Chapter 18
Margaret and Henry were pressed into chairs by Jason’s bodyguards, their faces deathly pale.
Jason stood before them, his gaze cold as ice. “Where is Maya?” He gritted his teeth, saying each word slowly and deliberately.
Margaret’s lips trembled as she forced herself to speak. “That brat took the money and left! 30 million dollars, not a penny less! She’s been difficult, even as a child, and now she’s grown bold enough to disrespect her parents…”
“Shut up!” Jason slammed the table so hard that the entire room shook. “It’s not your place to judge my wife!”
At that moment, Benjamin hurried through the door, handing Jason a stack of documents. “Mr. Reid, I found everything.”
Jason opened the file, his expression darkening with every page.
Maya had been abandoned in the countryside from birth. Her parents never visited her for 20 years and didn’t even provide her with living expenses. She survived only on Olivia’s small pension.
When Maya was five and had a fever of 104 degrees, Olivia called for help all night, but Margaret hung up every time. The doctor said if they’d been ten minutes later, it could have been fatal.
Victoria had lavish birthday parties every year, while Maya didn’t even own decent winter coat.
“I see. Very good.”
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Jason’s voice was dangerously menacing as he threw the documents at the
couple’s faces. “How can parents like you even exist?”
Henry’s face stung from the paper cuts, but he still tried to argue. “We gave birth to her and raised her for this long. Isn’t that enough?” “Raised her?” Jason grabbed Henry by the collar. “Every piece of clothing she wore before she was 18 was a hand–me-
e–down from neighbors! What you treat her as? A tool for a stand–in bride?”
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He released his grip abruptly and ordered the bodyguards harshly, Take them to the basement and ‘take care‘ of willing to tell the truth.”
“Jason! You wouldn’t dare!” Margaret screamed. “We’re Maya’s parents!”
Jason sneered. “Now you remember you’re her parents?”
As the bodyguards roughly dragged the couple away, the door to the study suddenly burst open. Victoria rushed in, her face deathly pale.
“Jason! Have you lost your mind? Let my parents go!”
Jason looked at her coldly. “Finally dropping the act? Victoria.
Victoria’s entire body stiffened, then she screamed hysterically, “Yes! I’m Victoria! So what? That bitch never should have married you! She’s just some nobody from the countryside, what right does she have-
A harsh slap struck her face. Victoria staggered backward, clutching her cheek in disbelief.
“That slap was for your sister.” Jason’s eyes were menacing, “You Colemans are all disgusting.”
Victoria suddenly burst into maniacal laughter. “Jason, what’s with this sudden act of devotion? How did you treat her these past three years? You made her sleep in the guest room, brought other women home, even threw her in an icy lake for Sophia!”
She narrowed her eyes. “Stop pretending, Jason! You think you love my sister? She left, but you didn’t even notice. You don’t know her at all!”
Jason’s breathing hitched, his chest feeling like he’d been hit by a sledgehammer.
“Where is she?” His voice was terrifyingly hoarse,
Victoria wiped the blood from her mouth, revealing a smile, “You’ll never find her.”
Jason suddenly grabbed her throat. However, upon seeing her face gradually turn purple, he suddenly lost strength. She had the same face as Maya’s. “Get out.” He turned away, his voice exhausted and cold. “Don’t let ine see you again.”
Victoria collapsed on the floor, gasping for air but still laughing. “You deserve this… Jason…” Jason didn’t look back. At that moment, his phone buzzed with a text from an unsaved number, “Mr. Reid, found a lead. Ms. Coleman bought a ticket to Southcrest two weeks ago,” Jason’s pupils contracted sharply. He typed back, “Book me the earliest flight immediately.”
