The girl tightly clutched Derek’s clothes, refusing to let go, firmly recognizing him as her biological
father.
As the two of them were having a meltdown, Derek suddenly received a call from his father.
As soon as he answered, Derek’s face changed drastically.
“No, no, no! Dad, listen to me, it’s not what you think… What? Revoke my inheritance? Dad! Hello? Hello?!”
Sarah asked anxiously, “Derek, what did your dad say?”
Derek let out a miserable shriek, his eyes bloodshot, frantically tearing at his hair.
“My dad heard about what happened here from somewhere. He said he doesn’t have a malicious son like me, and he’s not only cancelling my inheritance but also kicking me out of the Miller family!”
Sarah was dumbfounded. “How… how could this be?”
Derek suddenly slapped Sarah across the face, venting his rage. “It’s all your fault, you rotten b*tch! If I hadn’t listened to you back then, how would I have come up with the fake death plan?!”
“You were the one who told me Alex was a good guy and soft–hearted, and that if I faked my death and entrusted my child to him,
he would definitely raise her well.”
“But look at us now? Everything’s ruined! I’m no longer a multi–billion dollar heir, and I’m going back to living in poverty. It’s all your fault, you b*tch!”
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Hearing Derek’s words, I finally understood that Sarah was the mastermind behind it all.
I never imagined this woman could be so utterly shameless.
I truly thanked her for heartlessly abandoning me when she cheated on Derek back then; otherwise, I might have remained in the dark forever.
Sarah was no pushover. Seeing Derek turn on her, she immediately started scratching and clawing at
“What makes you think you’re so innocent? If you weren’t afraid of having a child burden you, you wouldn’t have done this in the first place!”
“Now you’re pretending to be a victim. If you’re so kind–hearted, then go on, acknowledge your child now! This is your child with
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“Now you’re pretending to be a victim. If you’re so kind–hearted, then go on, acknowledge your child now! This is your child with your first love!”
The two continued to fight and curse at each other, spilling each other’s secrets. I just leaned back and enjoyed the show.
Because the commotion was too loud, the hotel security intervened, forcibly removing the brawling Derek and Sarah.
And the girl, Brenda, chased after Derek as they were escorted out.
A week later, I saw in the news that Dr. Evans had been fired by the hospital for malpractice.
And the crematorium had also dismissed the employee who had illegally taken money.
I recognized both of them; they were the ones
had bribed to help him stage his fake death.
slinked back to the impoverished, rundown side of town.
As for Derek, he lost his multi–billion dollar heir status
Although he had been recognized by the Miller family and lived the life of a rich young master, he was so used to squandering money that he hadn’t saved anything. So, after being kicked out, he was worse off than he started.
And Sarah’s dream of living the high life as a trophy wife also shattered. She had a huge fight with Derek and then decisively left.
No one knew where she went after that.
“Alex, what are you looking at?”
Scarlett’s voice drifted from the living room. I closed the news page and walked out of my study.
“Nothing much. What’s on the agenda today?”
Scarlett smiled, shaking two theater tickets in her hand. “How about we go see a play today? Our Autumn has a guest appearance!”
I was thrilled. “Really? Then we definitely have to go support her! Afterwards, we can take her out for a big dinner!”
Scarlett laughed and leaned in, kissing my cheek. I returned the kiss tenderly to her red lips.
Actually, I had met Scarlett in my previous life.
Back then, she was a famous senior figure in the modeling world, and she was the one who discovered my adopted daughter and nurtured her into a rising star in the industry.
In this life, after sending Derek’s daughter to the orphanage, I happened to run into Scarlett talking to the orphanage director.
That’s when I learned she donated to the orphanage every year and had a particularly kind heart.
We started talking, and over time, we developed feelings for each other. After two years of dating, we got married and adopted her niece.
I felt incredibly lucky in this life. I had a loving partner, a sweet and thoughtful adopted daughter, and a stable, interesting job.
The miserable life experiences of my past life never repeated.
For that, I was immensely grateful.
“Alex, it’s getting late. If we wait any longer, we’ll miss the play.”
“Alright, let’s go.”
Our fingers intertwined, we smiled and walked out the door.
Outside, the sunlight was bright and warm, just like my life in this rebirth.
