Chapter 7
I went to a digital store to buy a new phone and transferred the restored video and the footage from my home’s security. cameras onto it.]
With my phone in hand and the receipts for the destroyed antiques and luxury Items, I headed to the police station
As I walked through the station’s doors, I saw that Peter and Kamila were already waiting there.
When Kamila saw me, she affectionately hooked her arm around Peter’s and said sweetly,
“Dad, as long as you teach this mistress a good lesson, I can pretend nothing happened and help smooth things over with
Mom.”
Peter, startled to see me, quickly pulled his arm away from Kamila,
“Vanessa, what are you doing here?”
“This isn’t what you think. Kamila is just a relative’s child who likes to call me Dad.”
I let out a cold laugh.
“Oh, really? How about we go get a paternity test?”
At that, Peter’s face turned deathly pale.[]
Kamila, annoyed, spoke up.
“Dad, what are you talking about? Lam your biological daughter.”
“What’s the big deal about a mistress? What’s she got to brag about?”
No sooner had Kamila finished her sentence than Peter slapped her hard across the face,
“Mistress? Are you crazy? She’s your sister!“[]
Kamila was stunned by the slap, tears welling up in her eyes.
“Dad, how dare you hit me? And since when do you have a daughter outside of our family? How could you betray Mom?”
Seeing that he couldn’t explain things, Peter tried to pull me aside,
“Vanessa, Kamila just misunderstood us. Look, whatever she broke in your house, I’ll pay for it, okay?”
I took a step back in disgust.
“Fine, I was waiting for you to say that. Kamila and her friends smashed things in my house with such enthusiasm. I just did some calculations, and the antiques and luxury items they destroyed add up to over 80 million.”
“I’ll let the small change go. Just compensate me with a straight 80 million. Would you like to pay by card or cash?“]
Peter was so stunned by the amount that he nearly lost his balance,
“That much?”
Seeing Peter’s momentary shock, Kamila quickly rushed to support him.||
“Dad, even If she’s not a mistress, the things I broke were all yours. Why should you have to pay?““]
Peter glared at Kamila.
“Shut upr“]
He then switched to a pleading tone.]
“Vanessa, Kamila was wrong. l’or your mother’s sake, can’t you forgive her?]
I sneered and shoved my phone with the video in his face.
“If you hadn’t mentioned my mother, I might have let this go.”
“But you probably don’t know that the video of you plotting to kill my mother has been restored.”
“Even if I wanted to forgive you, you’re still going to prison!”
Peter’s legs gave out, and he collapsed onto the floor, muttering to himself,]
“How is this possible? I destroyed it.“]
I watched coldly as Peter sat there, completely broken. After a moment, he seemed to snap back to reality and crawled over to me, begging.
nare me.“1
“Vanessa, I was wrong. Please, just this once, spare me.”
“I was only temporarily out of my mind. Please, think of all the years I’ve cared for you and show me some mercy.“]
I raised an eyebrow]
“Cared for me? I think you were just waiting for me to die like my mother, so you could inherit my family’s wealth.“]
Peter had nothing left to say.]
Seeing me press on, Kamila, in a self–righteous display, stepped in front of Peter.
“Vanessa, stop being so aggressive. Can you really say that all your family’s money is clean? For all you know, your mother did something shameful behind your back…”
Kamila didn’t even get to finish her sentence before Peter kicked her down.[]
“Kamila, how could I have such a stupid daughter? If it weren’t for you, I would have succeeded! You idiot!“]]
A nearby policewoman couldn’t stand it any longer and spoke up.]
“Miss Kamila, Miss Stewart’s n mother was a well–known entrepreneur in our city. The new school bullding at your university was donated by her. You should know that.”
But Kamila wasn’t listening and instead screamed at Peter,
“Dad, I was defending you, and you hit me? And you call me stupid? I’m your daughter. If I’m stupid, how smart can you be?”
Peter, his eyes blazing with anger, tried to slap Kamila again, but the police stopped him.
Kamila wasn’t backing down either and began clawing at Peter’s face in a frenzy, leaving deep scratches all over him.]
