Although Wendy had rejected both of Charlie's suggestions in the morning, he still came out of the company in advance in the evening.
However, when he drove back to the villa, he found that she was not there. Aunt Lee told him that Miss Lim went out in the afternoon, and she had already called home and said that she had an appointment with her friends for dinner and would not come back to eat.
Charlie immediately called Wendy, but she did not pick it up on purpose. She seemed to be afraid that he would be worried about her because of the previous kidnapping incident, and subsequently sent a text message to inform him.
Donna took Larry to Hogg's Mansion and didn't come back, he was the only one left in the whole villa.
Charlie sat on the couch, casually flipping through the newspaper on the coffee table. From time to time, he raised his eyes and looked out of the window. He suddenly felt that this was even tougher than last night when he's alone in the study room.
Since Charlie was the only one having dinner, Aunt Lee simply cooked two dishes, but he didn't have much appetite.
The sky had already fallen, and the weather forecast said there would be heavy rain tonight. The moon could no longer be seen in the cloudy sky. Charlie walked downstairs from the study after finished the video conference.
He looked down at his watch, and it was almost nine o'clock. He pulled his lips and asked Aunt Lee, who just came out of the kitchen, "Aunt Lee, Wendy hasn't come back yet?"
When Aunt Lee heard this and replied, "Miss Lim just called. She said that she would not come back tonight..."
"She's not coming back?" Charlie frowned.
"Yes!" Aunt Lee nodded.
"Didn't she tell you where to go if she doesn't come back?"
"No..."
Charlie took out his phone. Just like that time, the phone was still unanswered. Then she sent him a text message, which completely confirmed what Aunt Lee said.
Like a deflated ball, he leaned over and sat on the couch. At this time, he didn't even have the mood to flip through the newspaper.
One hour ago, Larry was sent back by Donna. Now he was lying on the carpet next to Charlie, puckering his little buttocks in a Lego pile. Suddenly, he raised his face and shouted, "Daddy!"
Charlie raised his head and gave his son a look.
"Is Wendy angry? Did she leave home?"
Larry asked softly. He had just heard Aunt Lee's conversation with his dad and got such a conclusion. Charlie didn't know what to say.
Larry blinked his eyes, shrugged his shoulders, gloating and said, "Boys have to yield to girls!"
Charlie glared at his son and looked away.
His mobile phone rang at this time. He hurriedly took it out to have a look, but the caller ID was not what he expected, but Simon.
After the short phone call, Charlie kept that posture and seemed to be waiting for something. He cast a deep glance at his son, who was still playing Lego, and that two short arms were working hard.
When the Lego was almost half- built, Charlie suddenly stood up.
He lifted his foot and kicked the lower part of the Lego, and then it fell down in an instant on the carpet.
Larry's small mouth opened into an "0" shape. In the surprised look of Larry, Charlie walked to the entrance with satisfaction. Without taking his suit jacket, he directly said something to Aunt Lee and changed his shoes to go out.
At the same time, in the apartment buiding on the other side.
Emily was holding a glass of water and looking at Wendy who was bending down to lay the corner of the bed sheet, "Wendy, are you really not going back tonight?"
"Yes..." Wendy nodded.
Placing the phone in the storage space in the car, Charlie leaned back in his chair, placed one hand on the steering wheel, and tapped rhythmically on it with his index finger.
There were cars parked in front and behind the Land Rover, but he did not seem to be in a hurry to go up. Through the half-opened window, he looked out at the night sky that was blocked by the dark clouds.
After two claps of thunder, first, a few bean-sized raindrops fell, and then it poured down.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and there was a thin layer of water vapor between the high-rise buildings in the distance, making them hazy and blurred.
Charlie closed the car window, pulled out the car key, and grabbed the umbrella on the side of the door.
However, after getting off the car, he didn't mean to open the umbrella. Instead, he stood by the car for two or three minutes, then slowly walked towards the apartment building and threw the umbrella in his hand into the trash can.
Emily was sitting on the couch, watching the rain pattering outside the window. She could not help but exclaim, "It's raining so hard! I bet after this rain, the weather will get hotter!"
"Yes!" Wendy also looked over. She turned to Simon and said, "Dr. Chin, why don't you leave later?"
"Hum." Simon smiled and replied.
But in his heart, he thought that he didn't need to leave later. At the same time, his eyes secretly drifted to the entrance.
"Knock knock knock--"
While they were discussing the rain, there was a sudden knock on the door.
Wendy and Emily were both stunned. Beside them, Simon's eyes brightened.
He's coming!
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