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Chapter 36
Thinking of what those women had said, Jeffrey clenched his fists. “They said not long after, Dominic Colton bought a car, most likely they sold Ms.
Saxon.”
Hearing this, Caleb shot up, his eyes widening abruptly. “They… sold Aria?”
“Yes.” Jeffrey lowered his eyes. “Also, when Ms. Saxon was seven, there was. a fire in her room, and she was the only one locked inside.”
“That little girl almost got burned to death by her parents for insurance fraud, and managed to escape on her own. If she had grown up safely, she’d be twenty–two now.” The doctor’s words stabbed into Caleb’s heart like a blade.
Caleb leaned on the table, his chest heaving violently, as if his heart was being tightly gripped, suffocating him.”
‘Burned to death! Insurance fraud! So, was the child Dr. Robertson. mentioned Aria? And they even sold her!‘ he murmured inwardly.
Caleb’s hands trembled as he opened the documents, and an old photo fell
out.
Jeffrey explained, “This was given to me by an elderly neighbor. It’s of Ms. Saxon when she was nine.”
Gently pinching the corner of the photo, Caleb picked it up.
What met his eyes was a skinny little girl.
Her hair was dull and yellow, her complexion dark, and her face bruised.
The clothes she wore weren’t just ill–fitting but were also men’s style.
“This… was this Aria?‘ Caleb opened his mouth, wanting to speak, but no sound came out.
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This was completely different from what he had imagined.
He had thought that the Colton couple would treat Aria as lovingly as the Saxons did with Silvia.
Carefully putting the photo away, he suppressed all his emotions and said, “Go to the hospital.”
Outside the office, the secretary hesitated, his hand raised and then
lowered.
The chairman had asked him to call Caleb for a meeting about a collaboration.
He had come three times that day, each time being turned down.
Taking a deep breath, the secretary raised his hand again, ready to knock.
Suddenly, there was a loud “clang.” The door opened abruptly, and he instinctively stepped back.
There walked out Joseph, his face cold and anxious. Jeffrey followed closely behind. Both seemed in a hurry and didn’t even glance at him.
Puzzled, the secretary returned to the chairman’s office and recounted. what he had seen. “When Joseph left, he was holding a stack of documents that Jeffrey had brought back.”
Logan frowned, pressing on his throbbing temples. “Find out where they
went.”
“Got it.”
As the secretary left, Logan stared at the proposal on his desk, unable to
focus.
Ever since his father had issued a clarification statement with the Gibson Group, Caleb had become much down, staying directly at the company and not going home.
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Aria had also run away and hadn’t come back.
On the way, Caleb finished reading all the documents.
They detailed Aria’s life from birth to age ten–going to school, doing housework, working on the farm…
Dominic had a history of domestic violence, and she had been beaten
more than once.
His wife, Alice, was biased against girls and would curse at her for the slightest disagreement. At just a few years old, the young girl was tasked with all the dirty and strenuous chores.
Without videos or photos, just emotionless text, Caleb could still picture the little girl working alone and being scolded and beaten.
He closed his eyes, hoping it was all fake, but reality was right in front of
him.
Two years ago, when he went to Jamelan to pick Aria up, the Colton couple treated her with utter obedience, not daring to say a harsh word.
Back then, he had thought it was love.
‘Why hadn’t I paid more attention and noticed something was off earlier? During those missing ten years, where had Aria been, what had she gone through, and why had she returned?‘ he asked inwardly, only to find he knew nothing.
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