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Chapter 221

Stephanie didn't find it strange. After all, everyone had things they didn't want to share with outsiders."It's a really small town. Not many people live there," Laura said as she continued her story. "The locals don't seem used to Cyrenian food, so business is pretty slow for her restaurant."But she doesn't mind. She just keeps living there with her daughter. I asked her why she doesn't move to a bigger city, and she said she's gotten used to the peaceful life there. I do wonder how she makes a living. She doesn't seem to be struggling for money."After everything that Laura said, Stephanie started getting curious about the woman as well. "What's her name?""Her name is—" Laura was interrupted by the sound of someone knocking on the door."Oh. She's probably here. I'll get the door."As Laura got up to open the door, Stephanie also stood to greet the new arrival. The door opened to reveal a mother and a daughter."You're here." Laura smiled as she stroked the little girl's he

Chapter 222

"It's nothing much, really. It's just that… Well, things aren't working out between my husband and me. We're preparing for a divorce," Laura said, glossing over the situation.The events of that night were still quite painful to her. She didn't want to bring that up again.Hearing her say that, Nellie didn't ask any further. Since Laura was getting a divorce, it meant that something serious had happened. It would be rude for her to keep pressing if Laura didn't want to talk about it."Are you really going back to Cyrenia, Ms. Laura?" Lacey piped, her eyes wide. "That's so good! I want to go back too. I don't like it here. It's terrible. I want to go home. I miss Daddy."As soon as she finished speaking, Nellie swiftly covered her mouth and admonished her, "Watch what you say, Lacey!"Lacey pouted, her eyes tearing up.Laura hurriedly tried to smooth things over. "It's fine. It's normal for a young girl like her to miss her father…"Nellie mustered an awkward smile, her expressio

Chapter 223

Stephanie had texted Adrian and one of the Fords' bodyguards, who have both responded now. After quickly reading the messages, Stephanie looked up at Nellie."But before we eat, I have something to ask you, Ms. Hoffman," Stephanie said.Startled, Nellie smiled. "Go on.""Your husband's name is Walter Green, right?"That was the name of the driver who caused the car accident.The moment Nellie heard the name, her smile froze. All the color drained out of her face. Eyes flickering with fear, she exclaimed, "W-Who are you? How did you…"Stephanie said nothing. She simply stared at Nellie in silence.Nellie swiftly grabbed Lacey and rushed for the door."Huh? What's going on?"Laura looked confused. By the time she stood up, Nellie had already rushed to the door. In her panic, she even managed to hold onto Lacey with just one arm, using the other to open the door.But alas, after the door opened, she froze once more. A group of bodyguards stood right outside the door, staring col

Chapter 224

Nellie closed her eyes in anguish. Stephanie was right, of course. She couldn't possibly let Lacey find out that her father was a gambler who had deliberately crashed into someone after getting paid to do it.Once she opened her eyes again, she handed Lacey over to Laura. "Please… take good care of her.""Don't worry," Laura said. "I swear on my life that no harm will come to Lacey."She was confident enough to say that because she trusted Stephanie. Since Stephanie said she wouldn't hurt Lacey, she definitely meant it."Thank you," Nellie replied.Laura left the hotel suite with Lacey in her arms. The clueless Lacey was very frightened, so Laura consoled her and even said she was taking Lacey out for some yummy food."What about Mommy? Why isn't Mommy coming with us?" Lacey asked tearfully."Your mommy has something to discuss with the other lady. She'll come and join us soon. Don't worry about it."After they left, Adrian came in and sat beside Stephanie. He wasn't sure if Ne

Chapter 225

Nellie grabbed a few tissues from the box on the coffee table and wiped her tears. It looked like she was trying to compose herself.Stephanie waited patiently without rushing her.After a long while, Nellie finally regained some composure. She began, "Walter, my husband, got addicted to gambling three years ago. In less than a year, he lost everything we owned and even racked up a lot of debts."During that time, I was constantly worried about how we were going to live. I even thought about drying. The debt collectors came knocking almost every day. They almost took Lacey from us too—""Get to the point," Adrian interrupted.He had no interest in hearing about Walter and Nellie's supposed hardships.Flinching, Nellie continued, "One day, Walter gave me a debit card and said someone had asked him to do something. The money in the bank account was the deposit. When the job was done, we would get a huge sum of money. We could pay off our debts and start over somewhere else."Walte

Chapter 226

The man who showed up told Nellie that he would give her another five million dollars, on the condition that she kept the whole thing a secret, took Lacey abroad, and never returned to the country. He also said that once Walter got out of prison, the three of them could start over in a foreign country.The five million dollars tempted Nellie. Besides, she was genuinely afraid that someone would come looking for her, asking about the accident. So, she accepted the five million and took Lacey abroad.They'd gone to some other country at first, but Nellie kept getting the feeling that someone was watching her. It made her uneasy. On a stormy night, she secretly fled with Lacey and traveled illegally to Angloria. Eventually, she settled down in a remote town.After moving to that town, she'd spent a large sum on the black market to get a fake identity. Whenever someone spoke to her, she would always use her fake name.But when she met Laura, who was from her hometown, she was so happy

Chapter 227

Now that Stephanie thought about it, while she didn't get a good look to see if the bald man had a scar behind his right ear, he was very likely the man who'd approached Nellie."Did the five million dollars get transferred to your bank account as well?" Adrian questioned."No. The bald man prepared a new bank account. I don't know if he used a fake identity to set it up, but he gave me the account number and password. He also told me not to withdraw a huge sum at once."Later on, after coming abroad, I slowly withdrew the money, little by little, and converted it into the local currency. It's been about a year since I last drew from that account," Nellie answered."Do you still remember the account information?"Nellie pondered for a moment before replying, "More or less."The account had contained five million dollars, money she'd obtained at the cost of someone else's pain. The details were still vivid in her mind. Even though she hadn't used it for a long time, she could stil

Chapter 228

Nellie's heart ached at the thought of Walter spending the rest of his life in prison. But at the same time, he'd gotten himself addicted to gambling, creating a mountain of debts for the family. Then, he proceeded to crash into someone for the sake of money.Even if he was sentenced to life in prison without parole, he'd brought it upon himself.Still, her logic and emotions kept wrestling with each other."I guess you haven't heard," Stephanie remarked. "Walter's dead."Nellie's mind went blank. She whipped her head up and stared at Stephanie in disbelief."H-He's dead? How did he die? When did it happen?""Over a year ago. He died in prison. It was suicide.""That's impossible!" Nellie jumped to her feet.Frowning, Adrian swiftly stuck his arm out and held it protectively in front of Stephanie.However, Nellie had no intention of harming Stephanie. She was just overwhelmed by the news of Walter's demise. Looking quite agitated, she cried out, "There's no way he'd take his o

Chapter 229

To be completely honest, Stephanie did feel some resentment toward Nellie. However, she was fully aware of who she should be resenting the most—and who needed to end up in prison the most.Regardless of Nellie's reasons for agreeing to testify in court, she was atoning for her part in the whole thing by doing so.Even though Nellie didn't know who the mastermind really was, she could prove that Walter had been paid to deliberately cause that accident. This was extremely important as well.Adrian left the room with Stephanie, but just before stepping out, he stopped and turned back around to eye Nellie frostily. "You'd better not forget what you said here today. Since you've agreed to testify, there's no backing out of it."Nellie, who was still caught up in her grief, jumped in alarm before quickly nodding. "I know. I won't go back on my word."She still had Lacey. No matter what, she had to do what was best for her daughter.Adrian walked off without saying anything else.Once

Chapter 230

Lacey smiled sweetly when she saw that Stephanie accepted the lollipop from her. It seemed as though she wanted to say more, but Adrian, who was standing beside Stephanie, frightened her a little. Even though he didn't do anything and wasn't even looking at her, she still found him to be quite scary.Thus, without saying anything else, she went inside the hotel suite.Laura didn't follow Lacey in. Instead, she looked at Stephanie, visibly hesitant.Just then, Adrian's phone rang. He was going to reject it, but Stephanie stopped him. She assured him that she was fine and urged him to take the call, so he stepped to the side and answered the call.Laura came up to Stephanie, her gaze tentative but filled with tender concern. "I had no idea, Stephanie…"It turned out Stephanie had been in a car accident and was even crippled in one of her legs. Stephanie seemed perfectly normal when she walked now. But even so, Laura could still vividly remember just how much Stephanie loved to dance

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