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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.

relief washed over her

and cast out of the Evans family by your father was all

leaned in without thinking, her eyes

her gaze clouded with pain and a sense of helplessness. “Your grandfather always believed your father was unremarkable, incapable of upholding the Evans family’s legacy. When he recognized your extraordinary talent and

and she couldn’t help but ask, “What

you marry before turning 26, the entire Evans family property will be transferred to you. Meanwhile, your father would

anger flared within Khloe, threatening to shatter her composure. She clenched her hands into tight fists, her nails pressing into her palms,

this was the truth. Back then, Joshua was always showing off Laura, acting like the perfect, loving 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 Khloe’s unwavering trust in her mother’s

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herself. It felt like, all of a

the will. After

staying in the Evans family, given she knew about the will, and her leaving was her way of protecting Khloe. Otherwise, Joshua

everything made perfect sense to Khloe. It became clear that Joshua had been pulling the strings all along, paving the way for Lorraine and

nothing more than a