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    Yvonne ran out, crying. After getting into the car, she leaned on the steering wheel and cried for a long time. Her eyes were red and swollen. Why was Geoffrey like this? Why?


    She thought her father was just strict and harsh toward others, but she never expected him to be a madman. He even treated his own family this way.


    She was his daughter, but he almost choked her to death just now.


    Yvonne''s neck was red and painful. In fact, she was still struggling to breathe.


    She drove to her grandmother''s house, and as soon as she entered, she cried out, "Grandma, Grandma!"


    She wanted to tell her grandmother about what happened and get some support.


    X heard themotion and quickly came downstairs. "Vonnie, what brings you here?"


    "Mom!" Yvonne threw herself into X''s arms and hugged her tightly, crying, "Mom!"


    "What happened, Vonnie? Why are you crying so hard?" X hurriedly held her daughter.


    Suddenly, she noticed the red marks on Yvonne''s neck. It seemed as if Yvonne had been strangled.


    "Vonnie, what happened to your neck? Let me see," she said, lifting Yvonne''s head and looking at the red marks more closely.


    "What happened? Who bullied you?" X asked sternly. "Tell me now."


    Yvonne wiped her tears away and said, "I-It was Dad."


    "What did you say?" X was shocked. "Why did your father hurt you? What happened?"


    "Mom, I... I..." Yvonne cried, heart-broken.


    X immediately held her daughter and sat her down on the couch, using a tissue to wipe thetter''s tears.


    "Vonnie, please stop crying. Tell me what happened, please." X was anxious. After all, Yvonne was her only daughter.


    X''s health wasn''t great, and Yvonne was a child she had fought hard to give birth to. So, X cherished Yvonne like a treasure. Even though Geoffrey was usually strict, he had never hit this daughter.


    Seeing the red marks on Yvonne''s neck enraged X, so much so that she started to feel a bit dizzy.N?velDrama.Org exclusive content.


    "Mom, why did Dad divorce you? Do you know? He did it for that woman, for that...that so-called first love of his!"


    X suddenly froze, staring at her in shock. "Vonnie, where did you hear this from?"


    "Mom, tell me if it''s true!" Yvonne grasped X''s arm and shook it. "Tell me! Did you know what kind of person Dad was when you married him? Did you know he loved another woman?"


    X''s hands trembled. "This happened many years ago. Your father and I are already divorced. Please don''t bring it up again, okay?"


    "No, we have to talk about it!" Yvonne cried. "Seb and I have grown up; we''re both over twenty now. Don''t we have the right to know? Aren''t we family? I''m your daughter. Why can''t you tell me? You don''t see me as your daughter at all!"


    "How could that be? You''ll always be my precious daughter." Hearing this, X felt heartbroken and tightly hugged her. "It''s not that I want to hide it, but it happened a long time ago. There''s no point in bringing up the past. Besides, your father and I are divorced. We''ll have to move on sooner orter."


    "Only Dad has moved on," Yvonne retorted. "Mom, you don''t have a new life. You often cry, feeling sad and lonely. But Dad? He''s enjoying himself with another woman! You''ve silently given everything for him, but what did he do? Once he''s done using you, he just divorces you. He''s nothing but a bastard and an


    animal!"


    "Vonnie, don''t say such things about your father." X covered her mouth. "He''s still your father, so you can''t say that."


    Yvonne forcefully pushed her mother''s hand away.


    "Why can''t I? I can, and I will! He''s with his first love again now. That woman named Sydney Harper... She takes good care of herself and still has charm, but she can''t everpare to you, Mom. I really don''t understand why Dad is still thinking about her. I''m angry! I really feel it''s unfair for you, Mom!"


    Seeing X silent, Yvonne seemed to discover something.


    "Mom, did you already know? You knew everything, right? You''ve been indulging Dad all along, haven''t you? Say something!"


    "Vonnie, I do know that your father


    has a first love When he married me, I was aware of his intentions, but I loved him. I couldn''t control my feelings for him, so I was willing to eptit if he cut ties with that woman. And indeed, he did. For many years, he never contacted her. They only started seeing each other again in the past few months."


    "I don''t believe you! Mom, don''t speak for him. They must have been together long ago."


    "Vonnie, listen to me."


    X felt the same heartache seeing her daughter in pain, and she was equally ashamed.


    "Your father truly hadn''t been in


    contact with her for many years. It was only recently that they started seeing each other again. And the divorce between your father and me had been brewing before he met Sydney again. Divorcing him is good for me; I won''t be trapped in that marriage anymore. I''m free now. I admit I''m still sad, but after a while, I''ll be okay. Please don''t feel that it''s unfair for me. This was my own choice."