Bowen Carter couldn’t understand why she was so worried about an adopted child, but made an immediate U-turn and went to the airport instead.
He still has a soft spot for that kid!
“Bowen Carter, can you go any faster?” There was no trace of blood on Tess Baker’s face, and in just ten minutes, dozens of reports of children in trouble had swirled through her mind!
She had already booked the latest flight, which would leave in an hour and fifteen minutes, but it would still take forty-five minutes to get from here to the airport.
“Safety is paramount.” If Tess Baker is not in the car, Bowen Carter dares to put the gas on the floor, run stoplights and get to the airport as fast as she can.
But she was there, and he wouldn’t take that big a risk.
Tess Baker didn’t rush him any further, just took her phone and kept calling the little guy, but his phone was off and she could only text him –
[Mike, where are you now?
[Did you see Mommy’s text message? Let me know if you see it!
[Mike, I put 50, 000 dollars in your bank card, be careful when you withdraw the money, don’t be targeted by the bad guys].
But Mike Baker was nowhere to be found, and those text messages just fell into the sea.
Prickly-
The car came to a sudden stop and the light just turned from green to red ahead.
Tess Baker stared at the red light, biting her lower lip and clenching her hands together. Turn the light green, she’ll miss her flight!
But the more she stared at it, the more she felt that time was passing slowly.
“Relax, the security is good now and he’s smart enough that nothing will happen.” Bowen Carter took her into his arms and patted her on the back.
Tess Baker’s heart is not half as charming at this time, “You don’t understand.”
She knew Mike was her biological son, but he thought it was just an adopted child, so how could it be the same?
“I’ve arranged for someone to find him, so don’t worry too much.” Bowen Carter was not good at comforting people, and could only hold her tightly and tell her that he was still there.
The fact that he was so thoughtful left Tess Baker with mixed feelings.
She had been worried that she and Bowen Carter were in an unstable relationship and that he would steal Mike’s custody after the breakup, so she kept Mike’s existence hidden.
But Mike is her and Bowen Carter’s child, and it’s not fair to him for her to be so selfish!
She looked at the red light showing twenty-five seconds and made up her mind and said, “Bowen Carter, actually Mike is …”
But the words didn’t get finished.
Bowen Carter looked ahead in a daze, suddenly let go of her, pushed open the car door and ran off without even leaving a word!
Tess Baker looked in the direction he was running, and his heart seemed to be hit by a bomb that exploded into pieces.
The woman wore a khaki trench coat with waist-length black hair and a face that looked exactly like hers!
It’s just that this woman’s temperament is more on the introverted side of a lady’s house, not as flamboyant as hers!
–This is Wendy Summer!
“Bowen Carter!” shouted Tess Baker, red-eyed and poking her head out hoarsely.
She also has her own pride, her own dignity, and she doesn’t want to admit that she lost so easily to another woman!
However, Bowen Carter didn’t even turn his head, and after Wendy Summer crossed the crosswalk, he didn’t hesitate to follow!
Ouch!
It hurts like hell!
Tess Baker was holding her heart, unable to breathe.
Tears instantly blurred her eyes, dripping onto her clothes and the seat.
How happy and happy and contented she was in the last few days, how hard and heartbreaking and desperate she is now, even harder and more heartbreaking and desperate than five years ago!
It turns out that she was never a match for Wendy Summer in Bowen Carter’s mind!
From the beginning to the end, she was just a stand-in!
Drip-
The car behind rang twice, and the driver shouted in the back with some impatience, “The front, are you going or not?”
“Go!” Tess Baker, not caring if she could be heard behind her, choked out a response, then wiped her tears and stepped on the gas.
Luckily, luckily she didn’t tell Bowen Carter about Mike’s true identity!
She’s already lost her lover, she can’t lose her son again!
The scenery on either side of the car flew back, passing through Tess Baker’s mind like happy, painful, sad, helpless and pleasant memories.
From the anticipation when marrying Bowen Carter, to the despair when making up one’s mind to leave him, to the happiness after spreading one’s heart with him …
Eight years, the best years of her life were given to him, but she was just a stand-in in his eyes!
Heh, how ridiculous!
The scene in his eyes began to blur, and Tess Baker wiped away the tears, swallowing all the sourness through clenched teeth.
She should be glad that Wendy Summer showed up, at least … she doesn’t have to be a stand-in for life.
…
A glimpse of that familiar figure made Bowen Carter’s mind go blank.
He pushed Tess Baker out of the car and chased after the figure as fast as he could.
At this moment, he just wanted to tug Lucia and ask her, “If you are alive, why don’t you come to me?”
“Lucia!” Bowen Carter, for the first time, didn’t care and went to call a person’s name in the street.
The woman heard his shout, looked back at him, and instantly turned pale. She recognized him, but didn’t stay, but fled with all her might!
“Lucia!” Bowen Carter shouted with a frown, picking up speed to catch up with her.
He must ask for clarification!
“Taxi, cab!” The woman was so anxious that tears fell from her eyes, hastily stopped a cab and took off.
“Lucia!” Bowen Carter chased the cab for nearly a kilometer, amidst the strange looks of passersby, until the car grew further and further away and faded out of his sight.
He propped his hands on his knees, huffing and puffing, the cool autumn day, bean sweat down his cheeks all the way to the ground, dripping and falling, followed by disappearance.
From the time she died in a car accident at the age of sixteen to now, thirteen years of thinking about her day and night has made her an obsession of his. Even on days when he misses Tess Baker, Lucia’s figure still keeps intruding into his dreams!
Why didn’t she come to him if she was alive?
Bowen Carter clenched his fist, his heart seemed to be gnawed by millions of ants, the pain was almost numb!
Drip-
The car horn sounded and he straightened up, dragging his legs, which were a little sore from excessive running, back to the end of the sidewalk.
The blankness in his mind was gradually replaced by Tess Baker, who looked around and had long since lost sight of her car.
The heart begins to panic, uneasy!
What would Tess Baker think when he just went after Lucia without a second thought?
Taking out his cell phone, he dialed her over in some panic … even though, he had no idea how to explain why he went after Lucia!
However –
“Sorry, the number you have dialed is on hold, please dial again later.”
Five consecutive phone calls, all with the same reminder.
“Bowen Carter, leave me alone!”
Bowen Carter’s heart aches as he recalls the way Tess Baker said this to him in tears when they reunited.
He was so sure that he loved her that he would never let her leave him!
“Get the plane ready.” Bowen Carter made the call, hailed a cab and rushed to the Carter family ramp.