Chapter 886
Rosalie’s heart raced with panic at the thought of the possibility that it might be Yvette. She was
deeply afraid that, upon seeing the child again, he would have turned into a lifeless, cold body.
“Don’t be afraid,” Jonathan reassured Rosalie, embracing her tightly. “Nothing bad will happen to
our child. Besides, Mr. Wilmer mentioned that he had extensively trained Zeki and imparted many
skills to him. That little guy won’t necessarily let Yvette have her way without putting up a fight.”
Rosalie was momentarily stunned, while Jonathan told her about the things that Kurt had told him
about Zekiah.
Rosalie struggled to hold back her tears as she listened, her eyes welling up and tears streaming
down her cheeks.
She thought, ‘I can’t believe my child has to endure all of this at such a tender age! He’s as young
as Jen, yet while Jen slept soundly in my arms like a baby, Zeki had been training, battling, and
perhaps even fighting with dogs, all in pursuit of bing a worthy heir to the Youngblood family.
But he’s still just a child, a child who can’t even speak fluently!’
“How… How could he do that? Why? Why does Zeki have to endure this?” Hearing this, Rosalie
could hardly bear to listen any longer. Her heart brimmed with nothing but hatred for Kurt.
However, all this was the very ordeal that Zekiah had lived through, so she feltpelled to endure
listening to it until the end.
Her hands clenched into fists, as though she were channeling all her strength to restrain her nearly
shattered spirit.
Finally, Jonathan gently pried open Rosalie’s fist and prevented her from pinching her palm. “Your
previous injury hasn’t fully healed yet. Clenching your fist like this will only make it worse.”
“But Zeki… suffered more than this,” Rosalie said agonizingly.
“I will certainly bring Zeki back, but you can’t disregard your injury like this. Just like today, to protect
that little girl, your hand almost got hurt again,” Jonathan said, gently stroking the palm where her
fingernails had just dug in.
“That child always protects Zeki. She genuinely cares for him, so how can I not protect her?”
Rosalie replied.
“Even if you want to protect her, please pay more attention to your own well-being,” Jonathan urged.
“Do you have any idea how important you are to me?”
Jonathan held Rosalie tightly in his arms once more. “Rosie, I love you. You mean more to me than
the
entire world!”
He would sacrifice anyone, but never her.
This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org.
To him, she was his entire world!
The kidnappers hadn’t sent any further messages or made any phone calls, almost as if they were
affording them ample time to prepare the ransom.
Although the Youngblood family did not call the police as per the kidnappers’ condition, various
experts in this field had secretly entered the manor and started all kinds of preparations. e manor
and started all kinds of preparations.
As for Guillermo and Jennifer, Rosalie had them stay at home from kindergarten these few days for
the sake of safety.
She couldn’t shake off the fear that something bad might befall the other two children as well.
The two little ones were keenly aware of the tense atmosphere in the house, and they had already
grasped the unsettling reality that one of their brothers had been kidnapped.
At five years old, the children had a vague understanding of what kidnapping meant, and while their
comprehension was limited, it remained a frightening concept for them.
Quillermo and Jennifer had distinct recollections of Zekiah. They had, after all, encountered him at
the amusement park before this, which had left asting impression on them.
Jennifer’s eyes widened in astonishment when she learned that Zekiah was their brother, and she
couldn’t
10:22
contain her surprise, repeatedly eximing.
Guillermo, on the other hand, was only stunned for a moment and then readily embraced the fact
without much ado.
“Mommy, I promise I’ll save my brother,” Guillermo promised Rosalie, who was wearing a grim
expression. Simultaneously, he spontaneously acknowledged Zekiah as his younger brother.
He was the eldest child, so he was determined to protect his younger siblings.
“Guille, I appreciate your intentions, but with so many people working to save your brother, all you
need to do is stay at home with your sister for these few days,” Rosalie said gently, as she lovingly
stroked Guillermo’s head.
Guillermo blinked his eyes but didn’t say anything more. Instead, he returned to his room, with
Jennifer following him. Rosalie sighed with relief at the sight of the two little ones sticking together.
At the moment, Rosalie was preupied with Zekiah’s matters andcked the energy to care for
Guillermo and Jennifer. Fortunately, with Gary in the mansion, along with assistance from the
servants, she didn’t have to be too concerned about them.
“Mr. Youngblood, we still haven’t located Zachary. The deliverypany he works for mentioned he
requested three days off, and we’ve dispatched someone to inquire with the Xanthos family.
ording to Zendaya, Zachary mentioned to her neighbor that he went out of town to collect debts
for some people. Supposedly, they’ll get a significant sum of money once that’s settled,” Carlos
ryed thetest information to Jonathan.
“Zachary Xanthos,” Jonathan said, enunciating each word, “I underestimated him. I never
anticipated that he would coborate with Yvette in orchestrating this.”
Rosalie was equally taken aback. Zachary’s involvement hade as a surprise, given that she
had sensed his guilt toward her previously in the hospital. However, it had be evident that
even profound guilt paled inparison to the allure of money.
“Continue to trace Zachary’s whereabouts and review all surveince footage in the town for this
week. Investigate everyone he had been in contact with to see if we can track down Yvette,”
Jonathan instructed.
“Got it,” Carlos replied.
The Youngblood Group boasted Strico’s premier information technology talents, and they outpaced
the police in conducting such investigations.
Nevertheless, they would need to scrutinize Zachary’s whereabouts for the entire week. Even with
multiple people
reviewing various timeframes concurrently, it would still be a time-consuming task. Jonathan
reassured Rosalie, saying, “Go to sleep first. I’ll keep a close watch here. If Yvette and Zachary call
or anything of the sort, I’ll immediately inform you.”
Rosalie shook,
head and replied, “I’m not sleepy.” At that moment, all she desired was to bring Zekiah back as
quickly as possible. The determination in her eyes made him realize that no matter what he said,
she wouldn’t retire to bed.
“Besides, I want to review the surveince footage of Zachary from that week as well. It’s better to
have one more set of eyes on it. The more people, the faster we might uncover something.
Otherwise, I’ll be even more restless if I do nothing,” Rosalie insisted.
Therefore, Jonathan instructed his team to provide Rosalie with aputer and the necessary
surveince footage.
1
As time ticked by, Rosalie closely examined the images of Zachary on herputer. Given that it
was surveince camera footage, she knew she had to watch it with great care, or she would end
up missing some details.