Chapter 201 Missing

Before departing for the resort, he had cautioned Liam not to disturb him unless it was absolutely necessary.

"Mr. Ethan, Richard and Miss Lisa called, saying Justin and Casey snuck out after

school, and no one knows where they went. Erin almost tore the school apart when she couldn't find the kids..." Liam stammered, his worry extending beyond Justin and Casey to Erin's potential rampage through the school.

Ethan's gaze darkened momentarily, puzzled by Justin's uncharacteristic behavior- there must be a reason prompting a typically well-behaved boy to suddenly leave. Perhaps the Douglas family were stooping so low as to involve the children in their schemes to force him back.

"That despicable, down to the bone."

"Mr. Ethan?" Jasmine looked at him nervously.

"Pack up, we're heading back downtown," Ethan said, rising to his feet and scooping Jasmine up with one arm.

Meanwhile, in San Francisco, at a kindergarten.

"Miss Lu, Miss Lu, please calm down. We will check the surveillance immediately," the principal pleaded, wiping sweat from his brow while attempting to stall.

"You must be looking to create trouble," Erin retorted, having already requested to see the footage and sensing the principal's stalling tactics.

"Miss Lu..." The bodyguard circled the principal, who fearfully led them to the security

room.

The surveillance footage revealed Justin and Casey slipping out of the classroom before school ended and heading straight into a blind spot in the surveillance.

see, these children... they ran out on their own." The principal attempted to evade

and you have the nerve to tell me this?" Erin grabbed the principal by the collar. "I'm telling you, with such a huge security risk at this school, you'd better be

horror. "This... this is a blind spot, we

be what? Such a large school and every ten steps there's a camera, but just not here? And these two kids just happen to take this route? Five-year-olds, do you think they are spies or something?" Erin pushed the principal away and instructed the

investigate why the kids

scowl on her face, heading toward the rickety old warehouse indicated by

At the Warehouse.

for, and clutching their little treasure, a basket, he prepared to leave with Casey. "Casey, I found

and dirt from rummaging around, exclaimed with delight,

to open

grew frightened. "Justin, it's really dark in

The next

frowned and knocked on the door. "Hello? Is anybody

there was no

at his wristwatch, a phone watch that Ethan

already after

if

Casey said, beginning

call Uncle," Justin reassured as he tried to use his

of irritation after checking his watch. "Justin, what do we

"Don't be afraid. We're still at the school,

panic but to stay calm and think things through when faced with

next chapter is just

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