Their Punching Bag Became The Storm novel Chapter 182

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Xavier’s voice was laced with a bitter edge as he spoke. He couldn’t understand it.

Lila had told him more than once that he would have to look after her son in the future. She had made it clear that she wanted him to protect Ryan

“Why bother dragging that old geezer in to protect Ryan? Xavier thought, feeling both annoyed and confused. ‘I can handle this on my own. Ryan doesn’t need anyone else’

Back then, Xavier used to dote on Ryan. His affection for Ryan was really an extension of his feelings for Lila. He’d promised her he’d love Ryan, take care of him, and protect him for her.

He did everything he could for Ryan, all to bring Lila a bit more happiness. After Lila disappeared, Edward completely fell apart Xavier was no different.

He searched everywhere for any sign of Lila. But there was no trace of her at her home in Willowriver, or anywhere else she’ d ever been. He kept searching, over and over. It was as if she had vanished from the world.

In the end, Xavier lost all hope and went back home to the Pierce family. But when Xavier saw Edward clutching Lila’s photo and crying his eyes out, acting like he really cared, resentment simmered inside him.

Watching Edward drown himself in booze day after day, letting the Pierce family fall apart, Xavier didn’t bother hiding his

sarcasm.

‘He never cared about her when she was around, he thought. Now that she’s gone, who’s he trying to fool? Didn’t he always care more about the Pierce family than Lila, acting like she was an afterthought?’

Xavier hated Edward. So he cursed Edward with a bug. Edward’s death had nothing to do with overwork. It was all because of Xavier’s bug.

But to keep things hush-hush, Xavier played the part of the caring brother, urging Edward to hang in there for Ryan’s sake. That way, everyone would think Edward died in an accident. No one would suspect a thing.

Edward was dead. Xavier felt he’d finally avenged Lila. She left because of Edward. She was miserable, all thanks to Edward. In Xavier’s eyes, Edward had it coming.

Xavier had thought about taking his revenge out on Ryan, too. But Ryan wasn’t only Edward’s son, but also the only thing that kept Lila’s memory alive. Xavier had promised Lila he’d look after Ryan. He couldn’t go back on his word to her.

So, Xavier became Ryan’s strongest support, eliminating any threats or instability within the Pierce family and guiding Ryan to become a worthy head of the Pierce family.

The real turning point came around Ryan’s tenth birthday, five years after Lila vanished. Xavier finally saw Lila again. But she was so weak it looked like she could die at any moment.

That was the moment Xavier finally understood he’d been blind to the truth all along. The saintess of Willowriver wasn’t anything like the men there. Her fate was completely different.

The saintess was Willowriver’s possession. Her body, her bones, and her very blood existed only to bear the next

I generation and keep Willowriver’s legacy alive.

That was why Lila had always carried a bug inside her, one bound to the fate of Willowriver. And once she truly became the saintess, that bug would vanish, carried away by her blood.

But Lila chose love. That choice cost her everything. She paid with her life. The bug that bound her to Willowriver could only be broken once she became the true saintess.

Lila wasn’t the true saintess yet when she left Willowriver, so she lost the land’s suppressing power, and the bug inside her began to run wild.

The bug was destined to claim her life. It was only a matter of time. Lila knew full well what it would cost her, but for Edward, she still chose to stay by his side and bear his children, no matter the consequences.

So after Ryan was born, Lila would often stare blankly, standing motionless by the window for hours. She barely noticed Ryan anymore. Her body was getting weaker by the day. She was reaching her limit, barely able to keep going.

Back then, when Lila left, it wasn’t because of the scandal that was orchestrated against Edward or the mocking from the extended family. She only felt she couldn’t take it anymore

So, to keep everyone from worrying about her, s

frail, barely holding together.

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Lila could feel her life slipping away, so she wanted to quietly come back one last time to see Ryan and Edward before she

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died. But she never thought Xavier would catch her.

la breathed her last in Xavier’s arms. As she was fading away, her lips kept murmuring Ryan’s name. When Lila died, Xavier completely lost it. He hated Edward. He hated everyone in the Pierce family.

Even after Edward was dead, Xavier still wanted to get his revenge on him. So he cursed Ryan with a bug, planning to turn him into his own puppet, to make sure Edward would never rest in peace.

Xavier was determined to bring the Pierce family crashing down, to take away everything the extended family depended on and strip them of their pride. He wanted to watch them all become nothing but miserable dogs, barely scraping by,

Xavier believed that everyone in the Pierce family was responsible for Lila’s death. He was determined to wipe the Pierce family off the face of the earth.

Everything Xavier was doing now was meant to destroy the Pierce family, to make sure they were nothing but a distant

memory.

No matter how many schemes Xavier devised, he missed one crucial detail. And that was Ryan. Ryan was a genius from the start, showing mind-blowing talent as a kid.

With Xavier backing him up, Ryan took charge of the Pierce family while he was still young. And somehow, he led them to new heights, making the family stronger than ever.

Though his body was wasting away because of the bug, Ryan’s brilliance was impossible to hide. His talent and abilities still dazzled everyone.

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