Chapter 545

Just when Hubert was about to believe Theodore was one of the good guys, he heard Kristin burst into tears.
“Hubert, they’re going to dig out our eyes and our hearts, and then they’re going to cook us and eat us!”
At that, Hubert sank his teeth into the back of Theodore’s hand. As Theodore flinched in pain, Hubert scrambled down from his arms and ran back to save Kristin.
Kristin wasn’t just crying; she was hitting Hamilton with all her might. With Hubert’s help, she managed to break free from his grasp.
The two little ones tried to run, but Hamilton’s men quickly cornered them in an alley.
Theodore saw the sheer terror on Hubert’s face and shot Hamilton a glare. He tried to soothe the boy, but Hubert had already decided he was a villain, making his attempts useless.
Not wanting to traumatize his son any further, Theodore had no choice but to call Julian, get Penelope’s number from him, and then dial it.
“You found our son, didn’t you?”
The sound of Penelope’s voice made Theodore’s thumb twitch, his first instinct to hang up. He fought the urge and held the phone out to Hubert.
Hubert hesitated for a moment, but the sound of his mother’s voice made him snatch the phone.
“Mom! Save us! These two big bad guys are going to eat us!”
Penelope let out a huge sigh of relief when she heard her son’s voice. “Hubert, don’t be afraid. They aren’t bad guys, they’re… they’re friends of Mommy’s.”
“But the grumpy one who looks like a burnt meatball told Kristin they were going to carve out our hearts and everything.”
The call was on speaker, so Penelope could hear Kristin’s sobs in the background. Hubert’s words made her blood boil.
“Hamilton, what kind of man bullies children? You just wait. I’m coming over there, and you’re going to regret it!”
Hamilton was already fuming from being double-crossed by Kristin and then insulted by Hubert’s ‘burnt meatball’ comment. He was the victim here, and now he was being threatened with a beatdown.
If it were anyone else, he would have shot back, “Get your ass over here and we’ll see.”
But this was Theodore’s ex-wife, and none of his friends could figure out where Theodore stood with her. Since they couldn’t figure it out, it was best not to provoke her.
With their mom on the line, the children started to calm down.
Theodore noticed Hubert was only wearing a thin shirt and took off his own jacket, draping it over the boy’s shoulders. But Hubert immediately took it off and wrapped it around
Xotin instead.

Theodore paused for a moment, then stood up, yanked the jacket right off Hamilton’s back, and put it on Hubert.
Hamilton pursed his lips but squatted down to face Kristin.
“Hey, be reasonable, will you? You were the one who started talking
about digging out hearts angel
cooking people in a soup. How d that become my idea?”
Kristin sobbed, her body hiccuping with each cry. “You’re a bad man!”
“How am I a bad man? I was nice enough to find you!”
“You’re just a bad man, that’s all!”
“Can’t you be reasonable
“Hamilton Natalie, who had been silent on the other end, finally exploded, if you want to take it out on someone, take it out on me! Don’t you dare scare my daughter!”
“Hah. Like mother, like daughter. One is more unreasonable than the other!”
Hubert stepped in front of Kristin again, glaring at Hamilton before turning to Theodore.
“My sister is hungry!”
Theodore smiled and ruffled Hubert’s hair. “There’s a restaurant up ahead. How
about I take you both to get something to eat?”
“I’m waiting for my mom right here. I’m not going anywhere!”
“You still think I’m a bad guy?”
Hubert shook his head. “Mom said you’re not a bad guy, so you’re not. But I have to wait for her here!”
Theodore wasn’t angry. In fact, he was impressed by his son’s cautiousness. It was a good trait to have.