I Quit Being a StepMother Novel

Chapter 111 +25 BONUS In the bedroom , Lauren leaned against Carter's chest . " Don't worry . I'm fine . The doctor said I was fully cured . There's no chance of a relapse . " Carter said , " Don't get so worked up anymore . The kids are still young . They don't know any better . Why take it to heart ? " She raised her face to look at him . " Carter , you're just as good to me as you used to be . Thank you . " He said , " Of course I should be good to you . You've got no one but me . Get some rest . She then caught his hand and asked , " Carter , will you stay with me tonight ?

" ་ ་ He was quiet for a moment before turning away . " I've got work to finish at the office . The maids are all here . Call them if you need something . " She bit her lip but forced a smile and said , " Alright . " The next morning , the kids went off to school as usual . Autumn had crept in , and the wind carried a sharp chill . Carter hadn't slept much . He had had someone dig into George and Rhea's connection , but everything pointed to them meeting only after George came to Colburn . This meant that they hadn't known each other before .

George had been here less than a month , but Rhea was already so close to him . Carter had smoked through the night , and now , his eyes were bloodshot . He walked to the spot where Devan had buried the baby and stood there for a long , silent while , thinking that Rhea was indeed ruthless . ... At 5:30 pm that evening , Devan rushed in , looking rattled . " Mr. Jamison , we've got a problem ! " Lauren was in the middle of picking fish bones from Carter's plate . " What happened ? " " The kids have gone missing ! " Carter shot to his feet . " Where did they go ?

" " The driver said that when he went to pick them up after school , they weren't there . But their teacher swears they were in class all day . " " Have you called the police ? " Carter asked . Chapter 111 " I have . The school just sent over the security footage . " Devan handed him a phone . Carter hit the button to play the video . On the screen , the two kids slipped into the crowd after school , heading nowhere near the usual pickup spot . A ripple of panic went through Carter . He feared the kids had been kidnapped . " Pull every camera in the area ! " Carter ordered .

He pulled every string he could to search for the kids . However , he had to keep it low - key in case someone tried to take advantage of the situation . Carter paced nonstop in the house . An hour later , a bodyguard returned . Carter immediately asked , " Have you found them ? " The bodyguard shook his head . " Then keep looking ! " Carter snapped . " Mr. Jamison , don't the kids have smartwatches ? " Devan suddenly remembered . Carter froze . A spark of hope lit his eyes . He had also forgotten the smartwatches .

However , Lauren , who had been leisurely eating her fish , froze in place at those words . She had taken the smartwatches from the kids two days ago to keep them from contacting Rhea . " Carter , I already checked . They didn't wear the watches , " she said quickly . Alisha coldly interjected , " It's not that they didn't wear them . Ms. Thayer wouldn't allow it and even took them away . " She couldn't believe that even at a time like this , Lauren had the mood to sit there and eat . Lauren rushed to explain , " They were almost out of battery . I thought I'd charge them and give them back .

I didn't expect this to happen ... " Carter didn't have the patience to dwell on it . He was extremely worried . " Devan , let's go find them . " At Scott Group , Louie was massaging his temples as he said , " Kids , I'm off work . Can you go now ? " home 2/3 Chapter 111 +25 BONUS Arielle shook her head . " Sir , just tell us where our mom is . " They didn't have their smartwatches and couldn't remember Rhea's number . But once , when Rhea was traveling for work , she had mentioned that she was now with Scott Group . So , the kids had pooled their allowance and taken a cab straight there .

It wasn't that Louie didn't want to tell them . It's that he didn't even know where Rhea was himself . And with her phone switched off , what could he do ? Besides , the kids had warned him not to tell Carter . They said that if he found out , they would be in trouble because there was a bad woman at home . Chapter 112 +25 BON