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Miriam had already gone home .
Teresa called Miriam and said , “ I’m heading to the police station first . ”
“ Should I go with you to file the report ? ” Miriam asked anxiously .
Teresa replied , “ No , it’s alright . I’ll go myself . He’s probably just out playing , and when he gets tired , he’ll come back to your place . Mike’s not the type to
wander off and not come home . I trust him . ”
Miriam replied , “ Okay . Then I’ll wait at home . If Michael comes
I’ll tell you immediately. ”
Memories flashed through Teresa’s mind . She remembered droppin
g Micha
I off at Miriam’s place – he’d fallen asleep on the way , and everything ad
seemed perfectly normal .
After leaving Michael with Miriam and exchanging the hurried off to catch her flight to Shaville . Two days later , she returned – only to find
Michael gone .
Teresa gripped the steering wheel tightly , her fingers trembling uncontrollably . She pondered, ‘ Based on what Miriam said , it’s much more likely that Michael just ran off on his own . It couldn’t be that someone came to the house to kidnap him , right ? ‘
Suddenly , Teresa’s phone rang . She snatched it up
and answered immediately .
Miriam exclaimed , “ How could we be so stupid ? We completely forgot to check the residential complex’s surveillance cameras . ”
The security guard retrieved the surveillance footage for Miriam , which showed Michael hailing a ride – hailing car and leaving on his own . Fortunately , the main gate was well – lit , allowing the cameras to capture the car’s license plate number .
The surveillance footage showed a green – plated BYD electric car , with its license number visible .
Teresa rushed to the police station and briefed the officers on the situation . The police immediately contacted the owner of the car with that plate
number .
The car owner said , “ Yeah , around five p.m. , I got a ride from Begonia Estates to Horizonlead Group . When I got there , I realized it was just a little kid- couldn’t have been more than four years old . ”
Teresa said , “ He’s not even four yet . So , he was going to Horizonlead Group ? ”
The car owner replied , “ Yes , I’m sure he went to Horizonlead Group . The kid kept muttering the whole way about looking for some Mr. Lime . ”
Teresa replied , “ Alright , I understand . Thank you . ”
After hanging up the phone , Teresa felt a wave of relief .
The officer asked Teresa , “ Is there anything else we can assist with ? Could your child have been kidnapped ? ”
Teresa shook her head and said , “ I might have been mistaken . Let me call someone I know first . ”
Teresa was about to call Jonathan . She knew he’d be puzzled by her asking about Michael – but even so , she had to make the call . All she wanted was to know if Michael was safe right now Nothing else mattered .
Suddenly , Jennifer yanked Teresa’s phone . Panting heavily , Jennifer said to the police , “ This is my sister , I’m taking her now – we’re not filing any report . With that , she grabbed Teresa’s arm and yanked her outside .
Teresa shook Jennifer off and snapped , “ What the hell are you doing ? ”
Jennifer said , “ I should be asking what you’re thinking . Have you lost your mind ? Do you realize what filing a police report means ? It means you’re
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willingly exposing Mike’s true parentage . ”
Teresa snapped , “ So what ? Mike is missing . Are you seriously saying the consequences of exposing his parentage matter more than his life ? Give me my phone back .”
Jennifer refused to give the phone back to Teresa .
Teresa snapped and shoved Jennifer to the ground .
Jennifer seemed utterly blindsided by Teresa’s sudden act . Caught completely off guard , she fell to the ground . Though unhurt , her posture was quite undignified .
She stared up at Teresa and gasped , “ You pushed me ? I’m your sister .
Seeing that Jennifer wasn’t bleeding , Teresa ignored her . She snatched
I’m pregnant . ”
her phone back and started dialing .