The area outside Michel Town had been rebuilt. The fertile land was covered with farmland and gardens. It looked very vibrant—as if nothing had ever happened here before.

Suddenly, someone came up to Russell. Turning around, he saw a man standing behind him.

The man had a slender figure and his eyes were cold and sharp. He had a pair of mysterious blue eyes. Although he looked about the same age as Russell, his eyes were so deep and mysterious that they looked like an impenetrable mountain.

“Are you Mr. Simmons? I’m Fass.”

Fass!

Russell did not expect the person in front of him to be the legendary Fass Michel, the head of the Michel Family, though he looked exactly like what he imagined him to look like.

Without waiting for Russell to answer, Cooper continued, “Please come with me, Mr. Simmons. There’s someone you might want to meet.”

Not knowing the meaning behind Fass’ sudden appearance and who the person he was going to meet was, Russell followed suit.

Leading Russell down the twisting road in Michel Town, both of them came to the corner of the company’s garden. There was a girl inside trimming the branches of the plants. Her hands were rough and there were centipede-like scars snaking around her exposed arm.

Russell didn’t know why Cooper brought him here, but he heard Cooper call the girl, “Emily.”

 

Emily turned around upon hearing Cooper’s voice. Her disfigured face unfolded before them. Half of her face was covered with scars. Her appearance was deformed to the point that no one would be able to recognize her, although one would still be able to see that she was Asian judging from her black hair, black eyes, and yellow skin.

The girl froze at the sight of Russell. Her eyes hidden under the scars widened, and tears streamed down her cheeks. However, within seconds, she turned around and darted away, fleeing into the depths of the garden and vanishing.

 

The moment Russell saw the girl, he was also dumbstruck. His muscles stopped moving for a second and he could not say anything. All he did was watch the girl escape before his eyes.

he finally came back to

That’s my daughter,

asked in disbelief, “Is that… my daughter?

excited that he could not

for treatment. According to the file, when the child was found, she was amongst a group of seven people. But, only her life was saved. They came to explore Africa with her as their leader. She felt responsible for the death of the other six who ended up being buried in a foreign land. She was ashamed of facing her family and friends, so she refused to disclose any of her personal information and refused to be deported. Because we couldn’t find her passport and any information about her, we could only let her stay in the town. All these years, she has been working in the landscaping department to support herself. Since she’s your daughter, you should bring her away with

Cooper said, Russell was

was his

you. Thank you

shoulder, Cooper comforted him, “There’s no enmity between father and daughter. Go ahead and talk to

his tears, Russell

Dad finally found

looked at the disappearing figure in the distance, a trace of a smile appeared on

saw Sophia regaining her consciousness, he acted exactly like Russell. He thought he

“Dad, you’re so kind!”

popped out and jumped onto Cooper’s back, wrapping her arms around

equally content. Picking up his daughter on his back, he spun around happily. Carmen, who was standing beside

his

weird for him to spin her around while holding her. However, it was different when it came to Carmen.

holding onto Carmen, Sophia jumped up from behind and

best

Michel Town looking for a cure, she was delirious throughout the whole journey. Every time she opened her eyes, all she saw were dead people. She felt like she had come to the end of the world, no longer able to

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