Chapter 846

"Truthfully, I just wanted to protect you back then," Rick said, taking a deep breath. "Protect me?" Cameron's eyes lit up. It was as he had suspected—Rick had indeed had his reasons. "Yes." Rick nodded and continued, "At that time, the mysterious party was in alliance with various forces in Leving. They threatened your life to coerce Angela into making a choice. To protect you and the Morgan family, Angela agreed to their demands. "In the evening of the 23rd, at eight o'clock, she jumped off the company rooftop, ending her life. "The night before her death, she entrusted you to me. But I never expected that the very next day after her death, those forces would target you and the Morgan family. "They poisoned you with an unknown poison. I consulted numerous physicians, but none could help. And on the night you showed symptoms of the poison, I received news that those forces planned to attack the Morgan family. "So, I announced that you were banished from the Morgan family and too