All Chapters of You Watched Me Break, Now Watch Me Rise: Chapter 281 - Chapter 290

James released his hold, and Beverly walked up to Evan.She looked up at him. Once, he'd been her guardian angel, but now, he was like a devil hell-bent on trapping her. "If my mother knew what you've done to me, she would never forgive you. She'd regret writing a will that left me unable to break free from you."Evan, you're not worthy of being my child's father, and you're certainly not worthy of being my friend. You really think you can go back to spying on everything I do, keeping me trapped like some caged canary and manipulating me at will?"Beverly picked up the toy robot and hurled it right in front of Evan. It shattered against the stone floor, its pieces scattering everywhere like Evan's heart."Bev…" Evan's eyes reddened. Beverly's cold resolve cut through him like a knife. "That's not—"Beverly locked eyes with him and said icily, "Liar. You betrayed my love of ten years, and you still think you can fool me again? I won't fall for it anymore, Evan. Esther isn't your

"Daddy said you two are very cute." At just two years old, Esther didn't know many words. But that one word was enough to send Harvey and Wanda into laughter.Wanda lovingly gathered Esther into her arms and planted a kiss on her soft little cheek."You're the cute one, Esther. And so pretty too!" After studying her carefully, she added, "She doesn't look much like James, though. In fact, she takes after Bev more.""James always wears such a stern face—who'd want to look like him? It's much better for her to resemble Bev." Harvey took the lollipop from Esther's hand. He then unwrapped it before handing it back to her. "My bad for forgetting to open it for you."Esther watched as the sweet lollipop drew closer to her, only for a large hand to suddenly reach in and take it away."You can't have that." James' appearance made everyone's smiles fade slightly.Esther pouted, unhappy that she couldn't have the lollipop."James, it's fine for her to have a little candy once in a while

Not only had Beverly returned, but she was also going to marry James. He was an immensely powerful man who wouldn't give Evan any opportunities to get close to Beverly, let alone win her back.For a moment, Heather felt a surge of anger toward James. But she held back any harsh words and instead asked, "Did Harry misbehave and provoke James?""Well…" Tabitha flushed with embarrassment, feeling deeply apologetic. She wasn't entirely clear about the specifics herself, so she glanced at Beverly."It was an accident," Beverly replied coldly. Though she had no desire to engage with Heather, James' reputation was at stake.Heather, however, struggled to accept this. "What kind of accident could leave a dent in Harry's head?" She tenderly stroked Harold's hair. "As his mother, it's fine if you take him out. But you can't just stand by while others bully him."Beverly fixed her with an icy stare at the reprimand.Evan spoke up first. "Mom, it was an accident."Heather shot him a resentf

The night was deep and still as Beverly and James strolled along a quiet path. The special forces operators followed a short distance behind, while the black sedan trailed even farther back.Beverly was holding tightly onto James' arm. He'd been worried she might be upset about Harold's injury, so her current demeanor left him somewhat dazed."Don't take what Damien said today to heart," Beverly still hoped to mend things between the two men. "He speaks bluntly but means no harm.""His bluntness comes with a desire for you," James replied coolly.Beverly had a dozen retorts ready, but his words caught her completely off guard. In the end, she fell silent.James placed his hands on Beverly's shoulders and turned her to face him.The wind rustled, and as they stood under the giant locust tree, small white blossoms drifted down one after another. Her dress fluttered, and his white shirt billowed in the breeze.The streetlights stretched their shadows, making it look like a scene st

Beverly was so anxious that her hands began to tremble. James held them tightly and led her to sit down on the couch.Wendell picked up the paternity test report and flipped through it. "Chief, this is the paternity report for Mr. Harvey and Esther. The result shows a 0% genetic match.""James, were you fooled by her too?" Wanda asked.She found it hard to believe James could be that foolish, but her frustration led her to ask anyway."No," James replied.Carly felt her heart shatter. James had known full well that Esther wasn't his daughter, yet he'd claimed her as his own in order to marry Beverly. And to protect Beverly's reputation, he'd even kept Harvey and Wanda in the dark.Did he really love Beverly that much?"I told you we'd accept Beverly as our daughter-in-law even if Esther wasn't your child. All we asked was for you two to have your own child soon," Wanda said, her chest heaving with anger. "So, why did you lie to us?"Harvey gently patted Wanda's back to soothe h