Bradley stopped in his tracks, the corners of his thin lips curling slightly.

There were some things that he would pursue to the end for Freya, no matter the cost.

"You have ten minutes to confess on your own."

Bradley returned to the sofa and sat down again, his legs elegantly crossed, and his body leaning lazily against the sofa.

Yelü An looked at his cocky appearance and secretly gritted his teeth.

Is this what friends do, to expose someone else's scars like this? Is it really okay?

Seeing that he just stared at himself but didn't speak for a long time, Bradley raised his eyebrows as a reminder.

Only then did Yelü An open his mouth.

"All right, all right, I'll tell you." He paused for a moment, then cleared his throat and said, "I made a mistake and didn't have the face to face others."

"What kind of mistake?"

Bradley crossed his arms and asked with great interest.

Yelü An stammered and couldn't say a word for a long time.

Back then, because of his playful nature, he had let his eldest brother take advantage of an innocent woman. Later, that woman disappeared without a trace, and his eldest brother almost lost his position as the heir because of this matter. In the end, it was he who confessed everything to save his eldest brother, and he left the Yelü royal family as a punishment, being removed from the family.

This matter had always been suppressed by the Yelü royal family. Therefore, apart from a few of them, no one else knew about it.

Now that Bradley asked, Yelü An really didn't know how to answer.

If he confessed, it would surely affect his eldest brother's reputation.

After thinking for a while, he had a determined expression and said, "Which man doesn't cheat? It's just those messy things."

Oh, so did Yelü An really have an affair with Bai Zhilan?

Bradley frowned slightly. This result was beyond his expectations.

He stared fixedly at Yelü An, making the other person shiver. Finally, Yelü An couldn't stand it anymore and said more bluntly, "Bradley, I just had an affair with a woman. Don't look at me with that kind of eyes, as if I'm a heinous lecher."

These words confirmed what Bradley had been thinking.

Yelü An was Freya's biological father.

With an expression that said "I understand", he stood up and walked to Yelü An's side, patting him on the shoulder. "Very good, old buddy. You really are something."

He had taken advantage of Bai Zhilan, causing her to be tortured by Bruce all her life and finally ending up with a tragic death.

So even if Freya knew all this, she would probably only hate Yelü An and would never want to recognize him.

However, Bradley still felt fortunate. If it weren't for his old friend's actions, how could Freya exist, and he wouldn't have been able to marry such an excellent and beautiful wife.

"Bradley, stop making fun of me. It was just a mistake I made when I was young. It's embarrassing to talk about it." Yelü An looked at Bradley, feeling as if he had been seen through.

This man had extremely sharp eyes. Although he was much younger than himself, he had a sharpness that came from experience, making people shudder.

Bradley curved his lips. "Take care of yourself."

After leaving these words, he got up and left the room.

Yelü Qi touched his forehead in confusion. What did those words mean?

...

Bradley rushed back as quickly as possible. The sound of the door opening woke up the little woman who was sleeping.

Freya was immersed in a nightmare and couldn't extricate herself. She suddenly sat up from the bed with a start, and there were dense beads of sweat on her fair face.

Just now, she had dreamed of her mother again, as if her mother wanted to tell her some truth. Her mouth opened and closed, but she couldn't make any sound.

What on earth was going on?

Why had her mother been appearing in her dreams so frequently recently?

Bradley saw the little woman's pale face and walked closer, saying anxiously, "Did you have another nightmare?"

Freya threw herself into his arms and nodded. "Mom looked so painful in my dream, Bradley. Did I miss something? Could there be another truth behind my mother's death?"

Recently, she had been feeling very uneasy. She would dream as soon as she fell asleep, and no matter how much she slept, she still felt tired.

This feeling made her feel a heavy burden.

Bradley stroked her hair and pressed his face against the top of her head to soothe her. "Don't think too much. This matter is already in the past."

Freya knew it was in the past, but this oppressive feeling just wouldn't go away.

Leaning in the man's arms and listening to his steady and strong heartbeat, her mood gradually improved.

Bradley told her about his discovery. "As I said in the text message, the identity of your biological father has been confirmed. It's Yelü An, who was removed from the Yelü royal family."

Freya looked up at him, frowning deeply.

Bradley continued, "Do you know who Yelü An is?"

"Who?"

The man played with her hair casually and said in a deep voice, "You're not unfamiliar with him. He's Boss Xue."

Hearing this, Freya's body trembled uncontrollably.

Although she had only met him once, Freya had a remarkable memory, and since Boss Xue was Bradley's friend, she remembered him even more clearly.

"What on earth is going on?"

No wonder when she asked Mi Luo to investigate Yelü An in depth, there were no clues at all.

It turned out that this person was someone around Bradley.

This truth shocked Freya deeply.

"Just as we investigated before, Yelü An once made a mistake, which is why he left the family. I just went to talk to him and he admitted that he did have an affair with a woman back then. If I'm not wrong, that woman was your mother." Bradley couldn't believe that his old friend had suddenly become his father-in-law.

This change in identity really caught him off guard.

Freya's fists clenched involuntarily, and a look of confusion appeared in her eyes.

She had once thought that if she found that man, she would avenge her mother severely.

But now, this person had become Bradley's friend, and this made her heart struggle violently.

Bradley noticed her expression and hugged her even tighter. "No matter what you want to do, I'll support you. Even if he's my friend, if he makes you unhappy, I won't show any mercy."

Freya was touched and pursed her lips. "I don't want to recognize him. I want him to feel guilty for his mistake for the rest of his life."

Originally, recognizing her relatives wasn't part of her plan. Her goal was to seek justice for her mother.

Why did he take away her mother's innocence back then but choose to abandon her, which led to her mother's later tragedy?

If Bruce and her stepmother were the murderers, then Yelü Qi was also an accomplice!

"I'll try to investigate this matter further and make Yelü An confess it himself." The previous conversation was just a probe. Now that he had confirmed that Yelü An was Freya's biological father, he could gradually pursue the matter.

After all, while learning the truth, he also had to protect Freya's background.

"Okay."

Freya nodded.

Bradley quickly took action and asked Blue Book to retrieve all of Boss Xue's information.