Chapter 289 Kid-napping? (1/2)
”What was that all about?” Xing Han asked as Kyle walked back in, buttoning up his shirt.
”Just a couple of douchebags,” Kyle answered, ”Though we were making too much noise. This cabin isn't soundproof.”
”Ah, let's just go to the dining section and eat something,” Xing Han said while stretching.
✿ Dining Room ✿
Kyle was feeling quite bothered about something, and he couldn't get it out of his mind. Things just didn't add up to show that anything was wrong, and yet, he still felt there was something wrong.
”What's wrong?” Xing Han asked, noticing that Kyle wasn't eating as fast as he normally did.
Kyle pursed his lips, but didn't answer at first as he continued eating, his eyes downcast. He looked to the side then back to the original location he had been looking at.
Finally, he looked at Xing Han and said, ”This is just a hunch ... but ... I feel like ...”
Kyle swallowed his food, then took another bite, ”That kid doesn't belong to those people. Or, at least, he's not that willing to be with them.”
Xing Han frowned, ”Kidnapping?”
”Yeah,” Kyle replied, finishing his meal quickly, ”He doesn't look like either of the adults there.”
”Maybe he's adopted?” Xing Han suggested.
”Yes, that is a possibility but he's clearly uncomfortable and scared,” Kyle said, ”If it's just one factor, I would disregard it but when you have a few, it becomes too suspicious.”
”First, not only is his features not similar to the two adults there, his bone structure is also different,” Kyle explained, ”Secondly, he's agitated and scared. He's looking around as if he is seeking help but no one is paying him any attention.”
”Third,” Kyle continued, ”He is asking for his mother.”
”Er, duh,” Xing Han said, ”Why didn't you say that first? Wouldn't that be obvious then, that he's not their kid?”
”No,” Kyle said, ”Because he's calling the guy 'father'. ”
”Now you're making me confused,” Xing Han said, his frown getting deeper, ”First, you said he doesn't look like either adult but now you're saying he calls the man 'father'. Wait.”
Xing Han blinked.
”How come you know what the kid is saying?” Xing Han asked belatedly.
”Reading his lips,” Kyle replied.
”Of course,” Xing Han said, hitting his forehead, ”Anyway, it still doesn't answer my question. If the guy is his father, how come he doesn't look like him? Also, if he is the father, how can it be a kidnapping case? The kid is probably just naughty and being scolded.”
”I know it doesn't add up, which is why I'm so bothered by it,” Kyle said, ”And a father can still be guilty of kidnapping if he's going against the custody order. The woman is obviously not his mother, you see.”
Kyle started tapping the table, ”But I can't get over the fact that he's calling that man, 'father' when they don't appear related at all.”
Kyle took out his phone and said, ”Xing Han, strike a pose. I need to take a picture of them but I'll be pretending to take your picture instead.”
”Sure, what do you want? A silly one?” Xing Han asked as he made a face.
”Or a sexy one?” He then gave a duck face as he blew kisses at Kyle.
”They both look like silly ones to me,” Kyle answered with a straight face.