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.

Lois not notice the harm and

I was walking on eggshells living under someone else’s roof?

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

M

had my own dignity

that I wasn’t indebted to Michael, I wouldn’t have let him

to choose whether or not to

shouldn’t have been bound by him. I could have called the police when Michael forced me to do things against my will and

me and my parents‘ bodies. from that

w years

been avoided if Aunty Lois had just told me

son held me captive in the

had claimed it to

rescued Stephie, Mrs. Ford?” I took a deep breath,

Micahel wasn’t the one who saved me, I had no

anymore.

unborn child had died! He and Yasmin had to pay for what they did!

left when we arrived. There were no

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

lowered

chance? I hope we can settle this in private…” Aunty Lois said with a gentle

sound so gentle anymore if

time.

been running the company alone. She

I shook