Sebastian wrenched his arm away, his expression twisting into a mask of pure revulsion.


    Seeing her pitiful act, he realized he used to fall for it and actually feel sorry for her.


    Heughed, but there was no warmth in his voice. "Joanna, I was willing to help you because I thought you were a kind person. Even when you yed those little tricks, I saw them as harmless and helped you. But what have you done?"


    "Are you sure you were the one who saved me back then?"


    Joanna''s blood ran cold, her mind instantly fracturing into a thousand panicked thoughts.


    Had he figured something out?


    Impossible. All the evidence from back then had been destroyed.


    Joanna''s eyes flickered, and she looked at her father behind her. “Sebastian, of course it was me who saved you. My dad was there too."


    Sebastian looked at Nathan, a curious smile ying on his lips. "Mr. Scott, the fire back then was arson, and so was my car ident. What a coincidence that you two just happened to be at the scene."


    "Even with my car ident, you just happened to be nearby. I recently tracked down the owner of that inn. I''m going to have a talk with him and get some answers."


    Joanna and Nathan''s eyes widened in shock.


    Nathan''s expression was strained, caught between a grimace and a forced smile. Why was Sebastian suddenly so concerned about those two incidents?


    "Sebastian, I swear, why would we ever want to harm you? My greatest wish is for you and Joanna to be together."


    "Have you forgotten? When you were at your lowest, it was Joanna who stayed by your side. It was Joanna who saved your life.”


    "And for that, I gave her everything for all those years. But how did you all repay me?” Sebastian finished coldly and left the room.


    Joanna tracked Sebastian''s retreat, her eyes narrowing into icy slits of calcted malice.


    "See? I told you not toe here and humiliate yourself, but you wouldn''t listen." Joanna clenched her fists. She had truly yed a great hand terribly.


    If she had known this would be the oue, she never would have schemed against Wendy in the first ce.


    By using Wendy to deal with Natalie, she had lost her status as the little princess doted on by Her brother Wendy, and Sebastian.


    Sebastian had changed. He didn''t love her anymore.


    It had been a fact for a while, but she couldn''t ept it.


    Nathan''s expression was cold. "It''s


    your own fault for being


    You


    even hold onto a


    and


    you have the nerve to get angry?!" ”


    Joanna choked, looking at his indifferent expression, enraged. "Dad, I''m your daughter. How can you say that to me?"


    “Hah... Daughter? What kind of daughter schemes against her own father?"


    Nathan turned and walked away.


    Joanna''s eyes welled up. In an instant, she felt like everyone had betrayed her.


    Her father, her mother, her eldest brother, and the man she once wanted to marry- they had all betrayed her.


    Joanna stood silently for a long time before whispering, "Fine. You''ve all betrayed me. Since you''ve all turned your backs on me, then no one gets to be happy."


    If she couldn''t be happy, no one else would be either.


    Sebastian wanted to mend his rtionship with Natalie? In his dreams.


    He would never have Natalie again.


    Natalie was certainly impressive in the eyes of men. She was willing to give her life for Sebastian.


    Any man who married a woman like that would be happy for the rest of his life.


    But she wasn''t happy, so why should Sebastian and Natalie get to be?


    She would eliminate everyone who stood in her way, one by one.