Jade immediately caught up with her."I'll go with you; two pairs of eyes are better than one!"Patricia shook her head in refusal."No need, stay at home and take care of Fannie. Charles is already missing, if anything were to happen to Fannie, I wouldn’t be able to go on." Patricia said solemnly. Her words reminded Jade."Well then, you stay at home and watch over Fannie, I'll go out and look!" Jade insisted.Patricia shook her head again, "No need, I know Charles's habits. Maybe he left some secret signs along the way. You take care of Fannie; I'll go find him."With the conversation reaching this point, Jade couldn't say anything more and reluctantly agreed."Alright, if anything happens, contact me immediately." Jade pressured Patricia."Okay!" Patricia nodded, about to leave when Jade seemed to remember something and grabbed her hand, suggesting, "Patricia, why don't we find Martin?"Patricia's mind went blank for a moment. "Find Martin?"Jade nodded, "With Martin's skills and

Realizing that she almost spilled the beans, Patricia forcefully swallowed the unfinished words.Martin stared intensely at her, saying, "Actually what?"Patricia clenched her teeth and bit her lip seeing no other way out, she pleaded in a low voice."As long as you promise to help me find Charles, I'll do anything for you! I'll do whatever you ask."Her implication didn't soften Martin's heart. On the contrary, his face grew darker, his eyes burning with anger. He gripped her jaw, forcing her to look at him, and through gritted teeth, said."Patricia, what do you think I am? A despicable person taking advantage of any opportunity?"Patricia hurriedly explained, "No, that's not what I meant."Martin's face was full of mockery, "Then what did you mean? Do you think I, Martin, would still touch a woman who has another man's child?"Patricia felt embarrassed, her face turning red, tears welling up in her eyes."Charles is not an illegitimate child, he is the flesh that fell from my body

In her semi-conscious state, Patricia regained some consciousness during a bumpy ride. Faintly, she heard voices conversing."Should we go to the dock now?" One of the people in the vehicle questioned."Martin has blocked all the routes out of Ivara City, so we can't leave normally. We'll have to smuggle ourselves out! Sean has arranged two cargo ships for us. You take the little boy on one ship, and I'll take this woman on the other.""Why not send them away together?" the second man questioned."Sean said they shouldn't be kept together and shouldn't be sent to the same place. They need to be separated, never to see each other again in their lives.""Damn, Sean is so cruel! Separating a mother and child, isn't that a death sentence for them? This little boy is only four and a half years old. Abandoned alone in a foreign country, how can he survive? He will starve to death on the streets one day.""Yeah! The little one is definitely on a one-way road to death, and the older one... we

Feeling the boss's anger, Alan fiercely kicked the captain's chest."Where is Grant now?" Alan demanded. The captain's chest hurt from the kick, but he dared not make a sound. Trembling, he pointed behind the cargo ship and said."H-he and several crew members rowed a lifeboat over there, trying to salvage the body. It's a way to make it up to the employer."Hearing the word "body," Martin's face instantly became sinister and terrifying, like the king of hell."Alan, call everyone back from the sea and notify all the salvage teams in Ivara City. Tell them to prepare the most advanced equipment and come here immediately. We must find Patricia at all costs!" Martins orders demanded immediate action. When he mentioned the phrase "at all costs," his voice had a particularly biting tone, with a hint of grinding teeth."Yes! I'll arrange it right away." Alan took his orders and picked up his phone to make the arrangements.Martin then instructed the head of the security team. "Cut off th

Her voice sounded particularly clear in the quiet forest.Martin, who was about to leave, abruptly stopped in his tracks, thinking it was a hallucination brought on by longing. He stood still, closed his eyes, perked up his ears, and listened carefully.But upon closer listening, all he heard was the rustling of leaves blown by the wind, and no trace of Patricia's voice.The hope that had just ignited within was instantly shattered.Disappointed, Martin opened his eyes and prepared to search elsewhere. However, just as he took a step, he heard Patricia's voice again, calling out twice."Martin...""Martin..."This time, he truly heard it, not an illusion, but Patricia's actual voice.After confirming that Patricia was nearby, Martin quickly ran towards the depths of the forest, calling Alan on his phone at the same time to inform him of his location and request additional support.With tears welling up in his eyes, Martin dared not make a sound, fearing it would drown out Patricia's v