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At the same time, Roger glowered as he threw Rory to Linda."Rory!" Linda exclaimed, paling as she caught Rory and hugged her with a pained look. "Are you alright? Show Mommy where it hurts…"As she spoke, she rolled up Rory's sleeve, which revealed the bruise Roger had left with his grip.She bit her lip, her tears rolling down her cheeks silently.Even if she said nothing, her message to Henry was exceedingly clear.However, Roger was glaring at the identical faces of mother and daughter, his voice dripping with disdain and disgust. "Take your bastard out of here. Don't defile this family altar.""Henry…" Linda turned toward Henry, her expression miserable and her tears still rolling down her cheeks silently.Rory leaned into Linda's arms and sobbed, shaking her head repeatedly. "I'm not a bastard! No!"Pain showed in Henry's eyes, and he promptly strode toward Linda and Rory.The rage in Tina's eyes flared further as she watched.This was not the first time ever since Lind
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Rory was looking at Henry as she sobbed miserably, "Daddy, if you're not my daddy, who's my daddy?"The question left Henry grimacing, and he gently wiped the tears off her face. "It's alright. Don't listen to them—you're my daughter.""Henry…"Linda grasped Henry's arm desperately while she called his name meekly.As they shared a look that only they understood, Henry squeezed Linda's hand in return and gave her an assuring gaze.Seeing that, Roger glowered sinisterly, "Henry!"But once Henry comforted Rory, he stood up and turned toward his father in turn. "Rory is my daughter!"He owed Linda that much.After what Tina had done, his father would not agree to let him marry Linda and go public with Rory.Henry did not appear disappointed—if anything, he appeared relieved.While not being able to marry Linda as promised piled on his guilt, he could make it up to her with Rory.However, Henry's reaction almost left Roger fainting.How could he not understand?! Henry had known
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"Rory's presence in the family won't affect Sophie! I'll definitely treat them equally, and I won't give Sophie grief anymore!"Henry would never neglect Sophie out of favoritism.Even if she made a habit of lying, he would tolerate her and patiently discipline her.Tina was left glaring at him anyway. "So you had always known that Rory wasn't your daughter?""Yes.""Haha… Hahaha…" She laughed despite herself at Henry's confession, leveling a mournful look as tears flowed unwittingly down her cheeks.She clenched on her handbag, where she had kept Sophie's death certificate.When she had found out by chance that Rory was not really Henry's daughter, she had decided that she would expose that truth in front of Henry with the paternity test results.After all, he was a man of lofty standing. He was maniacally possessive of Tina even when he did not love her, even forbidding her from having anything to do with another man.Considering that, he definitely would be even worse if
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As if a dictator, Roger had decided to drag Tina back to salvage the situation without asking for her opinion.In his mind, Tina had done all these just to officially marry Henry anyway.After Henry and the family had gone five years without acknowledging Tina and her daughter, she must definitely be upset that they had chosen to go public with Linda and Rory instead and deliberately exposed Rory as a bastard just before the ceremony.That way, Roger and the elders would never allow Linda and Rory to be taken in as family, and at the same time, important guests and the media would still be waiting for the reveal of Henry's fiancee and daughter.It was certainly a well-calculated move from Tina, predicting that Roger's reaction would be to stop Linda, a woman with a shady history, from bringing a bastard into their family.After all, the more important their status, the more they valued their pride.And since people would always inevitably talk, god knew that the Barnes family wou
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Linda sobbed, "What happened five years ago between you and Tina drove us apart, and that lost us five years… I've waited for you for this for so long. If you get engaged with Tina instead, what would happen to me and Rory? You promised that you'd only marry me…"In the end, Henry was her trump card.She not only had Henry's love, but he also owed her a life debt and due recompense.Any other woman could enslave a man with just one, but she had all three.As for Tina, what did she have?Even her daughter—her only bargaining chip—was now six feet under. What did she have?!Hence, as Linda leaned into Henry's arms, she leveled a look of provocation at Tina.She was dead sure that Henry would fight Roger for her sake, and Tina would lose!To her shock, not only did Henry not do that, but he also pulled her away and strode toward Tina nearby, taking her wrist."Henry…"Linda's eyes widened in disbelief.Just as Roger wished, Henry obviously intended to announce his engagement wi
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Henry's heart seemed to soar.But as he was about to interlock fingers with Tina, Tina seized the moment to withdraw her hand.As Henry and Tina appeared before everyone, Roger watched them and glanced nearby at his confidante, who quietly left.At the same time, Roger made way for Henry and Tina, shooting Tina a meaningful look as she passed him.It was as if he was giving her grief for letting her win so easily.Tina pretended not to notice as she strode past him, walking on stage.Everyone immediately turned to watch her and Henry, not noticing that nearby, Linda and Rory were being muffled and dragged unceremoniously outside."How dare you treat me like this?!" Linda snarled through her teeth threateningly. "Henry will punish you when he hears of this!"However, these were Roger's men, and they only listened to his orders, so Linda's threat only got her even rougher treatment.Their clothes were filthy by the time they were dragged to the gates, and they were shoved uncere
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The reason that Tina did not shake off Henry's grasp early and cooperatively appeared before the cameras as Roger had demanded was not to officially tie the knot with Henry.She used to look forward to this moment when Henry would acknowledge her and Sophie to everyone, and they would be together for the rest of their lives.But now, she was completely reluctant.She did not care for, let alone want what Linda had plotted and gone the extra mile for.She only spoke to the press because she wanted a legitimate status for her daughter, because that was what Sophie deserved, not Rory!And having said what she wanted, Tina turned and left without looking at Henry or Roger's reaction, not caring at all how they would clean up this mess.It was their own business.Roger had neglected her and Sophie for five years, and he now expected her to cooperate to bail them out?Dream on!There was no way Henry could grab Tina in front of so many cameras either, and he could only watch as she
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John's outstretched hand was left hovering in the air as his rationality returned, and he withdrew his palm. Tina, whose eyes were fixed outside the window, never noticed as she took her phone from her bag, pausing when she saw the caller.She composed herself for a moment before answering, "Good morning, Mrs. Archer.""Good morning Ms. Smith. When are you dropping by to get Sophie's cup?"Mrs. Archer was the owner of a pottery studio, where Sophie had made a porcelain cup back when she was alive. "Right now," Tina replied and hung up.Before she asked, John nodded and asked, "Where to? I'll take you there."Not shying away this time, Tina gave him the address of the pottery studio, which John relayed to the chauffeur, who took a turn at a junction ahead toward the address.When they arrived, John stayed with Tina as they headed into the studio, and Mrs. Archer welcomed them enthusiastically when she saw them. "Welcome, Ms. Smith!"She glanced behind Tina and asked as she wa
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The instant Tina tapped on the notification, she found Henry kneeling outside her door, motionless.She swiped through her phone and saw that most notifications were from Henry, with the first of many being sent at three in the morning.That meant Henry had driven straight to her place after leaving Rose Garden and knelt outside her door for almost four hours.But Tina remained unaffected.Remembering the video John had sent earlier, she had a hunch that Henry was outside after he became aware of Rory's true nature.She soon tapped out of the notifications and kept chatting with John since she found herself in a good mood first thing in the morning.When John said he had yet to have breakfast, Tina could read between the lines and did not play dumb, telling him that she would cook extra portions for him when he came over.John replied: [Already on my way.]Tina could not resist a smile. [Drive safe. See you soon.]After putting down her phone, she went about her daily routine—
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It was an especially long night, and every passing second was especially gruelling as Henry stayed on his knees outside Tina's door, like his heart was being stabbed.-When Tina woke up, she noticed that John had just texted her a minute ago.[Are you up?]Tina smiled ever so faintly as she replied: [Mornin'.][There's a video you should watch.][Okay.]While waiting for the video to be sent to her phone, she noticed many notifications from her alarm system.It was the first time this had happened since she moved in, and she was about to tap on it when John's file was downloaded.Tina tapped on the video first and immediately recognized that it was taken outside Rsoe Garden when she tapped on it.A familiar car was outside Linda's villa—it was Henry's.Tina's gaze cooled as she looked on.Yesterday was Sophie's death anniversary and also Rory's birthday.And given how much Henry doted on Rory, it was not hard to see that he went to the Rose Garden after visiting Sophie's
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As Henry's car soon disappeared in the night, Rory was left behind and too exhausted to give chase.She lay sprawled on the ground, watching as Henry left her, and her body's warmth slowly faded.Her gaze was endlessly horrified and helpless.Was he really going to leave her?-After leaving Rose Garden, Henry drove straight to Tina's apartment, having paid a hefty sum to buy the adjacent units to hers after finding out that she had moved there.He drove into the car park but stayed downstairs.The apartment complex was very quiet as it was three in the morning, but his heart could not quiet down at all.After all, he had been horrified since the moment he exposed Rory's two-faced nature.It was so obvious, but he just did not see it!He really was too overjoyed from the reunion when Linda showed up, passing herself off as Orange.The delight of the lost and found was just too much, and he cared even more for Linda when she told him that Mama Orange was dead, and how much su
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It was such a horrible sight that Henry eased his foot off the gas pedal before he knew it, and his car clearly slowed.To Rory, it was a ray of hope—just as she thought, he loved her and could not really bear to leave her.He must be heartbroken to see how much she loved him and chased him until she got hurt.With that thought, her utterly discouraged spirit was once again soaring.So what if Sophie was his real daughter?! She was dead! And all a dead person could do was lay six feet under, unable to do a thing!But Rory was different—even if she was not connected to Henry by blood, she was alive.That meant she could sweet-talk him, whispering nice words to cajole him.And what could dead Sophie do about that?Hence, Rory found renewed strength despite being exhausted and started crawling toward Henry's car, bawling as she did.She had a clear objective and did not care that her hands and knees were scraped through."Daddy… Look at me… It hurts so much… Daddy…"As Rory g
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Henry paused as he turned and suddenly turned toward Rory.Despite her leveling a miserable look at Henry with her eyes swollen from tears, he was still not relenting.In fact, he was endlessly cold as he glared at her with a cool look that cut to the bone."I'm telling you one last time—don't call me Daddy, you hear?"Rory had only seen him give Tina and Sophie that look before and had never expected him to look at her the same way now.She was left trembling endlessly, her lips parting as she really wanted to call out to him and sweet-talk him like she always did.But that icy glare left her speechless, and she could only watch as Henry turned and strode off, his footsteps soon fading into the distance.Did he really hate her now? Was he leaving her?Even as the thought struck her, she shook her head repeatedly!No! Henry could not leave her! She could not lose him! "Daddy!" She finally called out again as she leapt out of bed and started running without putting on her sho
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However, was Rory really innocent?Henry might have believed Linda if he had not seen what Rory did with his own eyes—how malicious she looked when she cursed Sophie, and how vile the words she breathed were!Just remembering the sight left him shuddering.Not even a normal adult should have been capable of such vile words, and Rory was only seven!But what frightened Henry the most was how she was once again the good girl Rory as soon as she turned and saw him.She could switch between her personalities as if it was second nature, just like what Linda always did behind his back.The phrase 'the apple doesn't fall far from the tree' really came to mind!Why could he not just see that from the start?!Rory had grown up by Linda's side, and Linda was a mother who was so immaculate with her pretensions.With such influence, would Rory have been all that different?"Adopt Rory, you say?" Henry breathed so quietly that no one could tell what he was really feeling just then.But s
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Linda already had some choice words in mind for Rory after Henry never showed up today.So, her eyes were flaring in annoyance when she opened them, as Rory made such a loud ruckus past midnight, waking her up.She was ready to give Rory a beating as she moved from her bed to her wheelchair and headed to the next room.That was when she heard Henry's voice.She did not rush inside, however, and eavesdropped outside, cursing Rory's incompetence when she realized what just happened! Rory could not even do one thing right and had to let Henry catch her cursing that brat!At this point, Linda was well aware that any chances she had of getting back together with Henry depended entirely on Rory, so she must not let Henry become disappointed in Rory.Rory was her trump card. And if she lost her trump card, she had no shot of getting Henry back.And how could she accept something like that?!She had stayed by his side, putting up an act for years! How could she just allow herself to
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It had never crossed Henry's mind that Rory was lying.He was prejudiced and had absolutely fought with Sophie, insisting endlessly that Rory would never lie.But was Sophie lying just because Rory did not?At this very moment, Henry did not even dare to think about how many lies Rory had told him over the years.And because he had absolute faith in Rory, how many times he had glazed over the facts and blamed Sophie!"Daddy…" Rory was truly terrified now, clutching her cheek where Henry slapped her in disbelief while her tears welled up in her eyes.In truth, Henry did not hit her that hard—he was holding back, compared to the times her mother had slapped her.But her heart hurt.Her daddy… The daddy she loved so much, the daddy who spoiled her so much and never raised his voice at her, slapped her because of Sophie!He did not just forget her birthday because of Sophie—he even struck her now!But she did not blame him.It was all Sophie's fault—and she hated Sophie even m
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Rory asked, "Daddy? Is that my birthday present?"At the same time, she knew very well that if Henry saw what that straw doll really was, he would be absolutely furious.That was why he must not let him see at any cost.However, Henry was still glowering as he threw the gift aside, taking a step forward and glaring at her menacingly. "Show it to me!""Daddy…"More tears gushed from Rory's eyes, as if Henry terrified her.And yet, she gingerly reached out, tugging on the hem of Henry's shirt, chirping sweetly, "Daddy, you're scaring me. Don't look at me like that."At that moment, she was once again the Rory that Henry was so familiar with.Mature and obedient.Kind and innocent.Guileless and harmless.But Henry could not forget about the Rory he saw just now.And seeing that she kept trying to manipulate him, he lost all patience and pushed her aside, while reaching for the blanket with his other hand."Daddy! Don't look!"Rory cried as she lunged over in a panic to stop
