The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

"No, Dad... Don't leave..." Thalia collapsed to the ground and watched helplessly as her father left.

'Why are you doing this? Am I not your child too? Why do you always prioritize her over me?' she thought to herself, closing her eyes tightly as tears streamed down her face.

One of the teachers was particularly distressed to see Thalia's reaction and helped her up gently. "Don't worry, young lady. Your father will be back safe." The teacher then handed her a glass of warm water after earlier feeling how cold her palms were.

Despite offering words of comfort, they were well aware that the risk was simply too high. There was no guarantee that everyone would escape unscathed even if they let the police go with him, especially since Henry was nothing more than an unarmed middle-aged man. Still, he seemed to have steeled his resolve and accepted the fact that he might not be able to return safely again.

Meanwhile, Beatrice and other officers were busy planning the next course of action. The police officers could only escort Henry for a short distance and would no longer be able to proceed any further once they reached the agreed-upon location.

Before they got out of the car and left Henry to drive over alone, an officer patted his shoulder and said, "Good luck. We'll be observing you safely from a distance."

gritted his teeth

worst-case scenario ended up happening. To everyone's surprise, some of the kidnappers had already lurked

as soon

car. "What are you doing? I brought the ransom!

by his cries, rushed

kidnappers were a step faster, and they beat Henry up until he was unconscious. They then

line! They hardly took us seriously! This is an utter

stayed behind

né

before replying coldly, "You're right. This is a provocation want you to mobilize a team of people and find out which criminals have been

mean? Where is my dad? You promised to protect him Why didn't you bring him back? Everything was fine when he left, but now the money's gone, and he's gone too! Bring my father back! I want him