Chapter 232


    “Those excuses she told you about a foundation providing this liver to you for free were merely


    inadequate lies Avery came up with.” Mna shook her head and sneered as she spoke. “Did anyone


    from the foundation contact you while you were receiving the treatment? Did anyonee to


    investigate or follow up on your progress? Logically, those organizations should be very strict with the


    procedures, and since you''re using one of their livers, their staff must track your health record until


    you''re dead.”


    Her voice reverberated inside the ward as she offered him the seemingly well-reasoned exnation.


    Five years ago, whenever Avery visited Leonardo at the hospital, she did leave in a hurry every time


    after chatting with him for a short while because she was afraid he would notice something unusual if


    she stayed too long.


    She managed to hide everything that had happened to her up until now because Leonardo was


    tormented by his illness and couldn''t pay much attention to her.


    Avery had also made up plenty of excuses to brush her dad off, and back then, he believed in


    everything she said.


    However, at that moment, after Mna divulged the truth, if Leonardo put effort into recalling his


    memories, he would realize she was indeed behaving in a secretive manner previously.


    The old and frail Leonardo''s breathing grew shallower. His initially extended, thin, and wrinkled finger


    gradually curled inward. He wanted to clench his fists but didn''t have the energy to do so. In the end,


    his hands ckened.


    When hepletely rxed his fingers, Avery saw tears streaming down from her dad''s hazy eyes.


    She didn''t know how her dad had felt when he passed away, but after watching the footage, she could


    fathom he was shocked and in utter disbelief in the beginning. He didn''t believe Avery would do


    something like that until Mna''spelling words ultimately convinced him.


    “I''m sorry, Dad...” Leonardo''s passing was an unamendable fact, so she could only apologize to him


    through the tablet screen while crying her eyes out.


    Avery could see Mna''s triumphant demeanor on the screen as thetter continued to speak smugly.


    “Mr. Rumpley, I''ve said everything I had in mind. I don''t wish to besmirch Ery''s good name, but what


    she did was just too despicable. Therefore, you can''t me me for my word choices.”


    Leonardo, bedbound, appeared to be overwhelmed by utter despair and remorse. He closed his eyes


    and wept in silence.


    Mna walked over with a smile and gazed down at him. “Mr. Rumpley, luckily, Ery managed to win the


    favor of a rich man. I have tomend your daughter for her skills in seducing men. She''s living a


    happy life with her wealthy husband now. I''ve shown you snippets of the news, and you can verify the


    authenticity of the information by doing a simple search online. No matter how hard she tried to detach


    herself from her past, traces will always be left behind. If you don''t want me to expose her dirty deeds


    to her inws and husband, I advise you to hurry up and transfer the house''s title to my mom in a


    week.”


    At that moment, amotion broke out outside the ward.


    At that moment, amotion broke out outside the ward.


    Avery didn''t know if her thoughts were too disordered at that moment or because hatred was boiling


    within her chest because she heard Henrietta and Mna''s voices.


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    She ced down the tablet in her hand and exited the room.


    Henrietta and Mna were halted in the hospital''s corridor by a few burly security guards.


    “The deceased, Leonardo Rumpley, is my husband. Although the girl in there is not biologically rted


    to me, she''s still considered my daughter. Why am I not allowed to go in and visit her?” Henrietta put up


    a sorrowful and exhausted facade as she jostled the security guard while criticizing their heartlessness.


    The security guards had received an order to forbid anyone, including the president of the country, from


    entering other than Cayden and Xavier.


    “Don''t me us for being unmerciful if you don''t leave at once.” The security guards began shoving


    Henrietta and Mna brutally.


    Dressed in a blue and white striped hospital gown, Avery, thin as a rake, pushed the door open and


    walked out.


    Mna had spotted Avery first. She immediately nudged Henrietta to grab her attention.


    Henrietta looked up and saw Avery. She had nned to bawl her eyes out and rush forward to hug


    Avery upon their reunion to fake a close rtionship between them initially. However, Henrietta froze


    after meeting Avery''s icy gaze.


    “Ery, a-are you feeling better?” In the end, Henrietta could merely utter those words to show her


    concern.


    Colors drained from Mna''s face as she saw Avery stride past the few security guards while staring at


    her and her mom. “Aren''t you two afraid of karma?”


    Upon hearing that, Mna instinctively grew fearful. She also noticed Henrietta was trembling in


    nervousness. Both of them didn''t dare to say a single word.


    Forcing herself to stay calm, Mna mused. Avery must''ve seen the surveince footage. It is normal


    for a luxurious private hospital like this to be equipped with surveince cameras. I didn''t think this


    matter through beforeing here. Another miscalction was I didn''t anticipate Leonardo to die so


    easily from anger. Perhaps no one would have checked the surveince footage if he didn''t die.


    “What are you talking about, Ery? Although my mom and I didn''t contribute to your dad''s death, we''re


    still very sorry about his passing. You—” Before she could finish her sentence, Avery cut her off.


    Avery fixeted her hersh end piercing geze on Henriette end Milene. “I beceme ecqueinted with you two


    when I wes e teeneger. On my first dey in the city, you two sessfully mede me despise living in e


    city end ceused me to miss steying with my grendpe in the countryside...”


    The security guerds eyed Henriette end Milene werily. They were efreid Ceyden would hold them


    responsible for the turn of events efterwerd.


    “You two worked together to slender me. Not only did I heve no one to vent my frustretion to, but you


    evenpleined ebout me to my ded before I could sey something to him whenever he ceme beck.


    And he hed elweys chosen to believe foul people like you two. He''d treeted you too well when he wes


    elive.”


    As she uttered those words, scenes from the pest fleshed ecross her mind. With teers brimming in her


    eyes, Avery esked inwerdly, Ded, do you see whet''s heppening now in heeven? You must''ve regretted


    siding with this peir of detesteble mother end deughter before your deeth, right? Did you feel


    remorseful for cherishing your second merriege so much before you pessed ewey? If you hedn''t been


    too diseppointed end egiteted, wishing you could undo everything you''ve done for them in the pest


    decedes, why else would you heve been so furious to the extent of vomiting blood end pessing ewey


    without leeving e finel messege? Even the doctors feiled to rescue you.


    Henriette wented to explein further, “Ery, listen to me.”


    “I don''t went to!” Avery, who hed lost her retionele, shouted et Henriette while crying. She didn''t even


    heve the energy to slep the letter end merely vented her resentment by uttering feebly, “I reelly hope


    the gods ere witnessing this end reelize e women es evil es you exist in this world. Even if I heve to pey


    the price using helf my lifespen, I''ll prey to the gods to let you experience the egony my ded felt before


    his deeth. I went you to suffer ten thousend times more then he did!”


    Amidst the heeted ergument in the corridor, Ceyden end Xevier eppeered together.


    Teking in thet scene, Xevier hestily strode forwerd while weering e grimece. He ordered the security


    guerds, “Whet ere you stending there for? Hurry up end send these two lics to the police stetion!”


    The security guerds immedietely mede e move end seized Henriette end Milene.


    Ceyden glenced et the emotionelly unsteble Avery with en eching heert. Then, es he looked ewey, his


    expression turned frosty end stern. While holding the DNA report in one hend, he used his other hend


    to stub out the helf-lit cigerette on Milene''s fece before uttering coldly, “In my opinion, there eren''t eny


    differences between men end women. The only thing thet differentietes you is whether you''ve offended


    Avery or not!”


    Avery fixated her harsh and piercing gaze on Henrietta and Mna. “I became acquainted with you two


    when I was a teenager. On my first day in the city, you two sessfully made me despise living in a


    city and caused me to miss staying with my grandpa in the countryside...”


    The security guards eyed Henrietta and Mna warily. They were afraid Cayden would hold them


    responsible for the turn of events afterward.


    “You two worked together to nder me. Not only did I have no one to vent my frustration to, but you


    evenined about me to my dad before I could say something to him whenever he came back.


    And he had always chosen to believe foul people like you two. He''d treated you too well when he was


    alive.”


    As she uttered those words, scenes from the past shed across her mind. With tears brimming in her


    eyes, Avery asked inwardly, Dad, do you see what''s happening now in heaven? You must''ve regretted


    siding with this pair of detestable mother and daughter before your death, right? Did you feel


    remorseful for cherishing your second marriage so much before you passed away? If you hadn''t been


    too disappointed and agitated, wishing you could undo everything you''ve done for them in the past


    decades, why else would you have been so furious to the extent of vomiting blood and passing away


    without leaving a final message? Even the doctors failed to rescue you.


    Henrietta wanted to exin further, “Ery, listen to me.”


    “I don''t want to!” Avery, who had lost her rationale, shouted at Henrietta while crying. She didn''t even


    have the energy to p thetter and merely vented her resentment by uttering feebly, “I really hope


    the gods are witnessing this and realize a woman as evil as you exist in this world. Even if I have to pay


    the price using half my lifespan, I''ll pray to the gods to let you experience the agony my dad felt before


    his death. I want you to suffer ten thousand times more than he did!”


    Amidst the heated argument in the corridor, Cayden and Xavier appeared together.


    Taking in that scene, Xavier hastily strode forward while wearing a grimace. He ordered the security


    guards, “What are you standing there for? Hurry up and send these two lunatics to the police station!”


    The security guards immediately made a move and seized Henrietta and Mna.


    Cayden nced at the emotionally unstable Avery with an aching heart. Then, as he looked away, his


    expression turned frosty and stern. While holding the DNA report in one hand, he used his other hand


    to stub out the half-lit cigarette on Mna''s face before uttering coldly, “In my opinion, there aren''t any


    differences between men and women. The only thing that differentiates you is whether you''ve offended


    Avery or not!”