There was no one in the office, Cheyenne couldn’t care less about her injured foot, limping down the hallway frantically searching for her daughter’s figure as if going crazy.
She anxiously called out her daughter’s name as she walked, drawing curious glances from people passing by.
“Where are you, Cierra? Answer me quickly, Mom…”
“You naughty girl, stop fooling around. Mom is about to go home. If you don’t come out, be careful I’ll leave you here!”
“Cierra! Cierra…”
…
Miss Lawrence was looking for her daughter?
What’s going on?
A kind person told Cheyenne that they saw Cierra an hour ago, and Sean took her away after giving her a bunch of snacks.
Upon hearing this, Cheyenne quickly inquired about Sean’s whereabouts.
At that moment, Dr. Barnes, who was in charge of the internship simulation surgery assessment this morning, came out of the operating room with a stack of files in hand.
Upon hearing that Cheyenne was looking for Sean, he showed her the files, scratching his head in confusion.
“Director, are you also looking for Sean? Today is the assessment for the heart organ transplant surgery. When it was his turn just now, I didn’t see him.”
Cheyenne’s only hope now rested on Sean, hoping that Cierra was truly with him.
Otherwise, the two people in the elevator would be the prime suspects.
Just then, Sean, who had just taken Maria back to the dormitory to rest, hurried back for the exam. He was sweating profusely and panting as he rushed over.
Seeing the two standing together, he subconsciously thought it was about the morning assessment since he had missed it and Dr. Barnes was coming to complain to his sister.
With a reason for his absence, he felt that he must explain.
“Director, Dr. Barnes… I, I’m sorry, I accidentally missed the exam. May I…”
At this moment, the exam itself was unimportant to Cheyenne, and she didn’t see Cierra next to him, causing her face to turn pale.
Trembling, she stared at him and asked, “Where is Cierra?”
“What?”
Sean was stunned!
Wasn’t it about the exam?
“I’m asking you, was Cierra with you this morning?”
Nervous, Cheyenne’s current expression didn’t look too good, her eyes even slightly red, exuding a powerful aura that made everyone present shudder.
Sean swallowed hard, “Cierra should be watching cartoons in the office. When I left, I closed the door and told her to wait for me inside.”
“No, Cierra is missing!”
As Cheyenne’s words fell, Sean was suddenly shocked, exclaiming, “Sis, what are you saying!”
Now he was also nervous, stuttering as he recounted the events of the morning, feeling very guilty.
“I was playing with Cierra in the office this morning when Maria found me and asked me to go take the exam. When I left, I clearly told Cierra not to open the door.”
“Maria?”
Another unfamiliar name.
Cheyenne sensitively caught the key information in his words and turned to Dr. Barnes for clarification.
“Who is this Maria?”
Flipping through the files in his hands, Dr. Barnes found Maria’s information, “She is a new intern this year, among the female interns, she has shown the most outstanding performance.”
As for male interns, Sean was the best, followed by Cain.
However, due to missing today’s morning assessment, it might affect Sean’s records, and it was likely that Cain would take the top spot in the internship results.
Cheyenne quickly grabbed Maria’s file and scanned it quickly.
When she saw the section on family relations, the words “related to Mikaela Buck” suddenly came into view.
“So that’s how it is.”
“Sis, what do you mean?” Sean didn’t understand the connection between Maria and the disappearance of his niece.
At that moment, Cheyenne threw the document in her hand into his arms and said coldly, “You can read it yourself!”
“If I guess correctly, Maria intentionally came to find you in the morning. Her intention was to distract you and then go after Cierra.” Mikaela mistakenly thought Cheyenne was a murderer back then, so she did a lot of things behind the scenes, even using Sean to revenge on the Lawrence family.
By the time she realized everything was done by Nora, it was too late.
Mikaela transferred to another school. There was no news of her whereabouts after going abroad.
Unexpectedly, she didn’t come back but her younger sister.
Maria… is Mikaela’s younger sister, and Cheyenne knew it was not a good sign for Maria to get close to Sean.
Cierra’s situation probably had something to do with her as well. “Tell me again about Maria coming to see you, I want to hear it.” Sean clenched the student information form in his hand, his face pale.
He had been tricked for the second time. The first time was Mikaela, and now it was Maria. He felt incredibly foolish!
“Yes, in the morning, we were on our way to the operating room together when she accidentally twisted her ankle. I intended to find her boyfriend to take her back to the dorm, but Quinn happened to be taking an exam…”
“So, I ended up taking her back to the dorm, but I didn’t stay long. I brought her back and returned here immediately.”
“Sis, I’m sorry. If it wasn’t for my stupidity and being deceived, Cierra wouldn’t have been taken by the bad guys.” Saying this, Sean raised his hand and slapped himself twice.
With a loud sound, two handprints immediately appeared on his handsome face. Sean’s eyes were red, filled with self-blame.
He was about to kneel down, but Cheyenne quickly grabbed his arm and coldly reprimanded him, “What’s the use of kneeling down now? Instead of wasting time, go to the dormitory and catch Maria. Don’t let her escape.”
Sean was stunned, then without a word, he turned and ran towards the dormitory. “Sis, I understand now, I’m going.”
“Dr. Barnes, go with him, and remember, if you encounter danger, retreat timely, don’t act impulsively.”
Dr. Barnes came to report on the assessment situation, but unexpectedly, the task turned into catching an insider.
“Director, rest assured, I’ll go now. Let’s go, Sean.”
Knowing he had caused trouble again, Sean dared not look at Cheyenne’s angry eyes and followed Dr. Barnes away. He must catch Maria and find out Cierra’s whereabouts to make amends.
Watching the two figures leave, Cheyenne suddenly had an emotional breakdown… her mind went blank and chaotic.
In the end, it was the image of her daughter smiling at her that calmed her down. Sniffling, she fought back tears. “Cierra, you must be safe and sound. Mom will find you. I won’t scold you for being mischievous anymore.”
And Kelvin… if he found out their precious daughter had gone missing because of her, he would surely be very angry with her.