Chapter 135 Sever All Ties


    Bernie was shockedpared to the rest of the people present.


    He sprang up from the sofa and pointed his trembling finger at Fiona. "What the hell are you


    saying? Did you really do it?"


    He didn''t expect that Fiona would do such a thing. His anger reached its pinnacle. "Fiona!" he


    bellowed, pounding the table. "How could you do such a thing?"


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    The Lind family members were decent people with good values.


    Bernie had married Fiona only because she was gentle and obedient.


    Fiona wiped her tears and sniffled loudly. "Bernie, I know I made a mistake. I was too disappointed


    in J that I lost my mind. I was just thinking about apologizing to her now."


    "That''s unbelievable! Do you think I''m dumb enough to believe you? You''ve been humming a happy


    tune all afternoon. You were even denying it when J showed up here to use you. What the


    hell is wrong with you?"


    Bernie frowned. The wrinkles on his forehead grew more prominent, making him look ten years


    older.


    His wife suddenly seemed like a stranger to him. He didn''t think Fiona would be such a ruthless


    person.


    "You know I married you because I thought you were a kind, virtuous woman. When we first


    adopted J, I knew you were angry and you had suffered a lot because we couldn''t have a child


    of our own. I felt sorry for you and never argued with you. I just wanted to make it up for you. You... I


    didn''t expect you to be such a ruthless person!"


    "Now that Fiona has admitted the truth, let the police handle it," J said in an indifferent voice as


    her cold eyes flitted to Fiona.


    Bernie was taken aback for a moment. His anger was reced with terror.


    "No, J. If Fiona gets arrested, it will ruin our Lind family''s reputation. Can you please forgive her


    onest time? After all, she is your foster mother. I agree we didn''t treat you well in the past, but I


    promise such a thing would never happen again."


    Bernie stood in front of Fiona, hoping to convince J.


    Regardless of how bad Fiona was, the woman was his wife. He couldn''t watch her go to jail. Her


    arrest would also ruin the Lind family''s reputation once and for all.


    J crossed her arms over her chest and sneered. Ever since J was a child, Bernie had


    always been a coward. He was never harsh toward J but he didn''t stop his wife from ill-treating


    her either. He never stood up for J even though he knew Fiona was heartless toward her.


    "That''s enough!" J snapped, ring at the two people begging and crying for mercy. "Do you


    think attempted rape is a forgivable crime? It''s not a trivial thing to forget. Don''t you think it''s unfair


    for you to ask such a thing?"


    J had always been grateful to them both. After all, they had adopted her. Even though Bernie


    and Fiona were mean to her, they had put a roof over her head. However, now, she had lost all


    respect for the two after hearing Bernie''s words


    "Please, J. Think about us. You want money from us, don''t you? We''ll give you as much as you


    want if you don''t call the police." Fiona said, hitching between her sobs.


    J''s anger reached its pinnacle. She was fighting for her self-respect, but Bernie and Fiona were


    haggling with her, thinking she would do anything for money.


    "Fine. I won''t call the police. In exchange, I don''t want you to mention adopting me ever again. Do


    you understand?" J closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "Besides, I''m going to sever all


    ties with you, formally. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other. You both mean nothing


    to me."