Reginald's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at Susan. "What did you say?"

"You heard me loud and clear, didn't you? Why ask again!" Susan retorted, her tone firm.

Despite the pounding headache that felt like her head was splitting apart, she couldn't afford to show any signs of weakness or cry out in pain. No one cared about whether she was hurting anymore.

Ever since her parents passed away, it felt as though no one in the world cared about her feelings or whether she was suffering.

Losing her parents made Susan realize how cold and malicious the world could be. Just surviving had become an uphill battle.

She was no longer the pampered darling she used to be, cherished in the palms of her loving parents.

It was the harshness of the world that made Susan cherish the memory of her parents even more, regretting that her desire to be Lysander's woman had led to their demise. But there were no second chances in life.

Without her parents, life became even tougher.

fierce. "Good, I'll be

bent down and grabbed Susan by the neck, squeezing hard, intending to

as she started to lose consciousness, her eyes rolling

the brink of rage, was too engrossed in his fury to notice Susan's

body began to convulse, a stern voice called out from behind, "Reginald,

turned to see Joshua standing there,

collapsed onto

and she was barely hanging on. Joshua glared at Reginald, "What were you thinking? This is a human life we're talking about. Do you plan to end up behind bars again? Let me tell you, if she dies, I can't save you this

Mom anymore? Having an illegitimate daughter, Thalassa, was bad enough! Now you're keeping another

Joshua was speechless with rage. Finally,

about killing her. Don't you realize how many charges are already

was utterly disappointed in his son, a true lost

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