Pampered By The Ruthless Underground Boss

Chapter 40

Chapter 40:

After Khloe finished speaking, Laura let out a soft sigh. A mix of emotions flashed in her eyes.

“Khloe, you’ve endured so much, and I feel responsible for it all. Three years ago, I was away on research, and I couldn’t be there with you, leaving you to face everything alone.”

“Mom, it’s not your fault. I understand how important your work is. And if you had returned, Joshua would’ve made things even harder for you. I get it.”

Khloe held no resentment towards her mother whatsoever. Her mother had completed her research a year after she had been imprisoned, and her mother had poured all her energy and resources into securing her freedom.

In the end, her mother sacrificed her career as a research director, a position that had been her life’s ambition.

at Khloe, and a sense of relief washed over her as she made a

tell you. The reason I was framed and cast out of the Evans family

for a moment, then leaned in without thinking, her eyes fixed on her mother. “Mom,

was unremarkable, incapable of upholding the Evans family’s legacy. When he recognized your extraordinary

couldn’t help but ask, “What kind

26, the entire Evans family property will be transferred to you. Meanwhile, your father would only receive a modest

her hands into tight fists,

husband in front of everyone. But then, out of nowhere, Lorraine showed up with fake evidence claiming Laura had been unfaithful. The evidence appeared so convincing that, if not for

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felt like, all of a sudden, two people who once got along had completely drifted

end, it all came down to the will. After all, it involved so

Laura staying in the Evans family, given she knew about the will, and her leaving was her way of protecting Khloe. Otherwise, Joshua might have devised a way to eliminate Khloe back

always believed it was due to Joshua losing his senses over Lorraine. But now, everything made perfect sense to Khloe. It became clear that Joshua had been pulling the strings all along, paving the way

is nothing more than a