Chapter 98

The sudden silence in the tent seemed to freeze the air.

Eileen was curiously eyeing two strange men.

A shocked old man. And a middle-aged man who looked worked up.

Eileen grabbed the tent curtain, turning to Egbert, “You’ve got stuff to do, so I’ll just go ask them myself.”

With that, she was about to leave.

“Hold on.” The middle-aged man suddenly blurted out.

Eileen stopped and looked back at him. “You…”

Just then, Egbert stepped forward, grabbing Blake’s shoulder to stop him from speaking.

Blake looked at Egbert.

Egbert turned his head and said to Eileen, “Go on, I’ll stay.”

Eileen didn’t understand what they were up to, she mumbled an “Okay” and left the tent.

The sound of the girl’s footsteps gradually faded away. Only then did Blake somewhat regain his senses.

He closed his eyes, lightly rubbing his temples.

“Egbert.” Derek sat on an uncomfortable folding chair and said in a deep voice, “I need an explanation.”

Egbert glanced at Derek, then patted Blake on the shoulder, signaling him to sit down.

Blake sat down. Egbert also pulled over a chair to sit.

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stern gazes, then started speaking, “Nathan rescued her

Vietnam.”

was a story from a long time ago.

on calling Eileen auntie. He had investigated for a long time and most of the information was clear.

April, Nathan led a team that cracked a cross-border drug

while trying to escape, and she was holding a

immediately said, “That fits. My sister was kidnapped

continued, “Nathan brought her back to his

he got back, Nathan found that his

premature birth, and massive bleeding. Nathan was devastated when he heard the news. He had been abroad, so how could

had betrayed him.

and while the two elder members of the Howard family were seeking medical treatment in the capital and conducting research at the National Science Institute, she even engaged in risky sexual

she survived, but the baby, due to being born prematurely

was in the ICU; the doctors said she might not make it

the baby died at three in the morning. Nathan cried in pain, handling his daughter’s funeral

little girl he found to a welfare institution. They told him that younger children were easier to adopt, but finding the

work outside, but they didn’t

didn’t. Sarah’s affair and the premature death

had sent to the welfare institution. The baby girl’s age was roughly the

out that the child hadn’t been adopted yet. So he went through the procedures and formally adopted the little

child Eileen Howard. That was the name he

Sarah probably didn’t expect Nathan to

fought with him. It took Egbert a lot of effort to find that retired soldier and get this information.

all of this, Egbert looked at Derek and Blake across from him and calmly said, “Nathan raised

turned

father, I am grateful to him, but Eileen has the

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