CHAPTER 1052 TWIST AND TURN (6)
Chapter 1052 Twist and Turn (6)
Rose slumped to the ground, silent for a moment before she remembered her eldest son Khalil was skilled in technology. She immediately pulled out her phone and dialed his number.
The phone was answered quickly.
A soft and calm voice came through the phone, giving Rose hope once again.
"Mommy."
Rose's grip on the phone tightened as she spoke. “Sweetheart. where are you right now?"
“At home."
Khalil stopped what he was doing and obediently answered.
He had been dealing with company matters recently, while the revenge plan against his father was proceeding as expected according to his plans. Hearing Khalil's voice made Rose feel warm inside and her face softened along with it.
"Sweetheart. Mommy is facing some difficulties and needs your help."
The little guy on the other end of the line frowned slightly with concern. "Mommy, what happened?"
Rose's voice carried a hint of exhaustion. "Mommy met up with your uncle earlier today; we suspect that one of his colleagues drugged him which caused him to lose control."
“But when I went to your uncle's company," she continued, "that person had resigned." "Sweetheart." Rose asked anxiously. "Can you find out where that person went?” As soon as she finished speaking, sweat appeared on her hand holding onto her phone. (C) content.
Her heart raced as she waited for Khalil's response - afraid that he might not be able to find anything or worse yet - unable to her brother from harm's way.
Just then, when Rose began worrying too much about it, Khalil’s soft voice came through once more from the other end of the line "What is that person's name?” he asked calmly.
“Preston Mcknight,” replied Rose without hesitation. quickly revealing who framed her brother.
Her words had just fallen when her eldest son's voice followed, "Mom, wait a moment."
The sound of keys being typed on the phone echoed through.
After about ten minutes, the typing gradually ceased, and Khalil’s voice resounded again -
"Mom, the guy is no longer in A City.”
Upon hearing this, Rose's heart tightened, and her hand holding the phone instinctively clenched
Upon hearing this, Rose's heart tightened even more, and her hand holding the phone unconsciously clenched. "Then where is he now?" she asked anxiously.
"Where is he now?”
"He's in a town in South Eskeau, but the exact location is still unclear. I need some time," Khalil replied.
Khalil furrowed his brow and continued typing on his keyboard, the sound of the keys echoing in the room. Rose pursed her lips and spoke gently, "If you have any news, contact Mommy.”
"No problem,” Khalil obediently replied, but his expression grew even more serious
By the time Rose got home, it was already evening.
As soon as she walked into the villa, she saw Elliot and Leah sitting on the couch waiting for her.
The man's gaze fell upon the woman's tired face with obvious concern in his narrow eyes.
And standing next to him was a little one who saw her come back and ran towards her with a smile. “Serena, you're back!"
"Yeah," Rose responded wearily as she reached out to gently rub the little one's head
Elliot remainetksilent for a moment before slowlyspeaking up to tell her
about some. news he had just -~
received“’Rachel requested an eatly trial date. The court decided tommove up the court date from five days
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Upon hearing this news, Rose's eyes widened in shock. "What?"
The trial date was being moved up?
But at this point in time, Preston wouldn't be able to make it back... lo... this couldn't happen; there must be another way!
The woman bit down hard on her lip as she tried to calm herself down before looking up at Elliot. "Why did they agree with Rachel's request?"
"She provided medical reports detailing her injuries. After discussing #amongst themselves, they felt that prolonging things < would fot benefit the victim's ~~ recovely so they agreed,’ Elliot
ined while keeping a close eye or Rose for fear that she ight faint due to emotional distress.
Sure enough when Rose heard this news, all color drained from her face immediately but somehow managed not to collapse onto the ground right then and there because after all, Tom still needed her help!
Rose clenchethher hands tightly, almost wanting to immediately call her eldestgdn to ask if he had any-> information about Preston. ~ However, she knew that rushing him wouldn't help; she couldn't afford to osé her composure.
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Maintaining her calm demeanor, she said, "Alright, I understand."
The little girl standing by the side looked at her mother's pale face, her eyes filled with a worried expression
"Serena, are you... are you okay?”
"I'm fine." Rose forced a smile before taking Leah's hand and sitting down beside Elliot on the sofa.
The little girl sat obediently next to her mommy, trying to ease her tension by deliberately changing the subject.
"Serena, what are we having for dinner tonight?”
However, Rose didn't hear her daughter's question at all. Her mind was completely focused on the upcoming trial and where Preston was right now. After waiting for a while and still not hearing a response from her mommy, the little girl pulled on Rose's hand with concern "Serena?"
Rose suddenly snapped back to reality and looked at the little girl sitting beside her in confusion. "What's wrong?”
Leah smiled as if she hadn't noticed anything and repeated herself. "Serena, what are we having for dinner tonight?” "What do you want to eat?” Rose patiently asked
The little girl looked up at her mommy with a smile and continued in a soft voice, "Anything Serena makes is delicious.” Rose thought she had concealed her emotions well enough but Elliot standing nearby saw through it all.
His eyebrows furrowed slightly as his pupils deepened with color.