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.

her. Cherise frowned at the

the orphanage wasn’t far, and

they stepped inside, Maeve rushed up to them. “Ms. Leach, did something happen to Hank? Look, these are the things Clara brought back. They all

them and said calmly, “It’s okay.” Then she walked over to examine Hank’s

a few other items. Every electronic device Hank carried that could be used for tracking had been left

items likely meant he had encountered someone extremely cautious and difficult to deal

said, “I’ll hold on to the phone and the watch

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to Hank once

point, she could only true

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

Ms. Leach, Jean, follow me”

led Cherise and Jean to the spot where Flank had left

that this stretch of road was right at a turn–there were no surveillance cameras nearby, and the nearest one was quite a distance away. In fact, this spot was a complete blind zone

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 Hank away.

was far from simple. In other words, this could very well have been

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

speaking, she glanced down at the phone and the modified electronic watch clutched tightly in her hand.

passed since Hank was taken to

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

currently in the basement level

natural light. But based on the direction he had walked while blindfolded earlier, he was certain

there weren’t many people around. If he wanted to escape, he would need to go upstairs first

his surroundings, Hank finally reached up and removed

his eyes. That was exactly what

glasses, he

the frame.