Vivian laughed mirthlessly, her eyes wild with misery and bitterness. Tears welled up in her eyes and started endlessly streaming down her pitiful face. Her eyes darted from Noah to Henry.
And then at last, fixed on Howard.
She did not remember hating anyone more than this man. He got her mother pregnant with her without her consent, and after she was born, he disregarded her and her mother. He stood by while everyone branded her mother mistress and she was cursed as an illegitimate daughter.
He took her and her mother to the Ye family estate but never treated them with respect. She was never a daughter to him. He just wanted to train her and hone her into a tool that could seduce powerful men.
He gave the Ye Group to her elder brothers. He was unwilling to give it to her. All she was to him was a problem that could be solved by throwing money at it.
Vivian stopped laughing. "Do you even have any idea, Dad? I treated you like a father. I respected you and looked up to you. And how did you treat me? You abandoned me!"
Vivian recalled the day when she was supposed to marry John. Tears welled up in her eyes once again.
"You threw me to the Shi family like I was a piece of meat and you were warding off a pack of wolves. You didn't even attempt to protect me. Since that day, I've hated you to my core. You don't deserve to be a father at all, you worthless son of a bitch!"
"You..." Howard's withered hands trembled, and he collapsed against Henry. He had no strength left to slap Vivian again.
He was so angry that he started having trouble breathing. Henry caressed Howard's back to soothe him and sighed. "Are you really that impenitent? After everything, you still think you did nothing wrong? Does blaming your transgressions on others make you feel better?"
"Yes!" Vivian opened her eyes wide and struggled stubbornly. "I didn't do anything wrong! This is all your fault! You made me like this!"
Howard took a deep breath and then fainted.
"Dad? Dad! Noah, Dad just lost consciousness. I'll take him to the hospital." Henry carried his father on his back and turned to leave the police station.
"I'll come with you." Without even glancing at Vivian, Noah helped Henry carry Howard out. Vivian had him locked up for a long time. He needed to see a doctor immediately.
Vivian could only watch as her two brothers made their way out of the station with their unconscious father. There was no way she was going to escape going to prison now. With everything she just said, she had implicated herself enough to skip a formal interrogation.
With a wave of Rayden's hand, someone helped Vivian up from the floor and took her away.
The arrogant spark had left Vivian's eyes.
Looking at her father's and brothers' receding figures, she thought about the life she was going to have behind bars. She was going to be locked up with all kinds of criminals. There would be no beautiful clothes, expensive cosmetics, good wine, or a soft, comfortable bed waiting for her.
She was no longer the noble lady of the Ye family. She was going to live the rest of her life as a lowlife felon.
Panic surged through Vivian's muscles, and she began to struggle once again.
"Let me go! Let me go! Noah! Henry! Please help me! Please! I'm your sister!"
Her cry for help made Noah and Henry stop at the same time, but they did not look back at her.
When they stopped, hope sparked in Vivian's dull eyes. She continued to ask them for help with a mad smile on her face.
"Noah, Henry, please don't let them take me away. I was wrong. I'm so sorry. Please. I'm your sister. I don't want to go to prison. I will die in there. Please help me..."
However, Noah and Henry did not turn around. They continued to walk forward with Howard dangling between them. The police officers started dragging Vivian away.
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