That was all Armand could think of.In just a few minutes, Chantelle admitted to everything she had done to Claire over the past few years.From drugging Claire out of jealousy and getting a stranger to assault her to getting Liam to banish her abroad, she admitted to everything. Claire knew some of them, but not all; only now did she know the extent of her crimes.When she was finished, everyone in the room sported conflicting expressions. Liam looked especially hurt and remorseful. It turned out that his younger daughter had always been evil, and he had wrongfully blamed Claire for all these years.Armand, on the other hand, didn't know how to feel about all this. He glanced at Claire and Javier. He felt that he really didn't deserve Claire, after all he had done. He had thought Chantelle to be kind and naive and had trusted her blindly to the point that he almost married her.Thank goodness the wedding didn't happen. Even so, he had lost Claire thanks to this. It made him regret eve
Javier paused outside the door and waited until Claire left before giving his subordinates a look. They understood perfectly and grabbed Chantelle at once.As Javier had ordered, they were to send this woman abroad as far away as possible and leave her to fend for herself.Outside the hotel, Claire looked up at the sky blankly. She felt like a huge burden had been taken off her shoulders; for the first time in a long time, she felt relieved of all the hurt that she had suffered five years ago. Turning back, she told Javier, "Thank you, Javier, for allowing me to face my fears. I feel so relieved now."Javier's expression fell when he heard her thank him. He tapped her on the nose fondly in exasperation. "What are you talking about? Of course, I won't let those who hurt you get off so easily. They have to pay for what they have done."Claire was touched to see him so protective of her. A surge of warmness spread in her chest as she gazed at him fondly. "I'm lucky to have you, Javier."T
Hattie looked extremely sincere in her pleading. However, when Sofia did not answer or even look at her, she began to lose confidence. Sofia's face was impassive. "Hattie, I've known you since you were a baby, but I can't help you with this. Please leave." She did not want to discuss the other stuff with her yet.However, Hattie was obstinate. She looked at her with tears in her eyes. "Aunt Sofia, please, please help me. I know it's not much trouble for you, but it can save our entire family. You've always been so kind to me. I promise that the Snyder family will repay you for your kindness!"Hearing this, Sofia felt uncomfortable. She raised her head and gazed at her coldly. "In this case, Hattie, I'll tell you why I won't help you," she said impatiently. "Do you really not know what you've done? I won't say it, but I know exactly what you've done to Ollie. You deserve everything that's happening to you now."Hattie widened her eyes, partly in shock and partly in disbelief when she h
At ten o'clock at night, the moon shone brightly in the dark sky. Room 101 of Sanctum Hotel was pitch-black, echoing with noises of lovemaking.Claire Weiss opened her eyes, her vision blurry and her body feeling as though it was on fire. Vaguely sensing that someone was on top of her, she struggled to push him away. However, the person didn't budge. Claire's mind was a mess, and she couldn't process the situation. All she could recall was that she had welcomed her fiance back from abroad, and out of pure excitement, overdrank. Her stepsister, Chantelle, had then sent her back to her room to rest. Who would have ever thought that she would be in this state as soon as she woke up?"Who are you…?" Claire didn't even have the strength to nudge the man. "Let go of me…"Never had she felt so powerless and yet addicted to someone. The man ignited her desires, and she couldn't help but respond to his touch.The man, on the other hand, was grimacing. He didn't seem to be in his right m
Claire's head snapped up to look at Chantelle. She bit her lip firmly, so enraged that she couldn't utter a word. Her body trembled with anger. She couldn't understand why Chantelle would ruin her life like this."So what if you're mad at me?" Chantelle twirled a finger around her curly hair and sneered. "Both your fiancé and your father don’t believe you. Just give up and leave the country quietly."Claire seethed in fury. "Chantelle, why are you doing this to me? Why?" She rushed forward hysterically and grabbed Chantelle by the neck. The latter didn't resist, however, and only put on an innocent expression as she sobbed pitifully, "Claire, don't hurt me… It really wasn't me who did that to you last night…" "Claire, what are you doing?!" Liam barked. He'd rushed over upon hearing the commotion, and with a shove, he angrily pushed Claire to the floor. "Are you crazy? Do you want to strangle your sister to death?"Claire collapsed on the cold tiles. She felt so hurt that her eyes
Five years later, at the airport in Ecraria, Claire was holding two flight tickets to her home country and staring blankly at them. Her thoughts drifted for a long time. She had been living in Ecraria for five years straight, and not once had she contacted her family.Liam treated her like she never existed, not caring whether she was dead or alive. If it weren't for Chantelle and Armand's engagement this time, he probably wouldn't have remembered Claire.Claire didn't reminisce about the land she had been away from for so many years, and any last shred of feelings she held toward it was gone once and for all on the night she was exiled.While she was unwilling to return and meet those who had hurt her, she couldn't win against her father's threatening phone call. If she were to disobey him, he would inflict harm on her grandmother.Claire's grandmother was the closest family member she had in the world. At first, Claire wanted to bring her grandmother along to Ecraria so that th
The man's cruel words poked at Claire's sore spot. Back then, things happened against her will, and it was only after she had gone abroad that she learned that she was pregnant. Worse still, she didn't even know who the child's father was, and she had no one to seek help from.After going through countless dilemmas, Claire finally mustered up the courage to keep the baby. It was a decision she'd never regretted, and a strange man was in no position to lecture her otherwise."Excuse me, I don't think that's any of your business." Claire's expression turned cold as she continued, "He only spilled some water on you by accident and mistook you for someone else. You have no right to say that to me." Fixating her eyes on the man, her gaze glowered. "I’ll educate my son. You don’t need to interfere.""You’ll educate him?" Javier suddenly snorted, and the mockery in his voice was heavy as he said, "I'm afraid a mother like you will only be a terrible influence on the child."Claire clenc
Claire's expression became sullen upon hearing Armand call Ollie a bastard. She shot daggers at him and warned, "Who are you calling a bastard?"Armand guffawed. He pointed at Ollie and said with a raised voice, "I'm talking about him, duh. Are you deaf?"The next second, Claire slapped him across the face. She couldn't believe this man was the same person she was once deeply in love with five years ago. After their time apart, she came to learn that their fleeting relationship meant nothing at all. The fact that he could treat a child so ruthlessly reflected how he'd taken her for granted.Claire's slap landed on Armand's cheek loudly, leaving him slightly dazed. While he touched his cheek in a trance, Chantelle was already yelling fiercely, "Claire, how could you hit him?" Armand was her fiancé; thus, she felt equally humiliated. However, no matter how angered she was, Claire wasn't fazed. Instead, she looked at Chantelle with an icy glare and said, "One more word from your mouth