Chapter 428


    Adrian’s avid interest in the shooting game caught Earle’s attention.


    He walked over and stood beside the little boy. Seeing how huge the gun looked in Adrian’s hands, he


    couldn’t help but doubt his shooting prowess. Earle raised his eyebrows and decided to discourage


    him.


    “You call yourself a skilled gunner? Don’t be foolish. You’re just a kid. Put the gun down and save


    yourself from embarrassment.”


    “Oh yeah? I’ll prove you wrong!”


    Imitating the action stars he had seen on TV, Adrian took aim and pulled the trigger.


    The stic bulletunched into the air, heading towards the target. To Adrian’s utter dismay, he missed


    the boardpletely.


    “Wait, I need one more try. It was an ident!”


    Adrian couldn’t believe it and shot again, but he still failed to hit the target.


    “Hang on. I got this!”


    He fired the stic gun several times, but kept missing wildly.


    Watching from the sidelines, Earle snorted in amusement. “What happened? It seems I was correct.


    You’re all talk, little boy.”


    “It’s not my fault. I didn’t hit the target because of this cheap toy gun! I guarantee you that I won’t miss


    using a real one!” Adrian exined in a high-pitched tone, visibly flustered.


    “Come on now. You are just a kid. How could you even know how to handle a real gun? Quit bragging


    and ept your defeat.”


    Shaking his head, Earle chuckled and mocked the young boy.


    Little did he know that he would soon embarrass himself.


    With a determined expression, Adrian adjusted his aim and breathed in slowly. He pulled the trigger as


    he exhaled. In quick session, the next few shots finally hit the target.


    The longer he yed, the more urate and consistent his shots became. Soon, a small crowd


    formed around the stall. Onlookers were mesmerized by Adrian’s remarkable shooting skills and


    cheered him on.


    When he shot thest bullet, he garnered just enough points to win the teddy bear for Aileen.


    “Amazing! Adrian, you yed really well!”


    Aileen hurried over and hugged Adrian, celebrating his victory.


    Quite impressed at the boy’s performance, Earle reluctantly joined the crowd in pping for him.


    “Not bad at all, kid. You really are good. You reminded me of myself when I was young!”


    Seeing the rxed expression on Earle’s face, Ss couldn’t help but wonder what exactly was


    happening.


    His great-grandfather had always been a serious and imposing man who seldom yed with kids.


    It was the first time Earle had met Aileen and Adrian, but he seemed to grow fond of them. Moreover,


    the twins appeared to get along with him as well. It was as if the three of them were long-time friends.


    Before Eliana knew that her two children had been taken to the amusement park, she had arrived at


    the kindergarten to pick them up.


    As soon as she got out of the car, she saw that Adrian had called her, but he hung up before she could


    answer the phone.


    Slightly confused, she rushed into the ssroom and found no one there.


    With her children nowhere to be seen, she immediately fell into a panic. She quickly went to the


    teacher and asked, “Miss Walker, where are Aileen and Adrian? I can’t find them anywhere.”


    “There you are, Miss Pierce. I’m afraid you just missed them. They left earlier with Ss, so I thought


    you knew his family and allowed them to leave together.”


    When the teacher finished speaking, she suddenly realized her mistake and became quite


    embarrassed.


    Did Ss take her two children away?


    As she thought of the phone call she had missed, Eliana’s heart started to pound wildly.


    Did anything bad happen?


    Filled with worry, she took out her phone and called the kids, but they didn’t answer.


    Finally, she couldn’t think of anything else to do but seek help from Maurice.


    Eliana sighed in relief when Maurice answered the phone.


    “Hello, Eliana. What is it?” Maurice said casually.


    “Do you know where Adrian and Aileen are? I came to the kindergarten to take them home, but they’re


    not here.”


    Hearing her dilemma, Maurice became confused.


    “How should I know? What does this have to do with me?”


    Eliana struggled to catch her breath. “Maurice, Ss took them. I don’t know where they went, and I


    couldn’t contact the kids.”


    The real reason she called Maurice was that she suspected in the back of her mind that he was behind


    her kids’ disappearance. It seemed like something he would do to manipte her.


    In retrospect, Eliana really regretted not anticipating the worst. She should have transferred the two


    children to another school while she had the chance than let them get too close to Ss. She was being


    thoughtless.


    “Where do you think they might be? Please help me, Maurice. I can’t bear anything bad happening to


    my babies.”


    Her voice cracked, and her distinct sobs followed after.


    Maurice felt her pain and quicklyforted her, “Calm down, Eliana. Let’s not overthink things. Go


    home first, get some rest, and wait there. I’ll send my men to look for them.”


    After hanging up the phone, Maurice immediately dialed Ss’ number.


    At the amusement park, Ss’ phone rang. When he saw Maurice’s name on the caller ID, he put the


    phone beside his ear to answer, but Earle stopped him immediately.C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org.


    “Ss, don’t you dare talk to that bastard!” With a menacing look, he turned around and shouted at all


    the bodyguards around him, “No one is allowed to answer Maurice’s call without my permission! Is that


    understood?”