Chapter 408 The Stranger at the School Gate
I’d seen him many times before—during school drop-offs and pick-ups. Every time I noticed him, he was watching me.
About two weeks passed like this. Then one day, my driver was late picking me up, and all the other kids had already gone home. I was the only one left.
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Chapter 1 She Was Finally Free Chapter 2 Why Didn't They Come? Chapter 3 Canceled Her Allowance Chapter 4 You Have No Idea Chapter 5 Her Birthday Party Chapter 6 Blaming Her Chapter 7 Begging on The Streets Chapter 8 I Would Rather Die Out There Chapter 9 Deserves to Be Left for Dead Chapter 10 No One Hurt My Sister Chapter 11 Sleeping in Brother's Room? Shameless Chapter 12 Don't Want to Stay? Then Leave appChapter 13 Leaving the Bennetts Family, I'm Moving to Garrison City appChapter 14 Run Far Away and Never Return appChapter 15 Don't Die in My Car, It's Bad Luck appChapter 16 You Have to Listen appChapter 17 No Difference at All appChapter 18 Hurt Marilyn, and I'll Destroy You appChapter 19 Kenneth Forces Her to Apologize appChapter 20 What a Waste Not to Pursue Science appChapter 21 Don't Touch Me, Stay Away We're Done Forever appChapter 22 If I Was Born Just to Suffer, Then You Shouldn't Have Had Me appChapter 23 You Say You Love Me, But Where Is Your Love? appChapter 24 It's Just a Small Wound; No Need to Make a Big Deal Out of It appChapter 25 If I Hit Her, She Deserved It—She Owes Elaine appChapter 26 Willow Pulls the Same Trick Again, Framing Lauren appChapter 27 If Birth Alone Is a Debt, Then Let Me Repay It With a Finger appChapter 28 If You Want to Die, Do It Alone We Owe You Nothing appChapter 29 My Sister… They Took One of Her Kidneys appChapter 30 Willow Is the Bennett Family's Real Daughter Lauren's Just a Convict appChapter 31 Chains of Blood and Pain appChapter 32 Twisted Lies and Dark Plans appChapter 33 Blood Ties and Broken Bonds appChapter 34 A Deal Sealed in Pain appChapter 35 The Price of Forgiveness appChapter 36 Securing a Future appChapter 37 A Mother's Sacrifice appChapter 38 A Calculated Alliance appChapter 39 A Feeling Encounter appChapter 40 The Breaking Point appChapter 41 The Final Straw appChapter 42 The Gilded Cage appChapter 43 The Marriage Proposal appChapter 44 The Confrontation appChapter 45 The Weight of Sacrifice appChapter 46 Marriage Alliance appChapter 47 Storage Room appChapter 48 Truth appChapter 49 Stubborn appChapter 50 A Knife In Hand appChapter 51 Their Grief Was Never for Me appChapter 52 Letting Go Was Long Overdue appChapter 53 Smart Girl? Prove It, Willow appChapter 54 Fake Love Wears Thin appChapter 55 I’ll Buy What Actually Fits appChapter 56 The Art of Embroidery appChapter 57 The Auction appChapter 58 The Auction Showdown appChapter 59 The Trap appChapter 60 The Desperate Escape appChapter 61 An Unexpected Scene appChapter 62 A Glimmer of Purpose appChapter 63 A Family Fractured appChapter 64 A Vow of Vengeance appChapter 65 A Stranger’s Mercy appChapter 66 A Grandmother’s Hopes appChapter 67 Blood Means Nothing appChapter 68 A Bond Beyond Blood appChapter 69 A Plan Unspoken appChapter 70 A Past Unrecognized appChapter 71 The Breaking Point appChapter 72 The Encounter with Kenneth appChapter 73 The Distance Between Them appChapter 74 The Arrival of the Madam Kate appChapter 75 The Danger to Elaine appChapter 76 The Unexpected Savior appChapter 77 The Final Confrontation appChapter 78 The Final Betrayal appChapter 79 The Desperate Fight appChapter 80 The Turning Point appChapter 81 The Truth Revealed appChapter 82 The Silent Witness appChapter 83 The Silent Testimony appChapter 84 The Truth Unveiled appChapter 85 The Interruption appChapter 86 A Fight for Justice appChapter 87 A Desperate Struggle appChapter 88 A Family’s Betrayal appChapter 89 A Leap into Despair appChapter 90 A Mother’s Regret appChapter 91 Too Late for Redemption appChapter 92 An Interrupted Farewell appChapter 93 The Value of Her Hands appChapter 94 Drinking the Pain Away appChapter 95 Under the Silver Veil appChapter 96 Fractured Bonds and Unrelenting Blame appChapter 97 Flames of Agony and Unseen Foes appChapter 98 Secrets Unveiled and Unforgivable Betrayal appChapter 99 Shattered Bonds and Buried Truths appChapter 100 Fractured Ties and Desperate Truths appChapter 101 Unveiling Shadows: The Missing Pieces appChapter 102 Fragments of Truth: A Thorn Among Roses appChapter 103 Roses in Ruins appChapter 104 Clash of Egos appChapter 105 An Unexpected Exchange appChapter 106 A Calculated Move appChapter 107 A New Strategy appChapter 108 The Art of Deception appChapter 109 A Reckless Pursuit appChapter 110 A Ruthless Decision appChapter 111 Warmth She Thought She’d Never Know appChapter 112 Thread, Laughter, and Something Unspoken appChapter 113 Kenneth Crosses the Line appChapter 114 Lauren Strikes Back appChapter 115 Fifteen Grand and a Bruised Ego appChapter 116 A Hollow Regret appChapter 117 A Bitter Realization appChapter 118 A Painful Truth appChapter 119 A Crushing Realization appChapter 120 Crushed by Regret appChapter 121 A Family's Scapegoat appChapter 122 The Ghost of Truth appChapter 123 Echoes of Karma appChapter 124 A Brother’s Betrayal appChapter 125 A Life Unraveled appChapter 126 The Completed Queen of Blooms appChapter 127 Dressed to Dazzle appChapter 128 The Pink Wonderland appChapter 129 Stepping Into the Light appChapter 130 Slanders appChapter 131 The Reckoning of Blood appChapter 132 Willow's Conspiracy appChapter 133 The Charmer appChapter 134 The Unwelcome Guests appChapter 135 Collision Course appChapter 136 The Provocation appChapter 137 The Broken Masterpiece appChapter 138 The Cage of Obsession appChapter 139 The Price of Arrogance appChapter 140 The Viper's Nest appChapter 141 Public Execution appChapter 142 Humiliation Parade appChapter 143 Stripped Bare appChapter 144 The Wrath of Felix appChapter 145 Everyone Pays the Price appChapter 146 Safe at Last in His Arms appChapter 147 Her Pain, His Revenge appChapter 148 No Mercy for Willow appChapter 149 A Price Paid in Blood appChapter 150 An Eye for an Eye appChapter 151 Kneeling, Screaming, Begging—Casey Loses It appChapter 152 Casey and Kyle Dragged Into Hell appChapter 153 Karma Comes for Willow and Kenneth appChapter 154 Felix Calls the Cops on Them appChapter 155 It Was Your Fault appChapter 156 Stitches in Time appChapter 157 Punches, Pouts, and Propriety appChapter 158 At What Cost? appChapter 159 Shattered Hopes appChapter 160 Dust-Ups and Disdain appChapter 161 Table for One Punch appChapter 162 Unexpected Encounters appChapter 163 Whispers in the Dark appChapter 164 A Night of Tumult appChapter 165 Proposal? What Proposal? appChapter 166 Storm of Regrets appChapter 167 Catch Her If You Can appChapter 168 Peeking Through the Steam appChapter 169 The Umbrella Gesture appChapter 170 The Fall of Bennett Corporation appChapter 171 The Fall of The House of Bennett appChapter 172 The Missing Kidney appChapter 173 The Darkest Truth appChapter 174 The Breaking Point appChapter 175 The Weight of Sorrow appChapter 176 The Viper's Retribution appChapter 177 Debt Collection appChapter 178 The Serpent's Charade appChapter 179 The Perfect Trap appChapter 180 The Perfect Alibi appChapter 181 An Act Well Played appChapter 182 A Missed Opportunity appChapter 183 Misread and Misled appChapter 184 Buried Truths, Unveiled Pain appChapter 185 The Unforgivable Truth appChapter 186 A Web of Deceit appChapter 187 A Daughter’s Fury appChapter 188 A Family’s Facade appChapter 189 A Mother’s Collapse appChapter 190 A Mother’s Reckoning appChapter 191 Squeezing Alice Dry appChapter 192 David’s Secret Grudge Revealed appChapter 193 When the Illusion Shatters appChapter 194 David, You Monster! appChapter 195 Rage Below the Belt appChapter 196 A Face from the Past appChapter 197 Shattered Delusions appChapter 198 A Devastating Truth appChapter 199 A Bitter Awakening appChapter 200 The Truth Unleashed appChapter 201 A Noble in Disgrace appChapter 202 A Scheme Unraveled appChapter 203 A Light in the Dark appChapter 204 Bottles and Battles appChapter 205 The Fear Factor of Mia appChapter 206 Josh Steps Up appChapter 207 Late Night Lessons appChapter 208 Breakfast with a Side of Secrets appChapter 209 Silent Cries in a Loud Kitchen appChapter 210 Chaos at the Villa appChapter 211 Frosty Felix to the Rescue appChapter 212 Cold Calculations appChapter 213 Spill It, Kenneth appChapter 214 The Tangled Truth appChapter 215 Kenneth Faces the Music appChapter 216 A Fleeting Warmth appChapter 217 Whispers at the Window appChapter 218 Tears and Truths appChapter 219 A Cry for Justice appChapter 220 Echoes of Evil Intent appChapter 221 Unbearable Truths appChapter 222 Desperate Reckonings appChapter 223 Scandal at the Hospital appChapter 224 Confrontations at the Villa appChapter 225 Unraveling Truths appChapter 226 Truth or Slap appChapter 227 Conspiracies in the Living Room appChapter 228 Oops, She Did It Again appChapter 229 The Great Paper Chase appChapter 230 The DNA Dilemma appChapter 231 Swing and a Miss appChapter 232 Escape to Nowhere appChapter 233 Cold Comfort from the Past appChapter 234 Lashing Out in Despair appChapter 235 Laughing at the Truth appChapter 236 Too Late for Regret appChapter 237 It's Your Kidney! appChapter 238 Leave My Son Out of This appChapter 239 The Inheritance Returns to Lauren appChapter 240 Kenneth Crumbles, Felix Makes a Move appChapter 241 Everyone Will Pay for What They Did appChapter 242 Felix Can’t Forget That Kiss appChapter 243 Elliot’s Too-Late Apology appChapter 244 Love Over Allergy appChapter 245 The Diagnosis That Shattered Lauren appChapter 246 Tears and Truths appChapter 247 Street Side Savior appChapter 248 Unseen Wounds appChapter 249 Grandma’s Magic Touch appChapter 250 The Takeout Takeover appChapter 251 That Guy? Here? Seriously? appChapter 252 If He’s Good to Laurie… appChapter 253 Put Her on Speaker, Kenny appChapter 254 Mia Throws Hands in the Cafeteria appChapter 255 Be My Girl, Get Paid appChapter 256 Kenny Takes Mia to the Races appChapter 257 Josh Sees Someone Familiar on a Bike appChapter 258 Kenny’s Down Bad for Mia appChapter 259 Fists Fly appChapter 260 Josh Brings Mia Home appChapter 261 He's My Boyfriend appChapter 262 You Owe Her Blood, Kenneth appChapter 263 Lauren’s Abuser Is Free Again appChapter 264 Revenge Is Mia’s Love Language appChapter 265 Revenge in Blood and Pain appChapter 266 Josh Witnesses the Real Mia appChapter 267 Alcohol and Honesty appChapter 268 Is Josh Really Not Into Women? appChapter 269 Mia Vanishes Before He Wakes appChapter 270 Flowers From the One She Slept With appChapter 271 A Troubling Drive appChapter 272 Party Pooper appChapter 273 Midnight Riders appChapter 274 Road Rage Romance appChapter 275 Tied Up in Knots appChapter 276 Exes and Ohs appChapter 277 Backs and Backstories appChapter 278 Opulence and Awkward Encounters appChapter 279 Unwelcome Reunion appChapter 280 Ring Toss and Loss appChapter 281 Cake Crashers and Slap Dash appChapter 282 Unwelcome Reunion appChapter 283 The Fury of a Woman Scorned appChapter 284 Cake Wars appChapter 285 Felix Flips the Script appChapter 286 Cake or Death appChapter 287 Weighty Retributions appChapter 288 The Heavy Price of Cake appChapter 289 Garden of Madness appChapter 290 The Doll Heist appChapter 291 Freedom’s Bitter Air appChapter 292 Unwelcome Homecomings appChapter 293 Dinner of Desperation appChapter 294 The Depths of Despair appChapter 295 Kickstarting Karma appChapter 296 Caught in the Storm appChapter 297 Kidnap in the Hospital appChapter 298 Truths Told Too Late appChapter 299 Kidney Conspiracies appChapter 300 Hot Water and Hard Truths appChapter 301 No Way Out appChapter 302 Beast in Human Skin appChapter 303 Just in Time appChapter 304 Blood for Blood appChapter 305 Worth Dying For appChapter 306 Goodbye, Sunlight appChapter 307 One Life for All appChapter 308 Let Me Be Worth It appChapter 309 Let Me Say Goodbye appChapter 310 Keep the Promise, Break the World appChapter 311 Retribution appChapter 312 The Secret appChapter 313 Blood Debt appChapter 314 My Child appChapter 315 Blood Ties appChapter 316 The Only Thing Left appChapter 317 No Regrets appChapter 318 A Name That Still Hurts appChapter 319 A Thread of Light appChapter 320 Daddy appChapter 321 Coming Home appChapter 322 Her Name Is Nancy appChapter 323 The Past That Wouldn’t Let Go appChapter 324 The One I Couldn't Let Go appChapter 325 The Life That Should Have Been Hers appChapter 326 What Was Left Behind appChapter 327 The Diary She Left Behind appChapter 328 The Weight of Regret appChapter 329 Never Truly Wanted appChapter 330 Too Late to Make It Right appChapter 331 A Face from the Past appChapter 332 You’re Not My Family appChapter 333 The Last Place You’d Expect appChapter 334 The Grave of the Guilty appChapter 335 Too Little, Too Late appChapter 336 The House of Guilt appChapter 337 The Woman Who Stayed Behind appChapter 338 Born Again to Burn It All Down appChapter 339 The Path of a Prodigy appChapter 340 This Time, I Hit First appChapter 341 Let Him Taste Injustice appChapter 342 The Family I Should Have Had appChapter 343 A Home That Was Always Meant to Be appChapter 344 The Love I Deserved appChapter 345 The One and Only Sister appChapter 346 The Jealous Brother appChapter 347 Not Sharing appChapter 348 First Hug appChapter 349 The Groom I Choose appChapter 350 My One and Only appChapter 351 First Kiss appChapter 352 The Stepmother’s Malice appChapter 353 Blood on the Smile appChapter 354 The Only Brother appChapter 355 A Warning in Blood appChapter 356 The Birthday She Never Had appChapter 357 Spoiled Rotten appChapter 358 The Unexpected Encounter appChapter 359 Don't Touch What's Mine appChapter 360 This Is How I Raise My Daughter appChapter 361 That’s How You Raise a Daughter appChapter 362 : The Plan Behind the Gift appChapter 363 The Center of Attention appChapter 364 A Name Worthy of Her appChapter 365 Déjà Vu appChapter 366 Same Scene, Different Fate appChapter 367 No Mercy for the Merciless appChapter 368 Too Little, Too Late appChapter 369 Too Late for Redemption appChapter 370 The Real Sister appChapter 371 The Devil in a Suit appChapter 372 A Monster’s Game appChapter 373 She Already Has a Family appChapter 374 Alice’s Collapse appChapter 375 Bargaining with Blood appChapter 376 Performance and Revelation appChapter 377 The Real Mother appChapter 378 Only One Mother appChapter 379 No Forgiveness, No Redemption appChapter 380 The Only One to Protect appChapter 381 Vengeance and Rescue appChapter 382 Bonds That Broke Beyond Repair appChapter 383 No Mercy Left to Give appChapter 384 Home Is Where the Heart Stays appChapter 385 Out of Reach appChapter 386 A Savior Unexpected appChapter 387 The Genius and Her Shadow appChapter 388 Never Again appChapter 389 A Bowl of Noodles appChapter 390 A Daughter’s Warmth appChapter 391 The Unexpected Visitor appChapter 392 The One Who Dared to Steal Him appChapter 393 Wrong Target appChapter 394 Out of Her League appChapter 395 The Fall of a Star appChapter 396 The World's Youngest Scientist appChapter 397 A Toast to New Lives appChapter 398 No Forgiveness in This Lifetime appChapter 399 Too Late for Regret appChapter 400 Rain and Reunion appChapter 401 Strangers in the Rain appChapter 402 A Bouquet for the Right Person appChapter 403 The Trickster Groomer appChapter 404 An Unexpected Proposal appChapter 405 No Room for Forgiveness appChapter 406 Deserved Consequences appChapter 407 A New Beginning, A Shadow from the Past appChapter 408 The Stranger at the School Gate appChapter 409 No Forgiveness Across Lifetimes appChapter 410 This Life Is Mine app
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