My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash Calicraft) novel Chapter 2723

That was when Reese met the parents of the Sharpe siblings. At that moment, their faces and names surfaced in his memory—Daryl Sharpe and Nalani Baasch.

Daryl exuded a dignified yet warm presence. As soon as he saw the siblings approach, his eyes filled with warmth. Meanwhile, Nalani sat nearby, engaged in embroidery. It was a picture of familial bliss.

However, Reese knew the subsequent events. The reason they lived on this mountain was that their father's writings had offended many powerful families.

Daryl used to work at a newspaper as both a writer and an editor. He boldly exposed some dark dealings of the elite, which led to many of them pursuing him, forcing the family to move to the mountains.

The enemies came knocking on their door the night before Wrendell was set to start school.

After those people murdered Wrendell's parents, they arrogantly taunted him, "So, how does it feel to have killed your parents with your own hands?"

Wrendell did not understand what they meant at first. However, the next second, the appearance of someone plunged him into guilt. That person was the first friend he met at school. Wrendell once believed this individual was his best friend.

Not long ago, he gave said person his home address, hoping they would visit. Little did he know, they were sent by his enemies to get close to him, targeting his family's home address.

That was why they claimed Wrendell was responsible for his parents' deaths. At that moment, Wrendell felt despair and agony.

Whenever the night grew quiet, he would recall their words. "It's you! You killed your own parents with your own hands!" Each time he dreamed of this, he would wake up in terror.

These thoughts tormented him like a nightmare, wearing down his spirit. Although his sister's words provided some comfort, deep down, he still felt guilty toward his parents and could not forgive himself.

This created an opportunity for the Light Reflector Mirror to take hold of him. Wrendell's manipulation stemmed from this. Reese knew he needed a way to resolve Wrendell's inner turmoil.

With just a few hours left until the tragedy began, Reese planned to try to change this nightmare. Suddenly, however, Wrendell pulled a pair of scissors from his pocket.