Chapter 1298 Impersonating Another
My father listened to my question and shook his head slightly. "I don't know the details. I was locked in the basement of the base, which had two levels, and I was on the bottom floor.
"I only had contact with two people. One was a woman named Taya, who was responsible for bringing me food. The other was Navi's right-hand man, lerak. He was a sly character, and he was always smiling. Whenever he let Taya in to bring me food, he would leave immediately, and I never saw anyone else."
"lerak?" I repeated. "How did I miss him when I was there? I've never seen him."
"He's cunning and treacherous. Many of Navi's strategies were reportedly his ideas, which made him Navi's strategist. He looks harmless on the outside, but he's rotten to the core."
My father's expression turned sour as he spoke about lerak.
I searched my memory, but couldn't recall ever seeing him.
My father continued, "Loak used to take care of me. They didn't keep a close watch on me at the time. Only Loak and another young man dealt with me.
"The other guy was despicable and often resorted to violence, but Loak was different. Whenever those thugs harassed me, he would step in to stop them. Sometimes, he even got beaten up for interfering."
As my father recounted these past events, my heart ached.
"You've suffered so much, Dad," I said, my voice trembling.
He squeezed my hand gently and comforted me softly. "Don't worry. It's all in the past now. I finally have my children with me, and you guys brought me back."
I sighed, feeling helpless and nodding silently.
Ava touched my father's hand quietly, perhaps finding it the strangest hand she'd ever seen.
My father looked at her lovingly and smiled.
"I had to play dumb, ignore
everything, and act as if I knew nothing. I was afraid of implicating the kid, who was just a little girl Everyone in that base had a story. It seemed peaceful, but it was filled with bloodshed."
"And then?" I asked eagerly.
"Not long after, Navi's adopted daughter came to see me, accompanied by lerak. She stared at me for a long time before asking me questions in a mocking tone. She asked if I missed home and my daughter." "Stella again? She's been by Celine's side all along, using my name to impersonate me. How infuriating!" I said angrily.
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