80. A cold blooded murder...

VICTOR....

I froze, staring at the old man before me. "What about them?" I asked coldly, suddenly feeling insecure about his mention.

What secrets could there be regarding my parents?

Daniel's gaze lowered as he slowly brought out an envelope from his blazer pocket, placing it on the table before looking up at me, clear guilt lingering in his gray eyes.

"Years ago, your parents died in a plane crash. You were a child back then—helpless and vulnerable," he spoke. "Master Ryder was broken too; he loved his daughter so much. Even though it was an accident, Master's mind couldn’t accept it. He had a doubt that it wasn’t just an accident, so he started investigating. I was always beside him and secretly ran the investigation for him and realized that..." He paused abruptly.

I swallowed hard; my heart was tightening as I could guess his next words, and I wasn't wrong at all.

"We realized that the master's doubts were true; it was a planned murder..."

My breath stopped for a few secon