Chapter 180 My Ever - So - Biased Father Tobias ' face stiffened . +2 Bonus " Now , that's not fair , " he said , forcing a chuckle . " Kaia , your mother had no family left . From the day we married , she never had to work again . You were born with a silver spoon in your mouth , weren't you ? " Kaia slowly set down her fork , her eyes fixed on his face . " Are you sure about that , Dad ? That I grew up with a silver spoon ? " Sally had been sabotaging her in subtle , calculated ways for as long as she could remember . The Domont Villa was far from the city . Her school commute alone took over an hour . When she was six , she once waited outside her school until the sun dipped low in the sky . The driver never came . She didn't have a cellphone , so she just stood there and watched as every other child was picked up by their parents . Even if their parents arrived on mopeds or scooters , it didn't matter - those pickups looked a thousand times warmer than anything she ever gol , even from her family with four wheels 1/6 14:50 Chapter 180 My Ever - So - Biased Father and a chauffeur . +2 Bonus That day , it was Alyssa - the Graves family's little princess , who usually didn't get along with Kaia - who generously offered her a ride . " Kaia , no one came to pick you up ? " she asked , peering curiously at the quiet girl standing alone at the school gate . Kaia pressed her lips into a thin line . Her eyes were red , filled with tears she was trying hard not to shed . Alyssa panicked . " Hey , why are you crying ? I didn't even bully you today !" " Don't cry , okay ? " she said anxiously , rummaging around for tissues . Luckily , a teenage boy sitting in the front seat handed her a sky - blue handkerchief just in time . Alyssa gratefully passed it to Kaia . " Here , wipe your face . Don't cry . Next time no one comes to pick you up , just ride home with me , alright ? " But Kaia's tears only fell harder , like a string of beads suddenly snapped . Alyssa was beside herself . In a desperate attempt to stop the Chapter 180 My Ever - So - Biased Father +2 Bonus crying , she tilted her head and tried . " Kaia , how about we be best friends from now on , okay ? Please stop crying . " Kaia wiped her face , her voice soft and sticky - sweet from all the tears . " Okay . " Moments like these weren't rare , but after that , Kaia was never left waiting alone at the school gates again . Now , years later , Kaia looked across the table and curled her lips into a sarcastic smile . " Dad , the only one in this family who truly grew up with a silver spoon in her mouth was Kimberly . " Tobias had no response . When Kaia was little , he barely did the dad thing - just covered the basics . It was when the company was booming . He was too wrapped up in business to notice what his daughter felt . In his mind , sending her to a top private school and making sure she never went hungry or cold - that was already more than enough . He sighed , " Kaia , that's not fair . When I was your age , your 3/6 14:50 Chapter 180 My Ever - So - Biased Father +2 Bonus grandmother didn't have the means to give me even half of what you had . You went to the most expensive elementary school in the city . " Kaia calmly picked up her fork and took a small bite of fish . " True . But didn't I get transferred to a public school for middle school ? " Tobias ' face stiffened . Kaia gave a cold little smile . " It was Kimberly who stayed in private school through middle and high school . Not me . " At the time , Sally said you were stressed from your startup and that the money should go toward your business . She said spending so much on my education wasn't worth it . Have you forgotten that? " Tobias was yanked back in time . ! There had been a six - month stretch when the company was dangerously low on cash . He'd been chasing investors , applying for loans . Sally had comforted him , saying they could cut household expenses to ease the pressure . So Kaia's education was the first thing sacrificed . Tobias tried to salvage the conversation . " But still , Kaia , you 4/6 14:50 Chapter 180 My Ever - So - Biased Father +2 Bonus made us proud . No matter where you studied , you got into a top university , and you graduated near the top of your class . " Kaia didn't deny it . " Yes . I worked hard . Much harder than Kimberly ever had to . After all , my dear sister got into college by paying her way through a program overseas . " Tobias ' cheeks flushed few days , " she continued , setting her utensils down . " Dad , it's better if you go back with shame . Every word from Kaia felt like a slap reminding him of all the ways he'd failed her . When tugging on heartstrings didn't work , he changed tactics . " But your grandmother always truly loved you . She always took your side , no matter what . And your allowance was double what Kimberly got . " Kaia's gaze turned steely . " And yet you always found ways to quietly make it up to Kimberly after the fact , didn't you ? " " I'll be staying here these next to your place . " If we keep dredging up the past every time we talk , I might start regretting my decision . " Tobias ' hand froze mid - air . " Regret what ? " " Letting you walk me down the aisle , " Kaia said coolly . " My ever - so - biased father . " 5/6 14:50