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Acknowledge the pain

Author: Purple Acacia
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-05-16 14:26:43

After that confrontation with Knox, I had pretty much stopped hoping he would come around anytime soon. Especially after realizing that I didn't actually accept the child for his sake. I did it for myself. For my own selfish reasons. I needed an heir, and he opened the door for me. I wasn’t going to let that door close.

Call me selfish, unbearable, or anything else. But I never do anything out of kindness. Kindness died the day I learned that one of my favorite servants had witnessed me being kidnapped… and did nothing. Just watched.

Kindness died again when I found out that one of the students I had been sponsoring was working with my mother behind my back — plotting a scandal to ruin me.

Kindness bled to death when I realized people took me for granted. Smiled to my face, but dug daggers into my back the moment I turned around.

So I didn’t bother with kindness. Never again.

As I sat in the office room, my eyes stayed glued to the ceiling. The chandelier swayed gently from above, moc
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