Paisley knew that the old man would not leave here, and if he didn’t leave, she naturally wouldn’t either.
“Franco, I’m not going anywhere, I’m going to stay here and watch this old man… he still owes me a debt.”
“Alright, you don’t have to say anything, I can still move now, what are you worried about?”
Even a good hairbrush made of sandalwood could turn into sawdust in her hands. Old Bray naturally knew that her health was very good, and even more than very good!
Feeling the menacing glare from Paisley, Old Bray instinctively felt a chill down his spine and subconsciously hid behind his grandson, Humberto.
After all, Paisley liked Humberto the most, she definitely wouldn’t scold him.
Humberto suddenly didn’t know what to do, caught in the crossfire between his grandfather and grandmother.
Just then, his grandmother suddenly spoke about something else, with a very serious expression:
“Franco, have someone investigate this old man thoroughly. He kidnapped two children from somewhere yesterday, and they don’t look like ordinary children.”
Upon hearing this, Old Bray didn’t want to be blamed for it and quickly explained in a loud voice, “Paisley, how could you think that way? I didn’t kidnap those two brats, I saved them.”
“Saved them? I clearly saw you sneaking them back in a cardboard box yesterday afternoon. Didn’t you knock them out and hide them inside to bring them back?” Paisley accused.
“Really, why would I kidnap children? For what?”
He was really being wronged. Not only did he not kidnap the children, he even gave them a hundred dollars.
Oh no, Cadence didn’t accept the money.
“Are you still trying to defend yourself? You made a child pick up trash for you, and you have the nerve to say that. You really embarrass my son!” Paisley exclaimed.
“Mom, don’t get upset. I believe my dad wouldn’t do such a thing. He’s so lazy and always avoids trouble.”
Even Humberto wanted to get close to him, but he was already a little impatient, let alone a child from another family.
Old Bray was initially relieved to see his son still willing to speak up for him.
But when he heard the following phrase, “and so lazy,” the trace of gratitude he felt instantly dissipated.
“You’re really wronging me Paisley. Yesterday afternoon, I was picking up trash near the hospital… and then I saw two human traffickers looking for the children.”
“I thought that area was my territory, how could I let two youngsters snatch away my dignity? So I drove them away.”
“When I went back to rummage through the garbage bins, I saw those two children. I was afraid that the human traffickers wouldn’t give up and would come back to harm them, so I brought them back with me.”
And everything that happened after that was as Paisley had witnessed.
“Near the hospital? That means the children got lost at the hospital. How about we go to the hospital and ask if anyone lost their children yesterday? Maybe we can send them back home,” Paisley suggested.
Old Bray immediately shook his head. “No, that little boy still owes me a thousand mineral water bottles. I have to wait until he finishes picking them up before I can send him back.”
“What did you say? You shameless old man, that child is still so young and yet you’re exploiting child labor. I think you’ve been a heartless businessman for too long and your heart has turned black!” Paisley scolded, even dragging Franco into it.
Franco, caught off guard, coughed helplessly.
“Dad, it can’t be that you’re keeping that child here for such a simple reason, right? Why don’t you tell me and we can discuss it?” he asked.
“This…”
Old Bray glanced at Paisley.
Paisley immediately crossed her arms and coldly snorted, turning her head away. “If you don’t want to tell me, then don’t. I don’t care to know anyway.”
“It’s not that I don’t want to tell you, but knowing about this won’t help, Paisley.”
“Hmph!”
Paisley turned and walked back to the courtyard, then closed the courtyard door with a loud bang in front of the father and son.
“Starting today, Devan Bray and his dog are not allowed inside!” she declared.
Old Bray burst into laughter, completely oblivious to the disgust in her words.
“Paisley, oh Paisley, you said you disliked me, but look how smoothly my name slides off your tongue?” he chuckled.
He thought Paisley had forgotten his name after calling him “old man” or “bastard” all the time.
“Get lost, don’t bother me.”
“Mom, I’ll come apologize to you later.”
“Humberto, go sit in grandpa’s yard for a while. There are two children about your age there, go play with them. Your dad and I have something to discuss,” Paisley instructed.
“Okay, grandpa.”
Humberto obediently walked towards his grandfather’s yard, despite his grandmother always whispering in his ear about how unhygienic and messy his grandfather’s house was.
But Humberto felt that his grandpa’s yard was a magical place, where he could find all sorts of things.
The gate was open, and he walked right in.
At a glance, he saw two people sitting by the well. The little boy looked about the same size as him, wearing dirty clothes, with a plastic bag by his feet.
His soft short hair shimmered with a faint golden glow in the sunlight, and his fair little face had delicate features. He was looking at the little girl in front of him.
The little girl seemed even younger, wearing a light beige hoodie with a skirt. Her hair was slightly messy, and her big eyes, coupled with her delicate mouth, looked especially cute.
Cierra had just been about to bring a hamburger to William when she noticed a wound on his hand, and blood was seeping out.
She immediately burst into tears. It was all because of her that William ended up like this, all for saving her.
So Cierra found a white towel from the house and wet it with water from the well to bandage his wound.
She had seen the nurses at the hospital do it that way. However, Cierra’s bandaging was just covering the wound with the cloth.
In a tender and weak voice, she asked, “William, does your hand still hurt?”
“It doesn’t hurt anymore.”
“Big brother, you’re so brave. I’ll pick bottles to make money with you tomorrow.”
Knowing that William was making money to fix a phone and call his family, Cierra decided to join in.
With her cute and innocent appearance, William couldn’t even imagine her getting dirty and fighting others for things, let alone crying.
“No need, little sister, just wait for me at home. I will definitely earn enough money to send you back,” he promised, his first promise to Cierra.
Cierra really missed her family, and tearfully nodded in agreement.
“When we get home, I’ll have my mom take a look at your wound. My mom is a doctor, she’s amazing.”
“Great. Then I want to thank you too, little Cierra,” William said.
Humberto didn’t have a little sister, so when he saw the siblings getting along so harmoniously, he couldn’t help but feel envious.
“Hello, my name is Humberto Church.”