"Ms. Audrey..." Curtis looked at the pencil box in Ben's hand and couldn't help but frown. "Why did you buy Ben a
gift again? He already has everything he needs."
Audrey smiled. "It's just a pencil box. It's not expensive."
Curtis was so moved and he said, "Thank you so much, Ms. Audrey."
"Don't mention it."
At this time, the waiter approached Audrey and asked, "Ms. Audrey, where would you like to sit?"
Audrey pointed at a table several tables away. "At table 7!"
Ben was doing his homework here and Audrey did not want to disturb him.
"OK!"
Curtis immediately turned to the waiter and said, "Tell the cashier I'll be paying for Ms. Audrey's meal."
"No, please don't," Audrey quickly said.
"I insist, Ms. Audrey. If you refuse, I will take it that you despise me."
Hearing this, Audrey was unable to refuse Curtis.
"Alright then," she said.
Curtis's face brightened when Audrey agreed.
"Ms. Audrey, please go have lunch. I won't disturb you!"
"Okay!"
Audrey smiled and said, "Ben, keep on doing your homework. I'll go to dinner."
"Okay." Ben happily waved to Audrey.
Audrey went to have lunch. The food in this restaurant was as good as ever.
After lunch, Audrey saw that Ben was still doing her homework, and Curtis had just come out, so she walked
forward and stopped Curtis.
"Mr. Pritchett."
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Ms. Audrey, what else can I do for you? Does the food taste bad? I..."
"No, Mr. Pritchett, don't get me wrong. I came here today to see you."
Curtis pointed at his nose in surprise. "Me?"
Audrey nodded. "Yes, Mr. Pritchett..."
Audrey glanced at Ben. "Mr. Pritchett, can we talk somewhere else?"
Curtis understood Audrey wanted to talk to him alone without Ben, and Curtis trusted Audrey, so he nodded without
hesitation and said, "Sure."
Curtis walked to Ben.
"Ben, you continue to do your homework here. Ms. Audrey and I have something to talk about outside. I'll be back
soon. Be good, okay?"
"Okay!" Ben nodded.
Curtis and Audrey walked out of the restaurant. When they arrived at a place where no one was around, they could
see Ben through the restaurant window.
When Curtis looked at Ben, his eyes were filled with fatherly love.
Audrey also looked over.
"Mr. Pritchett, Ben is really a good kid. You're really lucky."
"Thank you, Ms. Audrey!" Curtis looked gratefully at Audrey. "Without you, Ben would probably be dead by now. You
saved Ben's life. I... I will never forget your kindness."
"At that moment when I saved Ben, I felt something strange. I wonder..." Audrey narrowed her eyes. "Who's Ben's
mother?"
As soon as Curtis heard about Ben's mother, his face darkened.
"She abandoned me and Ben back then. Now... I'm afraid she has long forgotten about us."
"Since you had Ben with her, you must love her a lot, right?"
Curtis sighed. "It's better not to talk about what happened back then."
Audrey finally got to the point. "Mr. Pritchett, If... I mean if you still have a chance to see Ben's mother, would you
still be willing to do so?"
Curtis looked at Audrey in shock.
"Ms. Audrey, what do you mean by this? Did... Did you see her? Where is she?" Curtis thought about it and frowned.
"But, you have never met Ben's mother. How can you possibly know her?"
Audrey gazed at Curtis. "Mr. Pritchett, it's a long story. I just want to ask you, after so many years, do you still want
to see her?"
There was a complicated look in Curtis' eyes.
"I don't know." Curtis looked at Audrey and asked, "Is she... Married now?"
Audrey shook her head.
"No."
Curtis frowned. "No? Then she..."
Audrey offered a simple explanation. "Listen, she... was involved in a case as both a witness and an accomplice."
Curtis' expression changed slightly.
"What? What case?"
Audrey explained the general details of the case but did not reveal any specifics.
Hearing Audrey's words, Curtis was stunned and trembled slightly.
"Is... Is that true?" Curtis asked.
Audrey nodded. "It's true."
Curtis had a painful expression on his face.
"How could this happen?" Curtis' entire body trembled. "How could she do that?"
Audrey said, "Ms. Reid said she was willing to testify, but she has a condition. She wants to see you and Ben. If not,
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmshe won't testify."
"Impossible!" Curtis refused. "I can't let her see Ben."
Furthermore, in the current circumstances, how could Curtis tell Ben that his mother is being held as a prisoner?
How would Ben stand up to his classmates?
"I can understand your feelings, Mr. Pritchett. If you don't want to do it, I won't force you," Audrey said in a relaxed
tone. "Don't worry. I only came here today to inform you about this. Don't feel burdened."
Curtis lowered his head and considered it carefully.
"Ms. Audrey, although I can't let her see Ben, I want to see her. Is that okay?"
"Sure!" Audrey nodded.
Curtis's expression relaxed a little. "Thank you, Ms. Audrey."
"Once I've arranged the meeting, I'll let you know the time and place."
"Okay, thank you very much, Ms. Audrey."
After Audrey left, an employee of the restaurant walked over and patted Curtis on the shoulder, saying, "Curtis, I
didn't expect that you would know Miss Munn."
"You're mistaken. That was Ms. Audrey, Audrey Koch."
"That's right, it's her. A classmate who works in the Munn Group told me Audrey Koch was actually Toby Munn's
eldest daughter who has been missing for six years, Audrey Munn."
Curtis's expression changed drastically. "What?"
...
Audrey called Bryson right after she left.
After listening to Audrey, Bryson said, "Alright, I'll arrange for them to meet immediately."
"Then let me know when and where after you decide, I'll tell Mr. Pritchett."
"Okay."