"So... Annie first needs to go through the stairwell, then to the first floor..."
Olivia Thompson’s small voice recounted everything that had just happened to her to Uncle Vincent, but when Uncle Vincent heard that Hank Thompson was also coming out, his expression turned a bit serious.
"Why would Hank co out too? Didn’t I tell you to wait quietly in the office?"
Perhaps the tone carried a bit of questioning, causing Uncle Vincent’s voice to sound sowhat stern, and Olivia’s recently cald mood tensed up again because of his words.
Olivia pursed her lips and then cautiously explained, taking a few steps back to distance herself from Uncle Vincent.
"Because... because we were worried, we’re worried about Grace..."
Uncle Vincent’s thoughts ca back at this mont. Seeing Olivia’s probing yet frightened expression, he finally exhaled a breath and stood up.
"Let’s go, Annie, Uncle will take you back. You coming out like this will surely worry the other kids. If anything happens to you, how am I supposed to explain to your Mom, Charlotte?"
"I’m sorry, Uncle Vincent, did I cause you trouble?" Keeping up with Uncle Vincent’s pace, Olivia softly inquired.
Looking at Olivia walking beside him, Vincent couldn’t help but slow down his pace, and a gentle smile rippled in his lake-blue gem-like eyes.
"Annie didn’t do it on purpose, right? Because Annie was also very worried about Grace’s health, wasn’t she?"
By now, Vincent had already brought Olivia to the corner, and when Olivia looked up, she saw Cyrus and Jack Thompson waiting outside the room.
"Big brother, let go out to look for Olivia. What if she gets lost?" Jack’s expression was sowhat anxious.
"Second brother, really, how could you be so disobedient and run out just like that."
But at this mont, the office door was slightly ajar, and Hank, who was inside the room, also heard Jack’s voice, so he poked his head out through the door fra.
"Concern and responsibility got mixed up; I didn’t do it on purpose." Saying this, Hank’s face was already full of guilt.
"She’s back."
When Cyrus turned his head, he saw Vincent and Olivia coming from the corner and breathed a sigh of relief, striding toward them.
When Jack heard Cyrus’s words, he also quickly cast his gaze in that direction.
"Big brother."
Upon seeing Cyrus, Annie finally seed to breathe a sigh of relief. She ran over to Cyrus and then reached out to hug him.
Seeing Olivia’s reaction, Cyrus’s eyebrows slightly furrowed.
"Annie, where did you run off to? You really scared us." Hank patted his chest, finally letting out a sigh of relief.
"It’s all because of second brother..." Olivia lifted her head from Cyrus’s embrace, her soft voice carrying a bit of complaint.
The guilt in Hank’s heart intensified imnsely.
Embarrassed, he scratched the back of his head, bowed his head, and quickly apologized, "I’m sorry, Annie, I was too anxious just now."
"Thank you, Uncle Vincent, for your trouble."
At this mont, Cyrus looked up and faced Vincent.
Vincent offered a gentle smile, waved his hand, indicating it was no trouble.
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