After Eva left W City five years ago, Daniel's world came crashing down.
He searched for her desperately, to the point of losing sleep and losing his appetite.
Like a wild animal cornered with no way out, his eyes bloodshot and frantic, consumed by hopelessness.
He scoured city after city, starting from S City, chasing every lead, determined not to miss a single clue.
But it wasn't long before he realized—hiding one's tracks was something the Cook family excelled at. No matter how powerful he was, he couldn't find someone the Cook family had deliberately hidden.
He gave up.
Each day, he buried himself in work, refusing to let his mind rest for even a moment, to keep from thinking about her.
He relied on sleeping pills to fall asleep, then threw himself into work the next day, pushin
