Chapter 254 Finding a Man for Anna?
Anna was on the verge of tears; her anxiety was skyrocketing.
After a moment of panic, as her eyes grew red-rimmed, she said, "Let's call the police. Penny is only 3 years old, and we're from out of town. If I beg them; they would help us find her."
With that, she dialed the emergency number.
Sara felt helpless. In this situation, even Anna didn't want to bother them; what could she, an outsider, do?
Soon, the officers responsible for handling the case arrived at the scene to gather the information.
Anna explained everything in detail to the officers.
"Please help me find my daughter. She's only three and doesn't understand anything. If something happens to her, I don't know how I'll go on living."
Ana was visibly agitated.
Everyone who reported a case felt the same way.
The officer tried to comfort her, "Miss, please stay calm. We will immediately review the nearby surveillance footage to see what happened."
Right, there was surveillance!
Sara took Anna's hand, "Anna, if there's surveillance, we can find Penny. Don't worry."
"Yes, okay. Thank you, thank you."
Anna was immensely grateful and followed the officers to check the surveillance footage.
After visiting several shops, they finally found helpful footage in a coffee shop.
"Is that your child?" The officer asked.
Looking at the screen, Anna nodded, "Yes! That's her! We stood over there, and then she disappeared in just a moment."
"All right, don't get too worked up. Let's keep watching."
"Okay." Anna clasped her hands tightly, staring intently at the surveillance monitor.
About a minute later, the situation became clear to everyone.
They saw Penny, without a trace of hesitation, let go of Anna's hand, open the door of a car parked nearby, and climb inside!
Then, a figure exuding elegance walked by, paused for a few seconds in front of them, got into the car, and drove away.
From start to finish, Penny had climbed into the car all by herself!
Anna and Sara were shocked stiff.
That car... belonged to Giorgio! Penny had actually gotten into Giorgio's car?!
What in the world was going on?
"Check the license plate immediately and get the vehicle owner's information," the officer ordered, proceeding methodically with further investigative work.
One of the team members asked, "Ladies, did you greet the car owner personally? Do you know him?"
The surveillance angle only captured the man’s back, not his face.
Anna's heart, which had been in her throat, settled down a bit.
However, while facing the officer's question, she felt a sting in her heart.
Giorgio was the car owner. If the officers knew they recognized Giorgio, or that a little girl had climbed into Giorgio's car, it would surely become a news story.
She quickly said, "Yes, we know him. We'll call him ourselves; I’m sorry we troubled you, thank you so much. Please, let me buy you a coffee and some dessert as thanks."
"No problem, there's no need for that. As long as the child is fine," the officers stood up, took out an incident report for Anna to sign, and then left.
Anna and Sara then left the coffee shop.
Sara touched her chest, "Thank goodness Penny is alright; otherwise, my heart would have stopped from fright. Quickly call Mr. Vittorio and ask where he is so we can pick up Penny."
Anna was troubled. She didn't want any further entanglements with Giorgio, yet here was another incident involving him!
On the other side of town.
Giorgio was driving his car with a cold demeanor; his aura even icier than usual.
He had deliberately gone out, not for any particular reason, but because she had left first, which had annoyed him. No woman had ever dared to show him such disrespect before.
But after seeing her simple, unadorned face, he didn't want to get angry, nor did he have the energy to. After all, he didn't have the status or the right to criticize her.
He raised his slender hand and rubbed his brow in irritation.
'Ding dong ding~~' The car phone rang and appeared on his dashboard.
He picked it up, saw that it was Katherine calling, and answered coldly, "I'm going back to see Charlie. You can do what you want with your afternoon." Then he hung up.
He never had any unnecessary words for Katherine.
"Uncle, it's clear that you don't like that Anna," a voice said.
Hmm, of course, he didn't like her.
Wait...
Who was speaking?
Giorgio turned around and looked at the back seat, and was surprised to see Penny, dressed in a princess dress, sitting in the car.
Penny?
"When did you get in? Who let you in?" He asked the last question without knowing what he was thinking.
In any case, Penny's answer left him speechless.
She said, "I wanted to see Charlie, and when I saw your car, Uncle, I just got in."
She got in by herself...
Giorgio's eyes darkened slightly, "Did you tell your mommy?"
"No. Uncle, am I not welcome in your house? Am I not allowed to see Charlie?"
Giorgio quickly put her at ease, patiently and gently saying, "Of course, you’re welcome and you can visit Charlie anytime you want. But doing this will make your mommy worry. It's not the right thing to do."
As soon as he finished speaking, the dashboard lit up again. This time, it was Anna calling.
He had been driving for over half an hour. It must have taken her a lot of effort to find the surveillance footage and call him.
He answered the call in a cold manner, not saying anything and just listening.
On the other end, after about three seconds, a woman's awkward and stiff voice came through, "Sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you. It's just that Penny secretly got into your car; I'm really sorry.
Where are you now? I'll come and pick her up."
Judging from her hesitant tone, it seemed that she wouldn't have called him if it weren't for Penny.
Giorgio replied coldly, "The villa."
Then, he coldly hung up the phone.
Penny pouted and said, "Uncle, are you always this cold? You were cold to Katherine before, and now you're cold to my mommy. Girls don't like guys like you."
In his world, he never needed women to like him.
Giorgio didn't respond.
But Penny was like a chatterbox and continued, "Uncle, girls like gentle and nice men the most. Let me tell you a secret, my mommy likes men with Mr. Dalio's personality. Uncle Antonio from before was also that type of man."
Giorgio knew Antonio, and he also knew that Anna liked Simon. Otherwise, why would there still be such a complicated relationship between them after he announced that he had a woman?
His voice grew colder, "Don't mention her. I'm not interested."
"Oh really? What a pity. Without Mr. Dalio, my mommy doesn't have anyone to love her. It's so sad. I'll find a new boyfriend for my mommy." The little girl spoke with determination, her face showing concern, just like a little adult worrying about her relatives.
Giorgio was speechless.
Did children love to meddle in adults' affairs these days?
"Uncle, you're so excellent, so there must be many excellent people around you, right? Can you help me recommend someone? I'll screen them one by one." The little girl continued to offer suggestions.
Giorgio's eyes darkened.
Thinking about recommending men to Anna felt like a heavy burden on his heart.
He said, "All the men I know are married, alcoholic, and abusive towards women."
"Ah! That's not good! That won't do. My future dad must be rich, good-looking, and gentle; he needs to be a great man who dotes on my mommy!"
Did such men exist?
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