"Holly, I have never been a stingy man. Help me find Ivy, and I can pay you ten or even a hundred times more. Once I have Ivy in my grasp, I can proceed with my new project. Do you know anything about my latest project? Once it succeeds, I will be richer than Elliot and Avery combined!"
"Good! I love working with straightforward people like you! Your daughter Natalie was the same."
"Don't bring her up! She's a traitor!"
"Okay, I won't. So long as you pay me, I guarantee you will find Ivy," Holly said before unlocking her phone album to show him a photo of a little girl. "Look. This is Ivy."
Dean adjusted his glasses to better focus on the screen.
The girl in the photo was beautiful in a way that would win the hearts of many at first sight. He tried to take a closer look to see if the girl looked more like Elliot or Avery, but Holly drew her phone back toward her.
"This is Elliot and Avery's daughter, Ivy. She was sold off to a wealthy family which had had three sons and was desperate for a daughter. Elliot sent his men on a global hunt for Ivy, and, out of fear that they would get into trouble, the family sold Ivy off again!"
Dean listened attentively.
Holly paused for a moment before continuing, "Ivy is with me right now."
Dean's eyes lit up as his pulse sped. "Where is she? How did you find her? Bring me to her now!"
"I can hand her over to you, but you need to make a transaction to my bank account first." She handed him a piece of paper with her bank details written on it. "Dean, I know that you are a careful man, so you can just pay me thirty percent first. I will take you to her as soon as I receive it."
Dean was entranced. He had not thought that everything would go so smoothly. He had thought that Holly merely had leads on where Ivy was, but it turned out that she had had Ivy with her all along.
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