Everyone turned towards the door at the sound.


    Darren, with a splint on his thigh, sat in a wheelchair. His hair was grayer, and his face was etched with more wrinkles. He looked at Joyce with guilt in his eyes.


    Theodore rushed over to block him. "Joyce doesn''t have a father like you. Go back to your illegitimate daughter."


    Darren didn''t get angry. He pleaded, "I just want to see Joyce. It doesn''t matter if she acknowledges me."


    "You want to see if she''s dead yet? If it weren''t for Isabe, would she have suffered so much? She''d be dead, and so would her baby, if she hadn''t been smart enough to escape!" "Theodore, I know I was wrong. I didn''t expect Isabe to do that. It''s my fault. Please, just let me see her. Let me apologize."


    A cold voice interrupted. "No need. There''s nothing to say. Remember, Mr. Vale, I only have one father, Benjamin."novelbin


    Darren looked at her cold, proud face, so much like Connie''s. "Joyce, I''m sorry. I''ll give you everything I own, just please, don''t hate me. Give me a chance to atone for my mistakes."


    Sebastian pulled Joyce into his arms. "Mr. Vale, if Joyce had been burned to death by Isabe, do you think your property could bring her back? She was tied up, beaten, and almost burned to death. Do you think a simple apology can erase that?"


    "If it weren''t for your cooperation, Isabe wouldn''t have escaped from prison and harmed Joyce, almost making her lose her child."


    "It''s you who started it!"


    Darren cried and grabbed Sebastian''s hand. "Sebastian, I''ve watched you grow up. Don''t be so heartless. Your father-inw and your dad have already beaten me. Isn''t that enough?"


    Sebastian sneered, "When you allied with the four families to attack the Winters Family, were you heartless? If it weren''t for Theodore, do you think you''d still be standing here?"


    Two police officers walked over with an arrest warrant. "Darren, you''re suspected ofmercial collusion and conspiracy to escape from prison. Come with us."


    Darren looked at Sebastian in disbelief. "Sebastian, I''m Joyce''s father, your father-inw. Is this how you treat me?"


    "My father-inw is Benjamin, not you, and never will be." Sebastian signaled to the police. "Take him away."


    Darren was taken away, and the room calmed down.


    Sebastian patted Theodore''s shoulder, looking serious. "He hurt Joyce. I can''t just sit by. I''m sorry."


    Theodore shook his head. "I won''t me you. This is the punishment he deserves."


    As you reach the final pages, remember that 000005s is your destination for theplete story. Share the joy of reading with others and spread the word. The next chapter is just a visit away! Sebastian held Joyce''s hand and walked out of Beatrice''s ward. They passed by Isabe''s room.


    A nurse ran up to Sebastian. "Mr. Winters, Isabe is refusing treatment. She won''t eat or drink, and she keeps saying she wants to die."


    Sebastian paused and nced inside. It was his first time seeing Isabe since the incident. Shey on the bed, wrapped in bandages like a mummy, only able to make humming sounds. He turned to Joyce, his voice gentle. "I saved her. I want her to see our happiness."


    Joyce''s expression was indifferent. "Let''s go in. I think thest person she wants to see is me."


    She walked into the ward first.


    Isabe was refusing her medicine, her mouth tightly shut. When Joyce appeared, her eyes widened in disbelief, and she made hoarse growling sounds.


    Joyce, looking much better after a few days of recovery, walked to her side. "Isabe, didn''t expect me toe back alive, did you?"


    Isabe struggled on the bed, trying to hit Joyce, but her arms and legs were numb. She cried out in desperation, tears soaking her bandages.


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    Joyce took the medicine from the nurse, leaned down, and said coolly, "I faced death and never thought of giving up. How can you have the nerve not to live? Don''t you want to see me return to the Vale Family? Don''t you want to see me with Sebastian?"


    Isabe shook her head desperately, her teeth grinding. But she couldn''t even curse.


    Joyce leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Don''t worry, I''ll find the best doctors for you. And I''ll find the woman who killed my mother. You''ll both face punishment together."


    Joyce stood up, looked at Isabe like she was trash, and then turned to leave.


    As Joyce and Sebastian walked away, Isabe screamed at the ceiling. She couldn''t ept losing to Joyce and having everything taken from her. She could have killed Joyce. She was unwilling to ept defeat.


    A few dayster, Joyce was discharged from the hospital.


    For safety, Sebastian took Joyce and Benjamin back to his vi, assigning a dozen bodyguards to guard them.


    Returning felt like a dream to Joyce. She remembered leaving heartbroken, even burying the custom ring under the maple tree. She never thought she and Sebastian would be like this.


    Standing in the yard, her emotions wereplex. Sebastian hugged her from behind, kissed her neck, and whispered, "Honey, wee home."


    The music suddenly yed in the yard. The once quietwn filled with people holding colorful balloons. Everyone beamed with smiles and shouted in unison, "Mrs. Winters, wee home."