Chapter 884 Travel Restrictions
Katherine laughed. "Alright! Let's go to the amusement park. Mommy can take you to play until the evening, and then we can watch the fireworks show together, okay?"
"Okay!"
"Okay!"
"Okay!"
George, Edith, and Charles said in unison.
Charles rubbed his stomach, trying to hide the sound coming from it, afraid of ruining the mood.
But Katherine, with her keen ears, heard it, "Charles, are you hungry? How about we go eat something delicious first?"
Charles blushed and smiled, feeling both embarrassed and happy.
George and Edith joined in the fun!
"Mommy, Mommy, we're hungry too. I want to eat pizza!"
"I want a beef burger!"
Katherine ignored the two of them and asked Charles, "What do you want to eat? You did a good deed today, so Mommy wants to reward you. It's all up to you, Charles!"
The unease and insecurity in Charles's eyes finally disappeared completely, and he smiled, "I also want a burger and pizza. Mommy, let's go with George and Edith's choice!"
Katherine felt a pang of heartache for Charles's thoughtfulness, "Alright! Let's head out now!"
"Let's go!"
"Let's go!"
"Let's go!"
On the other side.
Sophia took Trevor and Julian to visit a few of Janetrick's iconic landmarks and then prepared to head back.
She was quite distracted throughout the trip. Ever since she met Katherine, she had been feeling uneasy.
Trevor and Julian were very cooperative the whole time. When they got off the car, they walked around the area, and when it was time to get back in the car, they did so without any fuss.
Originally, Sophia had planned to take them out for a meal before returning to the hotel, but after encountering Katherine, she was worried something might go wrong again, so she decided it was safer to head straight back to the hotel.
They returned to the hotel at 2 PM. As they passed by Brent's suite, they saw two of Brent's trusted men guarding the door, indicating that Brent had returned from his morning errands.
Sophia's eyes flashed, and she stopped to say to Trevor in the wheelchair, "Trevor, you and Julian go back to the suite first. I'll go say hello to Brent and let him know we're back."
Trevor had no objections and simply nodded, then continued forward with Julian.
After watching Trevor and Julian enter the suite, Sophia knocked on the door and entered Brent's suite.
As soon as she stepped in, Sophia stepped on something hard and almost slipped!
She steadied herself by holding onto the shoe cabinet at the entrance, breathed a sigh of relief, and looked down to see that she had stepped on a piece of a broken phone.
There were several pieces of the phone on the floor, and it was Brent's phone.
What happened? Why did Brent smash his phone?
Sophia frowned as she looked towards the sofa in the center of the living room, where her father was sitting with a serious expression, smoking a cigarette.
Sophia walked over, "Dad, what's wrong? Why did you smash your phone?"
Brent glanced at Sophia, "Why are you calling me Dad? Didn't you say you didn't need me to worry about your affairs? Then don't worry about mine either!"
Sophia knew Brent was speaking out of anger. She sighed and sat down next to him, "Dad, there's no lasting grudge between us. I just don't want you to interfere in my matters with Trevor. It's not like I want to sever our father-daughter relationship!"
Brent took a deep drag of his cigarette and exhaled a thick cloud of smoke, saying nothing.
Sophia asked again, "Dad, please tell me what happened to make you so angry. Tell me, don't make me worry! Is it because of Nora and Linda?"
Brent's face was full of worry, "No, it has nothing to do with Nora and Linda. Don't associate every bad thing with them!"
Hearing this, Sophia was a bit upset, "Dad! Why do you think of me like this now? I'm just concerned about you and asking. Why can't I even mention Nora?"
Brent was already in a bad mood, and thinking about his wife wanting a divorce made him even more upset, "I didn't go to see Nora today. I was dealing with work issues."
Sophia's brow furrowed, "Dad, are you having trouble at work?"
Brent stubbed out his cigarette, "The companies I was preparing to sell were found to have tax issues and are now under investigation!"
Sophia was shocked, "What? How could this happen? Who dares to investigate your businesses?"
Brent had significant influence in Markovia, and his work focus had been there for years. Although his presence in the domestic market was weaker, he was still not someone to be trifled with.
Such a sudden investigation was definitely unusual; someone must be behind it!
Brent said, "Now that those companies are under investigation, I have to stay in the country to cooperate with the investigation. It's really annoying!"
Sophia thought for a moment, "Dad, the small businesses here don't mean much to you. Why not just give them up? We can all go back to Markovia together!"
Brent sighed, "It's not about what I want now. I have to stay and cooperate with the investigation. Because of the tax issues with those companies, I've been restricted from leaving the country."
"What?" Sophia couldn't believe it was this serious, "What do we do now? Dad, are you really stuck here? How long will the investigation take?"
Brent said, "I don't know! We don't know the exact amount of the tax issues yet. If it's too large, I might even have to go to jail!"
Sophia was completely panicked, "Dad, I don't think it will come to that! Those departments should give you some respect. If worse comes to worst, we can pay to resolve it!"
Brent lit another cigar, feeling very irritated. The people in those departments were no longer the ones he knew, making things difficult.
The more Sophia thought about it, the more uneasy she felt, "Dad, how about this: you stay here and cooperate with the investigation, and I'll take Trevor and Julian back to Markovia to wait for you! From what I can see, the situation here won't be resolved quickly. I want to take Trevor back first; otherwise, I won't feel at ease."
Hearing this, Brent frowned in displeasure, "What? You're worried about your disabled husband but not about me being investigated here?"
Sophia quickly waved her hands to explain, "No, no, that's not what I meant, Dad. I believe you won't have any problems! But there's an issue with Trevor. Today, we ran into Katherine, and I'm afraid she might have designs on Trevor and take him away from me. So I think it's safer to take Trevor back to Markovia quickly!"
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