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.

and a sense of relief washed over her as

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

in without thinking, her

unremarkable, incapable of upholding the Evans family’s legacy. When he recognized your extraordinary talent and intelligence, he secretly drew

eyes widened in shock, and she couldn’t help

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

She clenched her hands into tight fists, her nails

off Laura, acting like the perfect, loving husband in front of everyone. But then, out of nowhere, Lorraine showed up with fake

aln

left the Evans family, she barely defended herself. It felt like, all of a sudden,

all came down to the will.

could never tolerate 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

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

is nothing more than a