Ethan hung his head low at Wendy's mockery. Willow raised her head to look at him, seemingly waiting for his answer.
Previously, she didn't know a thing about her father. When Willow asked Olivia about him at times, she would gloss it over casually.
Olivia wasn't willing to tell Willow anything about Ethan.
Now, Willow had finally met him. This would be the first time she heard him speaking about Olivia.
It seemed like the situation wasn't as she imagined it to be. Ethan loved Olivia.
"Madam Wendy, you can scold me for being a bastard in the past, hurting her so many times. But you can't doubt my love for her.
"Even if she has gone missing for many years, there isn't one day that I've forgotten about her."
Colin chimed in, "How hilarious, Mr. Miller. If you truly love her—as you said yourself—why did you hurt her? That's ironic."
Ethan could hear Colin's footsteps getting louder. In the end, Colin placed his palm next to Ethan, leaning closer to Ethan.
Colin emphasized, "From the way I see, you're just a pretentious man. That's not love. If I love someone, I will shower her with love and care. I can never bring myself to hurt her. Do you think that I'm wrong, Mr. Miller?"
Ethan was aware that Colin was talking about Olivia. Whatever Ethan committed in the past was enough to put his name in the Hall of Shame.
Even though he genuinely loved Olivia, everyone would only remember the bad deeds he had done.
No matter what answer he gave to that question, he would be the losing party.
Ethan's silence prompted Colin to continue.
"Mr. Miller, don't think that you can clean your name by putting in good words after hurting someone that deeply. There's no such thing in this world."
Ethan tightened his fists. It hurt Ethan more because he knew who Colin was and what Colin was talking about.
Still, he couldn't show a hint of anger on his face.
He looked in Colin's direction with an alarmed expression instead. "Who are you? Do you know me?"
Colin softly chuckled. "How can I not know someone as famous as you are, Mr. Miller?
"I can't even list out the deeds you've done to your ex-wife. I don't know if you've forgotten about them, but they are memorable to me, let alone your ex-wife. I bet it's etched in her head."
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