Mrs. Amerigo hugged Simon tightly.

The child whined, but Mrs. Amerigo’s arms did not release him.

As if keeping Simon from any danger.

‘No one should know.....’

Otherwise, this Amerigo would be over.

All the secrets would not only ruin Abella but Amerigo as well.

To calm the swarms of crocodiles, she needed to sacrifice Abella. That’s the only way to protect Amerigo.

Mrs. Amerigo’s eyes flashed. Feelings that were buried for a very long time stretched out.

Her obsession with Amerigo could not be stopped. Because this family was everything to her.

If someone threatens Amerigo, she would put everything on the line and smash it.

Even if it was Abella.

*

Abella bit her lips.

The stone that Cade threw created a great ripple for Abella.

Cade knew, but no.

Everyone knew, but only Abella shouldn’t know.

Cade said he was doing it for Abella. If Abella really shouldn’t know for the sake of herself, as he claimed, why did the people of Amerigo hide it from her?

The conclusion came quickly.

They were either directly or indirectly involved in this matter. As the perpetrator, not the victim.

Abella rubbed her forehead.

She hated the fact that she knew them well enough to infer this much. She would rather not know them. If she didn’t know about them, she wouldn’t get hurt like this.

How the hell did they get involved?

Abella’s head was intricately intertwined. How deeply were they involved in that case?

Abella somehow got scared of the truth of her past.

Cade came in person and gave her a warning.

Abella closed her eyes with her head raised. She wanted to forget everything.

“Abella, what’s wrong?”

At Enoch’s question, Abella did not open her eyes.

“....I’m tired. I have something to think about.”

“What did the Emperor say? The Emperor of Charope seems a little special. Seeing him come this way without a message in advance. Or is it a private relationship?”

The curious questions were so Enoch-like.

Abella, listening to Enoch’s endless questions, burst into a faint smile. She was rather pleased that Enoch was not involved in this incident at all. It was the first time that the fact that he was an outsider, who couldn’t mix with Timur, felt as sweet as it was now.

“Abella.”

Abella, who lost to Enoch’s urging, opened her eyes.

“....The Emperor has his own way. And I’ve been close to the Emperor since I was young. It could be bad luck.”

“Really? What did you talk about?”

“Just to be careful.”

Abella, furrowing her brows, gathered up her thoughts. Despite Cade’s warning, Abella did not intend to quit. Even if she was hurt, broken, and ruined, she had to go all the way to the end.

Abella was Abella, but she couldn’t let her father’s unjust death be forgotten.

For Abella, her father was her one and only protector.

Abella opened her lips.

“Enoch.”

“Hmm?”

“How far can an international lawyer exercise his authority? What I’m asking is how far can you dig into a case buried by the imperial family?”

“....It depends on what kind of incident it is, Abella. What kind of category?”

Abella’s eyes sunk deeply.

What category?

Originally, incidents of that day were classified as “personal accidents due to natural disasters”. However, according to Cade’s warning and Abella’s speculation, it must be a different kind of accident.

Moreover, there was conclusive evidence that someone was doing their best to block Yuri’s investigation.

Abella said in a voice that sounded like she was about to cry.

“Murder, killing.”

“What....? Cases of that category cannot be viewed with the license of an international lawyer, Abella. Because it is classified as top secret ....”

“I’ll pay any amount of money, Enoch. My.. life depends on it.”

Enoch, seeing Abella’s expression, nodded with a sigh.

“If you look like that, I can’t refuse. Okay, I’ll try my best. But I can’t guarantee it. Because this is a cross between illegal and legal.....”

“Okay.”

Abella nodded her head.

Abella would also use Yuri to uncover the case, so one of the two should bring the correct answer. Abella decided to believe that.

‘By the way, Arsene.’

Was he aware of this case too?

A deep question permeated.