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.

If that happens, we'll only be putting our children

let you do this! Claudia's not your only daughter, you know!

she did not want her father to take such risks at such a critical juncture. She knew that she might never have a father again if something happened, and she was not willing to let him perish even if he

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

already sense that nothing she said or did could persuade him against

there were

the most appropriate person to undertake the mission. Even if something went awry, Beatrice and Cedric were still there

those two influential figures. He knew that they would not abandon him if something went wrong while he sent

there. Trust me, okay? Be a good girl and wait for me. I'll be back soon!" Henry