At A Loss
As the identification number and phone number Newton had used were abruptly deactivated, the system's tracking work had also been interrupted. It remained the same despite Jamal's countless efforts to revive it.
In an instant, all their leads had been cut off.
Carla had been out for the whole day with Brandy and Rogan searching till late at night, yet there was no news whatsoever.
With the number Nella provided, she tried taking the initiative to contact Newton. Nevertheless, it turned out to be an empty number.
Evidently, Newton had taken to action after realizing that his number had been disclosed.
Midnight, Carla stood along the coast, staring drearily at the sea while the breeze whipped her hair gently. She felt at a complete loss, just like one of the boats sailing on the sea.
She had been pulling herself together all this while because of her strong determination toward defending the Giblo family.
No matter how tired she was and what trials and tribulations she went through outside, the moment she returned home and saw the children's innocent and smiley faces, she would feel a glimpse of hope within her again.
But now, she felt utterly troubled that she had failed miserably at everything—the corporation had fallen into the hands of a villain, Zayn was still missing, and she had even lost the children.
She had thought she would be able to deal with Boris and the mastermind behind him all by herself. It was only at that point that she figured that she had thought too highly of her capabilities.
It was only the beginning, yet she had already lost the game.
Even though Newton had never once shown up before her eyes, she had totally lost her trump card.
At this moment, Carla's heart was broken beyond repair.
"Ms. Lierger…" Freda walked over to Carla and covered her with a jacket. "Fret not. I'm sure we'll have a solution."
"Solution? What solution?" A bitter smile flitted across Carla's lips. "My mind is completely blank now. I can't think of any possible solutions at all."
"We can ask Mr. Lierger for help.."
"Forget about it." Carla let out a deep sigh. "Daemon has already returned to Erihal to prepare for his retaliation against the Lierger family. How can I disturb him at such times?"
"Then…"
"Not only did Newton not get in contact with me, but he has even deactivated his number. It's obvious that he has no intentions to confront me head-on. Since that's the case, I shall remain passive…"
Worry began overwhelming Carla's mind as she held her head low.
"How about we try calling Ms. Gold? Perhaps we can ask her for help in contacting her father?" Freda asked tentatively.
"Are you crazy?" Carla furrowed her brows. "Nella has already set off the alarm and angered her father for helping us today. She'll surely be under stern supervision from now on. Contacting her now
will be useless. Worse still, we might even drag her into this mess."
"T-Then… what should we do?" Freda did not know what else to say.
"Ms. Lierger, I believe Mr. Thompson and Mr. Domitos still trust you." Brandy tried to sound Carla out. "They've been in close contact with me and asked me about the children's situation. How about trying to discuss it with them?"
"There's no point in discussing with them. It's good enough that they can take care of the company right now. They won't be able to attend to such matters. Besides, they aren't good at this…"
"Then…"
"Forget it. Go back first."
All that Carla could do was calm herself down first since she was out of solutions.
"I reckon they won't hurt Randy and Josh for now. They need the kids to threaten me. Let's head home first and wait for them to call me."
"I'll continue to think of something, " Brandy said with a determined look. "I vow to find Randy and Josh even if that means I have to turn the entire Aymo City over."
"Thank you for your hard work." Carla gave him a pat on his back before turning to Freda and said, "Let's head to the hospital now."
"Sure."
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