Chapter 292
In the prison on the outskirts of Cobridge, the prison guard said, “Inmate 847, Abigail Gibson. Your family’s here to pick you up. Be good from now
Abigail mechanically took the storage box the guard handed her and gave a slight nod. She then followed the instructions to change out of her prison uniform and into the clothes she had worn when she arrived.
The short–sleeved dress had been sitting in storage for three years. The fabric was faded and worn, with several deep creases in the middle, and it Img loosely on her body.
Abigail thought, ‘Family? She let out a cold, mocking laugh
Three years ago, the Gibson family had shown up at the orphanage with a paternity test, tearfully claiming that she was their long–lost heiress and brought her back to Cobridge..
it wasn’t until she got there that Abigail found out her biological parents had adopted another daughter named Daniella Gibson to ease the pain of losing her.
The Gibson family had raised Daniella like a princess for fifteen years and couldn’t bear to let
her go
To outsiders, they vaguely claimed Abigail had been sent to a village because of health reasons, while saying Daniella was her younger sister and still the youngest heiress of the Gibson family.
But then Daniella hit and killed someone with her car.
The Gibson family scolded Abigail, “If you hadn’t insisted we go to your graduation ceremony, we wouldn’t have missed Dani’s performance. She was distracted while driving because of that. This is your fault. You owe her.”
Before Abigail could even protest, the Gibson family had already taken care of all the paperwork and thrown her in prison.
Abigail thought, What family do I even have left?”
The prison gates slowly opened, Sunlight spilled in from outside, and Abigail squinted against the glare, spotting a man leaning against a car not far
away:
He wore a beige long trench coat, a stark contrast to Abigail’s thin dress, like they belonged to two different worlds.
That was Stephen Gibson, her biological second brother. The day she was brought back to the Gibson family, he was the one who’d picked her up. held her in his arms, and told her she’d now be the most cherished treasure of the Gibson household.
but later, was Stephen who pinned down Abigail’s hand and forced her to press her fingerprint on the confession letter just to protect Daniella.
Seeing Abigail standing still, Stephen walked up to her and reached out to take her bag. “Let’s go home.”
Abigail gave a bitter smile. When she had first gone to prison, she used to imagine every day that the Gibson family would come to take her home.
But in prison, Abigail had been beaten until she vomited blood, starved until she had to crawl on the floor, and locked in the bathroom all night shivering from the cold.
She endured all of it and made it through three years, and not once did anyone from the Gibson family come to see her
Now Abigail had finally accepted the truth–that between her and Daniella, the only one the Gibsons ever truly loved was Daniella.
Stephen saying “Let’s go hour” didn’t seem to mean much to Abigail anymore
Abigail lowered her eyes and subtly avoided Stephen’s hand. Her voice was distant. “No thanks. I can carry it
Stephen’s hand hung in midair, frozen for a few seconds. The Abigail be remembered was easy to please. As long as he was a little nice to her, she would forget everything unpleasant, call him “Stevie” and cling to him sweetly.
Stephen had pictured her crying and thanking hing for picking her up. But faced with her indifference, it hit him like a punch to the gut–sharp and suffocating
After all, Abigail was his real sister. Stephen held back his frustration and explained, “Dani’s been depressed since the car accident. Her mood’s been all over the place.
a’s why we didn’t come visit you”
“We’ve had to take turns staying with her so she
e wouldn’t hurt herself. That’s
As he spoke, something seemned to occur to him. He said, “When you get back, don’t stay in the main house. Go live in the nanny Georgia’s room for a while, just in case Dani sees you and spirals again”
Chapter 292
When Abigul heard that, she only found it ironic. Daniella had killed someone, yet somehow ended up being the one everyone saw as the victim,
The whole family took turns looking after Daniella and they were so caught up in it that they forgot about Abigail, their actual flesh and blood sitting in prison. Even now that Abigail was coming home, they were still afraid she might upset Daniella.
Abigail thought, I don’t want this so–called home anymore. They can put me wherever they want–it doesn’t matter
A breeze passed through. Abigail rubbed her arms to fight the chill and responded in a low voice, “Whatever you see fit”
Aside from that one glance at the beginning, she didn’t look at Stephen again.
Stephen, however, suddenly remembered when Abigail was twelve. He had gone to pick her up, and she clung to his neck, timidly asking. “Stevie, when I get home, will I have my own room!”
He still remembered what he’d told her back then. He’d responded, “You’re the apple of our eye. You’ll always stay in the biggest, nicest r
room
That room was later given to Daniella. Abigail had cried and threw a fit over it for a long time. But now, it seemed like Abigail didn’t care about anything anymore.
Stephen’s chest tightened like it was stuffed with something heavy and suffocating. He frowned. “If you’re not happy about it, just tell me. I’ve got other properties. I can set you up somewhere else.”
Abigail shook her head. “No need to trouble yourself, sir.” That “sir” came from years of keeping her head down and knowing her place in prison.
However, Stephen fel a rush of anger building inside. It sat heavy in his chest, hot and unsettled. “You were only in prison for three years, doing Just fine. But Dani nearly died multiple times.
“You can only blame yourself for dragging us to that stupid graduation ceremony. Dani only got into that accident because of you. She’s not complaining, so what are you acting all high and mighty for?
“Did you forget what kind of life you had in the orphanage? Did we ever let you go without food or clothes under our roof! Don’t be so ungrateful.
“If it weren’t for the fact that you have to personally call off the gement with the Fletcher family’s heir, you think I’d waste my time picking you up?”
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