Be sat quietly in the chair whille patiently waiting for Wendy, a llipop clutched tightly in her small hand.


    Suddenly, two men dressed in ck appeared out of nowhere. One of them quickly covered Be''s mouth with his hand and scooped her up without warning.


    Be''s eyes widened in terror. She wanted to scream and call out for Wendy, but with her mouth covered, not a single sound escaped.


    The lollipop slipped from her hand with a soft thud and fell to the floor.


    The two men carried Be away swiftly.


    Meanwhile, Wendy was still on the phone with Samuel. "What happened?"


    "I got rear-ended on the way to the airport. It was a minor ident, but I might be a littlete," Samuel exined.


    Wendy''s tense heart finally eased. So it was just a fender-bender she had feared something worse.


    "You''re okay, and that''s what matters. I''ll hold the ne for you. Take care of things ande straight here."


    "Got it."


    They hung up. Wendy turned back to Be. "Be, Daddy Sam-"


    But her words caught in her throat. The chair where Be had been sitting was empty.


    Wendy''s pupils shrank with panic. "Be? Be!"


    She called out loudly, scanning the airport desperately-but there was no sign of her little girl anywhere.


    Where had Be gone?


    Then Wendy noticed the lollipop on the floor. She snatched it up quickly. It was Be''s.


    She had a sick feeling in her stomach-Be had been taken!


    Outside, the two men in ck forced Be into


    waiting ck van. They tried to shove her inside.


    But Be was sharp and quick. She bit on one man''s hand, hard.


    "Argh!" he yelped in pain.


    Seizing the chance, Be dropped to the ground and sprinted away as fast as she could.


    "That kid''s smart! Get her!"


    The two men gave chase.


    Be ran, shouting at the top of her lungs, "Help! Mommy, help!"


    At that moment, a luxury car pulled up. A maid stepped out, pushing Ang''s wheelchair.


    Ang caught the desperate, childlike cries and looked up sharply. "Be?"


    Be saw Ang too, and ran straight into her arms. "Bad guys are trying to take me! Help me!"


    Ang wrapped Be tightly in a protective embrace. She red fiercely at the two men chasing them. "Who are you? How dare


    you kidnap a little girl in broad daylight! This is illegal!"


    The men''s faces twisted into grim sneers as they approached.


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    "Olddy, I suggest you mind your own business unless you want to get yourself killed."


    Theanaid immediately stepped in front of Ang and Be. “Wat it! Do you even know who she is? If youy a finger on her, you''ll regret it for the rest of your lives!"


    Before she could finish, one of the men struck her hard on the back of her neck. Her eyes rolled back, and she copsed to the ground instantly.


    Ang was horrified. "How dare you hit her! I''m calling the cops! Who sent you?" The men sneered, "Shut up! If you want to live, hand over the kid!


    Be curled up tightly in Ang''s arms, trembling with fear. "You have to save me! I don''t want to go with them!"


    Ang soothed her gently. "I won''t let them take you."


    The two men stepped forward and grabbed hold of Be. "Come liere, little brat!"