All Chapters of Vindication After Leaving Everything Behind: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Then, Bertram cast a glance at Maxwell, who was standing quietly behind him all this time.Maxwell came forward at once and passed a document to Shawn."You've been curious about whether Jolene is actually your late wife or not. You can take a look at that document and see for yourself."With a puzzled look on his face, Shawn took the document and read through the pages. Soon enough, he froze to the spot.Jolene's background and life story were all written in detail in the document. Shortly after she was born, she was brought to an orphanage. She stayed there until she reached the age of 15.When Bertram visited her school to recruit talents, Jolene's painting caught his eye. He could tell the talent she had through her work.After returning to Glenhallow, he discussed it with Iris. Not long after that, they completed the procedure to adopt Jolene.As for Claudia, she was living on the streets after she got separated from her family. She even got sold off by human traffickers se

She needed to equip herself with the right weapons and protect herself better. That was the only way Claudia could repay Bertram and Iris' kindness.Isabel put her arms around Claudia. Then, she wiped off the tears on the latter's face. "Don't cry, Mommy. I will protect you too!"Claudia let out a chuckle and hugged Isabel tightly. "How are you going to do that when you're so small?""I don't know, but I'll do everything in my power to protect you." Isabel had a confident look on her face as she clenched her fist."Grandpa said that man bullied you. So, I'll do my best to protect you and make sure something like it doesn't happen again."Claudia directed her gaze at Bertram, who gave a sigh."You will have to tell Belle what happened sooner or later. She may be young, but she's very clever and mature. Besides, it's better to let her know now since she may be caught off guard if those people suddenly come looking for you."You were separated from your family at a young age. You k

"What the hell are you doing?" Ethan fumed."Who are you? What are you doing barging into a patient's room?"Sitting up on the bed, Claudia recognized the man who was standing by the door and boiling with rage at first glance.It was Benedict. Seeing him, Claudia's eyes hardened."Mister, have you come to the wrong room?" she said in a low voice."Why are you trying to act like you don't know me?" Benedict strode toward her and seized her wrist."You're a smart one, aren't you? Was it fun pretending to be dead during these past few years? Do you know how devastated everyone has been because of you? Do you know how bad Emilia feels whenever she sees Sammy?"Claudia might have fallen for Benedict's words if she hadn't visited the Lowell residence today.No matter how he phrased it, Benedict was only here now because of Emilia.Claudia scoffed and tried to pull her hand free. "So, you're Ms. Emilia's older brother? No wonder you've come barging into my room in the middle of the n

However, those men were annoyingly clever. They opted to retreat immediately as soon as they realized they couldn't get close to Claudia and Isabel. In the end, Ethan didn't even get to implement the second part of his plan.Logically speaking, even the strongest man, with a will of steel, would eventually exhaust his strength. As time dragged on, Ethan's men might gradually lose focus and lower their guard. Their enemies would surely seize the opportunity to get what they were aiming for then."We need to think of a way to put a stop to this once and for all," Ethan said.Bertram slowly shook his head. "The Faulkner and Lowell families each possess great power and influence. It's impossible to put a stop to it for good. The only way to resolve this crisis is to create a bigger problem for them."Bertram met Ethan's gaze. "I've never been interested in gaining or fighting for power and influence. However, Jolene is my child. I won't allow anyone to hurt her. Ethan, I believe you ca

Ethan shook his head. "The police came to get my statement, and I told them about Peter. They tried looking into it, but they couldn't find any proof of him hiring those men to abduct you."Ethan also secretly sent his men to try and track down the whereabouts of Claudia's and Isabel's hair samples. Yet, he couldn't even find a trace of where they were.Claudia's heart dropped. She was annoyed by how good Peter was at this."There's something I've been curious about for quite some time." Ethan paused briefly and carefully chose his words. He met Claudia's eyes. "Why is your family name Lowell?"The Lowells were a family of five. Yet, three different last names were used among their family members. It was one of the topics people in high society enjoyed discussing.In their social circle, it was widely known that Lorraine's mother and Claudia's maternal grandmother had Lowell as her last name. Back then, Claudia's maternal grandfather joined the Lowell family as a matrilocal son-in