Chapter 375
Olive found that Avery''s skills were slightly worse than Rick''s. Avery needed to see the picture
clearly before he could start, but Rick could do it without picturing it first. Olive thought that Rick was
better, but Sheryl didn''t think so.
Rick seemed like someone who often yed games like this, so it was typical for him to be good at
it. However, Avery was different. Avery did not look like someone who liked to y these games
often. That was why he needed to be more careful. Besides, as someone who did not often y
games like this, he was still able to piece things together in a short amount of time. It was obvious
that Avery was a little better than Rick. However, the two of them did not argue over their opinions.
They were just ying with the puzzles in silence.
"Olive, when you lived with your adoptive parents, did anything strange happen?" Avery asked
suddenly.
"What? Mr. Avery, why are you suddenly asking about this?"
"I''m curious." "No, I didn''t." Olive was confused. Why did he suddenly ask this question?
Avery faced Sheryl. "Sheryl, have you encountered anything interesting or strange abroad?"
It was only then that Olive understood that Avery was trying to find a shared topic so that they could
get along with each other. Sheryl was not vignt in this aspect and talked about many things that
happened while she was abroad. However, Sheryl was vaguer in her storytelling. She did not like
talking about her memories. So her words faded away in time. In the end, she did not speak
anymore.
Olive began to speak about how her adoptive parents were very good to her. Butter, there were
other children in the house, and she stuck out among them. The other children were afraid of her
and theyined about this to the parents.
"Other children?" Avery sensed that something was amiss. Her adoptive parents had only adopted
her, so where did the other childrene from?
"Yeah. They kept bringing other children back home, but they disappeared shortly after. I don''t know
where they went." Olive thought with a frown. Suddenly, her eyes brightened. "I remember there
was once a really nice car. Then there was a tall man who nced at me. But my adoptive parents
quickly brought me into the house, so I didn''t get a good look. It seems like every time they came,
children would go missing."
Avery''s finger paused for a moment, but he quickly returned to normal. He didn''t expect that Olive
would say something so close to the truth.
"Did they sell the children?" Even Sheryl thought of this.
Olive shook her head. "I''m not sure," Olive said. "They would stille back. I''ve also asked them
where they went. They just said they went out to eat or something. They had a day out."
"Did they all go back before you came to me?" Avery asked.
"No, some came back, but many didn''t." Olive didn''t want to use her adoptive parents, so she
added, "I only know that they went out. My adoptive parents were still very good to me."
"I know. We won''t use a good person."
Olive let out a sigh of relief and nodded at Avery. Avery helped the two of them with the puzzles
before returning to Charlotte and the others to tell them the news.
Everyone was silent.
If this was a case of human trafficking, then the situation was very serious. Firstly, it was because
most of the people who would trade humans were mobsters. Secondly, there must be something
suspicious about the man and the car Olive saw. But it was obvious that Olive could not remember
the details now. Although they had gotten a clue, they couldn''t do anything more now.
"For the next two days, let''s have fun with the children." Charlotte was the first to speak. She looked
at the two children and her gaze turned dark. "No matter what, we can''t let them sense anything
unusual."
"I''m going to investigate this case now." Peter took the initiative to pick up theputer and begin
to investigate.
Rick''s expression was sullen, but he didn''t say anything. It was Kendall who said, "Is there anything
I can do to help?"
"If that''s the case, you can sound out Caleb''s intentions. Just say that you''ve heard the news from
us. You can pick a few of our conversations and tell them about it, other than the matter regarding
Avery." Charlotte knew that it was risky to do so, but if she did let Kendall help, Kendall might feel
excluded.
Kendall''s interest was immediately piqued when she heard that. "Does it mean that I''ll be a spy?"
Charlotte couldn''t help butugh. "You can think of it that way."
"I can, I..."
"Lottie, it''s already very dangerous for Kendall to stay with me. I''m afraid it''s not appropriate for her
to do such a thing too." Rick interrupted their conversation. He frowned and looked at Kendall with a
warning in his eyes.
Kendall was used to his gentle appearance, so her heart sank when Rick suddenly red at her.
She lowered her head and dared not to look at Rick again, but she felt very wronged. She just
wanted to help him, why was he being so mean? Why was this inappropriate? If he thought she was
not smart, he could just say that she was stupid. He said such nice words, but wasn''t he still
excluding her?
Charlotte felt ufortable when she heard this. She refuted in annoyance, "This is Kendall''s
business. Shouldn''t she have a choice?"
"Without my permission, she doesn''t even have the right to see you, let alone make her own choice,
isn''t that right?" Rick retorted.
"But since you have brought her here, you should respect her and let her make her own choice.
Even if she refuses me since you''ve made your point, you should not make a decision for her
directly."
This dispute was more like a quarrel between Charlotte and Rick.
Perhaps, if the two of them had shared their opinions earlier, the two of them would not have
separated.
Rick put his hands on the table and said, "You like to take risks, but it doesn''t mean that others are
the same. She is not suitable for this..."
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"Rick," Shane said calmly. "You shouldn''t stop Kendall from doing what she wants."
Avery felt a cold wind blowing past. Shane''s words made the already tense atmosphere even more
chilling.
It was obvious that Shane was trying his best to protect Charlotte.
Not only did he refute Rick, but he also made his stance clear. He told Rick that if he continued to
be disrespectful towards Charlotte, then he would have to join the battlefield.
Rick took a deep breath and sat down. He smiled and nodded to the two people on the other side.
"Alright, alright. Both of you are good people, while I''m the one taking away Kendall''s choice. Fine,
then Kendall is yours. You can decide what to do."
Why was he so angry?
Charlotte frowned. Before she could say anything, Rick had already left. Kendall had wanted to
follow him, but she did not move. She bit her lip and sat in ce. Her eyes were red, and she
looked like she was going to cry soon.
"Don''t be sad. He is annoyed. He doesn''t like these dark things, so you should be prepared. Do you
want to help us or stay with Rick obediently?"
"I..."
"There''s no need to give us an answer so soon." Charlotte interrupted her. "Also, I hope that you
can think it through. We might not appreciate your help."
Kendall felt like crying, but when she heard this, sheughed instead. "I''m helping you because I
want to help, not because I want you to appreciate my help. What kind of person do you think I am,
Charlotte? Do you think I''m that kind of person?"
Charlotte waved her hand. "What you''ve done in the past tells me that you arepletely brainless,
so I hope you can think it through."
"Actually, I''ve thought it through. If I want to be a good girl and be a little pet for the rest of my life, I
only need to listen to Rick. But if I still want to do something I want, I should take this step bravely
and face any danger."
Kendall''s eyes were full of determination.
Charlotte could only let out a sigh.