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Lewis was also wearing a black wool coat today, his imposing demeanor on a par with that of the handsome man facing Keira.
He got out of the car with a cold expression and went inside, but it seemed he sensed something, and he
turned to look toward Keira.
Seeing the girl waving at him, Lewiss expression softened.
It was only then he noticed that there was someone sitting across from Keira.
He was about to see who it was when his phone
suddenly rang.
Lewis immediately answered, and a shrill voice came from the other side. Lewis, where are you? I want to
see you!
Lewis frowned. Sorry, Im having dinner with my wife.
Can you come over, please? Lewis, when we were kids, you promised to marry me when we grew up, how can you not come? Im waiting for you!
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Madeleine started to cry, a sound that only made Lewis feel waves of irritation.
At nine years old, he was sold by Oliver to traffickers
and was detained in a mountain village with a group of
children.
At that time, all the other children were trembling with fear, crying out for their parents, all except for a four-year-old girl who was different.
She asked curiously, Theyre neither hitting us nor scolding us, and they even give us food, why are you crying?
That was when Lewis started to notice her.
Later, the traffickers saw that she was well-behaved and obedient, so they let her go outside to work and gradually began to trust her.
She became friends with Lewis.
When Lewis asked her name, she replied that her mother hadnt named her yet At that time, he was almost shocked. A four-year-old child who didnt have a name yet? How badly did her family treat her?
No wonder she even felt that the traffickers were
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better than her mother
As time went by, there were fewer and fewer children around, and Lewis knew he couldnt wait any longer. Aside from his grandmother, no one in the Horton family genuinely wanted him back; he had to save himself.
He asked the only little girl who could move freely to put sleeping pills in the traffickers food. At first, the girl didnt want to do it.
She said, Brother, the traffickers always let me eat half a bread at every meal. I dont want to go home. Do you want to go home?
He answered, I do.
The little girl fell silent for a moment. Okay, then Ill help you.
She drugged the food and unlocked the door.
All the children ran out.
Lewis also wanted to run, but seeing the little girl
obediently sitting at the doorway, he asked, Why dont you run?
I dont want to go home.
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But she had to go home. She was the one who had let all the children escape. If she stayed here, the
traffickers would kill her.
Lewis grabbed her hand, Then come home with me.
The little girls eyes lit up, Okay.
They walked a very long distance until the police found them and then used the child trafficking records to
locate their homes for them.
At that time, Lewis lived in his old home, not yet in
Oceanion.
The little girl needed to be taken to her home in Oceanion. She clung to Lewiss hand and wouldnt let go, crying loudly. Her voice was very high-pitched. Brother, you said youd take me with you, you liar!
Lewis looked at the police officer. I want to take her
home with me, and she wants to come with me, too.
The police officer couldnt help but smile and shake hi head. Youre both still young. Each of you needs to go back to your respective homes. You cant take her
away
The girl cried even harder, her face covered in tears.
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Her eyes were barely open, and she looked extremely disheveled. I dont want to go home! I want to go with him Big brother, what do I have to do to become a part of your family?
She looked so unsightly while crying, but Lewis thought of the three months they were held captive, where his reserved personality meant the other children didnt interact with him. Only the little girl stayed with him
He thought about how the little girl had drugged the
human trafficker in order to save him.
Lewis looked at her and said seriously, How about this? When you turn twenty, Ill come to marry you! Once Ive married you, you can come home with me!
Really?
Yes!
Pinky promise!
Later, after he returned home, his grandmother, wanting to protect him from further abuse by the first
branch of the family, sent him abroad to study while
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he was still very young.
It wasnt until he gradually built his own power that he sent people back to look for the little girl.
But too much time had passed, and the police station from that era didnt have internet, and there had been a fire, destroying all the records.
He could only find the officer who was responsible for the trafficking case back then and searched house by house until he finally found Madeleine.
Madeleine wasnt from a good background; her father was an alcoholic, and her mother a gambling addict.
She had been bullied since she was little and didnt.
even have a name until she was four years old. It was only because of the human trafficking case and the polices requirement that she was given a name.
She knew everything about Lewis and the little girl
past
Clutching at his collar, she cried out, If it hadnt been for your effort to rescue everyone, I might have been sold to a nice family and lived a peaceful life! Instead of coming back to this hell! Why did you come to pick me un so late?!
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At 18, Madeleine was nothing like the stubborn, obstinate, yet bright little girl of her childhood. The doctors said that growing up in such an environment, she was bound to have problems.
Madeleine was severely depressed and had post-traumatic stress disorder.
She was in a complete mental breakdown.
She was no longer the person he remembered.
But Lewis still honored his promise and took her abroad to help her escape that cesspool.
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Madeleine kept asking him to marry her
However, Lewis didnt know if a childs promise made at the age of nine could be taken seriously.
Only after growing up did he understand the true meaning of marriage.
So he kept delaying the fulfillment of his promise.
As Lewis came back to his senses, he wanted to tell her he was already married and ask Madeleine to keep her distance in the future, but before he could speak, her mobile phone was snatched away, and the voice of a
medical staff person came through.
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Mr. Horton, please come quickly, Miss Davis is having another episode! We cant control her! Miss Davis has severe self-harming tendencies right now. Shes holding a fruit knife, and theres a risk to her life! Only you can redeem her! Shell calm down only if you
come!
Lewis took a deep breath, clenched his fingers tightly, and could only say in resignation, Im on my way now.
He turned and got into the car.
In the end, the root of the matter was that he owed
Madeleine.
After getting in the car, he sent a WhatsApp message to Keira. Sorry, something urgent came up.
Keira watched him leave, still in a daze.
It wasnt until her phone vibrated that she received Lewiss WhatsApp message. She looked down at it an replied, Its okay. Next time.
Putting down her phone, she said to the middle-aged
man, My husband had something urgent and couldnt
make it.
He stood you up. Thats not nice, Uncle Olsen
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commented.
Keira didnt defend Lewis; she had gotten used to this
man suddenly disappearing.
As the dishes were served, Uncle Olsen suddenly looked at Keira. I havent asked yet, whats your
name?
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