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Alistair dropped Eloise off at the kindergarten entrance. Instead of waving goodbye as usual, she tilted her little face up and stared at

him with a serious expression.

Alistair touched his face in confusion.

What was wrong? Did I have something written on it?

Eloise's small face showed signs of worry. "Daddy, are you feeling

sick?"

"Not at all. Daddy's perfectly healthy and feeling great," Alistair replied.

To prove his point, he flexed his muscles in front of Eloise. "See? Daddy's super strong, I might not be able to fly or burrow underground, but I'm not far behind Superman."

Eloise responded with complete seriousness, "Can Superman make delicious creamy garlic shrimp pasta? Can Superman braid my hair? In my eyes, Daddy, you're a hundred times better than Superman!"

Her sweet words, flowing like honey, made Alistair's heart bloom with joy.

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After Eloise walked into kindergarten with her teacher, the gentle smile on Alistair's face instantly gave way to worried uncertainty.

While brushing his teeth that morning, memories of his miserable six years had triggered recollections of Liam sobbing uncontrollably in front of him.

Liam had cried like a child then-terrified and helpless, completely stripped of his usual authority.

It had completely broken Alistair's heart.

Who wouldn't collapse under the weight of a ten-year prison sentence?

Yet six years later, when Alistair recalled the incident that had also dragged him down, an inexplicable heaviness settled in his chest, perhaps due to his changed perspective.

had demanded a lump sum payment of two million dollars from Liam, threatening him with ten years in prison if

that the maximum sentence for a traffic accident was only three years -so where did the ten

seed of doubt, once rooted in

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fruit that left Alistair restless and

sure he wasn't mistaken, he hastily rinsed the toothpaste from his mouth

found made his blood

maximum sentence for vehicular manslaughter really was

how had it become ten years in

something the victim's family could rewrite to suit their desires, deciding arbitrarily how many years someone

serve.

only one

closed his eyes briefly.

answer surfaced with undeniable

and Rebecca only

have predicted

deep breath, still unable to calm his racing heart, which pounded wildly at

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and Rebecca had planned this

a single parent– teacher conference. If Alistair hadn't mentioned it, Liam wouldn't

was wealthy and well-connected. If she wanted to find Liam's contact information, it probably

of so

the night and smashing everything

between crying and laughing, consumed by bitter resentment over her

like ages, she

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nowhere, she asked, "Do

came without context, but Alistair understood

no connection whatsoever, so why had this singular "privilege" fallen upon him? Finally, on that day,

unpleasant encounter off campus with Richard, who was known for his narrow-mindedness, and Richard had been holding

"Doesn't he hate you the most?

he despises by my side, to have his flesh and blood call you 'Daddy'! I

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