A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

"Don't even think about it. By the time your father gets here, you will have already been sold to rich, old perverts." Yilia's eyes burned with contempt, and she snuffed out the last glimmer of hope like a candle.

Her discouraging words forced the girl to helplessly cry out for help, "Dad..."

"No! This cannot be happening," Beryl firmly clenched her tiny fists, "My father will be here soon to save me, and he will also save you. Don't be afraid, Mona!"

"Who is your father? Do you really think he is capable of getting us out of here? Is he a powerful man?" Yillia made no effort to conceal her sarcasm.

Beryl looked at her with intent and replied, "My father is more powerful than any man you will have ever known. His name is Jacob Gu. He'll come for me. You'll see!"

"Jacob Gu?" Yilia shook her head, as if she didn't catch what Beryl had said. "Your father is Jacob Gu? Are you kidding me? I don't believe it!"

"I don't need you to believe me." Beryl held the other girl's hand and sat down on the other side.

Yilia carefully observed the pretty little girl again, and she realized that Beryl did bear a striking resemble to Jacob. All of a sudden, her mind was sent reeling, unable to accept the possibility of the little girl telling the truth.

"Is your father really Jacob, little girl?"

Beryl said nothing in response. She didn't have the patience to sit around trying to win Yilia's acceptance.

"Even though you are Jacob's daughter, you are sitting here with us all just like any other girl. By tomorrow, we will all be sold. Are you sure he will be here on time to get you out of here?"

'If this girl truly is Jacob's daughter, the kidnappers are going to pay for what they've done to her with their lives when Jacob comes to rescue his daughter, ' Yilia mused.

Beryl, however, was lost in deep thought, mulling over what Yilia had said.

Her father did not hear her screaming his name before she got taken away. How would he know that she was in Z country looking for him, let alone the fact that she got kidnapped there?

The more she analyzed it logically, the more unlikely it seemed that her father was coming to save her!

She would have to save herself,

girl like her do

looked around, carefully observing the fellow victims in the warehouse. She wondered whether they

suspicious behavior, she taunted, "Little girl, what are you

hesitated for a moment, but when she considered the fact that adding one more person to their numbers would strengthen them, she decided to speak her mind. "Auntie, I have an idea," said Beryl, under her

disapprovingly, "Who are you calling auntie? Do I look

irritated by her reaction. After all, this was neither the time nor the place to be arguing about such trivial matters. She rolled

seemed pleased by the change Beryl had made. After hearing out Beryl's idea, she taunted her, "I thought you said you wanted to wait for your father? What now? Have you lost your

"Of course I have confidence in my father, but it's always better to have a plan B. What if you're right and my father doesn't make it here on time. Do you want to get sold to some

decided to accept Beryl's suggestion. She then turned to

some of the women seemed skeptical about Beryl's proposal. However, after watching another woman being dragged out and abused, everyone buried their doubts. The shrill cry of the helpless woman

them, that if they didn't fight back, one of them could be the next to go.

they had witnessed in the past few days was far beyond

the time to act had presented

the girls swallowed nervously and looked at each other for a few

"Ahh! My stomach hurts..."

feels like it's

like my insides are

them squirming on the floor with a straight face and burst out laughing. She picked up the first little girl in front of her and sneered, "Why are you putting on such a bad performance? I'm amazed you still have the guts to act in front of me! Little girl, are you so naive to believe that I would

girl she picked up

to her like a baby wolf, almost tearing off a piece of her

pain contorted the woman's face and she wanted to

piece of cloth in her mouth to keep her from screaming and then pinned her hands and feet to

out all the pain and grievances they had suffered in the past few

sunk her nails

they weren't interrupted by someone trying to open the door

to bear the pain. With each footstep closing in from the