"Yes! Zachary's gone! He didn't go back to Molomia," repeated Sophia tearfully.
Adam thought about what Sophia said with furrowed eyebrows. He then turned and went back to his suite.
Sophia quickly followed him in. "Say something, Dad! Can't you see I'm panicking here?!"
Adam picked up a glass of water and sipped before saying slowly, "What do you want me to say?"
Sophia stomped. "Call the men who are supposed to keep an eye on Zachary now!"
Adam looked at his stubborn daughter before picking up his phone and calling his men. He then put the phone on speaker and put it down on the table again.
All Sophia heard was the automated message saying the number was unreachable before the system operator automatically hung up the call.
All hope disappeared from her eyes. "How… How could this be? Dad, I beg of you. Please help me find Zachary! Please…"
Adam was not surprised that he could not reach his men. It was as if he had expected it. He calmly sipped his water before saying, "Don't you understand? He's planned this all along. It's pointless to find him now."
Sophia wiped away her tears with her arm. "It's not pointless! Dad, you just need to help me find him, and I'll handle the rest!"
Adam slammed his glass down on the table angrily. "Enough! When are you going to wake up?! Everyone can tell he doesn't love you! He won't even let you touch him, so what's the point of keeping him by your side? Just let him go, Sophia!"
Sophia was unwilling to accept the outcome. Even with reality staring straight at her, she still refused to believe it. "No, that's impossible! Zachary doesn't have memories of his past, so why would he go back to his family? No…"
Adam had lost all hope of talking sense into his daughter. "Did you think the hypnotic effect will last forever? He might've gotten back all of his memories and was only pretending when you were around!"
Sophia recalled everything that had happened recently and began to realize her father was right.
"Even… Even if his legs are healed, even if he really recovers his memory, I still have to go find him! I want him to know that I'm the one who loves him most in the world! Not Corinne, but me!" she screamed hysterically.
With that, she got up and ran outside.
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