Chapter 464: You are not Santiago
It took Cecilia a few moments to calm down. Her hands were still clutching Dylan’s shirt, as if she feared that if she let go, her father would disappear too.
Dylan’s unsure look made his heart sour and his eyes grow cold.
Luckily, Mateo arrives soon after. He is Dylan’s confidant and the head of the men. When Dylan was too busy to deal with it, he stepped in to clarify the situation.
-What’s going on?
Mateo asked with a cold face.
At the sight of him, the men below became firmer, not daring to make a single move too much. The man in charge of this side stepped forward under immense pressure and told the situation from start to finish in the correct way.
-You’re saying that initially it was because Iris’s daughter Nana was missing, and because she said she saw someone take Nana away, that’s why they thought the other side started acting up and targeting Candy?
-Yes.
Although it may seem like a trap now, the situation did not allow for much thinking.
After all, Iris and Nana were brought by Vanessa, one is a woman and the other is only three years old. Who would have known that the other had bad intentions and had even planned the whole thing.
The strangest thing was that Vanessa followed Iris without making a sound.
According to the surveillance, the last place the two men left was not particularly far from the doorman’s perimeter. If Vanessa’s had made noise at that time, it is impossible that the two men would have left without alerting anyone.
-It seems that this Iris is something else.
Mateo said with a cold face.
Matthew’s face didn’t light up at the thought that so many people on this side of the room couldn’t even keep an eye on a woman, and he was filled with shame.
How does he do this in order to confront Mr.
-Dad, you’re not leaving, are you?
-Don’t worry baby, daddy is definitely not going anywhere. Daddy will stay here with you, okay?
Dylan’s voice was soft as he hugged his little girl tighter.
-But mum’s gone.
Cecilia squeezed Dylan’s hand and lowered her head. She was probably scared to death, so she tossed and turned in bed and just recited those few words, but Dylan never tired of answering them over and over again.
-It’s ok, daddy will get mummy back. Be a good girl Candy, don’t worry, okay?
-Hmm.
Cecilia nodded vigorously, her little body still trembling.
Although she is young, she knows that her best friend, and her best friend’s mother, took her mother away. They were bad people and had hurt her mother.
Nana was clearly her best friend and her aunt was clearly kind, but they took her mother.
Cecilia was sad.
The most transparent and innocent trust of a small child’s heart is destroyed by someone.
Dylan kissed his daughter’s forehead, filled with anger and worry, fearing that the incident would cloud her mind and make her afraid to make friends or have contact with outsiders.
-Dad, I’m scared.
-Candy be good, Daddy’s here. My baby is safe in Daddy’s arms, safer than anywhere else.
Cecilia gripped Dylan’s hand tightly, her eyelids heavy.
Perhaps because of the shock, she was in a bad mood and soon fell asleep.
-I’m sorry, darling.
Dylan gently embraced his daughter and apologised to her.
His eyes were full of guilt.
He failed to protect Vanessa, his child, and left her in a state of shock.
Dylan tried to put Cecilia to bed so he could get out and find out what was going on, only he was particularly bothered by the way the girl’s mouth flattened as if she was going to cry when he moved.
Her heart immediately softened and she hugged her daughter again.
Dylan finally turned to Mateo with his sleeping daughter in his arms.
After hearing Mateo’s words, Dylan’s eyes filled with hostility and coldness.
-Find out what you can about the woman, spread out in layers, focus on the ranch, and go look for any clues, any clues. Also, get someone to find Santiago as soon as possible.
Dylan gave the order methodically and Matthew nodded hurriedly, turning to pass it on to his men.
Before the accident, no one would have thought that Iris would use a three-year-old to reach them.
If she could use Nana to do all this, I’m afraid she and Nana are not really mother and daughter. But if they weren’t, why was Nana acting so dependent on her?
Dylan’s brow furrows and his eyes fill with sadness.
The headache is divided.
Vanessa slowly opened her eyes, the intense pain making her face pale.
-Hiss.
He exhaled softly, and as his eyes began to focus, he quickly took stock of his surroundings.
It is a very ordinary room, which doesn’t look the least bit ordinary. Any middle-class hotel would be furnished like this, but of course, one cannot rule out the possibility that it is some B&B.
In short, the one who tied her up here is undoubtedly the culprit who recently dealt with SJ v. Dylan.
But what is Iris’s relationship with the other side, and what about Nana?
One by one, the questions flooded Vanessa’s mind and her head hurt even more.
At that moment, the door rattled and opened.
A man entered, a face that was completely unfamiliar to her, but which Vanessa always found familiar.
From the figure to the aura, there was an indescribable sense of familiarity with her.
But he swore he did not know the other person.
-Who are you?
Vanessa’s voice was hoarse and her throat was especially sore when she spoke.
She looked askance at the other man, but he looked at her with a wry smile.
-You don’t know who I am?
The other party smiled sullenly for a moment and then suddenly spoke.
-Who the hell are you?
I was sure that I did not know the man.
-Why, we’ve met twice more at parties, don’t you recognise them?
Vanessa frowns and looks suspiciously at the other woman. Suddenly a face comes to mind and she stares in disbelief, clearly the two faces are different.
-Santiago?
he asked shyly.
-At last it comes back to you.
The man’s smile turned wry, pulling the disguise from his face as Vanessa watched him. Indeed, it was the same face she had seen twice at the party, the man who had bothered her from the beginning.
-I don’t suppose you’re a Santiaguista either?
This comment was a deliberate attempt by Vanessa to test Santiago.
Because at that moment he thought about what Dylan had said about guessing, but that man in front of him, could it be Orlando?
-Who am I if I am not Santiago? Miss Vanessa is very funny.
-Oh, yeah?
Vanessa said with a calm face, but her eyes were fixed on Santiago.
-Why does the lady keep looking at me? Is it because I’m so handsome with this face that you want to move on?
-Sir, you are very funny.
Vanessa said with a fake smile.
To her, the man in front of her seemed anything but creepy.