“Sir…” The toy vendor shuffled over again. Upon seeing Lucian’s face, the vendor stopped talking abruptly. Inexplicably, he felt that the aura enveloping Lucian’s body was immensely intimidating as if Lucian was about to swallow him whole.
Upon regaining his senses, the vendor cleared his throat and attempted to leave as if nothing had happened. However, just as he turned on his heel, a large hand seized his shoulder.
Needless to say, that hand belonged to Lucian.
The vendor’s heart trembled. He carefully turned his head around. “Sir, h-how may I help you?”
Lucian stared at him coldly.
Benny would not have gone missing if it wasn’t for this person’s sudden appearance.
The vendor developed goosebumps all over his body under Lucian’s intense gaze, and he could do nothing but wait for Lucian to speak.
“When you tried to sell us the toys earlier, did you see where the little boy on the far side went?” Lucian questioned him coolly.
The vendor trembled uncontrollably after hearing that. He replied in a quavering voice, “N-No, I didn’t see where he went.”
Lucian’s gaze darkened. His voice sounded more stern than before. “You can get lost now. Don’t ever think of reappearing in this resort.”
With that, Lucian strode away without waiting for the vendor to say anything.
The vendor slowly returned to his senses. He was frightened by Lucian’s words but did not take them seriously,
After all, Lucian looked no different from a tourist. He wondered who Lucian was to
decide whether he could reappear at the resort or not.
With that thought in his mind, he turned around, wanting to approach the rest of the crowd to sell his toys. Just then, a series of footsteps sounded behind him.
The next second, a large hand clasped his shoulder.
“Excuse me. Our boss said that you are not welcome here.”
A man’s voice reverberated beside the vendor’s ears.
Before the vendor could make sense of the turns of events, he was already being dragged away from the beach.
After Lucian’s subordinates were done dealing with the vendor, they hastily dispersed themselves among the crowd to resume their search for Benny.
Earlier, they had received instructions from their superior informing them of the owner of the resort’s dissatisfaction with that place.
The first issue was the vendor’s presence, which disrupted the peace at the resort.
More importantly, the owner of the resort, Lucian, had so rarely visited the resort but proceeded to lose his child because of the overwhelming crowd.
Everyone had hurried over after they were made aware of Benny’s disappearance. “I heard the child who went missing is a little boy, but I thought Mr. Farwell’s child is a little girl?” one of the employees asked his colleague in bewilderment.
Another employee reminded, “Regardless of the child’s gender, that child must be someone Mr. Farwell regards with utmost importance since he said so. We should hurry up and locate the child!”.
The employee who asked the question sheepishly agreed.
With the help of almost all the staff in the resort in conducting a search that lasted nearly half an hour, they finally found Benny at the ongoing band concert held in the middle of the beach.
Watching Benny standing beside the band, the employee could not help but feel uncertain if Benny was Lucian’s missing child.
After all, Benny did not appear anxious. Instead, he was even eyeing the drum set of the band with eyes gleaming in excitement.
The employee wondered if any child who got lost would behave in that manner.
After a few seconds of hesitation, he cautiously took a picture of Benny and sent it to
his superior.
He received a reply swiftly: Watch over that child closely. Mr. Farwell will be there at once!
Meanwhile, Roxanne was getting impatient after waiting for a long time with Archie and Estella. However, she had no choice but to wait in distress because she was worried about Archie and Estella whenever she recalled Lucian’s words.
Suddenly, her phone vibrated. Roxanne frowned and instantly picked up the call without hesitation. “We found Benny. He’s watching the band’s performance. I’ve already instructed someone to keep an eye on him. Come over.” Lucian’s deep voice sounded.
Roxanne felt relieved after hearing that. She immediately expressed her gratitude. “Thank you. I’ll be there immediately.”
On the other end of the line, Lucian grunted in response before hanging up the call and hurrying to Benny’s location first.
“Have they found Benny?” Archie asked carefully after taking in his mother’s expression.
Roxanne nodded slightly and flashed a reassuring smile at him.
Archie appeared more agitated than his mother. “Let’s hurry up and find Benny! He’s alone. He must be scared out of his wits!”
Archie tugged at Roxanne’s hand as he spoke.
Roxanne was eager to check on Benny’s condition too, but she did not forget Archie and Estella’s presence as she reminded, “You two must hold my hands tightly later. Don’t wander off and get lost like Benny.”
Archie and Estella agreed obediently.
Only then did Roxanne lead them toward the crowd.
The venue of the band’s performance was easy to find, but it was a challenge to reach there because of the dense crowd. With much effort, Roxanne finally pushed her way through the throng.
Lucian was waiting for their arrival at the outer edge of the crowd. He hastily strode forward in Roxanne’s direction when he saw her bringing Archie and Estella over. Then he reached out to hold Estella’s hand.
This time, Estella did not refuse him and compliantly held his hand.
“Where’s Benny?” Archie gazed at Lucian in perturbation.
Lucian gestured for them to look at the band.
Roxanne and the two kids saw that Benny had taken over the drummer’s position. The latter was focusing on hitting the drums, seemingly in the groove, while wearing a cool facial expression.
The people in the surroundings were engaged in a heated discussion about Benny.
“Where did this child come from? Is he the missing child the resort staff is looking for? How can he be so good at playing the drums at such a young age?”.
“He’s so cute and cool. I wonder whose child is this? His parents are so blessed!”
Compliments about Benny reverberated in the air.
Roxanne’s tense emotion gradually relaxed when she looked at Benny’s serious demeanor while listening to the praises from the crowd. She even felt a hint of contentment rose within her.
Others might not know it, but Roxanne was well aware that Archie and Benny were much smarter than their peers since they were little.
Archie and Benny also had plenty of hobbies.
Roxanne had always allowed her children to do as they pleased, sending them to any lessons they were interested in.
Benny had started learning to play the drums at three years old.
The music instructor had commended Benny for having talent for playing the drums a few months into the course.
In fact, that was the first time Roxanne had seen Benny collaborating with a band, and that was also when she truly realized his capabilities.
Onstage, all the other members of the band were regarding Benny with an astonished expression too.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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