Chapter 132
A look of loathing crossed Addrion''s face as he continued, "I was thest one they targeted. Marissa
demanded I hand over my contacts for the external liaison, harbor, and the crucial yers in
transportation. I was crystal clear and unwavering in my response. They couldn''t interfere with any of
this because these were my personalworks. Particrly Harbor, I knew this had to be handled
meticulously. I was determined to hold the line, no matter what."
I could fully empathize with how Addrion felt at the time. It was our lifeline, after all.
"Jan was fairly decent to me. He didn''t dispute my refusal. Instead, he valued my role. After a one-
on-one chat with me, not only did he give me a raise but also assigned me an assistant. To convince
me, he let me choose who I wanted. I picked a smartd named Nathan."
I nodded, "I remember him!"
"Thisd was exactly what I wanted, bright,petent, and hardworking. Marissa also showed me
respect, often referring to me as ''Bro Adri''. Jan always had Marissa contact me, saying that I could
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just discuss certain matters with Secretary Marissa. I had already sensed that Marissa was no simple
character and wanted to warn you, but all my calls went unanswered."
"Maybe our downfall started with those unanswered calls. I was so ill at that time, barely hanging on.
Jan, and sometimes Marissa, controlled all themunication. I was practically a walking corpse.
Jan even managed to get my nanny on his side and had me under surveince. Even my own
children started to avoid me."
"That makes sense!" Addrion said, as if a light bulb had just been turned on. He sighed and continued,
"That''s when Marissa''s hassles started to pile up, creating all sorts of problems for me. But what
shocked me the most was finding contraband in our shipments. They conveniently pinned all the me
on me.
Marissa insisted she had no idea about that particr set of orders, iming it was only signed by me
and she never saw it. The inspection procedure forms were indeed signed by me, the handwriting was
unmistakably mine!
Only Nathan and I knew about the shipment records that day. Nathan insisted that I told him to pick up
the goods and not to report to Secretary Marissa. This left me with no room to defend myself. I was
arrested."
By the time Addrion finished, his face was as pale as a ghost. Even after all these years, the memory
still haunted him. It was easy to imagine how devastated he must have felt back then.
"I had a simr experience. Somehow, I signed a power of attorney for Medsafe Liyah Inc. I had no
recollection of it! But the handwriting was definitely mine."
"There must be some trickery involved!" Addrion dered, "I absolutely do not recall signing any
shipping orders that day. But one thing is certain, Nathan was working for them."
With a look of regret and helplessness, Addrion shook his head, "I still can''t believe it, thed I thought
so highly of... I just don''t understand why he would do such a thing."
"You guys can stop guessing. There is a substance called hallucinogen. You might not know about it,"
Logan interjected, "This substance can make you do anything the maniptor wants, without you
having any memory of it. Given Jerome''s involvement in the ck market, it wouldn''t be hard for him to
get his hands on it."
"What happened after that?" I asked, my heart in my mouth. "How long were you locked up?"
"I was in for less than a year, but in that time I was constantly beaten, old injuries never had the chance
to heal before new ones were inflicted. I finally gave in. But that''s when the real nightmare began."
Addrion''s eyes closed, a sheen of tears visible.
Tears welled up in my eyes. I never thought I''d see the day when Addrion would cry.
Slowly, Addrion''s red-rimmed eyes opened, "And so the nightmare began!"