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Eliza, who was serving them, couldn’t help but feel a bit upset.
Bethany hadn’t come back yet, and it seemed like Terrence and
Emery had completely forgotten her.
Eliza reminded Terrence, “Mr. McConnell, Mrs. McConnell hasn’t
come back yet. If she doesn’t come back tonight, it will be more
than 48 hours since she disappeared.”
Bethany wasn’t coming home or replying to messages.
Terrence had kindly invited her to go on a trip together, but she
ignored him.
She had never caused him such trouble before.
All these things left him seething with anger.
His voice was flat. “Don’t always say it like that. Even if some human trafficker was dumb enough to snatch someone, they
wouldn’t pick a mute like her.”
Eliza got so scared and shut up.
The food on the table didn’t sit well with Terrence. He put down
his fork, got up, and headed into the bedroom.
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Krista’s eyes got deep.
Emery whispered, “Krista, is Dad bummed about something?”
“Just eat. I’ll go check on him.”
Krista walked to the master bedroom door, knocked, and called
out, “Terrence.”
“Come in!”
Krista pushed the door open.
Terrence was standing in front of the floor–to–ceiling window,
smoking.
The smoke curled around him.
It gave his usually cool and elegant vibe a bit of a gloomy edge.
That mute Bethany had messed with his emotions a few times.
Krista scrunched up her eyebrows.
She took a quick look around the bedroom and was shocked to
see the big marriage registration photo on the wall.
She thought, “Terrence and Bethany got married without even taking wedding photos?
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“Guess I’m overthinking it.
“There’s no way Terrence could like a mute.””
Krista didn’t get too close, keeping a safe distance from Terrence.
“Terrence, I think what Eliza said makes sense. It has been so long
since we heard from Beth. If something happens to her, it’s on me.
We should go look for her.”
“This isn’t your fault. Don’t take the blame on yourself!”
Terrence took a deep drag on his cigarette, trying to calm his
restlessness with nicotine.
“It’s not about taking the blame. She must have gotten the wrong
idea when she saw me the night before yesterday, so she got
angry and left. Terrence, she’s your legitimate wife, and the
McConnell family has acknowledged her. If something happens
to her, how are you going to explain it to your grandpa?”
As she said this, Terrence’s face darkened.
Back then…
The memories made Terrence feel guilty. He felt like he owed
Krista for everything she’d been through.
If anything happened to Bethany and Randy found out, Krista
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might take the fall.
Terrence stubbed out his cigarette and said, “Stay here with
Emery. I’m going to look for her.“”
He grabbed his jacket and rushed out, not having the slightest
idea where Bethany might have gone.
After driving for a bit, he pulled over and tried calling three
times.
Bethany didn’t answer.
Frustration clouded his eyes.
He started the car again and headed toward a nearby mall.
That same afternoon, Bethany visited her grandmother’s grave. It
was overgrown with weeds and saplings.
She bought tools, cleared it up herself, and went home.
When she heard her phone ringing, she realized she had left it
behind.
By the time she found it, it had stopped–three missed calls from Terrence, two from Eliza, and none from Emery.
“Guess my little boy doesn’t need me anymore,” she thought.
