Chapter 687
“I’ve golta save my son, I need to rescue my Baber! Ellinor, give me a hand, help me open that door!”
As she spoke, Patricia raised the chisel in her hand.
Ellinor squinted at Patricia’s frantic and desperate demeanor, feeling a bit skeptical.
Patricia was acting differently from her usual self and not acting like she was putting on a show
If what Patricia said was true, was there a man in that storage room, possibly holding the kid hostage?
Was Baber discovered by a burglar, who then killed him out of fear that his cries would alert the adults?
Thinking of Babers safety. Ellinor momentarily put aside her doubts about Patricia and calmly said, “Calm down, even if someone is holding your son hostage inside, opening the door won’t solve anything. It might piss them off and they might hurt your son! We don’t know who or what’s behind that door, we should call your family first!”
With that, Ellinor tried to leave to find the rest of the Howard family.
But Patricia grabbed her again, her voice was shaky with panic. “No need to call anyone, I already rang Balfour, he and Theo will be here soon!
Ellinor, we can’t leave, what if the bad guy inside takes the chance to escape?”
Ellinor stopped in her tracks, deep in thought.
Patricia had a point; if they both left, it would give the bad guy a chance to escape, but leaving one person behind was also risky.
Since she said she already called Balfor, they might as well wait there.
Ellinor agreed to stay, “Fine! But we can’t do anything until they arrive!”
Patricia nodded, her voice trembling as she spoke.
“Ellinor, hold this for me! If someone rushes out, you can use it to defend yourself, I’m too upset to even lift it.”
As she spoke, Patricia thrust the sharp chisel into Ellinor’s hand.
She moved so quickly that Ellinor had no choice but to catch it, or else it would have fallen and hit her foot.
However, before Ellinor could react, Patricia, seeming to lose her mind, ran towards the storage room, shouting “Baber, don’t be scared, I’m coming to save you…”
Ellinor frowned, feeling a sense of unease. What was Patricia doing? Patricia charged and swung open the door of the storage room.
The door wasn’t as she had described, it wasn’t jammed shut, it opened with a light pull.
A bunch of clutter spilled from the room, along with a small figure sprawled among the mess.
Then a shrill scream echoed throughout the Howard family’s home.
“Baber!!!”
Ellinor, sensing something was wrong, rushed over and saw the small unconscious child amongst the clutter. Her pupils constricted, and she gasped.
Chapter 688
