Chapter 446

"Let's take the child outside for some air."

The moment Ruby was carried out of the hall, the couple lunged forward like starving wolves.

"Give us back our daughter!"

The little girl trembled violently, burrowing deeper into Evelyn Roland's arms.

"If you want her to recover, shut your mouths!"

Evelyn's voice was calm, but her gaze was sharp as ice.

She knelt down, lips moving silently. The live-stream audience could only see her gentle motions, not hear her whispered words.

"Ruby!"

The mother clutched her husband's sleeve, too terrified to take another step.

[Such theatrics!]

[Faking it!]

Evelyn suddenly pulled out a tattered rag doll.

"Waaah—" Ruby burst into loud sobs.

The couple charged forward like madmen.

"Don't touch her!"

The little girl spread her arms like a protective hen, shielding Evelyn.

Tears streaked her face as she glared with clear, stubborn defiance. "She's a good person!"

The air froze.

"Ruby... you can speak?" The father's voice shook.

The child watched them warily, like a bristling kitten.

"It's okay, Ruby."

Evelyn gently stroked her hair.

"Sister~" Ruby turned and hugged her, planting a soft kiss on her cheek.

"We're your parents!"

The couple's heartbroken wails were met with their daughter's icy indifference.

"I like her best."

The innocent words silenced the live chat.

The couple paled.

Viewer numbers skyrocketed.

Everyone wondered why this child clung to a stranger.

"Explain these scars?" Evelyn coldly pushed up Ruby's sleeve.

Countless needle marks glared under the camera lights.

The couple immediately ducked their heads.

The stream exploded.

"Monsters!"

"They've been abusing her all along!"

"We've been fooled!"

The loudest critics now ate their words, faces burning with shame.