Angelina stared at Dany with an unspeakable disgust in her eyes.
She almost felt like she had seen some trash and had nothing but contempt for her.
"Slap!" Angelina's hand hit Dany in the face.
And it was loud.
Ashley heard the slap and hear heart was ripped to shreds.
"Honey…"
"Mommy, waah, mommy..."
No matter how calm Dany looked, she was still a kid, naive in her own little world.
Angelina had such a frightful expression. Besides, she just slapped Dany in the face.
The moment Ashley heard Dany's voice, she felt that the kid's heart was totally broken.
"Baby, don't be afraid. Mommy is here!"
Ashley kept comforting Dany.
"Angelina, are you insane? What is it that you want? If you have any issues, you could have just come
to me. Why do you have to hurt Dany? She is just a child! What the hell do you want?" Ashley was
furious.
"What do I want? Well, if I say I want your identity, will you give it to me?" Angelina snorted.
"I have never dreamed of being a part of this family. I never wanted this. If you want it, just take it! You
were thrown out by the Gu family, not me! I had no hand in it. If you have any trouble, just go to the Gu
family! Leave me out of it!" Ashley averred.
She was so angry and anxious. When she thought of Jeremy, she even felt a little disgusted.
This was all because of him. Why didn't he handle it well?
She had almost given up looking for her family, but out of nowhere he came up to her and said he was
her brother. And now Angelina had abducted her child!
"It's you! It's all because of you! If you hadn't come back, do you think I would be kicked out?
Now your daughter is with me. If you want your daughter to be safe and sound, then come to me.
Remember, you can only come here by yourself! If I find that you called the police, or if someone else
comes with you, don't blame me for what I will do to her!
Now that I have been expelled from the Gu family, I have nothing else to lose. But Ashley, you are
different from me, aren't you?" Angelina said bitterly.
"Fine! Send me the address. I'll be there as soon as possible."
Ashley had no time to think about anything else. Her only concern was the safety of her daughter. She
didn't expect that Angelina would be crazy enough to kidnap Dany.
"I'll text it to your phone later."
After that, she hung up the phone.
Immediately, Ashley grabbed her coat and rushed out.
She was in such a hurry that she bumped into Alice, who was about to talk to her.
Alice was knocked down to the floor. By the time she was back on her feet, Ashley was already out the
door.
"Ashley?"
Alice shouted and ran after her.
But Ashley ran very fast. By the time Alice got to the parking lot, she was already gone.
Alice looked around, but failed to find Ashley.
"Is there some kind of happening? Where is she in such a hurry?"
Alice asked in confusion.
After going back to the office, she rang Ashley up but Ashley didn't answer the phone.
Alice felt puzzled, but was helpless. She put the documents on Ashley's desk and was about to leave.
But suddenly, she stumbled upon the broken cup on the floor.
Luckily, she didn't step on it.
Alice patted her chest, still in a state of shock.
'What happened to Ashley? Why is there a broken cup on the floor?' Alice wondered.
From her office, Ashley drove as fast as possible towards the place that Angelina had told her through
text.
The roads were pretty empty. Ashley didn't know how long she had been driving. Finally, the car
stopped at a deserted building.
It was a very old factory situated in a remote corner of the city.
The factory had been abandoned for ages. It was worn out and the floor was covered with so much
dust.
The iron railing was rusty and broken in some places due to weather damage.
Without any hesitation, Ashley took out her phone and called Angelina.
As soon as the line was connected, Ashley came straight to the point. "I've arrived. Where are you
now?"
"Have you?" Angelina asked in surprise.
"I thought you wouldn't be here in an hour. I didn't expect her to be so important to you," she said with a
laugh.
Dany was her daughter. How could she not be important to her?
"Angelina, what on earth do you want! I'm here! Now tell me where my baby is! Where is she?"
Ashley's impudence was on display and was quite predictable under the circumstance. Compared with
the impatience and eagerness of Ashley, Angelina was more composed.
"Why are you in such a hurry? Besides, I have your daughter. So please be nice to me,"
Angelina said slowly.
Ashley took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.
Angelina felt reassured and said, "Come in, there is a small room inside. Come in, please."
After hanging up the phone, Ashley glanced at her phone screen and found that the signal strength
was rather poor.
However, she didn't pay much attention to that, and then walked inside.
There was a lot of dust inside and the air was stale.
It was quite an unpleasant smell.
After walking a few steps forward, Ashley saw the room that Angelina mentioned.
There was a faint light coming from inside.
Soon, Ashley rushed into the room with no second thoughts.
"Dany!"
Ashley ran inside and saw Dany, tied to a chair.
Seated beside her was Angelina, who was playing with her phone leisurely.
"Mommy!" At the sight of her mother, Dany's eyes turned red and her face swelled up. She looked at
Ashley with fear in her eyes.
Ashley's heart ached the moment she saw her child in that miserable state.
'Oh my dear Dany, you're here!' she thought.
Ashley rushed to untie the rope around her daughter, but Angelina didn't stop her.
Soon, the ropes on her hands were untied. Ashley hugged her tightly and said, "Dany, don't be afraid.
Mommy is here."
She gently patted her baby's back and comforted her in a soft voice.
Held tightly to her mother, Dany couldn't stop sobbing.
How could she not be afraid?
After all, she was just a five-year-old kid, and it was entirely reasonable for her to feel that
way.
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