After that, no more unusual incidents happened at the manor.
Lisa took care of Lucas personally and she stopped hinting or asking Carla to spend time with him.
Nevertheless, Lisa spent time with the children daily, playing with them and teaching them oil painting as well as making all kinds of cute pastry.
With the exception of Randy, the other five children quite like her.
Even though Carla realized that her warnings had taken effect, she did not let her guard down and she was always reminding Freda and Rogan to keep on being vigilant over the children's safety.
Charles was vigilant in guarding the security of the manor. In fact, he had warded the intruders off a few times. Nevertheless, he felt that those intruders seemed to have inside help.
He had thought that they were arranged by Lucas and so he did not make a fuss.
Time passed routinely and steadily. It did not seem too long and one month had passed by. The day that Carla and Zayn had agreed upon was just three days away.
As Carla watched the day approach, her heart was heavy since there was no news whatsoever from Aymo City.
Ever since the phone call that night, Zayn had not contacted her again nor did he contact Randy.
In between, there were two calls from Josh who missed his Mommy but the little child did not mention Daddy.
Josh cried immediately when he saw Randy and Venus in a video call.
Randy asked anxiously, "Josh, what's wrong? Why are you crying?"
"I… I miss you." Josh wiped his tears and said in a choking voice, "You two are with Mommy while I am at home alone. It's so lonely here."
"How about Daddy? Isn't Daddy with you?"
Venus was heartbroken as she took some tissue to wipe away his tears on the screen but they could not be wiped away.
"Daddy is busy. He is not home nowadays…"
Josh lowered his head sadly, not daring to look at them. He was not good at lying and he did not want to lie but he could not tell them the truth.
Carla's heart ached as she noticed that Josh was not optimistic like before but had become sad and depressed.
"Don't cry, Josh. In a few days' time, Daddy will bring you here to fetch me. We'll be together again, then."
Affectionately, Venus comforted him and then she started ranting…
"Nowadays, I can never get through to Daddy's phone. What is he doing? Doesn't he care about us anymore?"
"Venus, Daddy must have something going on. We must be considerate, " Randy did not approve of Venus complaining about Daddy, so he solemnly explained. "The last time Daddy spoke to us, his voice sounded different. Maybe, he's not well."
"Okay, then…" Venus pouted, not daring to say anything more.
Josh blurted out, "That's true. Daddy is sick. You must not blame him."
"What sickness is he suffering from?" Randy questioned immediately.
"I, I…" Josh panicked instantly. His eyes became shifty and his face turned somewhat pale.
"Josh, tell me quickly." Randy was anxious. "What's the matter with Daddy?"
"I've got to go to school now, bye." Josh ended the video call in a panic.
With a beep, the signal was cut off, and Randy picked up the tablet, furious.
"Randy, what were you guys talking about? Is Daddy really sick? Is it serious?" Venus asked anxiously.
"It's all right. There is nothing to worry about." Carla did not want to upset the children, so she quickly changed the subject. "Daddy has told me that he was injured slightly while doing his work. It is nothing serious."
"Really?" Randy asked.
"Of course, " Carla replied, smilingly. "It happened a few days ago; however, he's on his way to recovery now. Don't you guys worry."
"Why didn't you ask for us when Daddy called you?" Randy looked at Carla in a puzzled manner.
"It was late and you were all asleep, " Carla explained. "The next time he calls, I'll be sure to get you all together. I guess, he'll be contacting me again soon."
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