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

day had passed

no one even knew that Debbie had punished her the day before.

allowed to leave

“Mommy…”

purple from the cold, and she was shivering. She could only close her eyes and mumble,

her mother had died from an illness a

another woman, and soon the

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

as she squeezed her

been, the door suddenly

when he picked up the unconscious Lilly, dragging her down the

from the cold surface and struggled

I’m hungry…”

scoffed. “You killed Debbie’s unborn child, and the first thing you’re telling me is

she could

angrier he became. Why is she still

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

around and picked up a broom from the

Lilly’s body with a thud,

it your

me. It was really… not me!” Lilly bit her lips and maintained a

hearing her words. “Then are you saying your stepmother willingly fell down the stairs?! Why would she want

think back to what happened in the hospital. Debbie was bleeding heavily, and the doctor had declared her situation as critical twice, but even

afraid that her baby brother might get the

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, so

and kneel until your stepmother is

his tie after he scolded her and left the broomstick behind before

his company had been facing a loophole for half a

today, Debbie fell from the stairs and lost their unborn child, losing the only hope for

he could not help but vent it all out on

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

was on the brink

will I finally be able

moment, she heard a blurry

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