After an hour of speeding, Raina Lowell’s car finally arrived at the location specified by the kidnappers. But by now, it was already dark. The seaside was pitch black, with only the sound of the sea breeze blowing. She illuminated the road ahead with her headlights and questioned the person on the phone: "I’ve arrived, where is my daughter?" On the phone, the kidnappers instructed her to get out of the car and walk forward. The area beyond the headlights was so dark that she couldn’t see her hand in front of her face, and fear enveloped the surroundings. She wasn’t afraid at all, her mind was entirely occupied with thoughts of her daughter. Not knowing how her daughter was doing, she couldn’t see anything and urgently shouted over the phone: "What exactly do you want, I’ve reached the destination, give me back my daughter." The other party hung up. The next moment, on the edge of the cliff ahead, the headlights of two cars turned on simultaneously. Raina could clearly see three masked men standing there. One of them was holding her daughter. Desperately, Raina wanted to rush over. But the man yelled, "Stop, if you take one more step, I’ll throw your daughter down." Raina was startled and immediately halted, her expression changing dramatically, afraid to move. She tried to maintain calm, seeing her daughter showing no signs of movement, not crying or fussing, she urgently asked: "What happened to my daughter? What did you do to her?" The man told her, "The child was too noisy, so we gave her a sleeping pill." They pointed to the cliff beside them, indicating, "Jump off from here, and we’ll let your daughter go." Raina could hardly believe it. These heartless demons actually gave her three-year-old daughter sleeping pills. And now they wanted her to jump off a cliff? Unwilling, she lightly tapped Adrian Grant’s name on her phone and called him. She truly couldn’t understand why these people kidnapped her daughter and forced her to jump off the cliff. Raina looked at the three men ahead, her voice trembling: "I really want to know, who told you to do this? Clearly I have no grudge against you." The men clearly didn’t want to waste words with her, fearing particular situations might evolve. They shouted again, "Are you jumping or not?" Raina hid her phone and cautiously stepped forward, "Give me my daughter, at least let me know she’s still alive." Meanwhile, at The Everett Family entrance. Adrian Grant had just brought Isabelle Everett home when his phone rang. Seeing it was Raina Lowell, he was about to answer when Isabelle tenderly said: "Adrian, could you carry me in? Just one last time, after this I won’t bother you again." Originally planning to answer the call, Adrian instead put his phone away and got out of the car, carrying Isabelle into The Everett Family house. Raina looked down at her phone screen, seeing Adrian consistently not answering. Maybe he didn’t want to be disturbed and just wanted to spend time with Isabelle. Despairingly, she put away her phone and addressed the three men in front again: ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novel⸺fire.net "Give me my daughter, as long as she’s safe, I’ll do whatever you want." The three men exchanged glances. Feeling somewhat sympathetic, they actually wanted to return the child to her. But their phones received a message from the employer. The employer instructed them to quickly finish the task. The three men then steeled themselves and said to Raina: "Blame yourself for offending someone you shouldn’t have. After death, you can go and settle with her." Without hesitation, they threw the child into the abyss of the night. Raina screamed, instinctively acting as a mother, desperately trying to catch up. Unaware of the cliff ahead, she reached out solely to embrace her daughter. But with one misstep, her entire body lost balance and began to fall down. She couldn’t see anything. Nor did she manage to hold her daughter. As her body plummeted downwards, all hope and sorrow consumed her. She realized she probably wouldn’t survive. And further, she couldn’t save her daughter. The last moment before death, regret flooded her heart. Regretting coming back and marrying Adrian, regretting not confessing to Grandpa that she had two children. But time was too late. Raina felt herself plunge into the sea, her body engulfed by the icy waters, and amidst the dizziness, she lost consciousness. The three kidnappers, to stage a car accident, drove Raina’s car off into the sea as well. After dropping Isabelle off, Adrian returned to his car. Looking at Raina’s missed call, he didn’t dial back. Leaning back against the seat in the car, he inexplicably felt distracted. He asked Caleb Landon, "Did my wife return to Lowell Manor?" Caleb answered, "I’m not sure; I didn’t come from Lowell Manor. At this hour, she should be back since her two kids are there." Adrian thought, if Raina didn’t return, where else could she go? Those two children are her life; she would definitely go back to Lowell Manor. He asked Caleb again, "If I forgive her and accept those two kids, would I become the laughing stock of all Southgate?" He admitted he really liked children. Since Raina returned and married him, he wanted her to have his children. But now, Raina couldn’t have children anymore. He seriously considered wanting to get along well with those two kids. Caleb glanced at the boss through the rearview mirror. Seeing his somber expression, indicating reluctance to give up on his wife, Caleb tried to advise: "Didn’t you sign the adoption papers? If nobody knows the kids weren’t born by your wife, then it’s fine." "Those two kids are sensible, I believe in the future they’ll treat you as their real father and be loyal." Adrian closed his eyes in thought. Feeling more and more suffocated, with piercing chest pain. Nervously, he instructed Caleb: "Call Elias Sheridan over for me to see." Caleb concernedly asked, "Is something wrong, boss? Are you feeling ill?" "Not physically well. Ask Elias to go to Lowell Manor." Caleb understood, and the car sped along. When they arrived at Lowell Manor, it was nine o’clock at night. Before entering the villa, they heard Evelyn’s crying from the courtyard. "Auntie, let me go quickly. I need to go find my sister, she must have been taken by bad people." Ms. Ford held onto him tightly, crying along with him: "Evelyn, sweetie, your mom must have gone to the police. We’ll wait at home; maybe your mom will soon bring your sister back." They checked all the nearby surveillance. But the cameras were malfunctioning and they found nothing. They even asked around nearby, but no one had seen Aurora. As night fell and Miss Lowell still hadn’t returned, Ms. Ford was truly panicking. "No one answered your mom’s phone either, maybe she’s in trouble as well. Let me go, I want to find my sister and mom." Evelyn couldn’t let it go, crying and struggling, determined to get out. But his small body was tightly held by Ms. Ford, making it impossible for him to run. When Caleb’s car drove into the courtyard, and Adrian had just gotten out, Evelyn saw him and shouted even louder. "Uncle Adrian, I can’t reach mom, and my sister is missing. Will you help me find them?"