Revenge After Death

Chapter 31

I once questioned Michael why he felt entitled to make such a decision.

He replied, “Simply because you’re living and eating under my roof. You won’t be able to repay the kindness my family showed you throughout your entire life. It’s just a student exchange spot. How dare you yell at me?”

That day, I sat on the ground dejectedly and felt like an abandoned stray dog.

Jack wrapped his arms around Eva, the person who stole my spot, and walked toward me. They proceeded to trample on me with the cruelest words.

Eva said, “Stephanie, you’re really worthless. Mike’s affection should only be reserved for my sister, not someone as unworthy as you. You’re nothing more than a stain in Mike’s life.”

Jack kicked me and added, “Mike said the thing he regretted most was having Aunty Lois adopt you.”

I sat there, and my body gradually stiffened.

“Stephanie, I’ll kill you if you dare breathe a word to Mike,” Jack threatened me.

“Don’t worry. Even if she did, Mike wouldn’t believe her. Nobody would believe a woman like her.” Eva strutted away proudly, holding a bag that Michael had gifted Yasmin. The bag was easily worth tens of thousands.

Michael always claimed I owed him and the Fords.

Throughout these years, my living expenses at the Fords and tuition fees only totaled a few tens of thousands. I had a scholarship that essentially waived my tuition and covered my living expenses.

I would rather work night shifts in 24–hour convenience stores than spend any of the Fords‘ money. What I owed Michael was nothing more than my parents‘ funeral expenses and the penalty he had paid off for my family for not honoring the business contract. The workers were compensated using my parents‘ death compensation and the sale of the house.

I knew I owed Michael a significant amount of money. Still, even if it was substantial, it couldn’t compare to the amount Michael spent on Yasmin, her family, and friends.

my junior year. I had encephalitis and fainted

perform a physical fitness test on

I was suffering from my fever, but he remained persistent. “Stephanie,

1. go.

I’ve always remembered he said, “Stephanie, you owe

thought of it as

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bed and

day, I fainted halfway through the half–mile run. My elbows and

scrapes.

me crazy and said that I didn’t value my life for attempting a physical test with a 10%

to this incident, the school discovered that Eva had someone else take her physical test. They canceled

Michael rushed into the hospital ward with a gloomy

didn’t know you were so cunning. How could you do

me cunning and calculating, but he never

almost took half my life. I desperately needed money for the hospital treatment, or I would die. However, my living expenses for that month were not sufficient to cover

medical bills.

for the

and started work.

of disgust. “Stephanie, you’re still pretending at this point. It’s such a waste that you’re not

head throbbed as I

fine. Show me what you’re willing

grabbed my hair and sneered, “What did you exchange in return for asking Jack for money before? I have already told you to come to me if you need money.

explained, “I didn’t ask him