Chapter 1196 The Dignity of a Man


I pushed the door open and walked in, spotting him slouched on the couch in the room, looking dispirited.

Quietly, I approached him. "Dad."

He lifted his head, and tears welled up in his eyes. "Chloe..."

Seeing him like this tugged at my heartstrings. I understood the pain my adoptive parents had carried and the hardships they had gone through. I believed in their love for me.

My nose tingled. I went over and bent down to him. "Don't be like this, Dad. You and Mom are my parents. If you hadn't risked your lives to bring me out, I wouldn't be here today. Without you, I might not have found Atlas. I might not even be alive." He grasped my hand and said, "Chloe, bringing you out into this world was the best decision I ever made."

"I know how much you both love me. Throughout these twenty years, you've showered me with warmth and care, giving me a home," I said sincerely.

"Maybe forgetting those past memories is a form of happiness for me," I reassured him.

memories from the past, but I know that throughout these twenty years, you've taken care of me with all your heart and raised me well. I didn't manage to spend much time with my biological parents, and I don't even remember their faces. "In reality, you are my true parents. I

finish, my dad hugged me, sobbing loudly. "I'm sorry, Chloe. It's my fault for

his embrace,

lost a daughter. I can't lose another one! We were selfish for

too many mistakes in this life. I've

life, where she can live in comfort. She's been living in fear and running away with me all

moment, I fully understood

day we took you away, making it harder to let go. We were afraid you'd leave us

him break down in front of me for the first time. He looked like a helpless child as he let go of his dignity as

that if he let

already lost one daughter. Losing me again would drive those two to despair, possibly even to the point of taking their

you, Dad. I never will. Please don't do this. Your heart's not well. I've said it before, wherever I am, you and mom will

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