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.

wouldn't ignore

house? Is that

but he must have heard Sophie crying

mumbled a confirmation, and he hung

ten minutes, he

the car, I felt

Richard's daughter. Ethan's position was awkward, and he had no right to step in. But during Richard's detention, Ethan stepped in out of a sense of justice and responsibility.

I don't want anything

was hoarse from crying, her hair a mess and stuck to

must be ice-cold to ignore Sophie and Abby's continuous

cigarette, and asked calmly, "Sophie, do you just want your

iron gate, her shoulders shaking, and slowly lifted her head, looking at Ethan with her swollen, tearful

and I need her. Ethan,

move anyone with a

took out his phone, and

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

call

called

super

behind us, and several officers got out. Ethan walked over and shook hands with the

one who reported a child

and pointed to Sophie, who was kneeling on

face streaked with tears, was momentarily stunned. Realizing what was happening, she crawled

shy and

If what you're saying is true, we'll help you

tried to calm her down.

stopped crying

officer stepped forward and knocked on the door, using a loudspeaker to call out. After a bit, the iron gate

was standing at the entrance of the living room, furiously puffing on a

smoothly explained that Abby was her

skeptically at Linda

have a

head sadly but suddenly knelt

begging you, have mercy. Please

so hard that she quickly made a dent in the snow

looked down at

the child back, then she will have nothing to do with the Windsor family in

from her face, and seemed to look past Linda towards Richard. Her eyes gradually shifted from sorrow

to be with Richard. I just hoped Richard could be safe. Now that he's fine, I'm

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