Beyond the Divorce

My dad lowered his head and said, "But we were truly at our wits' end. She was trying every possible way to escape. However, we can't bear to let her go because she's still so young. "Also, since she's too clever, we're afraid of her exposing our whereabouts. We know full well that once the people from Navi's group find our trail, it's game over for both of us."

"She also depended on us during these two years of escape, much like our daughter did before. She got away once, and it took us two whole days to track her down. It was really difficult to get her back because she was huddled with other beggars." I felt shivers running down my spine as I listened to my dad's story.

"We were at our wits' end, and after hearing people say that hypnosis can erase memories, we made up our minds. To prevent her from running away, we could only find a hypnotist to seal her memories. After that, she became much more obedient. She never mentioned finding her friend again!"

"The friend she was looking for is me!" Atlas held me tightly and said to my parents, "So I've been tormenting her for eighteen years!"

Tears welled up in my eyes as I nestled into Atlas's embrace.

My dad also hung his head, full of guilt.

"We continued to live briefly in various cities, not daring to stay long. Until we went to Bibury, we felt powerless and just wanted to settle down. However, my sole area of competence was chemistry, that's all I could do."

"And then?"

"This was my life's wealth, so I insisted on becoming a chemistry teacher. Moira didn't agree, but I used my last bit of wealth to secure this position. Given the situation at the time, she could only go along with it." My mom, sitting beside me, was already sobbing uncontrollably at this point. She covered her face and choked back sobs.

I reached out and hugged her shoulder, "Mom! No matter what happens, I still recognize you as my mother. If you hadn't risked your lives to take me out, I might not even know what I'd become today. You are my parents." She took her hand from her face and looked at me with frightened leyes, and she asked, "When did you find out?"

I knew what she was asking.

"From the first time I asked you why I couldn't remember anything from my childhood? From that day on, I knew that you weren't my biological parents!" I truthfully told her.

She couldn't control her emotions and hugged me tightly, "Chloe! I'm sorry... We didn't mean to erase your memories, it was to stay alive! We..."

"Mom... I don't blame you anymore!" I wiped away my tears and patted her on the back.

I looked at my father and asked, "So how did Navi find you in the end?"

"He was the cosmetics merchant who dragged me down back then, my classmate's uncle." My dad replied as he looked at me.

"I know that," I said, "I mean later, and this time too!"

"At that time, he was a cosmetics

merchant but he was inspired to become affluent after seeing the wealthy big shots! He was meticulous, bold, and cunning. He didn't settle for mediocrity, so he went to Nocturnia with a purpose.

"Moreover, he had been keeping an eye on me for a year. His

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appearance. before me was not a coincidence but carefully planned with my classmate. Every step was planned. I had long become their target! They groomed me like a puppet for them!"

"It seems they were plotting carefully!"

"And the commission I obtained was just the tip of the iceberg for them. They quickly became wealthy using my skills and ran rampant for twenty years. Navi also became the overlord of that area." "Now he wants to unify Bermuda and become the one and only king! In fact, for these twenty years, he has never stopped searching for me."

My dad looked at Atlas, "The reason

he controls Rory White is that he knows that one day, I'll be useful to him. He said he already knew my whereabouts long ago and even abducted Rory White's daughter."

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