Chapter 317

The old Mr. Nacht took his leave only after the three kids were tucked in for the night, and he made it a point to remind Mr. Hooters to take care of them to the best of his and his team's abilities.

They were not his grandchildren, yet that did not stop him from treating them as such.

He could not afford to let anything happen to those three precious children.

Mr. Hooters nodded profusely as he spoke, “Yes, Mr. Nacht! I'll personally attend to that!”

Ellie fell asleep after the old man left, and Robbie took this chance to clamber out of his cot and gently pat the shoulder of the nurse that had been taking care of them. “Sorry Miss, may I borrow your phone?”

“Of course!” the nurse said, handing over her phone.

Fearing that he might wake his siblings up, he hid in the bathroom and dialed Mrs. Berry's number, only to be met with a robotic voice telling him that Mrs. Berry's phone was turned off.

Sighing, he proceeded to call his mother, but no one picked up the phone.

Robbie's heart raced. Is Mommy on a business trip again? Why hasn't she returned home? Maybe she just doesn't want to answer a call from an unfamiliar number?

decided to send his mother a message. Mommy, I'm Robbie.

to the nurse afterward. “My Mommy didn't pick up my calls. She's probably busy right now. I figured that she won't pick up if it's an unfamiliar number, so I sent a message

nurse said,

as a wave of fatigue washed over him. He stumbled back to his cot and fell asleep

followed suit

Meanwhile, at Happy Avenue...

a call, but it was ignored just like Robbie's call. He frowned as

he decided to call Raina instead

Berry's illness as well, and Zachary simply hummed in

road and

was locked, and no one answered when

past the lock before

managed to wake Fifi up, and she began to flap her wings frantically. “Bad

“Shut up!” Zachary bellowed.

turtle and whimpered, “Mommy, Mommy, there's a

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