Mason Rivera took Little Nine away not long after, and Emily Watson came to the hospital.
"Where is he?"
Miss Watson said, "A man with the last name Rivera took him away."
A man with the last name Rivera.
Emily knew who it was. They were probably going back to Myanmar. It would be best if they left early and never showed up again.
"Is he really your child?" Miss Watson still found it too incredible, "Or did you abduct him? In what year, month, and day was he born?"
In order to dismiss Miss Watson's inquisitive nature, Emily gave a date, "Don't make a fuss; he just came to stay in the country for a few days. He went into the cellar because he was playful, and he got sick because he wasn't used to the local environment."
How could she be so incredulous? Miss Watson pressed further, "What about his father?"
"He's abroad." Emily adopted a maternal tone, commanding and cautioning simultaneously, "Pretend you don't know about this, and don't talk nonsense in front of Dad."
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