Chapter 171 Demi: Maybe They Wanted Me to Disappear

"Yes, I ran away." Demi gave a small nod. "You were very young at that time, weren't you? Your adoptive parents said you went missing when you were nine," Zack stated. "That's correct. I had never left the village before, so I didn't know where to go. I just kept walking in one direction. When there was no road, I just walked through the thorn bushes and climbed over cliffs. "It wasn't that I didn't know how to find an easier path. I was just afraid I'd be caught if I took it. The harder the path, the safer I felt. I walked for a long time and was afraid to stop. I just knew that if I got caught, I would be living in hell for the rest of my life. "Eventually, I came to Lindton. I was found by Grandma, who was rummaging through the trash bins for food. She brought me back home." As she finished speaking, Demi's eyes turned red, her voice became hoarse, and her eyes softened. She had remained calm when she was talking about the hardships she had gone through. However, she couldn'