Chapter 70: Strange Things
Chapter 70: Strange Things
Franklin looked at the soup dumplings on the table and thought about his breakfast before he left.
Ben winked at Franklin. He remembered Ben’s instructions to him.
“Whatever Miss Torres wants, just give in to her.”
Franklin silently swallowed. Alright, isn’t it just eating?
He picked up his chopsticks and picked up a soup dumpling under Lauren’s expectant gaze. He put it into his mouth.
This small steamed bun had a thin skin and a lot of meat. It was very juicy, and it was indeed delicious.
However, no matter how delicious the food was, he could not eat more when he was very full.
After stuffing four small steamed buns into his mouth, Franklin put down his chopsticks.
After swallowing the last mouthful with difficulty, Franklin pointed at the remaining small steamed bun on the table and then at Ben.
“Ben, you’ve been driving diligently. You should eat more.”
Having followed Franklin for so many years, Ben naturally knew what Franklin meant. He quickly nodded. “Eh, okay. I’ll eat!”
Franklin drank a mouthful of water in satisfaction.
Lauren, who was feeling smug, waved her little hand when she saw they were so courteous.
“The two of you, stop giving way. It’s just dumplings. I’ll call the supervisor to send a few more baskets over!”
Franklin was speechless and stunned.
They did not manage to stop her, and Lauren had already disappeared without a trace.
Ben’s mouth was so full that it was bulging. He scratched his head and said, “Miss Torres looks so chubby. Why is she always running so fast? She disappeared in the blink of an eye.”
Franklin did not say anything. He was beginnin to regret coming over in the morning.
That day, the secretary noticed that Franklin’s mood had improved a little compared to the previous two days. However, why was he not eating when his mood had improved?
The next few days were uneventful. Lauren continued to study the dossier while waiting at the amusement park.
Unfortunately, she never saw the little ghost again. Instead, she often saw the old couple.
On this day, Lauren arrived early in the morning and unexpectedly saw the old couple again.
She happily went up to greet them. “Good morning, you’re here again!”
“You’re here too and you’re so punctual.”
The three of them sat down together.
“You always come to the amusement park, but I’ve never seen you bring children here to play. What are you here for?”
Lauren did not know if it was her imagination, but she felt that when they heard this question, the old couple’s expressions froze for a moment, but they quickly returned to normal.
“Oh, both our son and grandson are out of town. Since we live on our own, and we always feel lonely, so we came here to take a look. There are a lot of kids here, so it’s lively,” the old grandma replied.
Lauren nodded and was about to continue speaking when the old man tugged at the old lady’s clothes.
The old lady seemed to have understood. “Lauren, the two of us are going to take a stroll around. We’re already old, so we can’t sit for long. You can play here for now.”
“Oh, okay. In that case, take care of yourselves!”
Lauren waved at the old couple and watched their backs as they walked towards another amusement park.
She poked Ben, who was reading a newspaper, and said, “Mr. Carson, don’t you find this old couple a little strange?”
Ben shook his head and shook the newspaper in his hand.
“What’s so strange about them? Aren’t they just ordinary couple?”
“Is that so?” Lauren tilted her head and thought for a while, but she could not think of anything unusual.
It was six o’clock in the evening, and it was time to close the park again.
Lauren stretched herself and looked at the round sun in the sky. She sighed.
It was another day of fruitless return.
[System Divine Nine: Host, there are twenty days left in the mission. We have to hurry up. Your method of waiting doesn’t seem to work.]
“Sigh, have I become stupid?” Lauren hit her own head.
After returning to the Dream Villa, Lily’s mother, Yulia called to find out about the situation.
“Hello, about my daughter…have you found any clues?”
“Auntie Yulia, we are still working hard. I will continue to look for her. Don’t worry!”
Upon hearing this news, Yulia did not seem to be discouraged.
“Alright, I believe you. Then I’ll have to trouble you. I’ve already returned to the kindergarten to work. I need to save some money. When Lily comes back, I’ll buy her a lot of nice clothes!”
Listening to Yulia, Lauren was both happy and a little nervous.
Since Yulia believed in her so much, she had to work even harder! She couldn’t wait like this every day!
“Oh right, after I returned to work at the kindergarten, I heard some strange things. I don’t know if it has anything to do with Lily’s disappearance.”
“What strange things?” Lauren asked anxiously.