เข้าสู่ระบบChapter 445My heart began racing, "Where did she go?""She moved through a series of smaller roads before reaching an area outside the main traffic routes.""Why?""We believe she was trying to avoid being noticed."That sounded exactly like Mia, "Did she have Athena?""We still can't confirm that."I closed my eyes, "Then what do you know?"Harris continued, "At the last confirmed location, she stopped for several minutes.""Why?""We don't know yet.""Did she leave the vehicle?""Yes."My eyes opened."With the baby?""We're checking."I felt my heart pounding.Harris looked at me."Mrs. Rivers, the team is searching the area now.""Then why are you here?""I wanted you to know that we've narrowed her route."I nodded."Thank you."He turned to leave."Harris."He stopped….. I looked at him."Please."He waited."If you find Athena..."My voice broke."Don't let anyone else except Nathan carry her."Harris understood immediately."You'll be the first to know." And then he left.I s
Chapter 444I gripped the phone tighter."What kind of evidence?""She appears to have stopped here.""How do they know?""There's a camera nearby. It caught her vehicle."I closed my eyes…. at least we were following her."Did you see Athena?"There was a pause."No."My heart sank."But we're still searching."I nodded even though he couldn't see me."Please don't stop.""We won't.""Be careful.""I will."The call ended.I stared at the screen.Mom came closer, "What did he say?""They found evidence that Mia stopped somewhere.""Did they find Athena?""No."Mom sighed, "But they're still searching."I nodded…. I wanted to cling to those words.Still searching.That meant there was still a chance.I sat down again….. Minutes passed… Then twenty…. Then thirty.Every minute felt longer than the one before it.I kept imagining Nathan walking into a building….. I imagined him opening a door…. I imagined him finding Athena… I imagined him lifting her into his arms…. I imagined the momen
Chapter 443The police were searching, Nathan was searching, My family was searching and I would search too, until my daughter was back in my arms.I didn't care how far Mia had gone…… I didn't care how long it took.I would find Athena and destroy Mia for good this time.Nathan had been gone for almost an hour.I had lost count of how many times I checked my phone. Every time I checked, the screen remained blank and the hope inside me weakened a little more.I sat on the edge of the bed, my hands clasped tightly together. Mom was beside me, watching me carefully. Neither of us had much to say because we had already heard the same information too many times.“Mia had escaped…… Mia had taken Athena…… The police were searching…..”Now there was only one thing left to do… Which was to… Wait.And waiting was slowly becoming unbearable.I stood and walked toward the window.The hospital parking lot was still filled with police vehicles. Some had returned while others had left again. Office
Chapter 442The officer looked up, "And what happened before the last arrest?""She tried to kill me." I said quietly.The room became silent. I looked toward the empty bassinet."I thought she would finally realize that she had been wrong all this time and she was locked in a very secure place, we thought that would stop her attempts."The officer's expression hardened, "Clearly, it didn't.""No." I swallowed, "She escaped because she still wanted to destroy me."Nathan stepped beside me, "And she knew exactly how to do it that was why she waited till this time to strike."The officer nodded, "We're treating this as a targeted abduction.""Because it is." Nathan's voice was firm, "Mia didn't take a random child."He looked toward the corridor."She took our daughter."I closed my eyes. Those words hurt more than I could explain.The police began moving again. One officer rushed past us…. Another spoke urgently into his radio. Another headed toward the elevators.I watched them all. E
Chapter 441Then I heard hurried footsteps approaching…. I lifted my head.The doors at the end of the corridor opened….. Mom rushed inside.The moment she saw me, she came straight toward me, "Elena."I couldn't hold myself together anymore…. I ran into her arms, "Mom..."She held me tightly, "I'm here.""Athena..." I couldn’t even complete my statement, shock and grief had taken over."I know." Mom patted my back."She's…..She’s gone, mom, My Athena is….. gone." I stuttered in tears.Mom's arms tightened around me, "Don't blame yourself, my love…. It’s not your fault.""I was sleeping." I argued."You had just given birth." Mom still tried to ease me guilt."I should have known….. Mom, I should have…. Protected my daughther…. My little girl…"Mom patted my head slowly, "You couldn't have known this would happen."I shook my head against her shoulder, "Mia took her."Mom pulled back, "What???"I looked into her eyes, "Yes Mom….. Mia."Mom looked frightened, “The same Mia you told me
Chapter 440The first police vehicles disappeared through the hospital gates, their sirens fading into the distance before another group arrived.I stood beside the window, staring at the flashing lights outside. There were police officers everywhere.Some were rushing toward the main road, others were getting into vehicles and heading in different directions. I watched them spread across the hospital grounds as though they were trying to surround the entire city.My hands were cold, they were shaking, I couldn’t even hold a cup at this point.Athena was gone.Every time I thought about those words, something inside my chest tightened. My daughter was somewhere out there, and I had no idea where.Nathan remained beside me. He hadn't moved far from my side since he returned and found the empty bassinet.His phone was still in his hand. Every few seconds, he checked it.I knew what he was waiting for….. A call…… A message….. Anything that would tell us where our daughter was.I looked t







