When Harley heard that, he immediately gave Charlie a look to take Eudora away.
On the way, Eudora suddenly comforted herself.
âCharlie, do you think Amos has already gone back? Maybe something had happened on the way, and he went back after escaping because he knew that I would worry about him!â
Charlie knew very well that those thoughts had been conjured up by Eudoraâs imagination.
However, in the end, he couldnât bear bursting her bubble.
He replied while nodding, âYes!â
Hearing that, Eudora suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
âThen, drive faster. Amos must be worried while waiting for me at home!â
Charlie cast a worried glance at Eudora from the rearview mirror and then sped up.
â¦
After arriving at Clearwater Bay, Eudora quickly got out of the car and rushed into the yard as soon as the car stopped.
âAmos!â she shouted.
Eudora ran to the hall. She ran across the living room, the study upstairs, the bedroom, the childrenâs room, and the kitchen.
After searching all over, she still could not find traces of Amos.
Charlie watched as Eudora ran up and down, feeling a little disappointed and sad.
âMadam, in fact, President Grangerâ¦â
âRight. I remember now. Heâs been so busy these days that he hasnât had the time to exercise. He might have gone to the garden to do some boxing. Iâll go to the gardenâ¦â
It was dark outside, and Charlie hurriedly reached out to stop Eudora.
âMadam, Iâm so sorry. Thereâs indeed no news of President Granger yet. Please donât be like thisâ¦â
âNonsense! I havenât even been to the garden to look for him yet!â
After saying that, Eudora ran to the garden again, not bothering about Charlie who was holding her back.
By the time Charlie had caught up to her, he saw Eudora standing in an empty field in the garden, with her eyes brimming with tears.
In fact, she knew better than anyone that she was just fantasizing.
She just did not want to wake herself up from the fantasy.
Charlie wrinkled his eyebrows. At that moment, a figure outside suddenly walked over. Eudoraâs heart, which had just sunk, was instantly lifted again.
She hurried to catch up with him, âAmos! Is that you? Are you back?â
Charlie was worried. He recalled Amosâ order that he had given before he had left and hurriedly signaled to the bodyguards, who were hiding in the dark.
âBe careful. Protect Madam and the children.â
The guards immediately came forward and surrounded the front.
Eudora had already grabbed the manâs arm. The man turned around and looked at Eudora in horror.
âWhat are you doing? Have you gotten the wrong person?â
Particularly faced with a group of fierce-looking men following behind Eudora, the man was scared out of his wits!
Eudoraâs fingers paused, and the man broke free and quickly ran away.
After the man left, Eudora turned to look at the bodyguards behind her, who had formed a tight circle around her.
âYou guysâ¦â
She remembered a few of them clearly. They were all Amosâ bodyguards.
When Charlie saw that Eudoraâs face was not quite right, he felt a jolt in his heart and hurriedly waved his hand at the bodyguards.
They turned around and wanted to hide in the dark again, but were held back by Eudora.
âYou all are Amosâ bodyguards. Why are you here? Why?â
âWeâ¦â One of them said.
The bodyguard was shocked and said, âMadam, we donât know what youâre talking about!â
âDonât lie to me. Tell me clearly. Why are you at my house? Why arenât you protecting Amos?â
Charlie hurriedly said, âMadamâ¦â
âShut up!â Eudora stopped Charlie in that instant, âYou all can speak for yourselves!â
The bodyguards were trained to not lie. Therefore, after some struggling, they still told Eudora the truth.
âWe arrived at Clearwater Bay in the afternoon. President Granger had noticed that it wasnât safe, so he asked us to protect you and the children!â
âSo, you mean that thereâs no one with him?â Eudoraâs footsteps seemed weak.
âPresident Granger said that he could deal with the situation himselfâ¦â
Charlie immediately noticed that something was amiss, and he instantly stopped the bodyguard from speaking.
âAll of you may take your leave!â
After they left, Charlie consoled her, âMadam, President Granger is really good at defending himself! Whatâs more, he has just gone missing. Weâll find him eventually.â
Eudoraâs eyes were already moist.
She screamed, âWhy didnât Amos tell me in advance? Weâre husband and wife, and we have to face all obstacles together. Why didnât he tell me when he knew it was dangerous? Why did he put yourself in danger all alone? Itâs all my fault. Iâve caused Amos to be in so much troubleâ¦â
âMadam, itâs really not your fault, youâ¦â
Eudora no longer paid any attention to Charlie and staggered back into the house.
Charlie followed behind Eudora. Seeing that she had entered the room and closed the door, he heaved a sigh of relief.
However, he did not dare to sleep. He could only stay upstairs and call the remaining bodyguards to patrol round the clock. That was the only way he could feel more secure, even just a little.
There was no other way. President Granger was currently in trouble. The only thing he could do now was to complete the tasks that Amos had given him.
â¦
In the room, after Eudora had closed the door, she fell to the ground, her mind completely blank.
âWhat should I do?â Eudora asked herself repeatedly.
In front of Amos, she had always tried to be very strong and capable. She always said that she wanted to support Amos and the children.
In reality, both she and Amos knew that she was merely relying on Amosâ tolerance towards her. She had been lying to herself the entire time.
Even if she really wanted to do so, judging from her power and Amosâ, she definitely would not be the one in charge of supporting the family.
Just like right now, even under such circumstances, he still had gotten someone to protect her.
On the contrary, she was unable to do anything in solving his disappearance.
No, she couldnât do that!
Eudora took a deep breath and desperately told herself that she had to cheer up.
Now that Amos was missing, the children in her family, Valiant East Group, and Amos all needed to be protected by her.
However, after a moment, Eudora still could not help but wipe away the tears that trickled from her eyes.
âAmos, where on earth are you?â
â¦
Charlie stayed awake for the whole night, guarding outside. Only after some time did he close his eyes in a daze.
Soon, he was awakened again by the ringing phone in the living room.
After the call was connected, Clintâs anxious voice came through.
âCharlie, where is Madam?â
Charlie was stunned, âWhatâs the matter? Has there been any news about President Granger?â
âItâs not that!â Clint gritted his teeth, âSomething has happened to Valiant East! Now that President Granger is not here, I can only look for Madam!â
Charlie frowned, âArenât you his assistant? You can just privately take care of his matters!â
Clint shook his head and said, âNo, I canât handle this! The stocks of Valiant East have fallen this morning right after the stock market opened and then came to a halt! Many of the shareholders have come to complain like crazyâ¦â
Charlieâs hand trembled. Was it really that serious?
At that moment, Eudoraâs voice rang out from behind him.
âGive me the phone.â
Charlie came to his senses and said, âMadam, why did you come down? Donât worry. Things are not as serious as you thinkâ¦â
âDonât lie to me!â Eudora took a deep breath, âSince Amos isnât around, I have to protect the Granger family even more now. Give the phone to me!â