Stefanie expressed with indignation, “Aurous Hill has always been my father’s prime suspect. He has visited this ce multiple times and leveraged his connections to investigate all the boys around your age in Aurous Hill. Each time, he has thoroughly checked. My father has scoured every rescue station, welfare home, and non-profit organization across China, yet he found no trace of you.”


    Charlie interjected, “That’s impossible! I was in the Aurous Hill Orphanage from the age of 8 to 18, and I’ve never changed my name since I arrived. My parents named me Charlie, and that’s the name I used on all my forms at the orphanage. If Uncle Sun has been here, he would surely have found me.”


    With conviction, Stefanie replied, “No way! Over the past decade, my dad has traveled to Aurous Hill in person at least five times! He has sent numerous people to search and utilized all kinds of connections, yet still uncovered no leads.”


    “I remember vividly thest time my dad came to Aurous Hill. It was during the summer vacation of my 18th year, just before I was set to study in the UK. I insisted he bring me here. We spent two weeks in Aurous Hill, and despite employing hundreds of subordinates, informants, and private detectives to track down various leads, we still found no information about you.”


    As Charlie absorbed Stefanie’s words and observed her serious and animated demeanor, a wave of anxiety washed over him. Ever since the tragic passing of his parents, Charlie had managed to keep his emotions in check, but now a deep-seated tension crept up his spine.<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    He began to question whether his painful childhood harbored a sinister secret. Having spent ten years in the welfare home, it seemed impossible that Orrin Sun had overlooked the Aurous Hill Orphanage during his search for him.<fn5efb> This text is hosted at find?novel</fn5efb>


    What could have prevented him from being discovered while living at the Aurous Hill Welfare Institute? Was there something amiss with the orphanage? Could it be that the orphanage was intentionally hiding his personal information? If so, who had instructed them to do this, and what could their motivation be?


    A thought struck him: the Wade Family had extensive resources and connections, so how could he have remained undetected in Aurous Hill for so long? Furthermore, they managed to retrieve his parents’ remains and return them to Beijing for burial, indicating they were aware of his family’s whereabouts.


    This meant that the Wade Family must have known he was at the Aurous Hill Welfare Institute. It was even quite possible that he had been under their surveince all along.


    This realization also rified why Stephen Thompson could effortlessly locate him in the hospital.


    The underlying reasons seemed to be growing increasinglyplex…


    Noticing Charlie’s silence, Stefanie asked with concern, “Charlie, are you trying to figure out what conspiracy lies behind this?”


    Charlie nodded, “I sense that something is off, but I haven’t pieced it all together yet.”


    Stefanie quickly suggested, “Should I call my dad and have hime over?”


    She reached for her phone, but Charlie quickly stopped her, “No, please don’t! Don’t mention anything about me to anyone, including your dad!”