Chapter 3

I did not care about any of that.

However, I had to endure it for my daughter’s sake.

I went to Weylon’s company. Many senior executives and core staff were once my employees.

Someone put a dead cockroach in my drinking glass. I gagged and spat it out.

People immediately crowded around, made me kneel, and forced me to lick the floor clean where I had made a mess.

When they saw me standing still, they put their hands on me.

“Mr. Campbell, are you worried that you might get your hands dirty? No matter how dirty the cockroach and the floor are, can they be filthier than your heart?

“Back then, you looked decent on the outside, but you killed people for a little profit! If Weylon hadn’t successfully comforted the villagers and saved the company, we’d all be out on the streets because of you!

“Since you’re back, it’s clear that you have no shame. Hurry up and lick the floor clean!”

I was so embarrassed that I tried to leave, but they restrained me. They forced my head down to clear the mess.

“What are you all doing?”

A familiar voice suddenly rang out. Only then did my colleagues let me go and step aside. I saw Josie’s angry face.

When she saw that I was the one being harassed, she pouted in disgust.

“How unlucky. I rarely get a day off to visit Uncle Weylon at the office, and the first person I see when I arrive is you. My good mood for the entire day is ruined.”

I chuckled in resignation and lowered my head. My heart ached as if it were being pierced by needles.

Weylon heard the commotion, and he came out. He looked angry. “Who let you treat Mr. Campbell like this? No matter what, he’s my brother-in-law!

“I was afraid Mr. Campbell would suffer, so I practically begged on my knees to bring him back from that construction site! If you dare drive him away, none of you should expect any bonuses!”

With just a few words, he made the colleagues hate me more.

“Weylon is only giving you a way out because he’s sentimental. Understand?

“If it weren’t for Weylon’s sake, we’d have thrown you out a long time ago!”

Josie also rushed over and hugged Weylon. She acted cute in his arms.

“Uncle Weylon, you’re just too kind. My teacher said if a good person shows kindness to the wrong person, it will only fuel the arrogance of the wicked.

“A despicable person like him doesn’t deserve such kindness from you.”

Weylon tousled Josie’s hair. “Don’t say that. After all, he is your father.”

“I don’t want him to be my father! Uncle Weylon, I want you to be my dad.”

Weylon chuckled happily. “Max, don’t take it to heart. You’ve been so good to me, so your daughter is my daughter, and your subordinates are my subordinates. We’re in this together.

“Let’s have dinner with my sister tonight. We’ve prepared a surprise for you to celebrate the company going publicly listed.”

A wave of nausea hit me, and I barely held back from lashing out.

Weylon repaid my kindness with betrayal, destroyed my life, and used my daughter’s life to threaten me into taking the fall for him.

Yet he was hypocritically using me as a stepping stone to build his image, and he managed to fool everyone.

When I saw Josie acting so affectionately toward him, my heart felt like it was being torn apart!

However, for her safety, I could only continue playing the role of “murderer father.” With my disfigured, ugly face, I followed Weylon downstairs through a gauntlet of contemptuous stares.

When we arrived at the restaurant, Kelsey had already ordered and was waiting for us.

The “surprise” that they had prepared for me was to make me attend a press conference.

“Max, our company has become listed, and your efforts rank just below Weylon’s. We’ve decided to hold a celebration for you.

“During the event, our staff will learn about your contributions, and they will begin to respect you again. We’ll also donate a sum of money in your name to charity, so that society and the villagers who hate you will forgive you…”

Before Kelsey finished speaking, I slammed my cutlery down hard.

“I’ve fallen to this state, yet you’re still not satisfied. Do you really have to push me to death?”