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Chapter 354

Penulis: Angelica1
The video was the nail on the coffin, and Linda could not argue against it.

Henry's face was cold as he reached out to take the phone from Tina and stared fixedly at the video.

There was no question about it—that was Rory, standing in the garden in the middle of winter, her feet bare and wearing nothing but a thin sleeping gown.

It was such an impactful scene that Henry wheeled on Linda with a furious glare, bellowing, "What's the meaning of this?!"

"It's not what you think…"

Linda certainly could tell that Henry was furious, and her mind raced to come up with an excuse.

However, none of the stuff she saw online was a reason she could use to justify abusing Rory.

Worse of all, as she struggled to explain herself, the bodyguards returned with Rory in tow.

Rory was beaming happily when she saw Henry's car outside and rushed inside, calling out, "Daddy!"

She missed Henry as it had been days since he visited.

As he rushed inside, she seemed to not notice anyone else and ran str
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  • Unfulfilled Last Wish   Chapter 355

    Rory did not hesitate to shake her head. "No, she didn't."Zach had the strongest response to that answer.Losing control of himself right then, he yelled out loud, "What do you mean she didn't?!"He was so loud that he sent Rory running into Henry's arms.Seeing that, he did his best to calm down and speak softly. "You're scared because your mommy hurt you, aren't you? You won't tell the truth because you're too scared of her?"You don't have to be scared—I'm your real daddy, and I promise to protect you from now on. You mommy won't get to hurt you ever again. Just be brave and tell the truth…"After such obvious abuse, Zach could not come up with another reason why his daughter would not hesitate to deny that Linda was hurting her.However, Rory only hugged Henry even tighter at Zach's words. "I'm telling the truth. Mommy loves me very much—she has never hurt me… Wahhh!!!"She trailed off, suddenly bursting into tears. "No! You're lying! You're not my daddy!"She utterly des

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    Even Linda was stunned that Rory insisted that she had never abused her and loved her very much, not expecting Rory to defend her without hesitation at all.However, she had no time to dwell on it and promptly seized the chance and cried, "See, Henry?! I don't care that they are slandering me, but why would you doubt me for abusing Rory?!"She's my flesh and blood, and I love her to bits—how could I bear to hurt her?"Are you really going to believe everything they said? Am I that evil and horrible in your eyes?"It was Rory's teacher who abused her! You can investigate it yourself if you don't believe me!"Tina looked on as everything unfolded.Even if Henry said nothing, she could tell from his eyes that he believed Linda again.After all, kids would not lie.Moreover, Linda was his one true love—a kind person incapable of evil.Oh, the irony… On the other hand, Zach had never thought through this.As he watched Rory defend Linda while the latter lied through her teeth,

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    "Yeah." Rory nodded. "I couldn't get you, Daddy, so I ran outside because I was so worried. It was so cold, my legs were frozen stiff, and I couldn't walk… Daddy, you have to answer my calls from now on, okay?"In reality, Rory had a good memory and naturally remembered when Linda had made her stand outside the house in the snow.It was all because Linda had told her to call Henry because he must be seeing Sophie and Tina again, but she could not because Henry's phone was turned off.Linda got very upset and called Rory useless and made her stand outside to reflect.Rory had wanted to get dressed first, but Linda refused to let her.But now, Rory did not tell the truth, instead backing up Linda's claims and tugged on Henry endearingly toward the end."Okay." Henry nodded.Rory was just seven—it did not cross his mind that a child could lie.As Tina could see the sympathy in his eyes, the coldness in her threatened to flow out.That man really deserved death!"Rory, why would

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    Henry growled icily, "Get out of the way, Tina.""I told you, Henry—I'm taking Zach with me," Tina retorted coolly, glaring at him in turn. "If you dare to take Zach to the cops and charge him with rape, then I'll dare to tell the world about Rory's roots, so that everyone knows that she's the daughter of a rapist."Henry glowered right then, covering Rory's ears before he knew it, to protect her from Tina's words which might hurt her young, vulnerable spirit.He glared coldly at Tina, his tone still icy. "Rory is innocent." Tina should not be extending her spite on a mere child, even if she despised him and Linda!Tina completely ignored the threat in Henry's eyes, however, and fired back with a voice colder than his. "Hah! So Rory's innocent, and Sophie wasn't?"No matter how long had passed, she felt pained for Sophie to see Henry doting on Rory, while Sophie had to suffer all the abuse and neglect at the hands of Henry.Still, Henry's menacing presence seemed to fade consid

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    Linda was really putting on a performance to show how much she cared about Rory, but doing it also meant she was discrediting Tina in Henry's mind.It was so that Henry would understand that even if there were misunderstandings before, Tina was now evil anyway.But Tina did not care and even sneered. "What has that to do with me? I'm an evil schemer, and I would do anything to get what I want—it's not like either of you have only realized that now."Tina's tone was filled with irony.Ever since Linda showed up as Henry's one true love, they had quickly labeled Tina as a villainess, did they not?They kept saying that she would do anything to get what she wanted, did they not?And now, she was simply living up to their slander and showing them how far she would go to bring them down.Even Linda was stumped when she realized what Tina was getting at.Still, that was when Henry said quietly, "I know you're not like that."He used to think of her that way, only because they had a

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    Tina turned toward a speechless Linda, her smile broadening in contempt. "I'm evil, so I can ignore what happens to Rory.""But are you really going to ignore it too? You keep saying you love your daughter so much, don't you? So as a mother, how could you bear to subject your precious daughter to the contempt of everyone else?"But as long as you refrain from accusing Zach, he won't be a rapist—there won't be any trouble that way, will there?"Linda's mouth opened and closed repeatedly, but she could not manage a single word.It was the perfect opportunity to have Zach jailed once and for all, eliminating him as a threat.She really could not give up that easily.But if she did not, all her claims that she loved Rory would be moot.And if word got out that she was 'raped', she would have no hope of marrying Henry!As such, this matter must be kept under wraps and never see the light of day.Tina had really forced her to back down on her own!Turning toward Henry, Linda said,

  • Unfulfilled Last Wish   Chapter 361

    As Tina led Zach out of Rose Garden, John hurried to her when he saw her, having been waiting outside the gates.While he was right outside and had heard everything and knew that Tina was fine, he still could not help studying her from head to toe.As Henry stepped out, he just happened to see Tina leaving in John's car, and his gaze darkened.-Soon, Zach was taken back to John's villa where he was held before.He immediately curled up on the couch, clutching his own head in silence—it had really been a terrible day for him.Nonetheless, Tina sat opposite him. "Zach Foster."Zach ignored her and did not look up at all.Tina did not take offense and continued calmly, "You should know very well what would've happened to you if I hadn't bailed you out today."I'm no saint, and I'm not going to help someone who tried to murder me before."Pausing as she saw Zach's fingers clearly stiffen, she continued, "You probably know what I want. You have one day to think about the leverage

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    When John stepped out and saw the food, he recognized where it was from.He glanced at Tina but said nothing, as his order had arrived at the same time.It was late after they had dinner with Mrs. Smith, and John left early since he had work.Tina stayed since she wanted to stay longer with Mrs. Smith, and while they were talking, Tina's phone rang.She took it out of her bag and saw that it was from an unsaved number, but she knew Henry's number by heart at this point.She declined the call with no more than a look.It had been two years—she thought she could be calm around Henry and stay immune to him after cheating death.However, she did not expect that just seeing him defend Linda unconditionally while doting on Rory like treasure would still leave her furious and remind her of the injustice Sophie had suffered.Right now, she did not want anything to do with Henry."Why didn't you take that?" Mrs. Smith asked in concern."It's just some telemarketer," Tina replied calml

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    John did not hide his selfish nature when he was around Tina.In the end, he was really not that confident in himself—not after Tina had been in love with Henry for so many years, and John himself knew all too well how difficult it was to get over a person after loving them for so long.Still, Tina knew what John was getting at. "I'll never forgive Henry Barnes for the rest of my life, nor return to his side."There is no question that Linda was the one who murdered Sophie. But without Henry's involvement, she would never have had the chance."What she did was horrible, but he's just as unforgivable."That was why she loathed Linda as much as Henry.And the way she saw it, Sophie's death would always stand between her and Henry—there was no chance for her to turn back to him in this life.Seeing the determined expression on her face, John understood that the chief reason that Tina hated Henry so much was because of Sophie's death, and she refused to forgive him.But what if Sop

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    As Henry turned toward Tina, he could imagine how much despair she would have suffered that night, having to wipe blood off Sophie's gravestone.And she had loved Sophie so much that she bought that specific plot of land for Sophie's final resting place, just so that Sophie could be reborn into a better family in her next life!"Tina, can you check on the stew?" John came up with an excuse for Tina to leave, as there were more things that he did not want Tina to remember.Tina nodded quietly and entered the apartment without another look at Henry, while John shut the door as he watched.Then, turning toward Henry again, John asked, "Now, let's talk about Linda's legs. Did you know why Tina pushed her?"Henry could not even answer at that point.Just the two things mentioned earlier was more than what he could take—his heart was almost in pieces and bleeding for Sophie, and for Tina even more so.And yet, John continued, "It was all Linda. She found that Tina was severely depress

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    Henry's eyes widened—that was the day… Sophie was buried?!What the hell was he doing?!He felt a chill creeping up from his toes and wobbled backward until his back hit the wall.He never thought about that, because he did not know Linda had every intention to murder Sophie.And now that John laid bare the truth before him, he remembered what he did.Rory had won third place in some jogging event at her kindergarten, and she harmonized perfectly with Linda at Rose Garden.While Rory was coaxing Henry sweetly to celebrate it for her with a grand party, Linda appeared disapproving that he was spoiling Rory, but then offhandedly mentioned they should do it on the weekend.And on the day of the party, Linda had deliberately called Tina to invite her to the party, even asking Tina to bring Sophie along since Henry had not seen Sophie for a while.At the time, Henry was completely skeptical of Sophie's death and missed Sophie since it had really been a while since he saw her.He wa

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    As Henry dropped to his knees, his blood freezing up, he realized had really been harboring Sophie's murderer all along.Remorse and regret struck him everywhere all at once.He looked up at Tina, wanting very much to tell her that he did not know.If he had known that Linda had taken the kidney meant for Sophie maliciously, he would not have protected Linda even if he was still under the impression that Linda was Orange.But he also realized that it was not as if he did not have the chance to find out.It was all because of his suspicion toward Tina that he denied her any chance to speak up.Or perhaps she had already given up on him at that point.Tears were welling up in Tina's eyes as she realized what Henry meant to say.Time seemed to turn back to the day when Sophie died, and she was once again mourning Sophie.It had been over two years, but she could never get a good night's sleep at the notion that Sophie was not avenged and therefore could not rest in peace."I've

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    Henry did try to force Zach to give up the alleged evidence he had against Linda and even put him through pain that only professionals could endure, let alone a normal person.But since Zach did not give up, he simply presumed that Tina bore a grudge and framed Linda, all because Linda had stolen the kidney meant for Sophie, allowing Rory to survive while Sophie died.If the truth was what Tina had claimed, however—that Rory was not even a match for the kidney transplant meant for Sophie—then that could only mean that Linda had meant to murder Sophie in the first place.Everything she said—that she loved Rory too much and did not want to lose her, and that she felt guilty from picking her own child out of selfishness… Those were all lies!On the other hand, tears were welling up in Tina's eyes as she felt as she was brought back to that day."Linda never meant to let Sophie live from the start. And she didn't just steal the kidney meant for Sophie—when Sophie's condition turned te

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    Tina glared icily at Henry as she snapped, "What's the point of kneeling here?! You don't even get to apologize as long as you have yet to avenge Sophie!"Henry's burly figure clearly cringed from Tina's words.His lips parted but he had no idea what to say, because he had a hand in Sophie's death too.If he had not told Eric Sandler to prioritize Rory if there was a donor match, Linda would not have been able to steal the kidney meant for Sophie, and Sophie would be alive.Even if he did not know, he was still the reason Linda succeeded, and that made him the chief culprit of Sophie's death."Tina…" He tried to speak despite the difficulty, only to stop.However, Tina knew what he was going to say, seeing the look on his face, and was absolutely seething as she stared daggers at him. "Are you going to tell me that Linda has already suffered for it?! That she's lost her legs and now a hand—""No…."Tina's outburst certainly reminded him of the dastardly things he said to defend

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    The instant Tina tapped on the notification, she found Henry kneeling outside her door, motionless.She swiped through her phone and saw that most notifications were from Henry, with the first of many being sent at three in the morning.That meant Henry had driven straight to her place after leaving Rose Garden and knelt outside her door for almost four hours.But Tina remained unaffected.Remembering the video John had sent earlier, she had a hunch that Henry was outside after he became aware of Rory's true nature.She soon tapped out of the notifications and kept chatting with John since she found herself in a good mood first thing in the morning.When John said he had yet to have breakfast, Tina could read between the lines and did not play dumb, telling him that she would cook extra portions for him when he came over.John replied: [Already on my way.]Tina could not resist a smile. [Drive safe. See you soon.]After putting down her phone, she went about her daily routine—

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    It was an especially long night, and every passing second was especially gruelling as Henry stayed on his knees outside Tina's door, like his heart was being stabbed.-When Tina woke up, she noticed that John had just texted her a minute ago.[Are you up?]Tina smiled ever so faintly as she replied: [Mornin'.][There's a video you should watch.][Okay.]While waiting for the video to be sent to her phone, she noticed many notifications from her alarm system.It was the first time this had happened since she moved in, and she was about to tap on it when John's file was downloaded.Tina tapped on the video first and immediately recognized that it was taken outside Rsoe Garden when she tapped on it.A familiar car was outside Linda's villa—it was Henry's.Tina's gaze cooled as she looked on.Yesterday was Sophie's death anniversary and also Rory's birthday.And given how much Henry doted on Rory, it was not hard to see that he went to the Rose Garden after visiting Sophie's

  • Unfulfilled Last Wish   Chapter 518

    As Henry's car soon disappeared in the night, Rory was left behind and too exhausted to give chase.She lay sprawled on the ground, watching as Henry left her, and her body's warmth slowly faded.Her gaze was endlessly horrified and helpless.Was he really going to leave her?-After leaving Rose Garden, Henry drove straight to Tina's apartment, having paid a hefty sum to buy the adjacent units to hers after finding out that she had moved there.He drove into the car park but stayed downstairs.The apartment complex was very quiet as it was three in the morning, but his heart could not quiet down at all.After all, he had been horrified since the moment he exposed Rory's two-faced nature.It was so obvious, but he just did not see it!He really was too overjoyed from the reunion when Linda showed up, passing herself off as Orange.The delight of the lost and found was just too much, and he cared even more for Linda when she told him that Mama Orange was dead, and how much su

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