After she signed it, the pen and paper slipped from her grasp as her hands and legs grew weak.
She covered her face and cried out in pain.
Things shouldn't have turned out like this.
Things shouldn't have unfolded in this manner.
Riley was her obedient and filial biological daughter. How could she do something so cruel and heartless?
Everything she did was for Riley's own good and for the sake of their family. How could she treat her like this?
Heartless.
They were all heartless and ungrateful!
Riley picked up the paper, confirmed its accuracy, and carefully put it away before she looked at Derek.
Derek understood what she was thinking even though she didn't say a word. He gently grabbed her shoulder and offered, "Let's go. I will take you home."
Riley smiled at him and put on a mask. "Thank you, Derek."
Fortunately, she still had a loving brother.
Because she had a way out, someone to rely on, and someone who loved her, she had the confidence to sever ties with Lydia.
If she only had Lydia, everything that happened today would have been a devastating blow to her.
"Silly girl." Derek patted her head. "Why are you thanking me? I'm your brother!"
Riley smiled.
Lydia was still her biological mother. But…that didn't mean a thing.
Most of the time, blood ties represented a strong bond.
But there were always exceptions.
didn't love their blood relatives, only
brother and her mother were
Riley's shoulders and apologized to the two police officers. "Sorry for the trouble.
need," the leading police officer said. "When you have difficulties, find the police. It's our duty to help. If there's
Sorry for the trouble!" Derek nodded
two police officers didn't mind and waved their hands casually
police's help this time, it wasn't a
police's job. As they didn't think Derek and his sister had done
Caesar brothers and
Kieran mention his sister-in-law's renowned law office abroad,
to heart. But now that he saw it with his own eyes, he realized that
were indeed
waste any time before they quickly found out
that specialization led to success. He believed
completely chaotic, but the staff at Oasis Law Office
was right; the people at Oasis Law Office were
Rowan and the other
Marcus suddenly
turned to
to persuade her, but when the words reached his lips, he felt too
words turned into "Let's pack
had come to this point, Riley wouldn't stay even if he tried
daze, feeling like
with disbelief. He didn't understand how
Riley replied calmly, "I
appreciatively squeezed her shoulder and gave
about the things your mother did.
at Marcus with a complicated gaze and didn't
a relatively
or care, but at least he provided for her and never
He had raised her all
the relationship between her and Marcus was
Lydia, did she still need to have any contact
over the years. After I take her back, I will repay you double after calculating it. We don't
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