Chapter 207

Shirley glared at her mother, seething. "I've been giving you money all these years, and how have you treated me?"

"You've been abusing me since I was a kid, and now you expect me to keep giving you money? How shameless can you be?"

Her mother, Pamelia, snapped back, "Didn't we raise you? You think you grew up healthy and strong by eating air?"

"If it weren't for your father and me, you wouldn't be here. You're so ungrateful."

"If I had known you'd turn out this way, I would have drowned you in the river when you were little."

Shirley stared at her with a cold expression. "You should have drowned me back then, so I wouldn't have to deal with you now."

Paula crossed her arms and smirked. "Shirley, that's not how it works."

"How your parents treated you has nothing to do with me. Why take it out on me? What did I do wrong? I always treated you like a real sister, but you let James treat me like that."

Shirley sneered at Paula. "Because you were always their favorite. They took you to the city and left me in the countryside."

"They left me alone in this rural place, and when you came back, you were dressed like a princess. Where did that leave me?"

"So I decided to destroy their favorite. How does that feel?"

"I only regret not doing more. Why didn't I have James strangle you?"

Shirley's eyes were filled with malice as she glared at Paula.

Paula's eyes reddened with anger, but she smiled softly. "You're such a good sister. But don't worry, I'll repay you a hundredfold for everything you've done to me."

"Do you know why I brought Renee here?"

"Because Renee promised to kill you for me."

"She promised to kill James and everyone who ever bullied me."

"I once believed in Caroline, hoping she'd help me get revenge. But even after her husband was taken, she was still soft-hearted towards you. So I knew I couldn't rely on Caroline. I needed someone stronger."

Watching Paula's cold expression on the screen, I finally understood why she betrayed me.

Maybe Paula was sincere when she first came to me, but I never wanted to hurt anyone.

So Paula's path was inevitable.

Shirley's face changed color as she glared at Paula. "Did you really tell Renee?"

Paula laughed coldly, her smile wild. "Of course I did. Did you think I'd let you off so easily, Shirley?"

Fear flashed across Shirley's face as she looked around, wary of anyone approaching. Deep down, she was still afraid of Renee.

She had seen Renee's methods and was terrified of her.

At that moment, Pamelia burst into laughter. "Shirley, you're scared? If you take care of our family's retirement money, maybe I'll convince Paula to leave you alone."

Shirley shot Pamelia a vicious look. "I'll give you money over my dead body."

Just then, the door swung open, and a drunken man stumbled in.

He saw the scene and laughed. "Who's here? My daughter is back."

His voice was disgusting and lecherous, making everyone frown.

Shirley felt a wave of nausea and turned to vomit.

I watched with a frown, realizing that Shirley's reaction to this man was far from normal.

Sure enough, the man stepped forward and touched Shirley's hand. "My daughter's hand is so soft. Let me feel it."

He grabbed her hand and tried to move it towards himself.

We all stared in shock, and Shirley kicked the man, sending him sprawling to the floor.

"Go to hell, you bastard. I can't believe you're still alive."

The man got up, glaring at Shirley. "What's wrong with letting your father touch you?"

"Don't make me angry. Get on your knees."

Shirley glared at the man and Pamelia, her eyes filled with rage.

"Fuck."

"When I left home, I swore I'd never come back. If I did, it would be to curse you out."

"You're a monster. When you came to take me back home, I thought I'd have a happy life. But you trapped me."

"You threatened me, raped me, made my life a living hell. I hate you forever."

The man stood unsteadily, glaring at Shirley. "So what? I was just testing you for your future husband, so you wouldn't go around seducing men."

Shirley spat in his face. "Because I wouldn't let you touch me, you threw me out in the dead of winter, ruining my body. The doctor said I'll never have children."

"You destroyed my life, do you understand?"

I was stunned, finally understanding why Shirley was so possessive of my child.

She couldn't have her own, but she wanted a child with Brandon. The only way was to steal mine.

She's a pitiful person, but I couldn't bring myself to feel sorry for her.

The man said nothing, and Shirley turned her gaze to Pamelia.

"I've suffered for years because of him, and you pretended to be deaf and blind. Now you're neither?"

"As my mother, you couldn't even say a word for me. You always took Paula to stay with relatives, leaving me here."

"Are you even human? You ruined your own daughter. Are you human?"

Pamelia, knowing she was in the wrong, said nothing and glared at her. "So what? We're still your parents. Try disrespecting us."

Shirley scoffed. "You think you deserve my respect?"

"Go to hell, all of you."

Paula sat nearby, emotionless, until Shirley finished. Then she slowly clapped.

"They ruined your life, but you ruined mine. So you're just as much of a monster as they are."