The Billionaire's Past

CHAPTER 21

8:00 am in Asia

Haris is sitting in a coffee shop.

Talking to a man who looks like a private investigator.

His name is Seth.

Private investigator is a freelance detective who carries out investigations on behalf of private clients.

A private investigator searches clues to gather evidence for private clients.

They interview people, verify information, find missing persons and gather vital facts for cases.

Yes Haris is talking to a private investigator whose name is Seth.

Seth found the missing person Haris wants to find again.

Seth succeeds in finding the person Haris wants to find.

And that is the very reason why Haris had this trip here in Asia.

Seth will accompany Haris to that person whom he wants to find.

But wait, who is that missing person Haris wants to find.

Well he just wants to find Haya again.

Haris hired a private investigator again to find Haya.

The old man hopes again that Haya is not really dead when he sees the photo of the lady whom Atif is chatting with lately.

The lady looks very similar to Haya.

In addition to that the lady is living in a country near where the cruise ship sank.

So Haris thought that the lady has something to do with Haya or she is exactly Haya.

Because of that Haris hired Seth, a private investigator to find the lady that his grandson Atif is chatting with to find out what is the truth behind that similar look.

It's not impossible for Haris to find the lady for he has the money to pay for an investigator.

At first Haris got a problem on how, the investigator would find the lady whom Atif was chatting with for he got no photo of the lady to present to the investigator. The lady had no photo on her social media accounts.

What Haris got are only the name of the lady and the hometown.

Aside from that Haris has no other information about the lady.

But later he got the idea that he will just give the photo of Haya just to give the investigator an idea on how the lady looks.

And that idea of Haris clicked.

The investigator found the lady.

And Haris is right she has something to do with Haya.

The lady and Haya are only one person.

That lady is Haya.

But she is living in a different identity for she got amnesia caused by that tragic accident.

It's a long time ago that Haya was reported missing because the passenger ship that Haya and her father together with her stepmother boarded to travel here in Asia met with a tragic accident.

A passenger ship is primarily used for carrying passengers. The category includes ferries, yachts, ocean liners and cruise ships.

Haya's father decided to travel here in Asia just for a tour, a leisure trip.

He wants to travel for vacation with his new wife for them to spend more time together.

Since it was Haya's 15th birthday, her father decided to take her with them to give her a birthday treat.

But an unexpected incident happened on the cruise ship that will take them to Asian country.

Cruise ships are large passenger ships used mainly for vacationing.

Cruise ships are organized much like floating hotels, and feature amenities such as theaters, fine-dining and chain restaurants, spas, fitness centers, casinos, sports facilities, and even amusement park attractions.

Cruise ships require electricity for powering both hotel services and propulsion.

Propulsion is the mechanism or system used to generate thrust to move a ship across water.

For the cruise ships require electricity to move across water, an electrical failure will cause an accident.

The cruise ship that Haya and his father boarded met an accident because of an electrical failure that caused the cruise ship to sink.

The accident was tragic.

Many of the passengers survived including Haya's father and stepmother.

But some of the passengers were reported missing and Haya was included in the list.

Few months had passed and the passengers who were missing were found.

Some were alive but some are not.

The investigators and the rescuers concluded that Haya was dead for she is the only one who is still lost.

But the body of Haya was not found.

And a few months later the investigation about the tragic accident was closed.

Even though that is the conclusion of the rescuers and investigator that Haya was dead, the father of Haya never gave up in hoping that Haya was still alive.

He still searched for Haya but years had passed, still he couldn't find Haya.

Until more years had passed but his effort in searching for Haya was just wasted.

He never found Haya again.

Haya's father's hope was lost, he just accepted that his only daughter was dead.

Even Haris, Atif's grandfather at that time when the accident happened, hired some individuals to find Haya.

But also his effort was wasted. Those individuals couldn't find Haya.

All people that knew Haya including her parents, relatives and friends believe that she is dead when years pass by.

The investigator concluded that maybe she is trapped inside the sunken ship and her body is decomposed that's why they cannot find her.

But now, according to the new investigator that Haris hired to search Haya again that conclusion is totally a mistake.

Haya didn't die when the cruise ship sank.

Haya was just carried away by the big waves far from where the other passenger's body went.

In addition to that, Haya got amnesia, she forgot who she was. That's why she cannot inform her father or any person she knows that she is alive and survived that traumatic accident. If that would be the case how would Seth, the private investigator confirm that the lady is really Haya?

Well, Haris and Seth the private investigator are talking about it.

"Are you sure that lady is really Haya?" Haris asked.

"Yes Sir, here take this envelope. All the evidence that confirms that she is really Haya are inside. Take a look at it." Answer Seth as he handed down the envelope to Haris. Inside the envelope are some photos of Haya during her teenage years which looks very similar to the photo that Haris gave to Seth to use for the investigation. But where did Seth get those photos?

Seth got those photos from the old woman who found Haya a long time ago.

The old woman whom Haya knew as her grandmother at present.

The old woman told him the truth that Haya is not really her granddaughter.

The old woman is living in a fishing village in the countryside a few kilometers away from where the cruise ship sank.

"The old woman found Haya lying on the seashore beside the fishing boat that her son and nephew used to catch fish for a living." said Seth.

Haris didn't say a word because he is listening to the story that Seth is telling to him and simultaneously examining the photos and documents on the envelope.

"But Haya didn't know who she was when she woke up. So the old woman decided to adopt her and gave her a new identity for she doesn't even know her name. And from that moment until now Haya was using that name which she gave to her by the old woman. "Seth added to what he said before.

"I see." Haris answers as he gets the photo that gets his attention.

It was noticed by Seth that Haris attention was caught by the old almost blurred photo of Haya and a little boy.

The photo of a little boy was almost erased, especially his face because the photo seems to get wet a long time ago.

"Is that photo familiar to you Sir?" asked Seth.

"Yes I am, even though this photo is blurred and almost ruined. My grandson possessed a similar photo to this. The little boy in this photo is my grandson Atif. So how the old lady has this photo?" asked Haris with curiosity in his voice.