Chapter 221 Unbearable Truths
For five years, she harbored a deep hatred for the Gray family. Yet, now that the truth had been revealed, she found herself unable to muster any resentment. Without Elaine, she wouldn’t be who she was today.
Five years ago, she was as good as dead; her body had been hollowed out, and what was left was to be donated as a cadaver, mercilessly dissected by medical students.
In the end, it all contributed to David’s legacy of wisdom.
How could I possibly hate the Gray family? If not for Elaine, she wouldn’t be here today. Ultimately, Elaine had suffered and even saved her life. She couldn’t bring herself to hate Elaine’s parents either.
Lauren’s heart ached sharply, blurring the scene before her eyes.
She thought she would have gotten used to being unloved after enduring so much suffering. But faced with the harsh truth, she realized she couldn’t accept it.
David, her biological father, was so cruel as to want to hollow out her body.
From her childhood, David had abandoned her at an orphanage to fend for herself. Even after she returned to the Bennetts, she remained neglected. For eighteen years, David turned a blind eye to her suffering, and now he even wanted her life.
She was his own daughter, after all. Why would the world harbor a father like David? What kind of dark upbringing had David had to turn him so cruel? What had I done wrong to be sacrificed in this conspiracy?
At that moment, Lauren even felt fortunate that David had abandoned her. If I had truly been raised by the Bennetts, would I have turned out as cruel as Willow or as foolish as Elliot?
Whether cruel or foolish, neither was what she wanted. I just yearned to live a simple life, why was that so hard?
This conspiracy had not only destroyed her life but had also brought undeserved suffering to Elaine and endless pain to the Gray family.
In an instant, Lauren no longer hated the people of the Gray family.
She even felt she owed them.
What was once a happy and prosperous family was now shattered, their daughter had become a vegetable and, though now awake, her bodily functions had severely deteriorated, and her life expectancy had likely shortened significantly; their fine son, manipulated by Willow, was now in jail.
She vigorously wiped away the tears streaming down her face and stood up, intending to help Brendan and Brielle.
But as she stood, a tearing pain shot through her heart and dizziness overwhelmed her brain. Her legs gave way, and she collapsed to the ground.
‘Laurie…
Kate, Anna, and Marilyn cried out in alarm. The three elderly women, having heard Elaine’s story, were already trembling with rage, their eyes red with anger.
They reached out to help Lauren, but Felix was quicker, enveloping her limp body in his arms.
Lauren looked up at him, but her tears blurred her vision; the more she tried to see clearly, the more fiercely the tears flowed.
Even her voice was hoarse as if it weren’t her own.
“Mr. Brooker…”
I’m here.”
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This was the first time Lauren had told him she was in pain, not even when she had been hospitalized for drinking too much, nor when Gael had uncovered those documents had she expressed such agony.
Felix raised his hand to wipe away her tears, looking at her seriously, and said, “Don’t be afraid. Whatever you want to do, I’ll stand by you unconditionally. You don’t need to worry about anything.”
Lauren understood his meaning, and her tears broke free again. For the first time, she didn’t want to suppress her emotions. She flung her arms around his waist, burying her face in his broad, warm chest, and kept saying, “Thank you.”
If it weren’t for Felix, she really didn’t know what she would have done. Perhaps, before the truth had come out, she might have been driven to death by the Bennetts‘ repeated harms.
The entire living room was filled with Lauren’s crying, and everyone present was moved by her emotions, unable to help shedding tears themselves.
Brendan and Brielle were torn. Their daughter had taken the hit for Lauren, becoming a vegetable as a result.
They should have hated, and they had already taken their revenge. Lauren’s life had been too miserable, and they found they could no longer bear to hate or resent her. After a while, Lauren finally stopped crying.
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