Crises in Love (Zora and Jaylan) novel Chapter 168

I knew exactly what he was implying.

"It's not your fault, Dad. It's mine!" I admitted without hesitation.

"I failed you! I failed to guide your choices. I did nothing and led you to stray!" My dad hit the nail on the head. "And now it's too late for regrets!"

I felt a pang of guilt and couldn't find my voice. Those words were too heavy.

"Dad, when did you start suspecting him?" I asked my father, "And how did you know I was still in the country?"

He replied casually, "I contacted a friend in Goldenvale Town and kept a close eye on Medsafe Liyah Inc. I finally found out that Jaylan had his hands on the company, but without any news from you, I didn't dare to act rashly."

"Later, one of your classmates came to see me on Oldtown Avenue, and we analyzed many details. We managed to locate Monique’s school, hoping to get some information about your whereabouts from the child. But the responses we got were all the same, saying you had gone abroad for medical treatment!"

"My classmate?" I was slightly skeptical. "Which one?"

"Ronan!" My dad said with certainty, "He had someone check abroad. Although your passport name did appear on the outbound records, there was no trace of you anywhere! He concluded that you must still be in Goldenvale Town and that you never left."

"Ronan again?" I exclaimed in shock, "Why is he everywhere?"

"We owed Ronan in this. He’s put in a lot of effort into it. Later, he managed to get Monique’s teacher to pry out of her that you were at home, bedridden. We were outraged to hear that."

My dad’s face turned grim and cold. "Before I could went for him, he showed up at our house, putting on a show and even introducing this Gemma! So, I decided to play along. I was too worried about your safety, so I used the Oldtown Avenue situation as bait. You... you're still too naive when it comes to judging people!"