Ashley heard Andrew's voice and realized that he was right behind her.
However, at the thought of what he said to her, she did not turn around to acknowledge him.
"How could you two keep something of this magnitude a secret from me? If you hadn't come back in
such a hurry yesterday and Richard hadn't found out about it and told me, would you have kept the
information to yourselves?"
Ashley hung her head and said in a contrite voice, "Grandpa, I'm so sorry. It's all my fault."
Andrew interrupted Ashley and said, "It was I who didn't want to tell you the truth."
Andrew's reply sounded so ridiculous to Chant that he burst out laughing.
"Sit down and explain it clearly to me."
Ashley looked at Chant and was reluctant to sit down.
"Grandpa, I need to find my daughter."
"She is also my great-granddaughter. Do you know where she is right now? Do you know whether she
wants to go with you or not? Do you know what her current family situation is like?"
Ashley was silent.
She didn't know the answer to any of those questions.
But they were talking about her daughter. She just wanted to get her back.
"Have a seat first. I'll spare some time so you can look for her."
"Okay, let's eat first,"
Andrew said, leading Ashley by the hand to the table so she could finish the breakfast that she walked
out on earlier.
Ashley didn't say a word. She slowly ate her breakfast, choking on her mouthful of food every once in a
while, and Andrew solicitously patted her on the back.
"I'm fine,"
Ashley gasped as her face turned red.
When Andrew reached out to touch her, she unconsciously pulled back to give herself some distance
from him.
Andrew pulled Ashley into his arms and asked, "Are you still mad at me?"
"No, I am not mad at you. Why would I be? She is my daughter, and I can look for her myself."
Andrew could read between those lines and felt helpless.
She was still angry at him, after all.
Andrew said, "I'm not saying that we should stop looking for her, but your health is still the most
important, no matter what happens. Let's finish breakfast first, and then I'll go with you to find the child,
okay?"
"Really?"
"Yes."
Chant knew what they were thinking. After breakfast, he just sat on the sofa and looked at the two of
them quietly.
After a few moments, he asked, "Now, who would like to tell me the whole story? What happened to my
great-granddaughter? Why is she with another family?"
Ashley opened her mouth to speak, but Andrew stopped her.
"I will tell you what happened."
Tangyuan's disappearance had driven a stake into Ashley's heart and haunted her ever since.
He didn't want her to recall that event five years ago, as it would end up putting her through a difficult
time again.
Andrew gave Chant a concise version of the event.
"Five years ago, one of Ash's two babies was taken away right after birth. She has been looking for her
since. We've never been able to find her until last night."
Chant was speechless.
However, he knew Andrew well enough to know what he meant.
"That child is with the Mo family now?"
"Yes."
Chant stroked his beard, lost in thought.
The Mo family.
No wonder Ashley had failed to find her daughter even after looking for her for so long.
If the Mo family didn't want Ashley to find her daughter intentionally, it would be impossible for her to
find her baby.
"I see. I'm about to head to the Mo family villa now and have a talk with them. As for you, you should go
to work. Don't act rashly.
Do you understand?"
Ashley was about to say something, but Chant interrupted her.
"Ashley, I know what you are thinking now. I know that you want to see your daughter, but remember
that she is also my great-granddaughter. I also want to find her as soon as possible so that our family
will be complete. However, the Mo family is not like other families. Even if you go there and say that the
baby is yours, do you think they will give her back to you?"
"Well, won't they give the child back to me when they find out that I am a member of the Lu family?
After all, the Lu family is also powerful."
"Of course, you can get your child back."
Ashley was pleasantly surprised, but she became disappointed the next second.
Because Chant added, "It's not the right time yet."
"Why not?"
Chant carefully explained the reason to her.
The two families were evenly matched in terms of power, so the situation was more complicated then
she had thought.
"Don't worry. Let's go to Fabio's kindergarten and have a look, so that you can have some peace of
mind."
That was a good idea.
Dany and Fabio were from the same kindergarten.
Even if she couldn't get her baby back at that moment, she could still go to see her.
"Okay."
At the kindergarten...
After learning that Dany was his sister, Fabio came to the kindergarten happily. He wanted to bring her
home after school.
However, he did not see Dany when he arrived at the kindergarten that day.
Fabio thought that Dany might be late because she got up late. Fabio waited for a long time, but she
still didn't show up.
He went to ask the teacher about her absence and found out that Dany asked for a leave today.
"When will Dany come back?" Fabio asked.
The teacher was rendered speechless.
The girl did not allow her to call her by that nickname—why could this boy call her "Dany" like that?
"I don't know, either," the teacher said, "I received a call from her parents earlier, and they told me that
Dany might not be able to come to school today."
"All right."
Fabio pouted and turned his back on the teacher.
'Parents? That man was not Dany's father at all!'
In this kindergarten, only Dany and Fabio treated each other as friends because their way of thinking
was different from the others. Perhaps their blood relationship made them inexplicably drawn to each
other.
Now that he knew Dany wasn't coming to school, Fabio felt a little bored.
"Fabio, are you in a bad mood today?" Betty couldn't help but ask him when she saw his crestfallen
expression.
"Yes I am. Dany won't come to school today."
Hearing those words, Betty became a little unhappy herself.
So, he was in a bad mood because Dany was absent?
Actually, Betty was very happy that Dany didn't come to school.
Before that child came to the kindergarten, Betty was the most beautiful girl in class.
However, ever since Dany came to her class, all of her classmates had focused their attention on her,
and Betty lost the top spot.
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