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.

inside to prepare lunch. Shortly after, my dad called Ava in, but the gate was open. Ava was nowhere to be found in the yard. Her little shovel and other

high and low, but there was no sign of Ava. Something felt off, so she called me. Typically, our yard was entirely

had also rushed

and suggested,

surveillance in my yard, but

and no exceptional circumstances, I never

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

the scene where my mother brought Ava

my father had said, she happily

black car suddenly pulled

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

opened the gate, the car had

the video, Ava seemed a bit disappointed. She clutched her little skirt with one hand and held onto the gate's handle with the other,

back into the house before she

eyes widened in shock. I

the next clip. It seems like she went to the

opened the following clip. In it, I could only see Ava's tiny figure running further inside, gradually disappearing from the

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