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.

my days in the Ford family, did Aunty Lois not notice the harm and emotional

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

me that Michael wasn’t the one who rescued me, and I wouldn’t have had to tolerate Michael out of

M

own

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

had the freedom to choose whether or not to love

when Michael forced me to do things against my will and let him

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

w years

Aunty Lois

in the name of love. One was afraid of me leaving

had claimed

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

the one who saved me, I had no reason to

anymore.

reason me and my unborn child had died! He and

were no surveillance cameras on the bridge too, so no

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

lowered

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

sound so gentle

time.

Lois had been running the company alone. She was

I shook my