Soon, Sophia had been living in the castle for more than a month, and she had been recovering well. Most of her bandages were taken off, and it exposed the scars on her skin. The festering wounds had left her with scars, which would stay with her for the rest of her life.
Her scalp was hairless, and the skin over her head appeared grotesque. The scars looked like centipedes etched across her skin.
She was still unable to see with her eyes, but her body had not fully recovered. Therefore, she couldn’t undergo the stress of going through a cornea transplant surgery for the time being.
Cooper’s eyes started brimming with tears when he saw Sophia after her bandages were taken off. However, he couldn’t reveal his sadness in front of her.
Cooper answered, “Of course. I’ll take you out.”
The weather was wonderful today, and the breeze outside felt especially good. Cooper pushed the wheelchair with Sophia on it to enjoy the breeze while they took a stroll.
All those years ago, Cooper discovered this precious stretch of land in Africa with exceptional geomancy. Hence, he built the African branch of the Michel Group here, and he laid his roots. There were buried treasures underneath the impoverished lands, and so with his company built on top of it, the Group grew larger and stronger by relying on these treasures.
The Michel Family came looking for me a long time ago, and that was how I found out about the background of my mother’s family. It turned out I have another identity—Fass Michel.
At that point, I started arranging my affairs to leave the Mitchell Family.
I started building up my own forces abroad, where the Mitchells had no intel on. It was at that point when I found Linus.
I used a car crash as a front to leave my identity behind when I was 29 years old. I abandoned my identity as Cooper Mitchell to embrace my identity as Fass Michel.
This castle was the result of his accumulated efforts over the years. It had now developed into a rich town, and it was like an enormous, black dragon perched across the continent of Africa. The area was truly like an uncrowned king, and people trembled with fear at the mention of him.
They took a walk in the garden, and they were surrounded by flowers. Hence, the fragrance in the air was pleasant enough. Sophia enjoyed the sun while sniffing the fragrant flowers. She appreciated the wind while feeling content.
Cooper introduced her to the area in a gentle tone. “This town belongs to me, and so it will belong to you in the future. Once you are able to see after a few days, I’ll take you to have a look at the wider horizon.”
Sophia nodded. Her smile resembles her mom’s!
Cooper was walking leisurely when Sophia asked him all of a sudden, “Dad, where’s mom?”
The smile across Cooper’s face froze.
I’ve recently learned that my poor daughter had forgotten about everything.
I know what she had gone through. An assassin attacked her three years ago, and she reappeared three years after. She once had a husband named Quinton Clark when she lived in one of the small towns in the desert.
I know who Quinton Clark is, and I am also well aware of his methods.
He has a specific set of brainwashing techniques. He artificially controls the human’s brain waves using certain equipment to forcefully create some hallucinations. The person’s deepest fears would be magnified multiple times and in repetition. This is the worse mental torture for humans, and it would easily break anyone.
Even the most valiant special agents on earth would not be able to free themselves when subjected to such extreme and cruel mental tortures.
I can’t even begin to imagine how much my daughter had suffered. She’d been tortured so much that she ended up in such a state.
She had completely forgotten about the past after going through a breaking point. Therefore, her mind had become completely blank.
Sophia mentioned that her eyes hadn’t been the best even in the past. Tears would start streaming even at the slightest breeze. In fact, she would be in excruciating pain once she started crying.
Cooper knew that once upon a time, his daughter almost ended up blind from crying too much, so he had always known that her eyes were already weak. Hence, her eyesight deteriorated swiftly after the Virs-18 infection. Currently, she could no longer see.
Quinton Clark…
In reality, she felt that she didn’t harbor much feelings for Quinton. I just made do with him… I do not recall anything at all anyway. I was left with Quinton alone, and I couldn’t leave him, could I?
However, now that I have dad, I’m presented with another choice.
I do not want to idle away my youth by staying in a small town. I want to go to a bustling city to get to know more people. I want to experience life more. Once my eyesight has recovered, I will realize my dreams.
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