Jade nodded, confirming, "Yes."
Ethan squinted, a layer of frost enveloping him.
Albert took away the dashcam?
What does he want to do?
And what does this have to do with him?
Seeing his thoughts, Jade asked, "Boss, should I have someone investigate?"
Ethan shook his head, "No need, you can leave!"
Jade asked in surprise, "What about Miss Samantha?"
Ethan lazily leaned back in his chair, slender fingers playing with a pen, lips slightly curved as he scoffed, "What about her? If the police station calls saying she wants to see me, then you can come find me."
Jade was first stunned, then realized.
Ethan was planning to make Samantha apologize first?
Recently, Samantha deliberately kept her distance from Ethan in order to marry Justin, which had put Ethan in a very bad mood lately.
As a high-end hunter, he naturally wouldn't take the initiative, just waiting for the other party to 'fall into the trap' would be enough.
Justin had been sent abroad, and the Fletcher family obviously didn't intend to take care of her, so based on the current situation, the only one who could save her was Ethan.
Having figured this out, Jade didn't say anything more and turned to leave.
Ethan acted as if nothing had happened, continuing to bow his head and deal with business.
...
After school in the afternoon.
Alex and Noah shook off the driver and took a taxi to Samantha's apartment.
They intended to enter with the password, but found that it had been changed.
Alex felt hurt once again, eyes turning red with grievance.
"Noah, does Mommy really not want me anymore? She even changed the password."
Noah gave him a silent glance, shook his head speechlessly, "Try your fingerprint. If even your fingerprint has been deleted, then she really doesn't want you anymore. If the fingerprint hasn't been deleted and only the password has been changed, there might be some other reason."
Alex suddenly realized and immediately placed his thumb on the fingerprint verification area.
There was a 'bip' sound, and the door opened.
Alex immediately stopped crying and smiled through his tears.
"It opened, Mommy didn't delete my fingerprint!"
Noah looked at him speechlessly, then opened the door and entered.
Grandpa Miller, who had just woken up from his nap, thought it was Samantha coming back and hurriedly went to greet her. However, he was surprised to see two little children who looked like they had been copied and pasted. He widened his eyes in amazement and asked excitedly, "Are you Alex and Noah?"
He had already learned about Noah and Alex's background from his granddaughter Samantha. So, he was only slightly surprised when he first saw them and soon returned to normal.
Whether Alex was Samantha's child or Suzy's child, they were both his great-grandchildren.
It was Alex's first time meeting Grandpa Miller, so he reflexively frowned at the sight of him, sternly asking, "Who are you? Why are you in my house?"
Noah recognized Grandpa Miller. Although their relationship wasn't very close, he knew that this was his elder.
Good manners made him walk up to Grandpa Miller, politely addressing him, "Great-Grandpa!"
Alex was dumbfounded, "Great-Grandpa?"
Noah explained, "He is Mommy's biological grandfather, also our great-grandfather."
Alex then realized, immediately walked up to Grandpa Miller, squinted his eyes, sweetly smiled, and bowed deeply, "Hello, Great-Grandpa! My name is Alexander Miller, nickname Alex. I am Samantha's son. I often hear Mommy mention you. I'm so happy to see you today, and I hope to see you more often in the future."
His words immediately warmed Grandpa Miller's heart.
Rubbing his little head, Grandpa Miller said, "You have such a sweet mouth, just like your Mommy when she was little!"
Alex accepted the praise happily, "I am Mommy's son, so naturally, I'm just like Mommy."
Grandpa Miller laughed heartily.
Noah didn't forget the purpose of their visit. After helping Grandpa Miller to sit on the sofa, he tactfully asked, "Grandpa, where is Mommy? Where is she now?"
Grandpa Miller explained without suspicion, "Your Mommy went on a business trip out of town. It will be a few days before she can come back! These days, your Aunt Yurika has been taking care of us!"
"On a business trip?"
Alex and Noah exchanged glances.
For some reason, they didn't believe that Mommy was really on a business trip.
But seeing that Grandpa Miller didn't suspect anything, they thought they might be overthinking.
Grandpa Miller nodded, "Yes! Your Mommy is on a business trip! Since I rarely get to see you, stay a little longer, have dinner before you leave?"
This was exactly what Alex and Noah wanted.
They immediately agreed.
The nanny hired by Yurika was cooking in the kitchen.
In a short while, Yurika returned with Charlotte and Elliot.
Seeing Alex and Noah, Charlotte broke free from Elliot's hand, ran towards them, and hugged them, kissing each of them on the face.
Leaving traces of saliva on their faces.
"Brothers, you're finally here, I missed you so much!"
Alex wiped off the saliva from his face, looking disgusted on the surface but with deep indulgence in his eyes.
"Disgusting, how many times have I told you, girls should be reserved and not kiss boys casually. Even if it's your brother."
Charlotte pouted, "But I want to, I want to kiss you."
Alex couldn't bear to scold her, just shook his head repeatedly, looking helpless.
Noah didn't say anything, but felt sweet in his heart, looking at Charlotte with tender eyes as if they could drip water.
Elliot stood at the entrance, looking expressionless at their interaction, his hands involuntarily clenched into fists, wishing to beat Alex and Noah.
Yurika didn't expect Alex and Noah to be at home. She walked over, pinched their little faces, and said, "Why did you suddenly come? You didn't even call ahead."
Before Alex could speak, Noah preemptively asked, "Aunt Yurika, where is my Mommy?"
After hearing his words, Yurika's eyes flashed with obvious guilt.
She forced a calm smile and said, "Your Mommy went on a business trip. She called specifically asking me to come and take care of Grandpa and Charlotte. What's the matter? Are you in a hurry to find her? Let’s just wait for her to come back before discussing."
Even though she tried to hide it, Noah caught the flicker of guilt in her eyes.
Emulating Ethan, Noah squinted his eyes, didn't continue to ask, but left a lingering doubt in his heart.
When Alex was about to continue asking, Noah timely held his hand and followed Yurika's words, "We're not in a hurry, we'll wait for Mommy to come back before discussing."
Seeing that she had fooled them, Yurika secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Little did she know that Noah had noticed her subtle actions.
Noah became more certain of his guess.
Mommy was in trouble.
And it was not a trivial matter.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have asked Yurika to come and take care of Grandpa and Charlotte.
Nor would she deliberately hide it from everyone.
No, he had to find out Mommy's situation and then save her.
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