LOGINDennis was nearly forty. With his rotten character and years lost to nightlife, his body was already worn down, and no one was willing to marry him.He had slept with countless women. The fact that he even dared to set his sights on Autumn was sheer madness.He was asking for death.Hearing that, Martha shifted her weight and ground her heel into Selena’s fingers, listening to Robert as she did.She pressed down even harder. “So, what if he did? Look at her face. She’s got that slutty look meant to seduce men.“Sleeping with one man or another, what’s the difference? Dennis taking a liking to her was her good fortune. Who would’ve thought she’d dare to injure him? She really doesn’t know her place.“She deserved it anyway. She offended so many people. Who knows whose hands she finally died under. Serves her right.”Autumn deserved to die. Who told her to be ungrateful and even injure her son? Karma never missed.At that moment, Bowen received a message from his father and came in with
Evelyn cried so hard that tears streamed down her face. “My poor Selena. How did you end up with a family like this? If I’d known it would come to this, I should have divorced that useless excuse of a father of yours long ago.“Robert, I’m saying this today, if anything happens to Selena, I’ll take her back to my parents’ home and divorce you.“All these years, look at how much Selena has suffered. You didn’t even dare say a word. You don’t deserve to be her father.”Watching her own daughter beaten until she was covered in injuries, while she herself could do nothing, Evelyn broke down completely.Thinking about everything they had endured over the years only made her cry harder. It was all because her husband was weak that they had suffered so many injustices.The more she thought about it, the more wronged she felt.Robert closed his eyes and replayed the past years in his mind. He truly had failed his daughter.Seeing Selena surrounded and beaten by a group of people, her body bat
Selena had been waiting for news from Keith, but instead of hearing from him, members of the Long family arrived.Martha came in with a group of relatives, stormed straight inside, and without a word, dropped to the floor.Immediately, the scene turned into a loud display of wailing and lament.Martha pinched her thigh hard, dabbed saliva at the corners of her eyes, and cried with heartbreaking intensity.“Oh heavens, I’m already this old, and I still have to watch that little bitch Selena send her own uncle to jail…“How did the Long family ever raise such a shameless wretch? She ran off with a man for years, got dumped, and then crawled back…“Now she won’t even spare her own uncle. What kind of sin did I commit to end up with such an unfilial descendant?”Drawn by her earth-shaking cries, Robert and Evelyn hurried downstairs.They saw Martha sitting on the floor, pounding her chest, while a crowd of so-called relatives stood behind her, pointing and whispering.“Robert, even if your
Years ago, a single wrong decision had left the Sinclair family’s illegitimate heir wandering outside the family to this day.Before his death, the old patriarch’s greatest wish was for that child to be brought home and formally acknowledged.He had made them promise to find the child and bring him back into the family.That was the very reason Dorothy showed such blatant favoritism toward Vivian.She was the only person who knew where the child was.Vivian was clever. She never revealed the child’s whereabouts, keeping Dorothy hanging just enough to maintain her leverage.No matter how Dorothy pressed, Vivian always found a way to deflect the question.And so, Dorothy had no choice but to continue protecting her.She wanted that child brought home.After all these years, the boy must have suffered terribly. When he returned, she would make it up to him properly.Keith let out a quiet breath and rose to his feet, heading for the door, only to be stopped by Dorothy’s voice.“Keith, wher
Hearing his grandmother’s words, Vivian was secretly delighted. Just as she expected, she was easily manipulated.All those months of careful performance in front of her had paid off. As long as one tried hard enough, rewards always followed.Keith’s expression darkened. His voice turned cold. “Grandma, do you even know what Vivian has done? And you’re still protecting her like this?”He truly had not expected that even now, when she was cornered, Vivian could still hide behind his grandmother.Her methods were becoming more sophisticated by the day. In the end, he had underestimated her.Vivian put on the look of someone deeply shaken and retreated behind his grandmother, peeking out timidly. “Mr. Sinclair Sr., I really didn’t do any of those things. You’ve watched me grow up. You know what kind of person I am.“Someone is deliberately framing me, but Keith won’t believe me. He even wanted to lock me away and force a confession.“Mr. Sinclair Sr., I’m innocent. Please stand up for me.
“What if it turns out it wasn’t me?” Vivian pleaded. “Wouldn’t you be destroying whatever remains between us? Keith, I’m begging you, don’t do this to me.”Her confidence came from knowing someone would cover for her.Every trace had already been wiped clean. Keith had no hard evidence tying her to Autumn’s disappearance.With that thought, her resolve hardened.She wrenched herself free from the guards, dropped to her knees, and clutched his trouser leg, her voice breaking. “Keith, even if you’re going to sentence me, at least let me die knowing why. If you have proof, I’ll accept it without a word.“But if you’re accusing me without evidence, I won’t admit to anything. I could just as easily say Autumn staged all of this herself and framed me.“Keith, you have to believe me. I didn’t do this. Someone is setting me up. You can’t treat me like this.”Autumn was gone. There was no testimony, no one to contradict her.And even if Autumn were still alive, she would never be able to prove







