Chapter 497 A Man


    “Nathaniel, L…” Christina felt her heart sink to the bottom of her stomach in despair, causing her


    immense difort.


    Nathaniel wrapped an arm around her shoulder and massaged her brows. “It’s going to be fine. Leave


    this


    to me.”


    “But-”


    “Take care of the kids. Trust me,” Nathaniel asserted.


    Christina’s brows knitted together. Left with no other choice, she nodded in agreement. “Okay. Let’s


    keep in touch with each other.”


    At that, Nathaniel spun on his heels and left with the file.


    Christina felt a deep sense of remorse as she watched him walk away. She could tell that he had


    prepared the gifts with care, knowing the importance of their visit to the Gibson family.


    s, all of his efforts were in vain, and it pained her to see him hurt in such a way.


    Christina’s eyes were burning as she turned to look at Azure. “Grandma, you’ve disappointed me.”


    Anya marched over to join Azure and gave Christina a dismissive look. “Don’t be na?ve. The Hadley


    family is at odds with us. How could you still defend Nathaniel at this juncture?” D


    “He’s my husband. Besides, that ident wasn’t his fault!” Christina protested as tears glistened in her


    eyes.


    She felt like she had been betrayed by her own family.


    Despite that, Azure maintained a stern and cold expression, her gaze filled with an icy resolve. She


    remained silent, showing no signs of remorse for using the kids as leverage to threaten Nathaniel.


    Biting her lip. Christina demanded, “Lucas and Cam are your grandchildren. How could you use


    them. as pawns to fulfill your own desires? What will happen when they discover the truth when they’re


    older? Won’t they be furious with you?”


    Isn’t she afraid the kids will me her when they grow up?


    Azure scowled. “That’s it. We’ll talk about thatter. For now, he has to fulfill the agreement.”


    She had made up her mind, so no one could persuade her otherwise.


    Christina quickly ran after her. “Where are Lucas and Cam?”


    As long as the kids were safe, she was fine with everything else.


    Seeing Christina’s concern, Azure responded darkly, “Rest assured, they are safe. Just be patient and


    wait. I’m doing this for your own good, youngdy.”


    “Grandma, I know you’re upset, but you cannot-


    Before Christina could finish her words, Anya shoved her away. “Grandma won’t tell you where the kids


    are. Just stay here and don’t cause amotion


    With that. Anya held Azure and helped her up the stairs


    Disappointment flooded Christina as she watched them walk away Noticing that no cars had left the


    premises since her arrival, she realized that the children were still inside the expansive house However,


    finding their whereabouts within the vast residence posed a daunting challenge.


    Nevertheless, Christina wasn’t about to give up.


    I have five days to find the children and save them. If I seed. Nathaniel won’t have to make that


    investment in the project. I can’t let him give away his hard-earned money to the Gibson family.


    That night, Christina found it impossible to sleep. She spent the entire night tirelessly searching the


    vast Gibson residence. However, with its numerous sections and locked rooms, her solo search proved


    challenging


    The butler had been instructed not to grant her ess to any keys, furtherplicating her mission.


    Christina’s search proved futile.


    At dawn, she fell asleep out of exhaustion in one of the guest rooms, deciding to get some rest before


    continuing with her search.


    Having learned of Christina’s relentless search, Azure took measures to ensure her n remained


    undisturbed by arranging for someone to lock the guest room Christina was staying in from the outside.


    When Christina woke up around noon, she felt a pang of hunger and made her way to the door. To her


    dismay, it was locked from the outside.


    I can’t believe they locked me up!


    Christina pounded on the door angrily. “Open the door now! Open it!”


    s, Christina’s desperate yells and pounding on the door went unanswered, echoing through the


    building with no one to hear or respond to her helpless pleas.


    “Open the door! I need to find Lucas and Cam!”


    Meanwhile, Anya was enjoying her lunch alone when the housekeeper reported to her, “Ms. Gibson,


    Ms. Steele has been locked up. She is crying and pounding on the door. Shall we release her?”


    A smirk yed on Anya’s lips. “Why should we release her? Ignore her and don’t bring her any food.


    She can starve for today.”


    Christina’s tough. She didn’t die back at the cliff, so she won’t starve to her death this time, too.


    The housekeeper dared not defy her order and nodded before leaving.


    After finishing her lunch, Anya strolled out of the house and followed a path that led to the backyard.


    Her steps carried her to a storage room tucked away from in sight.


    She fished out the key and unlocked the door to see two kids huddled against each other.


    They were none other than Lucas and Cam.


    “Evil woman, let us out!” Lucas screamed in fury.


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    Her voice was disoriented as die whispered. Lovas Feared Can you take me to Mommy?”


    Anya shot them a glosting look as an iry grin yed on her lips. “You got locked up as you were


    naughty


    Hote dere they treat my room at their yground! Serve them right?


    Fury shed in Lucas gaze “Evildy, let us go! We want to see our mommy’ If Daddy finds out you’re


    been bullying us hell definitely make you pay””


    Anya scoffed mockingly, her voice dripping with disdain. “Oh, how armusing. Your daddy is too


    preupied toe to your rescue! And as for your mommy, well, she hasn’t the faintest idea of your


    whereabouts. She won’t be able to find you?” Her terrifyingughter filled the air


    Cam burst into tears and kept asking for her mother. Lucas did his best tofort his sister, but his


    efforts seemed futtle in soothing her distress


    Pleased. Anya spun on her heels to leave. In a sudden turn of events, a small figure dashed toward


    Anyha, delivering a forceful push that caught her off guard.


    Taken by surprise, Anya stumbled forward before crashing to the ground, screaming out in anguish.


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    “Ow! Ow, my face hurts! You little b*stards, do you want me to punish you both?”


    Without hesitation, Lucas took Cam’s hand and ran for the door. They both stepped on Anya’s back


    on the way out in their haste to flee the scene.


    “Lucas, I’m scared Cam’s eyes welled up with tears, her rosy cheeks turning pale. It was a heart-


    wrenching sight to behold.


    Lucas wiped her tears away gently. “Don’t be scared, Cam. Let’s go. We’ll be safe once we find


    Mommy!”


    Mommy taught me to protect Cam at all times as I’m a man


    He grabbed her hand tightly and continued running, his voice echoing through the surroundings as he


    shouted for Christina.


    “Mommy, where are you? Mommy!”