Chapter 76

Facing Brandon’s calm gaze, Martin let out a long sigh, cocked his head to the side, his eyes briefly pausing on the DNA report in Brandon’s hand, then slowly drifting away, looking towards Brandon

“Whether she’s Yolanda or not doesn’t matter. If my grandpa believes she is, that’s enough for him. She’s about the same age as Yolanda, with a similar history of going missing, and her childhood memories are fuzzy. Most importantly, she’s got that keepsake Yolanda had when she disappeared. Plus, she’s not hell-bent on finding her family, which means, even if she’s Yolanda, she’s not coming back to our side. But for Grandpa, it’s like he’s finally putting to rest a heartache that’s been nagging him for over a decade.” Martin said to Brandon slowly, “You and I can keep searching, but my grandpa can’t wait. When Yolanda disappeared, though you always thought it was because you weren’t vigilant enough, we all know the main blame lies with Grandpa. If he hadn’t been so stubborn about going there, Yolanda would never have gone missing. He’s been living with regret and guilt all these years, torturing himself over and over. He can’t take it anymore.”

Brandon turned his head away, not wanting to delve into the past.

His yearning for Yolanda was half because of the fond memories she brought from their childhood together and half because of the regret and debt he felt for not keeping her safe. He had found her, yet he still couldn’t hold on..

As a young boy, he didn’t have the strength to pull up a child who was almost as tall as his chin. Young Yolanda had sprouted up too fast, outpacing the speed at which his strength could grow.

“I know you won’t approve of what I did, so I didn’t consult you this time.”

blow the whistle, at least not while my grandpa is in Wye City. Let him be happy for a while. Marian doesn’t accept that she’s Yolanda, and she doesn’t want to return to the Frost family. It just so happens that she’ll be studying here

so for our

at Martin. “Have you thought

about

his head away.

looked at his tense

would have of surviving in that situation. We’ve never given up, but it’s just been

see his sister, and he didn’t have the experience of almost rescuing her

loose on Yolanda’s wrist at the time. It’s not impossible that it got lost in

there’s any foul play involved, but regardless, it’s always good

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