Return Of The Real Heiress: Secrets And Masks by Caspian Wood

Chapter 559

The sudden ringing of her phone startled Jean. When she saw that the caller was Hank, she quickly pressed the answer button. “Hey! You trying to give me a heart attack? Where the hell have you been? Why aren’t you at school yer?”

“With the speed you usually bike at, there’s no way you wouldn’t have arrived by now. Don’t tell me you got a flat tire? Where are you? I’ll come pick you up!” She fired off a series of questions the moment she picked up the call

But on the other end, there was only silence, as if the person had been caught off guard by her rapid questioning.

Jean found it strange. “Why aren’t you saying anything? You’re usually quite talkative.”

She waited patiently for Hank’s response.

After a few seconds, a young girl’s voice finally came through. “Hello, I’m not Hank. I’m Clara from Charity Orphanage

Jean froze for a moment. It took her a second to process before she asked, “Clara? Why is it you? Isn’t this Hank’s phone?”

Clara answered, “Yes, this is Hank’s phone. I don’t know why it was on the ground. I was outside picking flowers when I found his phone, backpack, and bicycle all just lying there.

“I have no idea where he went or why he didn’t take his things with him to school.”

Jean’s eyes widened in shock. Something must have happened. She quickly said, “Clara, listen carefully. Take Hank’s belongings back to the orphanage immediately and tell Maeve about this. And from now on, don’t go out alone unless necessary, okay?”

After hanging up the phone, Jean exhaled deeply. There were still a few minutes left before class ended, but she couldn’t wait any longer.

She rushed back into the classroom and told Cherise, “Ms. Leach, something might have happened to Hank.”

The entire class gasped, their faces filled with worry.

Cherise immediately stopped what she was doing. “Zander, take over for me,” she instructed before turning to Jean. “Let’s go.”

The two of them hurried to the parking lot and drove toward Charity Orphanage.

way, Jean quickly explained everything Clara had told her. Cherise frowned at the information and stepped

orphanage wasn’t far, and they arrived in no time.

Maeve rushed up to them. “Ms. Leach, did something happen to Hank? Look, these are

and said calmly, “It’s okay.” Then she walked

heavily modified electronic watch, a backpack, and a few other items. Every electronic device Hank

been forced to abandon these items likely

Cherise turned to Maeve and said, “I’ll hold on to the phone and the

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once he

this point, she could

Cherise crouched down and gently acked Clara, Clara, can you take us to where you found

“Okay. Ms. Leach, Jean,

moment later, Clara led Cherise and Jean to the spot where Flank had left his belongings. Upon arrival, Cherise carefully scanned the surroundings.

turn–there were no surveillance cameras nearby, and the nearest one was quite a distance away. In fact, this spot was

of different sizes imprinted in the soft dirt along the roadside Judging by the dampness of the soil, these footprints had been made not too long ago. Clearly, there had been multiple people involved in taking

observations together, Cherise became even more convinced that Hank’s disappearance was far

turned to Jean and Clara. “Let’s head back first. From here on out, it’s all up

phone and the modified electronic

was taken to the

gone upstairs, he had remained seated on the sofa without moving. However, beneath his glasses, his eyes constantly scanned every inch

his guess was correct, he was currently

the direction he had walked while blindfolded earlier, he was

he wanted to escape, he would need to

surroundings, Hank finally reached up and removed his glasses.

else, it looked as though he was simply rubbing his eyes. That was exactly what Lydia, who was monitoring him

took off his glasses, he lightly pressed his fingertip against a tiny screw

the frame.