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Steven's POVMy daughter, Millie Johnson, excitedly rushed toward the cruise ship the moment she got out of the car, where everyone seemed to be laughing and enjoying themselves.That was the scene I saw after discreetly following her to this location.Millie spotted me and innocently called out in surprise, "Daddy!"Those present instantly fell silent after hearing that, the atmosphere turning terrifyingly tense.My wife, Sophie Johnson, was dressed in a couture evening gown and had her arm linked with the man beside her. She instinctively withdrew her arm and asked, "W-What are you doing here, Steven?" She paid no attention to the people whispering around her and rushed over to grab my hand, her whole body trembling. "It's not what you think, so please don't get the wrong idea, Steven!"I stood there with bloodshot eyes and let out a bitter laugh. "Who is that man? What's with this third-anniversary celebration, Sophie?"I looked down at the Patek Philippe, worth millions of

Steven's POVSophie leaned in and gently kissed my forehead. "I still have three years left on my agreement with the Walker family, so just hang in there a little longer, Steven."I took a step back as I saw how unbothered Sophie and Millie looked. I then said calmly, "I want to put an end to this… Millie can stay with you, Sophie…"Sophie furrowed her brows. "You want to walk away from this? You're even willing to give up Millie? Do you really have the heart to do that? Have you forgotten how hard it was to bring Millie into this world, Steven?"Millie tried to talk me out of it too, looking completely unbothered. "You're being so silly, Daddy! You don't even know how to make money! Don't you want to live in a big mansion? Don't be jealous when Papa and I eat yummy seafood without you, Daddy!"She stuck her tongue out playfully and scampered away after saying that.I stared at her retreating figure and suddenly remembered how I'd go to the beach every summer to catch fresh seafo

Third-Person POVIt was two hours later, and Sophie was supporting Joseph as they walked downstairs. She glanced over and spotted a bloody severed finger sitting in the corner of the stairwell. She stopped dead right then and there.Joseph yelped, "What's that? It couldn't possibly be a human finger, right, Sophie?"Sophie furrowed her brows as she stared intently at the bloody, slender finger. "It doesn't really look like a real one, so stop scaring yourself."She kept her voice steady as she tried to reassure him, but an inexplicable feeling of panic suddenly rose. She knew that something was amiss. That finger was clearly real, judging by its length and size. She recalled how Steven looked two hours ago—like he was genuinely on the brink of losing it—and felt a sharp pang in her chest. She couldn't shake the uneasy feeling. She hurriedly took out her phone and called Millie, but no one answered. She tried Steven next, and that call went unanswered, too.That growing sense o

Steven's POVI froze for a moment before I looked up to study the woman in front of me. Bianca hadn't changed at all over the years. She still had that haughty, dismissive attitude and that unruly confidence. She was wearing something a singer would wear on stage, which wasn't surprising at all. She was a global singing sensation, fresh from her concert and still dressed for the stage, yet she was now kneeling right in front of me, carefully applying medicine to my wound.I shook my head in disbelief, finding the contrast too jarring. In a matter of days, I had gone through deception, betrayal, and a "divorce".Bianca was such a refreshing change from everyone else—being around her felt like finally getting a breath of fresh air after being suffocated by all the filth around me.Bianca caught me staring, but instead of getting shy, she seemed perfectly aware of her own beauty. She raised her chin slightly and gave me a faint, knowing smile. "I know I'm pretty, but you don't have

Steven's POVBianca scooped Millie right into her arms.Millie was taken aback by Bianca's actions. She looked back at me, trying to gauge my reaction to see if Bianca was telling the truth.I kept my mouth shut, letting my silence serve as tacit agreement.Sophie was displeased again. She clearly couldn't stand the sight of the three of us looking like a perfect, happy family. She scowled and ordered, "Come here, Millie."She finally lost her temper when Millie refused to move and barked, "Get your ass over here, Millie!"I couldn't stomach the way she ordered everyone around, so I stepped right in front of Millie and Bianca. "Why can't you talk properly for once, Sophie? You've already done enough damage raising Millie the way you have. What more do you want? "I'll raise her with someone else from now on, so you don't have to concern yourself with her anymore. We weren't even legally married, so there's nothing else tying us together. You should just leave us alone from now o