Chapter 1588 A war without gunshots


    When Ste was young, she never reflected on this question. She just thought that her aunt was


    helping her pursue the boy she liked, so she needed to be braver and more obedient. She listened to


    Karen and always cared for Erin, always following behind him. She even pretended to be bad at school


    so that Erin could teach her, even though their rtionship was strained. She believed that Erin would


    be moved by her and fall in love with her, but unfortunately, that didn’t happen.


    Erin hated Karen, and as a result, he also hated Ste. Whenever she approached him, he would insult


    her and tell her to stay away because she was Karen’s niece and only knew how to seduce men. But


    strangely, even though he despised her, he would sneak into her room at night. Sometimes when she


    woke up, she would see him standing there, looking at her with aplicated expression. Once she


    noticed him, he would re at her and leave.


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    After Karen caught Erin leaving her room a few times, she suddenly changed her attitude and advised


    Ste to stop liking Erin and start liking Mason instead. Mason was Ste’s ssmate. One day, on her


    way home from school, she encountered a group of bullies, and Mason saved her. He kindly escorted


    her home, but unfortunately, Karen saw them.


    Karen checked Mason’s background and thought he was decent.


    However, she didn’t openly ask Ste to pursue him. She just told Ste that Mason seemed polite and


    well-mannered, much more than Erin, and encouraged Ste to be friends with him.


    Ste didn’t have many friends, and Mason was indeed well-mannered. He always came to talk to her,


    and they became closer. Karen noticed this and weed Mason into their home. After a few times,


    Karen would actively seek out Mason and invite him to their house.


    Mason probably had some feelings for Ste, and she could tell at that time. But he never verbally


    expressed it, and she didn’t want to reject him because she liked Erin. She always failed to receive his


    affection, so she treated Mason with kindness.


    Later, Karen encouraged Mason to confess his feelings to Ste. Ste told Karen that she didn’t like


    him, but Karen said. that she shouldn’t reject him at this crucial time when they were applying for


    college. If she rejected him, it could ruin his chances of getting into his desired university. Ste thought


    Karen had a point, so she didn’t reject Mason and told him that they could consider a rtionship after


    they both got into good universities. Mason agreed eagerly.


    Finally, they both got epted into good schools, and that’s when Ste truly rejected Mason. She


    mustered up the courage to confess her feelings to the person she liked. But unfortunately, when she


    was ready to open up to him, he arranged for someone to gang-rape her.


    Her life took a drastic turn at that moment, and when Karen


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    found out what happened to her, she cried and demanded justice for Ste. But when she discovered


    that Erin was the mastermind, Karen went crazy and tried to attack him. Ste vividly remembers


    Karen’s desperate attempt to tear Erin apart, the way she fought for her.


    She always believed that her aunt loved her. After finding out about the rape, Karen not only dealt with


    the thugs herself but also fought to send Erin to jail. However, Erin was protected by his grandfather


    and didn’t face legal consequences. He only received a severe beating.


    At the time, Erin didn’t say a word. It seemed like he realized how terrible his actions were and endured


    the punishment silently.


    Not long after, Karen discovered that Ste was pregnant. She caused a scene with the Simpson


    family, insisting that Erin be sent away. Erin didn’t know what was happening, but after checking


    Ste’s pulse, he didn’t say a word. He just grabbed her and left the Simpson family.


    He took her to a private hospital and personally performed an abortion on her. As he terminated her


    pregnancy, he inexplicably berated her. Their conflict only grew deeper.


    What Ste resents the most is that after the operation, Erin had someone dump her in the wilderness,


    barely alive. He didn’t even show his face, as if he wanted to kill her.


    At that time, Ste wanted to go back and ask Erin why he treated her that way. She desperately


    crawled through the thorny bushes, using all her strength, but she couldn’t escape.


    She suffered so much, and it was natural for her to hate Erin. But why didn’t Karen hold Erin


    ountable? Instead, she seemed to be victorious, like she had won a war without gunshots, as she


    smiled upon seeing the enemy’s dead bodies.