Chapter 1229

Madeline held the corner of the paper and looked at the little girl on the edge of the roof. She was forcing herself to stay calm.

“Lily, I’ll come over now. Stand there and don’t move, okay?” Madeline talked to the little girl and took a step forward to try to move closer to her.

However, Lillian shook her head. Her face was filled with melancholy.

Madeline pulled her foot back. She was worried that she would trigger the child if she got closer to her.

“Mrs. Whitman, is that your daughter?” the police at one side asked curiously.

Madeline nodded. Her red eyes were staring straight at the little girl who was facing the wind.

Her heart was as painful as if it had been burnt. However, she was also confused about why the little girl was here.

While she was feeling puzzled, she heard the police officer’s voice again.

“Mrs. Whitman, since she’s your daughter, then you should try to talk to her and ask her what she wants. Try to get her to come down soon. It’ll be too horrible to imagine what would happen if she falls from here.”

Madeline’s eyes were red as she looked at the frowning little girl. She pressed her lips together in sadness.

“She can’t speak.”

The police were shocked when they heard that. However, the media on one side was not surprised.

Back when they went to interview the Whitmans, they were kicked out by Karen. At that moment, Karen told them that Lillian became mute because of Lana.

It turned out that this was a fact.

“Mrs. Whitman, it seems that your daughter did indeed become mute after she was tortured by Lana Johnson who has now been murdered. If that’s the case, Jeremy would have a stronger motive to kill her,” one of the policemen analyzed the situation and said confidently.

Madeline glared at him coldly. “Are you trying to save my daughter or analyze the crime? The police are responsible for catching the true murderer. All I want right now is to save my daughter!”

“…”

The policeman was embarrassed after he heard that. Then, he changed the topic.

“Then, you should ask her what she wants. She can’t talk, but you can ask her to write on a piece of paper. You’re her mother, and she’s so young. I’m sure she’ll listen to you.”

‘What does she want…’

Madeline clenched the paper tightly in her hand.

‘Is this what you want, Lily?

‘However, Lily, I can’t give you that.’

Madeline felt her heart aching.

Both were the people she loved.

“Lily.” Madeline looked at the depressed little face as her heart broke. “Lily, Jack said you haven’t eaten. Let me take you to eat your favorite burger, okay?”

She suppressed the pain in her heart and smiled while she coaxed.

“After we have burgers, I’ll take you to Pirate Land. Didn’t you always want to go? Let me take you there, okay?”

Madeline proposed Lillian’s favorite food and place, but the little girl still looked indifferent.

Madeline looked at the three words on the paper. Then, she took a deep breath and said, “Lily, why don’t I ask Daddy to come along? We’ll ask Daddy to eat burgers with Lily and go on the pirate ship together, okay?”

After Madeline said that, a flash of light appeared in the little girl’s huge eyes.

Indeed, her father was one of Lillian’s soft spots.

He was quite special in the deepest part of her heart.

However, Madeline knew she was just lying to the child.

It would be impossible for Jeremy to appear now.

The moment he appeared, he would be captured.

There were so many journalists and police here. He would be walking into a trap if he came now.

On the other hand, the police understood what Lillian wanted. Plus, they also noticed the three words Lillian wrote on the paper. ‘I want Daddy.’

“Your daughter is asking for her father.”