Many years ago,Landon, newly transferred to a different school, found himself a target for bullies due to his introverted nature.
Adhering to the principle that avoiding trouble was better than courting it, Landon didn't retaliate, only to be seen as an easy target. One day, he found himself cornered by the old, rusted, and sharp-edged iron gate.
Scratches on his arm bled, until a girl noticed and fetched a teacher, thus saving Landon from further harm. Without her intervention, that day could have ended tragically.
The Rhodes family swiftly arranged for Landon's transfer to a prestigious private school.
In the rush, he only retained a vivid memory of the girl with a beautiful bracelet on her wrist, etched deeply into his mind.
Years passed.
One day, he spotted that same bracelet on Penelope's wrist.
Assuming the girl, who seemed too young to remember the incident, was the bracelet's owner, Landon pursued Penelope, recounting the story himself, never considering the possibility of a bracelet exchange.
Now, Landon's mind reeled, overwhelmed with memories flooding back, causing confusion and pain.
He started questioning his feelings for Penelope. Would things have been loving and sweet with Amber? They might have even had a child together.
With this thought, Landon instructed his assistant to obtain Sunny's DNA for a paternity test. If he had indeed killed his own son, he deserved the harshest judgment!
"Hehehe! Penelope, what a scheme to snatch other's beloved, what a plot to frame your sister! If not for you, Amber and I wouldn't have reached this tragic end..."
Landon closed his eyes in agony.
The truth came too late, but had he acted rationally, investigated earlier, the misunderstanding wouldn't have escalated.
Instead, he blindly trusted Penelope.
How innocent and pitiable Amber was, why didn't he believe her even once?
He began to regret.
In a daze, Landon arrived at the morgue.
Someone stopped him, "I'm sorry, you can't enter."
"Can you make an exception? I am..."
"No. It's the rule."
Landon bitterly shook his head, regretting never believing her when she was alive and now, denied even a last glimpse.
Karma indeed!
He didn't press further, turning to leave. In this moment, Landon realized, albeit belatedly, she always had a place in his heart...
Alas, it was far too late.
The test results came promptly, confirming a 99.99% match – the child was his.
Yet, he had delivered the death sentence to his son himself.
How despicable he was!
"Amber... Sunny..." Landon murmured their names, the vivid Amber he once held so closely now cruelly turn black by his own hands.
"Penelope! You concealed the truth, deceived my feelings, harmed my child. Our bond is severed!"
"You'll face retribution! Divine punishment awaits you!"
"I know you won't be in prison long, rest assured, when you're out..."
Landon spoke through gritted teeth.
"I'll make you pay in blood!"
