Chapter - 3014

"What should I do? What should I do?" Hannah wondered.

Given their living conditions at that time, they simply couldn't afford to fall ill.

It could potentially be life-threatening in their circumstances.

Daniel hurriedly took out a thermos, saying, "Quick, Missy, have some warm water. You'll feel better after drinking some water."

At the same time, Hannah piped up, "No, we can't delay any longer. We need to get her to the hospital right now."

Daniel was at a loss after hearing that. "Hannah, we're out of money."

"Didn't we still have ten left from yesterday? Let's first use it to get Missy an acetaminophen injection."

Daniel sighed. “Ah, that last ten... Yesterday I noticed Missy was hankering for a hamburger, so I bought her one. It's been so long since she'd eaten a hamburger."

"You..." Hannah gritted her teeth out of frustration, her expression changing dramatically. “I've been telling you to be frugal and to spend money wisely on necessities, but you just wouldn't listen. The child has no idea what is going on, but what about you? You, too, do not know any better? Now, tell me, what should we do?"

Daniel's face was filled with anguish. "I'm sorry. It's all my fault. I have also let Lacey and Zeke down. I can't even take good care of both of you."

“Enough, enough. What's the use of talking about this now? The most important thing right now is to get Missy treated. The bottles we collected can also be sold for some money. Let's quickly go to the buy-back center and exchange them for cash." Hannah said.

Suddenly, Daniel had a moment of realization. He quickly picked up Missy on his back. Carrying the bags of bottles, he hurriedly made his way to the buy-back center.

In order to save money, Daniel did not finish his dinner the night before. Because of low blood sugar, he felt dizzy and his vision blurred while running with Missy on his back. He was drenched in sweat and on the verge of passing out.

Luckily, the buy-back center wasn't far from their location, so he quickly reached his destination.

"Sir, we're here to sell these mineral water bottles. Could you please calculate the payment for us?"

As soon as Daniel entered the shop, he began calling out for assistance.

"I'm coming." A gruff voice could be heard coming from the little shop. Soon, a burly man walked out.

The moment he saw Daniel, his face contorted with disdain. "It's you again. Why are you here so early?"

The burly man didn't know much about the elderly couple. He had only heard that their children had gone missing, leaving behind a child for them to raise.

The elderly couple could only support themselves by daily scavenging for garbage because they were too old and had no other means to raise a child.

Daniel said, "Sir, we are in urgent need of money. Could you please calculate the payment for us? Thank you."

However, the burly man waved his hand dismissively and said, "I'm sorry, but from now on, we no longer accept your garbage. Please leave."

Daniel was stunned by what he had just heard.

Taken aback, he asked, "You won't accept our garbage anymore? Why?"

“You have offended someone you shouldn't have," replied the burly man.

"Someone we shouldn't have offended? We have been diligently and honestly scavenging for garbage. How could we have offended anyone? Please tell me who we have offended," Daniel remarked.

The burly man responded, "Do I really need to spell it out? You must have figured it out. It has to be someone of high standing."

Hearing him say that, Daniel began to grasp the situation.

"It's Zamora, isn't it? He's trying to push us into a corner!"

“Whether they are trying to push you into a corner or not, I don't care. Right now, I want you to leave my buy-back center immediately and not cause any trouble for me," the burly man uttered.

If Daniel were still the same old him, he would probably turn around and walk away.

After all, people with dignity should never live off charity.

However, the garbage in his hands at that moment could potentially determine Missy's life and death.

Therefore, he didn't leave and asked thick-skinned, “Alan, please, could you do me a favor and take these bottles? Don't worry. I will never tell anyone about this. Zamora will never find out that you bought my garbage."

"Get lost!"

Alan became impatient and bellowed, "Are you trying to set me up? No way! You have five seconds. If you don't leave, don't blame me for taking matters into my own hands."

All of a sudden, Daniel knelt down with a thud while gazing at Missy, who had already passed out in his arms.

Men, especially elderly men like Daniel, were prideful. His willingness to kneel demonstrated the extent of his resolve.