Little Savior
"Did Carla take over Giblo Group?" Daemon queried.
"Yes, " came Freda's honest reply. "Before that incident, Mr. Giblo had transferred his shares and assets to Ms. Lierger and the children. He even introduced her to the shareholders and upper management of Divine Corporation ahead of time. After he went missing, the headquarter had tried to find fault with her. There was a board meeting this afternoon to put her in a tight spot, but Ms. Lierger dealt with it easily. Now, everyone has agreed to work together to get through this."
"Are the children all right?" Daemon asked. This was his third question.
"Venus got hurt. Josh and Randy were scared out of their wits. They aren't doing well after what happened in their house, but the girls are fine. They were in Northridge with us when that incident happened."
"Okay, " Daemon answered. "If there's a crisis, contact Harrison."
"Mr. Lierger—" Before Freda could say anything further, Daemon had already hung up.
With her phone in her palm, Freda felt excited. At least Mr. Lierger is still alive. He's also concerned about Ms. Lierger. But what does his last order mean?
"If there's a crisis, contact Harrison, " she repeated to herself.
That means we shouldn't bother him if there isn't a crisis. If it's a serious issue, contact Harrison. That must be it!
At once, Freda felt more confident. Though Mr. Lierger hasn't taken action yet, at least he is on her side. If Ms. Lierger is in trouble, he'll definitely take action.
She beamed, her fear all gone.
However, Freda had no idea what had happened ten minutes earlier in the playroom.
The three girls huddled together and shone their flashlights on a smartwatch before dialing a number with much difficulty.
"Are you sure we can find Mommy?"
"Before she left, she said we can call this number if we run into trouble."
"But we aren't in trouble."
"Aunt Carla is in trouble. We need to protect her!"
"You're right."
Ring, ring…
They waited anxiously for the call to be answered.
Alpha said, "We didn't call her when we missed her. Will she pick up?"
"Mommy said we can't call her even if we miss her or cry. We can only call her when we're in trouble."
"Why isn't she picking up?"
"Hello?" Suddenly, a cold voice answered the call.
"Uh…" The children were stunned.
"Who is this?"
"It sounds like…"
"Scary Daddy?"
"What's wrong, girls?" A hint of warmth crept into the stern voice.
"Are you our daddy?"
"Of course!"
"Can you prove it?"
"When your mommy gets mad, she'll act like a lion and call you by your full name—Adolpha Lierger, Bethany Lierger, and Gamarra Lierger."
"Oh, it really is our daddy!"
"Daddy, it's me, Alpha!"
"I'm Beta!"
"I'm Gamma!"
"Did Mommy leave this number to you?" Daemon asked.
No one else knows this number, not even Carla. She's the only exception.
"Yep. Before Mommy left, she said we can call this number if we run into trouble…"
"What happened? What trouble did you run into?" Daemon quickly asked.
"We're fine. It's Aunt Carla and Uncle Zayn who ran into trouble. And also Venus…"
The children explained what happened slowly. In the end, they implored, "Daddy, can you please help Aunt Carla? We feel sad for her. Can you help her find Uncle Zayn?"
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