CHAPTER 407: CHAPTER 407: I DON’T KNOW YOU

Dora Upton stammered for a long time before she realized, "My aunt is your mother-in-law, you are natural enemies. You don’t want to be controlled by my aunt, so you want to kill her. If she dies, no one will control you, and you will be delighted!"

Paige Sterling said, "She can’t control me even if she’s alive."

Dora was choked for a moment, "How can you be so excessive! My aunt is your mother-in-law, everything she says and does is for your own good. It’s okay if you don’t appreciate it, but you also made my aunt so angry, you..."

Paige sincerely replied, "There are really few kids as naive as you in this world."

Dora was indeed naive, foolishly naive. Young girls probably all go through such a phase, and Paige didn’t feel like arguing with her.

But she didn’t expect that ignoring Dora would make Dora keep following her.

When Paige had some business in the old district, Dora continued to follow her, her eyes seemed as if they wanted to cut Paige into pieces.

The old district was quite rundown, with a mix of different people and a rather chaotic environment.

Very soon, Dora discovered she had lost sight of Paige.

Dora originally wanted to keep an eye on Paige and catch some dirt on her, but unexpectedly, that woman managed to escape.

Dora looked around and couldn’t find her, and she stomped her foot in anger.

She was about to wait where Paige had parked, but unexpectedly, a bearded man suddenly appeared and grabbed her hand.

She screamed, "What are you doing? Let go of me!"

The man looked naive and plain, but he pleaded, "Daughter, please, just come home, okay? You’ve been gone for a month, your mother’s fallen ill from worry, always thinking about you. As long as you come back, I’ll agree to anything you want, buy you anything you want, okay?"

Dora widened her eyes, "You’re talking nonsense, I’m not your daughter, I don’t even know you, let me go!"

The man didn’t let go; instead, he dragged Dora toward a car while pleading incessantly, drawing sympathy from the people around.

This father’s situation was pitiful; judging by his clothes, the family didn’t seem well-off, yet the daughter dressed so well. It was clear he was a father who would endure hardship to give his children a good life, but the daughter was ungrateful, running away for a trivial reason, worrying her parents, and ignoring her ill mother—it was truly wrong.

If this were their own child, they would have slapped them already.

Listening to the surrounding comments, Dora grew more frightened.

"I really don’t know him..."

Even as naive as she was, Dora knew this man running up claiming to be her dad and dragging her to a car couldn’t be good news.

Could this be Paige’s tactic? Was Paige trying to deal with her?

She couldn’t just be taken away like this. She pleaded to the people around her, "Please help me, I really don’t know him. Do I look like his daughter to you? He’s a bad person..."

The man started to cry, "Yes, yes, dad’s useless, not glamorous enough, you feel ashamed of me, but I’ve given you everything I could. Your mum and I scrimp and save to give you everything..."

His words made the crowd sympathize with him even more. Some even advised Vivian Vance to just go home with her father and be a good, filial daughter, avoiding further worry for her parents.

Perhaps some people were genuinely speaking out of justice, but most just wanted to see a spectacle.

They weren’t concerned with the truth of the situation—as long as there was drama to watch, they could stand on a moral high ground to judge.

As for the consequences, they didn’t care.

Dora was struggling, but no matter how she struggled, she couldn’t break free from the man’s grasp,

though a few young people sensed something was off and wanted to call the police, they were stopped by their parents.

"This is someone else’s business. It’s none of our concern. Don’t meddle and end up involved when the police come, causing you more trouble,

"But if they’re not really father and daughter, won’t the girl be in danger?"

"Even if there’s danger, it’s none of your business. And if they’re not father and daughter, why would he pull her? Modern girls are just too vain, thinking only of themselves and not their parents’ efforts. Now that her dad’s seeking her, she still feels embarrassed and refuses to acknowledge him..."

Dora felt hopeless. Just as she was about to be pushed into the car by the middle-aged man, a voice finally intervened, "Let go."

Dora, with tears in her eyes, looked over and saw Paige Sterling.

She stood there sternly, seeming to exude a chilling aura.

Dora glared at Paige, "Paige, you’re too much! I didn’t do anything to you, why call someone to grab me?"

The woman’s heart was truly black!

Paige didn’t acknowledge her and only said to the middle-aged man, "I said let go."

The man hesitated but saw that Paige was just a woman, so he wasn’t afraid. Instead, he pointed at Paige and shouted, "I remember you, you’re the bad woman who took my daughter! You want to take her again, don’t you? I won’t let you succeed, daughter, let’s go!"

He pulled Dora towards the car again.

If he could just get her into the car, the driver could drive off immediately, and they’d succeed.

He had done this many times before, so he was experienced.

Dora was bewildered—wasn’t this guy supposed to be sent by Paige? Why was he now against her?

She looked between the man and Paige, finally realizing that Paige wouldn’t use such a method against her.

Paige was capable of striking Mrs. Hawthorne directly at The Hawthorne Family. If she wanted to deal with Dora, she could do it directly too.

Even though Paige was a dangerous villain, that was better than being dragged away by a stranger.

Dora immediately shouted, "You’re lying, she’s... she’s my sister-in-law! Let go! I don’t know you..."

Then she turned to Paige for help, "Sister-in-law, help me!"

A moment ago, Paige thought this girl was a bit foolish, but now she realized that despite being a bit foolish, she was smart enough.

However, when Dora called out for Paige’s help, she felt anxious inside.

Paige hated her so much; she surely wouldn’t help. Maybe she’d even assist this middle-aged man in harming her...

She felt desperate, thinking she shouldn’t have followed Paige out today, sob...

Just then, the middle-aged man stopped talking and tugged harder at Dora, finally slamming her against the car door.

As he was about to push her into the car, Paige quickly stepped in.

He turned, trying to shake her off, but didn’t expect Paige to slap him so hard he flew away.

He really flew through the air...

Everyone stood in shock, watching as the man flew from Paige’s slap as if they’d seen a ghost.

This woman turned out to be so fierce? She could slap someone into the air?

Was this even a woman?

Seeing Paige’s bravado, the driver in the car decided to drive off, abandoning his partner.

The middle-aged man, getting up from the ground and seeing this, had a change of expression.

Gosh! No loyalty at all!

If he didn’t find a way out, he’d be finished.

He pointed at Paige, "What are you doing?"

Paige asked him, "What do you think I’m doing?"

The middle-aged man yelled, "You kidnapped my daughter, making her deny her parents. You’re a bad woman, you’re a trafficker! Yes, you’re a trafficker!"

He shouted to the surrounding crowd, "She’s a trafficker, trying to kidnap my daughter. Help me!"

Dora nervously clutched Paige’s arm, completely forgetting her earlier dislike and fear of this woman, "You’re lying, I don’t know you, you’re the trafficker!"