Chapter 227 Ca''s Determination


    Ca waited anxiously for another two days.


    During those days, she rarely ate or even slept. She kept on dialing Terence''s phone number almost


    every hour but still couldn''t get him on the phone.


    Ca had begged Theo to help her make some inquiries among his friends. But still, to no avail, there


    wasn''t any word from him. After all, he was far from NF. It would take time for him to receive


    information.


    Ca couldn''t stand it anymore. She couldn''t just sit there waiting for news without doing anything. She


    thought and thought for some time, and then decided to ask Terence''s grandfather for help. So, she


    asked the driver to take her to the An''s Manor.


    She didn''t want to disturb Nichs, but at that moment she thought that she had no other choice.


    As the hours passed, she was bing more and more afraid that Terence might be in great danger.


    Soon enough, she arrived at the North Yard.


    As soon as she got out of the car, Race came over. "Miss Ca, Mr. Nichs is resting. Is it an


    emergency? If it''s not that urgent, may I suggest waiting for him in the living room for a while?"


    Shaking her head, Ca replied, "Sorry Race, but this is very important. I''m afraid the matter couldn''t


    wait any longer."


    It was true, she couldn''t wait a second longer or she might actually go crazy.


    Seeing how serious Ca was, Race didn''t ask any more questions. He gestured Ca to follow him


    and they headed directly for Nichs''s bedroom.


    "Mr. Nichs, Miss Ca''s here to see you," Race said softly as he bowed.


    Ca was just behind him, following solemnly. The moment she reached the door, tears pooled in her


    eyes and she was choked up for a moment.


    Immediately noticing Ca''s distress, Nichs asked worriedly, "What''s wrong, Ca my dear? Come


    here and tell me what happened. Was anyone rude to you? Did anyone do you wrong?" When Ca


    still struggled to respond, he added, "Don''t worry. Since Terence isn''t here, I''ll protect you. I''ll never let


    anyone harm you!"


    Seeing Ca crying made him feel really bad and he began to worry about her.


    Ca shook her head. She slowly made her way to his bed and kneeled on the floor beside it. She then


    held his hand and stated, "Grandpa, I haven''t been able to reach Terence for three days. I''m really


    worried about him. I had no other choice but toe here and ask for your help."


    Nichs was unable to speak for a while, trying to process what Ca had just said. "Ca, wh-what,


    what are you saying? What do you mean you couldn''t reach Terence for three days?"


    Nichs thought for a moment before he shouted, "Race! Come in here right now!"


    Race immediately took the stairs to Nichs''s room. The moment he heard the man yell, he knew what


    it was about. In his defense, he didn''t inform Nichs of any bad news since the man was in poor


    health. He thought that it might not be good for him to stress over a lot of things.


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    When Race came into the room, he first looked at Ca and then turned to Nichs. Not wanting to


    anger the man any further, he quickly stated, "Mr. Nichs, it''s true that Mr. Terence is missing."


    Another reason why he didn''t want to tell Mr. Nichs the truth was he thought or was actually hoping


    that Mr. Terence would contact them very soon. If that was the case, he thought that he didn''t have to


    tell Mr. Nichs the bad news. And then, he would have saved Mr. Nichs a lot of unnecessary hours


    of being worried.


    That day would have been the third day that Mr. Terence had gone missing. A part of him knew he


    couldn''t hide it anymore.


    It just so happened that Miss Ca came and told Mr. Nichs about Terence''s situation before he


    could. If Race was being honest, he was actually thankful that she helped him in breaking the news to


    Mr. Nichs.


    Upon hearing Race''s words, Nichs''s eyes went wide and then he took a deep breath with one hand


    on his chest. "Race, I order you to immediately send our men to NF and search for information about


    Terence''s whereabouts right now. Whatever it takes, you have to get my Terence back to me," he firmly


    stated.


    Nichs took more deep breaths, trying to calm himself down.


    It dawned on him that he must be in good health until Terence was found and would be able toe


    back.


    Then, he turned to Ca and stated, "Ca, you have to rx right now. I sent out my men to find him


    right away. Please trust me. I''ll bring him back to us safe and healthy."


    Nichs promised as he held and patted Ca''s hand.


    "Grandpa, I..." Ca tried to speak. She had been biting her tongue for quite a while. Then, she outright


    requested, "Grandpa, can I go with them?"


    The moment he heard what she had asked, Nichs immediately shook his head. "Oh, no, no, no.


    Absolutely not. That ce is really dangerous, especially for girls.


    Ca, I''m not going to put you at risk. You just have to trust me. Please believe that Terence wille


    back safely. Just wait right here in JA City with me, okay?"


    Nichs continued patting her hands. Although he declined her request, Nichs was actually


    impressed at how Ca was willing to risk her safety for Terence''s sake. If he wasn''t before, he was


    definitely certain then that she loved his grandson with all her heart.


    Later that day, Ca had left the North Yard for quite a while but


    she was still in a daze. Judging from what Race stated, she was sure then that Terence was indeed


    missing.


    What she had been afraid of actually became a reality.


    It was driving her crazy. At that moment, what she really really wanted to do was go to NF to search for


    him herself. Even if she couldn''t sessfully find him, she still wanted to go. She thought that anything


    would be better than to just sit around and wait. Moreover, if she were in NF, she would at least feel a


    little closer to Terence. She believed that would make her feel better.


    She would rather take the risk than wait there.


    That night, Theo delivered the most unfortunate news to Ca. Apparently, the ne that Terence was


    on crashed near OS River and there was still no word on what happened to them.


    He also told her that Marcus had already sent his people to search and rescue Terence whether it was


    day or night.


    Ca sneered. She knew that Marcus''s intentions weren''t pure. ''He had been wanting to kill Terence


    for so long. Rescue? More like he wanted assurance that Terence was really dead, '' she thought.


    Since ancient times, there had been arge number of brothers who fought against each other in order


    to gain family property and inheritance rights. Ca just didn''t expect that she''d be unfortunate enough


    to see it with her own eyes.


    That night, Ca tossed and turned for hours. There was no way that she would be able to fall asleep.


    Ca stared at the picture on her phone screen for a long time. On it, Terence and she were each


    wearing a wooden fish bracelet that came in couples. Terence''s wrist was on top of hers, making a


    cross and showing how close their wooden fishes were, just like how close Terence and Ca were.


    Once one of them was separate from the other, it would be iplete.


    Before dawn, Ca just gave up on sleeping and she got up from her bed. She went out and ran for


    two hours.


    As she ran, she kept asking herself, ''Ca Ji, you want to search for him and save him, but how?


    You''re useless. You don''t even know the basics of self-defense. There''s a strong chance that you


    would be killed before arriving at NF. Since it would be impossible to go there, then how can you save


    Terence?


    Unless...''


    While she was out of breath, Ca just realized something. Then, she turned around and ran towards


    the vi.


    "Miss Ca... where are you going?"


    As soon as Sophie saw Ca walk out of her room carrying a huge bag, she quickly stopped her work


    and ran out to grab her by the arm.


    "Sophie, don''t stop me. Please take care of Sean while I''m away," Ca said as she tried to remove


    Sophie''s hand from her arm.


    Sophie and other servants lived in the vi. So Ca was sure that they would be able to take good


    care of her younger brother. As for Sean, she didn''t tell him what she was really going to do. She told


    him that she was going to stay with Terence for a few days.


    She lied to her brother that Terence had gone on a long business trip. And she was just going to visit


    him for a while.


    "Miss Ca, please calm yourself. Mr. Terence wille back soon. When hees back and finds


    that you''re gone, he will me us,"


    Sophie begged as she clung to Ca''s arm.


    ''These days, Miss Ca and Sean''s arrival had given the vi some life. Mr. Terence left several days


    ago. If Miss Ca also leaves, this vi will be dreary again.


    And for certain, Mr. Sean will feel lonely while both Miss Ca and Mr. Terence are away, '' Sophie


    thought to herself.


    "Sophie, I must do something for Terence. I can''t just stand by and watch while he''s in so much danger.


    I can''t just wait here anymore," Ca said with determination.


    For the past several days, Sophie could tell that there was something bothering Miss Ca. She had


    been a little out of her mind. Sophie had spections that it had something to do with Mr. Terence and


    Ca just confirmed her intuitions. Mr. Terence must be in a really dangerous situation.


    "But Miss Ca, you''d be in great danger as well. What''s worse, you don''t have anyone to help you.


    How can you save Mr. Terence by yourself? Miss Ca, please just listen to me.


    Just stay here and wait for him toe back. Please don''t do anything that could put you in a


    dangerous situation,"


    Sophie tried her best to persuade Ca. She was afraid that Ca might get herself in danger. On the


    other hand, she was also afraid that when Mr. Terence came back and couldn''t find Miss Ca, he


    would be mad at them for letting her leave.


    Ca shook her head, looking extremely as determined as when she walked in. Her eyes were as


    beautiful as the pearls. At that moment, she had them fixed on Sophie and she firmly said, "Sophie, I


    have already decided.


    You don''t have to worry. I won''t go alone. Grandpa will arrange some bodyguards to protect me."


    Then, Ca removed her arm from Sophie''s hand and walked towards the door carrying her bag.


    Sophie was unable to move from where she stood. After a while, she started crying as she began to


    worry about Miss Ca and Mr. Terence''s safety.


    With her hands sped in front of her, Sophie looked at the sky and begged the blessing of the gods.


    She prayed for Miss Ca and Mr. Terence''s safe return.