"I know that you are short of money, and I also know that Peter used those homeless children to


    threaten you. There are three million dors in this card. You only need to agree to one request of


    mine. I will pay you a sum of money every three months from now on," Lois said, her eyes burning


    with intensity.


    I furrowed my brow and cast a wary gaze at her. Clearly, she knew too much...


    The Angel Fund was established by the Ford family. Lois was undoubtedly linked to Peter, my


    parents, and even the Lincoln family in some way. No, now the Larson family was involved, with


    Charles and Nadia.


    It turned out that they were unable to conceive a biological child of their own. Stephany was also


    conceived through in vitro fertilization, meaning that her gic makeup did not belong to them.


    As a result, they simply desired to have a child. They did not care whether the child was being


    reced by the nanny or was elsewhere. The reason for Charles and Nadia''s indifference,


    coldness, and mistreatment towards Stephany was now clear.


    One was a daughter who was born, but not rted by blood. The other was Ann, whom they had


    raised for eighteen years. Naturally, they preferred Ann.


    The reason why Stephany''s genes and Stephanie''s genes were the same was that they belonged


    to the same batch of embryos. Biologically speaking, they were biological sisters.


    "What do you want me to do?" I stared at Lois.


    "Divorce Steven, to be with Michael, and keep pretending to be Stephanie," Lois asserted as she


    pushed the card across the table to me.


    She asked me to continue pretending to be Stephanie and apany Michael.


    "Why? Don''t you think I was sent by Peter?" I couldn''tprehend her intention.


    She scowled and let out a sarcastic chuckle. "What a joke..."


    "After Stephie died, Michaelpletely lost control. He is truly unlike his father. I never imagined he


    could feel such profound love. Previously, I viewed him as heartless and foolish, much like his


    father."


    Lois spoke again, the tone filled with mockery. "But since Stephie''s death, he appeared to have lost


    his mind. He isted himself in his room, refusing to eat or drink, and inflicted harm upon himself."


    "I''ve never seen him like this before...desperate, regretful, crazy..." Lois was likely scared by


    Michael''s behavior as well.


    "I had to force him to eat, but he ended up vomiting most of the food. He said he didn''t realize how


    much Stephie loved him, and now he regrets it."


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    Michael never believed that Stephanie loved him, and he was unaware that she was pregnant. He


    carried his regret with him until it became too heavy to bear.


    She clenched her fist and murmured. "He wants to die. He said that if he dies, he can be with


    Stephanie. He''s falling in love with an experimental subject... it''s just fate."


    I looked up at her, my eyes on high alert. She was also aware of the experimental subjects...


    Lois clenched her teeth in frustration. "After punishing himself dejectedly for a few days, he began


    to harm and abuse himself. I have no other way, so I reached out to Peter, hoping that he could help


    him out... But little did I know, this was just the start of Peter''s conspiracy. He must have


    brainwashed Michael to make him believe that Stephanie is still alive..."


    "Did he reallymit suicide?" I had my doubts. Could someone like Michael truly take his own life


    and engage in self-muttion out of guilt?


    "The first time, he cut his wrists. The second time, he not only cut his wrists but also wanted to


    drown himself in the bathtub. He mentioned that Stephie must be enduring intense pain... He said


    that Stephanie was afraid of the darkness, and he wanted to apany her.


    "For the third time, he went on a hunger strike, pushing himself to the brink of death.


    "The fourth time, this time... he cut his wrists in Stephanie''s room, making both horizontal and


    vertical cuts."


    Michael was still unconscious after being rescued. It was uncertain when he would wake up.


    She sneered and pushed the letter in front of me. "This is the letter he asked the nanny to pass


    Stephanie before his ident. As a mother, I''m asking you, please, pretend for once, even if you


    have to lie..."


    "I just want him to live." Lois pleaded, her voice trembling with tears.


    She actually begged me... She begged me to help Michael, to be with him and lie to him even if it


    was just for show.