[Gone With the Wind] Daughter Difficult

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The next afternoon, Daisy sent an invitation letter to America Blue Alliance.In this handwritten invitation letter, Bonnie and other girls were invited to have tea at the Countess Teahouse on John Road the next afternoon. At that time, she would bring the twins to meet them and ask if they had time.

Girls are having lunch at home when invited

However, this invitation letter basically disrupted their own plans.

At first they thought that they would bring the twins out and tell the Brown family to pay the ransom, otherwise they would sell the two children to another place, but at this time Daisy took the initiative to bring the children out.

"If she asks us for help, do you need to do it immediately?" Both Linda and Susan looked at Sophia. Now they don't know what Daisy is going to do. What if there is something wrong with Daisy? ?

"Yes." Sophie said firmly, "No matter what, I hope my sister can see this man clearly, and my two nephews are the best entry point."

"Then change the plan," Bonnie said, "but I think she may not want our help, she invited the four of us, if she wants to borrow money, just let me come out with Ella gone."

"My elder sister is very stubborn. She will only swallow her own pain, even if she is wronged, she will not tell others," Sophia sighed, picking up and putting down the silver fork in her hand. In fact, she only ate A little, but couldn't eat it at all, "So I guess Bonnie is right."

Daisy's character, Sophia, is very clear. If she hadn't discovered the clue, Daisy would never have mentioned her domestic violence to her.

After discussing with others, the result is to see what Daisy is going to do first, and then find an opportunity to do it on her way back.

According to Sophia, since she has decided to do this, she must complete it, and no matter what the outcome of the matter, she will bear it alone.

Bonnie felt that Sophia didn't need to "see death as home" like this.

From the perspective of family relationship, if Daisy wakes up because of this in the future, even if the relationship between the two sisters will be affected at the beginning, it may get better and better in the future.

From a legal point of view, with the wealth of the Butler family, Sophia would not be charged with any crime at all.

But to be on the safe side, they also arranged someone beside Daisy to ensure that nothing happened to her.

"At that time, Linda and Susan should be more careful, and don't be suspected by her." However, Susan and Linda are positive themselves, and they can watch their words and emotions, and they are not impulsive and reckless, so there is no need to worry too much.

Because the matter was so important, several people spent an afternoon at home discussing the details.

But early the next morning, the person monitoring Daisy sent a new message, saying that at 09:30 in the morning, Daisy had gone out with the twins.

Daisy made an appointment with them at two o'clock in the afternoon, so why did she go out so early?

"Don't worry, my people will follow her all the time, and will report immediately when there is any time." Bonnie comforted Sophia who was getting more and more nervous.

Ella noticed that Sophia's hands were getting colder and colder, her face was very pale, and she didn't look well, "Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, I just... don't know what will happen to Daisy." Sophia has been getting more and more tired these days, and gradually feels physically and mentally exhausted. Sometimes she thinks that she will suffer from such a terrible plan. Is it right or wrong to send a few sisters into the water? What if the final result is not what she wants?

"Honey, don't think too much, it's up to you." Bonnie smiled at Sophia.

Sophia looked at the girls around her who encouraged her with eyes, and her nose was sore: "Thank you, it's lucky to have you by my side."

Ella was still paralyzed, but she held Sophia's cold hand tightly: "Don't be stupid, we will always be by your side to support you."

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Today's weather is not too good.

The sun didn't seem to want to show up, the whole sky was hazy, and the clouds were as thick as rolling hills, ready to rain at any time.

As soon as they went out, the gloomy atmosphere made Daisy regret taking the twins out, but the two little guys were very clingy today. They cried when they saw her, and laughed when they saw her, which made her very sad.

Jeff didn't go out to get drunk these two days, but he pestered her all day begging her to find Bonnie and Ella for help.

The Butler family behind Bonnie has swept almost the entire southern steel and transportation industry, and has also been in contact with the Brown family's rail transportation company.At that time, the Brown family did not see signs of overheating on the railroad. They did not sell the company in time, and eventually ended up in bankruptcy.

Even the slightest bit of sand slipped through the Butlers' fingers, Jeff said, to bring their company back to life.

However, Daisy was unwilling to beg others for help. Now that the Brown family's railway company is in its current state, why should others help you clean up this mess.

In the end, Daisy couldn't survive Jeff's stalking attack. In front of Jeff's face, she wrote an invitation letter to the American Blue Alliance, and only then did Jeff cancel his plan to meet Bonnie with her. idea.

But Daisy had other plans.

At [-]:[-], the carriage that Daisy had rented arrived, and Daisy took the twins into the carriage.

Although Daisy's heart was very heavy along the way, the twins babbled softly, which made Daisy's heart soften. Looking at the two young sons, Daisy felt that no matter how hard and tired she was, it was nothing.

The carriage arrived at the gate of the bank, and the bank manager went out to greet her in person, and took Daisy and the twins directly to the VIP room.

Although the Brown family is losing power now, Mrs. Brown's dowry is stored in the safe of this bank. You must know that although this part of the dowry is only a fraction of the Brown family at its peak, it is much more than ordinary people.

Daisy planned to sell all the remaining dowry to relieve the urgent need. She would find the seller to cash out later. Although this part of the money was not enough to pay off the debt, it could buy them some more time.

Especially the loan sharks due tomorrow, if they don't pay back, those loan sharks will not let the Brown family go.

But this is already all of her belongings, and she originally planned to save the remaining money as a growth fund for the twins.

just now……

Daisy glanced at the twins around her as she obediently sat on either side of her without making a fuss, with wide-open pure blue eyes curiously looking at the twins around her, feeling a dull pain in her heart.

I'm sorry, my little one.

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At eleven o'clock in the morning, the person who watched Daisy reported that Daisy had gone to the bank first, and then to the pawn shop in New Orleans.

Sophia couldn't sit still, she took a breath and said with certainty: "My sister's dowry is in the bank's safe, she must have sold her own dowry. But last time She said she had sold part of the dowry, and the rest was for my nephew's growth fund."

Susan thought for a while: "Then she sells the dowry now because she doesn't want to ask for help?"

No one here knows how much of her dowry is left, except maybe Sophia.

"Probably no such plan at all." Bonnie pursed her lips. "Actually, that's fine. If she asks us for help to revive their family, things will become more complicated instead, and..."

"Daisy may never have the chance to leave the domestic violence again..." Ella said coldly, "This man is not trustworthy at all, and he only uses alcohol and domestic violence to escape problems. Except for rapists, no one is more serious than him. Shameful."

Linda nodded: "I agree, didn't Helen go to Bonnie's school? Several women have encountered domestic violence. They said that those men will never change. As long as they can't control their temper, no matter what they do How deeply I repented, there will always be a next time.” It’s scary to think about it.

Now Bonnie's school has not officially opened, but some courses have already begun trial teaching.Bonnie also specially asked Melanie to hire a few female counselors. The psychological system in this era has just been established, and there are no professional psychological counselors, but most women's groups will have similar roles, and there are quite a few women in the south. This kind of experience, after all, the war has passed 20 years.

The girls all shuddered. Judging from the feedback from Bonnie and Ella the day before yesterday, apart from the scars from the beating, Daisy also had marks from being burned by cigarette butts.

What did she do to be treated like this? ! !

If Brown had a knife lying around...then Daisy would have been stabbed to death.

In fact, there are countless bloody examples in Bonnie's school, and around you and me. In such a patriarchal society, most women are weak and almost unable to fight back.

Not only were they beaten, but they were also injured with various instruments, their skins were torn apart, and their heads were bleeding.

Their bodies are cruelly treated and hurt, but they have no way to protect themselves.

Some women have been beaten for a long time, so they are more convinced that if they leave men, they will kill them immediately, and the violence of men will even harm their relatives. This kind of fear makes them submit willingly.

According to the news from Bonnie’s eyeliner——compared with such a more terrifying situation, Daisy’s experience may be better. Victims of physical and psychological abuse do not suffer less because of the abuser's level of violence.

In fact, the girls want to know more, what will that man do when this happens...

It's not that they didn't think of directly tying up Daisy and the twins to threaten men, but this would have no effect on Daisy.

If this man is still nervous about his wife and children, maybe he can regain a little favorability.

His conscience is still alive, and he still deserves to die. In fact, everything is his own choice.

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At two o'clock, the transparent glass door of the Countess Cafe was pushed open, and the bell on the door rang non-stop.

A woman in a navy blue solid-color high-necked long dress walked in with two chubby twins who were a little unsteady in walking.She looked around, but did not find the figure of her companion.

At this time, a waiter wearing a suit and vest walked quickly and led her directly to the private room in the store.

"Mrs. Brown, Miss Butler and the others are already waiting for you in the private room."

Because someone came, the two children shrank behind the mother, but the mother was too thin to cover herself, you touch me and I touch your little buttocks, and they started playing like this.

Daisy bent down helplessly, and fished out the squeezed twins, "Be polite later, you know?"

The two little guys blinked their identical blue eyes, and nodded obediently, their chubby little chins have three layers of flesh!

Except for Sophia, the other four girls in the box were all the lovely twins who met Daisy for the first time.One of them is Percy and the other is Ron. The little guys are a little shy when they meet girls for the first time.Daisy patiently taught the girls how to identify the two little guys, but apart from Ella, the three of them, Bonnie, Linda and Susan, couldn't tell the difference at all.

The two little guys blinked and blinked, and under the care of their mother, they got close to a few older sisters, rubbing here and there.In fact, everyone wants to develop a good relationship with them, at least to mix with half acquaintances, and the children will be easier to take care of, but the two children are soft and white, they look like two little blondes, and soon a few girls I was completely fascinated by the two children, especially Linda and Susan, who had a great time playing with Xiaotuanzi.

Seeing the four of them enjoying themselves with the little guy, Daisy breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't really want the girls to ask about other things. It would be best if Ron and Percy could divert their attention completely.

Her plan was good, but Bonnie and Ella didn't fall for it.

"What happened the day before yesterday, do you need any help?" Bonnie's fingers were tightly pulled back and forth by one of the twins with a small fist. The baby was soft but very strong.

Daisy shook her head with a peaceful smile: "I've already figured out a solution."

Naturally, Bonnie would not let her talk to death, and immediately asked: "Such a big thing happened here, do your parents and Sophia know? Oh, my God, they don't know how worried you are... "

Daisy's smile froze at once. Seeing that other people were staring at her, she murmured for a while before she said, "I... didn't tell them."

"How can it be!" Linda couldn't help but said, "They all care about you."

"Yes." Ella's cold face became more serious, "If they know that you have such a big trouble here, they will definitely be very worried."

"Please don't tell us that you're not going to tell them..." Susan said worriedly, one of the twins pulled the hem of her skirt, and blocked the layers of gauze skirt in front of her, and soon came back again. Put it down, back and forth several times, like playing hide and seek with a girl.

"It's not like that..." Daisy pulled back the mischievous little chubby embarrassingly, and said with a forced smile, "Don't take things so seriously, our family is just temporarily in trouble, as long as we have money to pay back, those Horrible people don't show up, do they? So there's no need to call them over from Atlanta for a little thing."

All the girls have only one thought in their minds: Can this be called a small matter?

In the end, Daisy did not say any words for help, but kept thanking them.

It was only after three o'clock or four o'clock that the twins were tired and wanted to go home and rest.

The twins were exhausted after being out all day.The blue eyes were dim, the small nose was wrinkled, and he yawned, looking very pitiful.

Although the girls were reluctant, they had to bid farewell to Daisy.

After Daisy left, the four girls did not leave the private room immediately.

"This seems to be the same as what we guessed before." Linda said, "She doesn't seem to want to ask us for help."

Susan said angrily: "I saw the bruise on her arm hidden in the sleeve. When the twins pulled her sleeve, it happened to be exposed. She quickly covered it up, thinking that no one saw it. She is so stupid. How could you still think that that scumbag would treat their mother and son well?"

"Don't worry, our people are ready. The carriage she rented belongs to me. Now we should go back and wait for news. Sophia must be waiting impatiently."

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After getting into the carriage, the twins were already tired and fell asleep, and the two little ones snuggled up sweetly in Daisy's arms.

Daisy touched the heads of the two little guys, and then touched the money bag hidden under the layers of gauze skirts, and then she felt at ease after confirming that it was still there.

Daisy was also tired all day today. Accompanied by two small warm packs with the fragrance of milk, she also gradually became sleepy, her head was bit by bit, and she almost fell asleep.

Suddenly, the carriage stopped, and Daisy woke up subconsciously.

"What's wrong?" Daisy called out, but no one answered immediately.

Daisy was flustered suddenly, she couldn't help opening the car, and said to the outside: "What's the matter?"

"Help, help..." The driver's voice came from outside.

The next moment, two people wearing masks rushed up suddenly, causing Daisy to scream in horror, "Who are you and what are you trying to do?"

The two of them ignored Daisy at all, picked up the two children and ran out.

Daisy saw that the two masked men were trying to snatch her son, and immediately resisted desperately, but both of them were very strong, even Daisy's desperate efforts could not stop them, and the two jumped out of the car in a blink of an eye. Xi cried and chased after him, but was blocked by another masked man.

The road was empty except for a terrified-looking coachman sitting on the ground, unresponsive.

and a desperate Daisy—

"What do you want to do, give me back my son—"

"Whatever you want, I can give you money..."

"Please..."

"Hush——" The man pressed his index finger against his lips through the mask. His voice was not loud, but he managed to calm Daisy down.

"Don't talk, I don't want to listen. If you keep arguing, I don't guarantee that my companion will do anything to your child," he said coldly, "Don't shout any more if you are sensible." The crumpled paper was thrown on the ground, "As long as you prepare according to the instructions above, we will naturally return your child to you. Don't call the police, otherwise I will not guarantee your child's safety..."

Daisy sat terrified on the dusty ground, watching the man quickly disappear in front of her.

Not long after, Daisy excitedly picked up the ball of paper with a dog crawling posture.

Her slender and white hands couldn't stop trembling, and it took a long time to open the wrinkled paper. The woman who was in a panic couldn't even read the words written on it.

The road was empty—except for a carriage and two pale-faced, trembling men, there were no other figures at all.

It was as quiet as if the kidnapping just now hadn't happened at all.

The smell of despair remained in the air.

The coachman hid for a while in shock, and secretly raised his head to look around. After confirming that the burly man had not returned, he scrambled and walked towards the employer who had fallen on the ground and couldn't get up for a long time.

"Ma'am, madam?" The coachman stretched out his hand to help him up, "Are you okay?"

The employer had only hired him for a day, and he didn't know what terrible things had happened to him. He really didn't need to sacrifice his life for her. If it wasn't for the fact that this carriage was his means of making money, he would have already had oil on his feet.

The coachman wiped off the cold sweat on his brow, and looked around with lingering fear.

The next second, his wrist was suddenly grabbed by a cold palm. The driver was startled and almost threw him out.

Daisy grabbed the coachman regardless of her manners, her expression was anxious but she could hardly make any sound.

The coachman had to lean forward to listen, only to vaguely hear the employer say: "Go...go home...take me home quickly."

The coachman wanted to leave this ghostly place for a long time, he hastily sent the owner with weak feet into the carriage, and drove away at high speed.

Sitting in the carriage, Daisy's head was still in a mess, her hand holding the paper was still unsteady, her eyes were blurred, and tears kept falling. words on paper.

The carriage suddenly jolted, and Daisy was thrown up and down in an instant.

She fell hard under the seat, her ribs hurt from the impact, and her lips were accidentally bitten, but the pain also made her completely awake.

Daisy licked the torn place on her lips, a burst of blood rushed into the tip of her nose, merged with the sour smell in her nose, and tears poured down her face.

Daisy tightly grasped the ball of paper in her hand, holding back her tears in an instant.

There are only three pieces of information on the paper ball, time, address, and the amount of ransom that needs to be prepared, and nothing else.

Daisy didn't know how she spent this period of time, she only remembered that she was helped out of the car, almost forgot to give the money and rushed home desperately.

Perhaps because of the sound of the carriage outside, Daisy's husband Jeff ran out in a hurry, ignoring the distraught look on his wife's face, and only anxiously asked his wife if Miss Barrett would help their family survive. through this crisis.

He didn't even notice the twins who were taken out by Daisy, and didn't come back with Daisy.

As soon as Daisy saw Jeff, she burst into tears. She didn't understand what he was saying, and said to herself, "Jeff, Ron and Percy were kidnapped."

Jeff looked at Daisy inexplicably, but didn't react: "Our family only needs a little money to survive this crisis... Wait? What did you just say?"

"I say! Ron and Percy have been kidnapped." Daisy yelled at Jeff with all her strength, and she handed the ball of paper in her hand to Jeff tremblingly, "This is... this is what they left My, Jeff, what now, what shall we do? My darling."

Daisy clutched her heart that seemed to be tightly squeezed, and almost couldn't breathe.

Because of Daisy's emotional instability, it took Jeff a while to figure out what happened, but the main point he heard was that Daisy did have money in her hands.

"Don't cry, what's the use of crying?" Jeff was also very panicked when his twin sons were kidnapped, but he couldn't help feeling a little irritated when he saw his wife in the rain.

The debt owed to the bank is also due in the next few days, but the usury is due tomorrow. If it is not paid, those loan sharks may hack his father to death, and their family will definitely not be able to keep it, let alone rescue the kidnapped twins up.

Jeff helped Daisy to the sofa, sat beside her, and asked softly, "Daisy, how much money do you have, give me the money first."

Daisy subconsciously took out the money, but Jeff snatched it away. Daisy was stunned for a moment, and Jeff realized that he seemed too impatient. He collected the money and looked at it with affectionate eyes. Daisy: "Daisy, listen to me, let's return the money to Will first...

"Will" is a loan shark to Jeff's father.

"What?" Daisy couldn't believe her ears, she looked at Jeff in shock, her face seemed to be slapped hard, this invisible slap was even worse than what she had ever endured from Jeff. Endless violence hurts a hundred times more.

It was like a heart that was riddled with holes, but it was repaired several times again, and the blood flowed like a river, but the man stepped on the scattered dark red blood and left without looking back.

"What did you say??!!!" she yelled at Jeff.

Jeff also knew that he was going too far, so he hurriedly explained: "Listen to me..."

"Slap——" Jeff was slapped loudly and mercilessly.

Jeff felt a tearing pain, and his mouth seemed to be distorted. He covered his mouth and looked at Daisy who stood up suddenly. His wife was complaining tearfully: "They are your sons, they are my last sons. Dear baby, you actually...you actually..."

"What are you crazy about?" Seeing Daisy backing away step by step, Jeff stood up abruptly regardless of the pain, and directly grabbed Daisy's hand.

"You're the one going crazy!!" Daisy had completely lost her mind, and slapped Jeff again.

Jeff was a little unsteady by her slap, but he held Daisy's wrist tightly.

The palm of the hand was so hot that it was almost numb, and a dull pain came over.

Daisy's eyes were full of tears, and she couldn't see Jeff's appearance clearly. She struggled, but her wrist suddenly hurt.

"Let me go," Daisy couldn't shake off Jeff's hand, and angrily hit Jeff with her fist a few times.

Jeff was also polite, and directly slapped Daisy twice. Daisy fell to the ground with these two slaps, and was kicked hard by Jeff again.

"Do you have any brains? If we don't pay Will's usury money, father, me, and you are all likely to die!" Jeff yelled at Daisy, "The money is gone, you can still find it." Those of your sisters borrow, they are so rich, they will definitely not die."

Daisy struggled to get up, but she couldn't get up at all. She could only struggle and whimper on the ground, "These are all my dowry, all my dowry..."

"Dowry? You married me, and all your money belongs to our Brown family," Jeff was furious, and kicked Daisy, who was kicked by him so hard that he couldn't get up: "Also, who told you to go Selling the dowry, I asked you to borrow money, and you didn’t want to go with you when I said I wanted to accompany you, so that’s the idea! Let me tell you, I’ll pay the money back now, and we’ll discuss it later when I come back. You can only cry about the kidnapping of En and Percy, it’s all your fault, you took them out, but you didn’t take good care of them.”

The last sentence is like the last straw that can crush Daisy.Her eyes were instantly gray and black, and she couldn't hear any sound.

After Jeff left, Fitz, the maid who was hiding in the dark, dared to step forward to help the distraught Daisy.

After Jeff slapped Daisy, Fitz hurried to the door to inform that there was someone arranged by Bonnie.

"Miss Daisy?" Fitz thought that Daisy, who was lying on the ground, had passed out long ago, but her blue eyes were wide open, and there were two big red marks on her cheeks. It seemed to be swollen, and she was even more anxious: "Miss Daisy, where does your body hurt, I'll let the doctor come..."

Daisy looked dazed and did not respond.

Fitz is the person who provided information to Bonnie. Fitz was brought by Daisy from her natal family. Even though most of the servants in the Brown family had been left, she insisted on staying, just to take care of Daisy. with twins.

"Miss Daisy, why don't you hurry up?" Fitz said anxiously, "Master Ron and Master Percy are waiting for you to rescue them!"

Perhaps the names of Percy and Ron awakened Daisy's will, and her eyes blinked.

Fitz breathed a sigh of relief, and said persistently: "Miss Daisy, think about Master Ron and Master Percy."

The two heavy names weighed heavily on Daisy's brain, and fear and anger surged in her brain.

Her husband, her husband took away her son's life-saving money to pay off the debt. This is the only money she has left. She spends all her belongings to pay off the debt for their family. What happened?

When their son was kidnapped, he still took the money to pay off the debt?

Where did he put their son?

Daisy clenched her fists tightly, her tightly biting lips turned white, only a trace of gorgeous blood stained the corners of her lips.

"Miss Daisy, shall we go to Miss Butler's family?" Fitz didn't hear Daisy's response, thinking that she hadn't woken up yet, so he kept talking in her ear.

Daisy's eyes seemed to change at a certain moment, it seemed that she had made some kind of decision.

Fitz's heart tightened, and he heard Daisy say: "Let's go, get out of here immediately, Fitz, I don't want to stay here for another second."

"Okay, Miss Daisy," Fitz immediately helped her up, and led her to the door.

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In a nursery, two chubby little ones sleep soundly in a lacquered wood crib, with small purrs.

After the twins were snatched away, they kept crying until they saw Sophia, and finally stopped crying. The two little guys threw themselves into Sophia's arms, and fell asleep at this moment.

A few girls were sitting by the bed, talking softly, for fear of waking up the two little guys.

The girl was most worried about Daisy, the family was already in a state of distress, and they took away the twins to make matters worse, what if Daisy couldn't think about it for a while?

It's like a strong medicine, if you use it properly, you will be enlightened, but if you use too much force, the whole thing will be in jeopardy.

However, Sophia vowed that it was impossible for Daisy to give up the twins, they were her lifeblood, and as long as the twins were still alive, she would never give up.

Indeed, never underestimate the tenacity of a mother.

It's just that Linda and Susan are both planning to step on the line for the first time, so they are unavoidably nervous.

Just when the girls were worried, they got the news from Brown's house that Jeff robbed Daisy's money to repay the usury, and beat Daisy again.

"Scumbag."

"Scum."

"I shouldn't have had any hope for him..."

The girls said through gritted teeth.

Sophia couldn't sit still anymore, "I'm going to find my sister, that scumbag has already treated her like this, does she still want to treat him wholeheartedly?"

"Sofia, calm down," Ella said calmly, holding Sophia, "If you go to find her now, she may find out that we planned all of this. What about Brown?"

Bonnie: "If you go and say it, maybe Daisy will think that all this is our fault, we are making her mess up, we are deliberately trying to separate her from her husband..."

"Bonnie..." Sophia looked at Bonnie with pleading eyes.

"Don't worry, I've arranged for someone to watch. If there's anything new to watch out for, they'll call again."

Although Sophia brought up this matter, it was Bonnie who arranged everything.

Bonnie tried her best to perfect all the details that she could think of, for fear of missing a hundred secrets.

Of course, the girls probably didn't expect that things would go smoother than they imagined—the next phone call brought them good news.

Daisy leaves Brown's house with Fitz.

Before, Bonnie had left Daisy the address of their residence in New Orleans, which was not too close to Brown's house.

It was only two houses away from the house where they were now, so that Daisy would not see the twins and Sophia even if she came, let alone put them in some kind of embarrassing situation.

"What now?" Sophia became agitated, almost waking the twins.

I saw little Ron vomited a small bubble and it shattered, but he still didn't wake up.

"Sophia, you stay here to take care of the twins." Bonnie said quickly, "Ella, Susan, Linda, let's go and wait for Daisy now. When she comes, we will play by ear."

"Then I'll leave it to you." Sophia said solemnly.