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Chapter 251

Cher’s mother, Olivia, was trained to obey since she was young. When she grew up, she rebelled against that and married Grayson. Unfortunately, as Cher grew up, her father Grayson often hit and insulted her mother, leaving a deep impact on her. Cher inherited Olivia’s smarts, calmness, and almost indifference.

“What do you mean by looking at me like that? Put your eyes away.”

It was a rainy day when Cher witnessed Olivia getting beaten. The house was a mess as Grayson pushed her out.

Only in seventh grade, she stood in the hallway, feeling something warm running down her pants. She learned about periods in health class and looked down to see a red stain, feeling embarrassed.

At that moment, the door next door creaked open and a handsome, fair–skinned boy appeared. Noticing her distress, he quickly ran home to grab a shirt and covered her as they went inside.

“Hi, Grandpa Caden,” she greeted the elder in the living room.

Caden didn’t respond, just stared vacantly at the TV, surrounded by snacks and drinks scattered on tables and chairs.

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Zane’s parents had passed away early, so his grandfather raised him. Unfortunately, Caden had shown signs of dementia in recent years, often causing chaos at home, which left Zane struggling. Zane hurried back from school many times, unable to study because of the turmoil.

To avoid inconveniencing him, Cher quietly sat in the living room.

He poured her a cup of hot water, then rushed out to buy menstrual supplies. When he handed her the items, his face was flushed.

After changing, Cher saw Zane bent over writing his homework at the table.

He wrote beautifully and quickly. Despite missing many lessons, he had a solid grasp of the material and helped many wealthy classmates with their assignments for extra cash.

“If you don’t want to go home, I have storybooks,” he offered, pushing over a picture book.

Most of the books had been torn by Caden, but these picture books left by his mother had survived.

They both worked quietly at the table, lost in their own tasks, until Olivia knocked on the door, calling for Cher to come eat.

Zane accompanied her outside and noticed her swollen face. He bit his lip but stayed silent, feeling unworthy to help her while he was trapped in his own mess.

Olivia was a dignified woman who had cleaned the house and changed her clothes to hide her injuries. She boiled an egg to soothe Cher’s face.

in a messy living room with a chipped table and bloodstains. The warmth of home slowly faded

fell gravely ill from overwork. She had taken

soon! Tomorrow, she needs to go

plead for the abuser to delay the violence. Cher searched for legal documents, but she couldn’t find any laws on domestic violence.

advised couples to reconcile, saying they’d rather destroy ten temples than

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was twisted and ferocious, like a beast devoid of humanity. His scarlet eyes held

at work and society’s disrespect led him to vent his frustrations at home. For

first time Cher was beaten, she tragically broke a

her, crying, “Cher, go to your grandpa’s! I’ll ask him.

It’s

my

fault!”

her mother’s shoulder, firmly saying,

often contemplated divorce, but whenever she tried to fill out the

and visited for the first time,

dim bedroom, he looked at her bruised eyes and bandaged leg, feeling

finally said, “Just tell

and Cher immediately understood his meaning.

softly asked about his background for

nodded slightly, bitterness in his expression. “Yeah, when I was

sentence. Heaven was kind enough that the

her mother’s scarred

room was silent for a

hand her the picture book. “If you’re bored, you can look at

passed the book, he boldly held her hand. His pale, even fingers barely covered Cher’s.

around her room carefully. A calla lily sat on the windowsill, and a painting was in the corner, elegant for such a

was their