Chapter 2262


    Dean''s bodyguards nced inside the house.


    It had a simplistic interior with just a few pieces of furniture which made the house appear extremely


    empty.


    Listening carefully, they heard the faint sounds of a little girl crying.


    "Is that Ivy crying?" Dean asked. "Why is she crying?"


    "If I captured you and locked you inside a room, you would cry, too," Holly said calmly.


    Dean''s expression darkened. "Why did you lock her up? Can''t you just raise her like you would a


    normal child?"


    "That''s funny. When have you be so charitable, Mr. Jennings? Both Elliot and Avery have


    been searching for her, and this little girl... Well, she is not easy to manage, and she keeps trying to


    escape. She would have run off if I didn''t lock her up."


    Dean fell silent when he heard Holly''s exnation.


    "You guys can go upstairs! She''s in a room on the second floor," Holly said as she walked toward


    the kitchen. "I''m thirsty so I''m going to pour myself a ss of water! You guys want anything to


    drink?"


    "No," Dean said.


    The sounds of the little girl''s struggles and her cries grew louder. "Let me go… Let me go... You are


    all bad people..."


    Dean''s heart was moved by her cries, and he desperately wanted to see what the little girl looked


    like before he took her away. He would not be able to rest until Ivy was in his hands.


    "Come. Let''s go upstairs!"manded Dean as he watched Holly go into the kitchen.


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    The two bodyguards went ahead and Dean followed them closely.


    Hearing the approaching footsteps, the little girl''s cries and shouts grew softer until they could no


    longer hear her.


    The bodyguards inspected the floor before turning their attention to the room with the closed door.


    All the other doors were open, enabling them to enter the rooms, and they had seen no sign of the


    little girl, which meant that she could only be inside the room with the closed door.


    Dean shot his bodyguards a look, and they turned the doorknob and opened the door.


    As soon as the door was opened, Dean spotted the girl sitting on the floor. Her wrists and ankles


    were shackled. Tears covered her face. She looked helpless, and the sight was enough to move


    any person who saw her.


    Dean had not noticed that his bodyguards had stopped moving after stepping into the room.


    "Ivy, don''t cry! I am here to rescue you!" Dean hurried toward the little girl and helped her up. "Curse


    these bad people! How could they lock you up in here like you are some beast... Don''t be afraid. No


    one will ever dare to bully you ever again!"


    Dean helped the girl up and proceeded to wipe the tears off her face.


    The girl lifted her chin and batted her eyes at Dean, before asking innocently, "Grandpa, do you


    want to see a magic trick?"


    Dean froze in surprise as he had not expected the girl to say such a thing, and he hadpletely


    forgotten to check if the girl before him looked anything like Elliot or Avery.


    The little girl unlocked the chains on her wrists with ease, before bending down to unlock the chains


    around her ankles.


    "This is such a fun game!" The little girl chuckled cheerfully.