Chapter 144



"Based on my research, Ann might not have had much money, but she treated her daughter like gold. She even managed to send you to one of those fancy private schools," he said.

Lisa had indeed attended one of Eldridge City's elite schools. It was there that she first heard the title "King of Eldridge." Connor had no idea that she had seen him back in high school and had fallen for him the moment she laid eyes on him.

Lisa was momentarily speechless. Unease gnawed at her. No one but Ann knew what really happened that night, and Ann would never spill the beans because she felt too guilty.

Lisa hadn't testified in court because she didn't want anyone to know she was raised by a killer. Plus, she hoped Ann would stay locked up forever, which would mean Lisa wouldn't have to worry anymore.

up in all this, and he even had evidence placing her at the scene of the crime. If she kept denying it, she'd only paint herself as a heartless, ungrateful daughter who abandoned her foster mother. She couldn't

sob. "It's true, I was there that night. It's not that I didn't want to testify, but my foster mother wouldn't let me. She said she had done so many wrong things in

That night was a nightmare. When I witnessed my foster mother kill my foster father, I was terrified and panicked. She was

her well-being. I've always hoped she could get out early, but she thinks her sins are too heavy

a monster, always hitting me and yelling. My foster mother was the one who protected me. She

end, Lisa was crying hard. Her last words had a ring of genuine emotion. Ann had been good to her even spoiled her. Their family was poor, but Ann did everything she could

another baby at birth, leaving Lisa to grow up in poverty instead of in the wealth she was born to.

remember every little thing Ann had done for her, just

thought you were trying to distance yourself from your

of the feud between my mother and my foster mother. My foster mother was good to

willing to go to the

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