Dukeâs face was cast in sadness.
As he saw the pure and bright smile on Melodyâs face, his gloominess slowly dissipated.
Suddenly, his body froze.
How did Adina know about Melodyâs disappearance?
Who told her?
Moreover, when she had called him earlier, it was obvious from her tone that something was not right!
He was so concerned about Melodyâs safety when he answered the phone that he forgot to ask Adina how everything was on her sideâ¦
Duke took out his cell phone and dialed Adinaâs number, but even after three consecutive calls, no one picked up. When he called again, the other phone had been turned off.
âDuke, what happened? Why are you pulling such a long face?â Mrs. Winters asked worriedly.
Duke Winters said, âEarl Winters managed to lure me away from the company, and something has happened to Adina.â
âWhat?â Mrs. Wintersâ face turned white, and her lips trembled. â No, it canât be, Earl is good now, he wouldnât be up to no good anymore⦠he must be playing a joke on youâ¦â
âI hope thatâs the case, too.â Duke clenched his fist and said coldly, âTake Melody home immediately, and donât tell the children about their motherâs disappearance! â
With that said, he got into his car. He took out his laptop, and his fingers flew over the keyboard.
But this time, he could not find a precise location.
Earl knew of his hacking skills, so he had deliberately used a VPN to block all the signals that could let Duke trace himâ¦
Duke leaned back in the driverâs seat and rubbed his forehead furiously.
If something happened to Adina, he would never forgive himself!
He took a deep breath, and hundreds of location names ran through his mindâ¦
Earlâs appearances in Sea City were few and far in between, and the places he could go to were limited. Where could he have taken Adina to? Where in the world would he go?
Duke organized all of the places in his mind, then eliminated them one by one until he narrowed it down to three locations.
One was when Earl first came to Sea City. He kept it a secret from the family and hid in a warehouse by the sea for half a month.
Another was on the day of their fatherâs first death anniversary. Earl had snuck in to pay his respects.
He had to hide in the manor outside the cemetery for about ten days before he got his opportunity to visit their fatherâs graveâ¦
The last was Earlâs secret base in Sea City. His underground companyâs division was hidden in an old neighborhoodâ¦
âThese three locationsâ¦â
Duke made a call to ask Jake to look into the underground division.
âAs for the other two locationsâ¦â
His eyes darkened, and he drove toward the seaside warehouse.
He was willing to bet that there is still a shred of good in Earlâs heart. He was willing to bet that Earl would not do anything to Adina near his fatherâs graveâ¦
The car sped along the road.
On the way back to the Wintersâ mansion, Alden had a feeling that something bad was going to happen. His expression was dark, and he looked out the car window in deep silence.
Meanwhile, Harold remained completely worry-free and grabbed Aldenâs arm. âAre you unhappy because you saw that my IQis as high as yours?â
The corners of Georgeâs mouth twitched. âHarold, can you be any dumber?â
âIâm not dumb!â Harold lifted his chin and snorted. âThe grown ups today said our IQlevels are the same, you canât call me dumb anymore, hmph!â
âObviously, todayâs result was a fluke,â Harold said coldly, âPapa Brown wanted us to stay away from whatever was going on, thatâs why we were brought to take that IQtest.â
At this, Mr. Brown, who was driving, stayed silent.
He had been so discreet. How did the eldest young master figure it out so easily?
Maybe he was the dumb one?