"Daemon, the kids are too young to know better. Please don't hold it against them, " pleaded Carla softly.
Daemon smiled with his brow raised.
Just then, a black figure flew in from outdoors. Like a sharp arrow, it zipped over and landed right on Randy's head.
"Ah!"
Josh and Venus hopped away from the sofa and crawled into Carla's arms right away.
Little Dori screamed fearfully and flapped its wings before hiding away in Randy's arm.
Randy's tiny face turned pale. He was scared out of his mind, but he wore a calm expression on his face.
The eagle flew and stood in front of Randy. It flapped its wings as its sharp eyes locked in on Randy.
It was a huge eagle with enormous wings, so a gust of wind would mess Randy's hair up every time it flapped its wings.
"Randy…" said Carla. She wanted to head over to protect her son, but Daemon's men prevented her from doing so.
Randy mustered up his courage and glared back at the eagle before demanding, "Go away!"
Screech!
The eagle let out a nerve-wracking screech and circled above Randy's head a little before it flew away.
Daemon's eyes glowed with even more admiration when he looked at Randy. He asked, "Aren't you scared of the eagle?"
"What's there to be afraid of?" challenged Randy as he rolled his eyes at Daemon, then caressed the shivering parrot in his arms. Randy pointed out, "That eagle is just like the parrot and they are both Mommy's pet."
"Good, I like your style, " replied Daemon. He smiled, and to everyone's surprise, the icy aura in his eyes was slowly dissipating.
"I'll have the kids return to their rooms for now."
Carla had the maids take the kids to the second floor right away.
Naya held a medical kit and had her head down as she followed along.
Daemon shot a look over, but he never commented on anything. He simply sipped his wine.
Everyone hurried to the second floor.
Naya sighed a long breath of relief after the door was closed. She felt like she was walking on thin ice the entire time.
"Mr. Lierger!"
Freda, Rogan, and the others came over to report some matter.
It didn't take long before their agonized scream came. It only lasted a second before silence fell once more.
"What was that?" asked Josh as he run over to open the door.
"Josh, it's nothing!" answered Carla, who ran over immediately to stop him.
"Uncle Dan is so scary, Mommy. I'm scared of him. I want to go home, " requested Venus as she curled up on the sofa and hugged her doll. She pouted her lips like she was going to cry.
"I want to go home too. I miss Daddy, " added Josh, who was pouting as well.
Carla felt terrible as she stared at her kids. She wanted to spend more time with them, but they were already scared out of their minds, even though everything had just begun…
"Mommy, this is for you. You're its rightful owner, " announced Randy before he got something from his pocket and handed it over to Carla.
Carla held that black gold ring with her. When she first regained consciousness, her heart stung and a bad feeling crept up on her every time she saw it. Unfortunately, she didn't feel right throwing it away, so she tied it to her eagle.
Who would've thought that Randy will stumble upon it and trace it back to me? This kid had it rough…
"Thank you, Randy, " replied Carla before she put it on and promised, "I will treasure this from now on because you are the one who got it back for me."
"Mommy, I will protect you from now on, " promised Randy softly as he hugged Carla.
"Silly boy, " teased Carla who smiled upon hearing that promise, "You're only six, so how will you protect me? Besides, I am very powerful now, so no one can bully me."
"But Uncle Dan is so mean. Will he hurt you?" asked Venus as she pouted her lips and frowned.
"He won't. I won't be here if it weren't for him. Two years ago, I got into an accident, and he rescued me. He is the only reason I am here now, " answered Carla firmly.
"I see. No wonder you disappeared all of a sudden. We cried for so long back then, " shared Josh as the revelation hit him.
"Mommy, where is Mrs. Borah?" asked Randy. He had been keeping that question to himself, but he could no longer suppress his curiosity.
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