Chapter 15
Joshua ignored Ella completely, keeping a cold face the entire time, not even willing to spare her a glance.
Let alone acknowledge her.
Ella desperately wanted to see her children.
Even though she knew Joshua hated her and wouldn't forgive her.
She had to shamelessly follow him and pester him.
Until he gave in.
In the parking lot, when Brian opened the car door and Joshua got in.
Ella also ducked her head and squeezed into the car.
Sitting right next to Joshua.
Joshua's face darkened as he snapped, "Get the hell out."
Ella hurriedly fastened her seatbelt and said stubbornly, "I told you, if you won't let me see my children, I'll keep following you."
She wanted to see who could outlast whom.
Joshua didn't want to waste words with Ella and looked at Brian standing outside.
"Drag her out."
Brian bent down to pull Ella out.
Ella refused, deliberately leaning toward Joshua and raising her arms to tightly hug his arm.
"Let me see my children. As long as they're okay, I'll explain things to them so they won't worry about me, and then I'll come back to work for you, okay?"
If she couldn't see Aurora and Dorian today, they would definitely cry and make a fuss.
Thinking about how Aurora was prone to alkalosis, she couldn't keep dragging this out.
Every time Joshua heard Ella mention those two children, he couldn't suppress the anger and suffocation in his chest.
He roughly kicked her out of the car.
"If you ever mention those two children in front of me again, I'll make sure you never see them."
However, as Ella rolled on the ground and tried to climb back into the car, the door was slammed shut.
When she tried to rush over and cling to Joshua again, Brian held her back.
"Mrs. Thomas, contact that nanny, she'll send you the location."
Hearing this, Ella stopped pestering.
After watching Brian drive away, she quickly took out her phone to call Patricia.
Sure enough, Patricia sent her a location.
Ella hurriedly followed the location and took a taxi to the destination.
When she arrived, it was an estate in the suburbs.
Tall trees stood all around, with particularly beautiful greenery.
Probably because Brian had called ahead, the security guard didn't give her trouble and let her in directly.
After entering, Ella walked quite far before she saw the villa in the distance.
On the lawn in front of the villa, her two children were chasing each other while kicking a ball, having a great time.
Ella rushed over calling them, "Aurora, Dorian."
Aurora and Dorian saw Ella coming and ran toward her, calling out sweetly, "Mommy, you're off work."
Ella hugged them close, making sure the children weren't hurt and were in good condition.
Seeing Patricia nearby, she waved her over.
Then asked Patricia, "Besides the main gate, is there anywhere else we can get out around here?"
She couldn't let the children stay here.
This place was too remote. Who knew what Joshua might do to the children later.
She had to take the children and leave immediately.
Patricia said, "When we were brought here, I looked around. There seems to be a back door over there."
Without thinking, Ella immediately took the children's hands and signaled Patricia, "Come on, let's leave right away."
"Okay."
Patricia didn't understand the situation, but afraid they might have encountered bad people, she followed Ella, carrying the two children as they fled.
That evening, at Tranquil Villa.
Brian received a phone call and came to Joshua's side to report, "This is bad, Mr. Thomas. Mrs. Thomas has run away with the two children."
Joshua frowned and glanced at the time—7 PM.
Thinking about how the suburbs were dozens of miles from the city center, and there wouldn't be any other cars along the way.
Plus the surrounding area was all forest and mountains. Late at night, Ella taking two children and running—did she have a death wish?
Joshua inexplicably lashed out at Brian, "What are you standing there for? Send people to find them."
Brian snapped to attention and nodded, "Yes."
He immediately sent people to search.
Thinking that Ella with two such small children shouldn't be able to get far.
Sitting in his study, Joshua was restless, feeling inexplicably uneasy.
That damn Ella.
He had sent people to bring her two children to the estate, where they were well fed, well cared for, and entertained.
What more could she want? Yet as soon as she saw the children, she ran off with them.
Where could she run to?
In all of Emerald City, without his permission, would there be any place for the three of them?
After an hour, Joshua proactively called Brian, "Have you found them?"
On the phone, Brian replied quietly, "Not, not yet."
"What are you all good for? You can't even find a few defenseless people. Send people to search everywhere. How far could they have gotten?"
Brian broke out in a cold sweat, "Yes, yes, I've already increased the manpower."
Another hour passed, and Joshua called Brian again.
Hearing that they still hadn't been found, Joshua exploded in anger.
"Brian, listen to me. If you don't find the three of them tonight, pack your bags and get out."
Just after throwing his phone, Karen knocked and reported, "Mr. Thomas, there's a Ms. Lewis here to see you, says she's your friend."
Joshua waved his hand, telling Karen to bring her upstairs.
Karen nodded and left, feeling somewhat sympathetic toward Ella.
With Ella not home, a woman was already coming to the door.
Joshua was really too much—how could he still be entangled with other women when he had Ella? No wonder Ella wanted a divorce.
After Ella and the others left through the back door, they entered the mountains.
She hadn't expected there would be no signal in the mountains at all. She couldn't even call for a car.
With no choice, she could only carry the children toward where there might be a road.
But it got dark, and her phone was running out of battery.
After walking for two hours without finding a road, Ella was getting tired too.
Aurora and Dorian on her back were also getting scared.
"Mommy, it's so dark around us, I'm scared. The new house we moved to was pretty nice, why did we have to leave?"
Ella didn't know how to explain to the children that she had offended someone.
That person wanted to harm them.
Afraid that Joshua would use the children to threaten her into doing things from now on, she had run with the children without thinking.
Who knew that as soon as they left, they'd be in the mountains, unable to get out at all.
Patricia suddenly saw something and pointed in the distance,
"Ms. Garcia, there's light over there. It should be a passing car. Let's hurry that way."
Ella understood and carried the children toward the light. But just as they reached the road, several SUVs came speeding over and blocked their way.
Then several big men got out and walked toward Ella aggressively, yet quite politely,
"Mrs. Thomas, sorry to offend."
Before Ella could react, they forcibly took the children and put them in the car.
Ella was furious and tried to stop them, but Patricia held her back and shook her head, "Ms. Garcia, let's go back with them. This mountain is really too dangerous. We have to think of the children."
Ella knew these were people sent by Joshua.
Seeing how scared and exhausted Aurora and Dorian were, she really couldn't keep putting the children through this, so she could only obediently go back with them.
But when they arrived at the estate, the bodyguards separated her from the children and Patricia, not letting her have contact with the children anymore.
Brian got out of the car and tried to persuade her gently,
"Mrs. Thomas, doing this will only make Mr. Thomas less and less tolerant of them. It'll be even harder for you to see them in the future. Come back with me first!"
Ella didn't want to, but the bodyguards were already carrying her children into the estate.
Knowing it was useless to keep stalling here, she could only go back with Brian.
When she arrived at Tranquil Villa, Karen opened the door to let her into the villa, but looked unhappy.
"Mrs. Thomas, are you divorced from Mr. Thomas?"
Ella shook her head.
She wanted a divorce, but Joshua wouldn't agree.
Hearing this, Karen said indignantly,
"Mr. Thomas is really too much. He hasn't even divorced you, yet he's already brought another woman home."