to
curse him for being shameless, only wanting to enjoy the
“Are you kidding me? He never raised the child for a single day, and now he’s showing up claiming to be her
“There’s no such thing as a free ride like that, how shameless!”
dad?”
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Facing the crowd’s accusations, Derek didn’t blush at all.
Shameless people always have incredibly low standards and thick skin.
་ང་བ་ཙམ་ལ་དད་ན་ཞི་
પ્રાણી કોપર વા
“What do you know? I didn’t just let Alex take care of my daughter for free! I
him?”
“Exactly! Derek has had it tough all these years, and he’s always worried about hi
Chin
Alex
gave
him fifty thousand dollars back then!”
“He’s the ungrateful one, trying to separate me from my own flesh and blood. He’s absolutely deranged!”
Derek yelled loudly, and my ex–girlfriend, Sarah, chimed in to support him.
can’t
t you just give the child back to
“Derek was your best friend, but when he was lying on that hospital bed, clinging to life, not only did you not donate blood for him, but you also initially refused to raise his child. You only agreed in the end because you saw the fifty thousand dollars and got greedy.”
I
“How can a shameless person like you be a father to that child?”
I rolled my eyes. How did I not realize Sarah was such a liar back then?
She was the one who pursued me first. I thought she was quite persistent and was touched enough to agree to be with her.
But while I was deeply in love, she cheated on me with Derek.
She knew the child was Derek’s, but she insisted it was my love child with another woma
Having dated a woman like her was truly a dark stain on my past.
Then, eighteen years later, she reappeared, arrogantly taunting me for not being worthy of being a multi–billion dollar heir’s friend.
using it a
asse
an
excuse to leave me.
3:38 AM
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Facing Sarah’s interrogation, I calmly began.
“Firstly, she is an adult now. She has her own thoughts and feelings; she’s not some commodity to be passed around.”
“Secondly, I have never prevented Derek from reuniting with his child, especially since they are blood–related.”
“Finally, Autumn is simply *not* his child. If he doesn’t believe it, he can get a paternity test.”
Derek shouted, “Fine, let’s do it! You won’t accept the truth until it hits you like a truck!”
Autumn, who had been silent, suddenly said, “I am absolutely not your daughter.”
It’s just
that we haven’t seen each other in eighteen
Derek took two steps forward, trying to soften her. “Honey, I really am your years, so you can’t accept it right away, but I wouldn’t lie to you, I…”
“You’re not!” Autumn interrupted him again, glaring. “My dad’s name is Leo. Stop pretending
Derek froze. “Leo? Who’s that?”
10
be
He had always assumed Autumn considered me her biological father, but now she was uttering a strange name.
Scarlett spoke coolly. “Leo was my younger brother. He died in the line of duty eighteen years ago. Autumn is his posthumous child. My sister–in–law also passed away from postpartum depression, which is why Alex and I adopted Autumn. She has nothing to do with you.”
Derek stared at Scarlett in astonishment, then looked at Autumn, who bore a slight resemblance to Scarlett. His face filled with
panic.
“No, that’s impossible. Alex wasn’t raising *my* daughter? How is she not my child?”
I watched him coolly. “Scarlett is right. Autumn is indeed her niece. My
wife,
Scarlett, and I adopted her after we got married.”
“As for the child you forced upon me, did I ever say I would raise her for you?”
