What Shireen Miller had said out of the blue that day at the hospital had made nche Capra more and more suspicious and uneasy the more she thought about it; in fact, as soon as she thought that her rtionship had be a bridge to the downfall of the Russell family, and that even her own father’s death might not have been rted to the Charlie Group, the self-me and guilt almost overwhelmed her. guilt almost overwhelmed her.


    She originally thought that her family’s copse was just an indirect victim of the Charlie Group’s dominance in the mall, and that the Charlie Group’s role in the so-called father’s death by mistake was only to facilitate his death. But now it seems that if things are anything like Shireen Miller says they are, then the Charlie family really are the ones who caused her family’s demise.


    Even though, even though she survived, her father never did. The gain or loss of those things, fame, fortune and power can be disregarded, but what about life? How can you let it go as if it were in the past?


    nche Capra curled up on the sofa, feeling the chill invade her little by little, from her toes, to her limbs, and finally her whole body shivered.


    York Charlie, if that’s what happened: how can I ever forgive you? How can I ever forgive you?


    She couldn’t open her eyes and turn a blind eye to the so-called “truth” that was full of doubts, she couldn’t see it and pretend not to see it, what had obviously happened couldn’t be left unexplored and undiscovered just because she was afraid.


    Even if, yearster, time has almost sealed it.


    nche Capra thought for half a day, fumbled with her mobile phone, found the name “Nadia” and dialled her number.


    “Hello, nche,” Nadia answered quickly.


    nche Capra listened to her voice and paused for a moment before speaking, “Do you have a minute? I’d like to see you.”


    …


    nche Capra and Nadia had an appointment at the same cafe they always went to.


    Nadia drove herself and arrived before her. nche Capra also took a taxi in order to get there as quickly as possible. When nche Capra arrived, Nadia smiled and waved to her.


    Her eyebrows arched in a way that put nche Capra in a trance for a moment.


    It was a carefree, absolutely pure smile that made nche Capra feel like she was back in her student days, those very, very early days. At that time, she was still in a sweet and sour rtionship with York Charlie, while Nadia was still in love and obsessed with anime characters in the third dimension.


    nche Capra sits down, and after they both order coffee, she says, “I’m suddenly thinking about the old days.”Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.


    Nadia froze, unable to figure out if she was talking about happy or painful things, but naturally she had something on her mind that she wanted to talk to her about, so she understood a little bit of what she meant when she asked her toe out this time, and she asked, “Thinking about what used to be?”


    nche Capra’s eyes are a little misty, filled with foggy colours, “Thinking about high school, we were all carefree, you were even more heartless, obsessed with anime, living an otaku girl …”


    Nadia hears her bring this up, nostalgia rises in her heart as well, and sees that she’s poking fun at her, and a small smile appears on her face, Nadia smiles as well, and was about to open her mouth to say something, but then she sees nche Capra’s expression slumping down, and she hangs her face down, looking towards who knows if it’s the coffee on the tabletop, or what’s behind it.


    Her voice was low, “That time, however, I fell in love with someone, someone who lived in reality but was so good that he looked like he had stepped out of aic book.”


    Nadia froze, then realised that she was not trying to reminisce with herself about her youth at the moment, she couldn’t help but slowly reach out and put her hand on the back of her hand with a soothing intent, and opened her mouth as if she didn’t know what to say, “nche …”


    nche Capra looked up and smiled at her, “I remember back then, didn’t you envy me? But you also said, and said that I didn’t fit in well with someone like that.”


    Nadia shook her head, “… Where did I know anything at that time, I was the one who misread it.”


    nche Capra looked at her, “I do think you’re right, it was me … who couldn’t see it.”


    “No, nche,” emotionally, Nadia couldn’t help but call her by the name she used to use for her, “No matter how tired or hard you feel, don’t question yourself.”


    nche Capra looked at her and suddenly let out a softugh.


    Nadia was a little flustered by the inexplicable emotion in her eyes and heard her say, “Nadia, things are soplicated now that I have to question myself. I asked you out this time because I want you to do me a favour,” she looked at her seriously, “and, I want you to be my friend, not York Charlie’s.”


    Nadia froze, and nche Capra said, “Don’t you tell him.”


    Nadia opened her mouth and suddenly felt a little bit of bitterness in her mouth, “What favour do you … you want me to do you, tell me.” She had always thought that she was doing her good, that’s why she helped York Charliest time, letting her put down the stigma in her heart, and properly stay with York Charlie, she thought that this was what was good for her.


    And now, this BFF of hers for so many years actually said to her: I wish you were my friend, not York Charlie’s friend. Nadia suddenly felt that she had done something wrong. Even though the starting point was for her own good, it was a million times wrong to iste her by making her feel like she was on York Charlie’s side.


    She knew that her heart was already full of holes and so fragile that perhaps she could hurt herpletely if she did something unintentionally.


    nche Capra said to her, “I need to look into something right now, but figured I couldn’t find out anything on my own. So I’d like you to put me in touch with a private investigator,” she paused, “I know … you have a lot of contacts in that area.”


    Nadia was slightly surprised, “What do you want to investigate?” Actually looking for her to hire a private investigator.


    nche Capra did not hide from her, “It’s a matter of our family in the past, I asked York Charlie and he was also very secretive, the more I think about it, the more uneasy I feel. Nadia,” she looked at her with some supplication, “It’s not a matter between me and York Charlie anymore, it’s not a matter between you and me. It’s not between me and Charlie anymore, I … I can’t let the Russell family go down the drain for nothing. And my father …”


    She couldn’t go on.


    Nadia, however, her eyes widened.


    “I can’t afford to do it myself right now, and I have no choice but to ask you. If it’s a so-called childish affair, it can be done without so much effort, I can’t …” nche Capra’s tone became sad, “I can’t be sorry for my loved ones.”


    Waves of shock rose in Nadia’s heart, “What did you say?” A wave of indignation overflowed her chest, “You said your family … this, this,” she almost stood up, “If that’s true, I’ll never spare them the Charlie family !”


    nche Capra saw her reacting fiercely like this, and hurriedly said, “It hasn’t been investigated yet, and this is just some spection, so, this time, you must help me to find someone to investigate properly, and … to act in secret, so as not to let York Charlie notice it. I’m afraid … I’m afraid he’ll stop me or cover something up.”


    nche Capra’s voice trembled slightly, and there were finally tears in her eyes festering from a deep-seated, desperate inner turmoil.


    It was even harder for Nadia to see her like this: what kind of a sinful rtionship was this?