Chapter 457 Olivia looked around, but she could not find Lyla. Eventually, she burst into tears.
Fred followed her and offered her comfort. âLiv, donât panic. The car is here, so Lyla must be here.â
âLyla...â She had tears in her eyes, and she had her head in her hands. She was at a complete loss. âDid something happen to her? If something happens to Lyla, what should I do?â
Six years ago, shortly after Zyâs death, Jess, the only one who treated her well in the prison, also died protecting her.
Since then, she was completely unable to accept any accidents happening to the people around her.
Once, Fred accidentally cut his hand, and the blood kept pouring out. It frightened Olivia so much that she called 999 at a loss and cried all the way to the hospital.
Fred pulled her into his arms and held her head calmly. âLiv, calm down!â
At this moment, they heard a slight knocking sound.
âLiv, did you hear that?â Fred looked around, âLyla must be fine, sheâs telling us where she is.â
After hearing this, Olivia immediately held back her tears and listened carefully with her full attention.
After more than ten seconds, she and Fred stumbled towards the open space not far away.
There were many abandoned cement pipes in the open space arranged intricately. Some were stacked so high that it was impossible to see what was going on inside.
Hence, they could only look from the bottom and climb up layer by layer.
However, when they got to the middle, there was still no sign of Lyla, and Oliviaâs leg already hurt.
Thud, thud!
They heard the voice again, so Olivia ignored the pain in her leg and continued to climb up.
âLyla!â
There was only one thought in her heart, and that was to find Lyla.
Finally, she spotted little Lyla curled up in the dark cement pipe with her hands and feet bound and her mouth gagged.
Oliviaâs tears could not be held back anymore, and they flowed out all at once.
âLyla! I found Lyla!â
She crawled in and brought Lyla out, but because of the curvature of the concrete pipe, her right leg gave way, and she fell forward just as she carried Lyla out.
Fortunately, Xavier and Fred were sharp-sighted and deft, so one of them caught Olivia, and the other caught Lyla.
When he saw Xavier holding Olivia in his arms, Fred felt very upset, but Lylaâs life was more important, so he did not have time to worry about it.
âIâll carry Lyla. Please protect my sister.â
âNo problem.â
Olivia frowned. âIâm fine. I can walk.â
Xavier did not speak. He leaned over and picked her up bridal-style before walking down.
Olivia was taken aback. âHey, are you crazy? Put me down now.â
âPheebs, if you move again, I canât guarantee that weâll get down safely.â
Upon hearing this, Olivia did not dare to protest anymore.
After all, if they fell, both of them would have to go to the hospital, and the loss would outweigh the temporary gains.
Once on the ground, Xavier put her down.
âThanks.â
After that, she ran toward Lyla.
At this moment, all the ropes and tapes on Lylaâs body had been removed. When she saw Olivia, she threw herself into Oliviaâs arms after sprinting over with her short legs.
âMommy!â
âLyla, Iâm sorry. Itâs all Mommyâs fault.â
Lyla shook her head. There were still wet tears on her face, but she did not cry anymore. Instead, she stretched out her hand which was red from the ropes and wiped away Oliviaâs tears. âMommy, donât cry...â
After Lyla said that, Olivia could not bear it anymore. She hugged Lyla and began to cry sadly.
The more sensible this child was, the more distressed she made others. At the same time, she also made Olivia blame herself more.
It must be because she was so fragile that her child was so strong.
Lyla was still so young, but when she was kidnapped and thrown into such a place, she did not cry or make trouble. On the contrary, she was even trying to comfort Olivia now.
Suddenly, Oliviaâs phone rang.
She handed Lyla to Fred and wiped away her tears. âSend Lyla to the hospital.â
She did not answer the phone until they got into the car.
âItâs me. Do you still remember me?â
The male voice was very familiar, but Olivia could not remember where she had heard it before.
âDid you kidnap Lyla?â
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