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Bethany's face stiffened slightly as she snorted coldly. "So what if | did cut it myself?"
Upon hearing this, | lost interest in continuing the argument and turned to Mrs. Shaw." Mrs. Shaw, can | leave
now?"
| thought she was just getting revenge for her daughter. Now that the truth was clear, it had nothing to do with
me.
To my surprise, she affectionately pinched Bethany's cheek. "Are you out of your mind? Sacrificing your own
reputation just to frher?"
Bethany pouted and said coquettishly, "Mom, I'm sorry! She's so stubborn; | had no choice but to resort to this
method."
"Alright." Mrs. Shaw said in a loving tone, "You go upstairs first. | will handle this."
Her tone was gentle, without a hint of blame. She seemed to be the most indulgent mother in the world.
Bethany smiled happily. "You're the best, Mom!"
With that, she skipped upstairs, and Mrs. Shaw looked at her with a warm smile, her demeanor very soft.
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Once Bethany's figure disappeared, Mrs. Shaw slowly withdrew her gaze and looked atwith a cold, unfeeling
expression, as if she were looking at something dirty.
"Charlotte, | gave you the easy way, but you refused." With that, she said to the bodyguards, "Make her kneel
outside! When she's willing to admit her fault and agree to go abroad, then bring her back in to see me."
| stared at her in shock. "What right do you have to do this?"
"Right?" Mrs. Shaw sneered. "You should ask yourself what 'right' means."
My face turned pale instantly. Yes, it was a foolish question to ask.
| allowed the bodyguards to dragoutside, and snowflakes fell on me, quickly
melting into water.
But | refused to kneel!
| gritted my teeth and struggled desperately.
Through the French windows, Mrs. Shaw looked atlike | was a clown. After a long while, she grew irritated,
put on a fur coat, and cout with an umbrella. "Useless
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fools! You can't even handle a woman!"
In the next moment, as the bodyguards helddown, she kicked the inside of my knees with the tip of her high
heel.
The pain and reflex causedto collapse to my knees with a thud!
The icy snow water immediately soaked my knees.
It was both cold and painful.
Looking up at Mrs. Shaw from my kneeling position, I, who had never cried during the divorce, found my face wet
with tears, and | asked in bewilderment, "Mrs. Shaw, what exactly did | do wrong?"
| had never fought with Bethany or competed with her. She pressedstep by step, and | knew | had no support
to fight back, so | endured as much as I could.
"If you must know, you did nothing wrong anywhere." She looked down at me, like an ant. "The only mistake you
made was being Ryan's ex-wife. Bethany is wary of you. | know, and | can see that you have no intention of
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"Then why..."
"Why am | treating you the sway as Bethany does? Forcing you to leave?" Mentioning Bethany, her eyes
softened with a motherly tenderness, but her look
towardsremained cold. "Because I'm her mother, the only one in this world who can protect her
unconditionally."
Such tender words.
But my tears flowed even more fiercely.
She looked at the bodyguards and said coldly, "Keep an eye on her. If she manages to get up like this, you're
fired."
The snow becheavier.
There was so much snow that my knees were already numb from the cold, and even if no one was stopping me, |
wouldn't be able to get up.
When | looked up, | saw Bethany standing in a room on the second floor, with a triumphant smile on her face.
"Loser."