Yuhiko Ito urgently eximed, “Don’te! Tokyo is inplete chaos right now. In just a day or two, far too many lives have been lost. Besides, if you’re not feeling well, you should stay and rest in Kyoto!”


    Nanako Ito quickly responded, “Father, my injuries are all healed. Please don’t worry; I will rush to Tokyo to take care of you as soon as I can!”


    However, Yuhiko Ito was skeptical of his daughter’s ims about her injuries. He thought she was merely trying to reassure him.


    In a serious tone, he insisted, “Nanako, you need to listen to me. Stay in Kyoto and don’t go anywhere, especially not to Tokyo!”


    Before Nanako could say anything else, Yuhiko raised his voice, “If I find out you’vee to Tokyo secretly, I will consider you no longer my daughter!”<fn7822> ??? ????? ???????s ??? ?????s??? ?? findnovel</fn7822><h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    With that, he abruptly ended the call.


    Overwhelmed with emotion, Nanako Ito burst into tears. She was deeply worried about her father’s safety. Although she felt confident that he wasn’t in any life-threatening danger, she couldn’t shake the feeling that he was downying his injuries on the phone.


    Charlie, who was nearby, asked, “Nanako, is something wrong with your father?”


    “Um…” Nanako nodded tearfully and replied, “My father called to say he’s being hunted and is now in the hospital…”


    As she spoke, her voice trembled, “Charlie, I’m so worried…”


    Charlie tried tofort her, saying, “Your father shouldn’t be in any life-threatening situation, so try not to worry too much.”


    Nanako shook her head, expressing her fears, “I’m scared that my father might be hiding something from me…”


    Looking at Charlie with urgency, she pleaded, “Charlie, I need to go back to Tokyo. Can you help me?”


    Charlie inquired, “What do you think I can do to help?”


    Nanako exined, “My father won’t allow me to go back. If I tell the household staff, they will definitely stop me, or worse, confine me. Since we’ve managed to slip out, I don’t want to go back. I hope you can lend me some money; I’ll take the first train back to Tokyo at dawn!”


    Seeing her desperation, Charlie sighed, “It’s only midnight now, and the train won’t leave until morning. I could drive you back; it’ll take just over three hours.”


    “Really?!”


    Nanako’s eyes lit up as she eximed, “Will you genuinely drive me to Tokyo?”


    Charlie smiled reassuringly, “I wouldn’t lie to you.”


    Nanako hesitated, “But… aren’t you busy with work in Osaka? If you take me to Tokyo, won’t it interfere with your ns?”


    “It’s fine,” Charlie replied casually, “You don’t need to worry about me. I have someone else handling my matters in Osaka. Right now, the priority is to get you back to Tokyo to see your father, so you won’t have to keep worrying about him.”


    Grabbing Charlie’s hands, Nanako expressed her gratitude, “Charlie, thank you so much…”


    “No need for thanks,” Charlie said with a smile. “My car is parked nearby. Let’s head out now.”


    “Okay!” Nanako nodded eagerly, her eyes filled with appreciation and admiration. At that moment, she saw Charlie as a hero sent from above to rescue her…<h3 ss="has-text-align-center" id="chapter-list"><strong></strong>