Chapter 343
Chapter 343
Catherine's POV
It was early in the morning.
At breakfast, Blake brought up the engagement. The others were very supportive. No one had any objections.
Emerson was simply thrilled. He rarely came down to have breakfast with us. Hearing that Blake and I were going to get engaged, he said excitedly, "That's great! The sooner the better!"
Hedwig stirred the oats in her bowl, pouted, and asked, "Daddy, Mommy, after you get engaged, can I have a younger sister?"
Everyone was amused by her words.
I was the only exception. I blushed. Blake's gaze swept across my face, and he gently put his arm around my slender waist under the table.
I was startled and quickly pushed his unruly hand away.
"Hedwig, no talking when eating. Have you forgotten?" I was worried that Hedwig might say something blunter, so I reprimanded her softly.
I'm sorry, Mommy." Hedwig immediately became obedient again.
"Catherine, are you on vacation? If not, you can go to work. I will take care of the kids." Patricia was getting nicer to me now. Maybe it was because the Abigail thing had turned out the other way, so she didn't resent Halsey as much.
"There's no need for that, Patricia. I'll stay at home with them." I had already asked Melinda for leave.
"OK." Patricia didn't insist.
After breakfast, I sent Blake to work at the door. He kept kissing me, having no intention of stopping at all. I was so shy that I didn't dare to look up at the eyes of those around me. I felt like the temperature of my cheeks was high enough to fry eggs.
Blake chuckled. As he wanted to kiss me again, his phone rang. I glanced at the screen and saw that it was Leo. "Hey, Leo. What's the matter?' Blake was in a good mood.
"What? OK. I'll be there in a minute." Blake's expression became very serious. My gut told me that something had happened, and I felt a little uneasy.
"What happened?" I asked worriedly.
"Leo found Olivia. I'll get going now," Blake said and hurried off to his car.
Blake's POV
By the time I reached the address Leo told me, he had already arrived.
When Leo saw me, he got out of the car, completely ignoring Sunny, who was sitting in the car.
Sunny hurriedly followed him out of the car. I figured that I looked scary to her, since after she glanced at me, she lowered her head and trembled.
The door of the farm was not locked. Leo and I quickly walked in.
A middle-aged woman walked out of the farm. She blanched at the sight of us.
"Sir, why are you on my farm? What do you want?" It seemed that the woman in front of us was Teresa. She asked, pretending to be surprised.
'Tell Olivia to come out!" Leo said with a cold face.
*Olivia? She is not with me." Teresa shook her head immediately.
"What makes you think we will believe you?' Leo suddenly turned around and pulled Sunny from behind. He said coldly, "Didn't she come here to look for Olivia before? Cut the crap. Tell Olivia to come out now."
Sunny's face was extremely pale, and she could hardly stand still.
Teresa looked at Sunny with obvious condemnation on her face. "Sunny, how could you do this? Do you know..." "Teresa, I... Sunny tried to explain hastily.
Teresa said angrily, "She is your mother's sister. You know how scared she is. How insensible you are!"
Hearing Teresa's words, Sunny went limp, feeling weak all over.
Seeing that Sunny was trembling violently, Leo said coldly, "Drop the act. Stop acting like you're pitiful. It won't work!"
Sunny stopped trembling and passed out. When I looked at her pale face, I figured that she must have suffered a lot.
Though Leo scolded her sternly, the moment he saw her fall to the ground, he reached out and pulled her into his arms right away.
Teresa shouted anxiously, "Sunny, are you alright?"
Sunny's collapse shocked everyone.
Holding Sunny in his arms, Leo said to me, "Blake, search the place. I don't think she can keep hiding from us."
I immediately winked at the six guards behind me.
Teresa wanted to stop us at first. Yet she didn't. She simply stood there and said, "Gentlemen, don't waste your time. She is not here. She left the day before yesterday. I asked her where she was headed, but she didn't tell me. You have come for nothing."
When Leo and I heard Teresa's words, our faces were as cold as ice.
"Where did she go? You are her friend. How come she didn't tell you?" I asked coldly.
Teresa had a bitter expression on her face. "I swear that I'm telling the truth. I don't even know why you are looking for her. She just told me that something bad had happened to her, and she needed to crash for a few days. We are friends. However, she didn't want to put me into trouble, so she left the same afternoon after Sunny came by."
Teresa's words made Leo look worse.
The farm was not big, and there were only a few rooms. The pack guards spread out, each searching for a place. Yet in the end, she was nowhere to be found.
Teresa sighed, "I told you that I'm telling the truth. She is no longer here. Sir, what's wrong with Sunny? I don't think she is well. Can you take her to the hospital first?"
'She deserves it!" Leo said fiercely.
I had no choice but to leave eventually. Yet before I left, I asked two pack guards to stay. I believed that if Olivia ever came back here, I would get her for sure.
"Leo, take her to the hospital," I said in a deep voice.
Leo nodded, bent down, and picked Sunny up.
I asked the driver to take them to the hospital. Sunny was Leo's mate anyway, so I didn't want anything to happen
to her.
I returned to Mountaintop Villa at night. Catherine looked at me worriedly.
"Go upstairs and take a bath," Catherine smiled at me.
Her sweet smile was like a spring breeze that softened my heart. I restrained myself and put my arms around her waist. Then I whispered, "Come with me."
Patricia suddenly came over. When she saw me, she immediately said to me, 'Blake, come here. I want to ask you something."
Since Patricia was here, Catherine slipped out of my hands imperceptibly.
In front of Patricia, Catherine did not dare to be presumptuous. She was afraid that Patricia would think of her as an indecent woman.
I turned around and walked to Patricia, asking in a low voice, "Patricia, what's wrong?"
"Do you know what happened to Leo? Did something happen between him and Sunny?" Patricia was very worried.
Of course, I did. But I didn't want to interfere. Leo should take care of it on his own.
"Patricia, I don't know much about it. Why don't you ask him yourself?" I said.
"I can never stop worrying about him," Patricia said in a huff.
'He's fine. Don't worry." I knew that Leo must be in a bad mood right now.
After comforting Patricia, I returned to the bedroom. Catherine took the suit jacket that I had taken off and said worriedly, "What happened to Leo and Sunny? I'm sure you know."
"You're right." I wasn't intending to keep it from Catherine. Then I said in a low voice, "Let's stay clear. I think it's better if we let him deal with it."
Catherine was stunned for a few seconds. Then she nodded. 'I guess you are right. They need to deal with the problems together."