Chapter 655

Though the possibility seemed remote, Nate decided to play it safe and locked Eva away. He confiscated all her personal belongings, including the jade pendant she always wore. Then he isolated her completely, cutting off any chance of escape or calling for help. Gradually, Nate dismissed Eva’s earlier claims and stopped believing she had a father powerful enough to seek justice for her. After all, if her family truly cared, why hadn’t they come looking for her all these years? But Nate never expected that over two decades later, Eva’s father would actually appear—and worse, that he would be a high-ranking national leader! Meeting the murderous glare in Old Garcia’s eyes, Nate’s face turned deathly pale. Every ounce of cunning and ruthlessness he had ever relied on for survival vanished in an instant. His lips trembled as he muttered over and over, "Impossible… How… how could this be?" "Why… why didn’t Eva ever say anything?" Yet soon, the terror in Nate’s heart began to twist into some