You're Just My Ex-Husband,My Lord-Chapter 272- beg you

When Bert called Dave, he had just escaped from the young lady, who was currently having breakfast with Tiffany.

That’s why he told Dave that they had a pleasant time together, and why the young lady affectionately called him "Uncle" when she answered the phone and casually mentioned she was there as a guest.

The young lady’s calling him "Uncle" made Dave frown on his end. His first instinct was to correct her address for Bert, but then he realized it was probably her mother who had told her to call him that, or else she wouldn’t have known the term.

Upon further thought, he realized that his daughter calling him "Uncle" wasn’t entirely wrong...

After all, Bert was indeed his older brother by blood, a relationship that couldn’t be erased.

So, he suppressed his emotions and said to his daughter, "Mom and I are busy with work right now, but once we’re done, we’ll come to pick you and Lady Tiffany up to go home."

The young lady responded on the other end, "Okay, but you need to come quickly!"

Then, as if to show off, she added, "Daddy, Uncle is really good at drawing! Whatever I want, he can draw it for me!"

Hearing his daughter say this, Dave didn’t know how to feel. She was praising his enemy right in front of him, and that didn’t sit well with him. However, he also realized that Bert hadn’t caused any trouble for her mother or daughter, which brought him some relief.

For a moment, he wasn’t sure what to say, so he thought of asking Laurent to say something to their daughter. Laurent, with red eyes, raised her hand to cover her mouth and waved him off, signaling that she wouldn’t speak to their daughter. She was on the verge of tears, and if she spoke, their daughter would surely notice something was wrong.

After all, Laurent was a mother, and any mother would feel vulnerable when faced with her child. While it was clear from their daughter’s words that she wasn’t in any immediate danger, Laurent still felt a deep sense of sadness and heartache.

Why is it that other people’s children can grow up safely and soundly, yet her daughter has to endure so much suffering? The last time, she was almost kidnapped by Clark’s men, and now she’s fallen into Bert’s hands again.

Thinking about this made Laurent’s heart ache. Eventually, she collapsed against the steering wheel, tears falling. She was just a little over four years old; why did God have to make her endure so much?

When Dave saw Laurent break down, he quickly said goodbye to their daughter on the phone and hung up. He didn’t have the energy or the desire to talk to Bert anymore.

He reached over, pulled Laurent into his arms, and said nothing. He just held her, letting her cry on his shoulder.

At that moment, Dave also wanted to cry. His mother, his daughter—both were his pain. But he was a man, so he was destined to be a protector, to offer his shoulder to the woman he loved.

Laurent had only momentarily lost control of her emotions, thinking about her daughter’s two consecutive ordeals. Dave’s embrace helped her calm down. She wiped her tears away and sat up straight, starting the car again.

"We should hurry," she said.

Dave placed his hand on hers, "Let me drive."

Laurent stubbornly shook her head, "No need. I can do it. It’s too dangerous for you to be on the phone while driving."

The two of them continued their journey, heading straight for Burg Eltz. The old manor of Burg Eltz.

The news had already reached Wooden, and they were instructed to go directly to the old manor.

When Lilian heard that her mother and niece had gone missing, she rushed back in shock. Daniel was already there, and had been reprimanded by the lord, looking thoroughly embarrassed.

Before Dave and Laurent could make it back, Morrison arrived first.

Of course, Lilian didn’t care about deliberately avoiding him anymore. The moment she saw him, she immediately ran up to him, tugging at his sleeve and asking,

"How is it? Any news?"

Morrison had actually been quite angry with the young lady in front of him during this time, but when he saw her standing there, red-eyed and on the verge of tears, clearly distressed and worried about her mother and niece’s safety, all his anger disappeared.

He even felt a pang of pity and wanted to lift his hand to pull her into his arms, to offer her some comfort.

However, he quickly realized that the timing wasn’t right. Daniel and the lord of Burg Eltz were both present. If he just rushed over to embrace her like that, he’d probably be thrown out of the Burg Eltz manor.

So he pretended not to notice her distress and looked at her briefly before trying to comfort her, saying,

"I’ve already sent people to search the entire Burg Eltz. Even if we have to turn the whole city upside down, we will find them."

But to Lilian, his words seemed like nothing at all. She didn’t even look at him as she turned and walked away, sitting on the sofa by herself, overwhelmed with worry and anxiety.

Daniel, too, wore a sorrowful expression. Sitting on the sofa, he seemed absent-minded. Since Tiffany’s incident, he had been in this state.

It was the lord of Burg Eltz who eventually came to attend to Morrison and, while doing so, asked him about the progress of the situation.

Morrison had only learned about the incident after receiving a call from Dave. The first thing he did was help Dave, who was still on his way back, by arranging various investigations.

However, Bert had been planning this for months, and the scheme had been in motion for over half a year. They were completely on the defensive, and since they had just started investigating, there was no news yet.

The lord of Burg Eltz could only furrow his brows, growing increasingly anxious.

Just after hearing that Bert wanted to inherit the title, the lord was so furious that he threw his teacup at Daniel. Daniel didn’t dodge and let the teacup hit him, the scalding tea burning his hand. But he didn’t even notice.

He seemed numb, unable to register anything. No matter what others said, he didn’t listen, and he remained silent, his mental state deteriorating, his eyes hollow and devoid of spirit.

It wasn’t until Lilian came back and saw his hand injured that she helped him clean the wound and bandage it.

Just as they were talking, Dave and Laurent returned. However, as soon as they entered the living room, before they could say anything, Daniel, who had been sitting on the sofa in a numb state, suddenly jumped up and rushed over. He grabbed Dave’s arm, urgently saying,

"Dave, let’s give him Washington Co., let’s give him everything, we’ll take nothing!"

"Whatever he wants, just give it to him. Please, just get Mom and Emma back, please, can we do that?"

Daniel looked at Dave almost pleadingly.

Dave furrowed his brows slightly, "Dad, do you even realize what you’re saying?"

"Washington Co. has been the hard work of generations of our family. How can we just give it to someone else? If Bert were a good manager, then fine, we could give it to him, but he knows nothing about Washington Co. Giving it to him would be like destroying it!"

"I don’t care!"

Before Dave could finish speaking, Daniel lost control and shoved him aside.

"I don’t care about whether Washington Co. gets destroyed or not! I just want Mom to be safe! I just want her to stand in front of me right now, safe and sound!"

Since Tiffany’s incident, the emotions Daniel had been suppressing finally exploded. He stood there in the huge living room, shouting with all his might.

"I don’t care about anything else. I can give up money, fame, and status. I just want Mom! I just want her to live! Even if she wants to divorce me, I’d accept it..."

At this point, the man in his fifties completely broke down. He raised his hand to cover his face and, like a child, tears began to fall.

"Dad—"

Lilian couldn’t watch anymore. If her father kept talking like this, she’d end up crying herself.

When the recklessness of youth fades away, and after being washed by the river of time, things like wealth, fame, and other external possessions no longer matter. What truly matters is the person who stands by your side. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Lilian stepped forward to support Daniel, choking back tears as she comforted him, "Dad, please calm down. Let my brother think of another way."

Daniel finally managed to calm down a bit, allowing Lilian to help him upstairs to rest.

Wooden, angered, slammed his cane into the floor, muttering, "If I had known it would come to this, why did we even bother back then?"

The group sat down to discuss, considering calling the police, but they were hesitant because of the safety of Tiffany and Emma Washington. In the end, they could only decide to use their private resources to find Tiffany and Emma Washington as quickly as possible.

Burg Eltz and the Mo family mobilized all the forces they could, but Bert didn’t give them the chance. Soon after, he called to ask whether they had decided to hand over Washington Co.

He even threatened them, saying that if they didn’t hand over Washington Co. before dark, the two people he was holding wouldn’t see the sun rise the next day.

Laurent’s face turned pale in an instant.

Daniel was shaking, his emotions completely out of control.

"Dave, I really can’t bear the risk of losing Mom. Do you want me to kneel down and beg you?"

Dave furrowed his brows tightly.

Of course, he was worried about his mother and daughter.

But he was still willing to take a risk. Giving up Washington Co. was no small matter. To him, losing Washington Co. wouldn’t be such a big deal. He believed that with his abilities, he could rise again anywhere. But he couldn’t abandon the employees of Washington Co.

Giving Washington Co. to Bert wasn’t that he doubted Bert’s ability. It was just that Dave knew how difficult it was to be a leader. Bert had lived abroad for many years. If Washington Co. made a mistake under his leadership, what would happen to the thousands of employees?

However, with his father in this state, and Laurent not in a much better mood, although she had been controlling her emotions to avoid adding more pressure to him, in the end, he went outside with Morrison to discuss further.