Chapter 273

Anna walked up and spotted a little kid wearing a red scarf. "Hey, kiddo, does Sean Howard live here?" The boy nodded. "Yeah." "Great, go play then!" Anna waved him off. "Grandma, Mom, this is it," she called out toward the car. Grace helped Martha out. "Careful, Mom." Martha frowned at the messy place but still held back her dislike—for that disappointing son of hers, she’d bear it. With Anna and Grace supporting her, they stepped into the yard. "Hello? Anybody home?" Joshua knocked on the door, but no one answered. "Looks like no one’s here. Maybe they’re not in?" Everyone looked unsure. They’d come all this way only to find an empty house. "This place is filthy and all messed up. It doesn’t look like anyone’s lived here in a while. Did you two go to the wrong address?" Martha noticed right away. "No way! Why would that kid lie to me?" "Go out and ask around again! Seriously, can’t do anything right!" Martha grumbled, clearly annoyed. Anna stepped back outside and spotted Zoe heading