“Thank you for telling me that Daniel is safe and sound. Now, I have nothing to worry about. You can do whatever you want. Worse comes to worst, I’ll just die here.”
After she said that, Ava closed her eyes and fell asleep.
When Esther saw how fearless Ava was, the fire of hatred in her heart burned brighter and brighter.
She saw a wooden stick on one side and wanted to beat Ava with it after she grabbed it. However, her phone rang at this moment.
When she looked at the caller ID, she saw that it was from her husband.
Esther threw the bat away and told the two men to look after Ava before turning away.
After getting in the car, she called Ethan back.
Esther was even angrier when she heard that Daniel had gone to look for her.
However, she did not show it. She replied in a soft voice that she was shopping outside and would be back in a while before hanging up the phone.
When she thought that the life of her precious daughter, whom she had doted on for more than 20 years, was over, Esther’s desire for revenge grew stronger and stronger.
Niamh and Kendrick followed Daniel to the Mendez family’s manor, but they did not expect Ethan to be at home at this time.
Compared to Esther’s unfriendliness, Ethan seemed to be a rather polite person.
Although he was very heartbroken and regretful about Naya’s incident, he felt that Naya was just suffering the consequences of her actions. He could not blame anyone.
He asked the servant to make tea and prepare snacks before sitting down.
“You said Ava came to see my wife not long ago, but I’ve been at home today and we haven’t had any guests.” Ethan was curious. “Is there a misunderstanding? Try calling Ava again and see if you can get in touch with her.”
“We could get through to her just now, but her phone’s turned off now.”
Niamh’s face was full of worry, then she analyzed the situation.
“I’ve known Ava for so many years, so I can somewhat guess her thought process. She thought that Dan was kidnapped, so she spent all morning being worried. She had the idea of coming to look for Mrs. Mendez, but my husband and I stopped her. However, she ran out by herself, so I guess she must have gone to look for Mrs. Mendez alone because she was too worried about Dan.”
Ethan looked even more confused after hearing what Niamh said. “Dan was kidnapped? Isn’t he right here? Even if he was kidnapped, why would it be related to my wife? Why did you say that, Mrs. Waldburg?”
When Kendrick saw Ethan looking confused, he explained, “Mr. Mendez, I heard that Naya slit her wrist in prison to try to kill herself. You and your wife only got to visit her after pulling a lot of strings, right?”
Ethan’s eyes flickered when he heard that. Then, he nodded to admit, “Indeed.”
“Then, do you remember what Naya told you when you were in the detention ward?”
Ethan was stunned again. He still remembered Naya’s face when she said fiercely that she would never forgive Ava.
However, he did not expect Kendrick to know about that.
“Mr. Waldburg, what are you trying to say?”
“What I want to say is, Mr. Mendez, you’re an honest and trustworthy businessman and a good father. But you may not have a good wife. Otherwise, how could your daughter have been spoiled into someone who dares to kill?”
“…” Ethan’s face suddenly turned pale, not knowing what to say.
In silence, the servant came to inform him that Esther was back.
Esther came in carefreely with her bag. When she saw Niamh and the others sitting on the sofa in the living room, she chuckled disdainfully and said sarcastically, “What’s going on? The top young master and young mistress in Glendale are here.”
Niamh and Kendrick did not want to waste time contending with Esther. When they were about to go straight to the point, Daniel suddenly got up and strode in front of Esther.
“Where’s Ava?”
When Esther heard what he said, she displayed a surprised and amused look.
“Daniel, you’ve lost your memories. Why are you acting crazy here? How would I know where that vixen you mentioned is?”
“Please watch your mouth. You’re someone with status,” Daniel reminded her solemnly. Then, he asked again, “You must know where Ava is. Tell me right now.”
Daniel asked Esther about Ava’s whereabouts with certainty.
Esther’s heart was racing, but her face was full of disapproval.
She walked toward Ethan leisurely and sat down on the sofa carefreely. “This is so strange. What does it have to do with me that you can’t find that vixen? Why are you asking me about her whereabouts?”
Seeing that Esther was acting so indifferent like this matter had nothing to do with her, Niamh began to feel anxious.
“Mrs. Mendez, we have reasons to believe that Ava came here to find you, and during this period when Ava was gone, I heard from Mr. Mendez that you just happened to be out.” 1
After listening to Niamh’s words, Esther suddenly let out a sneer.
“Mrs. Waldburg, what you said is really interesting. I’m not my precious daughter who’s now behind bars because she was framed by you guys. She lost her freedom and is detained in prison all day and night. I’m a free woman, so I can go wherever I want. Do you think you have the right to control me?”
When she said this, Esther obviously increased her tone. It was obvious that she was unhappy about how Naya ended up.
They knew that Esther had something to do with Ava’s disappearance, but Esther’s attitude made it impossible to get anything out of her.
Ethan felt that Esther’s attitude at the moment was truly horrible, so he said, “Esther, don’t talk like that. Naya went astray, so you can’t blame others.”
When Esther heard this, she was like a tinderbox that would explode the second it was lit. She blew up immediately, “Are you serious? I’m your wife, and the one who’s in prison now is your biological daughter. But at this moment, you’re still siding with the people who harmed your daughter?”
“I didn’t mean that. Calm down.”
“How can I calm down? How can I calmly face these people who harmed Naya? If it weren’t for them, would Naya have gone astray?” Esther put all the blame on others. She suddenly looked at Daniel with hostility in her eyes.
“Daniel, you scumbag. Are you even worthy of our Naya? Naya has been so good to you for so many years, but have you ever repaid her? Naya is devoted to you and has done so much for you, but what about you? You only want to marry that vixen. You forced Naya to do something so extreme because of that vixen. Do you still have a conscience?”
Daniel, who had amnesia, listened to Esther’s rebuke. He could not remember what he had ever done with Naya. However, as he listened to what Esther said, he felt as if he had done something to let Naya down.
He frowned, saying, “Even if I had really let your daughter down, it has nothing to do with Ava, Mrs. Mendez. Please tell me where Ava is now.”
“Hmph.” Esther chuckled coldly. “Don’t ask me, I don’t know.”
“You do know,” Kendrick said suddenly in a very determined tone.
Esther raised her eyes arrogantly to look at Kendrick.” What do you mean?” “I just received a document here. The document shows that Ava was standing near your house during the time you went out. Soon after, you got into a cab and left. Ava also got into a cab to follow you.” Kendrick narrowed his eyes.
Esther was stunned after he heard that. A few seconds later, she got up suddenly. “Heh! It seems that the vixen was following me. Great, I have to go report this to the cops. I have to tell them I’m being stalked!”
After she finished saying that, Esther took her phone out to call the cops.
When Ethan saw that, he quickly stopped her.” Esther, stop it! Don’t make a huge fuss out of this.”
“What do you mean by that? They’re working together to bully me! They’re targeting me after they harmed our daughter. At the end of the day, it’s all because of that vixen! I don’t want to get involved in this stupid matter anymore. If you think that I have something to do with that woman’s disappearance, go ahead and call the cops. But for now, please get out of my house!”
After Esther said that, she turned around to go upstairs angrily.
Ethan could not stop Esther, so he just politely said a few words to Kendrick and the rest before going upstairs himself.
Daniel stood in the same spot with a lot on his mind. He felt very anxious, and an inexplicable sense of uneasiness was spreading in his heart. Then, it gradually wrapped around his heart like a huge black curtain.
“Dan, let’s go to the police station first.”
Niamh’s voice brought Daniel back to his senses.
He nodded, said nothing, and followed Kendrick and Niamh to the police station.
On the way there, he saw the surveillance footage of Ava getting into the cab and following Esther on Kendrick’s phone. The subsequent surveillance footage from the streets had not been sent to Kendrick, so there was no way to determine where Esther and Ava got out of their cabs.
Esther stood on the balcony, watching the car drive “If you want to call the police, go ahead. Even if you look for her following the surveillance footage, you won’t find her. You hurt my Naya so badly, yet you still expect that vixen to return home safely?”
Esther narrowed her eyes. She had decided to kill Ava without caring about the consequences.
She was about to call the two men who were keeping an eye on Ava, but when she turned around, she saw Ethan come in.
Esther glanced at Ethan angrily before walking over to the dresser and sitting down.
Ethan walked over with a worried look on his face.” Esther, do you really know Ava’s whereabouts? Where did you go just now? Did Ava really follow you?” 1
Esther slowly took off the precious jewelry she was wearing and spoke in a leisurely manner.
“You’re doubting your wife because of a few words from some outsiders. Our daughter is already in this state. Do you want to see them harming me as well?”
“I didn’t mean that, but it’s indeed Naya’s fault for ending up like this.” Ethan looked helpless. Esther tossed away the jewelry in her hand and stood up suddenly, her eyes full of resentment.
“So, are you blaming me? Are you blaming me for not educating my daughter well? So what if I didn’t educate her well? Isn’t Naya your own flesh and blood? She has never endured any hardship since she was a child, but she’s been imprisoned for so many years. You’re her father and you don’t feel bad, but I do! It’s best not to let me see Ava. Otherwise, I’ll definitely make her life a living hell!”
After Esther said those harsh words, she turned to go out again.
Ethan tried to stop her to advise her but failed to do so.
After Esther left the house, she was worried that Ethan would follow her. Hence, she deliberately called a cab and circled the streets first.
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