Beyond the Divorce

"That means Clark Norton had collusion with him!" Atlas analyzed.

"And me? I was still smugly thinking that I had completely escaped!" My dad chuckled, "Now looking back, I've never really escaped his clutches!"

"So, when you saw me pursuing Chloe, you already knew who I was?" Atlas looked at my dad and asked.

"I didn't know! I didn't even know who Rory White was, or how he ended up in Navi's hands later! But this time, Navi told me who Rory White was! We had a candid chat all night."

"Why did he tell you these things?" I looked at Atlas and asked, "In theory, he shouldn't have revealed Rory White."

"I used to only know that Rory White was Chloe's biological father! This was something we knew when we stole her from those villains. It was also one of the reasons we decided to erase her memories.

"Because we knew in our hearts that our daughter was probably no longer in this world, hence we cherished her even more. We simply didn't want to leave her!Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

"But I didn't know how Navi managed to control Rory. Navi told me that the man who injured Chloe at the time and the man we stole the child from, was named Clark."

My dad said with difficulty, "He found Rory and told Navi that as long as Rory was there, I couldn't escape because Rory's child was with me. He... also said that Chloe was the childhood sweetheart of the Pierce family's heir. I finally understood why you loved Chloe so much..."

I hadn't expected to become a pawn in everyone's game.

"Was this also the reason you fled with Navi?" Atlas asked again.

My dad raised his head abruptly and looked at Atlas, "I didn't want to go with him, but he said if I resisted, he would kill Rory White!

"He said that once he found me and Rory White was of no value, he would try to take me away. After all, I was an important tool for him to make money. He said he had many ways to extract the information from my head and turn it into money.

"To ensure my survival and stop him

from hurting Rory once more, I revealed all of the research findings that were recorded in my notebook. He wanted the notebook because of this, but he let me go when

he

realized he couldn't keep up with

your constant pursuit of us.

"After all, he could easily trade Rory White for the notebook or me!"

My dad handed the notebook over again, "Hurry up and trade it! If you can get Chloe's biological father back, it means that our decision to take her and flee for our lives was the right one. It's the best decision Moira and I have made in our lives!"

After taking a quick look at the

notebook, Atlas went to grab it but

turned to face my father, saying, "Don't you believe that by doing this, they'll have succeeded? You will· remain the mastermind, too! All of Navi's impressive capital growth throughout the years is due to you.

"You truly are indispensable to him. How many people have been injured by your "achievements"? Will you not face consequences if Interpol steps in to resolve this matter?"

"If I'm caught one day, I'm willing to accept the consequences!" My dad was already pale at this point, "But, the final formula in this notebook is for detoxification. Even long-term toxins can be gradually diluted!"

Atlas's eyes suddenly lit up, "Oh? Are you saying that this formula, instead of being toxic, is actually for detoxification?"

My dad nodded, "Yes, that's why, even though I wanted to become a chemistry teacher in Bibury, I was tirelessly hoping to correct my mistakes using the laboratory there! To atone for the heinous crimes I've committed! To alleviate my sins!" "Fight poison with poison?" Atlas mused.

My dad remained silent for a long

time before raising his head again. "Well... once you rescue Rory White, I-I'II I-I'll go back to Bibury with Moiral We've already discussed it last night. Navi won't desire that house

anymore. I can still go back there... and live a simple life. I..."