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.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"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 gover 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 becmuch more obedient. She never mentioned finding her friend again!" "The friend she was looking for is me!" Atlas heldtightly 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.
"And then?" "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." "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.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmI 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 takeout, I might not even know what I'd bectoday. You are my parents." She took her hand from her face and looked atwith frightened \eyes, and she asked, "When did you find out?" I knew what she was asking.
"From the first tI 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 huggedtightly, "Chloe! I'm sorry... We didn't mean to erase your memories, it was to stay alive! We..." "Mom... I don't blyou 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 draggeddown back then, my classmate's uncle." My dad replied as he looked at me. "I know that," I said, "I mean later, and this ttoo!" "At that time, he was a cosmetics merchant but he was inspired to becaffluent 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. Content belongs to en.kikistories"Moreover, he had been keeping an eye onfor a year. His appearance beforewas not a coincidence but carefully planned with my classmate. Every step was planned. I had long bectheir target! They groomedlike a puppet for them!" Content belongs to en.kikistories"It seems they were plotting carefully!" "And the commission I obtained was just the tip of the iceberg for them. They quickly becwealthy using my skills and ran rampant for twenty years. Navi also becthe overlord of that area." "Now he wants to unify Bermuda and becthe 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." Content belongs to en.kikistories"Oh?" QUMS