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Chapter 1

Lying in bed, Samuel Bennett spotted me through the gap in the curtains. In a low voice, he called out to Amelia Laurent beneath him, "Penny."When Amelia heard that, she moved more aggressively. "Call me Amy."Samuel grinned at me smugly and kept calling out Amelia's name. The Amelia thrashing on the bed looked nothing like the cold, aloof woman who had pushed me away every day for the past seven years.I pressed my hands tightly over my ears, but the moans from the hospital bed still reached me, and my heart ached with every sound.They continued throughout the entire night and finally drifted into a deep sleep as dawn broke. My body was cold and stiff as I shuffled out of the hospital room.…I returned to the Laurent residence.My daughter, Charlotte Robinson, was having breakfast. Seeing how devastated I looked, she said flatly, "You're always moping around. Even looking at you irritates me. Where were you last night?"Charlotte looked a lot like Amelia, almost like a smal

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Chapter 2

After completing Amelia's death certificate, I stopped by to get her photo printed as a memorial portrait.When I got back to the Laurent residence, I unexpectedly ran into Amelia, who was bringing Samuel home. Two rosy-cheeked children trailed behind them. The four of them looked every bit like a real family.When Samuel noticed me, he put on a shy expression that irritated me. "Penny can't bear to be apart from me and didn't want to stay in the hospital, so she brought me home to recover."The two of them gazed at each other tenderly. It wasn't until I was nearly sick to my stomach that Amelia finally asked, "Where did you go?"I held up the photo and smiled brightly. "I went and had a memorial portrait printed for Amy."They looked at the photo in my hand, and their expressions changed.Amelia reacted the most, her expression turning dark. "Matthew Robinson! What are you doing? First, you brought in a doctor and a priest, and now you're printing a memorial portrait."I said,

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Chapter 3

The chapel was built separately from the villa and was entirely made of wood. The flames instantly spread through it.I scrambled up and yanked at the door in panic, but someone had locked it from the outside. Thick smoke stung my eyes until I could barely open them. I kept backing away, retreating into a corner where the fire hadn't reached.Just as I thought I was going to die in there, the door burst open. Samuel and Amelia rushed in together.I looked at Amelia with pleading eyes. When she saw me lying on the ground, her gaze flickered. But as the flames were about to reach the cushion, she picked it up without hesitation and turned to leave.Watching her walk away, I finally gave up on her.Samuel shouted immediately, "Penny, save Matthew!"He stomped his foot in frustration, then charged into the flames. Just as he got close to me, he shot me a mocking smile, then raised his hand and slapped himself hard across the face.A loud crack rang out as he fell to the ground. I st

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Chapter 4

On the third day, Amelia planned a grand proposal for Samuel.Samuel pleaded with her, "We have to get Matthew's blessing. We're a family, after all."My burns hadn't healed yet, but they made me leave the hospital early.Just as I was about to get into the car, Jonathan, who was sitting in the back seat, shut the door with a look of disgust. "Dad, I don't want to sit with Uncle Matthew. He smells.""Sorry about that, Matthew. Jonathan's still young and doesn't know any better," Samuel said.But despite the apology, he didn't move to open the door.Charlotte hesitated for a moment, but after mumbling something, she turned and looked straight ahead.I said blankly, "I'll take a cab."…After returning to the Laurent residence, the housekeepers stayed far away whenever they saw me.I summoned what little strength I had left and made my way back to my room. I took out my phone and saw a message from Zoey. "I'll pick you up at 2:00 pm."Along with her message came a video.She

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Chapter 5

The police officer pulled out a video. "Based on the fingerprints on the lighter found at the scene and this footage, we have solid evidence that you're responsible for the fire. Mr. Bennett, you need to come with us to the station."Samuel shook his head frantically and backed away. "No, it wasn't me. This is a misunderstanding."The officers ignored his excuses, cuffed him, and took him away.Amelia looked dazed and mumbled, "Matthew left?"Seeing the officers lead Samuel out, she grabbed onto him with both hands. "What do they mean? Are you the one who started the fire?"She muttered to herself as she made her way upstairs. "No, it has to be Matthew. He must be the one behind this."When she reached the third floor, she found my room completely empty. She grabbed one of the housekeepers and demanded, "Where are Matthew's things?"The housekeeper stammered, "Mr. Robinson d-donated them to a charity to be auctioned."On the wall hung a reassembled wedding photo. The bride was

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Chapter 6

When Amelia woke up, she asked Sophia, "Has Matthew come back?"Sophia replied dismissively, "Mr. Robinson hasn't returned."Amelia's brows furrowed at Sophia's tone. "How dare you speak about him like that! He's my husband."As soon as the words left her mouth, she remembered that in the early days of our marriage, whenever the housekeepers treated me with respect, she would say coldly, "He doesn't deserve your respect."Over time, the housekeepers changed the way they treated me.Amelia pressed a hand to her forehead, overcome with regret over everything she had done. Just then, Jonathan cried out from outside the door, "Mom, please save Dad!"Hearing that title, she froze for a moment. Memories of the things she had done left her deeply unsettled.Amelia went to the police station despite everyone's attempts to stop her. She glared fiercely at Samuel, who was in custody. "The person who saved me and got drunk with me back then wasn't you, was it?"When Samuel heard that, he

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Chapter 7

After I returned to Joville, Zoey took me back to her villa.I was unconscious for a month, and while the wounds on my hands and body healed, the pain in my heart remained.After waking up, I spent every day in bed, unwilling to speak.Zoey didn't say anything about it. She quietly instructed the doctor to give me nutritional injections.Once I could get out of bed on my own, she began coming to the villa every day to make sure I ate. Each time she came, she never asked what had happened. She simply looked at me with her sharp eyes and calmly said, "Eat."She had been like that ever since I was a child.Out of stubbornness, I shoved everything on my plate into my mouth and went back to my room. Hearing her soft laugh behind me, I realized that I hadn't thrown a tantrum like that in seven years.…One day, a group of Zoey's friends showed up at the villa and teased her."Word is going around Joville that the head of the Parker family is hiding a lover. Is that true?""Bring hi

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Chapter 8

By the time Zoey returned to the villa that evening, I had already recovered, though I still felt a little embarrassed.She chuckled. "You're a grown man. Why are you acting shy?"I replied, "I'm not. You still love teasing people, Zoey."We both laughed, and just like that, the tension that had built up over the years dissolved.When she asked about my plans, I blinked in thought and said, "Live off you, obviously. I get free food, free rent, and free spending money!"I nodded to myself. "I'm a genius."Zoey frowned at what I said. Feeling smug, I helped myself to an extra serving at dinner.The next morning, a housekeeper woke me up. "Mr. Robinson, Ms. Parker said your classes start today. You'll begin your internship at Parker Group next week."Looking at the row of industry experts downstairs, I called Zoey. "Zoey, is it too late for me to run now?""There isn't a cab within a hundred miles of the villa," Zoey answered. "If you've picked up hiking over the years, feel free

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Chapter 9

On the day I saw Amelia again, I was in the middle of a heated argument with Zoey in her office over a project.Zoey's secretary knocked and stepped in. "Ms. Parker, there's a Ms. Laurent downstairs asking for Mr. Robinson."Without turning around, I said, "I don't know anyone by that name. Send her away."After that, I walked out of Zoey's office with my head held high. Some colleagues came over and started fawning over me."Matthew, I initially thought you were hired because of your relationship with Ms. Parker," one of them said. "I didn't expect you to be this capable.""At first, I thought you were Ms. Parker's boy toy," another colleague said.Then he clapped a hand over his mouth, looking mortified.…I was heading home after work in high spirits when Amelia grabbed me outside the building, limping. She held a four-leaf clover bracelet, her hands trembling, while Charlotte stood beside her. "Matthew, I came to find you. Please come home with me."She held up the bracele

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Chapter 10

Amelia was taken to the hospital.Charlotte trailed behind me the whole time, sobbing. In the end, I crouched helplessly, and she sobbed even louder."Dad, I know I was wrong," she said. "Please come home with me. Mom said that if I apologized, you'd come back."I wiped her tears, my expression blank. "I'm sorry, but I think you've got the wrong person. I'm really not your dad. I just graduated."She shook her head. "You're my dad. You look exactly like him."I asked, "Are you sure you haven't mixed me up with someone else? If we look so alike, do you have a photo of him?"She nodded, then seemed to remember something and shook her head. She cried even harder. "I don't have any photos of him. Not a single one."After Amelia regained consciousness, I asked her the same question. She looked confused, scrolled through her phone, and found not a single photo of me. Still, she insisted, "But you're Matthew."I said awkwardly, "Ma'am, you really do have the wrong person."After payi

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