Since the day the recorder ran out of battery, I haven't heard anything from Mother Liu.
Not only Mother Liu, but I couldn't reach Liu An either.
Could it be that Mother Liu was persuaded by Liu An to sever ties with me?
Impossible.
I immediately dismissed that thought.
Mother Liu's temperament is just as fierce as mine; she would never tolerate any nonsense.
So it's highly likely that she has gone missing.
For the past five years, I have endured hardships by Liu An's side, and Mother Liu's attitude towards me has shifted from hostility to concern.
Mother Liu is an important elder in my heart.
Please, let nothing have happened to her!
I brought four bodyguards and made my way to that apartment complex, my belly protruding prominently.
When I knocked on the door, a simple-looking stranger answered.
"You mean the previous owner? That owner was in a hurry to sell and didn't mind lowering the price. I got a great deal, heh heh."
At that moment, I received a call from my assistant.
They informed me that Liu An hadn't been to the company for a long time, so the transfer of shares on their end went smoothly.
Everything felt too strange!
A sense of foreboding crept into my mind, and I braced myself for the worst.
Without hesitation, I reported it to the police and emphasized the matter concerning the Mermaid.
The mother and son had vanished into thin air overnight, taking along a non-human entity.
This incident immediately drew the attention of the police, who launched a citywide search.
After giving my statement at the police station, I returned to the hospital, as my body could not afford to be burdened with too much worry.
As the day of delivery approached, I had a faint sense of foreboding.
So, I requested the police to send more personnel to guard the hospital.
This aligned perfectly with the police's thoughts.
They also believed that with Liu An's child being born, the likelihood of Liu An showing up was very high.
On the day of delivery, I was in excruciating pain in the delivery room and finally gave birth to a healthy baby girl.
I trembled all over as I looked at that wrinkled little bundle, and my anxious heart finally settled.
"Baby, Mommy almost didn't get to see you!"
The assistant rushed in immediately, taking out prepared cloth to wrap the baby securely.
In the midst of the chaos, I spotted a sneaky doctor holding the Placenta.
I sensed something was wrong and weakly shouted, "Catch him..."
The assistant yelled loudly, and that sneaky doctor was swiftly subdued by the incoming police officers.
The doctor struggled in vain as they forcibly removed his mask, revealing a face I knew all too well.
I squinted; it was indeed Liu An.
Now, Liu An looked much haggard, as if he had aged ten years overnight.
His eyes were bloodshot, his face lined with deep creases, and his temples were completely white.
He appeared to have gone through significant turmoil in his life.
"Let me go! I'm just here to see the baby!"
Liu An struggled desperately, not even glancing at Baby, his gaze fixed intently on Placenta.
The police saw through his little scheme immediately: "Take him away!"
With that command, Liu An was escorted out by two officers, constantly looking back at Placenta, his eyes filled with unwillingness.
I couldn't help but smirk; he wasn't still planning to steal Placenta to help Mermaid recover, was he?
The police interrogated Liu An for three days and nights, resulting in an unexpected revelation.
Liu An adamantly claimed that he had killed Mother Liu and even led the police to the location where her body was buried.
He provided what seemed like a logical explanation, stating that Mother Liu had always manipulated him under the guise of familial love, and only by killing her could he attain true freedom.
As for Mermaid, Liu An insisted that he had returned her to the sea.
Moreover, he voluntarily took the police to search the small inn where he was staying, and there was indeed no trace of Mermaid.
The police were skeptical of Liu An's claims and came to the hospital to gather more information from me.
Upon confirming Mother Liu's death, I couldn't help but break down in tears.
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