Chapter 84 - Nadine And Keara (1/2)

”Nadine is dead.” Aiden said, staring at Harris's face.

Harris's face looked sad when he remembered the woman he loved. But he still said sternly, ”Sir, I am sure Miss Nadine will return.”

”I also hope Nadine will come back.” Aiden said quietly, ”You can retreat.”

”Yes sir.” Harris turned and walked toward the door. He closed the door slowly, a sad expression remained on his face. A sorrowful face that would never be erased, until the woman he loved returned one day.

As soon as Harris walked out of his room, Aiden looked at the food on his table. He opened the glass serving hood and the aroma of his lunch immediately spread throughout the room.

Anya ate the same food as him today. But for some reason, Aiden had no appetite.

After Nadine's accident, Bima visited a fortune teller. He did it because all the women in the Atmajaya family suffered the same fate that Bima wanted to know what had really happened.

The fortune teller said that this was the fate of the daughter of the Atmajaya family. Every daughter of the Atmajaya family would experience the same fate. Not dead, but disappeared somewhere.

Maybe Nadine would be fine if she didn't stay at the Atmajaya house. Unfortunately, Ardan brought Nadine back to his family.

There couldn't be a woman in the Atmajaya Family. If Aiden or Nico married and had a daughter, their child could not be raised in the Atmajaya family. It was like a curse on their family.

Harris believed the prophecy, because it proved to have happened for generations. However, he did not believe Nadine had died. He was still waiting and still waiting until now.

But Aiden couldn't believe it like Harris. If Nadine were still alive as said by the fortune teller, then why didn't she come back home?

If Nadine were still alive, then what about Keara? Was it possible that she was alive?

Aiden rubbed his face, massaged his temples which felt dizzy. The memories of the past that blurred in his mind came back to life. Memories filled by his other niece, Nadine.

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”Uncle, father confiscated my credit card. I want to buy a bag. I'll send you a picture of the bag. Do you want to buy it for me?”

”Uncle, I fell in love with a man but he rejected me. I can't tell Nico. I'm just telling you this. Please heal my broken heart. Buy me a bag, okay?”

”Uncle, I will go wandering in the forest with Sis Keara. Once I come back, I will work at your company and be your assistant. I'm going to take Harris's job.”

Those were the last words Nadine said to Aiden. That day, Nadine left and never returned …

The search and rescue team tried to find Nadine and Keara for three months, but they could only find Nadine and Keara's belongings that were already scattered on the ground. They also found Keara's finger. Keara's family held a very simple funeral, using only Keara's remaining fingers.

Then what about the Atmajaya Family? They couldn't even find Nadine's remains at all. They couldn't even hold a funeral for her. The rescue team said it was likely they died from being attacked by wild beasts.

Until now, Harris still believed that Nadine was still alive. He remained at the Atmajaya family house, he kept waiting, until Nadine came back to him.

Nadine, his master's poor niece.

Nadine once asked Aiden why her mother didn't like her and only loved Nico. She never knew that her mother was not her real mother.

Aiden vividly remembered the day the news of Nadine's death was delivered to the Atmajaya family. Her sudden death shocked everyone.

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