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Roderick stopped Madeleine and led her to a quiet spot . " I had Gerry pull the mall's security footage . He found something ." Madeleine's eyelid twitched . Roderick tapped his phone , and a security video from the mall started playing on the screen . In the video , Mrs. Miller was standing alone in front of an accessory shop, her gentle gaze following Owen , who was off getting hot water , a faint smile on her lips . She occasionally looked down , gently stroking her pregnant belly , radiating a sense of happy peacefulness .

Then , her gaze seemed to be drawn to something diagonally in front of her . The smile on her face faltered slightly , her brow furrowed , as if she saw someone or something confusing or unexpected . She hesitated for a few seconds , then walked in that direction , Chapter 313 her figure temporarily disappearing off the edge of the screen . About a minute or two later , Mrs. Miller reappeared in the frame . But now, something was clearly wrong with her . Her face was deathly pale , completely drained of color , even worse than she looked now in the hospital bed .

Her eyes were unfocused , filled with extreme shock , disbelief , and even ... a hint of fear . Her steps were unsteady , one hand clutching her lower abdomen tightly , the other unconsciously gripping the hem of her clothes . She looked as if she'd suffered a huge shock , completely devastated . She didn't even look in Owen's direction again , just stumbled as she tried to get back to where she was standing before . But after just two steps , her body lurched , her breathing became rapid , and she clutched her chest with her other hand , her face contorted in extreme pain .

Chapter 313 Right after that , her legs gave out , and she collapsed forward without any warning ... " Oh my God ... " Madeleine slapped a hand over her mouth , gasping , her heart feeling like it had been squeezed tight . It wasn't because of the footage of Mrs. Miller collapsing , but her extremely abnormal , devastated state right before it happened ! " What did she see? " Madeleine's voice trembled as she urgently grabbed Roderick's arm . " What happened during that time she walked away ? Where's the footage from that direction?

" Roderick's expression was terrifyingly dark , a cold storm . brewing in his eyes . He quickly switched to another video file . " This is the security footage from that angle . " His voice was laced with a chill . " But that spot happens to be a blind spot for the camera , and it's right by the emergency exit Chapter 313 hallway . It couldn't capture what exactly happened . You can only see Mrs. Miller walk in , and then ... come out looking the way she does now . " In the video , you could only see Mrs. Miller disappear into the hallway entrance .

A moment later , when she reappeared , she looked devastated and unsteady . " Someone must have said something to her , or shown her something ! " Madeleine was both anxious and furious . " Otherwise , Mrs. Miller wouldn't be like this . Her mood has been very stable lately ! " Roderick gripped his phone , his knuckles turning white . He thought for a moment , then called Gerry . " Find a way to check on everyone who might have been in the emergency hallway at that time . " After Madeleine and Roderick left , Rebecca hurried over to look after Kevin .

Chapter 313 Knowing the child was sensitive , she held his hand to comfort him , afraid the little guy would worry . " Kevin , don't worry . Everything will be okay ." The little guy nodded , being unusually well - behaved . Rebecca couldn't be away for too long . There were still many guests to greet in the front hall , and as part of the host family , she couldn't be absent for long . She knelt down , straightened Kevin's collar , and said softly , " Kevin , I need to go help Grandpa greet the guests . How about you let Mr. Shaw stay here with you ? Mr.

Shaw is a brilliant university professor . He knows a lot , so you can ask him anything . " Kevin lifted his clear , big eyes to look at the gentle and refined Adrian beside him , then nodded obediently . " Okay , Aunt Rebecca , you can go . I'll be good . " Rebecca's heart melted completely . She gave Adrian a few more instructions before hurrying back to the front hall . Adrian looked at the overly quiet and sensible little boy in front of him and pushed up his glasses .

Chapter 313 He usually interacted with university students or calm researchers in the lab ; he rarely spent time alone with a child this young . For a moment , he didn't know how to start a conversation , appearing a bit stiff and " old - fashioned . " He sat down next to Kevin and , after a moment of silence , found an opening . " Kevin , what kind of books do you usually like to read ? " Kevin thought for a moment and answered seriously : " I like science picture books with illustrations , and ... the mechanical diagrams in my dad's study .

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