Chapter 49 Stubborn


    "What''s wrong? Are you that eager to see me get sued by Lucas?"


    Lauren''s sharp usations made Alice''s chest tighten with pain, her tears falling instantly.


    "Lauren....


    "Madam Alice!" Lauren snapped angrily. "Do you really not know what Willow has done, or are you just pretending? Do you truly not know the injustices I''ve suffered, or do you take pleasure in watching me endure torment?"


    "N-No, that''s not true Alice was already sobbing uncontrobly.


    But those tears didn''t soften Lauren''s heart in the slightest; they only deepened her disgust.


    Your actions say otherwise. What else is there to argue? You treat me like a fool, stringing me along, watching me stupidly long for your motherly love. That must give you such a sense of aplishment. huh? You must evenugh about it in your sleep!


    "No, I didn''t! Lauren, listen to me. Mommy loves you just as much as I love Willow!"


    “Haha, hahahaha” Lauren suddenly burst intoughter, so hard that rears nearly came out. Sheughed until her stomach hurt, until the pain in her injured shoulder red up again, but the pain only made her more clear-headed.


    "You say you love me, yer you''re the one who drove me insane. I was once the top student at Hoverdale''s top high school, the provincial champion of the college entrance exam, and a schr at Northcrest University. And now? Five yearster, what am A lunatic. A cripple. A lifelong ex-convict who will never be able to hold her head up again. And who pushed me into this abyss? Wasn''t it you! You protected Willow because you loved her. And because you loved me, you chose to push me straight into hell. What gives you the right to say that your love for us is the same?"


    Alice was devastated by Lauren''s words, shaking her head desperately as she said, "No, that''s not true."


    Willow gazed at Lauren with teary eyes. "Lauren, I know you hate me. It''s fine if you want to bully me, but why do you have to bully me too?"


    Alice clutched Willow in her arms, crying, "Willow, stop talking. It''s all my fault."


    And just like that, the mother and daughter held each other and wept. Lauren watched them coldly, her face devoid of emotion. At that moment, David and Elliot happened to walk out of the study and saw the scene.


    Without waiting for an exnation, David immediately roared at Lauren in anger. "You ungrateful girl! You''ve barely been home, and you''re already stirring up trouble again. Do you even have a heart? Your mother and sister have been worrying themselves sick over you while you were in the hospital! Can''t you feel anything?"


    Lauren lifted her gaze and cast a cold nce at David. There wasn''t a trace of respect in her eyes-only endless mockery.


    She smirked slightly, and though she said nothing, her half-smiling expression was scarier than any words. David was so enraged by her stubbornness that his face turned livid. He stomped down the stairs and raised his hand, about to strike


    Lauren.


    Elliot immediately stopped him. "Dad, don''t be rash! Let''s talk this through!" David red at Lauren with anger. "Elliot, let go of me! I''m going to teach this disrespectful brat a lesson today!"


    Elliot held David back with all his strength, preventing him from getting even an inch closer to Lauren. Lauren met David''s gaze coldly. She was utterly fed up with this so-called father of hers. This old bastard really had a short memory. He was scared to his core thest time she pulled a knife on him, almost wetting his pants. And now, after just a few days, he dared toy a hand on her again?


    She could feel David''s hostility toward her, it was different from Alice''s or even Elliot''s. His hatred ran deep. He was her biological father, yet every time he looked at her, it was as if he were looking at his worst enemy. Under Lauren''s stare, David roared, "Apologize to your mother and Willow right now!"


    "Apologize? And why should I?" Lauren asked back.


    ...an made spre machine cani Chandda''s mau ha narinin


    Chapter 49 Stubborn


    Finished


    "I hit Willow because she deserved it. And as for Madam Alice, she''s crying because she''s done too many shameful things. What the hell does that have to do with me?" Lauren asked, her words firm and unwavering.


    David was trembling with anger and tried to lunge at Lauren again, but Elliot held him back tightly. He turned to Lauren, pleading. "Lauren, can''t you just say less for once?"


    Lauren folded her arms and sneered. "Your dad is about to hit me, and I''m not even allowed to talk back?"


    "Lauren. Elliot frowned, his expression disapproving. "No matter what, he''s still your father."


    Lauren let out a cold scoff. "My father died a long time ago. I''m an orphan


    David''s anger exploded. His eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, and the veins on his neck bulged. His face turned red with anger, his jaw clenched so tightly it looked like he might shatter his own teeth.


    Pointing a trembling finger at Lauren, he shouted, "You wretched omen! Ever since you came back, this house has known no peace! You''re nothing but a harbinger of disaster!


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