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.
the
**
out before finishing the call and
to look for his phone and saw Lilly lying
"It'd be better if
ago, he found a woman on the street who was poorly dressed
woman cleaned up, he discovered that she was
As Stephen was enamored by her cuteness, he
her to not force herself to do anything as he cared
Stephen thought about it, he
knows if a female beggar like her was taken advantage of when she was wandering about
doesn't Lilly have
do a paternity test because if it turned out that
walked away. He continuously made calls in his warm study
Stephen! I'm wondering if you are acquainted
the Crawford family? Oh, my company's just having a minor
**
on the snow. It was only a
was a little conscious but could no longer
if
she wanted to cry
called her uncle, there was no response from the other
Then no
mommy? If I die and mommy sees me, will
cold, were pressed together as
I won't cry… Lilly's a good
she heard a loud
wearing a black down coat got out of the first car and opened the
massive snowstorm, the snow had
anxiously looked around. On the phone, Lilly
face turned pale as he noticed
his hands to
"Lilly?!"
that this was their
most beloved and cherished sister's
she had fallen into a warm embrace, and the person had even taken off their coat
was numb from being frozen for too long, and after feeling an instant of warmth, she still
open her eyes and finally saw the man before her - he looked somewhat similar to her mother but also
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