"Alaina, have you found Arvis?" Avon asked anxiously on the phone.
Alaina had just got out of the taxi. Hearing this, she could only shake her head bitterly, "No."
"Alas!" Avon was very worried, "It has been a long time. Why haven't we got any news?"
"Alaina." Avon hesitated for a moment, "Could it be that Arvis has been..."
Before he could finish his words, Alaina said excitedly, "No! You're not allowed to think like that!"
"Alaina, I'm... just..."
"Arvis will be fine!" Alaina said each word with great strength. She wanted to tell Avon that Arvis would be safe and sound, and she wanted to convince herself that Arvis would be all right.
A few hours had passed. She had walked so many streets, searched for so many places, and asked so many people, but all she got was disappointment.
As time went by, her broken heart became more grieved and doleful undoubtedly.
The pressure on her heart was getting heavier and heavier, and she was almost out of breath. She was about to have a nervous breakdown.
If... she couldn't find Arvis, she would really go crazy.
"I haven't given Arvis a good life, and I haven't given him a father. He doesn't even know how it feels like to have a father. How could he be in danger? I will find him, definitely!" Alaina took a deep breath. She held the phone so tightly that her fingers turned pale.
"So, don't say those words to me. You are my younger brother, but if you dare to think like that, I... won't forgive you, really!"
She said it so cruelly. She had stopped crying, but tears ran down her face again uncontrollably at this time, blurring her eyes and wetting her face.
She couldn't see the road ahead clearly, but she kept moving forward. She took every step with great strength.
Would she find Arvis soon as long as she did not give up and walked with her back straight and her head held erect?
Avon was silent for a long time before he said, "Okay! Alaina, I won't say it again. I... have gone to several police stations in the eastern of the city according to what you said, but they all said that there was no child in their police stations. What about you? Have you got any news?"
Alaina closed her eyes, "I've also... asked several policemen. But..." She forced a smile, "A City is so big, and there are many police stations. Maybe Arvis is in one of them. Do you think so? Huh? Avon, am I right?"
Being asked by her, Avon felt so bad in heart. After a while, he said with sobs, "Yeah... you're right, Alaina."
"You... look for Arvis quickly. It's good that we can find him earlier. Arvis..." Alaina swallowed with difficulty, "He must be hungry because he has stayed outside for a long time. Let's find him quickly and cook some delicious food for him. We... have to find him earlier, otherwise... he is very afraid of darkness. The sky is going to be dark. What should he do?"
"Alaina, don't worry. Mrs. Liu and I are all looking for him. I asked two of my classmates to help us find him. Moreover, we asked the policemen to help us pay attention toArvis. So, Alaina, we... will definitely find Arvis."
Alaina raised her hand to wipe her tears and nodded with a smile, but she was choked with sobs, "Yeah, we will." She exhaled heavily and said, "I'm going to a police station here. It's in the downtown area. Let me see if there is any news about him."
"Alright."
Alaina swallowed hard twice and wiped the tears on her face casually. She smiled and wanted to run towards Arvis.
"Ar..."
Before she could call Arvis by his name, she suddenly stopped, and even the smile on her face froze in an instant.
The joy in her heart disappeared suddenly, but she was immediately overwhelmed by shock and panic.
Because... she saw Issac staying with Arvis and holding his hand!
Isaac was walking with Arvis!
He... held a box with one hand and took Arvis's hand with the other. Both of them had smiles on their faces, and they were talking while walking. They seemed to get along well with each other. But she didn't know what they were talking about because she was a bit far away from them.
However...
Alaina stood there in a daze as if she had been frozen. She couldn't move at all.
At this moment, numerous bad thoughts flashed through her mind. She was flustered, startled, helpless and frightened. Her mind was blank all of a sudden, and she could not even think.
It was so strange. She was in a state of panic, but she knew that she was very confused. Why did they stay together? Why was Isaac with her son?
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