Elias’ Crimes and Punishments of Romance

Chapter 573 Let Me Out!

“What? She left? How could you let her go? Didn’t you stop her?” Philip was furious. He had rushed back. thinking that he could reconcile with Casey, but she had actually left.

Eleanor looked aggrieved. “What can I do? She gets angry whenever she sees me. She even slapped me just now. Don’t believe me? Ask Dylan.”

Hearing that, Philip turned to the butler and asked, “Is that what happened?”

“That’s indeed what happened, but Madam also stepped on Miss’ hand, so they both hit each other,” Dylan answered truthfully.

“Shouldn’t I fight back when I was hit by someone younger than me? How can I still stand my ground in this family or educate Peter if I don’t fight back?” Eleanor’s expression immediately changed.

Dylan couldn’t be kept anymore. Eleanor was already thinking of dismissing him.

He didn’t say anything and left to attend to his business.

“Is this b*stard really taking me to court?” Philip was furious.

“Darling, I don’t think we can peacefully resolve this matter with Casey now.”

“What do you suggest then? We can’t force her, right?” Philip didn’t want to have a complete falling out with his daughter. After all, he didn’t have many children in his life, and he wouldn’t have any more in the future.

“I don’t want to force her either. This is what I think. If we secretly transfer the shares under Casey’s name without her knowledge, would that work? Of course, we won’t mistreat the child. We’ll leave her with enough money to live comfortably for the rest of her life.” Eleanor fawned.

“If she finds out about this, won’t she fight me to the death? No, this won’t work.”

Philip thought about how Casey would go berserk, possibly even jumping off a building like his ex-wife. Just thinking about it made him feel suffocated.

“Oh darling, if we don’t do this, we’ll never get our hands on these shares. And even if we go to court, we might not necessarily win…”

Philip was tempted, but, at the same time, hesitant when he considered his daughter’s feelings. Casey would probably hate him for the rest of her life if he did this.

“But by doing this, my relationship with Casey could shatter entirely. Even if I die in the future, she won’t come to see me off. This…”

“What are you afraid of? We still have Peter, and Casey will understand our intentions. When she gets married and has children in the future, she will know our intentions. We just want to hold on to the Carter Family’s legacy. Is there anything wrong with that? Are we going to let her take the Carter Family’s money and support another man outside?”

Philip fell into contemplation and was already convinced by Eleanor’s words. He was just one step away from taking action.

On the other hand, Dulcie was making a fuss about finding Casey.

Symeon had no choice but to bring Dulcie to Casey’s rented house, but there was no one at home and he couldn’t reach her number.

Where has she gone to?

After dialing the phone again, Symeon found that it still couldn’t be reached, so he turned it off directly this time.

He looked down at Dulcie beside him and said, “Let’s go home. She’s not at home and probably won’t return tonight since it’s already midnight.”

“Just wait a little longer, Dad. You’re so impatient. Dulcie couldn’t help but roll her eyes at her father.

Symeon was amused when Dulcie scolded him for being impatient.

He had been waiting downstairs for almost two hours. Wasn’t that patient enough? This little child was going too far. Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

“So, when are you planning to go then? The phone can’t be reached. Do we have to wait here all night?” He was losing patience.

Dulcie looked eagerly at the intersection ahead, hoping that Casey would appear in the next second.

“Then… let’s wait for another half an hour… After speaking, Dulcie couldn’t help but yawn. She was already very tired but still wanted to wait for Casey.

Symeon was speechless and could only cross his arms and lean against the car to continue waiting. “Okay, I’ll give you another half an hour. If she doesn’t come back by then, we’ll go home and sleep.”

“Okay! Thank you, Dad.”

With that, the father and daughter waited downstairs for another half an hour, but Casey still wasn’t back,

Without saying a word, Symeon picked up Dulcie and put her in the child safety seat in the car before. driving away from the neighborhood.

The displeased Dulcie pouted all the way, but there was nothing she could do since she didn’t know where Casey had gone.

Late at night.

In the basement of the Carter Family, Casey opened her eyes and found that it was pitch black all around, with only a faint moonlight coming in through the small window in the basement.

She immediately recognized that this was the Carter Family’s basement! Hardly anyone came here all year round.

There was clutter everywhere, and there wasn’t even a single light around. She could even hear the sound. of cockroaches crawling.

“Eleanor, you wicked woman! Let me out! Dad! Butler! Let me out! I’m here!” Casey knocked on the door frantically.

Due to the excellent soundproofing, no one could hear her shouts from the outside.

Why did Eleanor lock me in here? Is she trying to trap me to death?

She suddenly found this woman wicked and terrifying.

Casey shouted for a long time, but no one came. She gave up and realized that shouting was useless. She wondered how she could get out.

There was only a small window here, and she couldn’t even stretch her hand out, let alone her whole body.

At this moment, in the bedroom, Philip was lying on the bed, feeling like he heard Casey’s voice.

“What’s wrong?” Eleanor noticed that he was acting strange.

“Listen, can’t you hear Casey’s voice? Why do I feel like I can hear Casey calling me?”

Eleanor’s expression immediately turned pale with fear. Could it be Casey, who was trapped in the basement, the one shouting? That was impossible as the soundproofing there was so good that they couldn’t hear anything, though.

“How is that possible? It must be an auditory hallucination. I didn’t hear anything.”

Philip also found it hard to believe that Casey could be at home when they were on the verge of having a falling out.

He simply lay there and continued sleeping without dwelling on it too much.

He planned to call his daughter when he woke up the next day, even though it was highly likely that she wouldn’t answer.

The following morning.

Philip entered the dining room for breakfast and absentmindedly picked up his phone to dial Casey’s number, only to discover that it was turned off.

This can’t be happening…

She never had the habit of turning off her phone, so how could it suddenly be off? Moreover, it was already past eight o’clock in the morning, so he wondered whether she was still asleep.

He knew his daughter better than anyone. Casey hadn’t developed the habit of sleeping in as she grew up.

At that moment, Eleanor entered the dining room with their son and sat down to have breakfast.

Noticing his troubled expression, Eleanor couldn’t help but ask, “Darling, is everything alright?”

Tim fine. I just tried calling Casey, and her phone is turned off. It’s strange…..”