The Heiress Revived from the Ashes (Lauren Bennett) novel Chapter 32

Chapter 32 Twisted Lies and Dark Plans

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“Watch your tone! Is that any way to speak to your mother? What did I do to deserve this? Having a daughter like Lauren with such a rotten character, David spat bitterly. “Lauren got a twisted heart, no

Vider no one wants anything to do with her. She brought this on herself. She was the one who chose to cut off her own finger, no one forced her. Honestly, if you ask me, she should’ve cut off both hands. Then let’s see if she’d still have the nerve to push someone down the stairs.”

David’s anger twisted his face, and the more lies he spewed, the more convinced he became they were true. Blaming Lauren felt easier than facing the truth, and he didn’t even blink as he piled one accusation after another onto her shoulders.

Asher’s brother, Ethan, locked eyes with their father, his face full of disappointment.

“When Mom gave birth to Laurie, she told you over and over to keep an eye on her. But you fell asleep and that’s how she got kidnapped. If Laurie hadn’t been taken, she would’ve grown up with a proper education. She wouldn’t be any less than Willow. At the end of the day, we’re the ones who owe her. So how did you twist it around to make it her fault? Was being kidnapped as a new–born her fault too? Was it her fate to grow up in an orphanage? To live like a stray dog while being born into a wealthy family? Is that what you’re saying, that she deserved all of this?”

Elliot’s relentless accusations hit like daggers, and David’s head buzzed with rage, his blood boiling until it felt like it was about to explode.

The fire in his eyes burned hotter, a mix of fury and humiliation, the kind that comes when authority is stripped away.

“You… you ungrateful brat!” David bellowed before raising his hand and delivering a brutal slap across Elliot’s face.

The force of the blow jerked Elliot’s head to the side, and a thin trickle of blood crept from the corner of his mouth.

The faint glimmer of hope that had lingered in his eyes, the hope that his father might finally understand vanished completely

Laurie’s hand was broken, her leg was crippled, and she had lost a kidney; she was left disabled. Only then did he finally realize he needed to treat her better.

But it all seemed too late.

The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, curling into a bitterly ironic smile. With blood trickling down his face, that smile seemed even more striking.

As he kept smiling, his eyes could no longer hold back the surge of tears. Hot droplets streamed uncontrollably down his

face.

Laurie must regret ever coming back to this house, Elliot muttered.

After saying that, he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, no longer sparing David, Alice, or Willow a single glance. Instead, he turned to Marilyn and said firmly. “Marilyn, go take some food to Laurie. Whatever she wants to eat, get it for her. If anyone dares to take it from her, I won’t hesitate to cut off their hand.”

His voice was cold as ice, sending a chill down everyone’s spine.

Marilyn’s eyes turned red, but she nodded firmly, feeling a sense of relief. “Alright, I’ll go right away

After giving his instructions, Elliot turned and walked away without looking back.

Marilyn picked up the insulated food container and was about to leave when Alice called out, “Marilyn, I’ll go with you

Saying that, she gently pried Willow’s hand from her waist.

Willow’s eyes widened slightly. Elliot’s earlier threat was clearly aimed at her. If she had known he was standing on the second floor watching everything, she wouldn’t have fought for the bird’s nest. Now it all felt like a wasted effort.

She was furious inside, but her face remained pitifully innocent. “Mom, I want to go to the hospital with you to see Laurie.”

Alice hesitated, her expression conflicted, but in the end, she firmly refused. “Laurie has some misunderstandings about you. You’d better stay home.”

Chapter 32 Twisted Lies and Dark Plans

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Unable to hold back anymore, Willow stomped her foot angrily. “Ever since that wretched Lauren came back, Elliot’s attitude toward her has completely changed. He actually yelled at me because of her! Dad, you have to do something about Lauren. If you don’t, she’ll steal Mom and Elliot’s attention, and soon, she’ll be walking all over mer”

Her voice was sharp and piercing, a far cry from the sweet, innocent image she usually portrayed. At that moment, she looked like a frantic peacock stripped of its feathers, desperate, pathetic, and ridiculous.