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I was a horrible husband, and a scumbag father.

Having amnesia wasn’t an excuse.

Even so, because of that, I lost my family instantly.

In order to save Nero– my son and heir– I killed my daughter Neoma. And then I had to witness Mona, my neglected wife, die in front of me.

Why did I have to regain all my memories at that exact moment?

I wanted to die with Mona and Neoma.

And, just when I thought I could finally be reunited with them, I opened my eyes and realized I turned back time.

I returned at the exact moment Mona and I were in the middle of discussing divorce.

Divorce?

No way in hell would Nikolai divorce Mona this time!

Let's Not Divorce

"ARE YOU sure it's enough punishment, Neoma?" Nikolai asked his daughter, frowning. "You only want that kid to stay away from you and your hoobae? You could have at least asked her to be expelled. And you didn't even ask her to apologize."

"Even if I asked Phoebe to apologize, it wouldn't have been sincere, Appa," Neoma said while taking a picture of the strawberry parfait that she ordered using her phone. "I don't need an insincere apology."

Nikolai was listening to what Neoma was saying, but he was a bit distracted when he noticed that his daughter was using a phone made by his company.

[According to our data, young people around Neoma's age prefer the phone made by our foreign competitor, after all.]

He was glad that his daughter patronized the phone made by the Moonasterion Group.

"A written contract that says Phoebe Kang will get expelled immediately if she touched me or my friends again is enough, Appa."

He could only sigh and shake his head.

Yes, that was how the issue was "resolved."

Neoma and her hoobae made Phoebe sign a written contract that said any kind of harassment of Neoma, her friends, and the other kids in school would result in the kid's immediate expulsion.

[My daughter is too kind-hearted.]

Hence, Nikolai brought Neoma to a famous dessert shop as a reward.

Only the two of them were there because Mona was summoned by the police regarding the investigation of what happened to her café.

But, of course, he didn't send Mona alone to the police station.

[I sent Glenn with my wife since Glenn already knows what to do.]

"I'm not upset with you, Neoma," Nikolai said, then he sipped his black coffee. "I'm not just satisfied that your bullies only got a slap on the wrist after they harmed you."

"I actually wanted to punish Phoebe heavily, but I had to hold back for you, Appa."

He put down the cup on the saucer, knitting his eyebrows in confusion. "For me?"

"I should exercise more caution now that it's been revealed that my father is a chaebol," Neoma explained. "If we kicked Phoebe out of school mercilessly when there's only a few months left before graduation, and the story somehow got leaked to the public, then we might get criticized for being harsh, Appa."

"How could we be 'harsh' when there was evidence that you were bullied?"

"Appa, most people already hate chaebol families even without a proper reason," his daughter reminded him. "They don't care about the truth– they'd jump at any opportunity to thrash our family just to make them feel better about themselves. Even if there was evidence of me getting beaten up, they'd still say that I overreacted if I asked for Phoebe's expulsion. They might even pity my bully for being "oppressed" by a chaebol family. There are many extreme social justice warriors on the internet so we better be careful, Appa."

He scoffed. "That kid? Oppressed by our family? Ridiculous. It's the other way around since it was you who got bullied."

Neoma laughed softly while shaking her head. "Appa, the rich don't get oppressed."

They were born with privilege, after all.

"Since chaebol families like ours are blessed with more fortune than the others, then we must be generous, patient, and forgiving," Neoma said as if she were giving a lesson on humanity. "Now that it has been revealed I'm the daughter of a chaebol, I must live with extra caution from now on."

Nikolai was even more confused now. "Where did you learn that from, Neoma?"

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