After the roadshow, I took a day to visit Asia in the hospital.
She had lost the baby and lay in her hospital bed looking listless and gaunt.
Cayden had already broken up with her.
During her stay in the hospital, her parents from the Burke Family hadn’t come to keep her company even once.
The only visitors she received were ones she never expected.
The director of the orphanage and several of her fellow orphans.
"The expenses for our trip here were covered by Destiney. Over the years, she has been donating money to us, and thanks to her, Londyn and Selah’s conditions have improved significantly," the director explained.
Asia was stunned.
In reality, most of the children in the orphanage had a hard time finding adoptive homes.
They were abandoned for various reasons, such as physical disabilities, intellectual impairments, or terminal illnesses.
Compared to them, Asia and I were considered fortunate due to our health and appearance.
Back then, the director told us that we were one big family, and all the children were siblings.
But after leaving the orphanage, Asia never thought about her siblings again.
On the other hand, I used to volunteer frequently at the orphanage in my previous life.
In this life, after entering the Daugherty Family, I made significant donations to help treat and provide opportunities for disabled children.
Watching the children stammer as they talked about "Destiney," Asia suddenly started crying.
She cried for a long time, so long that when the director and the children bid her farewell and I came to her side, she didn’t even notice.
I waited patiently for her to finish crying.
After a while, Asia covered her face and whispered, "Do you hate me?"
Before I could answer, Asia said preemptively, "I hate you too."
"I just wanted a better life. What’s wrong with that?"
I thought about it. "There’s nothing wrong with that."
"It’s just that you chose the wrong approach."
Asia looked at me. "Are you saying I’m not as kind, innocent, or compassionate as you?"
I shook my head. "Not exactly."
"Asia, your biggest mistake is that, whether in the past life or this one, your mindset has been to eat someone else’s cake."
"But why should someone else’s cake be given to you? And if it was, how would you know if it was poisoned?"
"The right thing to do is to make your own cake."
Asia cried out, "What gives you the right to lecture me? Don’t you want a share of the Daugherty Family’s wealth?"
I shook my head. "I don’t."
The two million I took from the Daugherty Corporation has been repaid with interest after my company with Claire became profitable.
As for the clothes and jewelry from Mrs. Daugherty, I sealed the valuable items in a safe and made a detailed inventory.
I hope to completely sever ties with the Daugherty Family in the future.
The reason is simple.
The Daugherty Corporation built its fortune on real estate. In the past thirty years, there have been incidents, deaths, and countless shady dealings during land grabs and construction projects.
Mr. Daugherty has the means to suppress these incidents for now, but they can’t be suppressed forever.
Taking tainted money like this will eventually lead to trouble, and everyone associated with the Daugherty Corporation will end up in jail.
Asia didn’t understand this, staring at me blankly.
After a long pause, she said softly, "In both lives, I lost to you."
I shook my head gently and leaned closer to her.
This was the purpose of my visit, and I had something to say to Asia:
"Asia, in both lives, you’ve been chasing me, as if I’m your biggest enemy."
"But I ask you, in these two lives, who truly hurt you the most? Was it me?"
It was as if a bolt of lightning struck Asia.
She trembled and burst into tears.
I turned and left without looking back.
