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System Unbound: The Scum Mom's Bitter Regret

System Unbound: The Scum Mom's Bitter Regret

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Sinopsis

System

Mistress

Ruthless

Regret

Winning Back the Husband

Tragic Love

Feel-Good Story

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My mother spent three hundred million dollars to build a fake ancient city. She tricked my father into going inside by telling him it was a time‑travel experience. Inside, people sold him to an entertainment house. They broke his legs, and he lived as a slave for three years. Three years later, my mother removed her human‑skin mask. She looked down at him as he knelt on the ground and smiled. “Three years ago, you sued for divorce and had people online smear Sean as 'the other man'. You almost drove him to suicide from depression. How did it feel to live as a slave all these years? Did you learn your lesson?” My father pressed his forehead to the ground. His voice sounded flat. “Everything is up to you, madam.” My mother paused, then smiled with satisfaction. I cried and threw myself into my father’s arms. He held me tightly. His tears fell against my neck as he whispered, “I’m sorry, Jayden. Dad has to go. I’ll make sure everything is arranged for you before I leave.”

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Chapter 1

I thought he was only speaking out of anger. Anyone who went through something like that would break.

I wrapped my arms around his neck and cried.

“Dad, where are you going?”

He did not answer right away. He wiped my tears first, then spoke in a soft voice.

“You might not understand what I am about to say. Dad came into this world through a book. I was bound to a wife‑blessing system to help your mom build her company. Once her company went public, I would be able to go back. I planned to wait until you grew up before leaving, but now…”

He paused and did not continue.

I did not understand what a book or a system meant. I understood one thing clearly.

If he left, I might never see him again.

“Can I go with you?”

Before my father could answer, footsteps came from behind us.

My mother still wore that ancient costume. She held her phone and looked as if she had just walked off a film set.

“The car will be here soon.”

She placed her hand on my father’s shoulder. Her tone sounded gentle.

“Talon, I remembered your kindness to me. As long as you behaved, I would not let anyone take your place. Go back home and get along with Sean properly. We would still be like we used to be.”

My father lowered his head and bowed slightly.

His eyes looked calm, like a dry well. There was no emotion at all.

“Do not worry, madam. I knew my place.”

The car arrived.

My father limped toward the door. He walked very slowly, dragging his injured leg. The sole of his shoe scraped the ground with a faint shuffling sound.

My mother looked back and hesitated for a moment. Then she walked over and lifted his arm onto her shoulder.

His body stiffened as he pulled away.

“That was against the rules.”

“The act is over. You do not need to follow those rules anymore.”

She supported him as they continued toward the car.

I tugged on my father’s sleeve and followed behind them.

He used to walk so fast that I had to run to keep up. He would turn around and call out, “Jayden, hurry up!” Then he would smile, wait for me, and take my hand.

Now he could not even walk steadily.

We arrived at the villa.

Sean stood at the entrance, holding a six‑month‑old baby in his arms.

He was my uncle, my father’s younger brother.

Three years earlier, he moved in and wore the best clothes and used the best things. The servants in the house all called him sir.

The baby in his arms was his and my mother’s illegitimate child.

He smiled and looked my father up and down.

“Talon’s back?”

My father’s gaze landed on the baby. His hand tightened at his side, but his eyes stayed lifeless.

He dropped to his knees. “Master.”

Sean froze for a moment. Then, when he realized what he heard, he laughed.

My mother’s face darkened. “Talon, you are back home now. You are no longer a slave.”

Sean’s smile stiffened as a flash of hatred crossed his eyes.

“Yes.” My father kept his head bowed.

My mother let out a helpless sigh. “Go inside.”

In the living room, Grandpa and Grandma sat on the sofa.

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11 Bab
Chapter 1
I thought he was only speaking out of anger. Anyone who went through something like that would break.I wrapped my arms around his neck and cried.“Dad, where are you going?”He did not answer right away. He wiped my tears first, then spoke in a soft voice.“You might not understand what I am about to say. Dad came into this world through a book. I was bound to a wife‑blessing system to help your mom build her company. Once her company went public, I would be able to go back. I planned to wait until you grew up before leaving, but now…”He paused and did not continue.I did not understand what a book or a system meant. I understood one thing clearly.If he left, I might never see him again.“Can I go with you?”Before my father could answer, footsteps came from behind us.My mother still wore that ancient costume. She held her phone and looked as if she had just walked off a film set.“The car will be here soon.”She placed her hand on my father’s shoulder. Her tone sounded
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Chapter 2
Grandpa read a financial magazine, and Grandma brewed tea. A neatly cut fruit platter sat on the coffee table. Every piece was Sean’s favorite strawberries.Sean handed the baby to the nanny and sat beside Grandma, looping his arm through hers.“Mom, Talon’s back.”Grandma slammed her teacup onto the table when she saw my father. Her face turned cold.“You caused such a scene three years ago. Now that you are back, behave yourself. Sean is still being called 'the other man' online because of you. You disgraced the Jones family.”Grandpa did not look up. He turned a page of his magazine.“If you were half as sensible as Sean, you would not have ended up like this.”I stood beside my father with my fists clenched. I wanted to say he had been locked inside that ancient city for three years, and his legs were broken. Why was no one comforting him?However, I did not dare. The last time I spoke up for him, Grandma slapped me across the face and said I had no manners, and that my fat
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Chapter 3
Sean stepped back while holding the baby. Tears still hung on his face.He lowered his head, and his voice became softer. “Dad, Mom, please do not blame Talon. It is my fault. I should not have let Miley keep the baby.”I watched everything unfold. My whole body shook.“It was not Dad!”I ran forward and spread my arms, standing in front of him.“Dad would never hurt anyone. He would never hurt anyone at all.”My mother looked at me, then at my father. Her gaze looked complicated.Sean spoke again. His voice sounded hesitant. “Could it be that Talon has a mental problem?” He glanced at my mother and paused. “After what happened in those three years in the ancient city…”My mother jolted slightly.Grandma cut in at once. “Yes. He must be sick. No normal person would do something like this.”“He cannot stay in this house anymore,” Grandpa said in a low voice. “Send him to the hospital for an examination. If he is really ill, send him to a psychiatric hospital. We cannot let him
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Chapter 4
He reached out and pulled me into his arms.His body felt thin. His bones pressed against me, but he was still warm.“Be good, Jayden.”His hand gently patted my back, the same way he always did.…A few days later, my father was discharged from the hospital.Sean and the others stayed wary of him, as if he truly had a mental illness.Most of the time, my father stayed in the room with me. He held me and read picture books.However, I still felt uneasy.My father kept his head down at the dinner table, eating slowly, one bite at a time.My mother put down her chopsticks and cleared her throat.“The company’s tenth anniversary is coming up. Sean will attend with me. There will be many reporters. We need to consider the company’s image.”A flash of pride crossed Sean’s face before he hid it.He lowered his head. His voice sounded soft on purpose.“Miley, would it be inappropriate if Talon does not go?”“You can arrange it however you want,” my father replied.My mother lo
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Chapter 5
The scar‑faced man in front grinned. “Mr. Talon, do not worry. We are only after money. We do not kill people.”They shoved my father into a black van while I was pushed into another.When the car started moving, I looked through the rear window and saw his van turn in the opposite direction.My vision blurred with tears.I did not know where they were taking me, and I did not know where they were taking my father. All I could remember was his last look at me. He was telling me not to be afraid.The car drove for a long time.The tape over my mouth was ripped off, but my wrists stayed bound.The man next to me kept playing on his phone. He suddenly let out a laugh.“Your mom’s something else. Her husband gets kidnapped, and she is still walking the red carpet.”He held up his phone and showed me.On the screen, my mother wore a haute couture dress. She held Sean’s arm and smiled at the cameras.The headline read: Everdusk Group’s Tenth Anniversary Gala — CEO Appears With Par
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Chapter 6
He tightened his grip on my hand.“Do not be afraid.”That night, Uncle Dylan came with news.The people who kidnapped my father had been caught. It was Sean’s doing.Sean feared my father would stay in the house and threaten his position. He feared my mother might soften toward him. He decided to get rid of my father altogether.He planned to send him to Southeast Asia, never to return.As for me, the original plan was to put me on a flight abroad, but the destination was not a school. It was a boarding institution that did not even have a name.Did my mother know?I had no idea. Perhaps she did not, or maybe she knew and allowed it.…Uncle Dylan said the evidence was ready, but he asked my father whether he wanted to call the police.My father stayed silent for a long time.“Not yet.”His tone was calm. It was so calm that it sent a chill through me.The next morning, my mother came to the hospital.She came alone, still in yesterday’s gown, makeup not removed, with d
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Chapter 7
It was because I knew.He was not dead.He had gone home.On the day of the funeral, many people came.Grandpa and Grandma did not. Sean did not either.My mother stood in front of the headstone, dressed in black, looking as if someone had hollowed her out from the inside.Uncle Dylan stood beside me with his hand resting on my shoulder.“Before your father left, he made arrangements for everything,” Dylan said in a low voice.I stayed silent.I stared at the photo on the headstone. Dad was smiling. It was the same warm smile he always had.“Jayden.” My mother walked over and crouched in front of me. Her eyes were red‑rimmed. “Come home with me, okay?”I looked at her.Her face was just as beautiful as before. I could not feel any warmth from it anymore.“Okay,” I replied.I knew the things Dad left for me still needed time.When we got home, Sean sat in the living room with the baby in his arms.The moment he saw us walk in, he stood up with a smile.“Miley, you are b
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Chapter 8
I lived in that house like an optional piece of furniture.No one asked whether I had eaten, whether I had finished my homework, or whether I was happy.I did not care.I knew my father was watching me from another world. I could not let him down.Uncle Dylan came to see me once a month. He took me out for good food and talked with me. He managed the trust fund according to my father’s will.The money kept growing like a seed taking root in the soil.The year I turned eleven, Uncle Dylan helped me process my study‑abroad documents.When my mother signed them, she did not look up.“Where to?”“England.”“Okay.”She signed and went back to staring at my dad’s photo.The day I left, no one came to see me off.Sean was busy with a board meeting. Grandma played mahjong, and Grandpa stayed in his study. My mother stayed in her room and never came out.I stood at the entrance of the villa with my suitcase and looked back.The house was big and beautiful, but it was never my hom
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Chapter 9
Sean’s hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly.After that day, I started setting everything in motion.Over the past ten years, Everdusk Group looked prosperous on the surface. Under Sean’s control, it was already rotting from within.He did not know how to run a company. He only knew power games. All the senior executives were his people. Nepotism ran deep, and corruption ate through the structure.Everything was buried. Outsiders could not see it.Sean thought no one would ever find out.He was not my father.My father took Everdusk from debt to IPO in three years through real ability. Sean kept it afloat for ten years by draining what my father built.That foundation was nearly gone.I started small. I used a few insignificant projects and quietly accumulated Everdusk shares on the secondary market through offshore entities.At the same time, I had people gather everything on Sean over the years. Financial fraud, kickbacks, related‑party transactions, and embezzleme
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Chapter 10
“What you are saying is fake.” Sean shot to his feet so fast that his chair toppled backward. “You forged all of it.”“Whether it is fake or not, the police will verify it.” I pressed a button on my phone and dialed a number. “Hello, you may come in now.”The doors of the conference room opened, and officers from the economic crimes division walked in.“Sean Jones, you are suspected of embezzlement, abuse of power, bribery, and multiple other charges. Please come with us and cooperate with the investigation.”When Sean was taken away, he turned back to look at me.That look carried hatred, fear, and confusion.He still did not understand how an eight‑year‑old child had endured until today.I did not look at him.My gaze drifted to the person sitting in the corner of the room.My mother.I did not know when she arrived. She sat in the last row wearing a gray coat. Most of her hair was streaked with white.Ten years apart, she had aged more than a decade.She watched as Sean
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