Chapter 376 Performance and Revelation
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Once they’d squeezed every bit of value out of her, if Willow’s kidneys failed again, they could just harvest this little wretch’s kidneys and give them to Willow.
Willow had kidney disease. What if she had the same problem again when she grew up?
The best plan was to keep Lauren close, raise her under their watchful eye. That way, they’d always have Willow–and a backup kidney source for her too.
With these vile intentions, David stepped into the banquet hall.
He didn’t care that today was Lauren’s graduation celebration. He’d always been selfish and self–serving.
David shook off the security guards and looked at Lauren with eyes brimming with tears, like he was a loving father reunited with his long–lost daughter.
you
Through sobs, he said. “Lauren, my sweet daughter, I finally found you! Do you have any idea how much it hurt when were taken by traffickers right after you were born? Your mother was devastated–she couldn’t eat or sleep. To calm her down, I adopted Willow, and only then did her condition start to stabilize. But I never stopped looking for you. For five years, I’ve been searching nonstop, and now, finally, I’ve found you. Daddy’s so happy.”
As he spoke, David edged closer to Lauren.
“Lauren, let me give you a hug, okay?”
David was a skilled performer. His tear–streaked face and sniffling act fooled plenty of people in the room.
All most guests knew was that Lauren had been adopted by the Mavis family from the Hoverdale orphanage. They’d assumed her birth parents had abandoned her because they’d wanted a boy,
No one had expected this.
“So Miss Lauren wasn’t abandoned–she was kidnapped by traffickers?
“Poor thing to suffer so much right after being born.”
“I think her birth parents are the ones who really suffered. They waited ten months for their daughter, only for her to be stolen by those monsters. Any parent would be heartbroken.”
“If you ask me, the Mavis family should give the child back.”
“I agree. They’ve only had her for about a month. There’s not that much emotional attachment yet–better to return her quickly.”
David’s performance had completely swayed the crowd. Most people were now on his side.
Some even took out their phones to record.
Seeing this, David was secretly delighted.
Ha! So what if the Mavis family had power and influence? They couldn’t withstand public pressure.
As long as these clueless idiots believed him, the Mavis family wouldn’t be able to keep Lauren.
David was willing to go all out if it meant reviving the Bennett family.
He turned to Mr. Timely and Madam Shirley and suddenly dropped to his knees.
- v. I’m begging you—please return my daughter to me. She means everything to me. Maybe you
“Mr. Tunely, Madam Shirley.
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David’s words were smoother than a stage actor’s monologue. With his skills, he could win an award if he ever starred in a
movie.
The people around him were fooled–but not Lauren, who knew just how ruthless he was. She simply stared at him, cold and
unmoved.
Mr. Timely and Madam Shirley watched with amused smiles.
Mr. Timely chuckled and said. “You say Lauren was kidnapped by traffickers?”
David nodded enthusiastically. “Yes”
After all, no one had seen him take the baby, so he had nothing to fear.
“And you’re saying you love your daughter dearly!”
“Of course! Lauren is my flesh and blood–how could I not love her?”
Mr. Timely’s smile deepened.
He raised a hand and suddenly snapped his fingers.
“Then let’s all take a look at how much this David here loves his daughter.”
As his words fell, the large screen suddenly lit up..
The video showed a VIP hospital room.
On the bed lay Alice, unconscious and weak after giving birth.
Next to her was a bassinet, where tiny Lauren lay sleeping peacefully.
Then, David appeared–creeping toward the baby with a cold smile on his lips and not a trace of affection in his eyes.
He quietly picked Lauren up and left the room while Alice remained completely unaware.
David’s pupils dilated the moment he saw the footage.
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