Chapter 262 Crushed
By the time Rose realized what had happened, she was thoroughly crushed.
Her second child was dead. No, he was never alive. She had personally thrown his ashes into the dustbin and laughed.
She was mortally terrified. Her health had been weak since donating her kidney. It got worse due to her mental state.
However, the flames of revenge burned even bright.
She would never forget Liliana, nor would she forgive Lester. That bastard kicked her to the curb as soon as he had no use of her.
She decided to go public and humiliate Liliana for abandoning her father.
Rose and Romeo contacted several media people on the pretext of having massive news on Liliana.
But they were nobodies, and no one significant paid them any mind.
The few media folks that had gathered were wanna-be-big reporters with little impact.
They sat and listened to Rose rant about Liliana being an unfilial daughter.
Rose was still going on about her sad story when a reporter exclaimed.
“Bitch! You are a murderer.”
Rose shuddered as a chill ran down her spine.
The other reporters looked at their phones, and Rose did the same.
Lester had sued her for attempted murder. There were pictures of Romeo buying illegal drugs and handing them to Rose along with Lester’s health records which confirmed that his suddenly deteriorating internal organs were due to that drug.
Rose and Romeo froze. They heard the buzzing sound of police cars.
The reporters had started to curse them for misleading them and wasting their time.
Hearing the sounds of police cars, they were ecstatic about capturing a live arrest. They finally got some scoop.
Rose and Romeo got sentenced to five years in prison and a penalty. Since the evidence against them was irrefutable, their case was closed very quickly.
Lydia was thoroughly crushed.
Out of the blue, she had become – homeless, penniless. She had no parents or shelter. She did not know where to buy her next meal.
She began to hyperventilate and passed out on the side of the road. A kind passerby sent her to the nearest hospital.
But she had no money to pay her bills. The person gave her a few bucks and left.
She looked at the loose change in her hand and cried even more bitterly.
The next day, she went to the prison to visit her parents.
She cried and wailed in the waiting room. The person in the adjacent cell couldn’t take it anymore and scolded her.
Rose turned to him and scolded him. But Romeo froze on seeing him.
He had bought that supposedly precious land from him.
Romeo realized something was wrong. He stammered, “Why are you here?”
The man recognized him as well.
He chuckled, “It’s you. You are in as well. What is your expertise?”
Rose asked, “What do you mean?”Content © NôvelDrama.Org.
He answered, “My specialty is real estate fraud. I sold this man a wasteland for an exorbitant price. Hahaha!”
Rose realized what was going on and froze.
The man continued, “If I knew you were a fellow mastermind, I would have given you a discount.”
With that, he turned around and continued to chat.
Lydia did not know what had happened.
She cried and asked.
Rose looked at her with her heart breaking into pieces.
Despite all their faults, she and Romeo loved their daughter. But now, they were imprisoned and had no way to help her.
Lydia left in tears.
She walked to the Aprice mansion. She did not know where else to go.
But Lester denied her entry.
She slumped outside the gate and passed out.
One of the drivers took pity on her and brought her to the outhouse.
They gave her food and drinks. They even have her clean clothes to change.
Lydia felt gratified. But soon, she realized something was wrong.
She felt dizzy and hot.
Looking at the lecherous smile on one of the driver’s faces, Lydia realized she was doomed. They had drugged her.
“How could you?” She asked feebly.
“Why, young Miss? We learned these from you. You have been doing such things to your stepsister for years. Your mother is even more vicious. All these years, you mother and daughter forced us to keep quiet without paying. Don’t you think you should pay us now?”
Lydia mumbled feebly, “This is wrong.”
Another driver laughed, “Don’t go about teaching morality now! We all know you don’t have it.”
Lydia knew they meant business. A shudder passed through her.
She had wanted to marry Jonathan. And hence, she had never been with anyone.
During Jonathan and Liliana’s wedding, she had hoped to sleep with him, but Liliana had ruined her plans.
The thought of losing her virginity to those lecherous drivers made her die a little from the inside.
Suddenly she thought of the same wedding. She had planned to let a few men rape Liliana.
‘Was this retribution?’
That was her last thought before she blacked out.