Chapter 1 Don’t Get Up Until You Apologize

Lambridge City, Promenade 1st Villa Area – the Hatcher Mansion.

Today was the Lantern festival. Colorful lights were decorated around the house, giving a touch of warmth to the cold atmosphere of the Hatcher family.

Suddenly, a scream echoed across the mansion.

“Ah-”

Followed by thudding, a large-bellied woman fell from the stairs!

Everyone was surprised and hurried toward her.

Stephen Hatcher, the president of Ador Hatcher Corporation, quickly asked, “Debbie, are you alright?”

The woman’s face turned pale when she saw fresh blood trickling down her legs. Horrified, she replied, “Stephen, it hurts… Our baby… Quickly, save our baby!”

The house’s madam, Paula Anderson, panicked and asked, “What happened?!”

Debbie looked toward the top of the stairs with tears in her eyes.

Everyone looked up and saw a girl, about three years old, standing at the top of the stairs. Upon seeing everyone’s gaze, she hugged the toy rabbit in her arms tightly in fear.

Richard Hatcher roared angrily, “Were you the one that pushed Debbie?!”

The little girl pouted. “It’s not me, and I didn’t…”

While crying, Debbie begged, “No… Dad, it’s not Lilly’s fault. She’s still young, and she didn’t mean it…”

Her words quickly reaffirmed that it was Lilly’s fault.

Stephen’s eyes darkened, and he immediately ordered, “Lock her in the attic! I’ll deal with her once I return!”

The other hurriedly sent Debbie to the hospital while the servants dragged Lilly upstairs.

Even when a shoe fell off, she kept a stubborn face and did not beg or cry for help.

No light or heat could reach the dark and cold attic. The windows squeaked as if a monster would appear at any moment…

Lilly hugged her stuffed bunny tightly and curled up in a corner.

It’s so cold…

The truth was she never pushed anyone, but no one believed her.

the wind made their way into the attic

day had

no one even knew that Debbie had punished her the day before. She was already in a daze as she had yet to

allowed to leave

“Mommy…”

was shivering. She could only close her eyes and mumble, “Mommy… I didn’t do anything wrong… It’s

that her mother had died from an illness a year

her dad found another woman, and soon

to Lilly when others were present; otherwise,

as she squeezed her toy rabbit’s ears before losing

it had been, the door suddenly opened

when he picked up the unconscious Lilly, dragging her down

the cold surface

hungry…”

me is

eyes were hollow, and she could not speak

is she still acting stubborn despite being

brother, who knows if you will start murdering people when you grow up? As your father, I

a broom from the corner, snapping

broomstick landed on Lilly’s body with a thud, causing her to scream

your fault?!” Stephen

Lilly bit her lips and maintained a stubborn

saying your stepmother willingly fell down the stairs?! Why would she want to fall

help but think back to what happened in the hospital. Debbie was bleeding heavily, and the doctor had declared her situation as critical twice, but even on the brink of death, she insisted on asking him to

away. She was simply afraid that her

angrier as he thought. He beat Lilly while scolding, “You’re still trying to deny it! Stop

every sentence, Lilly would get

realize that his phone had fallen out of his pocket. When Lilly was severely beaten, he finally stopped, so

and kneel until your stepmother

her and left the broomstick behind before

as his company had been facing a loophole for half a

stairs and lost their unborn child, losing the only hope for

consecutive unfortunate events stressed him, and he could not help but vent it all out on

already been beaten to pieces. She tried to stand up but fell back onto

was on the brink of

I die, will I finally be

moment, she heard a blurry

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