Chapter 1658:

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Callie barely reacted. She sat still, her gaze lowered, seemingly detached from everything around her.

Nicole’s voice broke a little as she spoke, “Callie, I know what you’re enduring. We need information, or we won’t find the person who took your father from us…”

Nicole understood Callie’s agony all too well. Her own father’s violent death had left a vivid, painful image burned into her memory.

Regret and remorse had relentlessly tormented Nicole since that tragic day, reminding her incessantly of what she had lost—the chance of one last farewell with her father.

Nicole longed to relive moments spent with him, to cherish meals together, and have deep, meaningful conversations.

The emptiness left by his departure was deep, an unending pain, a poignant reminder of all the moments that had slipped through her fingers.

Having spoken the comforting words, Nicole quietly sat next to Callie, holding her frail form closely in a silent vigil.

Callie’s body began to tremble almost imperceptibly. What started as a slight twitch quickly turned into violent shaking. Her cries, first faint, grew into a heartbreaking crescendo.

“Nicole…” Callie’s voice, filled with pain and interrupted by sobs, cut through the quiet. “I can’t close my eyes. Whenever I do, I see my dad. The pain he endured… Sixty stab wounds, yet he made no sound.”

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Upon learning the details from the recent autopsy report, Nicole felt her world collapse. Brett had endured over sixty stab wounds while still alive.

The official cause of death was organ failure, yet Brett remained silent from the moment he was stabbed until his final breath.

Brett’s silence stemmed not from weakness but from a profound love for his daughter, Callie.

He knew crying out would bring Callie to his side, endangering her fragile condition. In his last moments, Brett sacrificed his body to shield his daughter one final time.

Tears flowed down Nicole’s cheeks as she grappled with the news. It was clear that Brett was an exceptional father to Callie.

As Callie wept, her broken words filled the room, reflecting her deep anguish. “It’s all my fault… It’s all my fault.”

“If it weren’t for my greed, my dad…” Callie said between sobs, prompting Nicole to attentively listen to her words.

Callie’s voice was hoarse as she muttered, “Had I not expressed my desire to continue playing the violin, my father wouldn’t have gone back for that money, and he wouldn’t have met his tragic end.”

When Brett recounted the incident to Nicole, he failed to mention whether Jamie had indeed given him the money.

Brett simply stated that Jamie had offered money and treatment. While the treatment part was true, and Callie was getting better, it seemed like there wasn’t any money involved.

But the truth was, Brett did receive money at that time. He wasn’t naive enough to risk everything without any gain.

Even though Jamie promised to assist his daughter with treatment abroad, Brett wouldn’t have blindly placed his trust in her.

It was the money he had received that convinced him to approach Nicole’s father, as Jamie had requested.

However, Brett chose not to disclose this information to Nicole. If he had, Nicole would have vehemently opposed his pursuit of the money, likely resulting in the police confiscating it.

Ultimately, greed played a role in Brett’s downfall.

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