If it were Selena.
Selena was so slender, so soft, and that bad man would beat her and bully her!
A mist gradually rose in Hattie's dark eyes, covered with icy sharpness.
Selena raised her hand and gestured to the other people quietly.
The surroundings fell silent for an instant.
Mr. Padilla re-set up the camera, and Selena guided Hattie, back towards the door. She said in a gentle yet tough tone, "Hattie, remember, the thing that truly makes a person strong is not hatred, but protecting."
"In order not to lose someone you care about, even the weakest person will become strong."
"Remember, you are Phoebe now."
"You are not allowed to leave this place, let alone make any sound."
After Selena finished her words, she let go of Hattie's hand and lifting her steps out of the door, her snow-white skirt trailing across the dark night-colored ground as she walked towards the street ahead.
There, stood the oppressive capitalists.
Hattie's dark eyes reflected the figure of Selena walking further and further away. A wisp of eagerness appeared in her eyes, the muppet in her arms fell to the ground, and her small, thin pale hands grabbed the door panel.
She seemed to want to rush out immediately, but Selena's words echoed in her mind, forbidding her to step out of this door.
It had almost become a subconscious reaction to listen to Selena's words.
She could only pull on the door panel with her eyes wide open, staring at the dimly lit street corner, watching the only person who truly cared for her, moving further and further away from her.
The night breeze blew through the doorway and the child's small figure reflected lonely, silent shadows on the drab walls.
She opened her mouth as if to call out loudly, but seemed oppressed and could not utter a word.
As Selena walked further and further away from the fat-headed nobleman, Hattie's nerves grew tighter and tighter, her small body almost tensed to the extreme, as if it could break at any moment.
She hid behind the door and finally couldn't help but poke her head out, her clear eyes staring intently at a certain point in the distance, she seemed to stiffen all over and couldn't move.
Her eyes, her expression, her slightly trembling fingers, were all filled with worry and pleading for her only family.
She wanted to run out, to shout, to rush out. But in the end, she just crouched behind the door and watched with her eyes wide open.
Everyone around her froze, and at this moment, it was as if even their breath had disappeared.
Until Selena turned back slightly and extended her hand at Hattie, "Come here!"
The little Phoebe rushed out from inside in a flash, a shocking burst of joy in her eyes, but she cried out with a loud sound.
The cries of joy tore through the darkness for a moment, bringing relief to everyone's tense nerves.
The first morning light came out of the sky.
Selena stood in the morning light and caught the child who rushed towards her arms.
Hattie ran so fast that she almost pushed Selena to the ground, but luckily Leia helped her in time.
Hattie buried her head in her arms, crying loudly.
She cried her heart out, as if she was trying to vent all the grief suppressed in her heart.
Everyone looked stunned.
Having never heard so sad and painful cry before, many people couldn't help shedding tears for the scene.
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