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.

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

an entire day had

no one even knew that Debbie had punished her the day before. She was already in a daze

was not allowed to leave

“Mommy…”

and she was shivering. She could only close her

knew that her mother had died

passed on, her dad found another woman, and

woman was two-faced. She was only nice to Lilly when others were present; otherwise,

Lilly thought as she squeezed her toy rabbit’s ears before

had been, the door suddenly

he picked up the unconscious Lilly, dragging her down the stairs and throwing her

the cold surface and struggled to open

hungry…”

child, and the first thing you’re telling me is that you’re hungry?! I can’t believe I

were hollow, and she could not speak as she was

is she still acting

my fault as a parent that you’re behaving this way! Now that you’ve killed your unborn brother, who knows if you will start murdering people when you grow up? As your father, I must teach you a

picked up a broom from

broomstick landed on Lilly’s body with a thud, causing her to scream in

your fault?!”

Lilly bit her lips and maintained a stubborn

was getting more furious upon hearing her words. “Then are you saying your stepmother willingly fell down the stairs?! Why would

and the doctor had declared her situation as critical twice, but even on the brink of death, she

simply afraid that her baby brother might get the attention away from her and did

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

sentence, Lilly would get hit by

that his phone had fallen out of his pocket. When Lilly was severely beaten, he finally stopped, so she lay paralyzed on the

kneel until your stepmother

he scolded her and left the broomstick behind

had been feeling irritated recently as his company had been facing a loophole for half a

their unborn child, losing the only hope for

events stressed him, and he could not help but

She tried to stand up but fell back onto the snowy ground

was

finally be able to

moment, she heard a blurry

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