Chapter 420: Chapter 422

Chapter 421 Thea returned to the Fletcher Manor with a gasp.

William and Drake were sitting in the living room playing chess. In Drake’s camp, there were only a general and a soldier left.

Drake shamelessly boasted, “Mr. William, my general has multiple escape routes, and you won’t be able to trap me for a while.

How about we stop here and continue tomorrow?”

William caught a glimpse of Thea, and his mind for playing chess vanished. He then pushed the chessboard and said, “I won’t play anymore, I won’t play anymore.”

Frank watched the chess game silently like a true gentleman. However, when he saw Drake’s miserable defeat, he couldn’t help but taunt, “What a disgrace.”

Drake said, “Mr. William was a genius mathematician. He had a very high IQ. It’s not embarrassing for me to lose to him. If you have the ability, you can play against him tomorrow. When he beats you easily, you won’t be able to say such cold words anymore.”

William walked up to Thea, his father’s care was meticulous, “Jade, where did you go today?”

Thea hesitated for a moment, ultimately concealing Theodore’s presence. She casually mentioned, “I went to visit an old friend in prison.”

She thought, since Theodore liked a peaceful life, she would Chapter 421 give him tranquility back.

Thea asked William again, “Dad, were you looking for me?”

William’s eyes flickered. In fact, he was afraid that his daughter would be troubled by depression and would do something he would regret. That’s why he always wanted to control Thea’s whereabouts.

But he was also an open–minded father, knowing that monitoring his daughter’s whereabouts would provoke her resistance, so he couldn’t speak directly.

Thea seemed to see his dilemma and suddenly took his hand, smiling and said, “Dad, don’t worry about me. I was fine and I will live well. I still have to take care of you in your old age.”

Thea was so gentle and considerate that William’s concerns vanished into thin air. “Jade, please don’t ever deceive Dad. Dad is waiting for you to take care of me in my old age.”

Thea nodded.

Not only did she have to take care of her father in his old age, but she also had to accompany Theodore through difficult times.

After dinner, Thea had just laid down on her bed when a message came from the security guard. “Miss, Mrs. Joe has arrived and is insisting on seeing you. She claims to have a very urgent matter to discuss with you.”

What’s the urgent matter?

Thea thought for a moment and decided to change her clothes before going out to meet her.

Under the dim yellow streetlight, a black sedan was parked by the roadside.

At the entrance, Victoria’s mother sat quietly in a wheelchair, hunching her body and stretching her neck long, long. Suddenly, all the streetlights around lit up. The surroundings were as bright as daylight. Victoria’s mother was startled and sat up straight in alarm.

Thea came gracefully, stepping on the silver light. Behind her, Ava and a few bodyguards followed.

After a period of time, Victoria’s mother’s entire appearance showed a drastic aging. Her skin was loose and saggy, with wrinkles that could trap flies, and her eyes were yellowish and dry, devoid of any sparkle. She was also wearing cheap, dirty clothes, emitting a strong odor of sweat.

Thea couldn’t help but cover her nose and take a step back.

Seeing this, Ava stepped forward and positioned herself in front of Thea, protecting her. “You old woman, did you think you could just come and see our CEO whenever you wanted? You are not welcome here. Go away.”

Victoria’s mother looked at Thea, the present Thea, who had shed her youthful innocence long ago after experiencing the painful loss of Theo and reclaiming the Fletcher family inheritance. Now, she exuded a fierce aura that made people hesitant to approach her. The pain in Victoria’s mother’s eyes was evident.

Victoria’s mother opened her mouth and many reproachful words eventually turned into a pitiful plea, “Bella, I know I have done many wrong things, and you resent and hate me. If you are not happy in your heart, it’s fine for you to take Chapter 421 17 288 Vouchers revenge on me, but you should not take revenge on your sister. How could you treat her like that?”

Thea, on the other hand, became confused: Did she really dislike Victoria and constantly think of ways to make things difficult for her? But recently, she had limited energy and all her thoughts were focused on the company and Theodore, leaving no room for anyone else.

“What did I do to her?” Thea asked impatiently.

Victoria’s mother said angrily, “Your sister has transferred to several hospitals, and each one has told her that there are no nephrology specialists available. It’s not a coincidence, you deliberately moved the doctor who could treat her. You’re making her suffer. Isabella, how can your heart be so cruel? You’re practically killing her with pain.”

Thea was taken aback and secretly thought to herself, “Father spent over twenty years in the hospital and was most familiar with the personnel of the medical system. This kind of personnel change should be his doing.”

Did he really have her back?

Thea naturally doesn’t recognize anything she hasn’t done before.

“I wasn’t that free.”

“Who else could it be if not you?” Victoria’s mother insisted.

Ava angrily exclaimed, “Do you really think you’re as important as a green onion? Blaming everything on Thea she has been extremely busy lately and doesn’t have the energy to deal with you two rotten fish and shrimp mother and 54 87%

Chapter 421 daughter.”

1288 Vouchers “In my opinion, it was your daughter who committed numerous wrongdoings. It’s a stroke of luck that she is now experiencing the pain that she once inflicted on Thea. If you want someone to hold accountable, go and seek justice from the heavens.”

Upon hearing these words, Victoria’s mother, like a stranded fish, gasped for breath but was unable to protest.

Finally, she burst into tears and sobbed, “Bella, I beg you to save your sister. Please, save her.”

Thea grumbled, “Hmph, save her? What would I get in return?”

Victoria’s mother felt guilty and said, “Your sister would have appreciated it...”

“Grateful? Is it the kind of gratitude that takes away my kidney, takes away my husband, takes away my loved one?”

Victoria’s mother’s face was as pale as paper.

“I will take care of her in the future and never let her bully you again.”

“You speak as if you never bullied me. Haven’t you subjected me to domestic violence and abuse?”

Victoria’s mother trembled. But soon she stood on the moral high ground and blamed Thea’s little chicken guts.

“Thea, why do you always dwell on the past? It has been so long, and your sister and I have realized our mistakes in the past two years. Why do you insist on holding onto our past 120Des wrongdoings?”

Thea was provoked by her indifferent attitude and roared, “Why do you ask me why I hold onto the past? It’s because you have never properly dealt with past mistakes. It seems like you think that the mistakes you made will be washed away by the passage of time. But let me tell you, scars will never disappear with the passage of time. Only with the passage of time, will the revelation of the scars bring even more painful realizations.”

“Do you know, the stronger I become, the more I regret why I didn’t fight back against you when you were abusing me? Why didn’t I leave you when you were insulting me? You were just using my innocence and the bond of mother and child to manipulate me.”

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