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Semua Bab Sued by My Own Daughter Over a Mango: Bab 1 - Bab 9

9 Bab

Chapter 1

In the courtroom, Hannah Wright stared at me stubbornly, as if she were delicate yet resilient.She said with extreme anguish and pain, "When I was a child, my mother bought Rodney a big bag of mangoes. I was eyeing them greedily and took one, but before I could even take a bite out of it, she slapped me across the face."Later, she made me kneel at the doorway for two hours until my legs were black and blue, yet she still wasn't satisfied. She even stripped my clothes off in front of everyone and whipped me, forcing me to admit that I was wrong."All I wanted was to eat one of Rodney's mangoes. Was that really such an unforgivable crime?"Hannah's tears kept falling continuously, and it was heartbreaking to watch.In the courtroom, her litany of accusations against me stirred the citizens in the gallery to righteous indignation."I've seen plenty of cases like this. This old hag definitely favors sons over daughters. She treats her daughter like a maid but dotes on her son. Who

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Chapter 2

"Since your mind is made up, let the playback of your memories begin," Judge Steward declared.The first memory played.It was from before Rodney was born, when Hannah had just started elementary school.Back then, she wasn't as sensible as she was now. In fact, she was quite a handful. She was always running wild around the neighborhood with the other kids, and I took a hands-off approach to raising her.My husband, Toby Wright, was still alive at the time, and Hannah had a lively personality. Toby and I got along well and never felt the need to be overly strict with her.One day, Hannah came home from school just as her great-aunt, Olga Porter, had passed away. It was also the first time in Hannah's life that I ever laid a hand on her.Hannah carried this memory deep in her heart, and as she grew older, she would always say that I never loved her as a child and that I humiliated her by hitting her in front of so many people.But did she even know what she had done?It seemed

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Chapter 3

The comments on screen started flooding in again."Sure, Hannah was a little mischievous as a kid, but that's no reason to beat her half to death. If Hannah were a boy, would Sandra have the heart to hit her like that?""Exactly! Just look at Hannah—she must have suffered so much!"The first round of voting was mostly in Hannah's favor. They still believed that I favored sons over daughters.Then, the second memory played.It was when Hannah was in middle school—the moment I found out I was pregnant."Honey, I'm pregnant."Toby looked worried. In fact, there wasn't a trace of the joy an expectant father should have."Given how sensitive Hannah is, I'm afraid she might take it the wrong way. Do you think we should keep this baby?"At the time, I just looked lost when I heard that."Honey, I can't decide, so I'll leave it up to you."As a mother, I naturally didn't want to abort my own child. However, I was also Hannah's mom, and I knew her well enough. I was afraid she would

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Chapter 4

I knew I wouldn't lose, because according to the timeline, the next memory was about something else entirely.After Toby passed, I shouldered the burden of supporting the family alone. However, Rodney was only five years old, and on most days, I had to rely on the neighbors and Hannah to watch him when they could.I knew Hannah was resentful, so I did everything I could to give her whatever she wanted. If she found Rodney annoying, I would rather send him off to the countryside than let her be bothered by him.One day, Hannah was in a good mood and offered to watch Rodney for a couple of days.I happily brought back strawberries and mangoes. Since Hannah loved strawberries and Rodney loved mangoes, I was sure they'd be thrilled when they saw them.But when I gave Hannah the washed strawberries and handed Rodney the cut mango, Hannah exploded."Mom, you're playing favorites! Why does Rodney get mangoes? You've never bought me a mango my whole life!"As the footage reached this po

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Chapter 5

I wasn't blind. That milk was so murky—there was no way it was normal milk.As cruel as Hannah could be, she was still just a child back then. The moment she saw me come home, she panicked and knocked the glass of milk to the floor."It's just milk!" Hannah tried to deny it.But the moment I saw the bottle of weed killer on the table, I pieced everything together.I looked at her, heartbroken and furious."Hannah, I don't know where I went wrong raising you, but how could you try to kill your own brother?""He's not my brother! Besides, did you ever ask me if I wanted a younger brother?"Hannah angrily ran out.I crouched on the floor and buried my face in my hands, sobbing."How can such a young girl be so cruel? I'm starting to feel like things aren't the way Hannah said they were. From what I've seen, Sandra hasn't actually shown favoritism toward Rodney.""Yeah, it seems that way. And honestly, it looks like Hannah has been full of malice since she was young. In fact, she

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Chapter 6

I knew about this summer camp. It was an overseas trip organized by Hannah's school, but they only ever went to neighboring countries.Even though it was a huge expense for our family, I had scrimped and saved every year just so Hannah could go.But now, with Rodney's life hanging in the balance, I could barely afford to feed myself. In fact, I was ready to live on peanut butter and bread, so there was no way I could send Hannah to camp this time.I tried my best to reason with her gently."Hannah, Rodney is lying in the ICU right now, and I'm even having to borrow money just to keep him alive. Can you please sit this one out? I promise you can go next time, okay?"I thought Hannah would at least reluctantly agree, seeing the state our family was in. But I never expected her to explode the way she did.Her fair little face twisted with fury as she shouted, "Why do all my classmates get to go abroad and I'm the only one who can't? Why do I have to be stuck with a deadweight for a

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Chapter 7

"Did you all forget? In the last memory, Hannah literally tried to kill Rodney with weed killer.""After watching all this, I really don't think Sandra favors sons over daughters. If anything, she's sacrificed so much for Hannah, yet she is still so ungrateful."Hannah's face turned dark and stormy at the comments.But the memories kept playing.Hannah stormed home in a rage. She barged into my room and took my passbook. It held the only money I had left—60 thousand dollars. It was meant to save Rodney's life.She took the money and paid for the summer camp. Then, she went abroad with the school.By the time I got home, the passbook was gone. Hannah hadn't been home for days.I figured out almost immediately that it was Hannah who had taken the passbook. But still, I didn't want to wrongly accuse her.I called Hannah, but by then, she had already arrived in Galador."Hannah, did you take my passbook?" I asked, holding back my anger."So what if I did? I'm already in Galador w

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Chapter 8

"Hannah, stop this," I said.Once the next memory played, Hannah was certain to lose.I didn't want it to come down to a fight to the death between us.However, she just glared at me viciously like a wolf."You're scared, aren't you? Don't get so smug thinking you've already won. Mom, you're so good at playing the loving mother. But you're nothing like the act you put on!"She was beside herself with rage. If we weren't in court, I honestly believed she would've lunged forward and bitten me.Her mind was made up, and there was no talking her out of it.The final video began to play.It was footage from a month ago. By this time, Hannah had graduated from college and started working.She was sharp, and before long, she had made millions of dollars on her own. I admitted that I was proud of her achievements.But because of everything she had done in the past, my feelings toward her were complicated.Then, Hannah seemed to become a completely different person. She suddenly star

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Chapter 9

I burst through the door in fury, jabbing my finger at Hannah's face."I don't have a daughter as vicious as you! Not only did you try to frame me, but you also used Rodney as a bargaining chip for your own gain!"Hannah was startled at first when she saw me, but then her face twisted with rage. In fact, she was even angrier than I was."So what if I did? Didn't you always say you didn't favor sons over daughters? Didn't you always claim you loved me the most? Why won't you sacrifice yourself for me then? Fine! I'll go to prison!""Hannah, don't you understand this isn't the same thing at all?"She was selfish beyond all bounds. She never once thought she was in the wrong and only ever blamed everyone else.This time, I was completely and utterly disappointed.I pointed at the door and said, "Get out. I never want to see you again."Keeping her around would only bring more disaster."You asked for it! Just you wait! I won't let you or that little brat get away with this!" she

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