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Violet's grandmother went straight to the point and placed two items directly in front of me with an unquestionable firmness in her tone.

"Alex Brown, when the Smith's family encountered a crisis, it was resolved by relying on the property left by the Brown's family. We abide by our promise and treat you as a precious person and raise you with care."

"Violet Smith is a girl with deep feelings for you. She knows that you have had feelings for her for many years. She chose to marry you to repay you." She paused, her eyes sharp, "But Alex Brown, our Smith's family doesn't owe you anything. How can you repay kindness with enmity?"

She held my scarred hand, her words sincere but irresistible.

" I will now return to you double the legacy left by the Brown's family ." "I will not force you to repay the Smith's family for their kindness in raising me."

"I just ask you to have mercy and let Violet Smith go, so that she and Vincent can be together."

I stared at Violet's grandmother quietly, and my thoughts drifted back to my childhood. At that time, she also held me tenderly in her arms and praised me and Violet Smith as a perfect match. However, time flies, and I, the adopted husband of her childhood sweetheart, have become the culprit who broke up the lovers. The world is unpredictable, which is really touching.

I took the divorce agreement and signed my name without hesitation. From this moment on, Brown and Smith's families are strangers; Violet Smith and I will never see each other again.

After Violet's mother got what she wanted, she left with satisfaction, leaving behind a few high-sounding polite words. I lay alone in the empty room, counting the string of zeros on the bank card over and over again, with mixed feelings in my heart. Only one thought became clearer in my heart: I want to find a place far away from Violet Smith and start my life again.

After I recovered, I immediately went through the transfer procedures. With the money given by Violet's grandmother , I bought a house with a yard and planted sunflowers in the yard, looking forward to the beginning of a new life. However, after moving to a new place, I found that I could not get rid of the shadow of the past at all. Those terrible memories entangled me like a venomous snake, waking me up again and again in nightmares.

The physical pain and mental torture made me miserable. I tried to seek help from a psychologist, but I was afraid to see anyone. Vincent 's press conference dominated the headlines, and everyone believed his words, thinking that I had it all to myself. My photos were widely circulated, and some people even took screenshots of me exposing myself, with all kinds of dirty words attached. All of this tortured me over and over again.

Whenever I felt desperate, I would look up at the sunflowers outside the window and draw vitality from the flowers that grew towards the sun. Until one night, I contacted a famous psychiatrist. With her encouragement, I finally mustered up the courage to step out of the house and seek treatment.

After listening to my story, she was silent for a long time, and then slowly said: "In my opinion, what you need most right now, besides a psychologist, is a lawyer."