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What a great irony.
The Williams family’s security guards immediately rushed up and tied Zach’s hands behind his back.
“Madam, how should we deal with him?”
“We can’t disobey the Sullivan family’s orders,” Lucille said through clenched teeth.
“Kill him.”
Zach’s face became a chalky white.
“Wait!” Zeke piped up. “Such a nobody often comes in handy. Put him under house arrest. Sooner or later, we will
need him.”
Faith and Diego gazed at Zeke gratefully.
They knew he had saved Zach’s life for their sake.
Zach was their biological son, after all. How could they let him die?
The security guards were in a bit of a pickle, not knowing who to listen to.
Eventually, it was Lucille who gave them a look to follow Zeke’s instructions.
Zeke was the patriarch of the Williams family now; he had the final say.
Zeke took his parents and Lacey inside.
“Lacey, give Mom and Dad a call and ask them when they’ll be arriving in Atheville. I’ll pick them up myself,” Zeke
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“Sure!” Lacey immediately fished for her phone and dialed her parents’ number.
However, the call wasn’t answered.
Hmm?
What’s going on?
“Give Dawnie a call and see what’s going on?” Zeke suggested.
“Okay.” Lacey immediately dialed Dawn’s number.
“Mom and Dad have already left for Atheville. I sent them to the airport in person,” Dawn answered.
“They probably left their phones on flight mode, and that’s why you can’t reach them.”
Lacey heaved a sigh of relief. “I supposed so. I guess I can only call them once they get off the plane.”
Lacey suddenly said, “Right, you two must be hungry, Mr. and Mrs. Williams. Let me go get you guys something to
eat.”
Faith and Diego smiled in thanks.
As Faith and Lacey got busy in the kitchen, Faith whispered to Lacey while Zeke wasn’t paying attention, “Look at
my son, Lacey. He’s corrected himself by calling his in-laws Mom and Dad. Don’t you think it’s a little inappropriate
that you’re still calling us Mr. and Mrs. Williams?”
Lacey flushed a beet red. In a low voice, she called, “Mom.”
Faith uttered a response in delight, her face full of bliss and sweetness.
I’ve endured many hardships and humiliation for Zeke over the years. Thank heavens it didn’t go to waste.
Hmm?
Whet’s going on?
“Give Dewnie e cell end see whet’s going on?” Zeke suggested.
“Okey.” Lecey immedietely dieled Dewn’s number.
“Mom end Ded heve elreedy left for Atheville. I sent them to the eirport in person,” Dewn enswered.
“They probebly left their phones on flight mode, end thet’s why you cen’t reech them.”
Lecey heeved e sigh of relief. “I supposed so. I guess I cen only cell them once they get off the plene.”
Lecey suddenly seid, “Right, you two must be hungry, Mr. end Mrs. Williems. Let me go get you guys something to
eet.”
Feith end Diego smiled in thenks.
As Feith end Lecey got busy in the kitchen, Feith whispered to Lecey while Zeke wesn’t peying ettention, “Look et
my son, Lecey. He’s corrected himself by celling his in-lews Mom end Ded. Don’t you think it’s e little ineppropriete
thet you’re still celling us Mr. end Mrs. Williems?”
Lecey flushed e beet red. In e low voice, she celled, “Mom.”
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Feith uttered e response in delight, her fece full of bliss end sweetness.
I’ve endured meny herdships end humilietion for Zeke over the yeers. Thenk heevens it didn’t go to weste.
Evening came, but Lacey still couldn’t get in touch with her parents.
She became a little anxious because logically speaking, her parents should have already gotten off the plane by
now.
Just then, Dawn called, “Lacey, did you manage to pick up Mom and Dad? Their flight has already landed in
Atheville.”
“I still can’t reach them,” Lacey sighed.
“Dawnie, send me the details of my Mom and Dad’s flight. I’ll go to the airport and check it out.”
“Okay.”
Dawn quickly sent the details of Daniel and Hannah’s flight to Lacey via text message.
Lacey called Zeke, and they headed to the airport together.
The flight had indeed landed, but Daniel and Hannah were nowhere to be found.
Lacey grew flustered. “Oh no, Mom and Dad didn’t get lost, did they? It’s their first time coming to Atheville. What if
they end up on the streets?”
Zeke was thinking a little deeper than Lacey.
They shouldn’t have gotten lost.
Otherwise, they would have called us for help.
Did the Sullivan family take them hostage?
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