The three kids finished their lunch quickly. After that, they hurried up the stairs to change their clothes.
There was no one else in the room, so Jamie tugged at Robbie and asked softly, “Robbie, did you deliberately say that you want to go out so that you can take us to go look for Mommy?”
“Yeah,” replied Robbie while nodding.
“That’s great news!” called out Ellie excitedly, “I thought that you actually just wanted to go out to play. I was annoyed about how you’re making things difficult for Daddy when he’s so busy. Now I understand that you were just trying to create an opportunity for us to go look for Mommy.”
“This will not be an easy feat,” said Robbie with a frown on, “Daddy’s bodyguards are way smarter than Great-grandpa’s and they know us better.
“We must work together and put on an act when we were on our way. We’ll have to see if we can slip away. If that is not possible, the two of you will cover for me while I slip away…”
“Are you trying to slip away on your own to go look for mommy?” interrupted Jamie angrily before he protested, “No, you do that all the time.”
“Exactly. We want to see mommy, too,” complained Ellie with a pout.
“Now is not the time to fight among ourselves. We must stay united,” said Robbie urgently, “Mr. Marino and the others are good at their jobs. I might not be able to slip away on my own, so taking the two of you along will just make it less likely for any one of us to slip away.
“Besides, I am just testing the waters. If we can’t slip away, we will go to Grand Plaza as planned. Maybe Mommy will sneak over to visit us like she did the last time.”
“Okay, we’ll follow your lead,” said Jamie unwillingly. He wasn’t happy about that arrangement, but he had to settle to achieve their main goal.
“If you have the opportunity to do so, you must bring us along to go see Mommy, okay? You’re not allowed to sneak away and see her on your own,” said Ellie with a frown on. She was serious when she said those words.
“Got it,” promised Robbie while nodding, “Alright, we should hurry and change our clothes.”
Twenty minutes later, Marino took eight bodyguards to take the kids out.
A Rolls-Royce forged ahead, with a jeep following close behind.
Marino was inside the Rolls-Royce with the kids. He had his guard up and was especially alert because he was worried about something happening.
That was understandable since Ben had just been reprimanded earlier that day and was injured.
If I make a mistake, it is likely that Mr. Nacht will punish me by making me chase after the ladies…
That is even worse than taking a bullet!
“Mr. Marino, it’s so stuffy in the car. Let’s open the windows so we can have some fresh air,” requested Robbie. Naturally, that was just his excuse.
“Okay, but you have to keep an eye on Fifi. Don’t let it fly away,” reminded Marino before he rolled down the window a little.
Robbie and Jamie exchanged looks. Jamie hopped down from the seat and pulled at Marino while requesting, “Mr. Marino, I heard that you are an expert in martial arts. Let’s practice together.”
“Mr. Jamison, let’s practice after we get home,” said Marino quickly, “It’s not convenient to do so in the car.”
“It’s fine, you can demonstrate a little…”
“Ah! Fifi!”
Jamie’s words were cut short by Ellie’s shrieks. Before anyone could react to it, Fifi had already flown out via the window.
“Fifi, my Fifi!” cried Ellie. She sounded heartbroken and was throwing a tantrum while shouting, “Stop the car! I want to go look for Fifi.”
Robbie secretly sighed in astonishment. Gosh, Jamie and Ellie are really good at acting… oh, and Fifi too!
“Stop the car,” instructed Marino immediately.
Ellie tried to hop out of the car as soon as the car stopped. Marino stopped her immediately and informed, “Princess Ellie, don’t go. My people will go chase after the bird.”
“No, that won’t do. Fifi will be scared if we’re not there,” said Jamie in a worried tone, “Let us off the car now. What if some wild animals eat Fifi?”
“Be good, Mr. Jamison. It’s not safe here,” cooed Marino quickly, “I will have someone go after Fifi, and they will definitely bring it back.”
“No! I want to go look for my Fifi. My Fifi…”
Ellie sounded so worried that she was crying aloud. Her piercing voice echoed in the sky.
