Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 856

Chapter 856
Lewis arrived at the restaurant before someone called the police. After he paid, he picked Aster up and pulled Larissa out of the place.
Now that the situation was under control, the people in the restaurant kept looking at them though, and their quiet discussions kept going.
Aster’s emotions calmed down slowly after they were in the car. His wailing changed into sniffling and hiccuping. He held Larissa’s hand and refused to let it go.
Lewis did not rush to start the car. He took some tissues and gave them to Larissa to clean herself and Aster up. They had cried so hard that their eyes were red. Their faces were wet with tears and it actually looked kind of scary.
“Try calling Wendy,” Lewis said to Larissa, who dug for her phone while hugging Aster.

Wendy’s phone remained unanswered like yesterday, But this time, she had her phone with her, so it was impossible for her to not have heard the ringtone.
“Why don’t we call the police? The ringing in the phone made Larissa’s fear come faster. A million bad thoughts flashed through her mind.
“There’s no point.” Lewis denied her suggestion at once. “The police won’t care since it’s been less than an hour since she had gone missing”
“Then what do we do?” Larissa could not calm down. “Why don’t you wait here with Aster, and I’ll go up and find her?”
The mall was huge. There were a lot of people during weekends. Il something happened to Wendy, someone would have seen it. Moreover, up until now, the mall was fine and no police came inside. So, Wendy’s life must not be in danger.
But she left Aster alone in the restaurant for so long and her phone could not be reached. It was likely that Wendy’s freedom was restricted
so it was highly possible that she was still in the mall,
“No.” Lewis stopped Larissa. “I’ll send you and Aster home. If Wendy had gone home, you would know immediately too. Leave the rest to me. All you need to do is take care of Aster. The kid’s scared. Comfort him.”
Larissa looked down at a still frightened Aster and thought about it for a few seconds. “Okay.”
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