CHAPTER 85: CHAPTER 85: DON’T WORRY, I’M HERE

Sabrina almost sprinted from the front yard to the back garden.

Upon arrival, she began to call out loudly, "Zara? Are you there? Mommy is here, respond if you hear me..."

However, silence was her only response.

Panic started to creep into Sabrina’s heart, making her search more frantically.

Jordan Hawthorne followed behind, instinctively saying, "Zara probably wouldn’t run that far."

But as soon as he spoke, Sabrina sprinted a few steps and picked up a delicate little shoe from under the nearby bushes.

Jordan’s eyes narrowed.

This was Zara’s shoe, the one they had just changed her into when they brought her here tonight.

Sabrina, having never seen this shoe before, immediately recognized it as Zara’s size.

She promptly demanded, "Is this Zara’s?"

Jordan hesitated for a second.

Sabrina quickly understood.

It truly was Zara’s!

A little one’s shoe, not worn properly but found in such a place—it was definitely suspicious!

The fear in her heart began to spread as she searched anew, more desperately than before.

No matter what, she just couldn’t find her.

At this moment, The Hawthornes arrived too.

Among them were Brooke Sinclairs and her son.

At the instant she saw Sonny, a thought flashed through Sabrina’s mind...

She looked at Sonny immediately, her gaze sharp as a blade, and asked, "Was it you? Did you hide Zara away? Where is she?"

At these words, everyone frowned.

Florence Scott scolded sharply, "Sabrina, what nonsense are you spouting? Sonny just came along with us, how could you accuse him without any proof?"

She spoke while shielding Sonny behind her.

Worried for Zara, Sabrina was impatient and forcefully pushed Florence aside, quickly approaching Sonny with a cold voice, "Honestly, was it you? Take me to her immediately, did you hear me?"

Sonny obviously didn’t expect Sabrina to be so fierce and was somewhat frightened for a moment.

Ethan Hawthorne couldn’t stand it, and immediately shouted, "Sabrina, are you crazy? You can’t find your own daughter and start bullying someone else’s child?"

The other members of The Hawthornes also felt her behavior was a bit excessive.

"He’s just a child, how could you maliciously suspect him like that?"

"Causing a scene again, how unlucky to have a daughter-in-law like this!"

"..."

Jordan glared, also somewhat displeased, and reprimanded, "Sabrina, don’t say such things without evidence. It’s slander, and it could greatly harm Sonny!"

Sabrina, furious at the protection Sonny was receiving, retorted, "What did I slander? I saw him leaving from here with my own eyes!"

She glared at Sonny, "Do you think no one will find out if you stay silent? This villa has surveillance everywhere; we can check it. If I find out it was you, I’ll call the police!"

Her words caused even more dissatisfaction among those present.

Unexpectedly, before anyone could say more, Sonny was already frightened.

Not scared of anything but very afraid of police officers.

"Don’t... don’t arrest me."

Everyone was taken aback.

Jordan frowned and asked, "Was it really you?"

"Where is she? Lead the way immediately!"

Sabrina, lacking patience, ordered in a cold voice.

Sonny hesitated and pointed towards the direction of the rear door, "Over... over there..."

Sabrina looked over in the direction he pointed, and her face suddenly froze.

There was a deep pit near the back wall of the yard.

That spot seemed to be the flower irrigation system under renovation in the garden, as the pipes hadn’t been buried yet, it was exposed with nothing to cover it.

Sabrina’s pupils shrank, her limbs suddenly turning icy cold.

Could it be...

A terrifying thought flashed through her mind.

She didn’t hesitate, rushing madly to the pit, shouting, "Zara???"

Jordan’s expression changed slightly, taking a few steps forward, saying, "Sonny said it’s not here, it’s the rear door..."

Before he finished, Sabrina’s heart-wrenching scream filled their ears, "Zara!!!"

Jordan was stunned.

He too saw the situation in front of him.

At the bottom of the pit, about two to three meters deep, lay a small figure.

It was... Zara!

She was curled up on the ground, motionless, her condition unknown.

Sabrina had already leaped down.

Her blood seemed to freeze, paralyzing fear making her body tremble uncontrollably.

Especially upon seeing Zara, so small, lying at the bottom of the pit, making her afraid to even touch her.

At such a height, with the sky already dark and cold, even though the soil was soft, she was terrified of a situation she could not accept.

She was almost suffocating, her face a ghastly pale.

Jordan jumped down a moment later.

He raised his hand to pick up Zara.

Sabrina, seeing this, snapped, losing control completely.

She lunged over and pushed him away, "Don’t touch her!!!"

Then, as if holding a lost treasure regained, she cradled Zara in her arms.

Jordan, caught off guard, was almost knocked over.

Frowning when he looked over, he saw Sabrina half-kneeling on the ground, calling softly to the little one in her arms.

"Zara, it’s mommy, mommy’s here to find you... Where does it hurt, tell mommy, okay?"

As she asked, her voice was choked and trembled.

Unable to touch before, she thought Zara was unconscious, but now that she held her, she found Zara was still conscious.

Her body trembled in Sabrina’s arms.

Sabrina, horrified, immediately checked her body.

Unexpectedly, Zara wasn’t hurt; except for her little hands grabbing some dirt, dirtying them, there wasn’t any wound.

Sabrina was worried, so she immediately checked her bones.

Likewise, there were no injuries.

However, something was very wrong with her condition.

Her soft body kept trembling, and she let out very soft whimpering sounds, with her body even showing abnormal slight convulsions.

Like an injured young beast, pitiful and fragile!

Sabrina’s heart was almost crushed, and she felt an overwhelming pain!

The Hawthornes saw Zara fall into the deep pit, and they were startled, hastily calling for a ladder.

Once the ladder was set up, Jordan Hawthorne finally spoke to Sabrina, "Take Zara out first."

As he said this, he intended to help her...

Sabrina, holding the little cub, avoided him and wouldn’t even let him touch her.

She was furious with Jordan Hawthorne’s irresponsibility.

He promised to take good care of Zara, but this was how he took care of her!

Sabrina was trembling all over.

Once out of the pit, she couldn’t even stop to settle accounts; she hurriedly carried Zara and ran outside.

"Sabrina?"

Jordan called to her from behind.

She turned a deaf ear, not looking back.

Once outside, the first thing Sabrina did was grab her phone to call Jasper Fitzgerald, "Mr. Fitzgerald, please... help Zara!"

The child’s body was uninjured, which meant she had been frightened.

In that dark pit, Zara must have suffered a huge psychological impact.

At this moment... she could only cling to Jasper Fitzgerald, the only lifeline.

Jasper Fitzgerald detected something was off in Sabrina’s tone.

This desperate trembling and sobbing voice, it was the first time he had encountered such.

He immediately inquired seriously, "What happened?"

Sabrina’s trembling lips explained the general situation.

Jasper’s tone was calm, reassuring her, "Come to the military compound, don’t drive yourself, take a cab, it’s safer!"

"Alright..."

Sabrina agreed.

...

Half an hour later, at the military compound.

Sabrina brought Zara and successfully met up with Jasper Fitzgerald.

Upon seeing the mother and daughter covered in dirt, Jasper Fitzgerald paused slightly.

As soon as Sabrina saw him, her tears instantly lost control.

Not caring about her disheveled appearance, she rushed to him, saying, "Mr. Fitzgerald, please look at Zara, only you... can help her!"

"Don’t worry, as long as I’m here, she’ll be fine."

Jasper FitzGerald responded steadily, then raised his hand to take Zara and checked her condition.

The little cub’s mental state was indeed not right.

Her tightly clenched fists, her body trembling and twitching, and the pitiful whimpers that could scarcely be heard...

All of this indicated one fact.

Overly frightened, self-protection, entering a closed state.

Zara’s autism had flared up quite severely!

The usually composed face of Jasper Fitzgerald suddenly turned grave.

He took Zara into the treatment room to guide and soothe her, trying to bring her back to consciousness.

But this method didn’t work!

Jasper was not anxious, patiently continuing, using a harmonica to soothe her inner turmoil.

This time, it finally had some effect.

The soft and gentle music had a calming effect.

However, Zara’s fear and panic remained.

The eyes that had regained their spirit became evasive, not daring to meet anyone’s gaze, and even a little unfocused.

Sabrina’s heart wrenched with pain, like being cut by a thousand knives.

She regretted why she didn’t pick up Zara sooner, or else she wouldn’t have fallen into Jordan’s hands and been taken away!

"Can Zara... recover?"

Her voice was hoarse to the extreme as she asked Jasper Fitzgerald.

Jasper lightly stroked Zara’s head and confidently replied, "Yes!"

Conventional methods couldn’t restore her to normal, but they could help her forget.

As long as she forgets this bad memory, everything will be alright!

Soon, the man raised his hand, taking out a necklace from his pocket.

In the pendant, a beautiful and exquisite blue gemstone was set.

He placed it in front of Zara’s eyes, gently swaying it, softly calling her name, hypnotizing her.

At first, Zara didn’t react much.

After a while, her gaze finally focused on the blue gemstone.

She began to hear the voice of the nice uncle, "You and Flash are chasing each other on the beach, the seawater splashing on your little feet, and the sand feels very comfortable to step on..."

Zara’s eyes moved slightly, then her expression began to calm down, and finally, she slowly closed her eyes, drifting into a dream.

The moment she fell asleep, Jasper Fitzgerald also stopped his actions.

"Is it... all done?"

Sabrina asked somewhat uncertainly.

Jasper gave a slight nod, lifting his eyes through his glasses to look at her, "Tell me in detail about the cause and process of Zara’s condition."

Sabrina, face full of remorse, explained the general situation.

Jasper nodded, his voice deep and reassuring, "In addition to autism, Zara also suffers from claustrophobia. The pit she fell into was dark, and the sky was getting darker, which triggered her fear of darkness."

He specially instructed, "Next time, be sure not to let her be alone in an enclosed space, including taking an elevator, you need to be careful."

"Alright, I’ve got it!"

Sabrina nodded heavily, her voice hoarse and harsh, "Thank you, Mr. Fitzgerald, it was all thanks to you!"

Otherwise... who knows what Zara would have become tonight!