Chapter 20 288 Vouchers " Serena is Mr. Padilla's daughter . He passed away years ago , and she's been having a tough life . It's only natural that you want to look after her . " She sat upright , her smile confident and unhurried . " Our family has always been charitable . We've sponsored countless underprivileged students over the years , after all . Isn't that right ? " Alfredo pursed his lips . How could Serena be compared to those sponsored students ? He hesitated but eventually said nothing . After a long pause , he said , his voice low . " Yvie , are you still blaming me ? The reason I didn't pick you up yesterday was that there was a car accident . Rena threw herself a birthday party to liven up the household . I didn't stop her , but I didn't attend either . And it was my mistake about the jewelry and the room . Every year on that day , both he and Roderick would be too upset to take an interest in anything . Serena meant well , but he and Roderick didn't show up at her birthday party , so he felt guilty about that . To make it up to her , after learning that the rain had flooded her room , he had let her move into Yvette's room and told her she could borrow some of Yvette's jewelry . He had been so certain that Yvette wouldn't come back . Yet she had , catching everyone off guard . Another reason for his decision had been his belief that Yvette was generous and wouldn't fuss over things like this . But , as it turned out , she did mind . A wave of guilt washed over him as he looked at her thin frame and thought about the two doses of the Single - Cell Anti - Cancer Jab ... After a moment of silence , Yvette stood up . " There's no need to apologize to me , Dad . I just hope that if anything like this happens again , 06.43 Chapter 20 1288 Vouchers you can ask for my opinion , affording me that basic respect . " Thanks to Raymond , she knew that Alfredo hadn't been the one to offer to have Serena move into her room or let her borrow the jewelry . Rather , it had been on one of Harry's " casual " suggestions . While Alfredo's reasons were understandable , it was undeniable that what he did was poorly handled . She smiled , " After all , this villa is still in my name . The Duckworth family hadn't been exactly prestigious . Its current wealth and status were almost entirely thanks to the backing of the Hawley family . Roxanne came from an elite family , and she possessed formidable talent in both academia and business . After marrying Alfredo , she invested her personal fortune into founding a film and television production company , which quickly thrived . Soon , she became an industry leader . After she was diagnosed with cancer and hospitalized , she transferred the and several properties held in her name to Roderick and Yvette . company shares Alfredo's love for her was so profound that he never voiced any objection to her decisions . Of course , it was also largely because he knew he wasn't in a position to object . But he had probably never imagined that one day , Yvette would assert her ownership of the villa so directly - and under such circumstances . Alfredo frowned a little . " Yvie , we're family . " Family shouldn't say things that drive a wedge between them . He couldn't shake off the feeling that Yvette had changed a lot , which unsettled him . Yvette remained calm . " Exactly . Because we're family , I hope we can talk to each other nicely and openly . " She grew up with the Hawley family . After becoming part of the Duckworth family again , she had shared a brief , warm father - daughter bond with Alfredo . No matter what , he was her father . She felt a deep attachment to him and respected him deeply . But he let her down time and again . When Roxanne fell ill , he was utterly grief - stricken and 06:43 Chapter 20 11 incapable of managing the household , and she , who was fifteen years old that year , shouldered all the burden . After Roxanne passed away , he was even more desperate , totally overwhelmed by sorrow. His grief was so overwhelming that he grew afraid to even face her , his daughter , who also had cancer . She was hospitalized for three years , and he visited her only a handful of times . She didn't blame him . During her hospitalization , she had voluntarily minimized contact with her relatives and friends , deliberately distancing herself from them . If the worst were to happen and she were to share Roxanne's fate , she preferred to slip away without leaving ties behind .