Just as Nelly  entered the hotel, her phone rang.


    Taking a nce at the caller ID, she fell into deep thought. Momentster, she answered the call.


    “Hello.”


    As she spoke, she walked toward the elevator.


    Meanwhile, the hotel staff, who assisted Alpha Kilian  and Dave in the search, came from opposite directions. As she walked past Nelly , she had a good whiff of the woody scent of Nelly ‘s perfume. Instantly, she looked up and was immediately stunned.


    Eh? Isn’t she the one they have been looking for?


    Frowning, she quickly recalled the image from the surveince footage. Unfortunately, the elevator doors slid shut when she wanted to check further.


    Rushing to the elevator, the staff pressed the button. By the time she got upstairs, Nelly  had disappeared from the hallway.


    She checked every nook and cranny, but her effort was futile. It was as though she was delusional.


    Didn’t she check out already? Why is she still here? Could I have made a mistake?


    In confusion, the hotel staff paced around the hallway to check again. However, as Nelly  was nowhere to be found, she gave up in the end.


    Once Nelly  was back in her room, she removed her shoes and walked inside barefooted.


    She had her phone to her ear, listening attentively to the iing call while taking a seat in front of herptop.


    “Ms. Jackson , I found something rted to your father when I made a trip back to base camp! Indeed, heaven helps those who help themselves.”


    “Oh? Is that so?”


    “Yes, I’ve forwarded it to your phone. Please take a look. I believe you won’t doubt me a bit this time,” Boss proimed over the phone.N?velDrama.Org content.


    Then, Nelly ‘s phone buzzed.


    Immediately, she brought it down to eye level and clicked on it. Upon seeing what the message was about, she froze.


    A bbergasted look crept up on her face as she straightened her body. Her trembling hands held onto her phone tightly.


    Boss had sent her a photo, and it was none other than Theodore.


    He looked exactly like how she had remembered him-young and handsome. Dressed in ck, he sat in front of theputer, looking regal and ssy.


    It seemed to be an old photo. Though taken sideways, one could still see Theodore’s face vividly.


    Day and night, she had been longing to see that familiar face. At that instant, she was washed over by an indescribable feeling as her eyes reddened.


    Initially, she had thought her memories of him would fade away as time passed and that she would forget about him in time. However, she realized none of those presumptions were true.


    On the contrary, Theodore’s face, figure, and everything about him was forever etched on her mind.


    Nelly  gently brushed the face on the photo with her fingers. Indeed, the man in the photo was her father, whom she could never meet again.


    “How is it, Ms. Jackson ?” Boss suddenly broke the radio silence and snapped Nelly  out of her daze. She was reminded that she was still on the phone.


    “I’ll call you back,” she muttered before hanging up.


    She tried to suppress her emotions, but her quavering voice sold her out.


    After ending the call, Nelly  continued staring at her father’s photo, totally engrossed.


    When she was little, she could not understand why he refused to have his photo taken. As she missed him dearly, she persistently persuaded her father to do so. Finally, Theodore obliged, and they took a family photo on her fifth birthday. Unfortunately, a fire urred, and she lost that precious photo.


    Therefore, the one on her phone was the only photo she had of her father. As she stared at that photo, her face went nk.


    She finally had the answers to all the perplexing questions she had back then. Her father refused to take any photos because he wanted to protect her.


    Dad, I’m finally seeing you again. If it weren’t for the existence of Grandpa and me, no one else on earth could ever prove that you had ever lived.


    She stared at the old photo and spaced out for two hours. Subsequently, she saved it in her album.


    After recollecting herself, Nelly  made a call to Boss. “Ms. Jackson , done reminiscing the past?” Boss teased. “I want that photo,” Nelly  stated directly.


    Boss was dumbfounded. “Don’t tell me you don’t have a single photo of your father?” “None of your business!” she snapped coldly.


    “I see… So, the rumor about Theodore is true. He never had his photo taken,” Boss remarked. Nelly  tightened her grip on the phone. “Are you going to give it to me or not?”


    “Okay, you can have it if you want. I’ll deliver it to you personally,” answered Boss. Nelly  knew there was no room for discussion.


    ‘If I dy this further, he surely won’t keep waiting for me. After pondering for a moment’, she agreed, “Okay.”


    …


    They had been searching for Nelly  for a few days but to no avail. In the hotel, the three of them were on the verge of frustration.


    Thalia looked at Tony , who was busy in front of theputer while lying on the couch. “Do you think something has happened to Nelly ?” she asked.


    Upon hearing that, both Tony  and Ben  turned to look at her simultaneously. Noticing their anxious expressions, Thalia rified, “I’m just guessing. Don’t get so nervous!” “What makes you say that?” asked Ben .


    “Think about it. We’ve been here for a few days, but there’s no news at all. Even Tony  is unable to find her. Isn’t it reasonable for me to think so?”


    After hearing that, both Tony  and Ben  heaved a sigh of relief.


    “That’s not possible. We just had a phone call with Nelly  yesterday,” said Ben . “Really?”


    Ben  nodded.


    Thalia immediately sat upright. “Did she say anything?” “No…” Ben  shook his head disappointedly.


    Seeing their disappointed looks, Thalia could feel them. She paused for a moment before saying, “Maybe Nelly  doesn’t want to get you into trouble, so she dares not contact you. Since she can avoid Tony ‘s tracing, that means she’s probably capable of protecting herself, too. Don’t worry too much.”


    “That’s not what you said just now!” Tony  responded “That’s because I didn’t know the situation!”


    Tony  said nothing else and continued to look at theputer.


    After thinking about it for a while, Tony  decided to hack into Miguel’sputer, wanting to see if there was any news on thetter’s side.


    As soon as he hacked into Miguel’sputer, he found that the man was investigating a location.


    Seeing that, Tony  instantly perked up. He knew Miguel was helping Alpha Kilian  to find Nelly . Hence, this was probably a new lead for him.


    Tony  started tracing the same location that Miguel was investigating. He narrowed his eyes when he found the exact location.


    Just then, Ben  looked at him. “What’s wrong? Why are you in a daze?”


    “Miguel is checking on a location. Do you think this has anything to do with Nelly ?” asked Tony .


    Upon hearing that, Ben  immediately stepped forward to look at the location that was shown on theputer screen. Instantly, he showed the same expression as Ben .


    Thalia stared at them and asked curiously, “What can you see from theputer?” Tony  and Ben  looked up at her.


    Raising her brows, Thalia added, “We have to go there and have a look!” Half an hourter, the three of them arrived at the location.


    Looking at the ce, Ben  frowned. “Are you sure this is the right location?” Tony  looked at his watch. “Yes, I’m sure!”


    “Why is it a bar?”


    “How would I know?” Tony  retorted.


    At the same time, Thalia looked at the entrance of the bar, and her eyes lit up. She had not been to a bar here for a long time, and she kind of missed it. At the thought of that, her red lips twitched. “Maybe Nelly  is inside?”


    “Nelly  doesn’t like ces like this,” uttered Tony .


    “I didn’t say she’s here to have fun. Maybe she’s here to meet someone?” None of them dared to make any conclusion at this moment.


    “Let’s go check it out!” With that said, Thalia took the lead and walked inside. Tony  and Ben  exchanged gazes and followed Thalia.


    The atmosphere in the bar was very lively.


    It was Tony  and Ben ‘s first visit to a bar. The situation was simr to what they saw in television dramas. It was full of loud music and people of all kinds. The two followed behind Thalia while observing the environment of the bar.


    Fearing she would lose the kids, Thalia turned over her shoulder and reminded them, “Follow me closely, and don’t get lost. It’d be hard to find you in here if you get lost.”


    Tony  rolled his eyes. “Do you think we are three-year-olds?” “Not three years old, but it’s at most double three years old!” Tony  was speechless.


    Ben  remained silent and followed Thalia to an empty seat. Raising her hand, Thalia called a waiter over.


    “Give me a beer and two sses of…” Thalia turned to look at the two before darting her eyes back to the waiter, smiling. “And two sses of juice.”


    The waiter nodded before walking away to get their drinks.


    The three of them sat on a bench. Tony  and Ben  were busy looking around as though they were searching for something.


    Thalia looked at them. “It’d indeed be good if you can find her here. But if you can’t, don’t get too disappointed. We can just regard this as an outing to rx, okay?”


    The two said nothing and just nodded, knowing that Thalia cared about their feelings.


    Thalia suddenly narrowed her eyes and scrutinized the two of them. “Have you never been to a bar before?”


    Tony  frowned at that. “Is that weird?”


    When Thalia was about to say something, Ben  interjected, “Nelly  doesn’t like this kind of ce, so she never brings us here.”


    “What about Alpha Kilian ?” Thalia asked.