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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.

Khloe, and a sense of relief washed over her

was framed and cast out

without thinking, her eyes fixed on her mother. “Mom,

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 intelligence, he secretly drew up

and she couldn’t help but ask, “What

“The will stipulates that if you marry before turning 26, the entire Evans family property will be

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

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

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Evans family, she barely defended herself. It felt like, all

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

wealth that corrupted human nature. Joshua could never tolerate Laura staying in the Evans family, given she knew about the will, and her leaving was her way

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

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