Charlie found himself facing criticism from Stefanie, which made him feel a bit uneasy both on the surface and within his heart.


    Clearing his throat, he spoke with an apologetic tone: “Daisy, I acknowledge my responsibility in this matter. I want to sincerely apologize to you and Uncle…”


    Stefanie, visibly upset, shot back, “Apologize? If you’re going to say sorry, then you should also apologize to my dad! Even if you don’t see him as your elder, he has been searching for you for years. Don’t you understand what it means for me to tell him that he finally found you?”


    Charlie took in her anger and responded earnestly: “Daisy, think about it for a moment. I spent ten years at the Aurous Hill Welfare Institute, yet Uncle tried multiple times to find me without sess. Why is that? Someone must have been preventing Uncle from locating me. Whoever that is, they are powerful, and I can’t tell if they are a friend or an enemy. If you inform Uncle now, it could lead to more trouble for him.”


    Noticing Stefanie’s expression softening, Charlie pressed on: “Additionally, the circumstances surrounding my parents’ forced departure from Eastcliff and their untimely deaths in Aurous Hill remain a mystery. The fact that someone hid my information back then suggests a significant secret is at y here. I need to uncover the truth about the past, identify who is watching me, and determine who poses a threat to me and those close to me before I can meet with Uncle.”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    With tears in her eyes, Stefanie replied, “But my dad has truly missed you all these years. His two greatest wishes now are to find you and to see me get married…”


    Charlie solemnly assured her, “Daisy, please don’t worry. Once I uncover the truth, I will personally visit Uncle Sun in Eastcliff!”


    However, Stefanie’s expression grew even more sorrowful as she broke down in tears. “My dad was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer two years ago. He has undergone treatment in China, the United States, and Japan, but nothing has worked. The world’s top doctors have said that it’s incurable, regardless of the money spent. Just like Steve Jobs, his condition could suddenly worsen at any time…”


    Charlie was taken aback. “Pancreatic cancer? How is Uncle Sun doing now?”


    Stefanie exined, “I just returned from the United States, where he is currently recuperating at home. I agreed to take the American film because my dad was going there for treatment. After filming, I came back to China for a while.”


    With a heavy sigh, she added, “The results from the treatment in the U.S. weren’t good. I feel like his health is deteriorating, and I worry about what might happen next…”


    Hearing this, Charlie couldn’t help but feel a wave of sadness wash over him.<fn4b24> Latest content published on f?i?n?d?n?o?v?e?l?</fn4b24>


    Despite the many years that had passed, he had not formed any strong ties with Stefanie’s father or her family.


    If it weren’t for meeting Stefanie, he might have never thought about them again.


    After all, they were merely acquaintances from his childhood, and the memories were not particrly vivid.


    Yet, when he learned how deeply Stefanie and her father had sought him out, something stirred within him.


    Since bing an orphan at the age of eight, Charlie had encountered very few genuinely good people over the years.


    Those who truly cared for him were even rarer.


    He remembered Mrs. Lewis from the orphanage, Lord Wilson, and his wife, ire.


    With Elder Wilson’s passing, only Mrs. Lewis and ire remained in his life as the ones who cared for him.


    Now, he realized that there were two more people who genuinely cared for him: Stefanie Sun and her father, Orrin Sun.


    Orrin’s relentless search for him over the years was something Charlie had never anticipated.