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Landon’s expression flickered, but he quickly replaced it with his usual mask of devoted affection. He moved toward us, reaching tc
take me from my mother’s arms.
I immediately buried my face in her shoulder, my tiny hands clutching her shirt.
Don’t touch me, you cheating slimeball! You filthy degenerate!
My mom trusted you too much. That’s why you were able to destroy her.
A faint tremor ran through my mother’s body. She turned, neatly avoiding his outstretched hands.
“She’s my daughter. It’s no trouble.”
Landon’s face darkened. “What is your problem?” he snapped. “I come home after a long day at work to this miserable face. Anyo
ne would think I’d done something to you.”
Mom just patted my back, ignoring him. The silence in the room became thick and suffocating.
Then, a shrill voice cut through the tension.
“Oh, for heaven’s sake. Are you fighting with my Landon again, dear?”
My so–called grandmother waddled in on her tree–trunk legs, her beady little eyes scanning me with undisguised contempt.
“Just a girl. Nothing to make such a fuss about.”
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“My Landon works himself to the bone out there every day, and he has to come home to your sour moods. You heiresses really think you’re above it all, don’t you?” She shot a smug look at her six grandsons trailing behind her.
“All that money, and you couldn’t even produce a boy. Thank God my Landon had the foresight to adopt these sons. Otherwise, who
would inherit this little fortune of yours?”
I was so angry I could have exploded.
Oh my god, this old hag is a master of twisting the truth.
Adopted? These six are your son’s own flesh and blood, you old bat. Don’t play dumb.
And you look down on me for being a girl? If it weren’t for my mom, your whole family would still be eating dirt in some backwater
town!
Every single one of you, from old to young, is a two–faced parasite!
Just wait until I grow up. The first thing I’m doing is sending you to the crematorium, and then I’m sending your six little wolves to
meet the devil himself!
Mom held me, gently patting my back, but her eyes grew colder and colder.
The atmosphere at the dinner table was thick with unspoken hostility.
Landon cleared his throat. “Renee, this is the proposal for the company’s new project. Take a look.” He slid a folder across the
table. “And there’s something else I wanted to discuss with you.”
“I was thinking… we should transfer some of our shares into the boys‘ names. What do you think?” Landon put on his best loving-
father act, ruffling the eldest’s hair. “They’re getting older. We need to give them some security.”
“Besides, if they start learning the business now, they’ll be able to help us manage things later. And protect their little sister.”
The old hag immediately jumped in. “Exactly! A boy needs to have assets to his name. Who else would we give the family fortune
to?”
The eldest boy shot to his feet, his eyes shining with fake gratitude: “Thank you, Dad! Thank you, Grandma! We’ll study hard so we
can protect Mom and our sister!”
The other five murmured their agreement, a perfect picture of brotherly devotion.
I nearly choked on my own fury.
Protect my ass! You’re only getting away with this because I can’t talk yet! Your whole family is ganging up on me and my mom.
The family fortune? My ass! You’re a useless parasite living off your wife. How dare you even say those words?
This company belongs to my grandparents! Why should a pack of ungrateful wolves like you get any of it?
Mom looked down at me, her face unreadable. She was silent for a long moment.
“No.”
