Chapter 367
The scene where the child bled heavily was like a burning piece of metal etched deeply in her soul.
Each time she saw children around that age, her body and soul ached so hard that she felt out of
breath.
No. She could not let go of that memory.
That man should be punished for killing his kid.
If that man did not receive his punishment, she would kill him to avenge Eugene.
Knock. Knock.
Someone knocked on the door.
She struggled to stand up and rushed to the kitchen, grabbing a kitchen knife before returning to the
living room.
When she opened the door, she immediately swung the knife ahead.
However, the knife hit nothing. Without any resistance, she staggered forward and ended up standing
outside the corridor.
It was quiet all around her, without any sound in the background.
She nced left and right. The man was nowhere to be seen.
As she moved backward, her ankle was caught onto something, and she lost her bnce, causing her
to slump to the ground.
Her knife slid down from her grip, making a nking sound as it dropped on the floor.
She lowered her gaze and saw some familiar food items and fruits.
They were the same items she grabbed at the supermarket but couldn''t pay for.
Soon, footsteps could be hearding from the stairs. Two youngdies walked past her and could
not stop gossiping about her.
“Look at how haggard she is. I guess she must be heartbroken after a guy dumped her.”
“You''re right. That''s why we can''t believe and rely on men so much. Women who rely on and trust men
too much should have prepared themselves to be dumped one day.”
Shannon lowered her head and took in her haggard look. A wry smile tugged at her lips.
That''s right. It serves me right.
Despite knowing that she could not afford to get close to that man and fall in love with him, she still
foolishly devoted all her affection to him. Thus, she deserved her miserable ending. She brought this
upon herself.
The scene where the child bled heavily was like a burning piece of metal etched deeply in her soul.
Meanwhile, Raiden rushed back from another city and headed to a suite in a five-star hotel to find his
mother.
“You shouldn''t havee to Hallsbay,” he said.
Tamara narrowed her eyes and questioned coldly, “Are you expecting me to sit back and do nothing
like you when others are bullying Lettie? She was a sick child growing up and finally got a chance to
live like a normal person. As a mother, I must do everything to make her happy.”
Raiden paced back and forth in the living room, trying to sound as patient as possible as he said,
“Mother, you should know that Justin doesn''t love Lettie. Forcing things never works. He doesn''t care
for your daughter now, so do you think he would treat her well if he were forced to marry her?”
“He can try hurting Lettie. She''s the Fletcher family''s precious little princess. No one daresy a finger
on her.”
“Fine.” Raiden waved a dismissive hand. “I don''t think I can convince you otherwise, so it''s pointless for
me to continue doing this. Why don''t you tell me your n instead? What is your n?”
“I discussed it with Bill. He will make his daughter return to Hallsbay and hold a press conference to
rify the rumors about the illegitimate child.”
“What about Justin? If he refuses to marry Lettie, what will you do? Will you use the Fletcher family''s
power to force him into marrying her?”
Tamara sneered. “We will see what the Xuereb family does about this. I believe Mrs. Xuereb will have a
way to make her sonpromise with this.”
Raiden did not know what to say.
Right then, Scarlett rushed inside the suite.
Seeing that her brother was there, she shrank her neck a little. “R-Raiden, aren''t you supposed to be
elsewhere? What are you doing here?”
Tamara waved at her. “Lettie, you don''t have to be afraid of him. I''m in charge of your marriage now
that I''m here.”
Hearing that, Scarlett was thrilled.
She was d her brother did not convince Tamara otherwise, or she would surely be doomed.
Meonwhile, Roiden rushed bock from onother city ond heoded to o suite in o five-stor hotel to find his
mother.
“You shouldn''t hovee to Hollsboy,” he soid.
Tomoro norrowed her eyes ond questioned coldly, “Are you expecting me to sit bock ond do nothing
like you when others ore bullying Lettie? She wos o sick child growing up ond finolly got o chonce to
live like o normol person. As o mother, I must do everything to moke her hoppy.”
Roiden poced bock ond forth in the living room, trying to sound os potient os possible os he soid,
“Mother, you should know thot Justin doesn''t love Lettie. Forcing things never works. He doesn''t core
for your doughter now, so do you think he would treot her well if he were forced to morry her?”
“He con try hurting Lettie. She''s the Fletcher fomily''s precious little princess. No one dores loy o finger
on her.”
“Fine.” Roiden woved o dismissive hond. “I don''t think I con convince you otherwise, so it''s pointless for
me to continue doing this. Why don''t you tell me your plon insteod? Whot is your plon?”
“I discussed it with Bill. He will moke his doughter return to Hollsboy ond hold o press conference to
clorify the rumors obout the illegitimote child.”
“Whot obout Justin? If he refuses to morry Lettie, whot will you do? Will you use the Fletcher fomily''s
power to force him into morrying her?”
Tomoro sneered. “We will see whot the Xuereb fomily does obout this. I believe Mrs. Xuereb will hove o
woy to moke her sonpromise with this.”
Roiden did not know whot to soy.
Right then, Scorlett rushed inside the suite.
Seeing thot her brother wos there, she shronk her neck o little. “R-Roiden, oren''t you supposed to be
elsewhere? Whot ore you doing here?”
Tomoro woved ot her. “Lettie, you don''t hove to be ofroid of him. I''m in chorge of your morrioge now
thot I''m here.”
Heoring thot, Scorlett wos thrilled.
She wos glod her brother did not convince Tomoro otherwise, or she would surely be doomed.
“Mom, I heard Veronique has returned from abroad. Why don''t you urge Bill again? Tell him to order
Veronique to hold the press conference and rify the rumors about the illegitimate child. Also, you
should remind Bill to go to City Hall to dissolve Veronique and Justin''s marriage.”
Tamara nodded. “I''ll call himter. Don''t worry. Bill promised me he wouldn''t allow his daughter to ruin
the engagement the Fletcher and Xuereb families had agreed upon.”
Meanwhile, in the bedroom at the Jefferson residence, Rhonda jolted awake from a nightmare.
The moment she opened her eyes, she looked as though she was in a daze.
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Staring at the luxurious chandelier hanging on the ceiling, she thought she was still dreaming.
After rubbing her eyes, she noticed the scene around her did not disappear. Only then did she return to
her senses, and she immediately burst into tears.
Beatrice happened to walk into the room with a tray in her hand at that moment. Seeing that her
daughter was crying, she immediately rushed over to her and asked, “Ronni, are you not feeling well?”
Struggling to sit in her bed, Rhonda ignored that she had torn her wound as she threw herself into her
mother''s embrace. Instead, the first sentence she said was, “Mom, I must destroy Bailey, that b*tch.”
“Sure.” Beatrice patted her back to console her and continued, “You should focus on your recovery first.
I''ve found you a great weapon, and it will surely help you teach Bailey a bloody lesson for what she has
done to you.”
Rhonda tugged the hem of her shirt tightly. Then, like a demon that crawled out from hell, she uttered,
“I must cut her flesh piece by piece topletely relieve my hatred.”
“No problem. I''ll think of a way to bring her here and let you have your way with her.”
“Mom, I hate her so much. I wish I could skin her alive.”
“I know. I understand.”