Joy Ward thought to herself, her chest rising and falling uncontrollably, her emotions a mix of excitement and ecstasy.
"Joy Ward!"
A voice suddenly rang out from behind Joy Ward.
Joy Ward and Kaeli Thompson both stiffened abruptly.
"Turn around."
The voice, filled with chill, continued to rise.
Joy Ward steadied her emotions, calmly turned around with Kaeli Thompson in tow, "Miss Williams..."
"My child is missing." Hope Williams stood in front of them, her delicate face expressionless, blurting out a few words without any explanation.
Joy Ward was clearly taken aback, having not expected Hope Williams's first words to be so abrupt.
Caught off guard and utterly unprepared, her eyes flitted about in panic for two seconds before she quickly wore a look of bewilderment, looking at Hope Williams, "Miss Williams, are you joking? Where would you get a child from? Are you drunk?"
Hope Williams's cold eyes narrowed slightly, not missing the fleeting panic in Joy Ward's eyes.
