Chapter 443

Chapter 443

Lara sighed and said, “I did all this for our family. She left after making a fuss and didn’t even answer

my call. It looks like I owe her in my previous life!”

“Stop complaining. You should be glad that Penny is so mature. Look at the others; there are not many

people out there who are as excellent as her,” said Edward.

Putting some thought into it, Lara said, “Then you should give her a call and ask her to come back for a

meal this weekend.”

Agreeing with her, Eugene took out his phone and called Penny. But he was told that her phone had

been turned off.

He looked at Lara in surprise. “Her phone’s off.”

Lara exclaimed, “That’s impossible! She doesn’t have that habit!”

Feeling like something was wrong, Edward said, “Maybe her battery’s dead. You go to bed first. I’ll go

to her house to have a look.”

“I’ll go with you,” said Lara.

The both of them drove to Penny’s house, but she didn’t open the door even after they had been

knocking for a long time. The more time had passed, the more worried they got. In the end, they could

only enter the house using the spare key and prepared to wait for her in the house.

However, when they got in, they found that the house was uninhabited. It was so empty that they felt

like no one had been staying there for a long time.

They then found a letter on the coffee table with Penny’s handwriting on it.

‘Dad, Mom, I’m not sure if you guys will find this letter. All I hope is for you to think of me. When you

find this letter, I may be far away from this city already. Actually, I have always thought of leaving. This

is not on a whim. I always feel like I’m your puppet with no right to my own feelings and thoughts. But, I

do have my own thoughts. Sometimes, I wonder if the purpose of my existence was to please both of

you. Today, I finally understand. I do have feelings and I hate obeying your orders. I want to live my

own life. So, I decided to leave. Please don’t be worried about me. Whether my life is smooth sailing or

difficult in the future, this is my own choice. I won't blame this on anyone. With regard, Penny.’

After reading the letter, Edward looked toward Lara with teary eyes. “Where do you think she has

gone?”

But Lara wasn’t crying; instead, she was dazed. “Who has she been in contact with recently? How did

she become so rebellious all of a sudden?”

Edward’s tears then fell. “Where are we supposed to find our kid? I’m afraid we really hurt her this

time.”

Lara looked cold. All that was showing on her face was the anxiousness one would feel when they

were betrayed. “Find her! We need to find out who has been in touch with her. We need to get

someone to check the flight! If she doesn't want us to find her, she has probably gone overseas. Look

into her classmates and friends that are close to her!”

As she was saying this, she got to her feet and walked straight outside.

Edward scowled as he glanced at Lara’s back. Lara wasn’t wrong for what she had said. But, he felt

like she was way too calm—as if she had no emotions. Putting Eugene and Brian aside, she was

exceptionally cold even toward her biological daughter!

Instead of leaving, Edward walked into Penny’s room. On the bedside table, there was a photo frame

that was lying face down. Setting the photo frame up, he noticed that it was a photo of the three of

them. Back then, Penny was only about ten years old. She was standing in the middle and she sported

two high ponytails. He was holding her hand. The both of them smiled happily, but not Lara. She looked

cold as always, but it was undeniable that she was gorgeous!

It was a pity that Penny had covered up the photograph. Perhaps, she doesn’t want to look at it!

His phone suddenly rang. Checking the screen, it was Lara. Edward swiped the screen to answer.

However, before he could say anything, Lara’s demanding voice sounded out. “Aren’t you leaving?”