Chapter 530

Stella's mind went blank.

When she decided to come to Griffith, she had pictured countless scenarios of meeting Daniel again, even thought about the setting for their casual, nonchalant greeting.

But now, face-to-face with him, she couldn't muster a single word.

He had aged-thinner, with strands of white hair at his temples-but he looked well. Years in the military had shaped him into a man of calm restraint, yet he couldn't help but move forward and wrap Stella in a tight embrace. "How have you been?"

He had tried everything to find her, but to no avail. And now, here she was, in the flesh.

Daniel's nerves were so intense he felt his heart almost go numb. He had seen her in his dreams countless times, always in bloody nightmares. Waking up in a sweat, lying there until dawn.

Aside from Jasper, Stella had never been hugged like this by anyone. The shoulders were broad, the embrace enveloping. Was this what a fatherly hug felt like?

Stella felt disoriented, her head spinning.

good care of herself. Seeing her after so long, he seemed much more affectionate than she remembered, and it took her by

deep breath, needing a moment to settle her

had completed the missions given by the state to the best of his ability,

came to his daughter, the fear of rejection was palpable in his voice, tinged with an unmistakable guilt. "Stella,

that she didn't need him anymore. But seeing the white hair at his temples, thinking about his life of sacrifice, the words just wouldn't come out. Deep down, did she really hold no resentment? As a beneficiary of his actions, a

and daughter, he quickly smoothed things over. "Sir, it's getting late. Stella and her companions have traveled a long

eager and

trouble yourself. We can stay here

perceptive, swiftly picked up Stella's bag. "The chief's home is a bit

her. "Come on, stay for the night. If you really don't feel comfortable, I'll

can just interact as ordinary people. Whether it's for the rare

a refusal but instead looked to Jasper

a chance to make amends. He understood her well; if she truly held no feelings she wouldn't have reacted so strongly at

the accelerator, and yet Daniel still found the pace too slow. In the face of land sinking into the sea, he had calmly commanded an orderly retreat, but when it came to

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