Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 145

Chapter 145 Abby is Missing

Lacey and I were totally freaked out, but we tore through every room like maniacs. Sophie was on the floor, bawling her eyes out.

"It's no use. I checked everywhere, even under the bed. Abby's just... gone."

I peeked out the window; the sun was barely coming up.

"When did Richard bail?" I asked.

Sophie just shook her head, looking lost. "I don't know."

Richard vanishing wasn't a shocker, but Abby, who couldn't even walk yet, had to be taken.

Either Richard forgot to shut the door and someone snuck in to grab Abby, or he took her himself. That thought made my stomach churn.

I glanced at Lacey, who seemed to be thinking the same thing, while Sophie was too wrecked to even consider it.

I squatted down and gently patted Sophie's shoulder to calm her down.

"Sophie, don't freak out. Crying won't fix this, right? We gotta figure out how to find her."

Hearing this, Sophie quickly wiped her tears with the back of her hand, stood up, and nodded, trying to hold back her sobs.

"Okay, let's go out and look."

After heading downstairs, we split up to search.

Sophie was too emotional to go alone, so I stuck with her. Wandering around aimlessly was rough. By daylight, Sophie was walking around, crying, and showing Abby's photo to anyone, but it was pointless. If someone had taken her, they'd be long gone by now.

Feeling desperate, I called Ethan. He told us to wait. Before he arrived, Lacey called. We grabbed a cab to the Windsors. The gate was shut, but we heard a kid crying inside.

"It's Abby, it's Abby crying."

As soon as Sophie heard the crying, she lost it and started pounding on the cold iron gate.

"Open the door, please. I'm begging you, please open the door!"

Sophie knelt in the snow outside the gate, crying and begging for who knows how long, but there was no response from inside.

If I had any pull with the Windsor family, I could plead for her. But Victor and Linda couldn't stand me. If I spoke up, it would probably make things worse.

Ethan called again, asking where we were. I hesitated.

he knew the truth, he wouldn't ignore it. I was scared this would

Victor's house?

didn't answer right away, but he must have heard

confirmation, and

than ten minutes,

the car, I

he had no right to step in. But during Richard's detention, Ethan stepped in out of a sense of justice and responsibility. Now that Richard had taken

me. I don't

a mess and stuck to her tear-streaked

inside, but their hearts must be ice-cold to ignore Sophie

calmly, "Sophie,

her shoulders shaking, and slowly lifted her head, looking at Ethan with

She needs me, and I need her.

scene would move anyone with

nodded, took out his phone, and

him blankly, not knowing how he could resolve this deadlock. He couldn't mediate because Richard and Linda wouldn't

when the call connected,

called

in Starlight City were super efficient; within

cars quickly stopped behind us, and several officers got out.

one who reported a child abduction?" the officer

pointed to Sophie, who was kneeling on the ground. "She's

what was

there. Listen, you can hear the crying. My kid's super shy and won't go to

"Don't worry. If what you're saying is true, we'll help

walked over to help Sophie up and tried to calm her

crying

using a loudspeaker to call out. After a bit, the iron gate creaked

at the entrance of the living room, furiously puffing on a cigarette and looking all

explained that Abby was her granddaughter and that the kid's dad

skeptically at Linda and then at

you have a

her head sadly but suddenly knelt before Linda,

I'm begging you, have mercy. Please

bowed so hard that she quickly made a dent in the

looked down at

on taking the child back, then she will have nothing

and seemed to look

expect to be with Richard. I just hoped Richard could be safe. Now that he's

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