Chapter 311
Not long after, Desmond and Xena arrived at the base.
The moment Xena saw Jodie, she broke down, clutching her daughter as she sobbed uncontrollably.
“Baby… I thought I’d never see you again. I’ve thought about you every single day. dreamed of you every night. I was so scared, sweetheart. I was
Charlotte stood to the side, her own tears falling silently.
These past few days, every time she closed her eyes, she saw that tunatic Joseph torturing her sister. The nightmares never stopped seeing Joseph dousing Jodie with gasoline, hearing his chilling voice as he demanded that Charlotte trade her own life for her sister’s.
Now, faced with this moment, even Desmond’s eyes were red
He had so much he wanted to say, but in the end, all that came out was a simple, hoarse, “Jodie, Daddy missed you so much.”
After they had all cried themselves out, Xena wiped her tears and noticed something wrong
Her eyes still swollen, she said softly, “Jodie was already traumatized after the first kidnapping. Now she’s been through this again… taken all the way to Atlantis. She nearly lost her life. I’m worried about her mental state.”
She couldn’t go on
Jodie was not even nine years old. No child should have to endure this kind of trauma twice.
There was no w
was no way her mind could come out of this unscathed
Desmond looked exhausted. In the days since Jodie had been taken, he hadn’t slept a full night
Now his face was gaunt, his eyes shadowed. Guilt and worry filled his gaze as he looked at his daughter. “I’ll contact the best child psychologist I can find.”
Charlotte quickly added, “I’ll reach out to my contacts too. I’ll ask around and find the top expert. Aunt Xena, Jodie will get through this.”
Kena let out a long, heavy sigh. “I hope so..”
Outside, Sean and Jack were speaking quietly.
When the Riley family came out, the two groups crossed paths
Sean’s gaze immediately found Charlotte’s. Their eyes met. Hers were red, her face still streaked with tears.
A faint ache rippled through Sean’s chest.
Charlotte pressed her lips together and looked away
Xena had intended to say “thank you,” but the words stuck in her throat. If it hadn’t been for the connection to Sean, her daughter wouldn’t have been kidnapped in the first place. No matter what, she couldn’t bring herself to thank him
Desmond shot Sean a cold look.
Sean remained calm. “Mr. Riley ”
Desmond’s voice was icy. “Save it. Don’t pretend we’re on good terms.”
Sean didn’t take offense. He simply inclined his head and said, “How is Jodle doing?”
He was burning inside, his face dark with fury. “Do you think “I’m sorry‘ is enough? Do you think a simple apology can undo what my daughters have been throughTMTMTM
As she passed Sean, he suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist. “Lotte…”
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