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.

family, did Aunty Lois not notice the harm and

not aware that I constantly felt like I was walking on eggshells living under someone

she needed to do was tell me that Michael wasn’t the one who rescued me, and I wouldn’t have had to tolerate Michael out of my sense of indebtedness toward

M

my own

to Michael, I wouldn’t have let him hurt me. I

choose whether

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

had believed I owed him for rescuing me and my parents‘ bodies. from

w years

this could have been avoided if Aunty Lois had just told me

in the name of

had claimed it to be

Mrs. Ford?” I took a deep breath, tightened my hands,

who saved me, I had no reason to show mercy

anymore.

me and my unborn child had died! He and Yasmin had

shook her head. “The person left when we arrived. There were no surveillance cameras on the bridge too, so no one

teenage boy. I placed ads to find him, but no one came forward. I’ve never stopped asking

lowered my head.

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

gentle anymore if I turned her down

time.

over the company, Aunty Lois had been running the company alone. She

I shook my head.