Perona's words left Lillian shocked and in disbelief, with a face full of astonishment.How could Perona know about her having a child? No one knew that. A hint of panic flashed in Lillian's eyes.Yet Perona looked calm, just staring at her, waiting for her answer.Lillian quickly regained her composure and said with an expressionless face, "Sis, I don't understand what you're talking about. Where did I get a child from? Are you confused and mistaken?"Lillian denied it."I'm mistaken?" Perona chuckled and then spoke to her late husband's portrait, "Mistaken."That night,Lillian tossed and turned, sensing that Perona seemed to know something, or else why would she suddenly bring up the child she had given birth to.Lillian couldn't figure it out - how did Perona find out about the child's existence?How much did Perona really know?Why didn't she press for more information just now?Did Perona have suspicions about Amelia's background?Lillian was extremely anxious. It seemed she cou
Judy glanced at Amelia and said to Isabella, "I'll ask her properly later. We should leave now."Judy and Lewis left first. Amelia watched them go, her heart racing with anxiety.Perona also secretly observed Amelia, frowning tightly. She then said to Isabella, "I'll take Amelia back now. We still need to go to the company.""OK," Isabella said....On the way to the police station, Lewis drove while Judy spoke: "Amelia seemed quite calm just now. What does Perona mean, knowing Amelia is not her biological child but still not showing any reaction?""She's a smart person," Lewis commented. "I feel like she already knew. Yesterday, when I mentioned it, she looked surprised, but her reaction also seemed like she expected it.""That's really strange," Judy said, curious. "Now, Amelia is the only heir. If she doesn't expose it, the family fortune will fall into the hands of an outsider. She can't be that foolish."Judy's unintentional remark seemed to trigger a thought in Lewis's mind.Per
Susan spoke with a particularly cold and unrestrained laugh, as if she were waiting to see a joke at Judy's expense. Her gaze was especially indifferent, not at all like a sister of many years, but more like a long-time enemy. She had already reached this point, with no other way out, and so she no longer cared about anything, saying whatever came to mind. She was locked up, but Amelia was still outside. Amelia was ruthless and would make Judy suffer. Judy felt that the Susan before her was utterly unfamiliar. She chuckled softly, "So, you've always thought this way. I guess there's no point in me saying anything more. You won't reveal who's behind you." "It was all me, no one else was involved. I was just jealous and couldn't stand your superior attitude," Susan claimed. As Susan became agitated, Judy deliberately said, "The abortion pills Amelia gave you should be finished by now, right?" Susan responded without thinking, "They're finished..." But she realized her mistake too
Susan was very hungry, but as she reached for the bowl, she suddenly想到了 something and quickly pulled her hand back in fear, "I'm not hungry, I won't eat."Seeing that Susan didn't fall for it, the prison guard became enraged and slammed the bowl to the ground, "You must eat."As he spoke, the guard pulled out a knife from his pocket.The shiny blade glinted in the light from the window, reflecting a glow that shone on Susan's face.A flash of terror crossed Susan's face, and she tried to爬起来 to run, but where could she go in the detention center?Susan shouted loudly, "Help, is anyone there? Help me, someone is trying to kill me."No matter how hard Susan shouted, nobody came.The guard sneered, "Don't waste your breath. You can scream as loud as you want, it won't do any good. I originally wanted you to die more gracefully and not suffer so much, but you just don't know what's good for you."The guard slowly approached Susan, who clung to the iron bars with both hands, terrified, "Is
Susan confessed, but then worried about Amelia retaliating against her, saying, "You have to guarantee my safety, you can't let Amelia harm me."Steven reassured her, "Don't worry, it's very safe here. Just wait for the trial."Susan was still frightened: "This place isn't safe, that prison guard just now wanted to kill me."Steven just laughed, didn't say anything, picked up the record book, and left.The prison guard who had been knocked unconscious earlier came over: "Sir, you hit too hard just now. I feel a bit concussed, I'm going to apply for leave to get checked tomorrow."Steven pretended to pat the guard's head: "Let me check for you."The guard jokingly dodged: "No need, I was just kidding. Did Susan confess?""Confessed," Steven said, "That performance just now was good."The guard smiled: "Thanks for the compliment.""I'm going to reply to Judy, you can clock off now."In fact, it was all an act, designed to make Susan tell the truth by making her believe Amelia wanted to
Judy didn't even have the courage to go to the police station to confirm the body.It seemed as if, as long as she didn't confirm it, Susan was still alive in this world.How had she and Susan come to this point today?Judy's complexion was not good, her lips completely colorless. Due to the drastic emotional changes, her unborn baby was also affected, causing a dull ache in her lower abdomen."Judy, take a seat first and don't think about it," Lewis helped Judy sit down and hugged her. If it weren't for Judy, he wouldn't have cared about Susan's death at all. But Susan's death affected Judy and made him worried.Leaning against his warm embrace, Judy couldn't stop her whole body from shaking, a tear silently falling from the corner of her eye.It was uncertain how much time had passed before Judy's emotions finally settled a bit.Susan had no other family in this world; if Judy didn't go confirm, who could?Later, Lewis accompanied Judy to the police station and saw Susan in the morg
Susan's death was a huge blow to Judy.Upon returning to the Royal Estate, that afternoon, Judy fell ill with a low fever that wouldn't subside and aching all over.Lewis stayed by her side, temporarily leaving work matters to his subordinates.He held her in his arms, providing silent company and comfort.Judy slept restlessly, constantly dreaming of her childhood.When she saw Susan's body, she realized that no matter how great the grudges in the world, they meant nothing in the face of death.The things people cling to and can't let go of, once they touch death, become utterly meaningless.Only by living does one have everything to begin with.If asked if Judy hated Susan, it didn't seem to be hatred anymore.After John saw the body at the police station, he immediately came to the Royal Estate.Lewis went downstairs and signaled John not to disturb Judy.Lewis said, "She's not feeling well and needs rest. If you have anything to say, you can tell me."John, with a heavy heart, sai
Lewis spoke in a cold and menacing tone, exuding a strong aura of violence.Amelia fully believed that Lewis would actually chop off all her fingers and feed them to the golden python.Amelia shrank back in horror, forgetting the pain and her tears.At the spot where her finger had been cut off, blood gushed out, and the pain grew stronger and stronger."Boss," Louis couldn't help but call out.Lewis ignored Louis and sat down on the coffee table, looking carefree. The python seemed to be full, but it still opened its mouth wide to intimidate Amelia before settling down beside her, staring menacingly at her.Without Lewis's command, the golden python would not harm Amelia.But just this posture was enough to scare Amelia out of her mind.Lewis glanced at his wristwatch and coldly said, "You have three seconds. Whether the next finger can be saved depends entirely on your thoughts.""I...I didn't..." Amelia covered the cut on her finger, still stubbornly resisting.Lewis pulled out a f