The wretched girl knew her place—this word was the best leverage.

“Dad!” Renee pleaded desperately. “Dad, I’ll do anything you say… Please, save my mom!”

“Will you truly do anything I say?”

“Yes…”

“Then help me get what I want!”

Melvin dropped these words coldly and kicked her away before striding out of the room.

Enduring the pain in her knees, Renee struggled to stand up. She wiped away her tears, calming herself, and slowly made her way to the living room.

Linda had already set a table full of dishes to welcome her. “Pamela!”

Renee paused, forcing herself to put on a natural smile.

warmly, Linda reached out, but Renee lowered her head, avoiding her

Her arms froze mid-air, and a trace of sadness flashed

first. “Auntie, I brought you

and pain rushed in simultaneously. She was happy because Pamela had never voluntarily talked to her since her return, but she

was sad that it was not the long-awaited “Mom”

fact that her daughter spoke up first was still

and held Renee’s hand, leading her to the dining table. “These are all your favorite

tightly pursed her lips, avoiding

of hair behind Renee’s ear. “Pamela, your father and I have discussed it, and we believe… we should still

“I—”

out a contract. “We only have you as our daughter, but we, as your parents, have been absent from your life for 20 years. We truly don’t know how

eyes suddenly turned

entire Thompson Group will be yours in the future. What’s the

eerie peal of laughter suddenly came from outside

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