Chapter 8

“Daisy?!”

I rushed into the bathroom. Through the swirling steam, I saw Daisy collapsed on the floor.

I quickly helped her up.

But the moment Daisy clearly saw my face, she pushed me away with all her might.

“Who told you to come back? I have a new dad now. I don’t need you to take care of me!”

Her distant gaze deeply wounded my heart, and it brought me back to reality.

Releasing my grip on Daisy, I stood up, my expression remarkably calm. “You’re right. Since you have a new dad, you naturally don’t need my protection.”

Before leaving, for the last flicker of father-daughter affection, I reminded her, “Eating candy before bed will make your teeth black. Be careful of cavities.”

Those were the last words I ever spoke to Daisy.

Daisy, soaking wet, watched my retreating back, feeling an inexplicable sense of unease.

But then, thinking of her handsome and gentle Uncle Caleb, she quickly forgot about it.

Seraphina Davis and Caleb Hayes’ wedding was a modest affair.

After all, this marriage was not seen as honorable in the eyes of society.

But Caleb still wore his suit, posing handsomely for photos, then sent them all to me.

“Brother, my wedding is about to begin. It's such a shame you can't be here.”

“I look pretty good in this suit, don't I? Seraphina said I look even better than you did back then!”

Receiving these messages, I was at a private airfield, preparing to board a plane. I carried only a small briefcase, but the documents inside held the fate of the Hayes family’s business empire.

I looked at the constant stream of messages on my phone and chuckled sardonically.

I turned, pulled out my SIM card, broke it, and tossed it into the trash.

Then I instructed Madam Kingston’s professional security team: “Please announce my death in half an hour. Make sure the 'gift' I’m sending Caleb is delivered.”

The lead team member nodded slightly. “Understood, Young Master.”

The helicopter landed in front of me. I stepped onto the red carpet leading to the boarding ladder, taking one last look at the Montrose sky.

The sky was azure, just as it had been the day I was reunited with my biological parents.

But this time, I was leaving forever.

Two hours later, the plane landed, and Asher Hayes vanished completely, replaced by Asher Kingston, the newly found heir of the Kingston family.

Seraphina Davis and Caleb Hayes would soon taste the bitterness of being abandoned by all.

The Hayes family’s business empire would soon be swallowed by the harsh realities of the market.

I would make sure everyone who had hurt me knew how cold and miserable the heavy rain was without me to shield them!

...

Caleb, arm linked with Mrs. Hayes, slowly walked down the flower-strewn aisle. Daisy, dressed as a flower girl, followed behind, scattering handfuls of petals into the air.

Seraphina watched Caleb slowly approach. He was the man she had loved for ten years, yet for some reason, her heart felt no joy.

My image in a suit from years ago kept flashing in her mind.

Just then, the wedding screen lit up.

My face appeared on the screen.

“Hello everyone, I’m Caleb Hayes’ ‘brother’. I regret not being able to attend because—”

“I’m dead.”

The hall erupted in an uproar. Seraphina froze, her ring slipping from her finger and clattering to the floor.

### I held up my medical records. The words “stage three leukemia” and “only one month left to live” were stark.

With a pale, bloodless face, I slowly began to speak.