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Chapter 2

Author: Sunny Embrace
My daughter's entire body trembled. It took her a long moment to react.

"I... My classmate's dad is a really good lawyer. I'll ask her!"

The joy on her face made my throat tighten.

Nora had asked me about divorce three years ago.

That was after Adrian Pierce appeared in front of Marissa again and moved into the apartment downstairs from us.

Marissa was a math professor. When our daughter asked her a math question, she frowned and said she couldn't teach it.

But when Adrian Pierce asked once, she tutored Kyle Pierce in math for free for three straight years, without missing a single day.

For three years, she never attended one of our daughter's parent-teacher conferences.

Yet she attended every single one of Kyle Pierce's, always on time.

I'd argued. I'd fought. I'd asked her whether she no longer wanted this family.

But she always pushed up her glasses coldly and looked at me as if I were mentally unstable.

"Kyle's foundation is weak. With a little guidance, he improves quickly.

"Nora's grades are average. More tutoring won't change much.

"I don't do things with a low return on investment.

"And don't get emotional and make baseless accusations about me and Adrian Pierce."

Right. Professor Langley was always so rational.

So rational that when our daughter ranked first in the entire state, she only replied with two words—

Not bad.

Then she turned around, went into the study, and stayed up all night putting together a college application plan for Kyle, who was barely scraping a 2.0 GPA.

"Dad, why don't you and Mom get divorced?"

Our daughter had said that to me a long time ago.

Back then, to keep her focused on her studies, I gritted my teeth, endured it, and smiled as I told her I was fine.

But this time, there was no need.

If Marissa didn't want this family, then it was time for me to keep my promise to my child and let go completely.

"Mr. Duncan, I brought Kyle over to apologize."

The doorbell suddenly rang, interrupting my memories.

It was Adrian Pierce and Kyle Pierce.

"What happened yesterday was my fault. I didn't think things through and made things difficult for you."

He looked remorseful and spoke softly.

"Marissa just has a warm heart. I only mentioned it once, and she insisted on pretending to be my wife.

"But nothing is going on between us. Please don't misunderstand."

"Mr. Duncan, I'm sorry. I stole your daughter's mom."

Kyle leaned in with a cheeky grin.

Behind me, I soon heard the sound of my daughter accidentally knocking over a cup.

"Exactly."

I calmly reached out and stopped him from coming inside.

"You know very well your mother can only be stolen."

Kyle's expression darkened instantly.

"What did you just say, you idiot?"

He raised his fist high.

But when I saw the thing hanging around his neck, my pupils constricted.

"What is that? How do you have that?"

"Owen Duncan, what are you trying to do?"

Two voices overlapped. The moment Marissa stepped out of the elevator, she put herself in front of Adrian and Kyle.

As if they were the inseparable family of three.

"Marissa, I brought Kyle to apologize to Mr. Duncan, but he called Kyle a motherless child..."

Adrian's voice was weak and wounded. Marissa was about to flare up, but I pointed at Kyle's neck and said coldly,

"Marissa Langley, what right did you have to give Nora's protection pendant to someone else?"

Marissa's expression changed, and the words stuck in her throat.

That pendant had been made from a family heirloom of mine. My daughter had worn it since birth, for fifteen full years.

"It's just an object," Marissa said coldly.

"Kyle kept catching little colds around that time, so I gave it to him for protection.

"Owen Duncan, why do you always have to fixate on these tiny things?"

I slowly lowered my hand.

Little colds. Tiny things.

When that pendant went missing, my daughter had been hospitalized with pneumonia and nearly died.

Even while wearing an oxygen mask, she blamed herself, thinking she'd lost the pendant.

So all of it had been a joke.

"Fine. Then I won't care anymore." I looked at Marissa and smiled in relief.

"Go be their family.

"Nora and I don't need you anymore."
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