The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Henry himself offered himself as the one to deliver the first ransom.

Thalia disagreed right away. "No! What if those kidnappers take you too? You can't fight, and you can't defend yourself either. It's too dangerous! I won't let you go."

Beatrice hesitated for a while before saying, "We know how much you want to save your daughter, but your proposal makes things very risky. There's no telling whether things will go awry..." Wally nodded.

"Their concerns are valid. I believe you should continue to observe from behind the scenes. Our officers will handle the job of placing the money in the designated location."

Henry, however, was adamant.

“I didn't make this suggestion out of impulse. First of all, the kidnappers asked us not to call the police. We would've already gone against their demands by involving the police. Secondly, delivering the money to their designated location allows us to establish contact with them, which will help us later on.

kidnappers find out that the person paying the ransom is a police officer, then I'm sure you can imagine how furious they will be. If that happens, we'll only be putting our children at risk. This task might be dangerous, but I'm willing to do

you do this! Claudia's not your only daughter, you know! I'm your daughter too. Did you consider my opinion before offering

She knew that she might never have a father again if something happened, and she was not willing to

but you and Claudia are all that I have. You can't tell me to just sit around and do nothing when she's in danger. I don't want either of you to end

said or did could persuade him against

there were

crying, but Henry's analysis of the situation was spot on. They all agreed that Henry was the most appropriate person to undertake the

He knew that

for me. I'll be back soon!" Henry left with