Chapter 280


    Chapter 280


    Rosalie’s mind raced, recalling the news and cases of child abduction she had seen in the past. As a


    result, her thoughts grew even more chaotic.


    If Aiden had truly been abducted, she would never forgive herself for the rest of her life!


    However, the more anxious she became, the emptier her mind seemed. She desperately wanted to find


    Aiden, but she didn’t know where to start.


    Just then, someone reached out and grabbed her arm, and a familiar voice whispered in her ear,


    “Don’t panic.”


    These simple words eased Rosalie’s heart, which had previously been filled with confusion and


    helplessness.


    “What should we do? Aiden is missing!” Her voice trembled, and her eyes were filled with tears. “It’s all


    my fault. I should have apanied Aiden to the restroom personally. If I had been with him, he


    wouldn’t have disappeared.”


    “It’s my fault,” Jonathan admitted. “I’m the one who asked a staff member to apany him. But don’t


    worry; we will find him. I’m going to seal off this entire building immediately and conduct a thorough


    search.”


    Rosalie considered another possibility. “But what if it’s human traffickers, and they’ve already taken


    Aiden out of this building?”


    “Then, let’s lock down the city,” he said. “Within ten minutes, we’ll seal off Strico. It’s impossible to


    reach the city’s highway exit in just ten minutes. Once the city is sealed, even if it’s human traffickers,


    they’ll have to stay within the city and won’t be able to escape. By then, we’ll be able to find Aiden.”


    She was shocked-locking down the city? Could he really do that to such a bustling metropolis?


    However, hearing these words from him made it impossible not to believe that he could make it


    happen.


    “Trust me. We’ll find Aiden for sure. Even if we have to turn the entire city upside down, I’ll help you find


    him,” Jonathan assured her.


    He was going to such great lengths to find a child, solely because he didn’t want to see her burdened


    with guilt and remorse.


    He knew that with her personality, if they couldn’t find Aiden, she would never find peace for the rest of


    her life.


    Jonathan took out his phone and made a call to brief someone on the situation. But suddenly, a child’s


    innocent voice out, “Rosalie…”


    Rosalie was shaken to her core. It was Aiden’s voice!


    rang


    She abruptly looked


    up and saw Aiden standing not far away, holding hands with a man.


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    Rosalie rushed over and hugged Aiden tightly, her voice choked with emotion. “Where did you go? Why


    did you suddenly wander off? I was so afraid I wouldn’t find you!”


    She rambled on, and though Aiden didn’t understand her words, he could sense her sadness. So, with


    his little hands, he gently patted Rosalie and nuzzled her cheek with his head.


    After seeing Aiden’s return, Jonathan put away his phone. “Never mind. It’s all settled.” His gaze shifted


    from Rosalie and Aiden to the man who had been holding Aiden’s hand.


    When he recognized the man, he raised an eyebrow, his eyes filled with yful curiosity. It was quite a


    coincidence to encounter this man here-Aiden’s biological father, Warren York.


    “I wonder if this can be considered fate,” he thought.


    At this moment, Rosalie’s emotions finally settled down. She took a deep breath and looked at the child


    in her arms. “Where did you go?”


    Aiden, however, focused on Rosalie’s lips, trying to discern what she was saying.


    When Rosalie realized that Aiden couldn’t understand her, she used signnguage tomunicate.


    Aiden extended his hand, showing a part of a cochlear imnt in his palm. Specifically, it was the


    external part of the cochlear imnt that went on the outer ear.


    “So, did Aiden’s cochlear imnt fall off?” Rosalie thought, and she beganmunicating with Aiden


    using signnguage.


    After a series of exchanges, Rosalie finally understood the whole story. Indeed, Aiden’s cochlear


    imnt had fallen off, and when Aiden was halfway to the bathroom, he realized he couldn’t hear


    anything. That’s when he urgently turned back to the restroom to look for his cochlear imnt.


    Inside the restroom, Aiden encountered a kind man, but they couldn’tmunicate because the man


    didn’t understand signnguage.


    However, Aiden was clever; he dipped his finger in water and wrote on the bathroom countertop, telling


    the man that he needed to return to the room to find someone.


    The man then decided to escort Aiden back to the room, thinking it was the right thing to do.


    And that’s the situation Rosalie had witnessed.


    Rosalie breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, Aiden had encountered a nice person. If he had


    encountered someone with malicious intent, he might have been in danger of being abducted.


    Rosalie straightened herself up and addressed the man standing next to Aiden. “Sir, thank you…”


    Suddenly, her voice seemed as if it were caught in her throat, and her eyes were fixed on the man in


    front of her as if she had just witnessed something unbelievable.


    “Do we know each other?” Warren furrowed his brow and spoke. The woman in front of him should be


    a stranger, but the way she looked at him made him feel like she recognized him.


    Rosalie was in a state of shock. Of course, she knew Warren-he was Aiden’s biological father! Who


    could have expected that the father and son would meet under such circumstances?


    Furthermore, they didn’t know each other’s identities!


    Rosalie struggled to find words to describe her emotions at this moment.


    “Yes.” But it was Jonathan who helped her answer. Jonathan stepped forward, walked to Rosalie’s


    side, and put his arm around her shoulder. Then, he smiled at Warren and said, “Mr. York, I didn’t


    expect to meet you here. I’m Jonathan Youngblood.”


    “Jonathan from Youngblood Group?” Warren inquired.


    “Yes,” Jonathan confirmed.


    “Well, what a coincidence. I came to Strico hoping to visit and explore potential cooperation between


    our twopanies. It seems we’ve met sooner than expected,” Warren said.


    “In that case, Mr. York, when you n to visit, I’ll be ready to wee you,” Jonathan replied


    The two men shook hands, and Jonathan said, “My girlfriend has seen you in the news before, but


    meeting you in probably quite surprising for her.”


    Jonathan was helping Rosalie ease the situation.


    person was


    Rosalie had finally regained herposure and greeted Warren as well. “Hello, Mr. York, I’m Rosalie


    Leighton.”


    “Hello, Ms. Leighton,” Warren replied, and he took a few moments to appraise Rosalie. After all, a


    woman introduced with such solemnity by Jonathan must be someone quite exceptional!