Chapter 144

Cecilia rushed to stop Alston as soon as they finished paying respects. "Alston, you promised me..." Alston felt Cecilia was making a big deal out of nothing. It had only been a few minutes since they last saw their daughter, and Cecilia was already panicking like this! Maybe she was just trying to put on a show and gain sympathy from her father! He shrugged off her touch, the pain from the injuries on his back still lingering. With disdain in his eyes, he looked at Cecilia and led her back to find Gladys. Arriving at the spot where Gladys was supposed to be hiding, Alston took a cigarette from his pack, lit it, and pointed to where Gladys was supposed to be. "Your precious daughter is inside there. Go find her!" Alston had no intention of going further. He leaned against a rock, casually smoking, with an attitude of watching a show! Cecilia went straight to the rock Alston pointed to, but Gladys was nowhere to be found! "Gladys?" Cecilia tentatively called out. Though the place was se