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Rupert , without a shred of guilt , went further and mocked Elysia , â Quit pretending .
You clearly dodged it , yet youâre still acting like I injured you .
â Who taught you this ? From now on , donât tell anyone Iâm your father when youâre outside .
Just say youâre an adopted daughter of the Drayton family or a distant relative â whatever you like .
Just donât admit youâre my daughter
Hearing these words , Elysia was broken â hearted and thought , Adopted daughter .
That word again .
And now ⦠he even brought up distant relative .
How could Dad attach these labels to me without shame ? Does he despise me that much â
While Elysia crouched on the ground clutching her injured ear , Stellan had already driven away .
At that moment , not only did she have no evidence , but she also had no one to back her up .
â It hurts ⦠so much , Elysia said as she opened her eyes .
The viewers were shocked to see that her eyes had turned completely red
Meanwhile , Rupert was walking toward the door and didnât notice something wrong with his daughter .
All Elysia could see was his back .
He was so tall but had never protected her or provided her any kind of support .
Rupert not only failed to fulfill his responsibilities as a father but had also relentlessly attacked her with his words and actions .
Elysia no longer wanted to keep yielding or groveling like a loyal dog to someone perpetually blind to her worth .
She especially didnât want to endure any more improvoked beatings .
With the ear â splinting ringing still echoing in her head and unbearable pain radiating from her car , she forced herself to stand .
Stumbling forward , she grabbed Rupertâs arm just as he was about to open the door .
Startled , Rupert turned around and asked with smug anticipation .
â What now ? Dropping the act
These words were like a dagger to Elysiaâs heart .
On the verge of breaking down , she cried out.
â Iâm your daughter ! Not an adopted child , not some relative , not a leech or an illegitimate child .
Iâm your biological daughter ! The youngest child of the family .
I have no younger sister or brother
Rupert froze in shock for a moment , but he quickly collected himself , thinking .
I knew it ! This daughter is utterly selfish .
Why could Torin and Fenwick accept their stepmother and half â siblings , but Elysia couldnât ? â
â What did I do to deserve a daughter like you , constantly trying to ruin me ! Do you have to destroy the happiness Iâve worked so hard to build ? â Do you want me to kick out my wife of twelve years , Rowena , and Caellan , who just recovered from illness ? Do you want them out on the streets homeless , just to satisfy you ? â questioned Rupert .
Llyssaâs anger shifted to panic when she heard Rupertâs accusations Frantically , she tried to explain .
â I didnât I never want to ruin your life .
I just want to expose Rowenaâs crimes and make you see her true colors !
â Sheâs the one trying to destroy your happiness , not me ! Sheâs been poisoning you and Caellan ! Sheâs the reason heâs blind ! If you donât believe me , go to the hospital for a full check â up or check the surveillance cameras at home ! â
Rupert was once again stunned by her words .
1s Elysia out of her mind ? Rowena is Caellanâs sister .
Theyâre siblings ! How could she possibly harm .
him ? This daughter is getting more and more outrageous .
â Let go of me Rupert shouted angrily ,
Seeing that Elysia refused to let go , he could only shake her off forcefully .
Then he unlocked the door and walked out .
Elysia was pushed away and didnât follow him .
Instead , she stood in place , her voice trembling with pain and sorrow as she shouted at Rupert , â Why wonât you believe me ! Why donât you love me ? Why do you always side with outsiders ! â
Yeah ⦠Why didnât anyone believe her ? Why didnât anyone love her ? Why did Elysiaâs family always side with outsiders ? Elysiaâs questions lingered in the minds of everyone watching , including the three people in the studio .
It wasnât long before the commotion attracted other members of the Drayton family .
The first to arrive was Rowena .
She had just seen Stellan off and was heading upstairs when she heard the shouting coming from Rupertâs study .
Afer
running over quickly , sh
she happened to catch Elysiaâs last sentence .
As soon as Rowena saw Elysia standing in Rupertâs study , she immediately pieced together what had happened .
Her body swayed as if she might collapse , her eyes glistening with unshed tears .
She looked at them in disbelief and asked , â Dad ⦠Elvin
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outsider youâre talking about â isi â¦â¦ .
.
mei â
Rupert hadnât expected Elysia to dare yell at
yell at him .
Seeing that Rowena was incredibly upset , he was both angry and distressed .
He turned to Elysia and rebuked her , âI donât think you should study at Ridgewood Middle School .
You should be sent to a mental hospital to have your brain checked instead ! You must ve
â Stop ! Donât blame Elysia ! â Rowena suddenly interrupted .
After saying that , she bowed before Rupert .
â Iâm sorry .
Dad .
Itâs my fault for upsetting Elysia .
Sheâs right ⦠I am an outsider .
Iâm sorry Iâm so sorry Iâm guilty for clinging to a family that doesnât belong to me .
Iâll leave now â As Rowena spoke , she stumbled to her feet and staggered away in the opposite direction of the stairs in tears .
Just then , she â coincidentally bumped into Torin , who had come over after hearing the commotion .
âWhatâs wrong , Rowena ? Why are you crying like this ? Torin asked , concerned .
Sering that she was crying very sadly , he immediately pulled her into his arms , gently stroking her head to comfort her as he led her back to the study door .
Dad ! What just happened Torin demanded .
Rupert was about to respond when a sudden wave of nauses hit him .
He turned and vomited a puddle of liquid onto the floor .
As the dizziness subsided , his first reaction was to raise a trembling finger at Elysia and say .
This ⦠this ungrateful brat canât stand to see our happy family of six She came here demanding I kick Rowena out ! Unbelievable absolutely outrageousâ â
Before Rupert could finish , another spray of liquid carne out of his mouth .
Suddenly , his thoughts of the glass of water Elysia had handed him
earlier .
You
to frame Rowena , donât you ? â accused
d Rupen .
you poisoned me ! You want me e to go to the hospital , get tested for toxins , and then use that to fra Fueled by rage , he failed to notice that his vision and hearing were gradually improving after vomiting .
All he could think about was punishing the madwoman in front of him .
Rupert instructed , Torin ! Go ! Punish Elysia Rowena , youâre coming with me to the hospital for resist
Off â screen , the mention of punishing Elysia sent chills through the viewers , who immediately began to flood the chat .
[ How are they going to punish Elysia Rupert Drayton , if you dare touch Elysia again .
I swear Iâll finish you off !
[ Ugh , just hearing Rowena talk makes me sick .
If I were Elysia , Iâd definitely beat her to a pulp , even if it meant going to jail .
]
[ Whatâs worse is that Elysiaâs kindness is being completely trampled on .
Why is everything spiraling out of control like this ? And whereâs the recording ! Why is it gone ? Boohoo
[ What else ? Tech failure .
They couldnt recover it .
I already said not to delete the recording ! Just take it to the police and file a report ! Now look at this mess .
And wasnât Stellan a witness ?
[ Donât be ridiculous , Reporting her â sister â to the police ? Rupert would chase the officers out before they even stepped inside .
If Elysia wants to leave the Drayton family , she should just say so .
As for Stellan , heâs such a scumbag .
He knows everything but stays silent .
Stellan hadnât expected so much to happen after he left .
He never intended for Elysia to be punished .
At most , he wanted her to sever ties with Rupert , to abandon any lingering hope in her father , and to rely on him instead .
He was despicable and selfish like that
In fact , his situation was similar to that of Elysia .
His father only had him as a child but had never truly cared about him .
To him , Stellan was merely a tool to inherit the family business .
His mother had been no different , treated as nothing more than a vessel for childbirth .
When he was just two years old , she had chosen to d Rupert and leave the country , vanishing without a trace .
to divorce
It wasnât until Stellan was in high school that he learned his mother had remarried and had given birth to a boy and a girl , both only three years younger than him .
Unconsciously , Stellan gripped the microphone Lighter .
moment .
Perhaps he should confess that he had deleted the recording at that moment .
But for some reasons , he didnât feel like clarifying anything at this
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Meanwhile .
Torinâs face turned pale on screen .
He knew exactly what his father meant by punishing Elysia , and he had been the one to carry it out
beforc
Certainly , he was deceived by Rowena and hurt Elysia once again .
[ Say something .
Are you all mute ! How are you going to punish Elysia ? Why are you bringing her outside ? ]
No matter how much the viewers pressed for answers , neither Fenwick nor Rupert responded , while Torin stood there in a daze , too ashamed to speak .
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