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.

“Quick! Quickly! Investigate the number and location now!”

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passed out before finishing the call and dropped the phone in the

his phone

her and snarled, “It’d be better if

ago, he found a woman on the street who was poorly dressed and in bad condition. He took her

up, he discovered that she

Stephen was enamored by her cuteness, he

her to not force herself to do

about it,

if a female beggar like her was taken advantage of when

doesn’t Lilly have any resemblance

because if it turned out that he was

his phone and walked away. He continuously made calls in his warm study

Burton, it’s me, Stephen! I’m wondering if you are acquainted with the Crawford family

year! Are you acquainted with the Crawford family? Oh, my company’s

**

outside the study room was intense, and Lilly was still lying on the snow. It was only a matter of

little conscious but could no

had never cried since her mother died. Even if her father abused her, she never shed

she wanted to cry

was no response

too? Then no one likes

and mommy sees

lips, turning purple from the cold, were

cry…

she heard a loud

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

was a massive snowstorm, the

around. On the phone, Lilly said she was kneeling at the

pale as he noticed

shoved the snow away, causing his hands to redden from the cold. Finally, he found a small figure under

“Lilly?!”

that this was their Lilly – her

and cherished sister’s child –

as if she had fallen into a warm embrace, and the

and after feeling an instant of warmth, she still felt bone-chillingly cold, causing her to

eyes and finally saw the man before

twitched as she asked weakly, “Are

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