Suddenly, a voice was inserted. Hester turned her eyes in confusion, but when she saw the person, she was stunned in disbelief.
"Leo?"
Leo changed his cynical attitude, looked solemn and walked slowly with calm eyes. When he saw that Hester was safe and sound, he was obviously relieved.
He walked to his grandfather and nodded respectfully.
"Grandpa!"
Hester was surprised to hear Leo call him. She turned her head silently and looked at the old man with a heavy expression. Her mood was very complicated.
'What's going on? Wasn't the old man in front of her a creditor? Why did he suddenly become Leo's grandfather?'
"Why are you in such a hurry? Are you afraid that I will blame her?"
Seeing that Leo was out of breath, Edmund knew what he meant. He took a meaningful glance at the butler not far away and didn't make a fuss about it.
He had only kidnapped Hester for less than an hour, but he had already received the news. No one would do it except his butler!
Noticing his gaffe, Leo raised his eyebrows slightly, took a deep breath and adjusted his breath, trying to make himself look more stable.
He calmly blocked Hester behind him, smiling.
"Grandpa, I came here in a hurry because I suddenly missed you."
"Huh!"
Edmund snorted. Obviously, he didn't believe what he said. He always asked him to go back to the old house, but why was he so obedient today?
Although Hester didn't know what was going on, the corners of her mouth twitched when she heard Leo's confident words. She didn't know how to respond.
Perhaps it was because Leo realized that his awkward excuse was too clumsy, he couldn't help but chuckled, but still tried his best to maintain his rigorous attitude.
"Well, in fact, I have nothing to do now
!
"I've made myself clear to you just now. I'll pay my father's debt. Please don't force me to tell you where my mother is."
Edmund's face, which had just eased a little, instantly calmed down. His eyes narrowed and were about to flare up. However, he heard Leo coughing and taking a deep breath to calm himself down.
"I don't know why you said I'm your creditor, but I'm really not. As for your father, is he often in debt?"
Hester's straight back moved slightly. As long as he was not her father's creditor, it was fine. It must be true. So many years had passed, how could it be possible for the creditor to find her?
However, since the man in front of her was not the creditor, why did he bring her here?
"Since you are not the creditor, why did you bring me here? Do you just want to know where my mother is?"
Faced with Hester's question, Edmund nodded slightly. He didn't want to see the man who stole his daughter again all his life.
"I don't want to have anything to do with that bastard all my life. I just want to know where your mother is."
"First of all, I don't think it's a proper attitude for the questioner to take me here like this."