Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom

Ava's Sudden Disappearance

The day was busy from start to end. Just as I thought the work was winding down, Benjamin said the warehouse inventory was done, and we needed a quick meeting.

I hurried to the small conference room. I needed to get back soon and surprise my daughter.

The morning scene hadn't faded from my mind. I was sure my daughter felt the same. Let them look, I stubbornly decided. I wanted to see how they felt.

After all, Ava was a child of the Murphy family.

But to my surprise, the meeting ended abruptly. Before it was over, I received a frantic call from my mother, sobbing and wailing. She said Ava was missing.

This was a nightmare come true. I didn't even bother to wrap up the meeting and rushed out. How could an obedient child like her just vanish?

I descended the stairs, and Carol followed. She took the car keys from my hand, hopped in, and we sped out of the underground parking lot.

We made it back to Amethyst Apartments. From a distance,

I saw my mother on her knees, gasping between sobs. I hurried over, "Mom, please don't cry. How did Ava disappear?”

My dad, his face pale, explained the sequence of events. My mom said that after bringing Ava home, she played happily in the yard.

open. Ava was nowhere

sign of Ava. Something felt off, so she called me. Typically, our yard was entirely secure,

also rushed

us and suggested, "Isn't there surveillance?Check

my yard, but I

and no exceptional circumstances, I never bothered to

urgently located and opened the surveillance footage, scrolled to today's date, and then searched for the relevant time. One by one, I

where my mother brought

happily played in the yard,

scrolled further, I saw a black car suddenly pulled up in front

seemed to pause momentarily, and Ava immediately dropped her shovel and ran toward the gate. She

the car had already started moving

She clutched her little skirt with one hand and held onto the gate's handle with the other, looking in the direction the black

I saw her glance back into the house before

shock. I watched it

to the next clip. It

it, I could only see Ava's tiny figure running further inside,

fearfully. He grabbed me and said, "Chlo, don't worry. Keep watching the video to see if