Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom novel Chapter 1298

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, Ierak. 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."

"Ierak?" 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 Ierak.

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.