Niamh held the corner of the paper and looked at the little girl on the edge of the roof. She was forcing herself to stay calm.
“Lily, I’ll come over now. Stand there and don’t move, okay?” Niamh talked to the little girl and took a step forward to try to move closer to her.
However, Lillian shook her head. Her face was filled with melancholy.
Niamh pulled her foot back. She was worried that she would trigger the child if she got closer to her.
“Mrs. Waldburg, is that your daughter?” the police at one side asked curiously.
Niamh nodded. Her red eyes were staring straight at the little girl who was facing the wind.
Her heart was as painful as if it had been burnt. However, she was also confused about why the little girl was here.
While she was feeling puzzled, she heard the police officer’s voice again.
“Mrs. Waldburg, since she’s your daughter, then you should try to talk to her and ask her what she wants. Try to get her to come down soon. It’ll be too horrible to imagine what would happen if she falls from here.”
Niamh’s eyes were red as she looked at the frowning little girl. She pressed her lips together in sadness.
“She can’t speak.”
The police were shocked when they heard that. However, the media on one side was not surprised.
Back when they went to interview the Waldburgs, they were kicked out by Karen. At that moment, Karen told them that Lillian became mute because of Lana.
It turned out that this was a fact.
“Mrs. Waldburg, it seems that your daughter did indeed become mute after she was tortured by Lana Johnson who has now been murdered. If that’s the case, Kendrick would have a stronger motive to kill her,” one of the policemen analyzed the situation and said confidently.
Niamh glared at him coldly. “Are you trying to save my daughter or analyze the crime? The police are responsible for catching the true murderer. All I want right now is to save my daughter!”
“…”
The policeman was embarrassed after he heard that. Then, he changed the topic.
“Then, you should ask her what she wants. She can’t talk, but you can ask her to write on a piece of paper. You’re her mother, and she’s so young. I’m sure she’ll listen to you.”
‘What does she want…’
Niamh clenched the paper tightly in her hand.
‘Is this what you want, Lily?
‘However, Lily, I can’t give you that.’
Niamh felt her heart aching.
Both were the people she loved.
“Lily.” Niamh looked at the depressed little face as her heart broke. “Lily, Jack said you haven’t eaten. Let me take you to eat your favorite burger, okay?”
She suppressed the pain in her heart and smiled while she coaxed.
“After we have burgers, I’ll take you to Pirate Land. Didn’t you always want to go? Let me take you there, okay?”
Niamh proposed Lillian’s favorite food and place, but the little girl still looked indifferent.
Niamh looked at the three words on the paper. Then, she took a deep breath and said, “Lily, why don’t I ask Daddy to come along? We’ll ask Daddy to eat burgers with Lily and go on the pirate ship together, okay?”
After Niamh said that, a flash of light appeared in the little girl’s huge eyes.
Indeed, her father was one of Lillian’s soft spots.
He was quite special in the deepest part of her heart.
However, Niamh knew she was just lying to the child.
It would be impossible for Kendrick to appear now.
The moment he appeared, he would be captured.
There were so many journalists and police here. He would be walking into a trap if he came now.
On the other hand, the police understood what Lillian wanted. Plus, they also noticed the three words Lillian wrote on the paper. ‘I want Daddy.’
“Your daughter is asking for her father.”
The police understood immediately, and there were smiles on their faces. Then, they issued an order.
“Spread the news of Lillian Waldburg being on the roof of Waldburg Corporation all over the internet and to live stream services as well. We have to let Kendrick Witman see this so that he can come over to save his daughter!”
After Niamh heard this, something in her head clicked.
She looked at the naive little girl and clenched her fists.
Lillian did not go missing on her own. She was brought here by someone.
The reason that person did that was to make Kendrick show himself.
Niamh understood now that this was all a conspiracy.
However, she could not let anything happen to the child in front of her.
On the other hand, she did not want Kendrick to show up.
What should she do to ensure the safety of both of them now?
The more Niamh thought about this, the more she felt uncomfortable. She even started to feel slightly dizzy.
She finally noticed that her wound was bleeding again. The loss of blood was making her feel lethargic.
“Lily!”
Suddenly, a frantic yell sounded behind her.
Niamh’s distracted train of thought was abruptly pulled back at the same time.
She turned around and saw Fabian running over with a worried look on his face. At this moment, the only thing in his eyes right now was Lillian’s tiny frame.
“Lily!” Fabian ran over worriedly.
However, when Lillian saw Fabian, she took a step back all of a sudden.
The tiny body was facing the wind, and she looked like she was swaying a little. Niamh took a step forward while her heart leaped into her mouth. “Lily!”
She yelled and grabbed Fabian, “Don’t go over!”
Fabian stopped in his tracks, but he was restless.
His eyes were filled with fear and franticness. At this moment, he was worried that Lillian would fall.
He released his clenched fists and clenched them again. He repeated the same action a few times, his palms already drenched with cold sweat.
“Lily, don’t scare me. Can you please come down? I’ll take you for some nice food and we’ll go have so much fun, okay?”
Fabian kept coaxing her, his eyes growing red from anxiety.
Niamh was shocked. She did not expect Lillian to have such an important spot in Fabian’s heart.
Perhaps Yorick and Lana’s death had caused his heart to be empty.
Now, the only person who could heal his wounded heart was Lillian.
However, Lillian looked at Fabian and shook her head. Her eyebrows were tightly knitted together.
The little girl liked Fabian so much, but at this moment, she was rejecting him.
Niamh thought of a reason and asked quickly, “Fabian, when Lily was kidnapped last time, what were you doing when the car exploded?”
Fabian was only focused on Lillian right now. When he heard Niamh asking him that, he was taken aback as he tried to remember.
What was he doing then?
“After what happened that day, Lily started to reject you and Kendrick. There must be a reason why she’s like this!” Niamh asked while enduring the pain from her body that was getting weaker and weaker.
However, after she said that, she heard the police’s agitated voice. “Is Kendrick not here yet? He’s so inhumane. He shot his wife to escape and now he’s neglecting his daughter’s life.”
Niamh felt annoyed when she heard that. When did Kendrick have anything to do with her wound?
When she was about to clear Kendrick’s name, she saw the police planning what they were going to do next. Then, they told Niamh with a serious expression, “Mrs. Waldburg, Kendrick Waldburg won’t show up now. I’ll ask someone to save your daughter directly. Please stand back.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.