Chapter 402


    Mia propped her chin in her hand. Her cheek tilted slightly, and her mind was working again. She


    began to eliminate possibilities. “Gambling is under strict surveince now, so no gambling dens would


    dare to hide people. Going to a club would cost money; if they had some, they’d probably gamble it


    away, so they might not afford the club’s fees. If they went to a hospital, they could be admitted and


    provided for before paying.”


    Leo was excited. “That’s exactly what I was thinking. I initially tracked them for two days using


    surveince footage, but every time it was a wild goose chase...”


    He was lured by the surveince to a container yard, where he searched hundreds of boxes one by


    one with the help of the police. They searched all night, but in the end, they returned empty-handed.


    Following the map, he went to the surrounding viges to investigate. “Later, the dogs in the vige


    didn’t even bark at me.”


    Mia and Molly broke intoughter. “Why?”


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    Leo replied, “I was there so often, so the dogs started treating me as one of their own.”


    The girlsughed again.


    Theirughter drifted into the living room. At the same time, Andre, having finished his work, just


    returned home. The sound of his family’sughter was the best remedy for any of his worries.


    Hearing theirughter, Hansen also wore a smile on his face. There was nothing more joyful than


    hearingughter. Seeing Andre, Hansen pointed towards the backyard. “Go on. Your wife, your sister,


    and your nephew are all together again.”


    With a good mood, Andre headed towards the backyard.


    “What happened next?” Mia asked eagerly.


    Leo replied, “I couldn’t find them, and even made friends with a couple of dogs.”


    Later, Leo realized that he and the police had been led by the nose. It seemed that the enemy had


    predicted that they would rely solely on surveince.


    Ellory and Kyle had no close rtives, so Leo was kind of their only grandson and nephew.


    After some time, Leo calmed down and thought about where Ellory and Kyle might have gone, ces


    that he had overlooked. In the end, he narrowed it down to a suspicious ce—the hospital.


    Because if there was one thing Ellory and Kyle were good at, it was pretending to be sick.


    They would always fake illnesses to get Naomi to send them money for treatment. Without the


    machines showing they were fine, they could easily fool the doctors.


    Leo had been in West Meadows for several days at that time, with no progress. He didn’t feel like


    calling home yet. With a try-and-see attitude, he roamed around the city and investigated all the


    hospitals, but he found no information about the two.


    This time, Molly was fascinated and asked, “What happened next?”


    Leo answered, “Hospitals require patient information, but there’s one ce where it’s not necessary


    because the patients might not even know their own names.”


    The sisters were puzzled. Mia asked, “Why wouldn’t they know their own names?”


    “Because they’re mentally ill.”


    “What?”


    Leo replied, “They were found in a mental institution.”


    The sisters were shocked, especially Mia. “How did this happen so suddenly?”


    Molly also couldn’t believe it. “Are they pretending or are they really mentally ill?”


    Leo said, “From what I could tell, they are really mentally ill.”


    Andre also heard about his nephew’s experiences. He walked from the living room to the backyard.


    “Well done.”


    Leo looked up at Andre, with a proud smile on his face. That was the pride of aplishing a task, like


    getting a perfect score on a test and bragging to his parents. “Uncle, I’m back.”


    Andre nodded at his nephew, and pulled a chair from the side. Mia quickly patted the seat next to her.


    Her little hand was beckoning her husband. “Honey, quick, sit here.”


    Her actions were reminiscent of a schoolgirl saving a seat for her friend.


    Andreplied. As soon as he sat down, Mia got up, and moved her chair closer to her husband,


    leaving no space between them.


    Andre had a deep love for this clingy little sweetheart. He thoroughly enjoyed Mia’s tant reliance on


    him. He was deeply in love with her, so he had no resistance to her gentleness. He wished he could


    crush her, keep her in his arms and take her everywhere.


    After being away for several days, Leo didn’t manage to keep his mouth shut on his first day back. He


    pointed at Mia. “Can’t you be a little more reserved? I’ve never seen a woman like you. You cling to him


    day and night. When will your honeymoon phase end? You’re always so lovey-dovey. Aren’t you


    embarrassed? Don’t you know that couples who are too clingy end up breaking up?”


    Mia took a deep breath. She turned to look at Leo who was notoriously chatty. “Say one more word!


    How dare you say that in front of me?”


    She casually picked up a fruit from the side, a big apple, the kind that hurt the most when thrown. She


    urately threw it towards Leo. “I cling to my husband during the day. Does that bother you? I hug my


    husband at night. Are you jealous? We’re lovey-dovey. You don’t even have a wife. You’re just jealous.


    And you even curse us to break up? Do you really think I won’t fight because I’m pregnant?”


    As she spoke, Mia reached for a chair nearby. Andre chuckled. He grabbed his wife’s little hand, pulling


    the feisty little wife into his arms. “Come, sit on myp.”


    Leo sighed. His uncle, as always, didn’t warn him with words, but his actions spoke louder than words!


    Mia shamelessly went over to her husband.


    Leo turned to Molly. She propped her face in her hand. Her mouth was making ‘tsk tsk’ sounds. “I don’t


    know what’s wrong with your mouth. At least when I insult people, it’s directed at others. You just keep


    shooting yourself in the foot.”


    Leo dered, “With your temper, Chad is going to have a hard time in the future.”


    “Why are you talking about Chad?” No one cared about Chad more than Molly.


    Leo said, “I''m not gonna tell you.”


    Then, his leg was kicked hard by his aunt, with no regard for family ties.


    And so, Leo’s status in the Cedillo family, after being away for several days, skyrocketed in less than


    an hour, only to be brought back down to earth in a sh. It was like when students get home from


    school, parents are only sweet to them for the first two days, but by the third day, they’re already being


    nagged at.


    Meanwhile, Andre was holding his grumpy little wife. He turned his head, soothing his wife’s back. His


    other hand was gently touching her belly. “Once the baby is born, I won’t stop you from doing anything.”


    “Sounds good.” Then Mia’s gaze turned towards her nephew. Leo felt a chill down his spine.


    Andre turned back, looking at his nephew, asking, “Where did you arrange for them to stay?”


    Leo said, “They’re in the hospital. I’m going to stay there tonight to watch over them.”


    Andre nodded.


    Mia was still feeling the shock. “Could they be pretending? I find it so unbelievable. How could they


    have gone mad out of the blue? And not just one, but both of them.”


    Molly, who was super cunning, therefore suggested, “Leo, why don’t you catch a snake tomorrow and


    throw it into their ward to see how they react?”