Chapter 886: PAID

The first thing I felt upon reading the contents was confusion.

From beginning to end, I couldn’t grasp what this was supposed to mean. It took me a long time to comprehend because it simply didn’t make sense.

By the time I barely managed to understand the letter, the thought that came to mind was:

“What kind of insane nonsense is this?”

Even after understanding it, I couldn’t bring myself to believe it.

“What is my father supposed to have done?”

Committed a crime against the Alliance and been imprisoned? It was absurd. Under normal circumstances, I would’ve dismissed it as utter nonsense and torn the letter apart.

There’s no nonsense quite like this. That’s exactly how I should’ve treated it.

The problem, however, was:

“This letter was sent by Lady Mi.”

The sender of the letter was none other than Lady Mi herself.

The Baekhwa Trading Company—complete with the unmistakable seal of its leader—along with the homing bird she always used.

All of it pointed to one conclusion: this letter was real.

“Master…?”

Wi Seol-ah approached me, noticing my stiff expression. I raised a hand to stop her.

“Wait.”

“…”

She couldn’t come any closer right now.

I needed to cool my head and think quickly, and her presence would only make it harder.

“What is this?”

What on earth was going on? What could possibly be the meaning of this?

The first question I had to answer was:

“Is this letter authentic?”

Was the letter truly sent by Lady Mi? On the surface, it seemed real, but it was difficult to believe it blindly.

“There’s also the possibility that someone is impersonating Lady Mi.”

From the letter to the bird and even the handwriting, it was possible someone had meticulously imitated everything. But…

“The odds of that are slim.”

It wasn’t a possibility worth seriously considering, so I set it aside.

“Then…”

If Lady Mi really had written and sent this letter to me, what was her intention behind it?

“…That my father committed a crime and was imprisoned.”

That was the result.

But the letter didn’t explain Lady Mi’s intent behind conveying this information.