Chapter 107: Searching for Henry
“You guys are having marital problems?” the police officer at the station asked Sophia while taking notes.
Sophia paused.“Not exactly.”
The officer raised an eyebrow.“Then what is it?”
“We’re getting a divorce. We were supposed to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau this morning.”
“And that’s “not a marital problem? You’re at the point of divorce!”
The officer sighed and continued writing.
“Can you dispatch an officer quickly?” Sophia urged.
The officer
put down his pen “First, he’s an adult. Second, he took his luggage and drove away, clearly intending to leave. That’s not a missing person case. Third, you’re getting divorced, and he obviously doesn’t want to, so he ran away. Therefore, we can’t send an officer. You should wait. He might be back in a couple of days.”
and looked at Sophia, completely speechless.
“But he’s not… mentally stable?”
Sophia wanted to say he wasn’t acting normally, but Henry wasn’t clinically unstable. The officer carefully reviewed the security footage. Your husband doesn’t seem mentally unstable.”
“He was in a car accident.”
“Do you have any psychiatric reports?”
“No.”
The officer sighed again.“Ma’am, why don’t you contact his friends? They might know something. If you still haven’t heard from him in a few days, you can come back and report him missing.”
Leaving the station, Sophia called Jason Reynolds, and they
“My uncle ran away from home?” Jason Reynolds exclaimed.
met at
cafe
Sophia hushed him when she saw people looking over.“I don’t know if it counts as running away, but he’s gone, and I can’t reach him.”
Jason Reynolds tried calling Henry; it was still off.
Jason Reynolds was confused.“Why would he run away?”
Sophia told Jason Reynolds about their plans to divorce and the problems they were having. Jason Reynolds was shocked, then even more shocked. After composing himself, he said, “So, he ran away because he doesn’t want to divorce you?”
Sophia remained silent. The reason was obvious, but she felt there was more to it. “Sister–in–law, don’t worry too much. He’s a grown man; he can take care of himself. I think he’ll be back in a few days. You can talk then,” Jason Reynolds said.
I guess I have to wait. But I hope you can use your connections to find him. I’m worried about
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him.”
Sophia didn’t mention Henry’s unstable mental state to Jason Reynolds; he probably wouldn’t want others to know.
“Okay, I understand.”
After parting with Jason Reynolds, Sophia went to Dodo’s Restaurant and told them about Henry.
“I’ll take a few days off and look for him,” Jay said.
“I’ll close the restaurant, and my wife and I will look for him, too, Simon added.
They knew Henry’s past, things she didn’t know, and they might be able to find him.
“Thank you. I appreciate it,” Sophia said.
“Don’t mention it. He’s our good brother. If anything happens to him, we’d risk our lives for him,” Jay said, thumping his chest.
“Don’t talk like that. Henry is just taking a break; nothing serious,” Mrs. Sterling said, patting Sophia’s shoulder.“Don’t worry too much. Henry is always level–headed.”
“I hope he’s sensible and contacts me soon,” Sophia sighed.
For the next few days, Sophia searched for Henry, cared for Father Reynolds in the hospital, all while keeping Henry’s disappearance a secret. Linda repeatedly tried to talk to Henry, but Sophia made excuses to avoid it.
Then, Jason Reynolds sent her an address.
New York hotel. Uncle is there. Go find him.”
New
It was evening, so Sophia called Mr. Givens for a ride..
Sophia got out of the car at the hotel entrance; Mr. Givens parked.
As she was about to enter, someone grabbed her arm.
Sophia turned and saw Julian Jennings.
She shook off his arm.“What are you doing here?”
“Henry’s been missing for days. You came to this hotel to find him, right? He’s here with another woman, right? You’re here to catch them, right?” Julian Jennings’s eyes gleamed.
Sophia’s eyes twinkled. “You’re following me?”
“I’m here to help you.”
“How did you know I was looking for Henry?”
Julian Jennings coughed.“Don’t worry about that. You can’t handle them alone, I have to help!”
“You’re insane!”
Sophia needed to find Henry and didn’t have time for Julian Jennings. She entered the hotel, with Julian Jennings trailing behind.
She confirmed with the front desk and took the elevator to the fifteenth floor.
At room 1503, she knocked. After a while, no one answered. She knocked again.. You know he’s in there, hiding his mistress, Julian Jennings said, rushing over.
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“Even if Henry is with another woman, what’s it to you?”
“I’m helping you!”
“I don’t need your help!”
“I have a duty to help you!”
Sophia was both angry and exasperated. Henry had beaten him up, and he hadn’t learned his Jesson.
Julian Jennings took a step back and kicked the door violently.
“Julian Jennings!” Sophia yelled.
“Henry, open the door! I know you’re in there! Are you a man? Stop hiding! If you’re messing around with another woman, divorce Sophia, don’t bully her!”
Julian Jennings kicked the door repeatedly, shouting, attracting attention from other guests. Soon, the hotel manager ran over to stop him.
“Open the door! There’s no response from inside, something might be wrong!” Julian Jennings scared the manager.
The manager was stunned and called housekeeping.
Housekeeping said the guest hadn’t requested any service in days and they’d knocked, but there
was no response.
The manager broke into a sweat.
“Get the key card!”
The
Sophia wanted to scold Julian Jennings for his lies, but when the manager called for the key card,
door. said nothing. she
arrived quickly, card
and they opened the
for Julian Jennings was the first one in, but the room was empty. It looked like he’d been gone, days.
By the time Sophia left the hotel, it was after midnight, with Julian Jennings still behind her. “Julian Jennings, I warn you, stop following me, or I’ll report you for harassment!” “Sophia, I’m concerned about you, don’t be ungrateful.”
“Just consider me ungrateful, stop being concerned, okay?”
“I have a responsibility and an obligation.”
Sophia wanted to crack open his skull and see how his brain worked. Just as she was about to a pillar, taking pictures of them. someone hiding behind explode, she saw
