Nathalie Quinlan wasn't in McKinney, but she could guess the helplessness that Aunt Cagwin felt at that moment. She pursed her lips and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry. I'm not in McKinney now, but I can go back immediately. As for Freddy, I'll have someone look for him. Just wait for me to return before doing anything."
"…You're outside?" Aunt Cagwin didn't know about her trip to Beijing for the exam and had thought she was in McKinney when she made the phone call. Upon hearing that she wasn't there, Aunt Cagwin quickly said, "Never mind, you go about your business, that damn kid is definitely out playing somewhere; I'll go look for him myself at the places he usually goes to."
Nathalie didn't say much, just responded with an "Mhm" and told her to be careful, then hung up the phone.
Justin Wafford had been next to her all this time; he hadn't heard what Aunt Cagwin had said, but he could largely infer who the call was from, based on what Nathalie said.