Chapter 3

The forged evidence was complete, and Sylvia also invested a significant amount of money to establish connections at every level.

So, there was almost no doubt that my father would be sentenced to 15 years in prison.

The day the verdict came out, my mother fainted by the stands from anger.

From that day onward, she began running around to clear up my father’s tarnished name.

However, she underestimated how capable Sylvia was. Sylvia had already forbidden every lawyer from taking over her case.

No one was willing to offend Woods Group for such a lost cause.

My mother cried and had nowhere to air her grievances. She could only seek Sylvia again and beg her for mercy.

In the Woods household, Sylvia looked down at her with condescension. She was incredibly satisfied with how dejected my mother was.

“If you’re here to tell me Charles’s whereabouts, I’m sorry to tell you that I don’t care anymore.

“I figured, why should I forgive him? He hurt me so deeply at that time. Why should I write things off with him?

“So, it’s useless to say anything now. No one in your family can run away!”

Sylvia’s eyes were full of cruelty. I stepped closer to look at her and found only resentment, nothing else.

The day I insisted on breaking up with her, she stopped loving me. So many years had passed since then.

I still remembered Sylvia lying in a hospital bed. Her eyes were full of disbelief when she heard me say I wanted to break up with her.

I had always known that she had a serious congenital disease. But I never treated her differently because of it.

Instead, when everyone laughed at her, I was the first to stand up for her.

This was precisely why those words hurt even more when I said them.

“Sylvia, I’ve been putting this off because I didn’t want to upset you. But the truth is, I’ve wanted to break up with you for a long time.

“You won’t be any help to me in the future. You’re just a burden to me, and you could die at any time!

“I’m tired of being with you for so many years. So, can you please let me go? I’m begging you. Stop pestering me!”

Sylvia’s face turned pale, but I ignored it and hurt her completely in one breath. But no one knew that my own heart hurt so much that I wanted to die too.

I had loved her for three years. How could I ever want to see her sad?

At that time, Sylvia was about to fall into a coma. Yet, she still held my hand in her half-conscious state.

“Don’t leave me, Charles… I promise you that I’ll take good care of myself and be cured…

“Please don’t leave me. I’ll be good in the future... I can be cured. I’ll try my best to be normal. Don’t break up with me, okay…?”

Right before she lost consciousness, I tried to break free from her grip. She saw me leave with a cold and determined expression.

It was the same expression she was showing my mother in the present.

My mother’s voice was destroyed. She could only bow and move her hands stiffly to communicate with Sylvia through sign language.

However, Sylvia had no patience. She frowned and told her bodyguard to try to drive my mother away.

“Listen. My parents are coming to see me later, so I don’t have time to waste with you.”

“Take my advice and get out of here! How dare you pollute my parents’ eyes? Don’t blame me if I drive your family to its end!”

This was a blatant threat, and everyone knew that Sylvia would do it.

My mother no longer dared to fight back on her own. She had to remain alive and wait for my father to come out.

I looked at her haggard figure and felt unspeakable sadness in my heart.

It was also the first time that I had regrets about saving Sylvia.