Chapter 58

He used to think just like his parents and grandparents.

He believed Shakira was always targeting Yvette, bullying her, and being too aggressive.

She

took advantage of the mix-up to do whatever she wanted after coming back, thinking the whole family owed her. But now, he was starting to have doubts.

Shakira seemed like she hadn't really done anything wrong?' thought he.

Mitchell didn't know why he was thinking this. After the plagiarism incident, he developed more empathy and started feeling sorry for Shakira.

He looked at things from outside his family's perspective. Clearly, Shakira hadn't done anything to provoke anyone.

Yet, just because Yvette mentioned her 'innocently,' Shakira suddenly became the target of everyone's anger. this happened before?

Shakira had suffered unjustly, and people's opinions of her had soured. So every time something went wrong, they'd instinctively blame Shakira.

But not every bad thing was Shakira's fault.

It almost seemed like Yvette was intentionally doing this, stepping on Shakira to win sympathy and attention from the family, creating a biased view against her. Mitchell frowned, looking at Yvette, who was smiling and massaging their grandmother's shoulders.

His beloved little sister, whom he had cherished and protected for years, suddenly seemed unfamiliar.

The Maybach glided smoothly down the road.

In

the back seat, Shakira sat upright, her hands neatly resting on her knees, her posture straight, eyes fixed ahead. Walter glanced at t her before turning his gaze out the window.

After a while, when they looked back, Shakira was still in the same position.

Walter snorted disdainfully and said, "You think flattering me and pretending to be nice will make me forgive you?"

Shakira didn't say a word; she just sat there like a statue.

Walter

r's patience was gone, and he warned sharply. "Shakira!"

The car was filled with an intense, icy atmosphere.

Brian, in the front passenger seat, wanted to suggest Shakira apologize, but when he turned around, he was shocked. "Mr. Lopez, Ms. Nelson..." "What, are you going to plead for her too?"

Ms. Nelson seems

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frowned and reached out

like fine silk, and

Walter was momentarily distracted.

a

d

sudden illness, he woke up to find Shakira curled up in

heat, absorbing his warmth. Her skin was

expression darkened. He pulled her easily into his arms, and she

Shakira's

glazed, her

"With your low alcohol tolerance, how dare you drink

reacted like a cat that had its tail

only did you pass out after one drink, but you also have terrible drinking habits!"

and flipped her

clearly showing signs of

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pull her hand back, but Walter noticed redness on the back of her hand, squinting his eyes and pressing her hand down again. Stuck and unable to move, Shakira leaned in. "What are

back of her hand, causing her to yelp. "Ouch!". Walter eased up and gently rubbed her injured hand. He continued to tinued to speak coldly, "Serves you Shakira pouted,

"Even

right. Instead

villa, you were out wandering

upset. "Someone

so, it's your fau

help them; that's why I went out..."

in his hands, completely pliable. Walter couldn't resist and and started

had always wanted to strangle this sassy

too lenient. Pinching her every day was much more

and the driver, seeing the scene in the rearview mirror, quickly looked away. They thought, 'Probably only Ms. Nelson could make the Mr. Lopez act like this!' Shakira winced in pain and tried to

frustration, she suddenly bit down hard on

driver slammed on the brakes,

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hissed. "Keep driving, It's

then slid his hand down her

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