What if it was someone with ill intentions? Or someone who thought the boy looked like Ulric and wanted to kidnap him for ransom?
“You’re just too anxious! Think about it, he must have been taken by someone looking for him. Otherwise, how could they know exactly where he was? There are so many hotels in Northville City!” Sirena said.
Johnny thought for a moment. It seemed to make sense. Theoretically, this guess was plausible.
“What do we tell Ulric when he comes back?” Johnny asked, concerned.
Ulric had come back specifically for this child.
“What else can you say? If it doesn’t work out, just tell Ulric you were joking! I can help you keep the company’s mouth shut,” Sirena offered generously.
But Johnny declined her “kindness” after thinking it over.
“I can’t say that. The child did come here. I need Ulric to check if he’s really his son! If he is, then we need to know what the other party’s intentions are.” Johnny felt that although he might get scolded, it was better than letting the other party harbor any malicious intentions against Ulric.
Since they discovered it, let Ulric investigate. He would surely find some clues.
“What other intentions could there be? It’s just about money! The other party probably thought the timing wasn’t right and took the child back. Ulric already has a lot on his plate and is irritated; why do you keep adding to his troubles?” Sirena frowned in frustration. “I don’t even know if you’re really looking out for Ulric.”
“At a time like this, can you stop with the sarcastic remarks?” Johnny was already irritated.
Suddenly, he turned to look at Sirena. “Your heart isn’t bothering you anymore?”
She was standing there arguing with him!
“Ah, I felt better after seeing the doctor,” Sirena said, her face showing a moment of surprise before feigning innocence. “What? Are you suspecting I took the child? He was with you, not me! When he disappeared, I was in the car with you!”
Johnny rubbed his temples. “I didn’t say it was you.”
“Whatever! You figure out how to explain this to Ulric. I’m going back to the company,” Sirena said as she walked out of the hotel.
Johnny hadn’t even finished sighing when Ulric called.
“I’m in Northville City now, heading back from the airport. Where are you and the child?”
“I’m at the hotel,” Johnny replied, though he didn’t know where the child was.
“Send me your location; I’ll come directly.”
“Ulric… it seems the child was taken by his family. I left for just a moment and he disappeared,” Johnny said, shrinking his neck in apprehension as he spoke.
After a long silence, Ulric spoke. “You’re not joking?”
“I’m not joking!” Johnny was almost in tears. “I slept with the child last night; I bathed him and fed him! Many people at the company saw him too; you can ask around. He looks very much like you!”
“Find him. I need to find this child,” Ulric’s tone remained stable without scolding Johnny.
“I’m looking for him! But I’m afraid they might be hiding him…”
“No matter what, find him.”
Ulric needed to confirm the child’s relationship with himself.
A boy who looked so much like him-it sounded like a joke! Even now, Ulric wondered if it was some kind of prank.
Because if this child were his own, then unless he was born to Rosalind…