But before I could hand them to him, news of the kindergarten incident broke.
Back then, I swallowed my pain and begged Aidan to save our daughter.
Even when the news came that some of the children had been killed, I knelt before Cassidy and pleaded with her.
I begged her to save my daughter, even promising that I would let her and Aidan be together.
Her response was a cold sneer.
“Who needs your permission?”
“Team Leader Aidan has always been mine. For the past few years, you’ve only been keeping him warm in bed for me!”
Disgusting memories flooded my mind. I stepped forward and slapped her across the face.
“Get out!”
“I don’t agree to you joining the negotiation!”
“I demand a different team!”
After shouting, I bent down to pick up my phone, only to see that the call had already been cut off.
As I tried to dial again, someone seized my hand tightly.
“Kendall, you’ve gone too far this time!”
“Apologize to Cassidy immediately!”
My wrist was gripped so hard it flushed red. The pain stung my eyes with tears, but I refused to back down.
In my previous life, before my daughter was blown apart in the kindergarten, she had called me once.
Her voice was trembling, cautious, filled with fear.
“Mom, the bad man lit the explosives. He said we’re all going to heaven.”
“Mom, he told Dad to choose which child to save, but he didn’t choose me…”
“Is it because I wasn’t good that Dad doesn’t like me?”
That voice, I could never forget it, even after death.
She was just a small child, yet because Aidan didn’t choose her, she blamed herself.
This time, I vowed I would never let my daughter suffer again!
My whole body was taut with determination, yet I refused to step back.
I dialed my brother’s number once more.
“Brother, I’ve already switched on the phone’s location. Did you find the address?”
When I had started dating Aidan, my brother had stood firmly against it.
To stay by Aidan’s side, I had forged a false identity, claiming I was an orphan who had followed him to Rockville.
Six long years had passed, and I knew my brother had been secretly searching for me all along.
The largest international mercenary organization had circulated my information for years, with every useful lead worth a million.
In my previous life, before my final breath, I had called my brother, weeping with regret.
His voice had turned hoarse, asking me over and over again where I was.