Another World Mall-Chapter 917: Lies and Truths

Arina knew that Iskandar was not fully convinced, so she added, "Please take a look at this."

She presented another piece of evidence that made it look even more concerning.

Iskandar took a look at the evidence and dropped it right away. "This..."

He simply couldn’t believe it.

"This is the medical record of your mother. If you look at the date, you should be able to figure out what happened. Your mother was diagnosed with cancer only after she moved to that villa. Before that, she had been healthy."

Iskandar clutched his head. He simply couldn’t believe it. From what he remembered, his family transferred his mother to that villa so that she could focus on her recovery.

If she remained by his side, she might try to take care of him even when she was sick. So, to stop her maternal instinct, they had to move her away so that she could focus on recovery first.

"My mother..." Iskandar gasped.

Arina sighed. "After receiving some information from the Hacfield family, we conducted a search as well and found this."

Iskandar saw a piece of paper. In an instant, he recognized the writing style. "This is my mother..."

’Iskandar. If you read this letter, I’m probably not in this world anymore. I’m sorry that I’m unable to accompany you, my son. In this world where strength reigns supreme, your talents mean a lot of things.

’Sometimes, your talent is not a blessing, but a curse. With your talents, a lot of expectations will end up burdening you.

’I just want you to do anything you want. I know that you are a great child, so I don’t really want you to stray from the great path.

’Unfortunately, my existence has become a threat to your family. Maybe it’s because of me spoiling you that the people in the house think I’m manipulating you.

’However, whether it’s the Anatas family or your mother’s family, the Rendwood family. They want the same thing, you.

’My child. I don’t want you to take revenge on them. I know that they might have done a lot of things, but it is indeed true that they have done their best for you, even though they have a different intention.

’However, I wish that you were able to stand up on your own instead of letting someone be in charge of your life.

’Sorry, my child. Mom failed to protect you. It must be hard for you to endure all their expectations....’

Iskandar bit his lip. He could recognize the writing, and it was indeed his mother’s letter.

To think the Anatas family had been hiding this fact the whole time. They had indeed poured a lot of resources into him, but it turned out they had been manipulating him the whole time.

Just like what they did to his mother, they did the same thing to Clovis. Unlike his mother, Clovis didn’t plan to just endure it.

That was why he released that recording.

In other words, if Clovis were less capable, he would have become prey to their manipulation.

In this way, it could be said that they had harmed Clovis enough. It wasn’t weird for Clovis to retaliate.

Sadly, his family never changed.

Arina politely lowered her head. "Please. I hope that you can remain here for the time being, not only to recuperate but also for your protection. The country owes you a lot. Just like any other country, our contract is with the Tier 9 or future Tier 9.

"If you wish to protect your family, that is your privilege. However, if you have decided to leave them, the government can promise you all the stages you want and protect you from your family."

Iskandar was completely stunned. He had never heard all this before, so it overwhelmed him.

He wondered what he had done wrong.

Iskandar still remembered the time he had spent with his mother. It was indeed the best time of his life.

No matter how hard he was training to fulfill everyone’s expectations, he would think everything was worth it when he returned and found his mother’s smile, praising him.

But after losing his mother, he kept training hard to make sure his mother was proud of him. It was harder and more suffocating.

After knowing everything that had happened, he felt disgusted. He never thought his family was worse than the beasts. For their sake, they were willing to do anything.

Iskandar wanted to throw up, but he held it in. He took a few deep breaths, his hands shaking out of frustration.

"What is your name again?" Iskandar asked.

"You can call me Arina."

"Then, Arina. Clovis Hacfield didn’t attack the country further? How about my family?"

"Clovis Hacfield is currently reported to be leaving the country. We have received the memo about him almost reaching the border. As for your family, they have disappeared. We are not sure what’s going on, but we have suspected a possibility.

"They must be aware of this evidence after Mr. Clovis shows the power of the Hacfield family’s intelligent network. So, they must be trying to destroy the evidence right now and most likely capture you."

After learning from them for so long, Iskandar could imagine such a thing would happen.

"So, the government is searching for my family?"

"Yes."

"What if I tell you to stop it?"

"We will respect your decision." Arina answered without hesitation. "We will respect your decision as the future Tier 9 of our country. However, our government has to fulfill our promise to Clovis Hacfield as well.

"He hopes that this matter stops here. Clovis Hacfield has never intended to challenge the sovereignty of the country. I’m sure you know it too."

Iskandar couldn’t help but agree. After calming down and finding the truth, his mind had become clear of prejudice.

Clovis was indeed correct.

"There is actually a message that Clovis Hacfield asks the government to pass on."

"To me?"

"Yes." Arina paused for a moment. "We have a great match. Thanks to you, I’m able to overcome my limits. I’m sure you are the same. I hope we can fight again in the future, not as rivals, not as enemies, but as two equal individuals who respect each other and strive to improve."

"!!!" Iskandar’s body shook. He couldn’t deny what had happened. It was thanks to Clovis that he was desperate enough to develop the 4.5 bursts. If he practiced further, it would become 5 bursts.

"It looks like I owe him a lot," Iskandar muttered.

It was said that to make people believe, all you need to do is to mix lies with the truth.

As for how much of the lie and how much of the truth is mixed in the evidence, no one truly knows.