He nodded. Since things have already escalated up to this point, we can’t turn back anymore. I’ll do my best to make it up to Amy once Summer’s life has been spared.
Having arrived at the hospital, Zachary rushed toward us and asked, “Did you guys see Amy?”
My heart skipped a beat. “Amy? I thought I told Mom to make sure she stays beside her. What happened?”
Zachary was getting flustered. “Just now, the doctor asked your Mom to do the necessary paperwork in order for Amy to stay in the hospital. When she came back, the kid was missing. I arrived at the hospital not long ago to look for her, but to no avail.”
I was stunned in place. It must be Armond who took Amy away. He took advantage of the fact that we were too busy to look after her. Damn him!
Ashton glared at Joseph, who was catching up to us, and ordered with gravitas, “Use whatever means necessary to seal off the highways in and out of A City. Also, hack the hospital’s surveillance cameras and see if you can locate the kid’s whereabouts.”
He then went silent for a while before aligning his eyes with Zachary’s. “Summer’s surgery should proceed as planned,” he uttered.
I was tensed up after hearing his statement. I stared at him uttered, “Ashton, without the bone marrow and the kidney, Summer’s surgery will have no probability of succeeding. We must find Amy first, or else…”
Zachary interrupted me, “Don’t worry, Scarlett. We know what we’re doing. It’ll be fine.”
How can I not be worried?
I shook my head as my face turned pale, “No, this is way too risky. I’ve already lost my own kids. I can’t afford to lose Summer too.”
I tried to stop Joseph but Ashton was holding me back. He gazed at me consolingly. “Don’t worry, Summer will be fine, and so will Amy. Trust me on this, okay?”
I stared at him doubtfully. “You…”
“Just trust me, okay?” he insisted.
I stayed quiet and nodded.
Thus, Joseph hastily went to hack the surveillance cameras. Meanwhile, Zachary seemed like he had made preparations of his own. He made a certain phone call and uttered, “Do it!”
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