Sherlyn agreed. “You’re right, Diana. Louis, you should get closer to Charlotte with this opportunity.”
“Mommy, what are you saying?”
Louis couldn’t stop sneezing, his head was heavy, his thoughts blurry. He couldn’t focus on Sherlyn’s words.
“You just rest since you’re not feeling well.”
Sherlyn gently patted his back like taking care of a child.
Louis fell asleep in her arms.
Diana covered Louis with a blanket. Her action was gentle, but her gaze was complicated.
Meanwhile, on the other car, Charlotte covered Alpha with a blanket. “Are Beta and Gamma back home?”
“They’re back home, Ms. Lindberg,” Lupine answered softly, afraid of waking Alpha up. “They weren’t willing to leave at first, but Fifi came back with the news that you’ve found Alpha. Only then, they went back.”
“Luckily, it was just a scare.” Charlotte glanced at Morgan. “What’s wrong with you today?”
“I’m sorry, Ms. Lindberg.” Morgan apologized, “I admit to my mistake and am willing to accept any punishment.”
“You’re not usually like this. What exactly happened today?” Lupine was curious as well. “Did something unusual happen?”
“We were following the kids closely, but Lady Sherlyn said she wanted to play hide-and-seek with them. She didn’t allow us to follow.”
Morgan lowered her head as she explained.
“I did tell her you gave us an order to follow the kids closely. But Lady Sherlyn was persistent. I didn’t want any trouble with her.
“Also, the kids were hyper by then. They already ran into the grape farm. We were thinking of following the girls inside but were stopped by Lady Sherlyn. In the end, we could merely wait outside.
“After a while, we heard Alpha was missing. We urgently went inside to search.”
Charlotte stayed silent and started pondering her words.
“What do you mean?” Lupine was confused. “You’re saying Lady Sherlyn had done it on purpose?”
“I did suspect so initially, but why would she do that?” Morgan couldn’t understand. “Alpha was fine in the end. She said she ran off because she was chasing after the rabbit.”
“Let’s not speculate without any evidence.” Charlotte ordered, “I’ll forgive you this time, but there’s no next time.”
“Understood.” Morgan held her breath with her head bowed.
They have finally arrived at the villa. Charlotte got out of the car with Alpha in her arms. Beta and Gamma rushed to her side. “Alpha!”
Charlotte gestured for them to keep quiet, not to wake Alpha up.
Beta and Gamma quickly covered their mouth.
“Alpha has fallen asleep, so I’m carrying her back to her room. Why don’t you girls follow us?” Charlotte asked the girls gently.
“Okay.” Beta and Gamma obediently trailed after Charlotte.
“Mommy, is Alpha alright?”
Ellie and Robbie approached. They worriedly accompanied Beta and Gamma the entire time Alpha was gone.
“She’s fine. She got lost chasing after a rabbit.” Charlotte explained, “She was drenched in the rain and is sleeping now. Let’s not disturb her tonight. All of you go to sleep too.”
“Okay.”
Charlotte took Alpha back to her room. After comforting Beta and Gamma, she ordered Morgan, “Ask Hayley to check on Alpha. See if Alpha needs any medication for cold.”
“Lupine went looking for her a while ago. She’s currently making ginger soup.” Morgan said softly, “Go shower and change. I’ll be right here.”
“Wipe Alpha down and change her out of her clothing.”
“Understood.”
Charlotte saw Sherlyn when she exited the girls’ room. The latter was coming toward her with the maids and Louis following behind her.
Louis was covering his sneezing nose and mouth with a handkerchief.
