Chapter 57

Antony knocked on the door of the study before entering. The sound of the rain outside poured into the quiet study. The thin smoke from the incense burner was blown away by the wind. Antony could only smell the faint fragrance.

“It’s late. Why aren’t you sleeping?” Daxton sat in front of the desk with a pair of glasses on the bridge of his nose. As he was reading some documents when Antony came in, he didn’t even raise his head.

Antony closed the door, asking, “Dad, you haven’t slept, have you?”

Daxton put down the document and looked up at his son. “What can I do for you?”

Antony hesitated for a moment before saying, “Corey has abducted Crystal… You’ve already known this, I suppose?”

“Yes,” Daxton picked up his teacup and took a sip of the warm tea. “What’s wrong?”

Antony didn’t know why he was here either. Daxton had made it clear that he didn’t want to care. about Crystal. Why did he still insist to ask about her?

Thinking of Crystal’s delicate crying face, Antony said, “Crystal is the daughter of the Evans family. Are we really going

Evans’ children were in awe of their father, but they weren’t close him. Once he

you want to care about this?” “Of course, we’re going to the Joyce family to take her back.” Antony said, “Corey

“I’ve said it before. She’s been sent to the

a low voice, “Dad, sometimes I think… it’s unfair to Crystal.” “She didn’t have the right to choose when or where she was born,

still doesn’t have the right to choose, but I

can’t love her, she is

at his son. “I remember that

like her. I just feel that this

you don’t like her,

suddenly pushed open. Dora came in. She seemed to not see the surging undercurrents between the two men in the room, asking, “Dad, Antony, you’re still awake. I brought some late-night snacks. Would you like

that he had almost quarreled with Daxton because of Crystal. He pursed his lips and said, “There’s no need.

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