Chapter 444

“Dad… Dad… Please listen to me! It’s not what you think. T–This map is actually-”

“Kayla! Don’t you dare lie to me!”

Dexter was enraged. The map that was swapped without his knowledge had turned their family’s fate upside down. The hardships, the humiliation, and the ambush they endured last night… It was all because of that switch!

He was so angry that his fingers were trembling.

How could it be her? The daughter he loved beyond measure, the one he would give his life for, had betrayed him.

If he hadn’t stumbled across the truth today, she would’ve kept playing innocent, watching the Fullers crumble into ruin while standing on the sidelines- untouched and uncaring.

“Hand me the map. Now!” Dexter demanded, extending his hand. His voice was so loud it seemed to shake the ceiling.

“Dad… I can’t give it to you. It’s mine!”

Kayla felt a twinge of guilt, but her determination didn’t waver. She even tried to manipulate Dexter as she said, “Dad, this map is useless in your hands. Only I can unlock its true potential. That’s why I can’t give it to you!”

speechless. At that moment, he

know he had, he ripped the IV from his arm and launched himself at Kayla. He wanted to

apart or handed it over to someone else didn’t matter. The map just couldn’t be in the hands of

the disasters it would

“Dad?”

imagined Dexter would resort to

her instincts kicked in. She lunged forward, grappling with him as the struggle for the map

Kayla’s frustration turned into

onto the hospital bed. Without hesitation, she grabbed a pillow and blanket

with rage, she said maliciously, “You forced me into

his strength quickly faded, and a muffled whimper escaped him as

handle turning shattered the tension in the

that moment. She then quickly threw the pillow and blanket aside while crying out, “Doctor! Doctor, help! My dad… He’s not

into the ward. Dexter was whisked

clinging to her role as the distraught daughter. She painted a convincing picture, claiming Dexter had tried to take his own life

tearful explanation was enough to dispel any suspicion,

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