So many years have gone by and she was tired of saying this. It was the only truth she had left.“Everly Pettis! We have all the evidence that you killed my sister. This is the truth! They sentenced you to ten years back then and sneaking out like this is basically prison break!”Lisa’s shrill voice rang out, “Carson told me all about you. I promised him that I wouldn’t sue you if you admitted that you were wrong and were willing to learn from your mistakes. Or else, you can rot in prison for the rest of your life!”“I’ve done nothing wrong.” Her gaze was unfocused as she repeated that line, just as she did countless times over the past four years.“You!”Lisa grabbed her and tried to hit her but stopped just before she touched Everly’s face. She threw Everly against the wall. Everly watched as Lisa cried toward the person who stood coldly to one side, observing everything. “I’m sorry, Carson. I… As soon as I think about my sister…”Everly watched as Lisa’s tears fell onto his

She wailed even more now.She hated this feeling!Everything happened because of him, but he appeared when she was most vulnerable, giving her a moment of tenderness, making her longing for more. She hated her own cowardice.She hated herself for not remembering the pain, and for not learning from the past!Why did she fall again just by his slightest act of tenderness and one gaze?Her heart seemed to be held instantaneously, and she could not breathe. She saw his lips open and close, and his voice was heard, “Follow me back.”It was exactly the same many years ago.She clenched her fists and trembled. The wounds burst open again, staining the bandage a scarlet hue. She gritted her teeth, and with dire determination, she turned to flee.She could not go back with him. He only wanted her to make atonement, but she needed to earn more money. Granny Preston needed money to stay alive!She could not let him know about Granny Preston. He was ruthless, and he would definitely harm

Carson became even angrier as he looked at her crushed appearance. The arm that choked her neck tightened. His bloodshot eyes were cold and bloodthirsty. They were filled with a deep loathing.“Everly Pettis. It won’t kill you to think for one second!” The hand that was clutching her throat began to shudder from the force of his action. Her face was beginning to turn blue as she suffocated.“Hah…”She laughed mockingly and stared at him with tear-filled eyes. As she thought about how she used to love him to death, but now she was about to die at his hands, Everly’s laughter became more maniacal. Back then, she was so stupid…Buzz buzz buzz…His cell phone suddenly vibrated. He scoffed, then tossed her to one side and took out his phone. After checking it, he answered the call.“Lisa?”She fell down from the bed and gasped. From the corner of her eye, she could see a tenderness on his face that she had never seen before. She felt a vicious pang in her heart and erupted into a ser

His face looked colder, and he took a step towards her. Everly immediately backed away with every step he took, closer to her. She then stood still, and her body trembled slightly from the tension.“Don’t come near!” she cried.However, he did not stop.She was forced to retreat step by step, and he quickly approached her with a sullen face, cornering her.Her back came in contact with the cold wall, and there was no room to make a further retreat.“Everly, in this world, no one can threaten me!” He pushed her against the corner, and his voice came from above her like rumbling thunder.Everly raised her eyes to look at him and saw that his eyes were calm with determination as if he had definite control over her!She hated the look that he was giving her!She hated this feeling!He had been looking at her this way since the day she stepped into the Baxter family, and she liked it. She was intoxicated, and it was fatal; now, she had no way out.After four years of imprisonment,

The butler looked in the direction Carson left again, and sadness filled his eyes. When the young master was little, he was already working here as a butler. He watched him grow up with Everly.He was puzzled. The young master obviously cherished Everly. The butler remembered that there was someone talking behind Everly’s back, saying that she was only a lowlife hated by everyone. Young master directly destroyed all the financial foundations accumulated by his parents just to lift Everly’s humiliation.Moreover, the young master would always bring Everly around no matter where he went. Many times, when he opened the car door, all that he saw was the young master carrying the sleeping Everly home carefully.He always thought that both of them would always be close, but now… How did everything become like this?The butler shook his head again, and said to the servant on one side, “Don’t let Miss Pettis catch a cold. Send her back to the room.”“Yes!” said the servant, and she went t