Chapter 1159: Chapter 1159: The Storm is Brewing
At that moment, Raina Richard’s mind conjured up the image of Charlotte Thompson.
She also remembered the words Charlotte had said to her.
Could that woman really help her?
"Sss..."
A sudden unease surged in her heart, causing Charlotte to briefly lose focus as her fingertip was pricked by a thorn on the rose, drawing blood.
She inhaled sharply, then wiped away the bead of blood from her fingertip.
"Mommy, Mommy, let’s play a game together!"
It was at this point that Jack Thompson ran up to Charlotte, tugging at the hem of her clothes, his face upturned and filled with anticipation.
Setting aside the jumble of thoughts in her head, Charlotte nodded and let Jack lead her over to the other children.
After playing with them for a while, she received a call from Adam Ross.
"We’ve lost track of Raina Richard and can’t find where she has gone."
Adam’s voice carried an element of helplessness as he began to question what use the guards trained by the Ross Family really were?
It was bad enough not to catch someone, but to lose someone in surveillance was even worse.
And of course, Charlotte, who was equally dumbfounded upon hearing this news, was not impressed.
"If you had said earlier that you couldn’t handle it, I would have asked Justin to have someone follow her," Charlotte snapped back at Adam without any reservation.
Adam’s response was that of complete innocence: "I can’t be blamed for this, who would have thought that those guys would lose their edge after being idle for too long?"
But in truth, it really wasn’t Adam’s fault, it was just that the two bodyguards he had sent to follow Raina had been somewhat complacent.
After all, in their eyes, Raina was nothing more than a weak woman without the ability to fight back, yet this "weak" woman had managed to lead them on a wild chase and lost them entirely.
"However, she will definitely come looking for me again."
Charlotte stated, looking at the small wound the thorn had made on her fingertip.
"By the way, how are things going with the Ross Family company?"
Charlotte had also received news that Adam was beginning to secretly take over some company matters.
It’s just that Adam’s attitude towards managing the company wasn’t quite right.
"The collateral branches aren’t a threat, they only know how to cook the books, but what troubles me the most are the few old men at the top of the company, each as cunning as a millennium-old fox, extremely shrewd. I have already told Mr. Ross that I am too lazy to manage the company, but he still dumped a pile of stuff on me."
Adam complained to Charlotte, but with Ray Ross and Oliver Ross having been caught, and Mr. Ross handling the matters concerning Jack and Chad Thompson, the rest of the Ross family naturally could not cause much trouble.
However, since the two children’s identities had been exposed within the Ross Family, they would have to be sent back to the Ross household on weekends.
After a brief conversation about Raina, they ended the call.
Charlotte couldn’t help but exhale deeply; she looked at the vividly blooming flowers in the garden, their bright colors painful to her eyes, prompting her to pinch the bridge of her nose.
Outside, the sky had turned dark and gloomy, oppressive clouds rolling in like smog, giving off the impression of an impending storm despite the weather forecast promising sunshine.
"What are you thinking about?" Justin Battleson, at that moment, wrapped his arms around Charlotte from behind.
"It looks like it’s going to rain..." Charlotte muttered softly.