Revenge After Death

Chapter 180

“Sorry, Mrs. Ford. The Michael that you just described seems to be different from the man Stephanie described to me,” I interrupted Aunty Lois’s story because I refused to believe that Michael had loved me.

I shook my head and added, “Love isn’t about possessing or hurting someone. Yet, Michael had brought Stephanie nothing but pain. No matter what his reasons were, it doesn’t change the fact that Michael had lied to Stephanie and caused her significant

harm.”

Aunty Lois lowered her eyes and said, “Ms. Larson, Stephie loved Mike. She loved him deeply… Can’t you give Mike another chance, for Stephie’s sake? Mike’s the president of the Ford Group, and his reputation carries weight on the fate of the entire corporation. He cannot afford any tarnish on his record.”

Aunty Lois was trying to convince me that Michael had also loved Stephie. And so, I should give him another chance for Stephie’s sake.

“Why didn’t you tell Stephie the truth? You had so many chances…” I asked in a hoarse.

voice.

Was I blaming Aunty Lois? Perhaps a little….

“Because I loved Stephie dearly as if she were my own daughter. Since Stephie was in love with Mike, I was looking forward to the day Mike would marry her. Then, we could finally

be a real family.

“I prayed that Mike would one day recognize his true feelings and treat Stephie with care. I knew Mike loved Stephie too…”

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I laughed with my head down as welled up with tears.

Suddenly, I realized how selfish people could be at times.

did Aunty Lois not notice

constantly felt like I was walking on eggshells living under someone else’s

one who rescued me, and I wouldn’t have had to tolerate Michael out of my sense of indebtedness toward him.

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had my own dignity and

had known that I wasn’t indebted to Michael,

the freedom to choose whether or

could have called the police when Michael forced me to do things against my will and let him get the punishment

him for rescuing me and my parents‘ bodies. from that fire, I tolerated his

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have been avoided if Aunty Lois

the

other had claimed it to

a deep breath, tightened my hands, and looked

I had no reason

anymore.

the reason me and my unborn child had died!

“The person left when we arrived. There were no surveillance

witnesses, it was a teenage boy. I placed ads to find him, but no

silently lowered my

we can settle this

aware that she wouldn’t sound so gentle anymore if I turned

time.

running the company alone. She was a strong and decisive

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