Chapter 1429


    I frowned. I was spiraling into a swirl of emotions. I wanted to speak, but Sheridan held my hand. He


    leaned over and whispered, "That''s no point intervening. The Hathaway family is not willing to pay


    thepensation at all."


    I was stupefied. Staring at Orchid''s ashen face, I suddenly felt utterly helpless. Regardless of what I


    did, the oue would still be the same.


    Seeing that I seemed gloomy, Laura stared at me and said with a smile, "Miss Reid, thank you so


    much. But I hope you will not intervene in this matter. This is my family''s business and it''s


    inappropriate for you to intervene."


    Was she trying to be courteous?


    But she was right, it was indeed none of my business.


    In the end, there was nothing we could do except watch Rick drag the helpless child away. The rest


    of the family soon calmed down.


    I didn''t know what to say.


    "Miss Reid, I''m grateful for what you did. I will go and apply for Abby''s identification papers, but you


    have to hand over the money first. It''s not easy for me to raise her and I''m sure you are aware of


    the healthplications she will experience after she has donated her kidney. There are a lot of


    things she can no longer do and frankly, she will turn into a disabled person. As such, I don''t want


    much. I just want to bepensated fifty thousand and I''m sure that Miss Reid is able to afford it. I


    hope that I will be paid by today and from today onwards, we have nothing to do with each other."


    I pursed my lips and stared at him. For a moment, I was at a loss for words. From his perspective,


    his greed did make sense, but the fact that it was justifiable made me feel even more disgusted.


    After a long time, I opened my mouth and said, "I''ll give you a million dors and we will go and get


    everything done. From then on, I''ll be adopting this child and we have nothing to do with you


    people. You are not allowed to get in touch with her in the future no matter what happens. Do we


    have a deal?"


    Gail was dumbfounded. He nced at Abby and his lips curled into a smirk. "Yes, we have a deal. I


    didn''t know that she was worth this much. Let''s go, we will go and get everything ready."


    I expected him to hesitate before making this deal, who would have known he was actually


    delighted to hear this. Although Abby was still a child, I was certain that she understood the entire


    conversation and all her siblings could also hear our conversation. All of them would suffer


    emotional trauma from this.


    Next, we went to the town and got all the documents dealt with. He then stared at me and said,


    "Miss Reid, I believe it''s time I get thepensation."


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    I pursed my lips and asked Sheridan to hand over the money. He handed over a suitcase filled with


    cash. Gail was so excited that he left with the money in his arms almost immediately.


    Abby stood beside me, her gaze fixated on Gail as he strode away, hopped onto his motorcycle with


    his wife and left. He didn''t even say hisst goodbyes to his own daughter.


    Looking at her, I reached out to hold her hand. I squatted beside her, raised my hand to wipe the


    tears from her face and said, "Abby, you''re going to be living with us in the future. Is that okay?"


    She nced at me and nodded slightly. The expression on her face was much more mature than


    her actual age. "Okay!"