Chapter 136

Luke furrowed his brow.

“She believes that my father abandoning her mother led to her own miserable and painful life. That's why she always told Max how much she envied everything I had.”

And now, she wants to destroy everything I have.

At that moment, I finally understood that she never loved Max. Her so-called love at first sight was merely the beginning of her calculated revenge. Max was nothing more than a tool—a knife she used and then discarded.

I couldn't help but laugh coldly. “Luke, you know what? I suddenly feel sorry for Max. He probably still doesn't realize that he was just a disposable tool for Cindy, used to fulfill her revenge. Max likely thought he was incredibly lucky, believing that Cindy, a wealthy heiress, had fallen madly in love with him. He was willing to be manipulated, thinking that getting rid of me would secure him a place in the Lansworth family. Little did he know, Cindy was merely using him to get back at my father.”

Suddenly, a thought struck me. I