Chapter 428 Busted
“I’ll work harder and earn more money to pay for your medical expenses. Don’t worry, okay? Didn’t you say that I was picked up from a pile of garbage? That goes to show that my parents have abandoned me. In that case, you’re my only family member. So please don’t send me away.”
Since the day Tim heard Raphael address him as an adopted b*stard, the boy knew that Mary was not related to him by blood.
With a heavy heart, he persistently pursued the matter and bombarded Mary with a series of questions. Left with no choice, Mary told him the truth.
Therefore, Tim was well aware of his background all along.
The heartbroken Mary hugged him and wiped away his tears.
“I know that you worried about me. But you’ll lose your life one day if you continue staying here. Raphael has lost his mind and turned despicable. He would hit his own mother, let alone you who aren’t related to him at all. You’re still so young and I can’t let you suffer like this. So please, leave this place now. I’ll ask the village chief to send you off so that you can start anew elsewhere.” Mary tried to convince him.
This street-smart boy has great survival skills. He won’t starve to death even if he has no place to go. Conversely, his life will be at stake if he stays here with me.
“I’m not going anywhere, Grandma. I’m not afraid of him! Let’s leave together, okay? I’ll never leave you behind.”
It’s not that Grandma doesn’t want me, it’s just that she has desperate reasons to force me to leave her side.
He sniffled and wiped his tears dry at that thought, trying not to be sad anymore.
An unwavering look flashed across his eyes.
“Grandma, let’s head to the hospital now. Otherwise, when Uncle Raphael returns, it’d be too late then.”
As Tim spoke, he hurried back to the bedroom and picked up several important documents, clothes, and the money that he had been hiding.
Initially, Mary did not want to spend Tim’s money. However, upon a few rounds of pestering and persuading, she finally acquiesced to the boy’s decision.
Their house was located quite a distance from the other neighbors. As such, no one heard the ruckus raised earlier on.
Shortly after their departure, someone from the village came looking for Mary.
The villager wanted to inform her that the kid on television looked very much like Tim and wanted to check if they were the same person, only to see that no one was home.
Unexpectedly, Raphael found out about the news.
When he was hanging out at the village’s sundry shop, the missing notice came on the television. Instantly, he was astounded.
Why does the kid on TV look almost identical to that b*stard?
“I wonder whose child is that. Whoever finds him hits the jackpot. Oh, by the way, isn’t he around Tim’s age? Hmm… The more I look at his picture, the more I think he looks like Tim…” the lady boss at the sundry shop shared her views.
She was not certain if Tim was the missing boy. After all, the kid was always covered with dirt and looked exceptionally disheveled whenever they saw him.
Unbeknownst to the villagers, Raphael had lived with Tim for years. Although he was never home much, he had actually seen the boy’s cleaned face clearly.
Attracted by the lucrative reward announced on the television, a sense of excitement brewed within Raphael.
He ran as fast as he could in the direction of his house.
“Hey, I was just joking. Are you taking it seriously? How is it possible that Tim was born with a silver spoon?” the lady boss dissed.
Other customers chimed in one after another, “I bet he’s thinking about asking Tim to impersonate the missing boy and exchange him for money to gamble!”
“That sounds very likely. Oh dear, is he really going to do so? Poor Tim, he’s such a sweetheart.”
“A scoundrel like him will have the guts to do anything, including using Tim for his own benefits. Come on, let’s go have a look at what’s going to happen.”
“Yes, quick, let’s go! Even if he’s not using Tim, he might kidnap him and sell him off for profit. When that happens, the boy will be gone forever.”
Tim had been a filial and thoughtful boy. Everyone in the village loved him.
With trepidation, the villagers quickened their steps and followed after Raphael.
Raphael searched high and low for his mother and Tim, but they were nowhere to be seen.
“What? How did they run away so fast? Hmph! She must have fooled me just now. It’s impossible for her to die so easily,” Raphael cussed madly.
The villagers who rushed over heard him loud and clear.
“What? Who died?”
