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!

“So your dad was pretty good to you. How did he end up like

becoming the head chef, and deliberately introduced him to gambling. They set him up to win, and my dad won a lot of money in just a few days. But eventually, he got in too deep and couldn’t

was a chef. No wonder you

gave a bitter smile. When she was young, her father was her hero, but now, he was no longer the man he used to

is a belief, and when that belief slowly collapses,

wrong turn. He’ll

didn’t dare to look up.

didn’t look down on her, instead he comforted her. Emily

to her room, she saw the broken castle put back together and sitting perfectly on her bed, along

in

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

to find another job soon to

Before leaving, he told Emily he wouldn’t be coming for a

she just knew she owed

dessert shop and found another part–time job delivering food at

and saw Emily in the elevator. That’s when she found out Emily had taken a

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