After everyone felt better, life went back to normal. Only Xia Zhe knew that Qiao Mei had not recovered fully. She still lived in fear and would wake up startled in the middle of the night. The first thing she did whenever she woke up was to see if the children were around.
If this continued, Qiao Mei's health would definitely be greatly affected and the baby would also not develop well.
"Don't be afraid, I'll protect all of you," Xia Zhe comforted her softly.
"I'm fine. I'm just… just a little uneasy. I can't feel settled so long as the mastermind is not caught. I wonder how Eldest Aunt's interrogation is going," Qiao Mei said worriedly.
During this period of time, Xia Xiu had sent a letter to Xia Zhe. She wrote that those human traffickers would not tell her who their buyer was even if they had to die. They had their own rules to abide with. Since they had already been paid, they would not betray the buyer.
