Chapter 13. Escape

" You want me to show you that your daughter is safe?" John repeated, furrowing his brows tightly..

" Is that even a reasonable request?!"

Emily inhaled sharply, raising her hand to wipe away the blood from her nose.

" Anything that involves my daughter is reasonable," retorting, she lowered her eyelids that trembled.

A huff echoed from John, but he coincided anyway.

" Fine. I will grant you your wish." Then, he took out his phone and scrolled casually.

After some seconds, he turned the phone screen towards Emily, which displayed a video, and he tapped on the play button immediately.

" See for yourself."

Emily lifted her eyes, her face crumbling like a used tissue.

In that instant, tears lurked around the corner of her eyes as she watched the video of her daughter, tied to an hospital bed, appearing lifeless and immobile.

" My baby," she cried out without control, shaking her head.

This shattered her heart into a million pieces.

No loving mother would want to see her child