Chapter 66
Willow’s words hit Ronald’s sore spot. He was William’s younger brother, and with William’s health steadily declining, his sons
had proven to be no competition for Ronald. As a result, the entire family had once treated him with the utmost deference.
The family was slowly slipping under his control–until William decided to reconnect with Wilson, William’s illegitimate son.
Wilson wasn’t a saint, either. After becoming the head of the family, he outright seized Quade Group from Ronald, undoing all of
his years of hard work.
Everything he had invested in was in vain, and that was the pain he would carry for the rest of his life.
“Silence!” Ronald delivered a harsh slap to Willow’s face. She was struck so hard that her head jerked to the side.
Carmen stepped forward, her expression filled with panic. “Lo, how could you speak to your father like that? Apologize to him now! Let me make a new arrangement for you to meet up with Leonard.
“Mrs. Jones has been telling me how happy she’d be if you become her daughter–in–law…”
However, Willow simply turned around and headed toward the staircase. Carmen followed behind, shouting, “Where are you going, Lo?”
“To hell. Do you wanna come with me?”
Ronald was furious. “Look at her and her mouthful of nonsense! I don’t know why I have a daughter like her!”
He took a few steps forward but was stopped by Carmen, “Alright, alright. She probably said it in the heat of a moment. Wait till I
talk to her and…”
Willow’s footsteps were unstopping and resolute as she ascended the stairs. Even on the second floor, she could hear her father’s
scoldings.
“It’s all because of you! You failed to give me a son, and now, you raised a traitor of a daughter! I bet she’s turned against us after hanging with that bastard all day! She doesn’t even listen to us anymore!”
Carmen sobbed, “Don’t be mad, honey… I’ll talk to Lo.”
Feeling a numbness in her heart, Willow turned around an luggage.
turned around and entered her room. The next time she came out of it was with her
as with wo
Carmen was stunned. “What are you doing, Lo?”
“I forgot to tell you guys. I’ve decided to move out. I won’t be anymore.”
“And now, you’re running away from home!” A flicker of surprise passed across Ronald’s cold and stern face before a trace of mockery appeared.
“You think you can faze me with that? Without me, you’re no longer the heiress of the Quade family! Not even a beggar would
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want you!”
“Without you, I can at least be a person and not a tool for your marriage alliance.”
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“You should be proud that you get to contribute to me through a marriage alliance!” Willow scoffed, heading toward the door
without hesitation.
Carmen went after her, as always. “Why are you so stubborn, Lo? It’s late; where else can you even-
“Just let her be!” Ronald shouted.
Carmen stopped, having no choice but to watch Willow disappear into the night. She stomped, complaining, “Lo has been stubborn since she was a kid. You shouldn’t have spoken to her like that. She would’ve agreed if you’d let me talk to her!”
“What are you so worried about? She’ll come back once she starts struggling alone outside.” Ronald was confident. “By then, she’ll listen to everything I tell her to do.”
After a night of rest at the hospital, Serena felt much more revitalized. She sought the doctor’s opinion, received permission to be discharged, and prepared to return home.
Suddenly, she heard a series of hurried footsteps outside the ward. The door flung open before Lauren and Aaron stormed in.
“Rina, are you alright?” Lauren ran to Serena at first instance, examining her all over.
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