The Day I Kissed An Older Man

"No, Dad... Don't leave..." Thalia collapsed to the ground and watched helplessly as her father left.

'Why are you doing this? Am I not your child too? Why do you always prioritize her over me?' she thought to herself, closing her eyes tightly as tears streamed down her face.

One of the teachers was particularly distressed to see Thalia's reaction and helped her up gently. "Don't worry, young lady. Your father will be back safe." The teacher then handed her a glass of warm water after earlier feeling how cold her palms were.

Despite offering words of comfort, they were well aware that the risk was simply too high. There was no guarantee that everyone would escape unscathed even if they let the police go with him, especially since Henry was nothing more than an unarmed middle-aged man. Still, he seemed to have steeled his resolve and accepted the fact that he might not be able to return safely again.

Meanwhile, Beatrice and other officers were busy planning the next course of action. The police officers could only escort Henry for a short distance and would no longer be able to proceed any further once they reached the agreed-upon location.

Henry to drive over alone, an officer patted his shoulder and said, "Good luck. We'll be observing you

teeth before starting the

To everyone's surprise, some of the kidnappers

you doing? I brought the ransom! You can't do this!" he shouted desperately. The other officers, alerted by his cries, rushed outnet hiding and came to his aid. However, the kidnappers were

these kidnappers have crossed the line! They hardly took us seriously! This is

out which criminals have been released from prison within the last six months. Watch out for those who have been convicted of robbery. I

and Thalia held her breath. "What does that mean? Where is my dad? You promised to protect him Why didn't you bring him back? Everything was fine