Beyond the Divorce

He looked at me, clearly unsettled.

"Do you know why I said that?" I asked Millard.

He seemed taken aback by my sudden question but quickly asked, "Why?"

"Because before I came here, Anson told me that if I encountered any trouble, I should find someone specific," I said, pausing intentionally and looking at him.

He immediately became eager, putting his leg down from the stool and asking, "Who?"

"Someone called Millard Huffman," I said firmly.

I didn't know how I dared say that, but I did. My logic seemed clear, and I came up with it on the spot.

was taking a risk, but there was no turning back now. Hence, I continued, "He asked me to find where this person is. Oh, right. He wanted me to check if this guy is still

of Anson, he wouldn't give Millard a second chance, even if he knew Millard was working with Navi. Millard

him. I was

was telling him the truth.

soft an old man can be toward his child," I said calmly, then asked him, "How long have you been away from the Huffman family?" "12 years," Millard replied stiffly. "At the

me to handle this matter?" I asked him

he said,

was silent, listening to our conversation as if it were a story. Even Tristan was listening intently, but he was still wary of any changes in the situation. "Because to him, this matter is the most humiliating

he was wrong. How could he ask his subordinates to investigate this matter? This is why he hasn't taken in any more adopted sons since then." I was impressed by my own eloquence. From Millard's expression, I could tell that he believed every word

a rage and forbade anyone from mentioning it again. He did this to establish his authority in front of everyone and to save whatever little pride he had left. "But when I told him I was coming here, he hesitated for a long time. Only after I kept pressing him did he mention this matter and your name. He

hands

you know that he's getting old, and his health hasn't been great these past two years? Trinity is just a girl. I completely understand his thoughts.