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    As iney in bed, she felt an overwhelming sense of injustice wash over her.


    It had been over twelve hours since shest ate, and she had suffered a brutal beating. Hunger gnawed at her insides, and even if she could survive without food or water, she couldn’t silence the loud growling of her empty stomach!


    Despite her difort, ine was careful not to provoke Gena.


    After all, this foul-tempered woman had a penchant for inflicting pain.<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    ine thought that perhaps if she pulled the nket over her head and tried to sleep, everything would be fine. But who would have guessed that her hungry belly would betray her at such a moment?


    Gena sprang to her feet, stormed over to ine, and delivered a sharp p to her face. The sting was intense, and ine felt her already swollen cheeks throb with pain.


    Desperately, ine pleaded, “I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to!”


    With two front teeth missing, her words came out garbled and unclear, making it hard for anyone to understand her.


    Gena responded with another p, her voiceced with anger, “Has your tongue been cut off? Speak clearly when you talk to me!”


    ine quickly raised her voice, “I didn’t mean to! I’m really sorry!”


    As she spoke louder, a few drops of saliva flew from her mouth,nding squarely on Gena’s face.


    Fuming, Gena wiped her face and grabbed ine by the hair, hauling her off the bed and dragging her toward the bathroom.


    ine struggled and called out for help, but no one came to her aid. Instead, everyone stood by, watching the spectacle with glee.


    Lady Wilson wobbled over to the bathroom door, witnessing Gena pinning ine down as she fought to break free. With a grin, Lady Wilson suggested, “Gena, why don’t we make her sleep in the toilet tonight?”


    Gena nodded slightly, then pped ine again, warning, “If you even think about stepping out of this toilet tonight, I’ll end you!”


    With her face swelling and pain overwhelming her, ine could hardly bear it. She nodded frantically, whimpering, “I’ll stay in the toilet! I promise! Just please stop hitting me. I feel like I’m dying!”


    Gena scoffed, “You think you’re going to die from this? Believe me, you have a long way to go! Just wait!”


    With that, Gena stood up, kicked ine, and returned to her wooden bed.


    Lady Wilson lingered at the door, sneering, “ine, there’s justice in this world! You, an ungrateful daughter, thought you could live in that vi at Thompson First all by yourself? Look at where you are now! You didn’t evenst a night there before ending up in this dump. It’s clear you’re not meant to live in that vi!”


    ine cried out, “Mom, I know everything that happened was my fault. You’ve scolded and punished me enough. Please, I beg you, stop Gena from hurting me any further. I realize my mistakes!”<fn3dad> The source of th?s content is find[?]ovel</fn3dad>


    “You realize your mistakes?” Lady Wilson replied with a coldugh. “Do you really think I’m unaware of who you are? When you’re on top, you act arrogant; when you’re down, you beg for mercy. Without Gena and these others backing me, you would have bullied me without a second thought. If you think someone like you could truly change, you’re dreaming!”


    Both Lady Wilson and ine were cut from the same cloth, fully understanding one another.


    Lady Wilson was acutely aware that neither she nor ine would ever genuinely submit to anyone unless it was out of sheer necessity.


    Even as ine knelt before her now, she knew that if given the chance, ine would seek revenge.<h3 ss="has-text-align-center" id="chapter-list"><strong></strong>


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