Twirling the phone in his hands, Zayn smirked mockingly.
He was mocking Carla's stupidity for suspecting that he kidnapped her children.
At the same time, his mockery was directed to none other but himself. To force her to stay by his side, he had to resort to such unscrupulous methods.
"What's the point?" Benard could not help but exclaim, "You're helping her find her children, so why are you willingly pretending to be the kidnapper and shouldering such a bad name for yourself?"
"It doesn't matter, " dismissed Zayn nonchalantly. "Since she likes to suspect me so much, won't it disappoint her if I'm not the actual culprit?"
‘You're always so stubborn. When something bad happens, you refuse to explain or communicate with the other party. That's why your relationship keeps worsening…"
Right after Benard blurted it out, he clapped a hand over his mouth hurriedly.
Zayn's expression immediately turned grim as he shot a vicious glare at him.
Benard quickly slapped himself on the cheek and apologized with his head lowered, "I'm sorry, Mr. Giblo. I'm such a blabbermouth."
However, Zayn remained silent. Peering at the city's skyline at nighttime, he fell into deep thought.
Actually, he did not understand why Carla kept suspecting, fearing, and evading him when he had always treated her so nicely.
Yet, Benard's earlier words reminded him.
Perhaps, there was something wrong with his methods.
"Mr. Giblo, we've arrived!"
As he mulled over it, Brandy turned over and reported to him.
Jolted back to his senses, he realized that the car had already arrived at Happy Avenue.
Zayn alighted the car, while the medical staff and kindergarten teachers carried the three children down.
He was about to walk over when Venus hurriedly hid behind Miss Jebay's back. With her fingers tightly clutching her teacher's shirt, she poked half of her head out and stared at him fearfully, her chubby body quivering.
She looked adorable and vulnerable at the same time.
On the other hand, Randy spread his arms wide and bravely shielded his younger siblings. He glared at Zayn with a stubborn and defiant gaze.
Only Josh, who was injured, was leaning against Miss Loka and snoring, acting as carefree as an ignorant fool.
Zayn stopped in his tracks and stared at them a few meters away. He reminded the doctors and teachers, "Take good care of them. Before their Mom returns, you must constantly hover over them."
"Yes, Mr. Giblo."
The policemen, teachers, and doctors standing behind Randy simultaneously answered in a respectful tone.
"Have a good night's sleep and you can see your Mommy tomorrow morning!" When Zayn's gaze landed on Randy, his tone subconsciously took a gentler turn. "Take good care of your little sister."
Frowning, Randy remained silent.
Zayn then glanced at Josh, who was fast asleep, before saying to Venus, "Your little parrot is really cute!"
"It's called Dori!" rebuked Venus unhappily, pouting.
"I see." Zayn tugged at the corners of his lips, revealing a reluctant and forced smile. Then, he spun around and left.
Everyone stood there fixedly as they watched Zayn get into the car. It was only after his car zoomed away and disappeared from their sight that they heaved a sigh of relief. Turning their gaze back, they brought the three children upstairs.
"Miss Loka, why are you so scared of him?" Randy tilted his head and asked in confusion.
"Because he paid us a lot of money to take care of you, " replied Miss Loka with a smile.
"What about you?" Randy asked the medical staff.
"It's the same for us, " answered the nurses in a friendly manner. "Mr. Giblo paid us a hundred times of our usual salary to take care of you."
"Could it be that you guys…" Randy turned his gaze to the policemen.
"We serve the people, " they hurriedly clarified. "It's our duty to protect the safety of our citizens."
"I see…" Randy averted his eyes and stared in the direction where Zayn left with a complex gaze.
"Randy." Venus grabbed his tiny hands and whispered, "Grandpa Giblo's eldest grandson doesn't seem to be a baddie. Since he hired so many people to take care of us, don't you think that we're a bit rude to him?"
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