Chapter 496 The Truth Must Be Revealed
Oscar locked eyes with Charles and spoke slowly, emphasizing each word.
Right now, Oscar wasn't wearing a mask.
As the President of Serenea's son, if he didn't wear a mask, the supposedly dead Oscar would resurface.
How much backlash would a former high-ranking officer of Tranquiloria face for joining Serenea?
But Oscar didn't care.
Clearly, he had already reunited with Pearl.
"I don't care what promises you've made to Pearl or what your plans are. Now that you're with Serenea, you'll follow my orders. Otherwise, all those things you're worried about, I'll make them happen one by one!" Charles said before boarding the helicopter.
He came to personally bring Oscar back to his senses.
Oscar didn't respond or move. He just gripped his phone tightly, feeling a heavy weight in his heart.
As soon as Pearl returned to Serenea, she released the photos and videos she had taken.
In the video, a little girl was searching for pieces of flesh in front of the ruins.
She held a microphone and asked the girl, "Are you picking up these pieces of flesh to take home and eat?"
"No." The girl's blue eyes shimmered with tears; she was very calm. "No, this is my mom and dad."
The girl didn't cry or make a fuss, but she was only about seven or eight years old.
The video and photos caused a huge international uproar. Kevin and his allied forces were heavily condemned.
More and more people were calling for peace.
Charles also made a statement: Serenea desires peace more than any other country, but we are too weak, and our people are suffering deeply from the ravages of war.
He didn't take action because he longed for peace.
If the chaos continued, he wouldn't mind returning the Earth to its original state.
Netizens speculated accurately that Charles had nuclear weapons.
Everyone hoped to stop the war, and various countries were considering organizing an international conference. It was at this time that the leader of the Allied Forces was assassinated.
The ceasefire occurred just over an hour after the incident, which was a good outcome.
For Pearl, it meant she could now withdraw completely. However, the main concern right now was Christopher.
Pearl took Christopher to the embassy.
Christopher clung tightly to Pearl's hand, shaking his head, his eyes filled with tears.
"If I want to adopt him, what are the requirements?" Pearl asked Raymond about the adoption conditions as she walked into the embassy with Christopher in her arms.
Christopher was in poor health and had nowhere to go.
But if she wanted to take him back, she needed proper documentation. Otherwise, Christopher had no identification, and at his age, he should be in school.
"We investigated and found no other relatives. For now, he should be sent to a welfare home. If his family comes looking for him in the future, it will be easier for them to reunite." The person in charge explained everything to Pearl.
Pearl instinctively looked at Christopher.
Christopher was in poor health; a welfare home wouldn't be good for him.
Plus, he was really attached to her. She couldn't just leave him.
Pearl bit her lip and said softly, "Can you issue me a certificate? If his parents come looking for him, I can return him. I won't keep him against their will."
Christopher gently squeezed her hand, wanting her to hold on to him.
"If that's the case, we can issue you the documents. If his family doesn't come, you can take him back, register him, and enroll him in school."
"Okay," Pearl nodded and waited at the embassy with Christopher.
The documents took only a few minutes.
As Pearl walked out of the embassy with Christopher, the sunlight cast long shadows.
Seeing their overlapping shadows, Pearl felt a pang of confusion. If her son were with her, she'd hold his hand just like this.
Her child would be as old as Christopher now.
Thinking of her child, sadness welled up in Pearl's eyes. Oscar still refused to tell her where her child was.
Pearl couldn't hold back and called Oscar.
The phone rang for a long time. Just when Pearl thought no one would answer, Oscar's voice came through.
"Pearl," he said.
His phone was clearly reachable, but he hadn't spoken since that day.
Pearl spoke softly, "I don't know your plan, and I don't want to know anymore. Oscar, you have your mission; I shouldn't be mad at you. But you need to tell me where the child is. I'm the child's mother; I have the right to know."
She had only seen her child once briefly and never again. She adopted Christopher because she had been a mother and felt for these children with nowhere to go.
"I know. Pearl, I hope you're doing well."
"Are you telling me the child is dead?"
Pearl's breath caught.
Oscar didn't reply; the call disconnected again.
The busy tone echoed from the phone, and Pearl was instantly furious. Every time it came to the crucial moment, the call would be cut off. Oscar never gave any important information.
So, she no longer held out hope for Oscar; she would investigate herself.
Louis was still in Serenea and hadn't left. When he learned that Pearl wanted to adopt Christopher and was also investigating Oscar and her child, Louis seriously suggested, "You don't need to handle these things yourself. I'm here; you can rely on me. If you say you don't want to owe me a favor, but given our relationship, there's no need to discuss that."
Louis had always been helping Pearl.
Pearl understood Louis's intentions, but she preferred to solve this matter herself. Because everyone around her could leave. She believed that she was her own strongest support.
"You have your own things to do, and I can handle these matters."
"Pearl, there's something strange. If your child is still alive, why wouldn't Oscar tell you where the child is? If he had compelling reasons, he would be even less likely to tell you at this critical moment."
Pearl understood Louis's words, but she needed the truth!
However, before she could find the truth, something happened to her.
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