Chapter 5

If she was an imposter who wanted to know about my past with Thea and all those details, she would have to control Thea and extract that information from her.

But if she'd already controlled Thea, why would she let the entire criminal organization get taken down?

And now, instead of running away, she was actively returning to the country.

The security situation there would be exponentially more dangerous for her!

"Hey! Do you really not need help? Don't be like Neves and pass out from dehydration in the bathroom!"

She knocked on the door anxiously, sounding worried I might have an accident.

I quickly called back, "Almost done."

In that moment, my doubts deepened.

If she was an imposter trying to fool me, knowing some things about my past would be enough.

Why would she also remember something as trivial as our colleague Neves fainting in the bathroom six years ago?

Even under torture, no one would ask about something like that. And besides, Thea could withstand torture.

Her conviction would never allow her to bow to drug dealers!

I walked out with my doubts. She immediately hugged me and checked my body.

I couldn't detect even a hint of false pretense.

Could it be that the long-term pressure and mental torment had caused Thea to forget the "persimmon tree" pact?

I couldn't find any other explanation. This was the only possibility.

"Thea, let's go to the hospital."

"My stomach really hurts—"

Before I could finish, Thea scooped me up in her arms.

"Waiter, where's the nearest hospital?"

She urgently carried me to a taxi, her eyes red as she said I'd lost weight, that five years ago when I was shot during a drug bust and she rushed me to the hospital, I'd weighed much more than now.

I closed my eyes and forced the tears back, unable to say another word.

I was starting to believe she really was Thea.

I went to the hospital to buy time so my colleagues could take her hair for a DNA test.

If she was the real Thea, we'd go home.

If she was fake, we'd restrain and interrogate her immediately.

Even if it meant alerting them, I had no choice. She was performing perfectly—I couldn't find a single flaw, and I had no way to discover Thea's whereabouts.

I successfully obtained strands of her hair and passed them to my colleague.

The 20 hours waiting for results felt like years, leaving me on edge.

"Thea checks out. DNA test results are normal..."

The moment I received my colleague's message, I couldn't control myself and rushed over to hug Thea tightly.

"My symptoms are much better, Thea. Let's go home!"

"Let's go home!"

She was happy too and immediately took out her phone to book tickets.

On the way to the airport, we excitedly planned where to go after returning home, deciding to visit all the places we'd wanted to go but couldn't afford before.

This joy felt like going from hell to heaven in an instant.

Thea being safe meant everything to me!

"Oh, right—"

When we reached the airport, Thea seemed to suddenly remember something. "We don't have any savings, and the bureau's bonus still needs approval. We don't really have money to travel everywhere, do we?"

"Why don't we dig up the assets our parents left us first? We agreed that once we avenged them, we could use that money."

My steps suddenly stopped. "What assets?"

Thea smiled naturally. "What other assets could there be? Have you forgotten? The ones we buried under the Tree of Vengeance!"