Chapter 403
When he received no reply, the person persisted.
This was a good opportunity. It was his chance to rise to power.
Many had wanted to take David’s position a long time ago, but David always operated with utmost secrecy, making it difficult for them to find an opportunity. Now that they finally caught him, shouldn’t they suppress him quickly?
“Go find her first,” Michael replied with only this sentence.
The person was unwilling. “But what about David p>
“And who are you?” Michael’s tone suddenly changed. His gaze turned cold, and a chilling aura emanated from his body.
The person was terrified and dared not say more. He could only lower his head and say, “I’ll go find Ms. Hansen first p>
After the person left, Michael took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and lit one.
He didn’t smoke, but recent events had made him frustrated. Eva… Why didn’t she want to stay by his side?
Compared to Adrian, he didn’t know where he had lost.
There was only one person by his side, and besides her, there would never be another woman.
He had spent five years thinking he could warm her heart, but he hadn’t expected it to turn out like this.
With these thoughts, Michael took a harsh puff of smoke and almost choked.
*Cough*
He coughed twice. The person standing outside the room came in and asked, “Mr. Cooper, are you alright p>
Michael didn’t answer. He just stared at the flickering flame of the cigarette and said, “Keep David locked up for now, and give him food.” “Alright p>
“As for Eva, she has two children with her. They shouldn’t have gone far. Search the nearby farms and hotels in the city p>
“Understood, I’ll pass on the instructions p>
At night, Eva checked into a cheap hotel with her two children.
The hotel’s environment was dirty and messy, and the air had a musty smell. Eva pushed open the window and took a look. There was a stinky drain behind.
She closed the window tightly, locked it, and pulled the curtains.
Then she turned around, looked at the two kids sitting uncomfortably on the sofa, and walked over.
“My babies, you’ll have to endure it p>
The money given by David wasn’t much. She didn’t know when she could go back, so she didn’t dare to spend the money recklessly. Most importantly, she didn’t dare to take them to an expensive hotel. If Michael were to look for her, he would certainly search the hotels as well.
Fortunately, the two little darlings were well-behaved. They had no objections to staying in a place like this. In fact, they even tried to cheer Eva up when they saw her feeling gloomy.
After running around all day, Eva was tired as well. But she didn’t dare to go out casually, so she paid the hotel manager to bring them some food.
The manager brought some cheese and ham and, knowing she had two children, also brought fresh goat’s milk.
“Our place isn’t great, but the food is homemade. The goat’s milk was just milked. Give it to the children,” the manager said.
Eva took the milk that was still warm and glanced at the manager. “Thank you p>
The manager looked at her and said, “No problem. It’s not easy for someone to be away from home alone. Are you here to look for a job?” Because of the circumstances, Eva couldn’t say much. She could only nod.
“Yes, I’m looking for a job. I’ll stay here for a few days p>
“I see p>
They chatted casually for a while. Then the manager said she had some things to attend to and left.
Before leaving, she asked Eva to lock the door when she went to sleep at night and not to respond to anyone knocking on the door.
Eva nodded and suddenly thought of something.
“Sorry, when I arrived here, my things were stolen, and I don’t have my phone. Can I borrow yours to make a call p>
The manager paused for a moment and then nodded.
“Of course, you can. There’s a public phone downstairs. You can come down and use it after you’ve eaten p>
A public phone? Eva nodded. “Thank you, I’ll go there later p>
After closing the door, she served the food to the two children.
“Darlings, eat a little bit for now. When we go back, I’ll cook a big meal for you p>
“Thank you, mommy p>
While the two children were eating, Eva was still thinking about making the phone call. However, she felt that leaving the two kids alone might not be safe. What if someone came in after she left?
After much consideration, Eva decided to wait for the two kids to finish eating before going downstairs to make the call. At least they would be with her if anything happened.
The ham tasted really good, and the two little ones ate with relish.
Although Eva didn’t have much appetite, she managed to eat some to fill her stomach.
“Mommy, we’re done eating p>
Eva packed up the things and then stood up. “Let’s go downstairs to make a phone call p>
Two minutes later, Eva left with the two children.
To use the public phone downstairs, she had to go the front desk to find the manager. After going out, Eva tightened her grip on the two little ones.
“The environment here may not be very good, and it’s not safe at night. You must stay close to me and not run around, understand p>
“We understand, mommy.” The little ones followed her downstairs, and from a distance, Eva saw the manager sitting at the front desk, talking and laughing with the staff. The public phone was not far away. Eva was about to walk over with the two kids when she saw several men entering the hotel.
Her intuition told her something was not right. She immediately pulled the two children into a nearby corner to hide.
After she hid in the corner, she saw those men heading straight for the front desk.
However, because they were too far, Eva couldn’t hear what those men were saying. She could only guess from their body language and facial expressions. After a while, the manager pointed upstairs. This was not good. Eva glanced around and pulled the children into the nearby restroom.
She could hear the manager leading the men upstairs.
“Let’s go upstairs p>