âOh, the whole team is here! What are you all doing up so late?â
Jeremy chuckled. âWeâre waiting for you, John! Did you manage to meet Mrs. Seet this time?â
John nodded. âYes, and Iâve said everything there is to say. However, as Mr. Seet had predicted, she didnât believe us at all!â He let out a sigh and continued, âYou can probably see it from that ice-cold look on Mr. Seetâs face, right? His wife was really nasty towards him!â
Jeremy frowned. âNo, because we havenât seen Mr. Seet.â
âYeah, how are we supposed to tell that from his face if we havenât seen him?â
John froze. âWait⦠Mr. Seet isnât back yet?â
âNope!â
âHow is that possible? He left before I did!â
The Hidden Masters exchanged glances and looked at John worriedly. âYou said Mr. Seet left before you did, but we havenât seen him come home at all!â
John was confused. And here I was complaining that he didnât wait for me! Where could he have possibly gone?
âDonât panic, letâs call him and ask him where he is.â
John said and dialed Evanâs number, but there was no answer.
âDo you think he could still be at Wicked Palace?â
âTry calling Juan!â Jeremy suggested.
John did as told, but Juan said, âDaddy left long ago!â
âGo check in your mommyâs room, Juan. Mr. Seet might have gone back to see her again!â
âOkay!â
Juan got dressed and knocked on Nicoleâs bedroom door.
âWhat is it, Juan?â
âIs Daddy with you, Mommy?â
âNo, he isnât!â Nicole said angrily.
Juan ran back into his room and told John about it.
John paused. Where else could Mr. Seet be?
Even the Hidden Masters were starting to panic and complained about John being unprofessional.
âYou shouldâve stayed by his side, John! How could you just leave him by himself?â
âYeah! Wicked Palace is the enemyâs territory! What if something happens to Mr. Seet?â
âShould we go back and search for him?â
âCalm down, you guys! Mr. Seet is an adult, okay? Heâs not going to get himself lost! He probably just went to get some fresh air and clear his head or something! Iâm sure heâll be back soon!â
With that, they decided to wait a little while longer.
John was so anxious that he even began praying while he waited. Dear God, please let Mr. Seet come back safely! Iâll be dead if anything happens to him!
After waiting for a couple of hours, the Hidden Masters were losing their patience.
Jensen kept pacing about, glaring at John every now and then, and sighing each time he did.
At the same time, John was getting uncomfortable with his behavior and spoke up, âYou canât blame me entirely for this, you know? I only stayed behind to try and resolve the misunderstanding between them!â
âQuit finding excuses already! If anything happens to Mr. Seet, his blood will be on your hands!â
âYeah!â
John had nothing to say in response to that.
Oh, Mr. Seet⦠Why did you only bring me along? Why didnât you bring these guys with you? All they do is sit around and complain anyway! Sigh⦠This might just be it for me⦠Wherever you are Mr. Seet, now would really be a good time to come back⦠If I could turn back time, I would never have tried to convince Mrs. Seet! All I got in return were insults from herâ¦
Darius took pity in how stressed John was and defended him. âNow, now, blaming John isnât going to do us any good. Letâs hurry up and go find Mr. Seet.â
âYeah! Letâs head over to Wicked Palace! He might still be there!â Damien said.
Then, the two began walking towards the door.