Chapter 267
The hospital.
Lucille had already finished her meal under Robert’s supervision.
Cedrick was peeling fruit at the side. Seeing that she had finished eating, he offered the peeled fruit to her, “Have some fruit?”
Lucille turned her face away.
“Lucille…”
Cedrick was about to say something more when his phone started vibrating.
“It’s Harlan. I’ll take this call.”
His expression relaxed after he saw the caller ID.
He walked to the window to answer the phone, “Hello, Harlan, what’s up?”
“Cedrick, Maricela is missing!”
Harlan said urgently from the other end.
“I’m at the hospital right now. Did you guys call her?”
He lowered his voice.
“We did!
It won’t go through!
I have a bad feeling about this!
We have to go look for her!”
Harlan was very anxious.
“Could she be at the beauty salon getting a facial?
Or getting a spa treatment?”
“No way!
Cedrick, believe me!
My gut feeling is never wrong. Something must have happened to Maricela!”
I had plans with her today!
She’s been a no–show all afternoon, and that’s never happened before!
Could someone be retaliating?”
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Cedrick glanced at his grandmother lying in the hospital bed. “Alright, I’m on my way.‘
After hanging up, Cedrick walked to the bedside, hesitated, but still said, “Lucille, I… have to leave for a bit. I’ll be back to look after Grandma later.”
Lucille didn’t say a word.
But Robert looked at him with a smirk. “What’s the matter?
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