Chapter 199 Getting a Divorce (5)

She believed that she had already grown up and should learn to protect Alice instead of being a burden to

her.

“How thoughtful of you.” Ethan chuckled. She is such a considerate child. She listens to Alice’s words.

“Mommy is gone. What else can I be other than being thoughtful?” As she spoke, she glanced at Ethan with disdain but suppressed her dissatisfaction when she remembered what Alice had told her.

When he heard her words, he was startled. “What are you talking about? Isn’t Mommy coming back late because she has some business to attend to? Why do you talk like she’s not going to be back?”

“Mommy is gone. She abandoned me and wants me to stay here. I will be a good girl and listen to her.”

Ethan’s expression shifted, but he subconsciously assumed Caroline was mistaken. “No. Mommy won’t abandon you. She won’t leave.”

Initially, she was suppressing her emotions, but as soon as she heard his words, she could not stand it and raised her voice. “Mommy is gone! She’s truly gone! She won’t be back anymore. She will never return to the Knights!”

Ethan froze and grabbed her shoulder, staring deep into her eyes with a question. “Who told you this?”

gaze, Caroline became frightened and lowered her voice. “Mommy told me herself before she left.

heavily and squashed his emotions, trying to soften his

“Yes.” She nodded.

eyes at her reaction. Whether or not Caroline is telling the truth about Alice’s departure, Alice hasn’t returned home for three days. Yet, Mom didn’t say anything about it. She even told me that Alice was just going

leave without a trace. She was a woman who would never do things by halves. Thus, Rosy should be aware of it. As such, he stood up abruptly and left the room. When he went downstairs, Rosy was still sitting in the living room doing nothing but lowering her eyes,

her, he cut to the chase and

his interrogation. After some time, she slowly raised her head and looked at him. “Alice…

mean by gone?” His heart dropped. He could have his suspicions on Caroline, but it was useless when he heard Rosy’s

she stammered

a moment, he said nothing and merely

ease and leave since Caroline has gotten used to us. Then, she just left.” Rosy avoided the important and dwelled on the trivial. It was true that Alice had said those words, but the agreement was the main part of the cause, which

Indeed, she had told him that Caroline had gotten used

add, “Alice said that we can contact her if

being forceful against her, and even if Alice were reluctant to leave Caroline, she would not utter such words. However, she did say such a thing to Caroline and even left a contact number for her, so

took out his phone and redialed Alice’s number, but her phone was still off. “Where can I find her? Tell me.”

“No.” She and Alice had an unpleasant

across his eyes, prompting him to ask, “Why all of

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