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Hearing Mergan call her cruel broke something in her.
It felt like the world tilted under her feet-she stumbled and collapsed to the floor in a heap.
She turned to Randy, her last lifeline, hoping-praying-he’d protect her. That he’d take the fall like he always had.
No one wanted to go to prison.
Randy didn’t want to be locked up. Didn’t want to be separated from the woman he adored more than life itself.
But he also knew that the video Dave had shown James was airtight. There was no way out. Even if he dragged Mathilda down with him, he’d still go to prison.
And still, he couldn’t bear to see his “Miss” suffer.
So he chose.
He dropped to his knees before Bodger.
“This was all my doing,” Randy said hoarsely. “Don’t blame Miss. She knew nothing.”
“You?” Bodger’s voice was hard and bitter.
He’d covered for Mathilda too many times-believed her, protected her, forgiven her.
But this time? She had tried to destroy Lily. She had nearly killed her.
He couldn’t accept that the sweet, innocent sister he loved had become this twisted.
And he couldn’t believe for a second that this was all Randy’s idea.
Where would Randy get four million in cash?
Taylor and Mergan weren’t buying it either.
“That’s impossible,” Taylor snapped. “This wasn’t just you.”
“Yeah. Where’d you even get the four million?” Mergan added.
“I…”
Randy hesitated-but then bit the bullet. “Miss gave it to me.”
“I lied to her. I told her I needed money to buy a house. She’s too kind-she just gave it to me.”
“I never used it for a house. I… I hate Lily. I hate that she stole Miss’s life, her name, her family- everything.”
“Miss was too soft to get revenge, so I did it for her. I took her money and went behind her back. I hired those traffickers to sell Lily-make her suffer like Miss once did.”
“Miss has suffered so much. While Lily lived in luxury, Miss was beaten, tortured in the mountains. It’s not fair.”
“You’re sick in the head.”
Ashton stepped forward, lips curled in disgust, and kicked Randy square in the face.
“If the Ginger family hadn’t adopted Ms. Lily, Mathilda still would’ve been kidnapped.
Lily’s fault she ended up there?”
“What a bunch of lunatics.”
“Even if Lily had never been adopted, Mathilda still would’ve suffered. But you-you blame her for everything, like she somehow caused it all?”
Ashton’s voice was sharp, cold, righteous. His words hit like hammer blows.
“I heard years ago, Luna almost died in a fire. Ms. Lily risked her life to save her.”
“And Taylor-you were in a car crash. Remember who dragged your half-dead body out of the wreck? Who carried you to safety right before your car exploded? That was Lily.”
“If the Ginger family had never taken her in, you’d all be dead by now.”
“And this is how you repay her? You thank her with betrayal? With blood? You people are truly disgusting.”
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As Ashton brought up the past, the three Ginger brothers couldn’t help but fall silent, their expressions tinged with dazed guilt.
It was true-Lily had once saved both Luna and Taylor’s lives.
And what she had done for their family went far beyond that.
Before Mathilda returned, they had privately promised themselves to always remember Lily’s kindness. To always protect her. To treat her like family.
But after Mathilda came back… they’d conveniently forgotten it all.
“Lily, L…”
Bodger’s eyes turned red, his voice hoarse with regret.
Taylor’s heart twisted as he recalled that crash-the young girl with trembling arms dragging his broken body from the wreckage, whispering to him not to be afraid. And yet, after Mathilda returned, he had hurt her over and over again.
He stepped forward, trying to take Lily’s hand. Wanting to say just one thing: Taylor was wrong.
But before he could touch her, James kicked him to the ground with brutal force.
“Get out. Don’t ever come near Lily again!”
Then, without missing a beat, James turned to Ashton.
“Take the traffickers and Randy to the police.”
He felt bitterly disappointed that Mathilda hadn’t dealt with Dave herself.
Even though he knew in his heart she was the true mastermind, with Randy claiming full responsibility, she would likely escape legal punishment.
Just like five years ago-when she betrayed Sharon and Jenn.
All she had to do was say she was forced by the men in the village, and the law would go easy on her.
James would have to find another way-slowly pry open Randy’s mouth until he named her.
Soon, Randy and the others were dragged away.
As they reached the hospital doors, Randy turned back, eyes full of desperate longing, gazing at his “Miss.”
He hoped to see her show some/sadness, hoped she’d beg Bodger to spare him.
But she didn’t.
Instead, she looked relieved-like his prison sentence was nothing more than justice served.
Randy’s face went pale as ash. He dropped his eyes in despair.
She was really that heartless. That cruel.
“Bodger, Taylor, James… I swear, I didn’t know what Randy was doing…”
Mathilda sobbed breathlessly, pleading for sympathy from the men who once adored her.
Then, collapsing at Lily’s feet, she whimpered, “Lily… I didn’t know Randy would do this… I can’t believe I helped a monster… I regret everything. I was stupid. I was tricked. I judged wrong. Please forgive me…”
“Mathilda,” Lily said coldly, “don’t you ever get tired of putting on this act?”
As Mathilda tried to grab her leg, Lily kicked her aside in disgust.
“Randy might take the fall this time, but not every time. You’ve done too many vile things. You’ll pay for them all. And someday, I’ll make sure you answer for Sharon too.”
As she spoke, Lily bent down and gripped Mathilda’s neck, slamming the back of her head hard against the floor.
Pain spread across Mathilda’s scalp and lips-she trembled uncontrollably.
Before, when she was exposed for scheming against Lily, all it took was a few tears, a few pathetic words, and her brothers would rush to protect her.
But not this time.
Even as Lily struck her so viciously, not one of them stepped in to stop it.
Their minds were in chaos.
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