The "Dad" he called out could not be Simon, right?
Moments later, a man and a woman stepped out of the villa, their expressions unfriendly. It was Sophia and Simon.
The instant they saw me, their faces shifted.
Sophia’s eyes flickered with something unreadable. After a brief moment of confusion, she curved her lips into a taunting, sarcastic smile.
Simon, on the other hand, looked flustered.
The little boy pointed at me, crying loudly, “Dad! Mom! She hit me! You have to make her pay!”
Simon rushed over, forcing an awkward smile. “Honey, why are you here?”
I shot him a cold glare, my voice sharp with anger. “Do I need your permission to come here?”
“Simon Garland, didn’t you say you’ve been too busy with work lately? That you don’t even have time to come home? Yet somehow, you found the time to bring this woman and her son here for a vacation. How impressive! Such a ‘busy’ man indeed!”
Simon opened his mouth but had no words to defend himself.
Just then, Sophia stepped forward, showing fake fragility, her tone laced with pitiful innocence. “Camila, please don’t be angry at Simon. It’s my fault. Lately, I’ve been struggling with insomnia and depression. Simon thought the peaceful environment of this island might help, so he brought my son and me here for a short stay.”
I turned to her with an icy glare.
Her delicate, pretentious act really made my stomach turn.
I ignored Sophia completely and turned to Simon, my voice cold and sharp.
“Simon, this island was meant to be a gift for our daughter’s birthday celebration. Every detail here was carefully planned by me.”
“Yet, without even informing me, you brought that woman and her son to live here and even had my daughter’s amusement park torn down. What exactly are you trying to do?”
Simon’s face stiffened with embarrassment. “I just thought… since our daughter is no longer here, leaving this island empty would be a waste.”
“Sophia has been feeling down lately, so I brought her here to rest for a while.”
“As for the amusement park, it had been abandoned and wasn’t in good shape. Harvey loves Ultraman and monster-fighting games, so I thought…”
I cut him off, my anger flaring. “So what? Since our daughter isn’t here anymore, you’ve decided to gift this island to your first love and her son instead?”
“How generous of you, Simon Garland.”
“Her son even calls you ‘Dad’. Tell me, is he actually yours?”
Simon’s expression darkened. Perhaps it was the humiliation of being questioned and being yelled at so openly in front of his precious first love.
Sophia once again put on an aggrieved expression, her voice trembling as she said, “Camila, please don’t be angry. This is all my fault. I’ll take Harvey away right now!”
“Don’t blame Simon. Please don’t let our presence affect your relationship.”
“Harvey’s father passed away early. After I brought him back to this country, Simon helped us a lot, so Harvey started seeing him as his father. You can insult me, but please, don’t doubt the purity of my relationship with Simon.”
“Since Camila doesn’t like having us around, then we won’t bother you anymore. We’ll leave and avoid any more misunderstandings.”
With that, she wiped away her tears and turned toward the dock, pulling Harvey Keaton along with her.
At that moment, Harvey struggled and wailed, “I don’t want to leave! I want to stay here! Dad promised to give me this island!”
“I want Dad! Dad, don’t abandon me!”
As Sophia and her son cried pitifully, Simon’s expression grew even more unpleasant.
