Callie was equally surprised. Ahmad knew, but when did he find out…
Hearing this, the bald man slowly lowered his guard. He swallowed hard, realizing he shouldn’t defy this man. He stepped forward, cut Callie’s ropes, and then stood guard at the door.
Callie suddenly freed from her restraints, trembled in her arms, unable to move for a long time. She felt numb and couldn’t sense any pain.
“Mr. Ellison, instead of attending your daughter’s wedding today, you came here to mock me. Why?”
Ahmad stared at her pained expression, then at the live broadcast screen in front of him.
“You are a smart person. I thought so from the first time I met you.”
Callie couldn’t describe her feelings. The man in front of her was her biological father, yet he felt so distant.
“I initially thought you were as loving as a father. Although you treated me as a substitute, you took great care of me. I once believed you were a smart person too.”
Thinking back to when they first met, Ahmad had seemed gentle as a spring breeze. Everyone said he was full of schemes, but he always showed her a bit more tolerance.
Even when Marilyn made mistakes, he would criticize but also be forgiving.
“But you later did too many things that disappointed me!”
“Disappointed?” Callie didn’t understand and chuckled lightly. “Like what?”
“Seducing Jaquan and betraying Nelson, isn’t that so?”
Those things… “I think you became biased against me after finding your biological daughter. From beginning to end, I did nothing wrong.”
Ahmad’s face turned cold. “Since you are smart, do you know why I came here today?”
“I’m not curious.”
Maybe knowing would break her heart even more.
“My daughter wandered for over ten years before returning to me. Today is her big day. No matter what, I can’t let you go out and ruin it.”
So he would rather stay here and watch over her.
Callie understood most of it. So he really came to watch her, not to save her…
“Even though you know the person who kidnapped me is Charlotte.” Callie’s voice was icy.
Ahmad remembered last night when he accidentally saw Charlotte carrying something and heading towards the mountain. Feeling curious, he followed her all the way, watching her cross the tea plantation and arrive at this abandoned factory-
And there, Callie was tied up inside.
Ahmad was shocked but chose to keep it hidden and didn’t expose it.
“… Yes.”
Callie’s heart sank even further.
“She hasn’t lived a good life. From beginning to end, you’ve been ruining her life. She was too scared and locked you up here.” Ahmad spoke quickly. “I can understand, and I will cover for her!”
Callie laughed bitterly. Too scared…
“It’s not fear; she wants to kill me, Mr. Ellison.”
She glanced at the bald man at the door. “Even if she kills me, you would cover for her, wouldn’t you!”
Ahmad’s face showed anger. “She wouldn’t!”
“What if she does!”
Ahmad hesitated, and in those few seconds of hesitation, Callie’s heart grew colder.
So in this world, no one truly stood by her side…
“You would cover for her, hide the evidence. With your years of experience, you could easily dispose of my body where no one would find it. You wouldn’t let her be discovered. Under your protection, she would always be the pure and flawless Miss Ellison.”
She accurately voiced Ahmad’s thoughts!