Chapter 2 Get Her Out Of Here

Hugh had his rules, one of which was that phones should be turned off during morning meetings.

Gilbert quickly retrieved his phone and was about to end the call.

Hugh scolded, “Take it!”

Gilbert then coughed. “Dad, it was an unknown number, I…”

Hugh put his teacup aside and ordered, “Take the call and put it on speakers!”

Bryson and Jonas looked pitifully at Gilbert.

Gilbert had no choice but to pick up the call and put it on speakers.

They were taken aback when they heard a small voice.

“Hello… is this uncle? I’m Lilly Hatcher… My mommy is Jean Crawford… Are you my Uncle Gilbert?”

The little girl’s voice was weak and indescribably monotonous, like a small robot, with no discernible emotions in her tone.

The looks of the Crawford family changed drastically!

Clack… Hugh’s pen cap dropped from his hand.

They could not utter a single sound, as if everyone had their throats strangled.

The child’s tender voice sounded again on the other end of the phone.

“Uncle… I’m so cold and hungry… I didn’t push my stepmother, but they don’t believe me… Daddy dragged me to the gate to kneel… but I’m cold… Uncle, will you help me…”

As she spoke, her voice grew weaker and weaker.

The sound of the snowstorm blowing could still be heard from the other end of the call, but her voice had abruptly stopped.

Gilbert finally got back to his senses and grabbed his phone, holding it close to his mouth as he yelled frantically,

“Hey, Li-Lilly? Where are you? Tell me your location now!”

However, there was no response.

Hugh, panicked, stood up, and his previously rigid and stern look had already gone as if he had aged in an instant.

Investigate the

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the call

to look for his phone and saw Lilly lying there,

“It’d be better

a woman on the street who was poorly dressed and in bad condition. He took her back to his apartment

cleaned up, he discovered

amnesia and appeared to be confused. As Stephen was

her, telling her to not force herself

about it, he

her was taken advantage of when she was wandering about

have any resemblance

a paternity test because if it turned out that he was not the father, he

his phone and walked away. He continuously made

Stephen! I’m wondering if you are acquainted with the Crawford family

Ledger! Happy new year! Are you acquainted with the Crawford

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on the snow. It was only a matter of time before

could no

since her mother died. Even if her father abused her, she never shed a single

wanted to cry at that

there was no response

they hate me too? Then no one likes me

mommy sees me, will

purple from the cold, were

cry… Lilly’s a good

heard

Hatcher mansion, and a man wearing a black down coat got out of the first car and opened

snowstorm, the snow had already

around. On the phone, Lilly said

noticed a small pile of snow at

the snow away, causing his hands to

“Lilly?!”

moment he saw Lilly’s face, he knew that this was their Lilly – her face

beloved and cherished sister’s

a warm embrace, and the person

numb from being frozen for too long, and after feeling an

to open her eyes and finally saw the man before her – he looked

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