"Adie… Abby…" Ace mumbled his precious children's names, the sadness in his eyes compounded. "What right do I have to call myself their father now? I don't think they'd even want someone useless as family."
"Then don't be useless! You're just blind and still have your smarts to back you up, and you're definitely still capable of managing the company. It's just that you can't show yourself during this period of time. Don't let anyone, especially Jovan, find out that you have lost your sight. Else we'd have more problems to worry about."
Susan had already thought this through and had only announced to the public that Ace caught a severely contagious disease. She told everyone that he was still in recovery and couldn't manage the company or receive guests for the time being
However, a lie like that would only cover up the truth for so long. The limited time they currently had was a great incentive for her to find this Albus Order leader as quickly as possible.