Chapter 2

“Bam!”

A fist slammed into my face.

“This has to be sabotage by one of our rivals! Beat him up!”

A massive fist came hurtling toward my temple.

The next second, a ringing phone interrupted him.

He answered the call and shot me a contemptuous glance.

“Looks like you got lucky! Mr. Lowe ordered us to return immediately.

“Otherwise, you’d be lucky to leave here with both legs!”

He gave my leg a vicious kick before ordering his men to withdraw.

I collapsed onto the ground, gasping for breath.

I stumbled and made my way back to the area near the venue.

The wedding had indeed been postponed.

I breathed a sigh of relief.

Dad had listened to me, hadn’t he?

As long as he waited another week, Suzy would never let him marry that vile woman!

I clenched my fists.

Even if I no longer existed in his life, I would make sure Dad spent the rest of his life with the person who truly loved him!

I watched Dad remove his wedding jacket and get into his luxury car. From my hiding place in the corner, I couldn’t help smiling.

After seeing him off, I turned around and quietly left.

Three days later, however, news came that the wedding was back on.

It turned out the wedding had been postponed because my maternal grandparents’ family thought being kidnapped on the wedding day was a bad omen!

I stood on the hill opposite the estate and watched the lights glowing in the windows.

I gritted my teeth.

As soon as dawn broke, Dad would be getting married…

Wedding bells began ringing outside. Inside the room, the groom stood fully dressed, a sudden thought bringing an excited smile to his face.

But the next second, someone appeared behind the curtains.

“Who’s there?”

He shouted.

When he saw me, his eyes widened.

“You? “What are you doing here?”

Before I could answer, he grabbed me by the wrist.

“The security here is tight. If you’re caught, you’ll get beaten badly. I’ll show you a way out—slip away quietly.”

“Mr. Lowe.”

He turned around.

“You’re so stupid.”

I had already dragged him away once.

Why else would I have come here?

Whether in the past or the future, my dad, Shane Lowe, had always put others before himself.

That was precisely why Mom was able to manipulate him so easily and break his heart again and again.

“Hey, don’t take this lightly. This place has a complicated layout. I don’t know how you managed to sneak in, but you might not be able to find your way out. I’ll take you.”

“You don’t have to worry about me.”

I pressed a handkerchief over his nose and mouth.

His eyes widened in surprise.

Then his body gradually went limp.

He collapsed.

While he was unconscious, I draped his arm over my neck.

“I lived here for eighteen years.”

In the warehouse closest to the harbor, Dad was tied to a chair, staring at me with wide eyes.

I stuffed a piece of bread into his mouth, then bent over with my hands braced on my knees.

Just as he had when I was a child, he looked down at me with the same gentle expression.

“Do you hate me?”

He stared at me without saying a word.

I smiled.

“It doesn’t matter. Soon, you won’t remember me anymore.”

No one would remember someone who had never existed.

Once Suzy took him away, I would cease to exist completely.

Since he would eventually forget me anyway, I might as well stop hiding the truth.

“Dad.”

He froze.

“I know you won’t believe me, but I’m your son.

“I know what your life will be like after you marry her. That’s why I can’t let you walk straight into a fire.”

I shook my head.