Rebirth Of Vengeance

Chapter 64

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Nick was startled by her words. He narrowed his eyes, looking at her dazed expression, and immediately lost interest. He lay back, feeling frustrated-it wasn't easy to get himself going at his age. But with Wendy, he usually didn't have that problem; her figure was flawless.

In contrast, Jennifer's mother had gained weight over the years and wasn't as vibrant or beautiful as before. Yet she was his childhood sweetheart, his first love, the one who still stirred his heart. "It wasn't Jennifer," he said lightly. "Natalie is behind this. Jennifer is so kind; she'd never do something like that."

He, too, found it strange that those two men would turn against them despite being paid.

Wendy sneered. She'd been utterly foolish, joining Nick, Jennifer, and her four sons in constantly punishing her own daughter.

Every misunderstanding and insult had been pure agony for Natalie, a living nightmare.

Wendy knew all too well the pain of being misunderstood; she'd experienced it herself.

Natalie had endured far too much. Thinking about the suffering her daughter had endured all these years, she wanted to slap herself.

Natalie was her own flesh and blood, yet she'd never once truly believed in her. Now she'd broken her daughter's heart beyond repair, and Natalie no longer wanted anything to do with her mother.

Wendy knew she had only herself to blame. It turned out everything had been Jennifer and Nick's scheme, even enlisting her four disappointing sons. None of them amounted to much, and they hardly ever came home. Wendy's eldest son, obsessed with car racing, poured most of his company's earnings into the costly hobby.

had never really supported their sons in any meaningful way. Instead, he'd

to realize what kind of father would deliberately

must have

was the only explanation that made sense-for why he was determined to ruin

and leave, so Nick had to

Nick's snoring. Without hesitation, she sat up, grabbed her pillow, and went to

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to the villa, greeted only by endless darkness. Without Natalie, the villa felt

onto the sofa, rubbing his forehead in frustration. How much longer is Natalie going to keep this

himself missing her.

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finally switching on the lights. He hadn't eaten dinner, and a dull ache was building in his stomach. He got up and opened the refrigerator, only to

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Easton's voice was subdued, his tall frame casting an imposing figure

here, too. You know him, right? He just