Annika quickly grabbed the phone and eximed, "Dad... That''s Ms. Chloe''s phone. What are you doing?"


    Donovan seemed to realize he had gone too far and remembered that it was my phone. He sneaked a nce at me.


    I observed the scene calmly and didn''t bother to offer any polite gestures or reassurances like "It''s okay" or "It''s not a big deal."


    I watched them coldly as a detached spectator.


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    "You don''t need to apologize, Annika. I''llpensate her if the phone is broken. You don''t need to act like this in front of them!" Arton said protectively.


    I didn''t know why, but his actionsforted me. It was clear that Arton genuinely cared for his sister and tried to protect her.


    Arton looked displeased and nced at me again. "Are you two the cause of this trouble? Exin it to me right now. Who are you two? Don''t mention Mnie again. I don''t know her."


    I looked at Arton coldly. "I used to be Mnie''s sister-inw. Now do you know who I am?"


    Sure enough, after I spoke, Arton paused for a moment and stared at me silently.


    I smiled indifferently. "Do you remember now? Or are you still going to tell me you don''t know anything?"


    "So what? What are you doing here at our house? If you have something to say, you could have talked to me directly. You didn''t have toe to my house and bother my parents. Just because you''re a woman doesn''t mean I won''t punch you."


    Carol grew anxious when she heard what Arton said. She looked at Arton fearlessly and stood up.


    With a lowugh, she said, "Don''t pretend you don''t know your ce, Arton. If it weren''t for my boss, your son would still be homeless!"


    Carol spoke quickly. Her face was determined and she exuded a powerful aura.


    "Don''t you know what kind of person Mnie is after you dealt with her for such a long time? She''s been to prison. You dare say you don''t know about that? How many wrongs has shemitted, and how many immoral things has she done to her own sister-inw? Don''t tell me you had no part in that. If you don''t mind, we can have the cops investigate this."


    "You''re asking for trouble!" Arton immediately stepped forward threateningly, but Annika stopped him. "Arton, what are you doing?"


    Carol remained unaffected and became even more formidable. "Asking for trouble? Do you really think no one knows what you did to Mnie?"


    Fire glinted in Arton''s eyes. It seemed like he wanted to tear Carol apart.


    "Don''t y tough with me and pretend to be all fierce. I''m not afraid of you, Arton."


    Carol pointed at Arton and


    continued to shout, "Mnie neglected a little child. She''s a disgrace of a mother! Her mother''s even worse. She took advantage of her daughter''s troubles and ran away with the money, abandoning the poor child.


    "Do you know how difficult it was for us to get the little one taken care of by a kind-hearted family? Chloe takes the time to visit him whenever she can, brings him to his home, and takes care of everything he needs. How dare you shout at her like that?"


    Carol spoke passionately. "Aren''t you afraid that your son will turn out to be just like you?"


    "To be honest, Chloe made the tough decision toe here for the child. We were afraid he''d be corrupted if he lived with your family. Just look at your behavior..."


    As Carol finished speaking, she turned to me. "I think we should forget this, Chloe. If the child grows up in this family, he''ll end up just like his father. Your efforts will be in vain. Let''s go."


    Donovan grew anxious when he heard what Carol said. "Please don''t add fuel to the fire, youngdy. The child belongs to our family, and we''ll definitely raise him well. You can rest assured. "Ms. Chloe, I can guarantee you that we''ll never let the child turn into anything like that beast."


    Panicking, he pointed at Arton and yelled, "You better apologize to her right now!"