Chapter 1 Don’t Get Up Until You Apologize

Lambridge City, Promenade 1st Villa Area – the Hatcher Mansion.

Today was the Lantern festival. Colorful lights were decorated around the house, giving a touch of warmth to the cold atmosphere of the Hatcher family.

Suddenly, a scream echoed across the mansion.

“Ah-”

Followed by thudding, a large-bellied woman fell from the stairs!

Everyone was surprised and hurried toward her.

Stephen Hatcher, the president of Ador Hatcher Corporation, quickly asked, “Debbie, are you alright?”

The woman’s face turned pale when she saw fresh blood trickling down her legs. Horrified, she replied, “Stephen, it hurts… Our baby… Quickly, save our baby!”

The house’s madam, Paula Anderson, panicked and asked, “What happened?!”

Debbie looked toward the top of the stairs with tears in her eyes.

Everyone looked up and saw a girl, about three years old, standing at the top of the stairs. Upon seeing everyone’s gaze, she hugged the toy rabbit in her arms tightly in fear.

Richard Hatcher roared angrily, “Were you the one that pushed Debbie?!”

The little girl pouted. “It’s not me, and I didn’t…”

While crying, Debbie begged, “No… Dad, it’s not Lilly’s fault. She’s still young, and she didn’t mean it…”

Her words quickly reaffirmed that it was Lilly’s fault.

Stephen’s eyes darkened, and he immediately ordered, “Lock her in the attic! I’ll deal with her once I return!”

The other hurriedly sent Debbie to the hospital while the servants dragged Lilly upstairs.

Even when a shoe fell off, she kept a stubborn face and did not beg or cry for help.

No light or heat could reach the dark and cold attic. The windows squeaked as if a monster would appear at any moment…

Lilly hugged her stuffed bunny tightly and curled up in a corner.

It’s so cold…

The truth was she never pushed anyone, but no one believed her.

the wind made their way into the attic through the window cracks, piling layers of coldness onto

entire day

one cared about Lilly, and no one even knew that Debbie had punished her the day before. She was already in a daze as she had yet to eat

allowed to leave

“Mommy…”

purple from the cold, and she was shivering. She could only close her eyes and mumble, “Mommy… I didn’t do anything wrong… It’s not my

that her mother had died

mother passed on, her dad found another woman, and

Lilly when others were present; otherwise, she would act like a demon

squeezed her toy rabbit’s ears

been, the door suddenly

the unconscious Lilly, dragging her down the stairs

surface and struggled to open

I’m hungry…” She

and the first thing you’re telling me is that you’re hungry?! I

could not speak as she was

looked at her, the angrier he became. Why is she still acting

a parent that you’re behaving this way! Now that you’ve killed your unborn brother, who knows if you will

and picked up a broom

on Lilly’s body with a thud, causing her

it your fault?!”

was really… not me!” Lilly

more furious upon hearing her words. “Then are you saying your stepmother willingly

hospital. Debbie was bleeding heavily, and the doctor had declared her situation as critical twice, but even on the brink of death, she insisted on asking him

said that Lilly was still young when her mother passed away. She was simply afraid that her baby brother might get the attention away from

he thought. He beat Lilly while scolding, “You’re still trying to

sentence, Lilly would

not even realize that his phone had fallen out of his pocket. When Lilly was severely beaten, he finally stopped,

and kneel until your stepmother is

tie after he scolded her and left the broomstick behind before

recently as his company had been facing a loophole for

their unborn

consecutive unfortunate events stressed him, and he could not help but

already been beaten to pieces. She tried to stand up but fell back onto the snowy ground with a

felt that she was on the

finally be able to see

moment, she

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