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.

I'll make sure they pay for what they've done

before Vanessa could respond, a cold, low voice

me," Sean said, his tone icy. "What

went rigid, staring at Sean

legs crossed carelessly, his posture nonchalant yet exuding a

the predator toying with his

he were surveying the world from

look in his eyes-as if he were staring at

matter how self-important Nathan usually felt, in that moment, doubt crept into his mind.

Nathan recalled Sean's earlier words: "The real show is

The real show?

whatever Sean had planned, it

her rage. Her eyes bloodshot, she charged at Vanessa like a lioness protecting her cub, and

blow landed with a sharp crack, snapping Vanessa's head to the

and yet you dared to frame Claire? You're

had been locked away for a crime she didn't commit. The Coles

Cole family had been made fools of, spun in

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