Ryan's revelation sparked my intense curiosity.
I pressed for more details, asking, "And? Is there anything else?"
"No... You know the situation, and I was on borrowed time. Plus, when I started investigating, I realized that finding even this bit of information was quite a lot of trouble," Ryan replied earnestly.
"When did you think about looking into this?" I was curious.
"It was after returning to Bibury and recalling when we first met, along with everything that happened afterward. I wanted to help you figure out the things you've been suspicious about. But once I started digging, I found out how peculiar it all was."
I had complete faith in Ryan's words. It seemed my parents were not what I expected. They weren't northerners, and certainly not from Bibury.
"Finding that old teacher was incredibly difficult, and the old man is almost 90 years old now, but he's sharp as a tack, with a remarkably clear mind. He said he felt uneasy after getting that large sum of money, so he decided to relocate his whole family to the capital.
"It took a lot of time and effort for me to find him. Following up further became challenging due to a lack of leads and time constraints. I even extended my vacation and took almost a month off before returning to Foswood with Joyce."
"Looks like there's a story here," I murmured into the phone.
"Yes, I even suspect... Though it's just a suspicion… That your surname might be fake," Ryan told me. "I thought I could continue my investigation if I could go back to Bibury during Thanksgiving."
My head throbbed again. I massaged my temples absentmindedly and said, "It looks like it must be related to this notebook."
I thought about the formulas in that notebook, wondering what they could be.
Could my dad have connections to Bermuda? I hesitated to let my thoughts wander any further.
If they were from Bermuda, how did I end up in their hands?
"Chlo... Chlo, are you still listening?"
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This story would be interesting if there weren't so many garbled paragraphs. Half sentences and missed paragraphs. It's too much, give us a proper story. I'm done reading...
Atlas literally took Chloe away from Ryan Ryan needs to go back and reinforce to be able to be head-on Caz that's the only place he's lacking...