Chapter 165


    Billy’s words sessfully caught Esther’s attention. She reluctantly opened the car door and sat in the


    back seat, avoiding engaging in conversation with him.


    ncing at Esther through the rearview mirror, Billy noticed how different she looked from her mother,


    Faye. Perhaps it was because Esther resembled her biological father more. Billy believed that he had


    fulfilled his duty over the years, treating Esther neither well nor poorly.


    However, when conflicts arose between Esther and Liliane, Billy prioritized Liliane’s protection.


    Between his biological daughter and his adopted daughter with no blood ties, Billy would selfishly


    choose his own. flesh and blood. He didn’t think he could be med for that. He wasn’t a saint-just an


    ordinary man and a father. His true love naturally belonged to Liliane, his biological daughter. It was a


    Esther remained silent in the back seat of the BMW, not speaking to Billy. Instead, she opened the


    surveince app of the Dolphin ss to check on Felix. As Felix was attending kindergarten for the first


    time, he seemed a bit out of ce. Despite the teacher’s efforts to encourage him to y with the other


    children, hecked enthusiasm.


    Regarding Billy, Esther had mixed feelings. He had been treating her with indifference over the years,


    neither good nor bad. Even when she was wrongly imprisoned due to Bradley’s false usations, he


    had only sent a message through thewyer, advising her to confess and seek redemption. He had


    also offered to visit and send her things during her time in prison, but she had declined.


    She thought that perhaps she was an unlucky person. She had lost her mother, lost her beloved


    Grandpa Thomas, and also lost….


    Esther dimmed the screen of her phone, and her cold and distant expression reflected on the car


    window.


    Billy didn’t take Esther back to the Ansteys’ vi. He knew that Leah didn’t like Esther, and there was


    no prepared room for her in the house. When Esther used to stay with the Ansteys, she lived with


    Billy’s parents.


    The two of them sat in a quiet cafe. In front of them, a girl dressed in a formal gown sat at a ck


    piano, her slender fingers gracefully dancing on the ck and white keys, producing enchanting


    melodies that filled the serene space.


    The waiter served Esther and Billy a ss of lemon water each.


    “Blue Mountain,” Billy said.


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    The waiter politely asked, “And for thedy?”


    “Milk,” Esther replied.


    The waiter acknowledged the order and left gracefully


    Esther and Billy sat face to face in the booth. Billy felt a bitter taste in his mouth as he looked at Esther


    in front of him. When he brought her back, she was still a small child. Now, she had grown so big that


    she no longer needed him to provide shelter for her.


    Esther straightened her back, proud like a graceful swan. “What did my mother leave for me?