Everyone stood at the door, deadlocked, for a few minutes.

David was worried that Eva would resist again. If they tried to stop her, they would be the ones getting hurt. They could only stop her, not harm her.

Fortunately Eva was not an impulsive woman.

David looked at Eva and tried to persuade her. "Ms. Hansen, it's okay to go with Michael.. You know that Mr. Cooper only has you in his heart. He won't fall for anyone else. He will be good to you for the rest of his life." "So what? Does that mean I have to choose him? What about my freedom?"

"Think about it, Eva. I know Mr. Cooper very well. He won't change his decisions easily. If you continue to make a scene, it will only agitate him further."

After speaking, he glanced at the two men beside him, then leaned close to Eva and whispered, "Just follow him for now."

Eva looked at him, and David nodded at her.

In fact, she was indeed impulsive just now, which led to Michael leaving without looking back while holding Ruby.

Michael's appearance at that time was something she had never seen before. As David had described, he looked as if he had been stimulated. "Mommy."

Her hand was tugged. Eva lowered her head and saw Dylan standing next to her looking up at her somewhat nervously.

"Dylan?"

Eva picked him up and went back into the house. David quickly closed the door when he saw this.

"Mommy, did you have a fight with Uncle Michael?" Dylan asked cautiously.

Eva shook her head.

"No, we didn't fight. The situation is complicated, but for now, Michael is doing something dangerous, and we need to stop him." Dylan nodded as if he understood. "Okay."

Then he said, "But mommy, he took Ruby away with him."

Eva furrowed her brows. Judging from the current situation, Michael wouldn't hurt Ruby..

The reason he took her was to live with her, so he wouldn't hurt any of the children.

But, as he said, he would direct his anger toward someone else.

"Mommy?"

Eva snapped back to reality and stroked Dylan's head.

"Sorry, I was just lost in thought."

"Don't worry. Michael shouldn't harm Ruby," Eva thought to herself.

For now, all she could do was wait-wait for someone to come to their rescue or wait for Michael to bring Ruby back.

Soon, David opened the door and entered the room.

"Ms. Hansen, the car is ready. Let's go downstairs," he said.

Eva checked the time on her phone. It had only been fifteen minutes.

"Do we really have to leave?" she asked.

David nodded. "Ms. Hansen, I can arrange for food to be delivered to the car. You can have your meal while we're on the road."

"What if I don't want to eat in the car?"

"In that case, you may consider having your meal after we reach our destination."

Eva sneered. "It seems like I have no choice but to leave."

David said softly, "Ms. Hansen, I have just contacted Mr. Cooper. He has bought ice cream for Miss Ruby, and he is on the way to our destination. If we leave now, we'll probably arrive there ten minutes later than them." Eva felt frustrated. They had already reached out for help, yet time seemed to slip away.

Ruby had been with her before, but due to her own carelessness, she had lost her.

Eva blamed herself deeply. Why did she even mention the ice cream?

"Ms. Hansen?" David reminded her, seeing her lost in her thoughts. "We should leave, or else we won't be able to catch up."

Eva snapped back to reality and nodded silently.

"Understood. Let me pack quickly."

"Alright, we'll wait outside. You have five minutes."

After David left, Eva took Dylan back to the room to pack their things. She took out an item from the suitcase, hung it in the closet, and stuffed something into the nearby drawer.

Once she finished organizing, Eva grabbed the suitcase and walked outside with Dylan.

"Let's go. We're going to replace Ruby."

"Okay."

As soon as the door opened, David took the suitcase. Since they were under soft confinement, Eva decided to let them handle everything.

Before leaving, Eva glanced back at the hotel room door. She wondered if they would notice the things she left behind.

After checking out, she hoped they would arrive here before the room was cleaned by the staff.

As for where they would go next, Eva had no immediate solution.

Despite having been slapped by Eva, David maintained a respectful attitude toward her.

Once again, he helped her with her luggage and opened the car door for her. Someone even delivered food to the car.

"Ms. Hansen, you haven't eaten much all day, so I prepared something for you. If you want to eat, you can. Otherwise, the chef can prepare something you like when we reach our destination." After a long day, Eva was indeed hungry.

For now, she couldn't change the situation and could only take care of her own well-being.

After they started driving, Eva finally picked up the fork and ate a little something.

David watched her and felt quite relieved.

Little did they know that ten minutes after they left, a group of people rushed into the hotel and began investigating Eva's whereabouts.

However, the hotel was already deserted.

"Where are they?" Adrian's expression turned grim as he questioned.

Jacob followed by his side. "I think we're late."

Adrian clenched his fists tightly in frustration and murmured a name through his teeth. "Michael!"

"Mr. Blackwood, we found this." The person conducting the search brought something over.

Jacob took it and handed it to Adrian.

"Mr. Blackwood, it's a beige coat and an earring."

Adrian took the items and immediately recognized them, as Eva used to wear them often.

When they first met after her return, she was wearing these earrings.

So Adrian had a deep impression of them.

"Are they Ms. Hansen's belongings?" Jacob asked.

Adrian's face was still grim. "They're hers."

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