Lahat ng Kabanata ng Side Chick Era… Over: Kabanata 2241 - Kabanata 2250

It was just that, in this modern era, family laws and corporal punishment had long fallen out of practice.Richard had once even been disciplined under the Kalen family rules himself because of the matter involving the fisherman's daughter.But by the time Rick's generation came around, those rules had almost been abolished in everything but name.Neither Rick, his three brothers, nor Victoria had ever been subjected to family punishment.Scott said expressionlessly, "An acting family head is equivalent to the family head. Victoria has disregarded the authority of the head, challenged her superiors, committed insubordination, and shown no remorse. She will receive twenty slaps and twenty lashes."But physical punishment was hard labor. Moreover, Victoria was still technically family. No one would be foolish enough to personally carry out such thankless work.He gave the butler a glance.The butler looked toward Richard. Seeing no objection, he immediately called for other staff

Samantha's father's gaze turned ice-cold."An impulsive mistake is not an excuse for causing Samantha to go into a coma! Richard, if I beat your son into a vegetative state and call it an impulse, would you accept that?"And don't use mental illness as an excuse. Our family is a family of medicine. Whether Victoria truly has a mental disorder will be clear after a proper evaluation."Samantha's mother added, "If it's proven that Victoria is mentally ill, then… considering her condition, we might consider leniency. But now, we must take her with us."A life for a life—this is the law of nature. Richard, if you insist on protecting her, then don't blame us for going to war with the Kalen family!"The Malcolm family was a top-tier aristocratic household no less powerful than the Kalen family. If they truly intended to escalate the matter, the Kalen family might not be able to suppress it.Moreover, the real authority within the Kalen family now lay with Sharon. Given Sharon's relati

The last time Thomas's headache flared up, he spent nearly all of those days asleep—and when he was awake, his aggression was intense.Suddenly, he said, "It's strange. When I hold you, the pain seems to lessen. It feels… as if, when my head used to hurt, you were always by my side."Sharon's thoughts churned.Although Thomas had not yet recovered any memories, the recurrence of his condition clearly meant he was still being affected by something.But—She looked at him, still holding her.Was this really appropriate? Wasn't it a little too intimate?As if sensing what she was thinking, Thomas released her."Sorry," he said calmly. "I crossed the line. My head hurt too much just now. I lost control for a moment."With that, he stood."I'll go back to my room and rest first."Perhaps because the pain was too severe, the moment he rose, his body swayed unsteadily.Sharon immediately stood as well, intending to help him—but she rose too quickly and lost her balance.Both of t

Very soon, Victoria was brought to the Malcolm family estate.Although the Malcolm family had many children, they did not all live together; each had their own separate residence.After Victoria sent the message, a reply quickly came through.[I'll find a way to get you out, but it'll take some arrangements. You'll need to hold on for a while.]Seeing those words, Victoria finally let out a long breath of relief.After deleting the message, she powered off her phone and hid it.She allowed herself a brief fantasy—that if the Malcolm family merely locked her up, she might still find a chance to contact the outside world when they were not paying attention.Even if she couldn't immediately find someone to help her, she still had a trump card. At the very least, escaping this place first would be enough.She could already imagine what kind of miserable fate awaited her once she fell into the Malcolm family's hands.Richard had already abandoned her, and the Kalen family now regar

Mateo Patrick said, "Victoria, it's not that I don't want to save you. You should understand—the Malcolm family is on equal footing with the Kalen family. With my current abilities, it's not easy to rescue you from a place like that."Getting someone inside the Malcolm residence and managing to contact you already took everything I had."Victoria knew he was telling the truth.Mateo and her mother, Audrey, had come from a fishing village with no foundation in this elite world.After Audrey died in a car accident, Mateo survived in Marcentine by relying on the inheritance she left behind.It wasn't until Victoria was a little older that Mateo came to see her with Audrey's suicide note and told her everything about her origins.When she learned the truth, Victoria did not show any resistance or shock. In fact, she had already known her background before Mateo ever found her.From the moment she could remember, the attitude of the three Kalen brothers toward her had always been col