Chapter 38

Chapter 38

Just then. Jeremy stepped out of the house. Dani looked up and smiled at him. “Mr. Adler, I wanted to check on Yvonne. I hope I’m not intruding.”

She had wanted to visit earlier but hesitated, worried the Adlers might not appreciate it. After all. Yvonne was their child now. She didn’t want to overstep.

Jeremy assured her that it was fine. He walked over, bent down, and picked up the bamboo basket on the ground. He was surprised when he felt something moving inside. A moment later, a look of delight crossed his face as he realized what it might be.

The three of them went into the living room, where Dani pulled back the floral cloth covering the basket, revealing a chubby little puppy inside.

“A few days ago, one of the volunteers mentioned you came by the orphanage and spent some time with Bucky. I thought you might want a puppy, so I brought one with me today,” Dani explained, then added cautiously. “If you don’t want it. I can take it back

Yvonne crouched down and poked the puppy’s head with her tiny finger. The puppy let out a soft whimper, its round, black eyes looking up at her adorably.

“Jeremy.” Yvonne turned to her brother, her eyes pleading.

Jeremy couldn’t say no. He had wanted a puppy ever since his visit to the orphanage. He nodded at Yvonne, giving her the green light.

The little girl beamed and turned to Dani excitedly. “We can keep it! Jeremy said yes!”

The puppy, as if sensing its future life of luxury, wiggled around in the basket.

Jeremy pulled out his phone. I’ll call the driver to pick up some supplies for the puppy. We can go to the pet store this weekend to get everything else it needs.”

“Okay!”

After Jeremy stepped out to make the call, Dani motioned for Yvonne to come closer. She pulled the little girl into her arms and spoke in a hushed, serious tone.

“Yvonne, there’s something else I need to tell you.”

looked up at her

you seen Marian?”

her voice soft. “Yes, I have.”

need to be careful around her. And I think she took

widened. “My

nodded. “I don’t know why she took it, but that necklace is important. It’s tied to your past. When I found

Dani… Yvonne murmured.

sighed, guilt weighing heavily on her. She couldn’t reach the Yates family, and she was too afraid to bring this up

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she didn’t want

to care for and couldn’t afford to take risks. All she could do was hope Yvonne would find the right moment to tell her new family about the

grasp what Dani was thinking, but she could sense her unease. She wrapped

returned after finishing his call. When

Yvonne, Dani

five. If you have time, you’re welcome

muzzled against Dani happily. “Dani, you should come see me

confirmed that Yvonne was doing

was time for her to leave. Before she left, she pulled a small USB drive from her pocket and handed it to

came to the orphanage that day, but this USB contains some surveillance footage

through Jeremy’s eyes. He already had

were tangled. She knew that if the Yates family saw this footage. Marian might be sent

been under her care since she was a baby, and Dani couldn’t help but feel

bullying Yvonne and doesn’t hurt anyone else… could you not show this footage to the

taken aback but

was busy setting up the puppy’s bed and

USB into his computer, and opened the files. There were

video showed the hallway outside the dormitory at around six

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