“No, that's impossible! Why wouldn't my daughter want to see me?" Maria found Austin’s reasoning hard to accept. “I bet she must be in some kind of danger.”

Austin shook his head. "She's now under the embassy’s protection. Also, she's a danger to others, not the other way around."

“That's a lie!” Maria shouted and glared at Austin. “Rhea is very well-behaved and smart. You guys only took her away because you're jealous of her!”

Austin was at a loss for words. He glanced helplessly at Alexander and saw him frowning at Maria.

She looked as if she hadn't rested for several days—not only was her hair disheveled, but her clothes were a mess, and her eyes were bloodshot.

“She's not with us," Alexander said blandly. To him, Maria was just an ignorant and rather pathetic woman. She wasn't aware of the many things Rhea had done behind her back and Rhea’s resentment toward her.

blamed herself and indulged Rhea’s wishes.

of something. "You guys must be working

a cleaver and suddenly lunged at Alexander. Still, she could do nothing against him.

of the cleaver, causing it to drop to the ground with a

tsk, tsk...” Austin walked over and picked up the weapon. It was a cleaver that seemed newly purchased. He never expected the indecisive woman to do such a

Rhea is not with us, got it? Why can't you get it

Austin could finish, Alexander interrupted, "Your daughter is somewhere safe. However, she's doing a special assignment and can't see you for now. What you need to do is to go home

Yet, Alexander's words were

tried hard to process what he

to interfere with her work, does

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