She thought to herself, âThis guy started it, this bastard right here. If he didnât set the trap here, they
wouldnât have been trapped, and she wouldnât have lost her innocence.â
Thinking about what happened, she felt that part of her body throbbing with pain again.
Alex replied nonchalantly, âNow that everythingâs ended, Iâll leave firstâ
âHold on,â Lexia called after him.
âIs there anything else?â Alex asked.
âSince Iâm here in California, I should go see your mother. Thinking back on those years, the last time I
saw her was when she was ten.â
Alex narrowed his eyes. âIâm not sure if my mother wants to meet you.â
Lexia smiled. âAsk her. Iâm certain sheâll agree.â
Alex took a glance at her. âIâll let you know if I have news.â
With that, he jumped off the boat into the lake.
As for Sky and Anna, they leaped onto a smaller boat and said farewell.
***
Stephanie was very attentive. She could tell the clothes her daughter was wearing were Alexâs and that
her own garment beneath it was torn.
She quickly asked, âSoraya, are you okay? Have you beenâ¦â
Soraya really wanted to tell the truth and say that Alex had raped her since she was, without a doubt,
really sure of this. Yet, she didnât dare to say this out loud after finding out that Alex was her cousin.
âNo. Good thing I ran fast enough,â she said with her head bowed.
âThatâs good to hear, thatâs good to hear!â Stephanie said, âI know that youâve been interested in Shaun
even though Iâve advised you against it a couple of times. Now, you should have given up, right! I
noticed for a long time that Shaunâs not a good guy. Everything that he does is with the intention of
becoming the Divine Constabularyâs president! Alright, youâre not young anymore. When we go back,
let grandma choose a good family for you, and you can get married.â
âHuh..â Sorayaâs expression changed immediately. She had been thinking. âWhat if she got pregnant?â
***
Alex retrieved the mystical tool from the lake and quickly arrived home. He told his mother, Brittany,
about Lexiaâs invitation.
Brittany was silent for a few minutes.
She finally nodded and said, âNow that youâve mentioned it, Lexia had a good relationship with your
grandma. She was good to me when l was a child too. Your grandma was strict with me, but she was
always on my side⦠Now that the old lady has aged, I should go meet her.â
She paused. âHow about tonight? You go arrange it.â
âAlright!â replied Alex.
Soon, the time of the meeting was set. It was to be at the Shangri-La hotel at six tonight.
At first, Alex wanted to go with his mother.
Just as he was all dressed up, about to head to Shangri-La with Brittany, however, he received a phone
call from Hailey. She cried, âBrother, something bad was happened. Zoeyâs missing! Can you help
me?â
âHuh? Zoeyâs missing? How did she go missing? Where are you now?â
âI was in Disneyland. I just looked away to answer a phone call. It wasnât even a minute, and Zoeyâs
gone. I searched the whole park, but I canât find her. I⦠Iâm so scared! Could she have been
kidnapped? Iâm so so scared, brother. Come quicklyâ¦â
Alex was shocked.
Just this afternoon, he slashed three kidnappers right on the street, Winniefred was almost taken away,
and now in just half a day, Zoey encountered kidnappers too.
âAre kidnappings that rampant now? âOr are these attacks directed at me?â
âHailey, Iâll come right this instant!â
Alex was about to rush out the door when he was met with Zella, almost crashing into each other.
Zella was still awkward about how they hugged the other day. She blushed and asked, âWhatâs the
hurry? Where are you headed to?â
Alex explained. âMy friend lost her daughter. She mightâve been kidnapped. I have to go over right
now.â
Zella had heard about Winniefred almost getting abducted this afternoon. Still lingering in fear, she felt
extreme hate for these kinds of cases.
âIâll go with you,â she volunteered. âI have some special skills in looking for people.â