"Dad? Mom?"
When Mango heard her foster parents' voices, she was a little stunned.
She looked at the call again and confirmed it was their number. Before she could heave a sigh of relief, she heard Mrs. Shen said while crying, "Mango, you have to save Gisella. Please save her!"
"Don't cry, Mom. What's wrong with Gisella?"
In Mango's point of view, Gisella's incident would probably offend someone while learning piano. As long as she was in Ocean City, she could help to resolve it.
Upon hearing Mango's question, Mrs. Shen cried even harder.
"Mango, a person called Kolton came to our home and took away Gisella. He mentioned that you need to exchange yourself for her, or else he would kill her. Mango, Kolton is one of the uncles of the Ye family, right? You're the daughter-in-law of the Ye family, so he won't hurt you. I...I beg you! Can't you exchange yourself with Gisella? I have only one daughter! I've missed her for so many years, and I finally managed to find her back. I
can't live without her!"
Mango was stunned upon hearing these words.
"Mom, do you know that I was stabbed?"
Mango's inquiry caused Mrs. Shen's sobs to come to a halt abruptly. She then asked awkwardly, "Are...are you alright then?"
After hearing Mrs. Shen's words, Mango was feeling slightly hurt.
The news of her being stabbed had already been widely spread. Everyone had come over to visit her except for her foster parents. They did not even utter a single word. Even now, they only called her for the sake of Gisella.
Ignoring why Kolton had kidnapped Gisella, why would they think she would trade herself in for Gisella after being stabbed?
Was Gisella more special because she was their daughter by blood?
Well, she was also the child they had raised for more than 20 years! Was their affection given to her over the past years fake?
Mango's heart was hurt once again.
However, she still said faintly, "I'm badly injured and can't get up at all. Do you really want me to trade myself for Gisella in condition? By the way, I have to correct you. Although Kolton is the son of the Ye family, he is fighting against Nathaniel and even wishes to kill me. He may directly kill me to vent his anger if I go over. Are you sure you still want me to go and exchange myself with Gisella?"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Shen cried even more harder.
"What can I do? What about Gisella? Why is my life so miserable? My daughter!"
Mrs. Shen cried her heart out. Although she no longer forced Mango to exchange herself with Gisella, her words were like a sharp dagger piercing Mango's heart, and Mango was heartbroken.
"Mom, what else did he say?"
"Nothing else. Mango, your biological parents are powerful. Can you please ask them for help to bring Gisella back? I've never asked you for anything in return. I'm begging you!"
Mango felt suffocated after hearing Mrs. Shen's words.
When did their relationship end up this way?
"Okay, I'll do my best."
Mango found that her eyes were full of tears after she hung up the call.
She was upset!
Terribly sad indeed!
It would be great if Nathaniel was here.
She urgently needed Nathaniel's chest, but she should not contact him.
Mango still didn't want to give up. She called him once again, but his mobile was still not in service.
His mobile was not in the service area?
Was he on the plane?
Perhaps he was on his way back?
Mango never knew that she could wait for someone to come back this anxiously.
She could no longer fall asleep.
She leaned against the bed while holding her mobile and curled up like a wounded cat, but no one saw her.
Time was ticking by. Mango did not know how long she had sat there, but she finally regained her senses.
She didn't like Gisella at all, but the latter was the most important person to her foster parents.
Mrs. Shen had begged her personally. Although she was feeling hurt and sad, she could not bear to upset her adoptive parents. She still picked up her phone and gave a call to Terrance.
"Terrance, Kolton took Gisella away. Can you please find out their whereabouts?"
"Gisella? Okay, I'll look into this matter. Mango, you need to take care of yourself right now because you're in a crucial moment. Don't ever come out if not necessary. Leave this matter to me. I'll handle it."
"Thank you, Mateo."
Mango's cold heart felt a little warmth after hearing his remarks.
Not long after she put down her phone, it rang again.
She took a glance and found that it was Nathaniel calling.
Mango answered it quickly.
"Nathan, where are you?"
"I just arrived at the airport of Ocean City. Sorry...I was on the plane when you called me. My mobile might have died earlier. Mango, I can't go back for the time being. I have to go to the military region and police station."
Nathaniel explained his whereabouts to Mango's.
When Mango understood he was fine, her heart became at ease. Seeing that he had something important to do, she hurriedly said, "It's alright, focus on your work! Don't bother about me."
"How can I not care about you? Are you in the military compound now? I already know that Kolton ran away. Since we dismantled his research base, so Kolton is going mad now. Regardless of what he says, you should not go out, okay?"
Nathaniel spoke in a rapid tone. One could tell that he was clearly afraid that Mango would be held hostage by Kolton.
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