My 18-year-old daughter Serena fell in love with Edison—a 60-year-old man—and planned to marry him despite my protests. She insisted that love transcends age, so I agreed to meet him. However, while spending time at his place, I overheard a conversation revealing a chilling truth: Edison was using our relationship as a bet. His own sister, Annie, and others exposed his scheme to win money and clear his debts by manipulating Serena’s trust.
Furious and heartbroken, I confronted Edison and even punched him, desperate to protect my daughter. I then hired a private investigator, who uncovered his dark past of failures and gambling addiction. Later, at Serena’s engagement party, I secretly teamed up with Annie and a group of actors to expose Edison’s lies publicly. Amid growing public outrage, the police arrested him, and Serena, devastated by the truth, fled the ceremony.Afterward, Serena tearfully apologized, and I reassured her by reminding her of her dreams. I gave her a plane ticket to Boston for fashion design school, determined to rebuild her future. This ordeal taught me the importance of always putting my child’s safety and happiness first.