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---- Chapter 712 "I'm not overexerting myself. | truly cherish the present-every day with you makes me feel so happy." Angela spoke softly, resting her head gently against Barney's shoulder. "I'm glad you've recovered so quickly," Barney said warmly, his gaze full of patience and understanding. "But you don't have to push yourself." He knew perfectly well that Angela had loved Trey deeply and couldn't possibly have shifted her affections to him in such a short time. The more she made an effort to be close to him, the more he felt she was doing it out of gratitude rather than love.
Angela shook her head. "I'm not pushing myself." Seeing that Barney didn't entirely believe her, she didn't insist on explaining, and instead quickly changed the subject. "Enough about that. Tell me about your sister-any new leads?" Thinking about his sister brought a genuine smile to Barney's face. He squeezed Angela's hand tightly. "| now know she's still in Goldmont City, and that when she was little, she attended a very famous winter camp.
I've already tasked people with tracking down any leads from that camp." ---- Months ago, the detective had gone through the records of the identified orphanage, finding information on many children. Narrowing down by time and criteria, four children matched the profile. The detective investigated each one in depth. Three were confirmed not to be Barney's sister. The remaining child- the only one left-was almost certainly her. However, this sister had been placed with multiple adoptive families.
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By the time she reached middle school, she was living independently, surviving on scholarships and loans. The detective had exhausted every method to locate one of her previous adoptive families-but after so many years, they no longer knew her whereabouts and couldn't even recall her full name. They had always called her "Chloe," following what the teachers used. Originally, they had intended to give her a new name once she grew older, but the family later had two more children and passed her along to another household.
Over the years, faint rumors about her emerged-she was remarkably intelligent, and at six years old, she had claimed second place in the city's mathematics olympiad, earning a reward to participate in an event organized by prominent athletes. The detective traced the event and discovered it had been a youth winter camp twenty years ago. "This camp was extremely selective and expensive. The ten children admitted for free were the top ten from the city's math ---- competition. She placed second.
Once we get in touch with the organizers from back then, we should be able to access detailed information quickly." Barney's excitement was palpable-but he noticed Angela seemed distracted. "What's wrong?" he asked, drawing her attention. She snapped back to the present and smiled faintly. "I... also attended that winter camp. Actually, | was one of the ten admitted." Her voice was calm and even, tinged with quiet reminiscence. Yet, whenever she mentioned that camp, a faint unease tugged at her.
That winter camp had been the beginning of her connection with Trey-but it had ultimately led to nothing. Now, Barney was searching for someone who had been there too. Was it a coincidence-or a twisted fate? "You were there too?" Bamey's excitement surged even higher. His gaze burned on Angela, shedding his usual composed demeanor. "I never expected us to be so connected. Maybe you even crossed paths with my sister back then." Angela smiled and nodded. "Yes... it's remarkable how fate works." Barney's eyes gleamed with certainty.
"It seems the universe ---- brought you to me to signal that I'm close to finding my sister."
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