Chapter 1776


    "Why?" Daniel''s voice was low. "Why did you bribe Owen? Why harm Maisie?"


    Cam smiled, a sense of indifference resting upon her pallid face.


    There was a saying, "A person bes invincible when they desire nothing."


    When someone reached a point where they no longer yearned for anything, that was often when they


    were the


    most powerful.


    Just like Cam at that moment—she felt like she had lived for decades, and this was the only moment


    she truly felt


    unburdened.


    Daniel''s gaze was as sharp as a de. It was the first time she had ever dared to meet his eyes like


    that.


    Cam spoke softly. "Daniel, it''s because I hate the Quimbys."


    Daniel squinted. "What?"


    Seeing Cam still hesitant, he waved his hand, signaling his men to leave the room. It was just the two


    of them


    now. The room wasn''trge, yet it felt vast and quiet. Even their conversation echoed.


    Cam took a deep breath, paused, and then revealed everything.


    She hated the Quimbys for raising her but not loving her properly, for growing up in an environment of


    extreme


    insecurity.


    Since her younger siblings were born, her parents never showed her a kind face again. Even when


    they smiled at


    her, it was only when she was around her siblings.


    From her earliest memories, she had to help her younger siblings with their bottles and diapers, make


    themugh,


    and prevent them from crying. Otherwise, she would receive her parents'' disapproving looks and days


    of


    indifference.


    "I''ve always been good at reading people''s expressions." Cam chuckled self-deprecatingly. "Daniel,


    have you ever


    studied micro-expressions? I have... I did everything to please my parents, almost giving my all. But


    why didn''t it


    earn me their affection?


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    "I was brought from the orphanage. I have no family in this world except them! Why do they treat me


    this way?"


    Daniel gritted his teeth, a dark glint passing over his eyes.


    From what he could remember, Cam did have a difficult time in Chace''s ce and barely had any


    presence in the


    entire family. Even after joining the Quimby Group, her younger siblings had managed to get ahead of


    her.


    "Why?" Cam protested. "They bought their way into universities one by one, but I worked hard for my


    education,


    excelling in top schools. Is that all worthless in the Quimbys'' eyes?


    "I also wanted to be a good person, Daniel! But did the Quimbys give me a chance? In thepany,


    every mistake


    was on my shoulders. If I achieved something, it would be attributed to the biological Quimbys... It''s so


    unfair!"


    She looked up—the smile on her face seemed to mock herself and the world''s injustice.


    Daniel''s expression grew darker. "I haven''t heard about any of this."


    "Yeah, you''re in a high position!" Camughed, tears streaming down her face. "You''re like a god in


    the sky. Of


    course, you can''t see the suffering on the ground.


    "Besides, back then, you were always busy with Maisie. You could easily drop manypany matters.


    How would


    you know what I''ve been through?


    "My younger brother stole my proposal." She continued. "I stood outside your office that day, hoping


    you''d say


    something fair. I''ve respected you since childhood. I believed you''d handle this fairly... but I stood there


    all


    afternoon, and you didn''t even nce at me!


    "Do you know how many sleepless nights and how much effort I put into that proposal? How could the


    Quimbys


    take credit for my hard work so shamelessly?


    "If the Quimbys don''t give me justice, then I''ll have to seek justice for myself!"