“You’re lying My mom would never lake my jewelry. She bought all of it for me, and the even said she’d buy me more in the future, AL voice sharp with anger
She then grabbed the whip again and swung it at the maid,
The maid, growing desperate, pleaded, “I’m telling the Inith. Mrs. Hayes called me back then and said she needed money urgently. She told the not to ask questions and just do it. If you don’t believe me, check my phone there is a call from her
“I don’t believe you. You must have stolen them and sold them behind my back. I’m calling the police, Anna shouted, her face flushed with fury.
The maid shot back, “Fine, call the police. I’ll tell them how you don’t even treat me like a human being and heat me like this. I’ll make sure you pay for
Just then, Andrew burst in from outside. He demanded, “Fiona, Where’s Flona? Fiona, get out, now”
Anna, not knowing what was going on, stepped out of her room. “Dad, what’s going on?” she asked, her voice tied with concern.
“Anna, weren’t you supposed to go to your friend’s party? Why are you still here?” Andrew asked, his tone sharp
“I was looking for my jewelry. It’s p
Anna replied.
“Don’t bother looking. Your mom sold it all, Andrew said.
Anna was stunned. She snapped, “No way. Why would my mom just sell my jewelry out of nowhere?”
Andrew didn’t explain, just kept looking for Fiona.
Even Eleanor was alarmed by all the noise. Mary helped her out of her room, and Eleanor asked, “What’s going on? You come back and start making such a racket–I can’t even get any rest!”
Andrew asked, “Mom, have you seen Fiona?.
Eleanor rarely saw Andrew in such a rush. She knew something big must be up. She replied, “I haven’t seen her. Looks like she hasn’t come back yet.”
Andrew grabbed his phone, ready to make a call, when suddenly, someone walked in–It was Fiona
As soon as she stepped inside, Fiona could feel the tension in the air. She had rushed back from Stella’s place, hoping to calm things down before they blew up, but the weird vibe in the room told her she was already too late.
“So you actually came back, Fiona, Andrew yelled at her.
Fiona was still thinking about how to appease Andrew, but before she could say a word, he stormed over and slapped her hard scross the face
Andrew shouted, “I really didn’t expect you to secretly give your family so much money behind my back. No wonder our money
by keeps disappearing–it’s all your doing you woman.”
The slap was so vicious that blood trickled from the corner of Fiona’s mouth. Knowing she was in the wrong, Fiona started to explain, “Andrew, please listen to me. It’s not what you think.”
Before she could finish, Andrew slapped her again, even harder this time.
Andrew snapped, “Have Lever treated your family badly? Every holiday, I bring over so many gifts. I paid for your brother’s wedding, his car, his house, and even the dowry.
“Haven’t I done enough for your family already? So why would you still go behind my back and do something like this?”
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At this point, even Anna finally saw the truth. She demanded, “Mom, did you really do it”
Fiona’s cheek was already swollen. She wanted to explain, but before she could say anything, Anna demanded, “So you sold th your own family!”
Fiona said, “No, that’s not it. I only did it to pay for Max’s treatment. He was in such terrible condition couldn’t just watch him die without doing something.”
Andrew slapped Fiona again. He roared, “I told you at the hospital to come up with 30 thousand, and you couldn’t. So you did give all the money to Sidas.””
Anna asked, “Dad, how much did Mom give her family?”
“How much? Let her tell you herself,” Andrew replied, looking at Fiona as if he could eat her alive.
Fiona couldn’t meet Anna’s eyes. She lowered her head and mumbled, “I never really kept track. Whenever they asked, I just handed it over.”
Andrew had always treated Fiona well. Even though Eleanor never really liked her and had warned Andrew to be careful, he always chose to trust Fiona over Eleanor, And now, look at the mess Fiona had landed him in.
Andrew said, “You won’t say it? Then I’ll spell it out for you. It’s a full 15 million. That’s enough to open a whole company”
Anna nearly fell over in shock at that number. She exclaimed, “What? Mom, does the Clark family really need that much money?”
Andrew chimed in, “Of course they do. Silas is always gambling. At first, it was just a few bucks, but then he got greedier and started losing hundreds of thousands, even millions.
“All that money came from our family. If your mom didn’t give th
them the money, the Clark family would’ve finished a long time ago!
Anna shouted, “Mom, how could you be so blind? Silas’s gambling problem is out of control Shouldn’t you be helping him quit instead of just handing him money?”
Fiona tried to defend herself. She said, “Of course, I tried to help him. But he just can’t control himself, and I can’t watch him every second
“If I don’t pay for him, those men will cut off his fingers–I can’t just stand by and watch. Oh, and by the way, I just came back from Stella’s place
“She turned Silas over to the debt collectors, and they had his fingers chopped off. He still owes them a few million, and I have to do something
Andrew’s rage boiled over–he landed a vicious slap that sent Fiona sprawling to the floor.
He snapped, “Serves him right. He treats me like his personal ATM, just taking money whenever he wants–who the hell does he think he is? Losing a few fingers is the least he deserves
“Look at us now we can’t e
now–we
even scrape together enough for Max’s medical bills. And the Clark family? Still living a good life in that nice house.
“No wonder Bella is still hanging around–she’s got a generous sister like you to keep her comfortable.
Fiona didn’t think she’d done anything wrong. She shot back, “Silas is my only brother–of course I should look after him.”
“Even your own parents don’t care about him. Why do you have to?” Andrew shot back, his voice full of contempt.
Fiona shouted, “They just
st can’t afford it. So what I spent some of your money? I gave birth to our kids–I’m just using my own child haven’t done anything wrong”
“Where’s the whip? Somebody, bring me the whip–now!” Andrew roared, his face twisted with rage
Fiona was scared, and she pointed at Andrew and stammered, “You dare hit me again? Do you think I won’t go to the police and report you for domestic violence?”
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Andrew roared, “Go ahead, call the cops. I was planning to sue your whole family anyway and get every rent back. If you dont return the money, very
house, every car, anything I paid for. Piliake it all back Otherwise, I’ll sun you all.”
Fiona screamed as the whip lashed across her back, the pain so sharp it
