. “Ginger?”
Frantically, she searched the living room, but Ginger was nowhere to be found.
Suddenby, she heard the sound of running water coming from the bedroom. Could Ginger be taking a shower?
With rmination, Mia strode toward the bedroom and swiftly pushed open the bathroom door. “Ginger.
are you in here?”
“Ah¨CWho are you?”
Mia gave the woman in the bathroom a disinterested look before turning and walking away.
Stepping outside, Mia addressed the two men waiting there. “Ginger isn’t in the bathroom, but there’s a woman taking a shower.”
Caleb hesitated briefly before stating, “That’s Impossible. Ginger was here when we left just now.”
Timothy frowned. “Call Joe.”
Heath quickly dialed Joe’s number, but there was no response. With sweat beading on his forehead, Heath reported, “No one’s picking up.”
Timothy’s expression turned cold. “How Is that possible? Keep calling!”
Just then, Mia stepped forward and seized Caleb’s collar, her eyes ablaze with fury. “If something happens to my daughter, I-“
“I understand, this is a challenging situation for everyone. But right now, the priority is finding Ginger.”
Caleb glanced at Luna emerging from the bedroom. “Where’s Ginger? Didn’t I ask you to keep an eye on her? Where is she?”
Did Luna not realize that Caleb was about to be reprimanded by Mia?
However, Caleb began to question whether this woman was really Mia or simply someone who looked very similar to her!
The old Mia was gentle, unlike this fierce woman who resembled a tigress.
Caleb glanced at Timothy, silently conveying with his eyes, as if he was saying. “Tim, please help me! I have nothing to do with this woman.”
However, Timothy ignored Caleb’s plea and turned to Luna, eager to find out where Ginger had gone.
Just then, Luna appeared in a camisole nightgown, her eyes swollen and half¨Cclosed, with visible bruises.
on her body.
With a hint of grievance. Luna spoke up. “That little girl left with the bodyguard.”
Mia furrowed her brow, asking. “Where did they go?”
Timothy spoke up, his lips parting slightly. “They must have headed to the amusement park.”
Mia breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that they were just at the amusement park.
At that moment, Luna wore a pained expression as she recounted, “Tim, I initially wanted to have a nice chat with that little girl, but she’s just too mischievous.
“She not only sprayed pepper spray in my eyes but also shot me with a toy gun and even scattered mousetraps on the ground. It’s hard to believe a three or four¨Cyear¨Cold girl could do such things!”
Caleb nodded emphatically in agreement. He, too, had experienced Ginger’s antics firsthand yesterday, though fortunately with a cake rather than pepper spray!
Otherwise, he might have ended up with swollen eyes like Luna’s.
Mia burst into laughter. “What’s the matter? Haven’t you met a genius child with a high IQ before?”
Seeing the face so reminiscent of Mia’s, Luna held back her displeasure and remarked, “I’ve never come across such a mischievous child before. I wonder how she’s being raised to behave so impolitely.”
“What did you just say?”