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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.

looked at Khloe, and a sense of relief

framed and cast out of the Evans family by

her eyes fixed on her

clouded with pain and a sense of helplessness. “Your grandfather always believed your father was unremarkable, incapable of upholding the Evans

widened in shock, and she couldn’t help

Khloe’s hand tightened as she explained, “The will stipulates that if you marry before turning 26, the entire Evans family property will be transferred to you. Meanwhile, your father would only receive a

shatter her composure. She clenched her

Lorraine showed up with fake evidence claiming Laura had

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herself. It felt like, all of a sudden, two people who once got along had completely

down to the

could never tolerate Laura staying in the Evans family, given she knew about the will, and her leaving

senses over Lorraine. But now, everything made perfect sense to Khloe. It became clear that

is nothing more than