Chapter 484 Help me!
"Grandfather, how should I make it up to you?" Charles responded to Lord Nn with another question
as he really didn''t know how to answer.
"I know that you two are very busy, so I won''t force you to live here, but every weekend from now on,
you must bring Linda here and have dinner with me. How about that?" suggested Richard.
It seemed that Lord Nn was feeling lonely, living in this big house. He didn''t have anyone whom he
could open his heart to. It was a small request. How could Linda and Charles say no to that? When
Linda heard Lord Nn''s suggestion, she felt guilty for not apanying him more often. All Lord
Nn wanted from them was simply to have dinner together. Linda had just been staying home for the
hadn''t paid Lord Nn a visit for quite a long time.
"Great! That''s a deal. Every Sunday afternoon, we wille visit you and stay for dinner, " said Linda.
Since James and Violet had asked Charles to bring Linda to their house for dinner every Saturday, they
could spare some time on Sunday and stay at the Nn n''s house.
As Linda thought about family dinners, she remembered Johnson and Donna. She realized that she
hadn''t spent any time with them in a long time, too.
Even though she hadn''t visited Donna in thest few months, she did call her every week to catch up
with her. Donna had told Linda that Johnson was treating her very well, and she feltfortable living
there. Linda was happy to hear that.
Since it was still early and it seemed that Lord Nn wouldn''t force them to stay for dinner, Linda
decided to pay a visit to the Xia n. They bade Richard farewell and then headed out.
Before they set out, they had already informed Johnson about their visit, so when they got to the Xia
n''s house, Linda saw Johnson and Donna already waiting at the gate.
They seemed to have been waiting for a while because the expression on their faces showed how
happy they were to see the Mu n''s car appear around the corner.
Stepping out of the car, Charles closed the door and walked to the other side to open the door for
Linda. He helped Linda get out of the car carefully.
"Father, mother, you shouldn''t have waited for us outside the house. Let''s go inside. It''s quite chilly
today."
"It''s all right. I have already fully recovered. We were happy that you decided toe and visit us
today, so we eagerly waited for you at the gate, " said Donna with a smile.
"Okay, okay, let''s stop chatting here. The wind is too strong. Linda, you are pregnant, so we have to
keep you warm. Hurry now. Let''s get inside, " said Johnson affectionately.
Linda nodded and followed them into the house. Besides, Linda was starting to feel a little hungry,
wanting to have dinner already. Since Johnson and Donna had already had someone prepare the food,
dinner was served right after they had gotten inside.
As they were enjoying the meal and the happy family hour, a servant came inside and said, "My Lady,
Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org.
Young Master Mu, a man is looking for you. His name is Paul. He said that he works for you and that
there is something urgent. He is waiting at the gate."
"There must be an emergency, or Paul wouldn''te here at this time, " said Linda worriedly. "Go
ahead. Let him in, " Linda told the servant at once.
Before Paul set foot into the dining room, he could not help but hastily report, "Young Master, My Lady,
an hour ago, someone delivered an envelop for you. Inside it are some photos of Lily Xie and a piece
of paper with a phone number on it."
Linda was confused, so she asked, "What? What happened to Lily?"
Donna got worried immediately when she heard the name, so she also asked, "Lily? Is something
wrong?"
Since Lily Xie was her niece, she was worried that something bad might have happened to her.
"Someone must have kidnapped Lily. I have dialed the number on the paper, and a man answered the
phone. He said that Derek owes them two million, but he is on the run. The purpose of the kidnapping
is to force Derek to pay them back the debt. However, Derek hasn''t shown up, and they cannot find him
anywhere. Since Lily said that she knew Lady Linda, they decided to send the envelop to the Mu n, "
Answered Paul.
The whole thing felt very familiar to Linda. She remembered that she had once been abducted by
someone because of a lie that Lily Xie told her. Linda had almost been killed at that time.
Back then, Lily Xie had told the lie to save her father, so Linda didn''t me her for that. Anyway, she
had already apologized to Linda. Lily was her cousin, and Linda understood why Lily had done that, so
she didn''t scold her for it.
But now, Linda was not sure whether what the man had told Paul was true or not. She was afraid that
Lily Xie had done something stupid just as what she had done thest time to save her father.
However, whether the kidnapper was telling the truth or not, it was certain that Derek had owed
someone arge amount of money, again.
Donna was vexed. She felt so disappointed with her brother. Derek had been making all kinds of
trouble since he was little, and he had even gotten her into trouble almost all the time. When she heard
that Derek had owed someone two million, she felt so worried and frustrated that tears started forming
around the rims of her eyes.
"Linda, Lily is Derek''s only daughter. On top of that, she''s your cousin. Could you call the kidnapper
and figured out what''s happening?"
Johnson nodded and agreed, "Yes. Money isn''t a problem. Let''s find out what''s going on with Lily first."
Since Donna had told her to make the call, Linda decided to do what her mother said and find out what
the kidnapper really wanted.
Even if it was a scam, she needed to find out what was really going on. Charles was with her this time,
so she didn''t have to worry about anything. No matter what had happened, Linda was not about to take
any risks this time.
She dialed the number on the paper. A man answered the phone in a second, and an unfamiliar voice
came through, "Yes?"
"Did you kidnap Lily Xie?" Linda ignored what the man had said and asked him straight up.
"Who is this?" the man shouted.
"Linda Xia, " Linda answered calmly.
Laughter was heard from the other end of the line right after Linda had said her name. "Are you really
thedy of the Xia n? Young Master Mu''s wife? I thought that the girl was just lying!" said the man
mockingly.
"Yes, I am. So what?"
Linda could very faintly hear a girl crying in the background, but the voice wasn''t very clear, so she
wasn''t sure whether the girl was Lily Xie or not.
"Lily Xie said that you are her cousin?"
"Yes, " answered Linda firmly.
The man said in a softer voice, "My Lady, don''t me us for kidnapping Lily Xie. Derek Xie brought this
to himself. He is to me for it. He had borrowed two million from us, but he never paid us back. Now
that he has disappeared, he won''t answer his phone, and we can''t locate where he is. All we can do is
to take his daughter. We have no choice."
They had thought this through. If Derek wouldn''t show up, they would force Lily Xie to prostitute herself
to pay the debt. It could take her 20 years or so to be able to pay back the two million.
They wouldn''t care if it would ruin Lily Xie''s whole life.
"Put Lily on the phone. I have something to tell her, "
Requested Linda. The man did as Linda had said, and he ced the phone against Lily Xie''s ear. Lily
Xie could not help but cry because she finally had the chance to talk to her family. "Linda? Are you
really Linda?" Lily Xie sobbed.
"Yes, Lily, it''s me, " said Linda in a soft voice.
Linda was starting to believe the whole thing when she heard Lily Xie''s voice. It wasn''t a scam. Lily Xie
was suffering.
Derek was so irresponsible. How could he leave without his daughter after he had borrowed two million
from some gangsters? Didn''t he consider the fact that Lily would be put in danger if he had left her
alone?
"Help me, Linda. Please help me. They said that if my father wouldn''t pay off his debt, they would force
me to work in a nightclub as a prostitute to pay them back the money. I don''t want to..." sobbed Lily.