Kenneth glanced at bon during all this
rington maintained a firm stance and shound mancy, he finally shouted, “Monica, what’s the use of knowing you’re wrong now? You’ve been schemind our backs this while tirus.
candell–discipline we laugh you–none of it suck Go back to that sumbang Lacul ! will never let anyone who hurt my daughter util
in you on and reflect on your sell. If Mr. Compton hadn’t show up in time tonight, Nicule would’ve been
Manica belt on the ground, end and swollen, milling repeatedly.
nt back upstairs.
though this. From now on, if anything like this ever happens again, you have to tell
Nor didn’t dare talk back armour si risk making Kennethang. She couldonly tremble as she stood up and quietly wenË Heich looked at Nicole, her eyes of pain as the tockic’s hand. “cale, I’m ty you had in Your dad and | We’ll stand up for your
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Heidi thanked Aaron “Thank you for mything tonight, M. Compton.”
Laton kept it bried. “There’s no need to thank me Protecting Nicole is what I should do. “
Hearing that, Heidi looked even more satisfied. She cast a meaningful glance at Nicole Caught off guard by Heidi’s gaze, Nicole felt a faint blush rise on her cheeks. Was Heidletting her imagination run wild! She and Aaron weren’t….
Alter Aaron said good and left, Nicole also got up and headed upstairs to rest. But just as she passed by Monica’s room the suddenly heard Monica shouting in anger.
“Now Nicole’s trying to kick me out of the Boyd family, and they’re even planning to ship me overseas. If I really leave the country, then the Boyd family’s inheritance will all go to Nicole!” Her voice wasn’t too loud, but Nicole could still catch most of it clearly from the doorway.
Her steps hated. Her fingers, hanging by her sides, unconsciously curled into tight fists, ber knuckles turning white.
Who was Monica calking to on the phone?
Nicole didn’t leave. She stood quietly, listening more closely.
‘ll be your turn to take action. I’ll find a reason to see you in the next couple of days.”
Who was she seeing? Nicole frowned deeply, her eyes darkening with thought. However, Monica’s voice grew softer after that, making the rest hard to hear,
Nicole vestually returned to her room, full of questions Who was this pitson Monica cald would be making a move soon?
Avague image flashed in Nicole’s mind. Ever since the had started suspecting the red mole on Monica’s neck, she couldn’t help wondering if Monica was the girl she had once seen at the orphanage when they were young
Now everything was piling up, layer after Layer. By the time Nicole snapped out of it, her palms were already drenched in cold sweat
| That night, she barely got any sleep. In her dreams, she once again found herself in that stormy night when she turned 18.
The usually gentleman had a twisted expression as he yanked at her leg, trying to drag her back.
When Nicole woke up the next morning her back was soaked with cold sweat. She got up to take a shower, and after washing up, she went downstairs.
Before the even reached the bottom of the stairs, she heard Monica’s voice, sounding meek and remorseful.
“Dad, Mom, I thought about it all night. I really know I was wrong. I’m sorry for everything you’ve done for me. If you really don’t want to see me in this house anymore, I’ll agree to study abroad. But before I go, I’d like to visit the orphanage. Is that okay?”
The orphanage
At that moment, Nicole’s entire body turned cold, as if all the blood in her veins had frozen.
Last time, the hadn’t been able to find any information about Monica in the hospital records, and all the clues had gone coll. Now Monica had brought up the orphanage hersel Heirlooked at Monica and eventually in out a soft sigh. “Monica, once you’re abroad, study hard and take care of yourself. Your father and are doing this for your own good.”
