Chapter 10
Her words died in her throat as she read the results-
Her biological father was the monster who had just been arrested!]]
Mom, seeing her devastated expression, smiled with satisfaction.[]
“While interrogating them, I didn’t want them to die too easily.
Each time they approached death from their beatings, I had them hospitalized briefly before bringing them back for more.
During one hospital visit when they needed blood transfusions, we accidentally discovered he had another blood relative–you.[]
Under questioning, we learned that during a gambling binge, he had actually wagered his three–year–old daughter.
You changed hands multiple times before escaping and ending up at an orphanage where we adopted you.[]
So today, you should thank us for letting you personally send your biological father and brother to prison with your evidence!“]]
Victoria let out an agonizing wail, her cries heartbreaking.[]
“Everyone has lied to me! No one has ever loved me![]
My birth parents, my adoptive mother, even the man I loved most![]
Why? WHY?!“]
She suddenly bolted for the window and leaped from the 27th floor.
The next moment, wealthy parents who had been watching the media livestream arrived, furious at their sons‘ behavior and glaring at Mrs. Kane.
“Olivia Kane, no wonder you never stopped your children from mixing with this crowd–you even encouraged it![]
Ali along, you’ve been passing off these imposters as your children,[]
Two rotten apples spoiling our barrel, corrupting our legitimate heirs with this filth!
You destroy us in business, and now you’re trying to annihilate our bloodlines too?“]
Mom stood fearless, waving the thick stack of stock transfer agreements.]
“Don’t blame others for your failure to raise decent children!]
Your timing is perfect–these agreements need your signatures. Saves me the trouble of visiting each of your homes to collect!“]]
Watching his son lose an entire corporation in a single poker game, Jackson’s father collapsed with a heart attack.
The other tycoons clutched their chests, struggling to breathe.[]
I hesitated, looking at my mother with concern.
“Have we made too many enemies this way?“]
She smiled radiantly, gently caressing my face.
“Sweetheart, the moment you sit at the poker table, everyone becomes your enemy.
Your compassion would only become your greatest vulnerability.
Besides, these old fossils were worse than their sons in their youth.]
As a woman, I owe it to all the female victims to avenge them.“[]
Ryder tried grabbing my hand again, but I coldly pushed him away.
“I’m sorry, but with my current status, you’re beneath me now.
Since you were so resistant to our marriage before, I’ve arranged a suitable match for you instead!“[]
A month later, I officially took over Kane Enterprises and changed my name back to Piper Kane.[]
With me running the company, Mom finally returned to her beloved poker tables.
I arranged for Ryder to marry our housekeeper’s 200–pound daughter.[]
The marriage apparently cured his perversions completely–he was so terrified he wouldn’t even enter the bedroom.[]
Eventually, he ran away and was tricked into joining a labor camp in Southeast Asia, where he was beaten to death for failing to meet quotas.[]
The other wealthy heirs, exposed by the media, saw their families either decline or go bankrupt, their glory days forever behind them.[]
Those who had severely abused women were legally imprisoned.[]
My former stepfather and stepbrother were disemboweled by fellow inmates immediately upon arrival in prison.[]
Victoria’s body remained unclaimed, so I compassionately arranged for her to be buried with her father and brother–finally reuniting the family in death.
It seems life is just like poker–even with a terrible starting hand, if you stay true to yourself and press forward courageously, you can still create your own straight flush!
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