Chapter 1328 Not Considered Kidnapping

Bianca noticed that Rainie had never worn the clothes she bought for her. She guessed that Rainie

did not like the clothes that she picked for her, and that was why she had used that excuse against

Rainie.

Rainie only wanted to go home. She shook her head and said, "I have many clothes at home,

Mommy."

Bianca took Rainie's hand and led her to the shopping mall across the street as though she did not

hear what the little girl said. "It's rare that the two of us can go shopping without anyone else

following us, Rainie. Let's have a lot of fun today.”

Rainie wanted to take out her phone to tell Lanie about where they were going, but before she

could do that, Bianca dragged her into the shopping mall, and they went to the children’s section.

Bianca picked a few dresses that matched Rainie's usual clothing style. She smiled and asked her,

"Don't you think that these dresses look pretty? Why don't you try them on? If they fit you, I'll buy

them for you."

Rainie glanced at the exquisite dresses unhappily and said, "Mommy, I still have many dresses in my

closet that I've never worn before.”

"It's fine for girls to own a few more dresses. You're a pretty girl, Rainie. The dresses will definitely

look good on you." Bianca kept on trying to convince Rainie so that the girl would comply with her.

She did not pack any clothes for Rainie, so she had to buy some clothes for her.

The sales clerk did not want to let go of the chance to earn a fat commission, so she also tried to

convince Rainie. "The dresses are new designs for the next season, and they're exclusively available

at this store for this month. You'll definitely look good in them, little girl. Why don't you go and try

them on?"

Rainie was helpless against the two adults. Without any other choice, she could only go into the

fitting room with the dresses.

Bianca was carrying Rainie’s little backpack. After she watched Rainie go into the fitting room and

close the door, she thought for a while, took out Rainie's phone, and turned it off.

Rainie changed into one of the dresses and stepped out of the fitting room. The adults praised her

when they saw her.

Bianca did not let her try on the other dresses. Instead, she got the sales clerk to pack up all the

selected dresses and paid for them with Luke's supplementary credit card.

Seeing that Bianca had done all the shopping, Rainie thought that she could go home. "I'm tired,

Mommy. Let's go home."

"Alright, I'll bring you home now," Bianca said with a smile and led her out of the shopping mall.

After they got into the car, she handed a bottle of drinking water to Rainie. "Here, have some

water."

Rainie took the bottle and drank a few mouthfuls to wash away the lingering taste of dinner. Soon,

she felt a wave of lethargy and fell asleep.

A smile appeared on Bianca's face as she looked at the unconscious little girl. She did not hide the

sinister expression on her face. "You can't blame me for this. Your Great-Grandpa is too detestable.”

She carefully fastened Rainie's seatbelt and chuckled softly. If Old Master Crawford had treated her

slightly better and given her the due respect she deserved, she would not have resorted to this.

Bianca wanted them to panic for a little while so that they would treat her better in the future.

She was not afraid of breaking the law. After all, Rainie was her "child" in certain interpretations of

the word.

If she brought her child around, that would not be considered kidnapping.

At ten o'clock at night, Old Master Crawford walked down the stairs and noticed that Lanie was

sitting on the couch in the living room. Usually, the boy would be in his bedroom by now. He asked

him, "Why are you still sitting here, Lanie? Aren't you sleepy?"

Lanie stood up and helped Old Master Crawford to the couch. "Great-Grandpa, I'm worried. Rainie

isn't home yet.”

Old Master Crawford glanced at the clock on the wall. "They're not home yet? Have you tried to call

Rainie?"

"I tried to call Rainie earlier, but her phone was switched off.” Lanie was afraid that something might

happen to Rainie, but he did not know how to tell it to the adults. That was why he was waiting for

her in the living room.

He knew that Bianca was an impostor and not actually their mother, but the adults did not know

that. If they did not know, they would not suspect that Bianca might harm Rainie.

Moreover, the impostor Bianca had not done anything that would harm them for the past three

years.

Old Master Crawford frowned, thinking that Bianca was being inconsiderate. Did she forget that the

child had to go to school tomorrow?

He told the butler, "Give a call to Bianca and ask her what's going on.”

"Yes." The butler nodded, picked up the phone, and dialed Bianca's number. No one answered the

call until he heard the busy tone. The butler disconnected the call and said, "Old Master Crawford,

Madam didn't answer the call.”

"What is she doing? Why isn't she picking up?" Old Master Crawford frowned even harder. His

disgust for her grew even stronger.

Lanie suddenly felt nervous. He tried calling Rainie's number again, but he could not get through to

her. "Rainie's phone is switched off.”

"This is getting ridiculous!" Old Master Crawford said angrily.

Lanie stood up and went over to hold the old man's arm. "Great-Grandpa, should we go out and

look for Rainie?"

"Your Mommy is probably having too much fun with Rainie and forgot the time. They should be

back home soon. It's getting late, and you should go to bed.” Old Master Crawford could see that

Lanie was worried. He gently stroked the boy's hair.

Lanie shook his head. "I'm worried that Rainie isn't back home yet. This has never happened before.”

He hoped that his great-grandfather would call the police, but he did not know how to explain it to

him.

More than that, he wished to know Rainie's current situation.

"Don’t worry, Master Lanie. I'll wait for Madam and Miss Rainie here. You have to go to school

tomorrow, so you should go to bed," the butler said patiently.

Lanie shook his head.

Old Master Crawford's expression became stern. "It's already so late. What if you can't wake up for

school tomorrow?"

Lanie could see that his great-grandfather was getting angry, so he could only comply. "I'll go

upstairs then. Great-Grandpa, if Rainie isn't back by eleven o'clock, you must go and look for her.”

"Don't worry, Master Lanie. I'll wait here for Miss Rainie's return,” the butler repeated.

With no other choice, Lanie went up the stairs.

Old Master Crawford held his walking stick with both hands and said sternly, "Is it appropriate to

bring a child out so late?"

The butler knew that he was talking about Bianca, though he did not want to add fuel to the fire.

"Maybe Madam had an accident or something,” he said.

Old Master Crawford thought that it was possible, and he was quite worried that they might have

met with an accident. He urged, "Continue calling them until she picks up.”

The butler nodded and continued to call Bianca's number, but no one answered the call. At eleven

o'clock, Bianca's phone was switched off.

"Old Master Crawford, Madam's phone is switched off."

Old Master Crawford glanced at the clock and knocked his walking stick on the floor. He was also

starting to get worried. "What is Bianca doing? Get someone to look for her," he ordered.