“But if you refuse to take the hint, then don’t blame me for being ruthless. Keith might protect you for a moment, but he can’t protect you for a lifetime.“At any time, I can strip you of everything. If you don’t believe me, you’re welcome to try.”With things pushed this far, she didn’t believe Autumn would still stubbornly persist and ignore her family’s fate.When people are cornered, they all end up making choices they never wanted to make. No one escapes the pull of family.She had investigated Autumn thoroughly. Her parents divorced when she was five, and she grew up with her mother.They drifted from place to place, her mother raising her by running street stalls. Life had been hard.The year Autumn graduated from college, her mother passed away, and she married Julian. Married life was anything but easy.The Carter family looked down on her background and treated her with cold disdain, never giving her a kind word.Later, Julian cheated on her with her stepsister, Luna, and Au
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