Chapter 1038 I''Ll Take You Away From Home


    Chapter 1038 I''ll Take You Away from Home


    Anthony helped the little one put his hand back under the covers and took out a gift box containing a


    four-wheel drive car. He quietly ced it on the bedside table while his son slept soundly, not even


    stirring. He gently stroked his son''s small head with affection when suddenly, his phone in his pocket


    vibrated.


    It was Zack calling.


    Anthony immediately straightened up and after tucking in the little one, he left the room as quietly as


    possible to answer the call.


    Zack quickly got to business and said, "Mr. Cahan, those twin brothers'' parents are high-ranking


    executives at CloudTop Group. Their father is a project director while their mother holds shares in the


    Zack reported all of what he had found out to Anthony in detail.


    Anthony listened intently without saying anything for quite some time as he pondered over this new


    information. That couple was just an ordinary wealthy family who were not supposed to offend the


    Cahan family by any means. It wasn''t a secret that he had been stripped of his position as head of


    Security Agency and sent to serve time in prison. Most of Suham''s upper-ss families knew about it


    too. But since taking control of the Cahan family and sitting at its helm, almost no one dared bring up


    old issues with him anymore.


    Did that couple intentionally or unintentionally bring these matters before Alistair?


    "Mr. Cahan?"


    Zack called out from the other end of the line which interrupted Anthony''s thoughts.


    He came back to reality and ordered sternly, "Keep investigating! Also check on those twins'' hospital


    records. Everything except for what was provided by the kindergarten: ambnce footage during


    transport, diagnosis records – I want them all."


    "Understood."


    The next day Alistair took off from the school. There was no need for him at the kindergarten either.


    Molly still had military training going on which got cancelled due to heavy rain, so she decided she


    woulde over alone with her driver and look for Alistair at Cahan Residence.


    As she crossed over through the Cahan family garden''s rockery and streamlet, she saw little Alistair


    sitting alone under a tree lost deep into thought.


    "Milk Tofu, what are you thinking about?"


    She nudged him slightly on his shoulder before sitting down beside him and casually leaning against


    him.


    Alistair blinked those beautiful blue eyes several times, feeling much better now that Molly arrived,


    "Momo! Yesterday was my birthday but you didn''te?"


    "Both my mom and dad came with me but we were stopped outside your house because the old Mrs.


    Cahan said you weren''t feeling well so they sent us away."


    As soon as Alistair mentionedst night, he hung his head in defeat and looked unhappy.


    Molly noticed his low mood and asked, "What''s wrong?"


    Alistair replied with a naive tone, "Did Uncle Malcolm use to beat you up often before?"


    "Yeah, I was pretty rebellious back then. I always liked to argue with him and would make him so angry


    that his face turned ck. Hahaha."


    Mollyughed out loud while reminiscing about her past achievements with pride.


    Alistair sat cross-legged and asked again, "Was Uncle Malcolm really tough on you?"


    "Most of the time it was like tickling. He had a fierce expression but didn''t hit hard at all. Plus my mom


    would stop him if it got too much. My dad always listened to my mom''s words, and worst case scenario,


    my brother would protect me."


    Alistair listened enviously and also wanted a gentle mother who was beautiful and could control his


    father just like Molly''s mother did for her family.


    When Alistair felt downcast again, Molly pinched his soft cheek gently and asked teasingly, "Why are


    you suddenly asking about this? Did your dad beat you up again?"


    He did get beaten up badly! If it weren''t for Palomaing back in time to stop it, he might not have


    survived.


    But he knew that he was partly at fault for what happened. "I got into a fight myself. And identally


    made them to the hospital which is way overboard."


    Molly eximed in surprise, "To the hospital? No way! Milk Tofu, I never knew your fighting skills are so


    strong!" She looked at him differently now with curiosity.


    "Come on, let''s fight each other now! Let me see how good you are!" she challenged yfully while


    sizing him up.


    But Alistair shook his head firmly, "Dad said as a little gentleman one should never bully girls."


    Even if he could win against Molly in a fight, he wouldn''t do it!


    Molly chuckled lightly then pinched his chubby cheeks once more, "I''m actually studying at Junior


    Military Academy. Don''t think just because you learned some basic Taekwondo moves, it means you


    can beat me."


    He pouted then murmured cutely while snuggling into her embrace.


    She took out the gift she brought along - specifically meant for Alistair''s birthday present even though it


    arrivedte - but nheless made him very happy when received!


    The two chatted leisurely for quite some time until Molly looked up at the sky outside.


    "This weather is terrible. Even the air feels damp... it seems like rain ising soon. Let''s go inside


    y instead."


    She reached out her hand towards Alistair invitingly. Alistair followed her hand, but winced in pain and


    quickly withdrew his small hand, letting out a soft "ouch" as he rubbed it.


    "You''re hurt on your hand. Did your dad hit you?" she asked, quickly taking his hands and examining


    them closely. She furrowed her brow as she saw the injuries.


    "I know it was wrong of you to make them to the hospital, but did your dad have to be so harsh with


    you?"


    Compared to how mischievous she was when she was younger, Alistair seemed like a well-behaved


    little baby in her eyes now.


    But even though Alistair was so obedient and well-behaved, he still often got beaten by his father and


    scolded by him. Why didn''t Anthony treat her as harshly?


    When she fought with others, Anthony helped cover for her.


    When she caused trouble, Anthony quietly cleaned up after her.


    Her godfather said that she would always be the most important princess in his heart.


    Her godfather said that there would always be a ce for Momo in his heart.


    But with Alistair around, all of this tenderness seemed nonexistent. She saw a different side of him -


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    one that was strict and cold-hearted towards Alistair.


    Alistair''s eyes were watery as heined to Molly, "I also think my dad is being too much! Since


    yesterday afternoon when Great-Grandma took me out of the ancestral hall, I haven''t seen my daddy


    at all!"


    Even at breakfast table, there wasn''t any sign of Anthony. The butler said Anthony had left early for


    work today.


    His hands hurt so much that he couldn''t even hold onto the fork properly - yet not once did Anthony


    The more he thought about it, the more upset he became. Tears welled up in those bright blue eyes


    while even the tip of nose turned red from crying...


    Molly couldn''t help but feel sorry for him and an idea popped into mind. "How about this? I''ll take you


    away secretly. We can run away from home together."


    Alistair shook his head frantically. "No way! If Dad finds out I ran away from home, then he will definitely


    get really angry!"


    He had already experienced the Cahan Family''s rules before... They were really scary...


    Anthony might point at himter on asking "which leg stepped outside first?", and then break his leg!


    Waaahhh! That was terrifying!


    Alistair buried himself into Molly''s embrace while whimpering softly, "Momo, save me..."


    "Don''t worry," Molly reassured him gently. "Running away from home isn''t necessarily bad thing.


    Sometimes you need him to realize how neglected or mistreated you feel."


    "Do you think... that could work?"


    "Trust me, with me around, he won''ty a finger on you," she said confidently. "And if worsees to


    worst, I''ll call my brother too. He scares the crap out of him and he won''t even dare raise his voice in


    front of him. Even if my brother scolds him, he won''t dare talk back."


    Alistair was confused. "Why is he so afraid of Spencer?"


    Molly giggled and put on a mature facade despite her young age. "Don''t worry about grown-up stuff


    when you''re just a kid like us. The grudges between he and my brother have nothing to do with you."


    "Okay..." Alistair always trusted her judgment. "So are we running away now? But what about the


    bodyguards watching us?"


    "It''s no big deal. I''ll figure out how to distract them," Molly assured him.


    "Can I go back to my room first? Can I bring some things with me?" Alistair asked.


    Molly couldn''t help but roll her eyes at his naivety but still replied kindly, "Sure thing."


    Although she wanted tough at the thought that he believed they were moving instead of running


    away, Molly held it in and urged him on, "Hurry up then."