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    Once inside the study, Balthasar didn’t rush to speak with Marissa. Instead, he sat on the sofa, absorbed in the MindEase Elixir. Previously addicted to Longevity Soup, he now seemed entranced by this new pill


    Initially, Marissa waited patiently, but eventually, her patience wore thin, and she asked humorously, “Grandpa, how long will you keep examining it?”


    “What?” Balthasar snapped out of his thoughts and smiled. “Tiffany, could you get me a ss of water? I’d like to make tea with a bit of the pill.”


    Marissa was taken aback but stood to fetch the water. Balthasar carefully scraped off a small portion of the pill with a knife and brewed his tea


    “Grandpa, can we talk about my sister now?” Marissa asked


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    Sipping his tea and savoring the moment, Balthasar responded, “Your sister died right after birth.”


    “Died?” Marissa was surprised


    “Yes. She’s dead,” Balthasar confirmed. “Your mother was pregnant with twins. On the night she went intobor, a war erupted in Blo Grein. Your sister was killed by an explosion just after she was born.”


    Marissa frowned deeply. Balthasar imed her sister had died in an explosion, yet Marissa was alive and unharmed. She wasn’t even injured at that time. If she had been injured, it was unlikely she would have survived and thrived in the harsh conditions of the refugee camp


    “Grandpa, do you have proof that my sister died in that explosion?” Marissa asked


    “Your sister was born naturally. An explosion urred in the hospital right after her birth. Many people died, including her. Your mother was badly hurt, and the doctor had to perform an emergency cesarean to deliver you safely.”


    “Grandpa, how do you know all this?”


    “A doctor from that hospital told me.”


    “Where was my father at that time?”


    “He had disappeared before the explosion.”


    “Why does the Sanchez family im my mother only had one child?”


    This question seemed to irritate Balthasar. His expression turned to one of regret and annoyance. “Before your mother became pregnant, the situation in Blo Grein had already deteriorated. We all urged them toe back home, but your mother was deeplymitted to her journalism and insisted on staying. As the crisis in Blo Grein worsened, we eventually lost all contact with them. Only after hearing the tragic news did we learn your mother had given birth there. I personally traveled to Blo Grein to bring you and your mother back. My resentment for your mother and my disdain for the Sanchez family led me to withhold the details from them.” Balthasar, despite being pleased to have the MindEase Elixir, now appeared distressed


    “Tiffany, I was always most proud of your father. He was our family’s beacon of hope. But due to your mother’s insistence on staying there, he…” Ovee with emotion, Balthasar broke down, his tears flowing freely, resembling a flickering candle in the wind


    Moved by his vulnerability, Marissa softened her approach. She got up, approached Balthasar, and discreetly slipped a pill into his ss. “Grandpa, have some water.”


    Balthasar took a sip and soon became drowsy. Marissa then helped him back to his bedroom. Once Balthasar was asleep, Marissa returned to her room, deep in thought. The information from Balthasar hade from the hospital’s doctor. Some of it was urate, but some seemed fabricated, making the doctor a questionable figure. She pondered who might be orchestrating these events and to what end. The doctor was her only lead, but after so many years, finding this person wouldn’t be easy


    Just then, her thoughts were interrupted by a notification from the Dark Net. Silver Fox said in their chat group, “ck Snake, I’ve located Amiri.”


    Before Marissa could respond, Blue Wind chimed in, “Where is that son of a bitch?”


    Silver Fox replied, “Not sure yet. But based on my intel, he will show up on the cruise ship named the Sunrise soon.”


    Blue Wind addressed Marissa, “ck Snake, we can’t miss this opportunity. Otherwise, we might wait years to see Amiri again. I need to kill Amiri myself to avenge Red Thunder.”


    Before Marissa could reply, Silver Fox sent her a private message. “ck Snake, I’ve also tracked down Tiffany Nash and got something.”


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