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All Chapters of Different Kind of Forever: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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Chapter 1

I pushed the steak away. I didn't want to keep acting along with them.When I stood up, my wife, Penelope Peters, hurried to her feet too and signed to ask what was wrong.I shook my head and said quietly, "It's late. I'm going back to rest."Penelope tried to leave with me, but several of her close friends stopped her together."Milton's health isn't great. He needs more rest. Why are you in such a rush to leave?""Exactly. Darren will be here any minute. You haven't seen him all day. Don't you miss him at all?"My son, Hughie Peters, tugged on Penelope's sleeve. "Mommy, I miss Darren. Can we not go home with Daddy?"Panic flashed across Penelope's face.Seeing that I showed no reaction, she frowned and said, "Don't mention Darren's name in front of your dad.""Why are you so worried? Daddy's deaf. He can't hear," Hughie said.After hearing that, I pressed Penelope back into her chair."I can go back by myself. You all stay."As soon as I finished speaking, I turned and le

Chapter 2

"Don't talk about this in front of Milton."No one cared. They just burst out laughing.Hughie shouted, "Mommy, don't worry. Daddy won't notice. He can't hear!"The laughter inside kept going, while I stood frozen outside, unable to move.Right then, a server tapped me on the shoulder from behind."Sir, anything I can help you with?"The moment he spoke, the noise inside the private room stopped dead, and everyone turned to look at me. Penelope's face went pale with panic. She quickly pulled her hand away from Darren's waist, her eyes darting around.She signed to ask why I had come back and explained that Darren was just a close friend.But she didn't notice that her lipstick had already smeared all over Darren's lips, and Darren's hand was still resting on her waist.He looked at me, his eyes carrying a faint trace of mockery and arrogance.Even though I had already decided to leave, seeing this still hurt so badly that I could barely breathe.I forced a smile and said,

Chapter 3

A week ago, after my hearing was cured, I went home, ready to share the news with her and Hughie.Before I even reached the bedroom, I heard Penelope's wild voice coming from the room next door.My whole body turned ice cold. I even wondered if I was imagining it.Before I could step any closer, Hughie, who had always disliked me, used checking his homework as an excuse to stop me.He pushed me away while muttering, "I don't want you going in there and messing up Daddy Darren's good time."That was when I realized how badly he wanted to replace me as his dad.They thought I was still deaf. They thought they had covered everything perfectly.They had no idea I could hear every single thing clearly.That same day, I applied for the teaching volunteer program in Lumora and booked my ticket there.Just like we once promised each other, I would disappear completely from her world. I didn't want Penelope or Hughie anymore.In that moment, the frantic sounds of her and Darren in the

Chapter 4

"This way, everyone will know we're a family. We'll never be apart."I didn't say anything, but Penelope took my hand and placed it on her stomach."Milton, I'm pregnant again. Hughie's going to have a little brother. From now on, there'll be one more person in this family who loves you.""Yay!" Hughie chimed in happily from the side. "I'll finally have someone to play with. I won't be bored every day anymore!"I looked at their happy faces, and the anger in my chest nearly boiled over.They kept saying they loved me, but they betrayed me. And now, they expected me to raise a child she had with another man?What did I ever do to deserve this?When Penelope saw me sitting there in silence, my expression dark, her smile faded. She used sign language to repeat what she had just said.I almost forgot she still didn't know I could hear again.I looked at her without any expression, my voice cold to the bone."Are you sure this child is mine, and not someone else's?"Panic flicker

Chapter 5

The moment I heard Penelope's words, my heart skipped a beat.In her hand was the document proving enrollment in the Lumora volunteer teaching program.While Penelope's expression darkened, I said calmly and slowly, "It's my friend's. His family is strict and won't let him go abroad, so he used my information to fill out the application. It got approved, and I'm just delivering the documents to him."Under her doubtful gaze, I took the papers from her hand.Only then did Penelope finally relax.Hughie laughed from the side. "Daddy, guess what we brought back for you?"I paused for a moment before answering softly, "Chocolate cake your mommy made herself.""How did you know?" Hughie's eyes flashed with surprise.How could I not know?Back when we were dating, Penelope used to make all kinds of desserts for me.She said she wanted to feed me well so I would get nice and chubby. That way, no one would ever steal me away from her.But her cakes were always bitter and overly rich

Chapter 6

Penelope tried to push Darren away, but after a few weak struggles, she gave in.Seeing their movements, Hughie quickly headed back into the house.When I saw Hughie heading in, I stopped watching their little performance. I cut myself a slice of cake and sat in the living room, acting as if nothing had happened.Hughie casually unwrapped a piece of candy and was about to pop it into his mouth when he suddenly seemed to remember something. He asked me softly, "Daddy, can I have one?"Hughie loved candy, but his teeth were bad. If he ate too much, they would hurt, so I had always kept a close eye on him.Maybe that was one of the reasons he hated me.I nodded."Go ahead. Eat it. No one's going to stop you anymore."Hughie looked at me in surprise. He didn't think much of it and happily started eating.Not long after, Penelope walked in. Seeing Hughie stuffing himself with candy, she looked a little puzzled."Milton, work's been really busy lately. I need to head out again. W

Chapter 7

Over time, this place started to feel like a prison.According to the principal, I was the only person in seven years who had chosen to come here on purpose.When I heard that, a trace of guilt crept into my heart.I hadn't come purely to volunteer. I was really just looking for somewhere far enough, away from Penelope and Hughie.I followed the principal to the school and quickly realized things were far worse than I had imagined.The blackboard was a massive slab of stone propped up with wooden posts. Off to the side were chunks of charcoal, used for writing on the stone.The classroom itself was a small wooden shack, with wind leaking in from every direction.A few poorly dressed children sat below.At the front, an elderly man swayed as he stood. Even using all his strength, he could only leave faint marks on the stone."The parents are busy all day," the principal said. "They drop the kids off here in the morning to study. At night, they come back and take them home. I kn

Chapter 8

As the days passed, Aisla and I walked through every corner of this place.Once in a while, letters came from old friends.They said that after I left, Penelope and Hughie seemed to have gone crazy. Every day, they asked everyone they knew about my whereabouts.They even caused scenes at government offices more than once, but nothing ever came of it.Penelope even terminated the pregnancy. She apologized to me in front of the entire city, saying she shouldn't have cheated and shouldn't have taken my love for granted.Hughie cried every day, saying he would never eat candy again and that he shouldn't have disobeyed me.Almost overnight, the public's view of them completely flipped.Penelope went from a respected executive to a tramp people openly despised, while Hughie became an ungrateful kid no one wanted to be associated with.Even Penelope's company was dragged down by it, and the stock price plunged.But she still didn't care. She even bought up advertising space all over

Chapter 9

Life in the city was already so much better than most. What did we really have to complain about?Before I could think any further, Aisla's voice rang out beside me again."Don't worry. No matter what happens, I'll protect you," she said. When I looked at her, the determination in her eyes only grew stronger.Seeing that, I could only smile and gently pat her on the head.Maybe staying here really was a good decision. At the very least, the people here were sincere. They wouldn't lie to me.But that very day, while I was teaching the class, two unexpected figures appeared in front of us."Daddy!""Milton, so you really are here!"It had been a long time since I had seen Penelope and Hughie. I had never seen them look this disheveled.Penelope used to carry herself like a princess, calm and composed, no matter what she did.Now, her hair hung loosely over her shoulders, her eyes bloodshot. Dark circles shadowed her eyes, faint but unmistakable.Hughie was usually clean and

Chapter 10

"The place where you cheated, just one wall away? That house that never truly belonged to me? You keep saying you love me, but when you were cheating, did you ever think about me? Did you ever think about the promise we made back then?" I snapped.Then, I turned to Hughie."And you. When you helped your mommy cheat, did you ever think about the fact that I was your daddy?"Under my unblinking stare, Penelope and Hughie couldn't say a single word.Penelope kept shaking her head, tears spinning in her eyes. Hughie was already crying hard.But looking at them, I felt no pity at all.If anything, it felt even more ridiculous.They had done everything they shouldn't have, and now they were putting on this pitiful act, begging for forgiveness?So did that mean I could openly cheat, too, and that as long as I said I was sorry afterward, everything would be wiped clean?"No, it's not like that!" Hughie cried. "Mommy really, really loves you. I love you, too. Can you please forgive Mom

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