All Chapters of I'm Not My Daughter's Only Father: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

The car pulled to a stop outside my daughter's elementary school.I didn't rush to get out. Through the window, I stared fixedly at the family of three getting out of the car ahead of me.The first one out was my wife, Emily Sullivan.She was wearing an off-white fitted coat over a matching lace dress. From the inside out, I had ironed every last piece myself.The second one out was my seven-year-old daughter. On her feet were the little leather shoes I'd specially ordered from an overseas dealer."Daddy, let me open the door for you."She bounced over to the passenger side, calling out.In that moment, the blood in my veins ran cold.Who was she calling Daddy? I was her father.I clenched my jaw, my eyes locked on the passenger door.The door opened.The first thing I saw was a man's hand with well-defined knuckles, a Rolex on his wrist—clearly a gift from a woman.Not like me. I hadn't received a single gift from Emily since our daughter was born. She always said, "We've

Chapter 2

The razors scraped my throat raw.The streetlight hit the man, and a glint of reflected light made me squint without thinking. I raised my phone, aimed it at the man's chest, zoomed in, and just stared.A clover necklace.Last year on my daughter's birthday, Emily had mysteriously pulled out two clover-shaped necklaces as gifts. One for herself. One for our daughter.When I asked why she hadn't bought me a matching one, Emily had answered without a shred of hesitation, "This is a special bond between me and our daughter. You can't have one."I was disappointed, but I was happy they had such a close relationship, so I didn't press the issue. Once, when our daughter accidentally lost hers, afraid they would both be upset, I even grabbed a flashlight and searched the whole neighborhood until I found it.Thinking back now, I was such a fool. That necklace was clearly their family's symbol instead.I wanted to laugh, but I couldn't manage to move the corners of my mouth.It was alre

Chapter 3

'Divorce?'I silently repeated the word.Then I laughed.It was true that my father was retiring at the end of the year, but the company Emily worked for—my family owned 45% of the shares.She wanted to dump me and come out on top with both money and reputation? Not a chance.I snapped the diary shut, pulled out my phone, and called my father."Dad, in twenty minutes, bring the company's legal team to Glenmarie Elementary."That's right. Emily is cheating on me. Right now, she's at Emma's parent-teacher meeting with her lover."There were thirty minutes left until the meeting ended.I ended the call, paid the locksmith, carefully packed the diary and documents into my bag, and took a cab to my daughter's school with the lawyer and my assistant.There were ten minutes left until the parent-teacher meeting ended.The campus was silent. Almost no one was on the paths. Only the school building was brightly lit.I met up with my father, and our group marched toward my daughter's

Chapter 4

My voice wasn't loud, but it cut through the warm, picture-perfect atmosphere of the classroom like a sharp ice pick."Excuse me. I'm also Emma's father. You haven't had a parent-teacher meeting with me yet."For a moment, the air froze.Dozens of eyes—carrying shock, curiosity, scrutiny, contempt—pierced into me like countless needles.On the stage, Emily's smiling face shattered. The color drained from her cheeks, her lips, even her ears, visibly fast, leaving behind nothing but a deathly pallor.Beside her, Noah's reaction was even more extreme. He jerked like a startled rabbit, eyes wide, instinctively letting go of Emily's arm. His face betrayed nothing but guilt and fear.Well, of course. A homewrecker caught face-to-face with the real husband—how could he not be afraid?Only my daughter, Emma, after a brief moment of being stunned, spoke out of what seemed like muscle memory, "Daddy?"That "Daddy"—so clear, so childlike—landed like a sledgehammer on Emily and Noah's hear

Chapter 5

"I don't know him! He's a lunatic! A complete and utter lunatic!"Emily turned to the other parents in the audience and began her performance. "Everyone, please don't believe a word he says! He's a stalker! My husband Noah and I have always had a wonderful relationship. He's clearly here to extort us!"The more she talked, the more worked up she became, as if she were the innocent victim. "You can all testify to this! From the day Emma started school until now, Noah and I have been the ones picking her up and dropping her off. Has a single one of you ever seen this man before?"Immediately, several parents chimed in to support her. "That's right. I've never seen this guy before. He just looks like he wants to break up a happy family. So much resentment on his face. He doesn't seem like a good person."A flashy, sharply dressed woman added venomously, "Mr. Campbell, just kick him out already. Don't let this piece of garbage taint our eyes."The accusations and insults came crashi

Chapter 6

"Emily, we're getting a divorce."I pronounced her fate, one word at a time."I have all the evidence—your affair, your malicious transfer of marital assets. I've read your diary too. You will walk away with nothing."Then my gaze cut to Noah like a blade. "Noah, enjoy living a life that wasn't yours? Having fun?"I watched him instinctively reach for the necklace around his neck and gave a cold laugh. "My lawyers will recover every cent Emily spent on you over the years. Including that clover necklace around your throat."His face went white as paper. He swayed on his feet, almost collapsing.The farce was over. I turned and walked toward the classroom door without another look at either of them."Daddy!"A heart-wrenching cry came from behind me. Emma ran after me. Her small hand clutched the hem of my shirt as she sobbed uncontrollably. "Daddy, don't you want me anymore? Are you leaving me? Daddy, please don't go!"My steps stopped. My body turned as stiff as a stone frozen

Chapter 7

The next day, I showed up at the law firm.I handed over the diary, along with all the evidence of Emily transferring assets and taking bribes, to the legal team."My demands are simple."First: divorce. She walks away with nothing."Second: recover every penny she spent on her lover."Third: submit the bribery evidence to the financial investigation department."I wanted her ruined. Penniless. Alone.The cease-and-desist letters and court summons reached Emily at record speed.Her reckoning came faster than she ever expected.The day she went to the office to clear out her desk, she was met with nothing but contempt and pointing fingers from the entire company. Security dragged her out of the office she had once been so proud of. She was humiliated and destroyed.And my daughter's life wasn't any easier.The scene from that parent-teacher meeting had spread all over the school."The ungrateful brat who chose a homewrecker over her real father"—that label stuck to her like

Chapter 8

"It was you, Emily! You destroyed Emma!"My accusation cut through Emily like red-hot blades, shredding her mask of false innocence. She stared at the familiar handwriting, her face ghost-white, unable to utter another word.I gave her one last look, my voice cold as ice."Emily, the evidence of your bribery and embezzlement at the company is ironclad. You can spend the rest of your life in prison reflecting on what you've done."Her head snapped up. For the first time, real, utter terror filled her eyes.She was afraid. She knew. She was finished.Two days later, I got a call from Emily. Her voice was eerily calm. She asked to see me one last time."For old times' sake... eight years of marriage."I thought about it for a moment, then agreed. I knew this was her final desperate move. And that was exactly the trap I had set.We met at an abandoned auto repair shop on the outskirts of town. I drove there alone.Emily stood in the middle of the garage, radiating the manic energ

Chapter 9

Except for the one thing I never could have calculated.I never imagined that my own daughter would use her life to save mine.Outside the emergency room, the red light stayed on for a very, very long time. Like a devouring eye, staring at me coldly.In the end, that light went out. The doctor walked out, exhausted, pulled off his mask, and gave a heavy shake of his head."I'm sorry. We did everything we could."Before they wheeled her into the operating room, Emma used the last of her strength to hold my hand tightly. Her voice was faint as a whisper as she said, "Daddy... I'm sorry... Next life... I want to be your daughter... again..."Those were her last words to me.My world collapsed completely in that moment.…I held a quiet funeral for my daughter.On her headstone, I picked a photo of her smiling brighter than ever.Emily's fate was sealed soon after. Charges stacked. She was sentenced to life in prison without parole.I heard she went completely mad not long afte

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