Chapter 21

Celeste had just finished the surgery and barely had a moment to rest when she received a phone call from home saying Natalie was missing. She hurried back anxiously. As she approached the front door, she ran into Natalie. "Natalie!" "Mrs. Locke." Seeing Natalie standing there safe and sound, Celeste instinctively touched her chest, clearly relieved. "Thank goodness you're back! I just got a call from James saying you were missing and hadn't returned home. I was terrified! If something happened to you, I wouldn't know how to explain it to your mother." No one could know how scared she was when she received that call. Natalie held a thermal container in one hand and gently patted Celeste's back with the other. "I'm sorry, Mrs. Locke. I didn't mean to worry you." Celeste shook her head. "It's fine, as long as you're back. Let's go inside." In the living room, James and Phoebe were also preparing to head out to look for her. "Natalie?" When the door opened, Phoebe's eyes widened