Chapter 267

The adults didn’t bring up Kendrick’s accident in front of Alex. Before Christopher and Joyce flew to Nardor, they had come up with an excuse that they had work to do there, so they wanted Alex to stay with Yuliana during that period of time.

Even though Alex was playful and mischievous, the private education he had received from Kendrick made him mature and wiser than regular children. He may not display those traits most of the time, but his maturity and wisdom were evidently there. Even if none of the adults told Alex anything about Kendrick’s accident, he had already developed an inkling of what actually happened.

Ever since Joyce brought him to Yuliana’s apartment that afternoon, Alex remained quiet and obedient, which was completely different from his playful and carefree behavior. He even responded to Joyce’s reminders seriously.

Before Joyce left, Alex had taken the initiative to hug her and told her not to worry about him. He then promised to complete his homework on time, and that he would always study diligently.

It was as if Alex had grown up overnight.

However, he was only eight years old.

Yuliana didn’t persuade Alex anymore. Instead, she just smiled gently. “How about I keep you company while you do your homework?”

Alex paused in writing for a moment. He tilted his head to glance at Yuliana in hesitation before he nodded.

Alex was able to answer the questions very quickly. Since he had already completed the curriculum of the second and third grades, the summer homework meant for first-graders was obviously not a problem for him. However, there were many questions in the exercise book, so he still needed more than an hour to complete it.

Finally, Alex went to bed at eleven o’clock.

Yuliana sat next to his bed while tucking him in. “Sleep well.”

Alex’s eyes remained open as he stared at her unblinkingly.

He stared at Yuliana for a while without saying anything. The latter asked, “What’s wrong? Is the bed too uncomfortable for you? Or is it because you’re not used to sleeping here?”

Alex just shook his head. “Nope.”

Why are you staring at me without saying

having any expressions on his face. Even

thought of Kendrick made

in a car accident in Alendor and had gone missing. Yuliana was left in a state of shock for a very long time.

the Solace family that year, she couldn’t help but suspect the involvement of a voodoo curse or a spell that endangered the whole family. First,

“Aunt Yuliana, is

at Alex

as if

wanted to skim over the whole thing with an excuse. She was about to speak up when

carefully before finally replying, “No. He just got into an accident. That’s all. We still haven’t found him. Your mommy and Uncle Chris went to look for

speaking, tears started rolling down Alex’s cheeks. However, he didn’t bawl loudly, unlike other children. He clamped his mouth shut tightly, intending to hold his sobs back, but his tears continued to stream down his cheeks continuously. In the end, he lifted his hands and

to give Alex a moment of privacy as he released

gradually stemmed. He was starting to calm

to someone on the phone that afternoon. She happened to mention Kendrick’s accident on the phone.

ask what happened to Kendrick after spotting Joyce’s condition. When she was on the phone, she held her tears back and tried her best not to cry, but it was obvious that she had cried earlier since her voice was

never seen Joyce

Joyce decided to

why the little boy

time, the pent-up stress and fear that was accumulated within him for so long finally

wiping his face. “A little boy like you shouldn’t think too much about life.

nodded obediently in

go to sleep.”

by his bed. Once he fell asleep, she got up and switched off the lights before exiting

wasn’t as optimistic as she sounded when she

car were already found,

long time had already passed since the accident. If the rescuers were able to locate Kendrick in the first place, they would have done so some time ago. However, if they

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