Back in their day, a woman caught having an affair would be scorned to death.

So after Penny was driven out of the Lockwood family, even the Graysons wouldn’t let her in the door...

Later, unable to bear it, Caleb Grayson went behind his parents’ backs and secretly took his sister to the old family home.

At the old home, Penny’s physical health improved, but she still suffered from a broken heart, remaining gloomy and withdrawn day after day...

She passed away in a little over half a year.

Upon hearing of Penny’s death, Julius Lockwood had her body brought back to the Lockwood estate and gave her a grand burial.

However, Julius Lockwood could never get over her betrayal.

Coupled with the fact that Archie Lockwood was often disobedient and made him angry, he vented nearly all of his frustration on the boy.

Later, after marrying Yuna Sullivan, he grew to dislike Archie Lockwood even more...

Perhaps it was because Archie Lockwood looked so much like Penny; seeing him was like seeing her all over again...

All of this came to an end on Archie Lockwood’s seventh birthday...

On his birthday, Archie Lockwood disappeared for some unknown reason. When they went to look for him, all they found was an exploded car and one of his shoes...

These painful memories left Julius Lockwood feeling utterly exhausted, both in body and soul...

But today, what he had believed to be the truth for so long was revealed to be a lie...

Everything was telling him that he had driven Penny to her death with his own hands, and then brought a venomous woman into his family...

Worse still, his own biological son had suffered for over twenty years, while he had treated a criminal’s son like a precious treasure, doting on him for just as long.

"I will never forgive you. There’s no way I can ever forgive you again." Archie Lockwood’s body trembled. After saying this, he turned and walked away. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

To forgive this man again would be the greatest disrespect to his mother.

When he didn’t know the truth, he could have gone against his own heart and forgiven this man. But now that he knew, forgiveness was impossible.

"Archie..." Julius Lockwood rushed to follow, but as he took a step, his vision swam before going dark. He reeled backward and collapsed.

Hearing a heavy thud and the clatter of a table and chairs, Archie Lockwood quickly turned around.

When he saw the man collapsed on the floor, he rushed over and helped him up, his emotions clearly on the verge of breaking. "Howard Rhodes, get in here, now!"

"Yes."

Howard Rhodes and Louise Jordan heard the call and rushed in.

Meanwhile, Jason Lockwood and Yuna Sullivan, who were sitting in the living room, also heard the commotion.

Yuna Sullivan anxiously gripped Jason Lockwood’s hand. "Jason, it sounds like something’s happened."

"Heh..." Jason Lockwood’s eyes narrowed maliciously as he sneered. "Looks like he couldn’t handle the shock."

Seeing that her son could still laugh at a time like this, Yuna Sullivan grew increasingly anxious, her palms slick with sweat.

Jason Lockwood pried Yuna Sullivan’s hand away and stood up coldly. "I have something to take care of at the office. I’m leaving."

"But what if the old man wakes up? What am I supposed to do?" ’If he really knows everything, how will I get out of this alive?’

"Mom, since when have you become so timid?"

Yuna Sullivan wiped her tears. "Sigh, Jason, all your mother wants now is to live out her days in peace."

A dangerous smirk played on Jason Lockwood’s lips as he spoke coldly, "You’ll have your peaceful days." With that, he stood up and fastened the cufflink on his sleeve, his eyes filled with a sinister light.