Chapter 170 The moment my father saw the lawyer , he urgently demanded , " Where's Susan ? How did she instruct you to handle these patents ? Is she still alive ? " His voice was hoarse and strained , his eyes bloodshot as he stared at the man before him . These past days , the uncertainty about my condition had tormented him relentlessly . Now , finally , there was a lead , a glimmer of hope that I might still be alive . My father felt an overwhelming urge to grab the lawyer by the collar and force him to reveal my whereabouts . However , my lawyer , professionally presenting the patent assignment agreement , remained unperturbed by my father's emotional outburst . " Mr. Sherman , I'm the lawyer Miss Sherman hired . Here is the patent revocation agreement . Please review it . If there are no objections , I will revoke these patents registered under Miss Sherman's name . " As the lawyer spoke , he handed the document to my father . My father didn't even glance at the contract before tearing it to shreds , his eyes blazing with fury as he glared at the lawyer . " I demand to know where Susan is ! Where is she ? Why hasn't she come home all these days ? Doesn't she know people are waiting for her at home ? " My father couldn't help but lurch forward . " In the past , he would have certainly taken the patent revocation document before him more seriously . He might even have questioned the lawyer . But now , with the news of my disappearance hanging over him , he could no longer bear the risk of losing his daughter . The lawyer glanced at my father but remained expressionless as he said , " Mr. Sherman , I have no knowledge of Miss Sherman's whereabouts . I'm merely here on behalf of someone else to handle her patent matters . All patents previously granted to your company by Miss Sherman under non - exclusive terms are now being revoked . If you have no other business , please review the contract . " The lawyer offered the contract again , which enraged my father even more . He violently tore up the document and roared at the lawyer , " I'm asking you , where the hell is Susan ? Just tell me where she is ! And stop shoving this nonsense in my face ! " He then grabbed the lawyer's collar tightly . " Right now , call Susan and tell her to come here immediately , to appear before us at once ! " My father hadn't been idle in trying to contact me . Still , no matter how many calls he and Aidan made , I still hadn't appeared before him . It was precisely because of this that they began to suspect I might truly be in trouble . Before the lawyer could say anything , my father loosened his grip on his collar . He ordered the bodyguard standing nearby with a cold expression , " Search for his phone and call Susan immediately . " After saying this , he gave the lawyer a deep look . " I know you have a way to reach Susan . Whatever sum the person who hired you offered , I'll double it - just get in touch with her ! " My father placed all his hope in the lawyer . However , the lawyer was the only person who had been in contact with me recently . We didn't find Miss Susan's number on his But after a quick search , the bodyguard's trembling voice delivered the answer . " Sir , phone . The person who hired him to handle the patents contacted him through a social media app and that account has already been deleted . " \