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?”

that a chef in the hotel kitchen was jealous of my dad 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

was a chef. No wonder you have

smile. When she was young, her father was her hero, but now, he was no

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

“Your dad just took a wrong turn. He’ll come

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

on her, instead he

the broken castle

them in

up in her eyes again. She wasn’t sure if it was the sadness or that she was touched, but she covered her eyes and sobbed

to find another job soon to pay Charlie

Before leaving, he told Emily

anything, she just knew

Charlie left, Emily went back to work at the dessert shop and found another part–time job delivering

11 p.m. and saw Emily in the

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