Chapter 441
Barnard broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing Calvin’s description. The timing was too coincidental.
He suddenly thought of Camilla.
If the police officer Calvin mentioned really was Camilla’s father, then even if it hadn’t been Calvin’s intention, he had indirectly caused the man’s death. It seemed a blood feud now stood between them. Could he still win Camilla back?
For the first time, Barnard felt utterly stripped of his confidence.
“What did he look like?” Barnard demanded, unable to hide his urgency.
Calvin tried to recall, but ultimately shook his head. “It’s been too long, I really can’t remember. Besides, I didn’t dare look closely at the time. Barnard, why on earth are you asking about this p>
“The man you’re working for now, Zachary, he was the one transporting the goods. Do you remember who he handed the person over to?” Barnard pressed.
Camilla had suddenly come to Valdoria recently. He hadn’t understood her motives before, but now the pieces were falling into place. She was clearly looking for information about her father.
“Well… the guy didn’t show his face. I only saw his back. From his build and the way he moved, he looked a bit like Clement,” Calvin finally answered after some thought.
Barnard’s blood ran cold. The last shred of hope in his heart shattered into nothingness.
He knew exactly what kind of dirty business Clement was involved in. If that police officer truly was Camilla’s father and had been handed over to Clement, there was only one outcome. He had become one of the many test subjects.
He had read the files from the early years.
When Clement first started this operation, he was much bolder than he was now. Many of the test subjects were disposed of in the most brutal ways imaginable, without so much as a grave to mark their existence.
“Are you sure?” Barnard asked, clinging to a desperate prayer.
“Probably. They might have had some shady dealings,” Calvin said. “Barnard, why are you acting like you’ve seen a ghost just from hearing about this cop? What are you thinking? Is he really that important p>
Under Calvin’s relentless questioning, Barnard finally voiced his suspicion. “The police officer you’re talking about might be Camilla’s father p>
“What? How could there be such a coincidence?” Calvin gasped in shock.
A look of sheer helplessness washed over Barnard’s face. *Exactly. How could it be such a coincidence p>
He had just truly realized his feelings for Camilla, and in the blink of an eye, an insurmountable wall of hatred had risen between them.
Even if his father wasn’t the mastermind, he had undeniably been an accomplice in pushing Camilla’s father toward his death.
If Camilla ever found out, given her personality, she would fight the Carter family to the bitter end.
No. She could never know.
He had to bury this secret forever. He would just make it up to her, treat her infinitely better, and compensate her in every way possible.
With that thought, Barnard looked at his equally stunned father. “Dad, you absolutely cannot breathe a word of this to anyone. Especially not Camilla p>
As for Clement, if he was truly responsible, Barnard would find a way to wipe out all the records. He wouldn’t let Camilla find a single trace.
“You think I’d go around blabbing about something like this? Don’t worry, my lips are sealed,” Calvin promised. Then, he eyed Barnard with deep suspicion. “Barnard, give it to me straight. Why do you care so much? Don’t tell me you’ve fallen for Camilla again p>
Even though he was looking at his own flesh and blood, Calvin felt like he couldn’t read him at all anymore.
Barnard didn’t bother hiding it this time. “Yes. I suddenly realized that she’s the one I’ve always loved. I’m actively pursuing her right now. Dad, you have to make sure nobody slips up p>
Calvin looked at him as if he were a complete lunatic. “Are you out of your mind? Back then, you claimed you loved Davina and made things so ugly with Camilla that our family went bankrupt and was run out of Cabinda. Now you’re telling me you love Camilla? Have you lost your damn mind p>
“I didn’t understand my own heart back then. It was only after I lost her that I realized how important she is to me. When it comes to Camilla, I won’t fail this time. Dad, don’t try to stop me,” Barnard declared.
The more Calvin looked at his son, the more he seemed like a madman. “Don’t forget, she’s with Lance now.
The Charles family is a titan. Do you really think we can shake a behemoth like that?
Don’t think just because you’re Clement’s favorite right now that you’re invincible. Can Clement’s business ever see the light of day? He can give you money, but nothing else.
Barnard, let’s just keep our heads down. Listen to me, I’ll figure out a way to get you away from Clement. Can you just go abroad? Stop obsessing over Camilla p>
A cold sweat broke out across Calvin’s back.
He only had one son in this world. No matter how many terrible things Barnard had done, he couldn’t just leave him to rot.