All Chapters of Vindication After Leaving Everything Behind: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Shawn was in no mood to respond to Emilia because he was feeling extremely frustrated. He gently twisted his hand free."You're overreacting. I'm just trying to figure out who she really is."Emilia bit her lip. "Shawn, do you still have feelings for Claudia after all this time? It's been two years since her death. Why are you still not over her yet?""Stop bringing her up." Shawn furrowed his brows. "Hearing her name makes me feel sick."He turned around and went into the kitchen.Emilia was positively fuming as she bit down on her lip hard. Despite Shawn's words, she could clearly sense his concern for Claudia.She couldn't help but wonder if the two of them developed real feelings for each other during their five years of marriage.Emilia was gripped by a deep sense of panic. She quickly went after Shawn. To her surprise, she found Lorraine in the kitchen too.Lorraine's suspicions grew endlessly as she observed how calm Claudia was during the meal. She honestly couldn't say

Claudia calmly put her hand on Ethan's arm and regained her footing."I'm sorry. I must have given you quite a scare when I almost slipped and fell earlier, Mr. Faulkner."Shawn furrowed his brows, his tone icy. "Ms. Jefferson, as my son's tutor, you should try to maintain a respectable image."He cast a glance at Ethan and frowned with disgust. "Also, this isn't a place for you to fool around with your lover. It's best if you don't bring a man with you wherever you go."Claudia chuckled. "I guess it's my fault for not having explained to you about this earlier, Mr. Faulkner. Ethan isn't just my husband; he's also my assistant. He always goes with me whenever I have to travel for work."Shawn felt as though a needle had pierced his heart when he heard that Ethan was always with Claudia. He froze for a moment.Moreover, Ethan added right afterward, "Besides, it shouldn't concern you since I was just trying to help my wife. Isn't that right, Mr. Faulkner? Even if the person I was h

Soon enough, Claudia regained her composure. Memories of what happened in the past flashed through her mind.She knew that Shawn didn't like her. In fact, it would be better to say that he detested her. Eventually, she stopped hoping there was any chance she could change how he felt about her.After giving birth to Samson, Claudia showered him, the apple of her eye, with love and affection. At the time, she poured all of her love and patience in order to make sure he would grow up happily and healthily.She figured it wouldn't be a bad thing if she could live out the rest of her life watching her child grow into a full-fledged adult.Yet, reality turned out harsher than she imagined. Samson never grew close to her at all. Instead, he would mock her and take Emilia's side just like Shawn did.Even when Claudia was having difficulty delivering her second baby and was on the verge of death, Samson and Shawn opted to stand by and watch her die.Claudia felt bitter as memories of her

Yet, Shawn was cold to Claudia, hurting her time and time again. At this point, he had no idea who to blame anymore.Just then, Samson said, "I think it's Aunt Emmy's fault. If she hadn't been trying to keep you all to herself, Mommy probably wouldn't have decided to abandon us in the end."His voice had a child-like innocence, yet it sounded firm.Those words seemed to set off something massive in Shawn's heart. He flinched. He couldn't help but recall a past incident.After Claudia reunited with the Lowells, she and Emilia fell into the water once.However, after both of them were pulled out of the water, everyone blamed Claudia. They all assumed she intentionally took Emilia to the poolside even though she knew the latter was in poor health.At the time, none of them realized that Claudia was already pregnant with Samson. She even nearly had a miscarriage because of the incident, and Samson almost didn't make it into the world.Shawn froze to the spot as those memories came b

Claudia's blood ran cold almost immediately. She lifted her gaze at once.Meanwhile, Shawn and Samson instinctively followed her gaze. They glanced over their shoulders and spotted a young girl, who was holding Bertram's hand and looking in Claudia's direction.Shawn's eyes widened slightly. The young child looked like she was around two years old.Back when he was informed of Claudia's death, the nurse told him that Claudia gave birth to a girl. Unfortunately, the baby passed away along with her mother.Claudia's heart pounded hard against her chest. She subconsciously turned her gaze toward Ethan, who was standing beside her.If Ethan hadn't told Bertram and Isabel where she was, they wouldn't have shown up at the hospital so quickly.Ethan was equally flustered. He was just worried about Claudia. Since the Jeffersons practically raised her, he thought he should at least let Bertram know what Claudia was subjected to after meeting the Lowells.Yet, he never imagined Bertram wo