Please Take Me Home, Daddy - Chapter 329: Chapter 329

Jeremy, looking complex after being praised by Laura, asked, "Why are you here?"
Laura looked at him coldly and asked softly, "Can't I be here? If I'm not here, would you all be discussing how to harm me again? I've just been kidnapped, and you want to kidnap me again? I'm so stressed out."
Jeremy choked up, his face showing remorse, but he didn't say anything.
Leroy, on the other hand, approached angrily. "Laura, why are you talking to my brother like that?"
Laura responded indifferently, "Do you want to be expelled from school again, Leroy?"
Leroy was speechless.
Rachel followed up and said, "Laura, being with your brothers for so long has made you confident in speaking, huh? Who are you threatening?"
Laura remained calm and said, "If you had evidence that could make me drop out of school, you would be confident too."
Rachel was confused.
Arms crossed, Laura was very angry. "If you dare lay a hand on me, you won't even have a chance to see me again. Try it if you don't believe me."
Rachel choked up, her face turning from white to blue. "What? Can't I just mouth off for a bit?"
Everett mocked, "You're calling it 'just mouth off' because you got caught? This is ridiculous."
Rachel bit her lip, lowering her head in silence.
Laura was very angry. "Forget it, I don't want to say more. I'm going to send this video to Principal Favian, right now."
Jeremy was taken aback and stopped her. "Laura, let's talk properly."
Laura didn't say anything. She just bypassed him and left.
Rachel's face showed a hint of panic, but she forced herself not to apologize. "Laura, you live an easy life, without any setbacks. We have to give our all just to get a tenth of what you have. We have no choice but to do this to survive. So, if you want to tell your uncle, go ahead. We're useless anyway. As the Hoover family members, we will never beg you even if we die.
Laura's expression darkened. She snatched the surveillance footage from Jasper's hand, skillfully edited it into a file, and sent it to her own WhatsApp.
Jasper didn't dare to even breathe heavily, looking at Zayn and Everett.
Everett whispered, "I told you that girls are scary when they get angry."
Zayn, however, watched with interest.
Laura skillfully manipulated the phone with her chubby little hands, exuding quite an imposing aura.
Rachel, behind her, was seething with anger, and then her phone rang.
She slid to answer, "What's wrong?"
Laura was about to send the file to Favian when suddenly she heard a cry of alarm from behind.
"My sister is sick; how could this happen?" Rachel exclaimed.
Laura stopped and looked back.
Rachel's face had turned ashen, holding her old second-hand phone, her voice choked, "Ms. Todd, I'm going over now. But how much is the medical bill?"
Seemingly upon hearing a terrifying number, Rachel's face went slightly pale, trembling as she hung up the phone.
Jeremy and Leroy leaned in beside her. "What's wrong?"
Tears welled up in Rachel's eyes. "Elaine has been hospitalized with acute intestinal obstruction. We need a large sum of money for medical expenses. Ms. Todd called Mrs. Carol Yale, but she said there's no money."
Laura was stunned.
Jeremy was even more astonished than her. "No money? How is that possible?"
Leroy was at a loss, murmuring, "Mrs. Carol Yale wants to give up on Elaine, she wants her to die."
Jeremy stared in disbelief, his eyes widening. He picked up the old phone and dialed Carol's number.
But Carol hung up on him directly.
When he tried again, he couldn't get through.
Carol had already blocked him.
Jeremy's heart skipped a beat, but he calmly picked up his phone. "I haven't received the money for the film yet. If I apply in advance, maybe I can get it."
Rachel grew even more anxious. "But what do we do now? Without money, the hospital won't treat her. Ms. Todd couldn't reach the guardian and called me instead. Elaine has been enduring for an hour already. If we can't come up with the money soon, she will die."
Laura furrowed her brow and put down the document she was sending.
Suddenly, Zayn snapped out of his daze and pulled her away. "We shouldn't get involved in her business."
However, Rachel noticed her and dashed over. "Wait, Laura."
She stood in front of Laura, urgently pleading, "You have money, right? I remember your living expenses are very high. Please, I beg you, save my sister."
Zayn grabbed Laura and bypassed her directly. "Forget about her. Let's go."
Rachel's face changed drastically, and she once again stood in front of Laura, begging, "Don't go."
She wiped away tears in a panic, slapped herself twice, and then blurted out, "I was wrong. I misspoke earlier.
"Do you want an apology? I can apologize to you."
Her cold hands grabbed Laura's, urgently pleading, "Laura, I apologize to you. I'm sorry. I'm sorry for what I said. Can you please save my sister? I heard you have a monthly pocket money of 200 thousand dollars. Please lend me 6,000 dollars. I will pay you back, I really will. When I grow up and earn money, I will repay you with interest."
Laura bit her lip, hesitating as she lifted her phone.
Zayn, seeing her move, suddenly pulled her into his arms. "Let's go. They won't remember your kindness. Don't forget how she once harmed you. She even tried to push you off the stairs."
Rachel's face changed drastically, and she rushed to the window. "I can jump off."
Laura was astonished.
Rachel grabbed the window handle with one hand and looked at her imploringly. "Laura, I know we've done wrong, I'm willing to jump from here, but please lend me money. If you help me today, I'll never harm you again."
Jasper sneered, "Stop pretending, Rachel. You can't jump from here. This is the sixth floor, and you will die if you jump. Who will take care of your sister then?"
Rachel opened the window impulsively. "As long as you can lend the money and hand to my brother, I'm willing to sacrifice my life for her."
A cool breeze swept through the corridor. Laura looked at Rachel, trying to discern whether she meant it or not.
Rachel climbed onto the window sill, knelt down towards her, and pleaded bitterly, "Laura, our parents died a long time ago, and all our property was taken away by relatives. I have no place to take care of my younger siblings. We were only able to have a warm meal when someone sent us to the laboratory.
"We harmed you because we could get good things, but unlike Eva, who has her mother to help, if we don't meet the standards, we can't even have a meal. Honestly, I've been eating pickles for half a month."
Jeremy and Leroy both lowered their heads, unwilling to recount their experiences to Laura.
But Rachel, feeling cornered and having long abandoned her dignity, earnestly pleaded, "Mrs. Carol Yale has always been ruthless. Orphans with poor performance in the laboratory don't receive medical treatment when they fall ill. I've seen children in the lab die from high fevers. So, my sister will die too. I'm begging you, Laura. If you want me to die, I will. I'm willing to exchange my life for my sister's. I beg you."
Rachel bowed her head to the ground, begging Laura with utmost humility. "I'm begging you; I've already lost my parents; I can't lose my sister again. I'm willing to do anything, I beg you, please..."
Laura's brow furrowed even tighter, and finally, she pulled away from Zayn's hand.
"You need 6,000 dollars?" Laura asked.
Everyone was stunned.
Rachel's eyes suddenly lit up, nodding eagerly. "Yes. The doctor said the surgery costs 6,000 dollars."
Laura took out her phone. "I'll give you 10,000 dollars, but I demand that from today onwards, you should stand by my side and never harm me again."
Laura's expression gradually became serious. "Will you agree or not?"