Reginald's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at Susan. "What did you say?"

"You heard me loud and clear, didn't you? Why ask again!" Susan retorted, her tone firm.

Despite the pounding headache that felt like her head was splitting apart, she couldn't afford to show any signs of weakness or cry out in pain. No one cared about whether she was hurting anymore.

Ever since her parents passed away, it felt as though no one in the world cared about her feelings or whether she was suffering.

Losing her parents made Susan realize how cold and malicious the world could be. Just surviving had become an uphill battle.

She was no longer the pampered darling she used to be, cherished in the palms of her loving parents. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ (F)indNƟvᴇl.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

It was the harshness of the world that made Susan cherish the memory of her parents even more, regretting that her desire to be Lysander's woman had led to their demise. But there were no second chances in life.

Without her parents, life became even tougher.

stood before her, his gaze fierce. "Good, I'll

the neck, squeezing hard,

she started to lose consciousness,

rage, was too engrossed in his fury to

a stern voice called out from behind,

turned to see Joshua standing

instinctively released his grip. Susan collapsed onto the couch like a deflated balloon, convulsing, foam still dribbling from

to

situation was dire; her neck was broken, and she was barely hanging on. Joshua glared at Reginald, "What were you thinking? This is a human life we're talking about. Do you plan to end up behind bars again? Let me tell you, if she dies,

anymore? Having an illegitimate

Joshua was

be sighed and

about killing her. Don't you realize how many charges are already

his son, a true

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