Chapter 576 A Cry for Assistance
Within the confines of the car.
Amanda let out a resigned sigh. “I fear Casey is in dire straits. The way Eleanor erased the surveince
footage so meticulously indicates that she must be hiding something sinister.”
“I can’t fathom why she would delete the surveince footage. Could it be possible that she has
abducted Casey?” Symeon narrowed his eyes, reaching for a cigarette, but abruptly remembered
Amanda’s presence and withdrew his hand.
“Casey might have been relocated by Eleanor. If the surveince footage was deleted, it could be
retrieved, but if the hard drive was entirely reced, all hope is lost.”
“Regardless, our first course of action should be to attempt to recover the surveince footage from the
Carter Residence. If that proves futile, then we’ll confront Eleanor directly. If she resists, we’llpel
her,” Symeon stated, his face set in a stern expression.
Amanda pondered for a moment, then voiced, “But there’s oneforting fact, that is, Eleanor is
unlikely to harm her, which would buy us enough time to locate her.”
“Mm-hmm.”
Symeon steered the car slowly away from the Carter Residence, oblivious to the fact that Casey was
imprisoned in the basement at that very moment.
Meanwhile, within the confines of the basement, Casey was racking her brain to devise an escape n
through the small window, but she couldn’t locate any tools in the basement to aid her escape.
Suddenly, the sound of a ball being kicked and the chatter of Peter echoed from outside the basement
door.
Peter? Right!
She could employ Peter to liberate herself or, at the very least, send out a distress signal to the outside
world!
Casey pressed herself against the door, peering through the small window at Peter ying ball outside,
and hollered, “Peter! Peter! It’s me, Casey! Come over here!”
Intrigued by the noise from the basement, Peter ambled over, and upon seeing her confined inside, he
burst intoughter. “Why are you locked in here? Did you misbehave and get punished by Daddy?
Serves you right, haha!“
Peter stuck out his tongue and made faces at her, deliberately provoking her.
Casey couldn’t afford to lose her temper at this point. She cajoled him patiently. “Can you help me open
the door and let me out? Once I’m out, I’ll buy you anything you want.”
“Humph, I don’t need it. You’re so annoying. Besides, whatever I desire, Mom and Dad will get it for
me.”
Peter wasn’t easily duped. Being the young master of the Carter Family, he could easily have all his
desires fulfilled and was difficult to trick. demand you make.” Casey altered her strategy. She needed to
be adaptable, and she could deal with him once she was free.
Peter contemted for a moment, then returned to the basement door. “I can lend you my phone, but
you have to promise me one thing. You have to apany me to the theme park. I’ve been pestering
Mom and Dad for ages, but they’re always preupied and never have the time. If you apany
me, I’ll lend you my phone.”
“Alright, it’s just a theme park. I’ll bring you there. You can y to your heart’s content.”
“Really? That’s fantastic! Let me grab my phone for your After saying that, Peter scampered off.
She was uncertain if Peter would return, but she could only rely on this mischievous boy to honor his
promise.
After a while, the sound of footsteps echoed again, Casey immediately pressed herself against the
door window. She recognized that it was Peter’s footsteps, the familiar sound of him scampering
around the house daily.
Peter stood before the door with his phone. “Here, I’ll lend you my phone. Return it once you’re done.”
Casey epted the phone, a smile of relief spreading across her face. With a phone, she could
summon help, but she discovered that the phone had no signal. The basement was obstructing almost
all the signals
Even with a phone, she couldn’t make a call.
What should I do…
Casey deliberated for a long time and realized she still had to rely on this mischievous boy. She
handed the phone back to Peter. “Hey, Peter, can you help me make a call outside? There’s no signal
here, and I can’t make a call.”
“How bothersome, but I don’t know who you want to call!” Peter looked exasperated.
Casey contemted for a moment, retrieved the phone, and swiftlyposed a text message. Then,
she pondered for a moment, deciding to send it to Symeon, because Amanda had mentioned that if
she was in peril, she could seek Symeon’s assistance.
She handed the phone back to Peter. “Peter, go outside and send this text message. That’s all.”All rights ? N?velDrama.Org.
“When are you going to bring me to the theme park? I wanna go.”
“Tomorrow. I’ll bring you tomorrow. Or, if you let me out now, we can go to the theme park immediately,”
It would be ideal if she could directly escape, but she feared that Peter couldn’t unlock the door.
Peter scrutinized the basement door for a long time. It was secured with a password, and he, being a
child, had no clue what the password was.
“I can’t unlock it. I don’t know the password.
“So, go out and send this text message, and first thing tomorrow morning. I’ll definitely bring you to the
theme park, alright?”
“Will you keep your promise?”
“Wait, don’t leave yet, Peter. Then, can you lend me your phone to make a call? I’llply with any
demand you make.” Casey altered her strategy. She needed to be adaptable, and she could deal with
him once she was free.
Peter contemted for a moment, then returned to the basement door. “I can lend you my phone, but
you have to promise me one thing. You have to apany me to the theme park. I’ve been pestering
Mom and Dad for ages, but they’re always preupied and never have the time. If you apany
me, I’ll lend you my phone.”
“Alright, it’s just a theme park. I’ll bring you there. You can y to your heart’s content.
“Really? That’s fantastic! Let me grab my phone for your After saying that, Peter scampered off.
She was uncertain if Peter would return, but she could only rely on this mischievous boy to honor his
promise.
After a while, the sound of footsteps echoed again. Casey immediately pressed herself against the
door window. She recognized that it was Peter’s footsteps, the familiar sound of him scampering
around the house daily.
Peter stood before the door with his phone. “Here, I’ll lend you my phone. Return it once you’re done.”
Casey epted the phone, a smile of relief spreading across her face. With a phone, she could
summon help, but she discovered that the phone had no signal. The basement was obstructing almost
all the signals.
Even with a phone, she couldn’t make a call.
What should I do…
Casey deliberated for a long time and realized she still had to rely on this mischievous boy. She
handed the phone back to Peter. “Hey, Peter, can you help me make a call outside? There’s no signal
here, and I can’t make a call.”
“How bothersome, but I don’t know who you want to call!” Peter looked exasperated.
Casey contemted for a moment, retrieved the phone, and swiftlyposed a text message. Then,
she pondered for a moment, deciding to send it to Symeon, because Amanda had mentioned that if
she was in peril, she could seek Symeon’s assistance.
She handed the phone back to Peter. “Peter, go outside and send this text message. That’s all.”
“When are you going to bring me to the theme park? I wanna go.”
“Tomorrow. I’ll bring you tomorrow. Or, if you let me out now, we can go to the theme park immediately.”
It would be ideal if she could directly escape, but she feared that Peter couldn’t unlock the door.
Peter scrutinized the basement door for a long time. It was secured with a password, and he, being a
child, had no clue what the password was.
“I can’t unlock it. I don’t know the password.”
“So, go out and send this text message, and first thing tomorrow morning. I’ll definitely bring you to the
theme park, alright?”
“Will you keep your promise?”
Casey looked hopeful. “I always honor my promises. I will definitely bring you to the theme park. If I
don’t, then I’m a liar.”
“Alright. If you go back on your word, I’ll have Daddy keep you confined here forever.” With that, Peter
took the phone and dashed off.
However, she was uncertain if he could sessfully send the text message.
Hopefully, he can. Please, I don’t wanna stay in this basement any longer.
Peter dashed into the yard, and the phone regained signal. He unlocked the phone and saw the text
message Casey had prepared earlier. The phone number was already entered, and he had to press
send.
The prospect of visiting the theme park tomorrow filled him with such joy that he immediately pressed
send.
Just then, Eleanor approached him from behind and bellowed, “Peter! Aren’t you supposed to be doing
your homework in your room? Why did you sneak out again? And who permitted you to y with the
phone? Didn’t I tell you that your studies during elementary school are crucial? Why are you still
ying with your phone? Hand it over!”
“No, no! Mom, I’ll stop ying. I’ll return the phone, and I won’t y anymore. I’m going to do my
homework now!”
In a sh, Peter dashed back into the house, still gleefully anticipating tomorrow’s theme park visit.
After all, the text message had been sent.
Eleanor watched Peter’s retreating figure and chuckled helplessly. This child was bing
increasingly energetic, but he just wouldn’t concentrate on his studies. She wondered who he took
after.
On the other hand, Casey graduated from a prestigious university. Perhaps he took after Eleanor? She
wasn’t fond of studying either.