Chapter 494: Forgetting You for 20 Years

"One night, four years later, your father received a confidential phone call that made him regret his action for the rest of his life—returning to his home country."

"Guess who called him?"

Lyric Willow turned her head to look at Amanda Smith, her lips curling into a mocking smile as she spoke softly, "It was Colonel Alexander Johnson. He told your father that the military had rescinded the secret orders against him and that the drug lord had been caught, so it was safe to return home."

"At that time, you were four years old, with loving parents who adored and spoiled you. Your family of three was the envy of all, blissful as mandarin ducks, without a care for the immortals above." Lyric Willow looked at Amanda and asked in a gentle, almost tempting voice, "Do you know what happened next?"

Amanda clenched her fingers, her heartbeat slightly speeding up. In the endless night around her, she felt as though she was soaked in ice-cold water.