Chapter 174 - Help Her

Emily stayed in the studio for two hours in the afternoon. After she sent the three old men away, she finally had an opportunity to lie on the bed and sleep for a while. Last night, in order to appease Vincent, she did not sleep well. She held Vincent gently and combed his hair with her hand. She did not stop even if she was half asleep.

It was easy to have nightmares when taking a nap. However, Emily slept soundly because she had been exhausted recently. When she woke up, she found that it was already dark, and there was a missed call.

She took a sip of water before dialing it back.

Sydnee's voice came from the other end of the phone. She said, "Am I disturbing you?"

"No. I took a nap, so I didn't hear you. What's wrong?" Emily asked.

Sydnee sighed in frustration, saying, "I don't know who to talk to. After thinking for a while, I decide to talk to you."

"Alright. What's wrong?"

"Marquise said those words at the banquet hosted by the Scavos. My father and grandfather heard the news. They were worried that the Buckleys would do something to me. I've been comforting them. But this morning, the Buckleys suddenly sent some gifts over, which was worth twenty thousand. They are not particularly valuable but were meant to send a message. My father doesn't want me to marry Marquise. He quickly returned those gifts and introduced a man who was also from an aristocratic family to me. The man's family is also in the medicine business. My father told me to go on a blind date tomorrow. But I heard that that man has a bad reputation, but my father doesn't believe me. He thinks that I'm trying to find an excuse to avoid going on a blind date."

Perhaps Marquise had recovered from his injuries these past few days, and was worried about what Eliot had said at the banquet, so he took actions early.

Emily asked, "What do you think?"

"I don't want to marry Marquise, and I don't want to find a random person to get married."

"I'm sorry, my brother..." Emily felt like asking her brother for help, but she didn't want to make him unhappy. Everyone said that marriage was the grave of love. Sydnee and Eliot were the two people closest to her, and she didn't want to hurt either of them.

Sydnee said, "Don't blame your brother. At that time, I was going to let Harold help me."

Emily said, "But this is a temporary solution."

"Do you also think I should find someone to get married immediately? What if that person and Marquise were the same kind of person?" Sydnee was a little worried, but she was more annoyed and uneasy.

"No." Emily walked to the balcony and looked at the sparkling light on the pool. After thinking for a moment, she said, "I want to do it once and for all."

"What do you mean?" Sydnee was surprised.

Emily had just opened the door when she saw Christy about to enter the room in the corridor. When Christy heard the door open, she turned around. Although she looked a little tired and haggard, she still looked pretty. Even without makeup, she was beautiful.

"Send me the time and place of your blind date tomorrow." After that, Emily hung up the phone.

Christy also walked over and covered her mouth to yawn. The corners of her eyes were a little red, as if she had cried outside. However, it didn't look very obvious.

"What happened to you? May I help you?" Emily walked over and asked.

Christy glanced at Emily and shook her head.

"Did you have dinner?" Emily asked again.

Christy actually didn't have dinner. Apart from drinking some water, she didn't eat anything these past two days. However, she still nodded and forced a smile, saying, "Yes, I did. Thank you. I'm going to sleep. I'm a little tired."

The robot in Christy's bag poked its head and jumped onto Emily while Christy closed the door.

Christy was anxious, and she did not notice it. She went into the bathroom to take a bath, then dried her hair. It took her more than an hour to get out. When she came out, she was very tired and fell asleep as soon as she lay on the bed.

Emily carried the robot back to her room and asked, "What's wrong, Trevor? Do you have something to say to me?"

The little robot didn't say anything, just faced the wall, and suddenly a video screen was projected out from its eyes.

Emily saw a table full of missing children's files and registration books. There were also many middle-aged women and men. There were also young people. There were too many people. It was noisy and chaotic. Immediately after, Christy's voice sounded. She was there maintaining order, but was pushed to the ground. Then she got up again.

There were voices. Some were cursing, some were crying and the scene was chaotic.

"If it weren't for you, my child wouldn't have died!"

"So what? Even if you saved her, she was still dead! The police couldn't find any clues at all! Our child was died for nothing!"

"The murderer is at large, what's the use of me believing you! How many years have passed! Have you caught the murder? No!"

"Our child is dead, who are we looking for to claim the loss fee?"

"Who else can we claim from but you! Pay us for the damages!"

"Sorry, we don't have much money. I'm sorry about the baby, I didn't know this would happen, but I hope you could give us some time. I believe we will..." Christy was quickly silenced by people.

"Cut the crap!"

"Where is Noah? Does he not dare to come out to see us, or is he on the run?"

Christy was so angry that she trembled. She forced herself to stand there and said, "Everyone, at that time, we served everyone free of charge. We didn't care about any costs. We did everything we could to save your children. You cannot speak without conscience."

"Free? Who knows what you guys are trying to do? I understand now, you must be charging privately! Everyone must give you money privately. Otherwise, where did they get the money to help us find those children!"

"I don't care if you charge or not. I only care about my child now. My child is dead. I want you to compensate me! You have to give me 150,000 in compensation! Not even a penny less!"

"Me too!"

"And me!"

...

Everyone in the scene showed greedy faces. Only Christy stood there and wouldn't give in. She bit her lips and nodded, "Alright. Here you go."

Then the screen was switched. Christy hid in the bathroom and bit the back of her hand while crying. After crying for a moment, she suddenly looked at the little robot and sobbed, "Thank you."

It turned out that the little robot handed Christy the tissue.

Emily didn't understand, but her heart ached for Christy. She squatted down and asked, "Christy wants to save those missing children, right? But why are there so many people here asking her for compensation? Why are those children dead?"

The little robot cast its gaze on the wall once again. Emily saw that Christy used to live in a luxurious villa. In the villa, there were all kinds of photographs and newspapers on one wall, as well as notes and explanations.

The more Emily looked at it, the more shocked she became. These were the areas where the children had disappeared over the years, and the areas where the children should be located after their investigation. However, the areas that had been circled were all...

On the other wall, there were records of rescued children. From five years ago to now, they had saved more than a hundred children. Then, the scene changed again. The register recorded the death list. The day before yesterday, the children who had just been rescued had all died, and the children who had been rescued a few months ago had died for different reasons.

There were fourteen children in all. It had taken a lot of effort to save them. After the children died, Christy handed out another compensation of 150,000 for each person, then tore the register and threw it into the bathroom. She squatted in the messy bathroom crying bitterly, not daring to make any sound yet.

"What do you want me to do?" Emily asked the little robot.

The little robot closed its eyes and the video was over. A moment later, the little robot spoke.. It was Trevor's voice, "Ferne."