Farewell to Love: The CEO's Desperate Chase novel Chapter 401

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“I owe everything to you and your father,” Theodore said quietly. “It’s taken me a year just to gather my people and finally gain a measure of control. But I believe that with time—little by little—I’ll be able to take charge of everything.”

“Out at sea, news travels slowly. I didn’t hear of your father’s passing until a year after it happened. And even then, there was nothing I could do to change things.”

“I know now: only when I become truly powerful will I be able to uncover the truth.”

The hot air balloon drifted silently through the sky.

Emilia Dennis gazed down at the pendant cupped in her palm.

She never would have imagined that the boy she’d met all those years ago was now the man standing before her.

Back then, she hadn’t thought much of their meeting. She’d simply noticed a boy from her own country, speaking the same language, living in miserable circumstances. She’d wanted to help, as much as she was able—nothing more.

Her fingers closed gently around the pendant.

Theodore watched her, seeing the sorrow clouding her eyes.

They had both been so young when they first met—a fleeting encounter, nothing more. Maybe, to her, it had been nothing but a casual act of kindness. But for him, that moment changed everything.

For years, he’d thought of Emilia and her father, Inman Dennis, as his benefactors. He’d been weak, powerless. He’d sworn to himself that one day, when he was strong enough, he would uncover the truth behind it all.

But fate had a strange way of bringing them together again—after betrayal and heartbreak. The bullet that struck his chest didn’t kill him. Instead, it made him realize just how deeply he loved her.

“When I finally had control and returned home, you were already with him. You were married.”

“All these years, I’ve been investigating your father’s death, but everything is shrouded in mystery. The more I searched, the clearer it became that some invisible hand was orchestrating everything, keeping me far from the truth. All I could do was wait—for the right moment.”