“You'll come to empathize with me once you've experienced poverty. I was literally broke, and I couldn't afford a thing,” Timothy stated nonchalantly.

He never lacked money. However, the hardship of life finally struck him when he felt humiliated for not being able to afford his daughter's gift. Caleb remembered how Timothy stooped so low to work as a bodyguard in Nord City.

He rubbed his nose. "Well, you're doing all this to pursue Mia, aren't you? I told you how it'd turn out back then, but you were stubborn. Now you're regretting it."

Timothy met his eyes. "What did you tell me back then?"

"Stop playing dumb, Tim. I asked you whether you liked Mia back then and you denied it. You even suggested to divorce her. Now ask yourself whether you regret doing that. Things might have turned out differently if you hadn't mentioned a divorce.”

Timothy fell silent instantly, tightening his grip on the 500-dollar toy. He'd never been particularly bothered by any gifts before, but this toy hit different.

I can't turn back

imagined himself going to such extreme lengths for a woman's sake, yet here

you plan to do next? Mia made it clear that she wants you to leave

Lane family's little finger, but they don't necessarily

window. He wanted to try

came to a stop at the hospital shortly after. He brought all the gifts to the wards upstairs with Caleb trailing after him. It'd been

Ginger to get changed and settled herself in bed while she

the room with a handful of presents. Caleb

responded sweetly. “I was

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