Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom

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.

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.

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

leaned into his embrace, remembering how warm it

my idea. I was afraid of losing you. I already lost a daughter. I can't lose another

in this life. I've wronged many people. I've let so many people

owe everything to your mom. I haven't given her a great life, where she can live in comfort. She's been living in fear and running away with

that moment, I

most was that one day, you would find your family and leave us. Our affection for you has grown since the day we took you away, making it harder to let go. We were afraid you'd leave us one

was emotional, and I saw him break down in front of me for the first time.

tightly, fearing that

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

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