196. I'm Truly Sorry, Dad!

Alen suddenly looked down deeply. He suddenly became sad again.

The young man took a deep breath before exhaling slowly and turned to Riley again.

With a sad look he said, “They're really worried about you, Riley. They even argued about who should save you.”

Riley bit his lower lip and looked down for an instant.

“They didn't want you to get hurt, so they decided that one of them should go find you. At that time they told me that you were ... the son of General Mackenzie and they also told me that ....”

Alen stopped speaking as his tears fell again. He did not know why the loss was so painful.

But, for sure he was having a hard time holding back his sadness. He steeled himself and said, “They asked me to help you hide your true identity.”

Riley was stunned.

The young man shook his head, finding it hard to take it all in.

Alen touched his shoulder, “It's not your fault. They ... are just trying to protect you and I ... will do as they ask.”

“You don't have to worry, Riley! Your secret