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Unlike the utterly devastated host, Shawn, in good spirits, hadpleted his mission and made a graceful exit.
The people he’d brought to use Olivia, along withwyers sent by Alexei, followed the police to the station to give their official statements.
After Natasha found these victims, she did her best to treat those who could be treated,pensated those <b>with </b>financial difficulties, and provided opportunities for those who had given up on their dreams.
The past could not be undone; she could only make their future a little better.
Fortunately, seeing Olivia’s fate today, everyone should feel a bit offort.
She won’t be out for the rest of her life. After all that effort to leave prison, she ended up back where she started. What did Olivia think about that?
Seeing her rival of over a decade meet such an end didn’t fill Natasha with joy or excitement. She simply nestled into Alexei’s chest as usual, looped her arms around his neck, and smiled. “I want some sweet soup.”
Alexei also smiled and kissed her. With one arm, he lifted her from the sofa, settling her on it like a child. “Then I’ll make sweet soup for my Natasha.”
*****
The wedding caused a big stir. Not only Olivia, the culprit, but the Wright family and the rk family were thoroughly mocked by the public.
That evening, Alexei answered a call for Natasha. It was Andrew<i>, </i>calling from the hospital.
He said, “I’m sorry.”
Many yearster, he finally remembered that he was once the father who held Natasha and dered that only the best man in the world would be worthy of his precious girl.
Alexei did not ept his apology on Natasha’s behalf. He said, “You should be d
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you were once good to her.”
Had it not been for the brief happy times they shared before facing the choice of practical interests, the rk family’s ending would have been far worse than mere bankruptcy.
Andrew understood it.
After hanging up the phone, the middle–aged man, whose hair had turned significantly whiter in a short time, stood outside his wife’s unconscious ward and knelt to the ground, weeping silently.
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News of the chaotic wedding reached the Turner family, of course.
Everyone knew who was behind it all.
But unlike the previous sneering remarks after learning about Natasha’s outburst at the birthday party and her severing ties with her family, the Turners were eerily quiet at dinner this time.
Cora and Quinn weren’t ones for gossip.
Dereck, with his leg disability, had been listless and withdrawn in his study since his humiliating visit to Alexei. Teri was frantically busy, running around trying to get her brothers‘ sentences reduced.
Gabriel was mediocre and timid. After being disciplined, he became much more low–key.
Melvin was gone, and Avery was receiving medical treatment abroad. Archer, with his unique status, had gone to Arnatar, engrossed in insect research.
Royce had some ambition, but after the incident involving Lane, he became very cautious. He and his wife and their children spent their days sweet–talking Edgar, their eyes fixated on his inheritance.
Vivian had always been indifferent and did not get involved in family disputes.
After falling into the water, Lucia grew fearful of Natasha. Her husband’s family
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business was also impacted as Alexei had publicly severed ties with the Snider family, leaving her isted and resentful.
Even now, secretly cursing Natasha for her maniptive nature and ability to stir up trouble, Lucia could only avoid her in person.
Edgar looked at his cowed children and grandchildren and sighed, averting his gaze painfully.
Things were still manageable when only Alexei was around. Although everyone engaged in subtle and overt conflicts, they maintained politeness because Alexei only eliminated threats; he didn’t resort to public brawling.
But after Natasha appeared, she became the undisputed, unruly powerhouse of the Turner family.
She stirred up storms and didn’t y by any rules, cursing and hitting as she pleased, leaving people decades older utterly helpless.
Whether having these two at the helm was good or bad was hard to say.
Considering Quinn’s uing engagement, Edgar felt uneasy and reminded them again, “Is everything prepared? Review the guest list once more. Ensure no undesirable people are admitted.”
He paused. “Identify those who don’t get along with Natasha and exclude them from the invitation list.”
This sounded ludicrous. For the main branch’s joyous asion, guests had to be chosen based on the preferences of an unmarried granddaughter–inw. Yet, strangely, no one present objected.
Cora couldn’t help but chuckle, “Dad, you’re being overly cautious. Alexei and Natasha aren’t that unreasonable.”
Edgar snorted. “They certainly are!‘
He said, “In any case, be cautious. It’s rare for the family to have such a joyous asion, <i>so </i>ensure it’s handled properly.”
Quinn chuckled. “Grandpa, with me overseeing things, you don’t need to worry.”
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Edgar looked at Quinn and nodded with satisfaction.
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Of all the grandchildren in the family, Quinn was the most reliable, causing him
the least worry.
Unfortunately, Byron…
Alexei was undoubtedly capable, but he carried a dangerous, wild streak that always made Edgar uneasy.
Although Edgar spoke harshly about Natasha’s arrival, he wasn’t truly opposed to Natasha’s presence. Having someone to restrain a wild beast, like a sharp de finding its scabbard, was not a bad thing.
*****
The day before Quinn’s engagement to the daughter of the Murray family, the Westwood family’s verdict was also issued.
Teri’s elder brother, Isaac, received the heaviest sentence and would truly spend the rest of his life in prison. Her second brother, Kinsley, and third brother, Jaxon, were also sentenced to ten to twenty years.
They were already middle–aged; even if they were released from prison someday, the Westwood family would never recover.
These three were the core pirs of the Westwood family. Their copse caused the family’s influence and business to utterly disintegrate.
The high and mighty Westwood family members became ordinary people they once despised the most, struggling to survive like ants,
From then on, no one would cover for their evil deeds anymore.
The proud and arrogant Chloe, desperate to save the Westwood familypany from bankruptcy, got involved with a former suitor, but he had a fiancée.
When they met and kissed, they were caught red–handed by his fiancée, who, in a rage, severely beat them both.
The suitor, to save his well–matched marriage, painfully dismissed his beloved
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But Chloe found the money insulting. She felt it was already a great concession for her to stoop to be with this man; how dare he treat her like one of those
women?
When she went to argue with the scumbag, she identally fell down the stairs. This time, her brain was genuinely injured, and her mind became somewhat unbnced.
When she woke up, she kept muttering that Alexei was her husband and she would kill the “other woman.”
Ste, fearing Chloe would cause trouble, took the 300 thousand dors and thepensation from the scumbag, preparing to take her away from Andphis City.
On the day of the engagement party, when Natasha walked in with Alexei, Teri had just finished a call with Ste, who was asking for money.
Today was Teri’s first attempt at formal dressing in a long time.
However, due to the Westwood family’s affairs, she had lost a lot of weight, making the gown hang loosely on her frame, and her face showed a weariness that even heavy makeup couldn’t conceal.
Even though she had spent money.extensively to make arrangements, yesterday’s verdict seemed to mock her futile efforts.
Upon seeing Natasha and Alexei, Teri, who was always proud and cared deeply about her reputation, walked directly over to them and, to everyone’s shock, dropped <i>to </i>her knees. <fn1deb> Th? link to the orig?n of this information r?sts ?n find?novel</fn1deb>
This scene at the entrance not only caused Cora’s face to darken but also startled Edgar.
Oh no, he was so focused on the external crises that he forgot there was still a bomb within the family.
However, Teri no longer cared about their opinions; signs of age were now visible on her well–maintained face.
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At this moment, she was no longer the pampered and privileged youngdy of the Westwood family who could get anything she wanted, but merely a repentant person who had sumbed to fate.
With tears in her eyes, she looked up at Alexei and said, “I know you hate me. I was the one who caused the deaths of Unity and your grandparents; everything began with my greed. If I give my life to you, will you spare the Westwood family?”
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