The way a Fire Thief peeked into others' thoughts was an advanced application of Decryption. At its current stage, it could only "see" the memories most precious to the target and those that had left the deepest impression.
Naturally, what the man downstairs cherished most was his wife and child, which was why Hazel had noticed something was wrong.
In fact, Hazel had not guessed wrong. In the original story, this man had attempted to assassinate Senator Macht, but Fors, who had happened to be protecting Dwayne, stopped him before he could succeed.
Still, I didn't expect him to be Alex's father... Abner sighed inwardly, but he had no intention of offering much help. After all, Alex was merely his classmate's former fiancé, and Abner was not familiar with him.
After discussing the Film Company with Hazel, Abner looked through the window at Vogt emerging from the stationery shop next door. Only then did he say with a smile, "I have other matters to attend to, so I won't stay and watch you interview that gentleman."
"Whether he qualifies or not, I'll help pay for his son's surgery."
Though she wanted to help him, Hazel could still distinguish between public and private matters. She could not hire an unsuitable person into the company just to help him.
"Be mindful of how you go about it," Abner reminded her with a smile.
After all, Hazel was nominally the daughter of that man's "enemy." If she mishandled things, a good deed might turn into something bad.
"I know..." Hazel nodded.
If it had been the old her, she definitely would not have considered such trivial details. But her experiences at Harvest Church over the past year had truly made her grow a great deal.
After examining her River of Fate for a