Unexpected Blessing After Divorce

Chapter 313

Annabelle was perplexed, and after hearing Harry’s words, she felt more skeptical of herself.

After Daryl died, Annabelle became sick, not physically, but mentally. Francesca remarried after fleeing with the Solace family’s money. She didn’t care about Annabelle at all.

Moreover, Francesca’s second husband was a jerk. He was a violent guy who loved to gamble and drink. When he had a difficult day at work, he would come home and release his anger by hitting someone.

Francesca was smart and would go to hide, but Annabelle had nowhere to hide and had no idea when the man would be upset. He’d beat Annabelle up and then burn her with a cigarette. She would be covered with bruises, and several times, she even thought she would die at the man’s hands.

Francesca wouldn’t care about her when she returned home, let alone take her to the hospital. Instead, she would smile smugly when she noticed Annabelle’s pained expression. Furthermore, Francesca would curse at her stepdaughter, saying she deserved it and that she should die sooner.

Annabelle was miserable during those years. She even wanted to commit suicide as Francesca said.

Since Daryl, whom she loved, was no longer alive, there was no one else in the world that she cared about.

Annabelle once thought, “What’s the point in living?”

Even so, she knew that she couldn’t die alone; she had to drag someone else with her.

Annabelle hid a kitchen knife beneath her pillow and prepared to kill Francesca’s husband and die with him if he beat her again. Later, she did stab him.

She was pleased when she saw the blood gushing out of the man, but the joy and pleasure didn’t last long. Soon, terror and fear overcame her.

She cried in fear and hid in the corner, watching the man lying on the ground as if he was dead.

Later, Annabelle called Christopher.

Christopher went to her school numerous times in secret to look for her and stuffed a note to her with his phone number on it. Annabelle hated Christopher at the time since he was the reason why she lost her father and ended up in such a miserable situation.

ball. Annabelle wanted to throw it into the trash can, but somehow, she

by the trash can and finally chose to stuff it into her

at her home back then, he was also frightened by the scene in the room, but he kept his cool. He immediately called an ambulance and took

taken to the Solace residence by

Francesca’s husband lost a lot of blood, he was saved in the end. Later, the Solace family reported his abuse to the police and gave the police some pressure. Thus, after being released from the hospital, the man went to jail

money from the Solace family to give up

Annabelle wasn’t completely free.

her

and lost control of her emotions. She was fine in the Solace residence but often quarreled and fought with her classmates at school. On several occasions, she almost thought

her for almost a year. On the surface, she seemed to have recovered, but in truth, she had just learned to control herself and

that time, she was afraid that she would lose control of herself

the pressure she felt about losing control of herself eventually subsided.

words made her doubt herself once more.

person

back then. If Annabelle wasn’t the culprit, then who else could it be?

denied that thought.

If I killed Scarlett, who knocked me out after I called Christopher? How did I

uncontrollably.

“She’s my fiancée. Why would I kill

Why would he?” she thought.

was usually a quick

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at that moment, she was stricken by anxiety and panic. Hence, she couldn’t calm down

like a ball of yarn. Annabelle didn’t have a single clue about what happened

she wanted to get to

to ball up her hands

anymore and began to