The entire Norwood family froze. Every face was filled with disbelief as they stared at Evan. What was he laughing at? From the looks of it, he was mocking them.His laughter cut off abruptly. His gaze swept across James, then Darius, Josephine, and finally the triplets. Looking at every person in the Norwood family, he let out a cold sneer. "You want me to beg? Who do you think you are?"The words cracked through the hall like thunder. A suffocating pressure rolled off him, heavy and undeniable. The air felt tighter, harder to breathe.For a moment, no one reacted. Even the triplets' expressions shifted drastically.They hadn't expected defiance. They certainly hadn't expected this."I, Evan Norwood, stand upright in this world," he continued, voice calm but cutting. "I repay kindness when it's given. I am grateful to the heavens, to the earth, and to my parents. But you are not my parents—and you're far from worthy of being called my family. I had thought three years might have
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