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Chapter 10 They Were Found
However, when he spun around, he only glimpsed the sides of the woman and kid.
The boy was little and walked closely next to the woman with his short legs. The woman had slowed her
pace, so it wasn’t hard for him to catch up with her.
The woman looked slim, even a little bit fragile. Most of her small face was covered by her oversized
sunglasses, but the uncovered lower part of her face was exquisite and pleasing to the eye.
Draxton somehow found the woman familiar.
He didn’t rudely stare at them and averted his eyes
But inexplicably, he kept seeing that woman and boy in his mind’s eye, especially that woman and her
delicate jawline.
Out of the blue, Draxton pulled up short, and the expression on his face changed.
James Beck, his assistant, gave a start and almost collided with his back. The silver–brimmed glasses
James wore jerked with his movements and almost fell off his face.
James pushed his glasses up hastily and asked in a low voice, “Mr. Lockwood, what’s wrong? Are we
being stalked?”
James was not being paranoid. It was just that Draxton’s safety took the top priority, and so many people
were lurking out there waiting for a chance to take Draxton’s life.
Although bodyguards were protecting Draxton in secret, James automatically became on edge.
Draxton whirled abruptly. His tall and sturdy body was mountain–like, and his dark blue eyes were
penetrating as he looked around like the alpha of a wolf pack.
The two figures were becoming smaller and smaller in the crowd, but he caught sight of them
nonetheless.
James followed his gaze in bemusement but saw nothing.
Draxton lifted his wiry, long leg again and strode forward.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtJames quickly caught up with him. “Mr. Lockwood, did you notice anything suspicious?”
“We are not going to Lotus Village,” Draxton replied tonelessly.
James was surprised, but after working as Draxton’s assistant for many years, he knew better than to
question Draxton’s decisions.
James knew that his boss must have noticed something that made him change his plan.
Seeing that Draxton had no intention of filling him in on more details, James didn’t pry into it and just
walked behind Draxton wordlessly.
Draxton would tell him what to do when it was time.
Isabella and Ricky came to a newly built high–end apartment complex in Dawton City, which was called
Orchid Residences.
The buildings in Orchid Residences were all built in the European style. Apartments had lots of light and
scenic views of mountains, lakes, and woods.
Mr. Langley had recently bought an apartment there, and before they left Lotus Village, he had given
Isabella the key.
“Do you like this place, Ricky?” Isabella soon found Mr. Langley’s apartment. It was on the third floor of
Building A, which was the closest building to the entrance of the complex.
Standing at the entrance, they looked up and could see the wall–sized window of that apartment.
Ricky looked around and tilted his face up with a smile. “Yes. How about you, Mom?”
Isabella slightly tousled his hair and answered, “I do too. Let’s go upstairs.”
There were two elevators in each building and only one apartment on each floor. They opened the door.
The house was 3,000 square feet, and its minimalist interior made it look very spacious.
No one had ever lived there, so everything in the house was covered in a thin layer of dust.
“Mom, this house is so much like Grandpa Langley,” Ricky remarked in a soft voice.
Isabella nodded in agreement. “Grandpa Langley is always cold–faced. The interior of his house is cold
too.” Ricky lifted his sweet face and asked, “Mom, do we need to do the cleaning?”
Isabella gave him a bitter smile “Looks like we have to. Would you help Mom clean?”
Ricky straightened his thin shoulders. “Of course.”
“That’ll be great. You’re the best, Ricky.” Isabella crouched down to give the boy a big hug.
Ricky quietly stayed in her arms for a moment. Then they looked into each other’s eyes and said in
unison, “Let’s get started.”
After saying that, they both smiled and started cleaning
Isabella found a mop and started mopping the floor.
Ricky took a rag and wiped the table meticulously.
Both of them soon got sweaty. Before long, they gave the cold house a cozy air.
After Draxton got home, he mused for a moment before saying to James and another two men, “Today at
the airport, I saw Isabella. As we expected, she’s still alive.
“She had a boy in tow. He’s about four years old.”
James raised his hand and gave his silver–brimmed glasses a push to hide the astonishment in his eyes.
Draxton sounded so sure.
The two men beside James opened their eyes wide. Alan Drennon, the genteel one of them, asked, “Mr.
Lockwood, are you sure?”
Draxton remained silent for a while. “No, but I did see someone who looked like her very much.”
Martin Gates, one of the two men who looked tough and brawny, cut in, “Mr. Lockwood, we’ll look into it
immediately.”
Draxton half closed his eyes and parted his beautifully shaped lips.
He sounded pensive when he said, “Someone looking like Isabella appeared in Dawton City right after
we discovered Lotus Village. Do you think it’s a coincidence?”
Martin said, “We’ll know whether it’s a coincidence or not after we look into it.”
Alan frowned. “Mr. Lockwood, you said she was with a boy. Is he…”
The scene Draxton had seen in the airport crossed his mind again. His impassive face didn’t give away
any emotions, but the silence dragged on.
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Martin’s eyes gleamed, and he said with a ferocious look, “Mr. Lockwood, if our guess is true, it will mean
that the boy has your blood. There were many cases in ancient imperial families where the children were
left, but the mothers were killed.”
Alan listened intently and nodded his silent agreement.
James glanced quietly at Alan and Martin, who were Draxton’s right–hand men. Alan was the chief of the
Executive Department, while Martin was the general of the Department of War. They helped Draxton
handle matters in grey areas and the criminal world, which had given them a surly and murderous aura.
James bet that Draxton would disagree with their brutal way of dealing with the matter this time. As he
expected, Draxton said, “Do an investigation first. Report to me after you sort things out.” Both Alan and
Martin were taken aback and then nodded.
After James walked them out, Alan stopped him and asked, “Mr. Beck, today at the airport, did you see
that
woman too?”
James shook his head. “No. Mr. Lockwood noticed her and gave up leaving for Lotus Village. Then we
came back.
“But since Mr. Lockwood has given his word, just conduct an investigation first. If she’s really in Dawton
City, it won’t be hard to track her down.
“However…”
James looked at the two dangerous guys and reminded them, “Chief Drennon, General Gates, Mr.
Lockwood has only asked you to look into this matter. As for what to do next, it’s Mr. Lockwood’s
decision.”
Alan and Martin went still as they weighed those words. “Thank you for reminding us of that, Mr. Beck.
Mr. Lockwood trusts us, but it doesn’t mean we will make any decision for him.”
James slightly inclined his head and gave the frame of his glasses a nudge.
If Alan and Martin had been moving around in the dark, he had been walking beside Draxton in daylight.
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