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!

Charlie said, “So your dad was pretty good to you. How did he end up like this?”

and deliberately introduced him to gambling.

was a chef. No wonder you have

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

is a belief, and when that belief slowly collapses, nobody knows how

a wrong turn. He’ll come

filled Emily’s eyes, but she didn’t dare to look up. Instead, she

on her, instead he comforted her.

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

had moved them in while she

again. She wasn’t sure if it was the sadness or that she was touched, but she covered

another job soon to

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

say anything, she just knew she owed Charlie more and

work at the dessert shop and found

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 job for

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