Chapter 1304

Anya couldn't think about anything else. "Crab, crab... It has to be a huge crab."

The three women dug like treasure hunters at the spot where they'd seen bubbles, making a pretty big hole. But when they stared into the empty pit, it was like the universe had played a prank on them. All that work, and for what? They started questioning all their life choices.

Not long after, voices started to echo from the jungle: "Nora, Mia-"

"Molly! Molly-"

Then came Henry's full-throttle wailing, the kind that could shatter glass: "Mamaaa!"

Mia sprang up. "Honey, we're over here!"

Andre listened carefully, trying to figure out where the voices were coming from. The island paths twisted every which way-honestly, the women could have ended up anywhere.

Once the rescue party tracked them down, Andre and Chad each held up a little torch. Their boys had been crying so hard, their faces were streaked with tears, arms outstretched for a hug as soon as they saw their moms-looking as if they'd been abandoned on a desert island themselves.

Mia scooped up her son. "What happened, sweetheart? Why so many tears?"

Molly cuddled her own little one, patting his back. "What's wrong, kiddo? Didn't get your nap?"

searched every room like a tiny detective, but Mom was just gone. Finally, he grabbed onto his dad's leg and asked where

Henry bawled his eyes out, calling "Mama!" over and

around either, started to mope and whimper. Even James, who still had his mom in sight, caught the contagious sadness and burst into tears too. Mrs. Calder just scooped him up and

up carrying their crying sons out into the night to look for the

fine enough during the day, but come nighttime, he was all about clinging to his

strange place, Henry latched onto his mom's neck, refusing to budge, basically

didn't even touch formula, so Molly had to sneak off to a corner to nurse

too hard, and Chad-being the dad he was-would give his son a gentle swat.

being loud and

Stop making your mom carry

ever:

"You want a spanking?"

"No

but laugh. "Come on, walk a little. Mia can't carry you forever, you

his cheeks, looking

said he was getting skinny, but now his

the faint sound of waves. Anya

you think maybe the big crab is hiding at the bottom, too deep

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