Strongest Superhuman System

Chapter 468 Misguided Trust

The only way to get a visa into Africa was if you had family there or if your company sent you there for work. Even students couldn't get visas unless they already had a family member working there. Most African countries were very strict.

Arit would be able to move to Africa easily since her father worked there, so there would be no issue with a visa. But Arit obviously didn't want to go anywhere. She liked staying here with Mark. Even with the high rate of anima appearances and all the danger present in the country, she was happy with him.

Arthur saw the look of distress appearing on his daughter's face, and he told her that he couldn't talk about it here.

"It's important that we talk about this in private. I saw a café on the other side of the street when I was coming to the hotel. We can talk there."

"Arthur. Are you sure there's nothing going on?"

Mark suddenly spoke up while reaching out to put a hand on Arthur's shoulder, and Arthur swallowed as he felt some pressure pressing down on him. Arthur couldn't even meet Mark's eyes.

"Mark, this is something between family. I need to talk to Arit. Please respect that."

Mark frowned.

"As far as I'm concerned, Arit is a member of my family. I know you're her father, but I care about her more than you can ever imagine, and going out there is dangerous right now. If you have something to say that will affect all of us, then I think I have a right to know about it as well."

"You have no right to know anything!"

Arthur suddenly shouted at Mark, and Mark raised a brow as Arthur turned to him in anger! Arthur raised a finger as he glared at the taller boy!

"I gave her to you so you could look after her! I trusted you to look after my baby, and you turned her into... into..."

Arthur felt something like bile rising from inside him, and he had to grit his teeth tight before he spilled anything more. He turned away from Mark and took in a deep breath to calm himself!

Arit suddenly had to speak up, and she put her hand on Mark's chest and told him to stop. Arthur watched as Mark turned from him to Arit, and Mark's eyes softened once he saw the anxious look on her face. Arthur knew at that moment that Arit and Mark cared more for each other than he would ever understand. Mark frowned and then released a calming breath before he slowly let go of Arthur's hand.

Arthur was Arit's father and he was the entire reason why Mark and Arit were able to get this close. Mark had a lot of respect for the man that would eventually be his father-in-law, and that allowed him to trust Arthur. Arit smiled and gave him a quick kiss before taking off her apron and folding it.

"Let's go, Dad. I'll be back soon, Mark. I promise. We'll be downstairs, and I have my phone. If I run into any trouble, I'll call immediately."

Mark gave Arthur another hard stare before he just nodded his head. Arit thanked him as she led her father out of the house. As the door clicked shut, a small part of Mark felt like he was making a huge mistake.

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Zoom!

Pat sped past the cars on the road of City C as he made his way to the Red Lotus Hotel. After Pat found out about the anima clusters that were all around the city, he immediately started to drive to City C to meet Mark last night.

But Pat had been deep inside City D in one of his safe houses when he found out about the clusters, so he had to drive all night—more than five hours on the road—before he could make it to City C. And now that he was in City C, he was speeding towards the Red Lotus like a madman.

WeeWoo! WeeWoo! WeeWoo!

A police car suddenly appeared behind him and urged him to stop for questioning, but Patrick ignored the warning as he raced through the streets. He had already broken a lot of traffic laws by moving the way he was, so he knew that breaking a few more would not be an issue.

Patrick was ready to speed up even more, but he was stunned when he saw more than thirty police vehicles appear behind him! Patrick almost had a small panic attack when he thought they were all there for him, but he calmed down again when they all passed beside him before shooting off into the distance.

ZOOM!!

They were moving so fast, with horns blaring loudly, that all the cars on the road immediately made way for them to pass. Patrick wondered what was going on. Was there some sort of terrorist organization that they wanted to raid? That was the only reason why Pat thought the city would send so many police cars in such a rush.