Stephanie wryly smiled and said, "But I feel the time is too short... I think spending more time with you could help more. Would... would our staying disturb you?" Ashley shook her head, "Not really... It's just..."

There was a sudden sound of shattered glass in the room.

Ashley's face instantly turned pale, and she hurriedly said, "You guys review the script first, I'll go check it out."

Without any regard for Stephanie and Gillian's reactions, she rushed to the room.

Gillian and Stephanie looked at each other in confusion...

"Is there someone else here?"

"Or should we go and see if they need any help?"

Both hesitated, but eventually went ahead.

In the room, there was a little girl, cute like a doll, wearing a pretty pink dress. She looked about five or six years old and very tiny.

She cowered in the corner, shivering with fear.

Ashley walked in, seeing her like this. She was almost heartbroken.

It felt like a heart-wrenching pain.

"Emily! What happened? Are you hurt?" Ashley hugged the little girl and asked anxiously.

didn't speak, just cried

Emily. Mommy's here...

her mom's voice, Emily finally stopped crying, but

all over the

outside

a little girl, her face full of despair. The little girl

"Ms. Morris..."

"Please wait a moment. I'll get Emily to sleep, then come out and

quickly said, "Don't

help you

first. She's barefoot, and

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she might step on something."

gratefully nodded, "Thank

star, how proud she once

too had her moments of weakness... But this wasn't even close

had long grown accustomed to it, and she no longer

and Gillian promptly fetched a mop and cleaned up the

left the room

in the living room, both Gillian

such a daughter... And that little girl seemed somewhat different

retirement and disappearance from the entertainment industry had something to do with

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