---- Chapter 19 Erin's smile turned stiff. The history of Amy's father was something she wished to forget. Could Dean have heard some rumors? She feigned calmness and forced herself to remain composed. "| was upset after a fight with my ex-husband and drank too much. Then | did something foolish and forgot it. Later, when | found out | was pregnant with Amy, | couldn't bring myself to give her up. Previously, | planned to raise her alone. But | didn't want Amy to grow up without a father. You were raised by Mrs. Moore alone. Why can't you understand my wish to give Amy a home?" Dean did understand. But it didn't mean he was willing to become another guy's daughter's father like a fool. "| hope what you're saying is true," he replied, though Asher's words lingered in his mind. As Dean was about to leave, Amy suddenly appeared and hugged his leg. With a stubborn voice, she said, "Daddy, | miss you." She was too young to understand the complexities of ---- relationships. She only knew that her father didn't want her and her mother anymore. Dean pushed Amy away and said coldly, "Get off. I'm not your father." He felt sick as long as he thought that he had taken the unwanted daughter with care for two years. Dean didn't see what happened after he left the hospital room Erin slapped Amy hard and sent her to the floor. "Why are you crying? You useless thing. You cannot even keep your father around. What's the point of raising you?" she scolded. Just then, her phone chimed with a message. She glanced at it. But she was so frightened that she threw the phone away. After leaving the hospital room, Dean turned to Richard. "Don't report any more news about Erin and Amy to me." Asher had promised to let the whole world witness their happiness. So he decided to broadcast his wedding with Eliana live. Dean knew that it was a deliberate show-off. But he couldn't help but enter the live stream and greedily trace Eliana's outline. He had dreamed countless times of marrying Eliana. ---- But he never imagined her marrying another guy. He had thought he and she had years ahead of them and that it was not a big deal to delay the wedding. He then realized that he had missed the opportunity of being with her forever. Dean was in a bad mood and canceled all his work. He intended to drown his sorrows in alcohol one last time. By the time the wedding ended, Dean was thoroughly drunk and unconscious In his haze, he thought he saw Eliana. "Don't sleep here. Come home with me," she said. "Eliana, aren't you getting married? Why are you here?" he slurred. "| knew you couldn't bear to leave. I'm sorry. | was wrong about everything before." "| always wanted to explain, but you wouldn't listen." Dean was really drunk and thought he was dreaming. He held onto the woman in front of him and apologized like a kid. Eliana held his hand and soothed him for a long time before helping Dean home. The next morning, Dean woke up with a pounding headache from the hangover. ---- As he massaged his temples, he was shocked to find that Eliana from his dream had turned into Erin. He was stunned for a few seconds and quickly wrapped himself in the blanket. He realized with horror that they were both naked! "Erin, how dare you set me up!" he shouted. Erin blinked innocently. "You brought me home last night." "Dean, Eliana is married now. There's no chance for you and her to get together anymore. Why don't we settle for each other? We know each other well, and Amy already thinks of you as her dad. Our life wouldn't be worse than Eliana's." "In your dreams!" After Dean watched the surveillance footage from the wedding house on Eliana's flash drive, he realized how scheming Erin was. Erin wrapped herself tightly in a towel. "But what can | do? | have evidence of us having sex last night. "If you don't agree to marry me, I'll take the video to accuse you of raping me." Dean sneered, "You can try." If she dared, Dean had countless ways to make her suffer. ---- Erin's tone suddenly softened. "| was just kidding. | only want to ask you one thing. If you agree, I'll leave with Amy and never appear before you again." Dean suppressed his anger and listened to her continue. "Amy has been feeling down lately. Her classmates in the kindergarten tease her for not having a father. | just want you to pick her up from the kindergarten with me for a few days, so everyone knows she has a father." She was afraid Dean might refuse and quickly added, "Just one week. | only need one week of your time." Dean was stunned. He had expected Erin to ask for money or power, or at worst, force him to marry her again. He never imagined that she would make such a simple request. Without hesitation, Dean agreed immediately. He could let Erin out of his life forever by doing such a small favor. It was easy for him. At that moment, Dean hadn't realized that Erin's idea of ---- disappearance was to make him disappear. Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!