“Back then, when you beat her, you should have been jailed for assault and battery. Maybe then you’d have a clearer head now. But it doesn’t matter. This time, if you don’t pay for every flower and every item you destroyed, you’ll end up in jail anyway.”
Martin’s confident speech from moments ago had just been thrown back in his face.
He looked ready to kill someone.
“Lillian, you don’t know what’s good for you. I gave you a chance, but you didn’t take it. Don’t blame me for what happens next. Since you care so much about your mother and grandmother, just think about what will happen to them when you die, which will be soon.”
“The disownment agreement is very clear,” Lillian stated calmly. “I was granted full responsibility for our grandmother’s care. From that day on, she has had nothing to do with you. As for my mother, she divorced you long ago, so she has nothing to do with you either. Even if I were to die right now, Martin, you wouldn't be able to lay a finger on either of them.”
Before, Lillian had truly believed she was going to die from her illness, so she had already made arrangements for her mother and grandmother.
Though those arrangements now seemed a bit unnecessary, hearing Martin’s threats filled her with a profound sense of security.
She calmly watched as Martin was handcuffed and put into the police car, then turned and went back inside to arrange for the damage assessment.
He would have to pay for every single thing he had destroyed.
When Leonard came downstairs, Lillian was dealing with the mess.
“Leave it. Have someone else take care of this.”

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