“…”
Blanca’s breathing stagnated, and she stood there motionless, looking at her without warmth.
“You said, is it possible that she was adopted by a family with malicious intentions?”
Paige stared into her eyes as she spoke slowly and leisurely, walking towards her step by step, “She was given all kinds of medicine since she was young, so that she was constantly sick. A child of a few years old, every time she had to watch the ceiling and endure it on her own.”
“…”
For some reason, Blanca suddenly felt an oppressive sense of foreboding, and her feet took a stiff step backwards.
No.
It’s impossible.
Her daughter could never…
Paige took a step closer, standing next to her, looking at her sideways, and continued indifferently, “She has never once celebrated her birthday openly, and she can’t tell anyone who her parents are. She can only shrink into a small corner and wonder why she was born into this world, why she didn’t die in someone’s womb.”
Blanca’s breathing trembled.
At this moment, she felt that she was not on a cold mountain, but by the side of a child, that child huddled in a dark corner, only exposing one eye as it looked ahead with pain, unable to find its way…
No…
Paige took a step forward, standing behind her, with snow sliding down the abyss, already stepping to the edge of the cliff.
“When she reaches her teens, she may be sent to the bed of an old man by her adoptive father.”
Paige looked into the bottomless abyss below, her voice faint and ethereal, as if she were telling a story from a book that had nothing to do with her, “The room was locked, the curtains drawn, not a speck of light could get in, surrounded by high walls, the man dragged her, a defenseless girl, to the bed and began to tear off her clothes…”
Her voice was so faint that it quickly dissipated in the cold wind.
But Blanca stood there rigidly, completely transported to that imaginary space, her hands trembling even more. “Stop it, you stop it-”
You can’t hurt my daughter, no! No one can!
It’s fake.
It’s all fake!
Paige stood behind her, watching her back, and without stopping, continued to speak slowly, “The man touched her thighs and went to pull her skirt. She was pressed against the bed, and no matter how she begged, no one came to her rescue. Those hands were rough and thick, and every line felt like a knife cutting into her…”
“I told you to stop!” Blanca shouted, and turned around, slapping Paige across the face.
Paige’s feet were on the edge of the cliff, and when this palm-slap came flying at her, she didn’t even dodge, and the whole person was pushed off.
The snow followed and slid off.
Blanca suddenly came to her senses, and subconsciously reached out to pull her, but her hand didn’t catch anything.
In the cold wind, the weightless Paige grasped hard for a stone spike protruding from the cliff edge. She hung in the air next to the mountain wall, and also hung in the air at Blanca’s feet.
Her hands were clenched on the cold stone, and her palms were bleeding from the cuts. The pain was so great that she had to let go of one hand.
“…”
Blanca looked down at her in disbelief. Just now, was that really something she couldn’t avoid with her martial arts skills?
“…”
Paige was desperately clinging to the stone with one hand, and looked up at Blanca.
Even though it was a moment of life and death, there was still no fear in her eyes, just a straight gaze.
That scrutinizing gaze again.
As if she was examining whether she would come to her rescue.
Blanca frowned, bent down and reached out to pull her up, but just as her hand reached out, a hesitation flashed in her eyes.
This girl refused to give in even at this point, and was determined to make enemies with the Folsom family, so why should she save her…
Before she could think of a good reason, she saw Paige smile.
At this point, how can she still smile?
Blanca was shocked.
Paige was clutching the tip of the stone with one hand, and the blood was getting thicker and thicker, but she didn’t seem to feel any pain. A deep curve formed at the corner of her mouth, and fine snowflakes fell directly into her dark pupils, and her eyes turned red.
She looked up at Blanca with a smile, and said, word by word, “Blanca.”
“You don’t deserve a child.”
After saying that, Paige’s bloody hand slowly released the tip of the stone, and it fell straight down in Blanca’s shocked gaze, like a kite that has lost its string falling crazily.
Blanca had never seen eyes like that before, empty as if abandoned by the world.
This caused an inexplicable sharp pain in her chest.
Suddenly, she thought of her own child who had died at an early age.
“Paige!”
Blanca shouted out in a hoarse voice, unconsciously kneeling at the edge of the cliff, half her body sticking out, her hand reaching out in the air.
But at this moment, she could no longer even see Paige’s figure.
Paige’s entire body was swallowed up by the abyss in an instant.
Endless fine snow slid down the abyss.
Blanca knelt there, staring blankly, and for a long time, she didn’t get up.
…
“Paige!”
In the car, Enrico woke up from a nightmare with a start. His hand on his forehead trembled, and he sat up straight.
“Mr. Gustin…”
The driver, sitting in the front, looked at Enrico in the rearview mirror with some trepidation, “You just took a 15-minute nap.”
Why did he wake up?
He drives quite steadily.
Enrico sat in the back, ignored him, and stared steadily ahead. His narrow eyes darkened, and his breathing was extremely heavy.
It was only fifteen minutes.
He almost thought he would never get out of the fire in his dream.
Enrico turned his face and looked out the window. It was snowing continuously outside. As far as the eye could see, there was snow everywhere, and the entire world was a very monotonous color.
Suddenly, his phone vibrated.
Enrico picked it up. It was Jaden calling from China. He answered, “What’s the result?”
“Mr. Gustin, I found someone who might be Blanca!”
Jaden said excitedly on the other end of the line.
Jasper had used aliases for years, so there was no way to track him down. But Paige had provided a new name, Blanca. Although it wasn’t a common name, there were many people with that name in the world, so it would take a long time to search.
“Don’t waste time, just go on!” Enrico’s eyes hardened.
“Blanca, 45 years old, an arms dealer who travels around the world, has connections with dignitaries from many countries, has always been a loner and very mysterious, and no photos of her have ever been released. However, according to the information I have found, she has been pursued by princes and dignitaries from Western countries, so it can be seen that she is not unattractive.”
Jaden’s research is very practical. Since she is Paige’s biological mother, she must not be unattractive, and she must be capable.
Her connections with political figures from many countries show that she has an extensive social network, which is beneficial to the Folsom family.
From these points of view, there is a high probability that this Blanca is the person they are looking for.
Enrico listened and, after a second of silence, said, “Can you find out where she is?”