Ethan, unaware of the situation on the other end of the phone, was covered in ice and gloomily said, "She's not answering the phone? Well... very well..."
It seemed that she had made up her mind to distance herself from them.
Indeed.
When a woman becomes ruthless, she's more heartless than a man.
The butler, oblivious to the two little ones eavesdropping behind him, exclaimed, "Sir, what should we do now? Miss Samantha isn't answering the phone, and the two young masters aren't eating or drinking, and..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Ethan impatiently interrupted, "If they don't eat, let them starve..."
With that, he angrily hung up the phone, feeling agitated.
They could continue throwing their tantrums.
But what about him?
Who would comfort him?
"Sir? Sir?" The butler couldn't believe that Ethan would hang up so heartlessly. He called out a few times, only to be met with a busy tone.
He sighed, reluctantly hung up the phone, and muttered anxiously to himself.
"Sigh, the young masters aren't eating or drinking, and the Sir is ignoring them when he's angry, Miss Samantha isn't answering the phone, what should I do..."
As he turned around, he was startled to see the two little ones, with tear-streaked faces like kittens, standing behind him, and he secretly wondered how much they had overheard.
Alexander choked up and asked, "Mommy really didn't answer your call?"
Afraid they would get the wrong idea, the butler hurriedly explained, "Miss Samantha may be too busy, so she didn't have time to answer the phone. Don't jump to conclusions, I'll go to her house later myself..."
Alexander didn't have the heart to listen to the rest of his words.
All his thoughts were on Samantha not answering the phone.
His heart felt like it had been cut open, bleeding profusely.
Noah, who had always been calm and composed, also shed tears for the first time, despairing, "Grandpa Butler, you don't need to go. Auntie Samantha has made up her mind to distance herself from us. She doesn't want to deal with us anymore. Even if you go, it'll just be forcing her. I don't want to make things difficult for her."
His maturity made the butler ache inside.
Alexander, upon hearing this, cried even harder and turned to run upstairs.
Although he didn't want to admit it.
But Mommy really didn't want him anymore.
Noah was right.
He couldn't force Mommy to do something she didn't want to do.
His only wish from start to finish was for Mommy to be happy.
If Mommy felt happy and content distancing herself from him, then he would fulfill her wish, never contacting her again.
Noah felt as if his heart was being twisted with a knife.
But he was more accepting than Alexander. Because from start to finish, he never received this bond of mother and son that didn't belong to him, so what talk of losing it!
Although he has been comforting himself like this, his heart still can't help but ache.
And this feeling has never appeared on Suzy.
"Butler Grandpa, Alex and I don't have an appetite for the moment, we don't want to eat! You don't have to worry, we will adjust ourselves. Once we're adjusted, we'll be the same as before."
After saying that, he lowered his head and gloomily went back upstairs.
The butler was extremely worried, but he was helpless.
...
In the afternoon, Samantha went to pick up Charlotte from school on time.
At the moment of leaving, she couldn't hold back anymore, and tears streamed down her cheeks.
Just now, she had been holding back her tears to avoid worrying her grandfather. But now, without any constraints, she could cry freely.
Her son.
The son she had raised for four years.
Lost completely like this.
Never to be seen again.
Feeling empty inside, as if something was missing.
Charlotte walked out of the kindergarten and immediately took Samantha's hand when she saw her red and swollen eyes, asking concernedly, "Mommy, what's wrong? Why are you crying? Did someone bully you?"
Samantha took a deep breath, forced back her tears, and shook her head, "I am fine!"
"But..." Charlotte persisted, wanting to ask more, only to be interrupted by Elliot, "Charlotte, if Auntie says she's fine, then she's fine! Don't ask anymore!"
Adults have adult troubles.
Since they didn't want to talk about it, there was no need to pry.
Samantha looked gratefully at Elliot and said, "Elli, why don't you come home with me today! I'll tell the kindergarten teacher. If your dad comes to pick you up, the teacher will ask him to call me."
Elliot wanted to refuse, but seeing Charlotte's excited and hopeful eyes, he changed his mind and agreed.
Samantha asked them to wait at the kindergarten gate while she went to talk to the kindergarten teacher.
Seeing her coming, the kindergarten teacher felt as if she had seen a lifesaver and breathed a sigh of relief, "Charlotte's mommy, it's so good to see you!"
Samantha asked concernedly for the first time, "Teacher, what happened?"
The teacher took out her phone and showed Samantha the news about Rex's death in the inn.
"Charlotte's mommy, look, this is Elliot's dad. I saw the news this morning... because his ID wasn't found at the scene, they released his information and are looking for his family."
Samantha was shocked and hurriedly took the phone.
What she saw was Rex's face, and her eyes widened in disbelief as she asked, "Elliot's dad is Rex James?"
The teacher recounted her own memories and nodded, "Yes, Elliot's dad's name is Rex James."
Then she remembered something and asked in surprise, "Do you know his dad?"
Samantha was dumbfounded and asked blankly, "Then who is his mom? When was Elliot born?"
If Elliot's age was similar to Charlotte's, then it meant he was born around the same time as Suzy's child.
So, from the beginning, Rex had been juggling two relationships.
Suzy was just one of his women.
Would Suzy know who Elliot's biological mother was? Perhaps she could start from Suzy.
"Charlotte's mommy, wait a moment, I'll check his enrollment information."
The teacher took out her phone and searched through the files for a while.
Then she revealed Elliot's date of birth.
Samantha was shocked once again.
Unexpectedly, his birth date was the same as Noah and Alexanders’.
Wasn't that too much of a coincidence?
If Elliot was born to Rex and another woman, and his due date was similar to Suzy's, it wouldn't be possible for them to be born on the same day, right?
"Teacher, please don't let Elli know about his dad's murder for now. He's only four years old, and I'm afraid he won't be able to handle the shock! So, for now, let him stay with me for a while. I'll see if I can find his biological mommy."
The teacher's face lit up.
"If you can find his biological mommy, that would be wonderful! Elli is such a pitiful child, he hasn't had a mother since he was young, and his father isn't good to him! If he can find his biological mommy, maybe he'll have a better future."
But Samantha wasn't as optimistic as the teacher. As far as she knew, none of the women around Rex were decent.
Even Suzy, who had received a good education since childhood, was just like that, let alone the woman who had approached Rex for money in the first place.
But, to avoid worrying the teacher, she could only force a smile and say, "Well! I hope we can find his mother!"
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