Chapter 443 Penny Is Gone
Lara sighed and said, “I did all this for our family. She left after making a fuss and didn’t even answer my call. It looks like I owe her in my previous life!”
“Stop complaining. You should be glad that Penny is so mature. Look at the others; there are not many people out there who are as excellent as her,” said Edward.
Putting some thought into it, Lara said, “Then you should give her a call and ask her to come back for a meal this weekend.”
Agreeing with her, Eugene took out his phone and called Penny. But he was told that her phone had been turned off.
He looked at Lara in surprise. “Her phone’s off.”
Lara exclaimed, “That’s impossible! She doesn’t have that habit!”
Feeling like something was wrong, Edward said, “Maybe her battery’s dead. You go to bed first. I’ll go to her house to have a look.”
“I’ll go with you,” said Lara.
The both of them drove to Penny’s house, but she didn’t open the door even after they had been knocking for a long time. The more time had passed, the more worried they got. In the end, they could only enter the house using the spare key and prepared to wait for her in the house.
However, when they got in, they found that the house was uninhabited. It was so empty that they felt like no one had been staying there for a long time.
They then found a letter on the coffee table with Penny’s handwriting on it.
‘Dad, Mom, I’m not sure if you guys will find this letter. All I hope is for you to think of me. When you find this letter, I may be far away from this city already. Actually, I have always thought of leaving. This is not on a whim. I always feel like I’m your puppet with no right to my own feelings and thoughts. But, I do have my own thoughts. Sometimes, I wonder if the purpose of my existence was to please both of you. Today, I finally understand. I do have feelings and I hate obeying your orders. I want to live my own life. So, I decided to leave. Please don’t be worried about me. Whether my life is smooth sailing or difficult in the future, this is my own choice. I won’t blame this on anyone. With regard, Penny.’
After reading the letter, Edward looked toward Lara with teary eyes. “Where do you think she has gone?”
But Lara wasn’t crying; instead, she was dazed. “Who has she been in contact with recently? How did she become so rebellious all of a sudden?”
Edward’s tears then fell. “Where are we supposed to find our kid? I’m afraid we really hurt her this time.”
Lara looked cold. All that was showing on her face was the anxiousness one would feel when they were betrayed. “Find her! We need to find out who has been in touch with her. We need to get someone to check the flight! If she doesn’t want us to find her, she has probably gone overseas. Look into her classmates and friends that are close to her!”
As she was saying this, she got to her feet and walked straight outside.
Edward scowled as he glanced at Lara’s back. Lara wasn’t wrong for what she had said. But, he felt like she was way too calm—as if she had no emotions. Putting Eugene and Brian aside, she was exceptionally cold even toward her biological daughter!
Instead of leaving, Edward walked into Penny’s room. On the bedside table, there was a photo frame that was lying face down. Setting the photo frame up, he noticed that it was a photo of the three of them. Back then, Penny was only about ten years old. She was standing in the middle and she sported two high ponytails. He was holding her hand. The both of them smiled happily, but not Lara. She looked cold as always, but it was undeniable that she was gorgeous!
It was a pity that Penny had covered up the photograph. Perhaps, she doesn’t want to look at it!
His phone suddenly rang. Checking the screen, it was Lara. Edward swiped the screen to answer. However, before he could say anything, Lara’s demanding voice sounded out. “Aren’t you leaving?”
