"Rose, it's all my fault; you can hit and swear at me all you want. You trusted me to take care of Doris,
but I didn't, it's my fault!" Jane said as she bawled; the more she thought, the more guilt she felt. She
raised her hand, ready to slap herself in the face.
Rose grabbed her hand, her eyes clouded by tears, "What are you doing!"
"You’re not the only one to blame for losing Doris; I am her mother, so my fault is greater. Besides, now
is not the time for blame. We must find Doris as soon as possible."
"OK, let's go out and check again." Jane wiped away the tears on her face and helped Rose to get up.
The two walked out of the hotel room to try their luck again.
As long as there was a glimmer of hope, they would not give up, even if they had to walk until their feet
wore out.
Meanwhile, in the hospital, Bright and Doris had no clue that Rose and Jane were ready to turn the
world upside down in search of Doris.
"Doctor, how is she?" Bright brought Doris to City J Women and Children's Hospital.
The doctor took off his mask and said, "It's just allergies, but luckily, she got here in time; it’s nothing
serious. You can go home after the IV drip."
"Thank you, doctor." It felt like a huge burden was lifted from Bright's shoulders.
A nurse escorted Doris out of the emergency room and moved her to a ward. Bright went along, his
gaze fixed on Doris in fear that she would disappear the next second.
Doris raised her eyes and saw Bright's worried look, grinned at him in hopes to remove his worries.
Inside the ward, Bright carefully placed Doris on the hospital bed. The nurse hung the drip bag on the
rack in the room.
"How are you feeling? Any discomforts? Let me know." Bright carefully covered a blanket over Doris.
"I'm pretty good," Doris also blamed herself, "Sorry for making you worried."
"Nothing else matters, as long as you are okay." Bright reached out and stroked the bangs on her
forehead, speaking softly like a father.
"Then stop blaming yourself and stop worrying." Doris said playfully as she took his hand.
As she looked at the pair acting lovingly, the nursed was touched and said, “You father-daughter pair
must have a great relationship.”
Bright and Doris looked at each other, but neither corrected the nurse.
After the nurse left, Bright sat beside the bed and helped her tuck in the blanket as he asked, "Want to
drink water?"
Doris shook her head.
Bright asked again: "OK, then, do you want to hear a story?"
"Okay." Doris agreed, so that they could kill some time.
Bright took out his phone to find a story, but suddenly there was a call from Rose.
He motioned Doris not to speak, then answered the phone, "It’s Bright."
"Mr. Lee, can you do me a favor?" Rose's voice sounded bad at that end.
"What's the matter? Is something wrong?" Bright felt Rose was holding back tears.
"Doris, the little girl you saw in City Y who called you handsome uncle, was kidnapped by a man. Can
you help me find him?" Rose was blinded by worry; with Bright's social status in City J, it could be said
that he could get anything done.
She should have thought of asking for his help long ago, but she wasted too much time worrying in
vain.
"Doris was taken by a stranger?" Bright lowered his eyes onto Doris, who laid on the hospital bed.
"Yes, can you help me find her, please..." Rose was about to collapse; every passing minute and
second felt like torture for a mother.
"Doris is--" Before Bright finished, a knock on the ward’s door interrupted him.
He looked up and saw a uniformed police officer.
"Wait for a few minutes, I'll call you back." Bright ended Rose's call first, then looked at the policeman
who entered, "Is something wrong?"
The policeman asked with a serious face, "Mr. Bright?"
"Yes, what do you want?" Bright had questions of his own, but he remained calm.
"We suspect that you are related to a missing child’s case, please follow us back to the police station."
The policeman made a polite gesture.
In their eyes, Bright was a celebrity in City J; how could he possibly abduct children? But they still had
to follow the rules.
"Officer, is there some mistake? A missing child’s case?" Bright stepped back, "I was with this child in
the hospital this whole time."
"Yeah, Mr. Officer, I can prove that he’s been with me this whole time, he’s not the bad guy you’re
looking for." Doris's eyes were bright and full of innocence.
The policeman looked at Doris on the bed, and his eyes slightly widened. Then he took out a photo
from his pocket to compare it with Doris, "It's you."
"What, me?" Doris asked in surprise.
"The missing child is you. Doris Linder, five years old..."
"That’s right, but I’m not missing, I've been together with my uncle." Doris looked baffled, how could
she be related to the missing child’s case.
"The people filing this case are named Rose and Jane, do you know them?" The officer asked her.
"Yes, that’s my mom and her friend." Doris nodded.
“Child, let me confirm, Mr. Lee didn't threaten you or hold you hostage?" The officer said again, "The
police are here, so you have to answer seriously."
"No, Mr. Lee’s been very good to me; he took me around to eat, play, and took care of me in the
hospital." Doris said as she laughed.
"Alright, we informed your mother that you’re here." The officer said after he jotted down some notes,
"Seems this was a misunderstanding. In the future, no matter where you are, you must tell your mother
or relatives, so that they won’t worry."
"Yes."
The police remained until Rose and Jane arrived at the hospital.
"Doris-" Rose blazed by like the wind to Doris’s bedside and hugged her, "What's happened to you?"
"I'm okay." Doris comforted her mother.
"I didn't know she was allergic to shrimp, so... I'm sorry." Bright took the initiative to explain.
Rose turned her head to Bright and stood up, her teary face full of anger, "What's the matter with you?
You took Doris away without saying anything, and gave her shrimp to eat? Did you know how worried I
was that she was kidnapped? How could you do this..."
Rose began to bawl aloud, like a fragile flower battered by the harsh winds.
"Sorry--"
"It's my fault, I went to go play and didn’t tell you."
"I'll teach you a lesson later!" For the first time, Rose threw a big temper at Doris.
"Doris’s mother, the most important thing is that the child is okay, treat her with care." The police
persuaded Rose.
Bright's eyes narrowed slightly, and asked, "Are you Doris's biological mother?"
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