Chapter 42 The Gilded Cage
Compared to Marilyn’s emotional outburst. Lauren’s look at Lucas was icy and detached.
“Five years in prison and the ten stabs I just received–does that make up for the fifteen years you took care of me in the orphanage?”
Lucas was completely devastated by Lauren’s ruthlessness,
No, this wasn’t how it was supposed to be. This wasn’t how it was
supposed to end.
I had only come here to check on her and take care of her. How had it turned out like
She was the girl I had protected and cherished for over a decade.
like this?
When he remained silent, Lauren threw the fruit knife at his feet. “If Mr. Lucas isn’t satisfied yet, pick up the knife. I’ll let you stab me as many times as you want until you’re satisfied.”
Lucas’s lips trembled violently. His eyes were fixed on the bloody wound on Lauren’s shoulder, the crimson blood like at sharp sword piercing his heart.
His throat felt blocked, as if something was stuck there. He wanted to speak, but no words came out.
Deep, excruciating pain engulfed him.
He had imagined reuniting with Lauren countless times. He had thought that despite the hardships, they would eventually find their way back to each other and continue to support each other.
But now, everything had spun out of control
He was terrified, terrified of facing this version of Lauren, filled with hatred, terrified of the endless coldness in her eyes.
He no longer had the courage to stand there and face her.
With great difficulty, he turned around, his steps unsteady and frantic, as if he were fleeing for his life.
As Lucas walked away. Lauren seemed to deflate, her tense body suddenly losing its strength. She slowly collapsed backwards.
“Ms. Bennett!” Marilyn cried out in panic, her voice filled with desperation “Doctor, Doctor! Help!”
When Lauren woke up, she was no longer in the hospital.
She looked around, taking in the pink, princess–themed decor of the room. For a moment, she couldn’t figure out where she
She sat up abruptly, the movement tugging at the wound on her shoulder. She couldn’t suppress a small moan.
After enduring the sharp pain, she looked down at her shoulder. The wound had been treated, wrapped in white bandages with a faint trace of blood seeping through.
Lauren got out of bed and went straight to the door. When she opened it, she realized that she was back in the Bannett Residence. The room she was in had once been Elliot’s bedroom, although it had apparently been redecorated into a princess–style room at some point.
Lauren frowned slightly and looked down at the first floor.
The sofa in the living room was occupied by several people, which were David, Alice, Elliot, and Willow, the perfect family of four. But there was also a handsome, dignified man sitting with them, which is Kenneth.
Willow was the first to notice Lauren standing on the second floor. She exclaimed with fake happiness, Lauren, you’re finally waking up!”
Lauren’s expression turned cold
Chapter 42 The Gilded Cage
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Wake up! I was obviously unconscious. I didn’t even know how I had been discharged from the hospital and brought back to the Bennett Residence.
However, in Willow’s words, my unconscious state had been reduced to mere oversleeping
Lauren stared at Willow coldly, a wave of disgust rising within her.
Willow shrank back as if frightened her eyes instantly filled with tears. “Lauren, did I say something wrong?”
Alice immediately wrapped an arm around Willow and patted her back soothingly. When she looked up at Lauren, although she said nothing. her expression was full of reproach, as if she accused Lauren of bullying Willow.
However, David was far less gentle than his wife. Without hesitation, he began to scold Lauren. “How dare you stare at your sister like that? You’re in your twenties, and all you do is eat and sleep. When we brought you home yesterday, you were asleep. You stayed asleep the whole time. Now it’s almost noon, and you just woke up. What else can you do besides eating and sleeping? How did I end up with such a useless daughter? David’s tirade was unrelenting, completely ignoring the fact that outsiders were present.
All I did was eat and sleep?
How ridiculous.
He couldn’t even tell that his own daughter was injured and unconscions, yet he had the audacity to humiliate me.
Since Lauren had long seen through the true nature of this family, she was no longer affected by their insults.
She looked at David’s red, angry face, her eyes devoid of any emotion
“Are you finished, Mr. David?” Lauren’s voice was calm, her expression unreadable.
David was taken by surprise by her sudden retort. For a moment, he was speechless and could only stare at her with anger.
Lauren smiled, a silent, cold laugh, and turned to go back to her room
But then David shouted at her, “Stop right there! Come down here. We need to discuss something” His voice had an air of authority and habitual command
Lauren didn’t want to spend another second near this hypocritical family. The disgust rising from the depths of her heart made her want to flee this house of hypocrisy as far and as fast as she could.
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