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.

when Christopher gave her the note, she crushed it into a ball. Annabelle wanted to throw it

by the trash can and finally chose to stuff it

frightened by the scene in the room, but he kept his cool. He immediately

that, She was taken to the Solace residence by Christopher and never returned to that house again.

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 and died there a few years

given another sum of money from the Solace

Annabelle wasn’t completely

her

residence but often quarreled and fought with

mental health struggles. He then found a psychologist who treated her for almost a year. On the surface, she seemed to have

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

she

her

person

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

soon, Annabelle denied that thought.

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

and shuddered uncontrollably. “It’s

calmly, “She’s my fiancée. Why would I

would he?” she thought.

usually a

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and panic. Hence,

all jumbled up like a ball of yarn. Annabelle didn’t have a single clue

anxious, for she wanted to get to the bottom of things.

caused her to ball up her hands and hit herself on the head.

back anymore and began to weep. Tears rolled down her cheeks like a broken chain of pearls.