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My daughter's eyes widened at once."Really?"I smiled and nodded solemnly.She took a deep breath and stood up.Her speech wasn't long. It lasted five minutes in total.Aside from thanking her high school teachers, the only family member she thanked was me."Thank you to my dad. Without him, I wouldn't be who I am today."I watched my daughter speak with such poise, my heart filled with pride and bitterness at the same time.Beside me, the relatives from Marissa Langley's side of the family frowned in dissatisfaction."She didn't mention her mother once?" Marissa's mother said with a sour face."I told you girls shouldn't study too much. They forget their roots!"My daughter's aunt rolled her eyes, glanced at me, and said in a mocking tone,"Mom, don't just blame the child. If she can say something like that, her father must have taught her!""My dad didn't teach me that."Before I could speak, my daughter, who had always been sensible and shy, spoke up from behind me.

A crack finally appeared in Marissa's expression."Why do you always like to overinterpret everything?"She looked up irritably at my daughter behind me."No wonder you've taught the child to be like this. She'll never learn to think calmly!"I smiled faintly."We've been calm long enough."If you won't leave, then we can."Marissa slammed the door shut, and her footsteps quickly disappeared outside."Dad, I'm sorry." My daughter clenched her hands."You fought because of me again..."My heart ached. I corrected her at once."Nora, the person at fault has never been you."Let's pack our things today and move back to Dad's old house, all right?"My daughter's eyes were red, but she nodded hard.Marissa only discovered we'd left the next morning.She sent me a single question mark.Her usual brief, superior way of speaking, waiting for me to explain and apologize.But I didn't bother replying a single word.On the third day, she finally seemed unable to hold back and ad

There were more than a hundred messages and calls.Without exception, they were all from Marissa Langley."Dad, should I answer?"My daughter handed me her phone and asked calmly.There wasn't a trace of hesitation or sadness between her brows anymore. It was as if the phone in her hand belonged to a stranger."I'll do it."I took the phone from her and pressed answer."Nora, where did you and your father go? Neither of you is answering your phones!"It was rare to hear Marissa speak so quickly."What does the divorce agreement your father left in my study mean? And that declaration of severed ties from you!"She paused."Your father is being ridiculous. You're an adult and a college student. Are you going to lose your mind right along with him?"I listened quietly as she vented for a long time before speaking."Marissa Langley, the person who's lost her mind is you."The divorce agreement means I've decided to divorce you. Please sign it."The declaration of severed tie

My daughter and I settled into a comfortable, full life overseas.On our first day after landing, I used my savings to buy a small house near her university.From touring the place to closing the deal to swiping my card, the whole thing took less than a day.My daughter stared at me, stunned. She'd never imagined I had that much money."Kiddo, you've underestimated your old man."A top actuary like me never lacked offers, at home or abroad.Back home, I'd taken a small company close to the house with a middling salary, simply because I needed to be there for the family.Now that I had nothing holding me back, my career here could finally climb.My daughter's life at university was just as busy and happy.She lived on campus during the week and came home on weekends to eat with me, tend the garden, and keep our home neat and warm."You know what your wife said when I told her Nora was leaving for college overseas? Her first reaction was to scoff and ask whether Nora could even