Chapter 399

“But…”

“If they say they need to see the body to believe it, then tell them I was swept away by a small storm and my bones are no longer there.”

Karl didn’t know if cursing himself like this would lead to a normal outcome later. Another thing he was uncertain about was whether Christina had said this only to him and Stephen. Would he have to lie to the kids?

Seeing Karl’s silence, Kim interpreted it as confirmation and felt unexpectedly terrible. She lowered her head and returned to her room. Karl wondered if he had done something wrong and glanced at Mei, who was also sighing and returning to her room.

Karl turned around and saw Samuel feeding Sandy at the dining table. It looked quite awkward. Karl was starting to regret his decision to come here. The atmosphere was too stifling.

Stephen returned to his room, took out his phone, and opened his laptop. He connected the phone to the computer and started trying to unlock it.

It wasn’t that Christin