Chapter 287

No one except the Fosters understood what Sean meant by that remark.

But that wasn't the point.

Karin and Irene both whipped their heads around at nearly the same instant, their eyes blazing with fury as they landed on Vanessa.

In stark contrast, Nathan's tense shoulders finally relaxed the moment he saw his beloved daughter step out of the holding cell. He let out a long, relieved breath.

It seemed that his reputation as chairman of the Linwood Group still carried weight—enough that even Sean wouldn't dare cross him.

Nathan gazed at Vanessa, his eyes filled with paternal affection. But then he noticed her shaven head, and a surge of rage overtook him. He erupted, "Vanessa, who did this to you? Tell me, sweetheart. I swear I'll make them pay. They'll regret ever laying a hand on the Linwood family's only daughter."

But Vanessa stood frozen the moment she saw Irene, as if someone had cast a spell on her. Terror flickered in her eyes.

When she met the burning, resentful glares of Jarrod, Karin, and Irene, her heart skipped a beat. Irene must have revealed what really happened five years ago.

Suddenly, it was as if some invisible hand had gripped her throat-she couldn't force out a single word.

sure they pay for what they've done to you,"

could respond, a cold, low voice

icy. "What are you planning to do about

rigid, staring at Sean in

the sofa, his long legs crossed carelessly, his posture nonchalant

with his prey-aloof, untouchable,

gaze seemed to look down from on high, as if he were surveying the world from a mountain peak: detached, calm, yet commanding respect

that look in his eyes-as if he were staring at

felt, in that moment, doubt crept into his mind. Had Sean really released

Nathan recalled Sean's earlier words: "The real

The real show?

planned, it would be anything but good

Her eyes bloodshot, she charged at Vanessa like a lioness protecting her cub, and slapped her hard

head to the side. Angry red finger marks

stairs by you, and yet you dared to frame Claire? You're not even human-you're

Vanessa, Irene had spent five years trapped in a coma, while Claire had been locked away for a crime she didn't commit. The Coles had turned all their anger

made fools of, spun in circles

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