Chapter 244

During dinner, Emily didn’t talk, and Charlie felt even more awkward. So he tried to make conversation, “Do you like Lego?”

Emily whispered, “I only have this one Lego. It was a birthday gift from my dad when I was ten.”

Back then, her dad hadn’t started gambling yet, and he had just been promoted to head chef at a hotel, doubling his salary. He bought her the Lego she had always wanted for her birthday.

That year, they also moved into a new house – their whole family was the envy of neighbors and relatives.

But today, their house has been sold, and their family torn apart.

All because of gambling, Emily had never hated anything so much in her life!

said, “So your dad was pretty good to you. How

sad and said slowly, “My mom told me that a chef in the hotel kitchen was jealous of my dad becoming the head chef, and deliberately introduced him to gambling. They set him up to win, and my dad

dad was a chef. No wonder

father was her hero, but now, he was

belief slowly

a wrong turn. He’ll

dare to look up.

down on her, instead he

she saw the broken castle put back together and sitting perfectly

moved them in while she was

but now, tears welled up in her eyes again. She wasn’t sure if it was the sadness or that she was touched, but she covered her

another job soon to pay

later, Charlie’s injuries were mostly healed, and he went back to work. Before leaving, he told Emily he wouldn’t

she just knew she owed

to work at the dessert shop and found another part–time

went back to the Royal Mansion around 11 p.m. and saw Emily in the elevator. That’s when she found out Emily had taken a second job for

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