Chapter 0376

“Tell me something…” Alden called out as Peter began to walk away.

“What?” Peter replied, pausing.

“How did you survive? I still can’t believe you’re here,” Alden said, struggling to wrap his head around everything that had happened.

“That’s something Theodore can explain better than I can, Peter said with a shrug. “I don’t remember much. All I know is that I woke up in a hospital after a long time. According to the doctors, I was close to death on several occasions, but that old man,” he said, gesturing toward Theodore in the distance, “refused to let me die.

“The people responsible for all this couldn’t go unpunished. Theodore believed that my friend Bartz and I would eventually take revenge on Frank Levett. What he didn’t anticipate was how many years it would take for me to recover enough to be where I am now. Even so, I don’t think it’s wise for me to reappear in Frank’s life. If I do, it’ll only be a matter of time before everyone else finds out, and that could make things… complicated.”

“Where do you live now?” Alden asked, his curiosity piqued.

“I live in Piran, Slovenia. For a while, I considered staying in Valentia, but it only frustrated me. It felt like I was supposed to remember my life there, but nothing felt familiar. So, I decided to leave Valentia and settle in Piran. It’s a picturesque place, similar to Valentia in some ways. I’ve been living there for about seven years.”

“Do you have a family? Did you start over?”

children. As for her… I’ve never considered stepping into her life, especially after so many years. She must be a teenager by now, and there’s no reason for me to disrupt what she

leaving

now I have. If you ever need me, you know how to reach me. I might stay for a week or two at most. Long trips exhaust me, and some of the aftereffects of my injuries

week

are you planning to do with this girl, Alden?” Peter asked, his eyes fixed

frustration evident. “I just wanted to get

if she doesn’t go back home. I understand the situation, but right now, it looks like we’ve kidnapped her. According to what I’ve found out, she’s the daughter of an influential oil tycoon. That’s a problem.”

even be with her because I don’t have the same financial

his son’s life for years, hearing that someone judged him over

secured,

kids. His son was still a schoolboy, naive and inexperienced. Maybe it was the place, the people, or the environment, but Alden didn’t have the cunning Peter had at his age. By the time Peter was

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different. His innocence and lack of foresight had brought him to this point. Peter could help and protect him now, but he couldn’t shield him from

son at the house, one thought lingered in his mind: Grace’s father looked down on Alden for not having wealth. The world hadn’t changed; financial status still dictated everything. If money was the issue, it was an easy fix. Peter

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