Flash Marriage: Slow Down Mister
Chapter 461 Finding Neo

"What did you say? How did this happen?" Clara panicked when she heard that her son went missing. Her hands were shaking.

"Neo said he wanted some bread, so I went to make it for him. But when I returned from the kitchen, he was nowhere to be found. I looked everywhere and still couldn't replace him!" The nanny was both anxious and scared. "I'm sorry, Miss Hutchinson. It's all my fault. I should never have let him out of my sight..."

Hearing the nanny's weeping, Clara forced herself to calm down. Although she was worried sick now, she couldn't panic.

"Stop crying. Maybe he is playing outside. You can go look for him nearby the house. I'll go home right now."

Clara also comforted herself in the back of her mind. This was not the first time that Neo ran around without telling anyone. Last time, he went home safely, didn't he? Nothing bad would happen. It would be okay. Maybe he ran to the neighborhood to play. Nothing bad would happen to him. Don't panic.

After hanging up the phone, Clara turned to Horace and said anxiously, "It's an emergency. I have to be home right now, hurry up."

Hearing that, Horace immediately stepped on the accelerator. He glanced at Clara worriedly, "What's wrong? Did someone get lost or something?"

"It's nothing." Staring nervously at the road ahead, Clara decided against the idea of telling Horace what happened. She hadn't figured out her relationship with Horace yet, so she felt that it would be best not to let him know about Neo's existence.

"Clara, just tell me what happened. Maybe I can help." Horace obviously didn't believe Clara's words. She sounded so worried earlier. How could there be nothing?

"It's really nothing. Don't ask any more questions. Just drive me home now." Clara's tone was almost aggressive. She really didn't want to deal with Horace right now. She was worried about Neo's safety. Sensing that Clara was a bit angry, Horace refrained from the urge of asking more questions. "She doesn't trust me enough to tell me about this?" He couldn't help feeling a little hurt. Horace stepped on the clutch without saying another word and swept past in the direction of the Hutchinson family's residence.

After arriving home, Clara hurriedly unfastened her seat belt as she blurted, "You can go now. Thank you for the ride. Sorry for the trouble."

Just as Clara was about to get off the car, Horace grabbed her by the wrist and asked seriously, "Clara, you seem to be in a hurry. You really don't need my help?"

Seeing Horace's solemn expression, Clara shook her head after hesitating for a moment. "No, I can handle this myself. Just go. If I really need help, I'll call you."

"I think I'll wait here. Just in case you need me." Horace was also a little upset seeing that Clara insisted on not telling him what happened.

Clara was made a bit anxious by what Horace just said. If he waited here, he would surely replace out about Neo. Frowning, Clara urged Horace, "It's the Hutchinson family's business. My brother and I can handle it. Just go."

"I won't go until I know the matter is addressed." He would definitely worry about Clara if he went back like this anyway. It would be better for him to stay here.

"Whatever." With that, Clara got off the car. Concerned about Neo's safety, she really didn't have time to deal with Horace right now.

Seeing that, Horace also got out of the car. He wanted to follow Clara into the house but decided against the idea since Clara didn't seem to want him to know what exactly happened.

Horace stopped at the door, thinking that he should wait there so as not to cause more trouble for Clara.

The second Clara walked in, the nanny greeted her, still sobbing, "Miss Hutchinson, I have searched all around, but I still can't replace Neo. What should we do now?"

"Calm down. Just tell me how did this happen?" Hearing that Neo still hadn't been found, Clara asked, secretly panicking.

The nanny wiped away her tears and said with a sob, "I was keeping an eye on him when he was painting in the playroom. But he said he was hungry and wanted some bread halfway through and asked me to make some for him. So I went to the kitchen."

Tears rolled down her cheeks. "I clearly asked him to wait for me in the playroom before I went downstairs. And he also promised me that he wouldn't run around. But when I went upstairs to tell him that the bread was ready. He was gone. I've looked all over the house and the neighborhood, but I just can't replace him. "

"Did you hear any commotions when you were in the kitchen? Did Neo run out himself or was he taken away?" Clara asked, afraid that Neo was in trouble.

The nanny shook her head. "No, I didn't hear anything in the kitchen. The house was really quiet. I didn't see anyone else coming in. I thought Neo had been painting in the playroom upstairs. And he just... Disappeared."

"No one came in. Does that mean Neo ran away himself?" Clara thought to herself, confused. "Hurry up and report this to the police. Tell them what happened and let them help replace him. I'll call my brother right now and ask him to send people to look for Neo as well," Clara said.

"Okay." The nanny answered, then scurried to the landline and dialed 911, her fingers trembling. "Hello, I have a case to report..."

Clara also took out her phone and dialed Logan's number.

"Logan, Neo is gone!" As soon as the phone was through, Clara said in a hoarse voice, tears streaming down her cheeks, "We can't replace him. Come back, quickly."

Hearing that, Logan was also a little flustered. He asked nervously, "What do you mean by that? When did it happen?"

"Just now, when I was out, the nanny called, saying that she couldn't replace Neo after she cooked food for him, so I came back. I have asked the nanny to call the police. But I'm really worried about Neo's safety. Logan, can you ask people to look for him?" Clara's voice was a bit shaky.

"Okay, Clara, calm down. I'm heading back right now. Maybe Neo is playing around in the neighborhood. You wait at home in case there be no one in the house when he comes back."

"Okay, I got it. Just hurry up, Logan." Clara was almost crying.

"Okay." After hanging up the phone, Logan called his private investigator friend, picked up the car key, left the office, and hurried home.