All Chapters of You Broke Me First, Now You Beg: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Aeris’s arrival and the force of her voice made the entire room fall silent instantly.She stood in the doorway with one hand still wrapped in a bandage. Her gaze immediately fixed on Ruth, sharp and unafraid, as though the pain she had just experienced at the hospital was not enough to make her back down.Ruth stared at Aeris, her face still holding traces of anger. But when she realized everyone’s attention had shifted to her, she quickly lowered her hand.“I didn’t mean to hurt Chloe,” she said quickly. “She was disrespecting me.”Aeris walked inside slowly.Leo, who had been gripping Chloe’s clothes all this time, began moving closer. The moment he saw Aeris, he immediately went to her and stood beside her. Chloe followed a few steps later. The girl did not say anything, but she no longer stood in front of Leo. She chose to stay at Aeris’s side, though she still looked hesitant.Ruth watched them with a scoff, her expression growing even more displeased. “Mom,” she said, glancing

The next morning, Aeris was already sitting at the dining table when Leo and Chloe arrived. A full breakfast had already been prepared on the table, along with two neatly arranged lunch boxes placed in front of them. The moment Leo saw them, his eyes lit up.“Are these for us?”Aeris nodded. “Lunch boxes.”Leo immediately pulled out his chair and sat down. He opened his lunch box with great enthusiasm, while Chloe simply stared at it in amazement. She then noticed that Aeris’s hand was still wrapped in a bandage.“You made all of this with your hand still hurt?”Aeris glanced at her hand for a moment. “It’s easy.”“But your hand—”“It’s fine.” Aeris picked up her glass and took a small sip. “You need to eat properly. Don’t end up hungry at school later.”Leo smiled widely. “Thank you, Mom.”He loo

Bruno nodded slowly. “Yes, ma’am.”Aeris looked at him for a few moments. She could have pressed Bruno for an answer, but he was merely a servant working under the rules of the Castilano family. Forcing him to speak without knowing how far she could go would accomplish nothing.“All right. Thank you.”Aeris then turned away. But before going any farther, she stopped and looked back at Bruno.“From now on, I want a copy of every expense related to Leo and Chloe. Make sure all the records are properly kept.”Bruno looked surprised, but he could not object to anything Aeris asked of him. “Yes, ma’am.”Aeris said nothing more. She continued toward the family room, where Denisa and Ruth were with Johan. When she entered, she found them in the middle of a conversation. However, their discussion came to an immediate halt when they noticed her presence.“It seems you have some free time,” Aeris remarked, looking at each of them in turn. “Good. I want us to discuss something.”Ruth immediately

Aeris sat in the driver’s seat, staring at the road ahead as she recalled what Bruno had told her earlier.So, there were regular expenses recorded under Leo and Chloe’s names, and the amounts were substantial, yet the two children were not receiving facilities that matched those expenses. She still couldn’t be certain what was really happening, but Ruth’s reaction when she asked for the expense records had made her even more suspicious.Unfortunately, Andreas still hadn’t given her any indication of when he would return. Meanwhile, simply living in the same house as Ruth and Denisa was already enough to give her a headache.The two of them always had a reason to oppose everything she did, even when she was only trying to make sure Leo and Chloe received what they were entitled to.Fortunately, she still had the money from her agreement with her parents. Aeris had no problem using that money for the two children. However, she would carefully record every expense and report it to Andre

Aeris flinched when someone suddenly grabbed her hand. She immediately turned, and the moment she recognized the figure standing beside her, her gaze turned sharp.“What are you doing?” she asked curtly. She shook off Gio’s hand, then pulled her arm closer to her body.The gesture left Gio silent for a moment. He had not expected such a cold reception, especially when all he wanted was to find out what had happened to Aeris.“I happened to see you here,” Gio replied. His gaze returned to Aeris’s arm, where the scars were still visible.“But what are those injuries? Why is your arm covered in scars like that?”Aeris glanced briefly at her arm before pulling her sleeve back down. “You don’t need to worry.”Gio was not satisfied with that answer. His eyes then settled on Aeris’s shoulder, which was still wrapped in a bandage. “How is your arm?”“You don’t need to worry about that either. I’ve suffered far worse injuries than a mere dog bite.”Gio frowned.Only a few days ago, he had witn