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!

dad was pretty good to you. How

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 won a lot

your dad was a chef. No wonder you have a

her father was her hero, but now, he was no longer the man he used to

belief slowly collapses, nobody knows how painful and disappointing the process

dad just took a wrong turn. He’ll come

filled Emily’s eyes, but she didn’t dare to

down on her, instead he comforted her. Emily was very

broken castle put back together and sitting perfectly on her bed, along with a few treasured

in while she was

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

to find another job

he went back to work. Before leaving, he told Emily he wouldn’t be coming for

say anything, she just

the dessert shop and found another part–time job delivering

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

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