Samuel looked around but didn't see Zoe. So, he was getting a little anxious.
He asked a lady to go in the toilet and see if Zoe was there.
As the saying goes, money makes the mare go. The woman searched through the toilet carefully, but
she did not see Zoe there. So, Samuel was panicked.
He lost his daughter!
There were so many people here. What if Zoe got kidnapped by a child trafficker?
Samuel was very anxious, but he didn't dare to tell Nicole now. He didn't want her get worried too. But
he started to look for Zoe through his connections.
He had checked all the surveillance videos, but he didn't see Zoe in them.
There was no surveillance around the public toilet, so Samuel could not know when Zoe came out and
where she went.
He was so anxious when Nicole called him.
"Babe, where are you? We'll go buy some food. You can bring Zoe over."
Nicole just got off the exciting roller coaster, and Lucas was crying out in delight beside her.
Hearing that they were so happy, Samuel said in a low voice, "OK, you guys go buy it. Zoe and I will be
there later."
"Alright, hurry up. We're waiting for you!"
Nicole did not find anything wrong and hung up the phone.
Samuel was so racked with guilt and anxiety.
Zoe was his princess and his precious daughter. How did she disappear in the blink of an eye?
Samuel asked around, and the old man who sold ice cream said to him, "Are you looking for a beautiful
little girl? She wears a white princess dress and has a very nice hairpin on her hair. I remember she
talks sweetly to me. Is she about this tall?"
Samuel nodded.
"Yes, sir. Do you know where my daughter went?"
"She went there with a little boy. You could go down this road and see a bamboo grove. There are
some giant pandas inside. Only a few people go there. So, maybe the two children went there."
Hearing that, Samuel did not dare to waste any time and ran over.
After walking for over a hundred meters, Samuel heard someone playing the flute. And he could tell
that the person was quite good at it.
But Samuel was not in the mood to appreciate it. He followed the sound and saw Zoe sitting in a
pavilion with a little boy in the bamboo grove.
The boy was playing the flute. Zoe held her chin with both hands and listened to it with admiration,
which made Samuel very uncomfortable.
Zoe only used to look at him like that. Why did she look up to a strange boy now?
"Zoe!"
Samuel quickly walked over.
The boy stopped playing the flute and saw Samuel walking over. Before he could say anything, he saw
Samuel picking up Zoe and complaining, "Why didn't you tell me before coming here? I was almost
scared to death. I thought you were kidnapped by a child trafficker. Mommy and Lucas will be sad if
you were taken away by a stranger."
Only then did Zoe realize that she hadn't told Samuel before she went with the boy. So, she felt a little
guilty.
"Daddy, I'm sorry."
"Don't do that again, okay?"
Since Zoe had realized her mistake, Samuel could not bear to criticize her anymore.
When the boy saw this, he explained, "Sir, I'm sorry. I brought her here."
"Who are you?"
Samuel turned to look at the little boy.
The boy conducted himself with grace. Samuel could tell that he was not born in an ordinary family.
The boy stood up and said politely, "I'm Armand Jones. I saw Zoe was bored, so I showed her around."
"Hey, do you know that if you take my daughter away without my permission, you're kidnapping her?"
Samuel did not want to argue with a child, but he could not subdue his anger now.
The fact that his precious daughter was attracted to such a little boy made him feel out of sorts.
Armand was stunned. He did not expect it would be so serious. He could only whisper, "I'm sorry. I
won't do it next time."
"There is no next time. Just stay away from my daughter."
As Samuel spoke, he hugged Zoe tightly like a treasure, as if he was afraid that her daughter would be
snatched away.
Zoe was a little unhappy.
"Daddy, Armand is very nice. He bought me ice cream, but he didn't eat his because he knows that I
can't eat and I would be tempted. Look, our ice creams have melted."
Samuel was even more depressed when he heard her daughter speak up for the strange boy.
"Honey, you know nothing. There are many evil people in this world. Boys who look good are not really
good. Besides, how can you be bought with an ice cream? Girls should be reserved."
Samuel rarely spoke to Zoe like this.
So, Zoe felt aggrieved.
"Daddy, you're bad! Armand is so nice. How can you think of him as a bad person? He can even play
the flute. And it sounds very nice!"
The more Zoe spoke for Armand, the more uncomfortable Samuel was. And he was pissing on
Armand.
"Just listen to me. Alright, let's go. Mommy and Lucas are getting anxious."
Samuel said as he was about to leave with Zoe in his arms.
Zoe struggled to jump off his arms. She took off the hairpin on her hair and handed it to Armand.
"Armand, this is my favorite hairpin. I want to give it to you. Thank you for buying me an ice cream and
playing the flute for me. I'll repay you when we meet again."
Zoe just gave Armand her hairpin. The corner of Samuel's mouth twitched.
What was this about?
"Zoe!"
Samuel wanted to say something, but Zoe stuffed the hairpin into Armand's hand. Then she turned
around and ran away.
She ran like a butterfly. She was more like a ray of sunshine, bringing happiness and warmth to people
around her. Everyone would smile when they saw her.
Armand looked at her back and smiled.
Samuel was upset and glared at Armand. Then he turned to chase after Zoe.
After running for a few steps, Zoe suddenly stopped. She turned around and said to Armand with a
smile, "Armand, I like you!"
Hearing this, Samuel lost his balance and staggered.
"What did you say? You're a girl and you should be reserved. And you're a kid. Do you know what it
means to like someone? Let's go! We should go home!"
Samuel no longer gave Zoe the chance to say anything. He hugged her and quickly left. He even
turned around and glared at Armand, as if Armand was the culprit.
Armand saw Zoe waving at him. He couldn't help but laugh. The hairpin in his hand became even more
precious.
Samuel carried Zoe out of the bamboo grove. Zoe pouted and said with dissatisfaction, "Daddy, you
are so mean!"
"What? Do you know who he is? Are you so confident to follow him? You bad girl, you don't even know
that my heart almost stopped beating when I didn't see you anywhere. Now for that brat, you said that I
was mean?"
Samuel felt wronged.
His baby girl disliked him now!
And it was because of a bad boy that she had never seen before!
Samuel was pissed off.
However, Zoe still pouted her mouth and insisted. "Armand is not a bad person."
"Bad people won't tell you they're bad. You never go out. You don't know what evil people are like."
"Anyway, Armand is not bad! Daddy doesn't let me talk to him. Daddy is the bad person!"
Zoe's childish logic simply made Samuel speechless and more depressed.
His baby girl was only a kid.
But now she just lost her mind and thought that her father was bad when she met the brat.
Samuel said sadly, "Zoe, you'll hurt me if you keep saying that."
"You hurt me too."
Zoe turned her back on Samuel.
Luckily, Nicole called again.
"Where are you? We're at KFC. Just come over."
Zoe turned happy upon hearing KFC.
"Mommy and Lucas are at KFC? Are there chicken drumsticks that taste delicious and smell good?"
Seeing Zoe's eyes lit up when she heard that, Samuel was very depressed.
"Zoe, I'm still angry!"
"Daddy, don't be angry. Let's go eat delicious food. Let's go, Daddy."
Zoe pulled Samuel's hand and shook it, making Samuel feel a mixture of exasperation and
amusement.
He didn't know why he got angry with a child. However, when he thought that Zoe blamed him for a
strange boy, he felt even more uncomfortable.
"Don't ever go out with strangers again, do you hear me?"
"I know!"
Zoe could agree to anything for food now.
Samuel couldn't lose his temper to his good daughter anymore.
He picked up Zoe and went to the address Nicole gave him.
"Mommy, Lucas!"
When Zoe saw Nicole and Lucas, she forgot about the unhappiness just now. And these delicious food
made her mouth water.
Seeing Zoe like a little greedy cat, Nicole couldn't help but smile.
"Eat slowly. This is all yours!"
Lucas pushed a family-size meal in front of Zoe.
"Wow! Lucas, you're awesome! Thank you!"
As Zoe spoke, she kissed on Lucas’ face.
Seeing Samuel look stern, Nicole was puzzled.
She touched Samuel with her hand and whispered, "What happened? Did you have a fight with Zoe?"
In Nicole's opinion, this was impossible. But she could not think of anything else other than this.
Since Nicole was worried, Samuel didn't tell her the truth.
"It's fine. I just got a call about the company, so I'm not in a good mood."
"OK!"
When Nicole heard that it was about the company, she didn't ask anymore. Then she turned around
and saw Zoe eating like a little pig. And there was grease around her mouth, which amused
Nicole.
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