Begging For A Reconciliation

Sasha’s voice carried a trace of panic. “What do we do now? I suspect Gordon wants to investigate further into our affairs. If he finds out about us, that’s going to be disastrous.”

“I already guessed as much. Don’t worry, I’ll keep an eye on him!” The mysterious person hung up the call after that.

Meanwhile, Gordon had just driven over to the orphanage in the county.

Back then, during that terrible incident, he had found Sasha there.

When his daughter had gone missing, he had sent out a city-wide missing person alert, and the director of the orphanage had contacted him, saying that they had found a girl by the riverside.

When Sasha was found, she was already injured beyond recognition and covered in blood. It was a terrible sight. There were limited medical facilities at the orphanage, so the personnel there were only able to treat her more superficial wounds, but not the injuries on her face.

Gordon and his wife had taken the girl for a paternity test after that. They had only given permission for her to be treated at the hospital after they had confirmed that Sasha was indeed their daughter.

All these memories kept drifting through Gordon’s mind. Before he realized it, he had already arrived at the orphanage.

It had been almost a decade since he last visited this place. He was shocked to discover that it was even more run-down compared to how he remembered it from ten years ago.

The orphanage gate itself was already pretty dilapidated. When he opened the door and went in, there were only a few people there. The entire atmosphere was depressing.

“Someone’s here! Someone’s here!” A few children came running to the door, shouting excitedly. They were dressed in shabby, worn-out clothes and their faces had an unhealthy sallow tinge. They looked as if they had not eaten properly in quite a while.

Several other children emerged after that, followed by a woman in a blue uniform.

“What on earth are you yelling about? Are you trying to bring the house down?” The children scattered in fright at the woman’s stern voice.

together as he watched the chaotic

forbidding expression relaxed considerably. “Good day, sir. Are you

his head. “No, I need to see your

you know? She’s passed

She’s passed away? What happened?” Gordon remembered that the orphanage director had been fairly young. Ten years ago, she had been around forty. She would only have

fire suddenly broke out in the orphanage. The director tried to save the children and

almost too much of a coincidence? Right at the time when he had adopted Sasha, the orphanage director had died. Furthermore, she had perished in a fire, which would

doctor

fine.

have

I do. Hold on, I’ll write it down for you.” The woman reached for a pen and a slip of paper, then wrote

eye over

the orphanage, he drove to Dr.

and went up the stairs after consulting the address the woman had written

a little while, an elderly voice called out,

you because I need something confirmed,” Gordon replied

sounds came from behind the closed door. Not long after that, the door cracked open, and an old, hoary face peered out, fixing

Gordon White,” Gordon said. “Is this a convenient time to speak with

then opened the door fully.

…

back to her room, buried her head in her pillow, and went to sleep. Her slumber was uneasy, however, and

the dream, she was in a garden. The faces of the people around her kept changing. One moment, it was Jane, the next moment, it was someone else. These people all addressed her as “Ms. White”

her. She could hear shrieks and screams for help coming from beside her. Right after that, it seemed as if a man had come to her rescue, but she was dazed and could not open her eyes. However, she was faintly conscious that there seemed to

“It’s a girl.”

I’ve got a plan,