Chapter - [ 187 ]

[ Adeline ]

“Ade, I think I have found a lead on your father.” Xavier, who walked inside our room after a long call with someone while I was reading a book to kill the time.

I closed the book and put off my reading glasses. My heartbeats suddenly increased. It had been over a month since I last shared my dilemma about my father’s disappearance but I never raised the subject again because my mother insisted me to just leave him in the past, she was happy with Paul, their relationship was blooming. We even met Paul’s adopted daughter.

“Where is he now?” I asked while trying to keep a straight face but it was useless because my husband knows me and can read me like an open book.

He sat beside me and held me hands gently, he does it whenever he has to say something unpleasant.

“Tell me, Xavier. What have you found about him. I am ready to hear anything.” I said looking straight into his eyes.

“Adeline, your father is dead.” He said with a deep sigh.

My hands slipped from his grip, I felt