Spoiled by Mr. Russell

Chapter 453

Wilfred sighed. “What are you talking about? Who told you I have insomnia? Don‘t listen to the nonsense Justin says!”

Lily knew it was true the more Wilfred tried to deny it. After being the family‘s backbone for so long, there was no way he would admit that age was catching up to him and that he was getting frail and sick.

However, Lily knew Wilfred‘s pridefulness and did not try to call him out. Instead, she agreed, “I know you choose not to sleep, but didn‘t you always tell us the importance of resting for kickboxers like us? You said that we‘d have to recharge our energy. Yet, you‘re not doing it yourself.” Wilfred laughed after hearing what she said, and this surprised Lily. It was rare to see a severe man like him laughing. A few seconds later, he sighed again. “You still remember what I said?”

“Of course I do!” How could she forget? After so many years of teaching, it had already instilled itself in her. She could remember everything even with her eyes closed.

“Then you must still remember how I punished you. Am I right?” Wilfred continued.

way she would forget it. It was because of how harsh his punishments

the only thought in Lily‘s mind was how terrible it was to live with the Lodge family. Little did she know that the outside world was more sinister. In contrast, those days she spent honing her body and willpower were much more manageable than when she left the

she did not speak, Wilfred patted the back of her hand lightly. “I admit, I was a little too strict with you

an apology, the residual resentment in her

looked back, that was how all the Lodge family members grew up. She did not get any special treatment just because she was a girl, but in the same

and lay a solid foundation, as there were too many opportunities for people to provoke and attack them. Without it, how could the

the Lodge family because she felt it would be shameless to crawl back home like that. Instead, she wanted to focus on making a name for herself before she returned with

it turned out that her family was right. Indeed, Nathaniel was not a good man, and his actions blinded

she sat here and recalled the past, it was like a haze finally clearing up. The few words Wilfred had said, alongside the