All Chapters of You Broke Me First, Now You Beg: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Aeris let out a short sigh. She then looked at Johan, who sat silently beside his mother.“Your son is still healthy, and he looks much better than he did last night. If you’re truly convinced that he became seriously ill because of the food I made, I want to see the doctor’s examination results. What medication was he given? What was the diagnosis? I want to know how serious Johan’s condition actually was.”Aeris’s barrage of questions left Ruth speechless for a moment, but she quickly scoffed. “Are you accusing us of lying?”“I’m simply asking for proof before accepting your accusations.” Aeris folded her arms across her chest.“Johan did vomit last night, but that doesn’t automatically prove I deliberately poisoned him. If you’re convinced something was wrong with his food, shouldn’t the doctor’s examination results explain everything?”Aeris took a deep breath and continued, “I already told you to check the kitchen CCTV footage. You haven’t even checked it, yet you’ve repeatedly a

Leo finally raised his head. “Daddy, we haven't had a proper room to stay in all this time. Our room is small, near the storage area, and it often feels damp and cold at night. Mommy also told us to move into a more comfortable room.”Andreas's expression began to change. He turned toward Ruth and Denisa, but before he could ask anything, Ruth hurriedly interrupted.“That’s because their room is being renovated! We never intended to neglect them. Aeris is just exaggerating the situation to make herself look like a hero in front of you!”Aeris didn’t respond to the denial. She simply looked at Leo, signaling for him to continue.Leo swallowed. “You never renovated our room, Grandma. Besides, Johan often bullies Chloe. He also scares her at school. I don’t know everything that happens, but I know Chloe often comes home sad. Yesterday, she even came home with injuries on her face and hands.”Andreas immediately turned to Chloe. “Is that true?”Chloe gave a small nod. Her fingers tightene

“No, Andreas. Just hear me out first. I’m your older sister—”“Precisely because you’re my older sister, I trusted you to manage this household!” Andreas shouted.“I entrusted you with that responsibility because I thought you could take good care of everything. But what did you do with my trust? My children had to live in those conditions, and you can’t even explain where their money went!”Ruth shook her head repeatedly. Tears began to stream down her face as she realized that Andreas had no intention of simply forgiving her.“Enough, Andreas!” Denisa spoke up this time. “Why does this have to turn into an argument?”Andreas turned his attention to Denisa. “Why shouldn’t it be an argument? This concerns my children, Mom.”“I know,” Denisa interjected. “But you can’t scold Ruth like that. She’s your older siste

Aeris fell silent at Andreas’s question.“I just don’t want to go back to my old home,” she finally replied. “I don’t want them bothering me anymore. I just want to live in peace and comfort.”Aeris lowered her head and rubbed her arm, which was still covered by her shirt sleeve. She could still feel the scars that had long since healed. But the memories of the pain and fear she had once experienced remained.She only wanted to live an ordinary life.Andreas followed the movement of her hand. His gaze then shifted to Aeris’s shoulder, where a bandage still covered the dog bite. She had been trying to act as though everything was fine, but the bandage was difficult to ignore.“What happened to your shoulder?”Aeris immediately lowered her hand. “It’s nothing.”“Nothing?” Andreas repeated quietly. His gaze sharpened. “You’re injured, ye

That morning, Aeris began making plans to help Chloe and Leo catch up on their studies. Bruno had provided several tutor options, and all she had to do was choose the ones best suited to the children’s needs.From time to time, Aeris asked Chloe and Leo for their input, so that they would each have a sense of responsibility for the tutors who would be teaching them.Andreas, seated not far from them, listened to their conversation in silence. Lately, he had begun to notice small changes in his two children. Chloe was talking more often, while Leo no longer hesitated to approach Aeris just to show her something or ask for her opinion.The changes might have seemed simple, but Andreas knew that neither child had ever found it this easy to open up to someone else.From then on, Andreas began joining them for breakfast every morning. They occasionally exchanged casual conversation, although things between him and Aeris still felt awkward. She continued