Chapter 607 No Way Out

Nora gritted her teeth. “I didn’t push her into it. She did it on her own.”

Duncan frowned. “What good does saying that do now? Wyatt won’t even look at you. The whole family is suffering because of you.”

Because of her? When things didn’t work out, the blame was all hers. When they did, she wouldn’t get a single bit of credit. She was just a mule to be wrung dry for every drop of value.

Duncan sighed again. “Nora, actually, there’s another idea. I think if you do this, Wyatt will definitely show up. Want to give it a try?”

He didn’t explain what it was. He just sent her a message.

The hospital room fell silent. Nora’s red eyes shifted almost imperceptibly toward the door.

Just then, they heard footsteps. Sharon walked in, helping Nera to stand.

A masked doctor came in next to check on Madam Mary.

Sharon supported Nora, gently squeezing her arm and speaking in a reassuring voice. “Don’t worry, Nora. Your grandma will be fine.”

Then, when the doctor wasn’t paying attention, she leaned close to her ear and whispered just loud enough for her alone to hear: “The family isn’t going to give you many more chances. If you still can’t win Wyatt over, then Grandma will have no choice but to use you elsewhere—so they don’t feel like raising you all these years was a waste.”

That night.

Yunice lay on her bed and glanced at her phone.

Victor had sent her a few messages asking how school was going.

Tommy had messaged too, asking if she wanted to go out for a bite. There were a few popular night stalls near campus.

Yunice politely declined, saying she was too tired from pulling weeds all day.

After replying, she scrolled through her phone again, eventually stopping on Wyatt’s chat window.

The last message was from three hours ago.

She hesitated for a moment, then closed the chat without typing anything, instead opening her hidden phone system.

Her phone had dual systems. The hidden one required fingerprint verification—if anyone picked up her phone by accident, they’d never know it existed.

Only a few people had access to that system. One of them, with a motorcycle avatar, had sent her several updates, including videos.

Chapter 607 No Way Out

They were the latest reports from the Saunders family.

Because Owen and Lily’s passports were damaged and their IDs were missing, they couldn’t get sent to any hospital or check into a hotel, and had no way of applying for new documents. Effectively, they were grounded.

With no other option, they had to stay at the Saunders residence.

Lily didn’t want to end up sleeping on the streets, so she reluctantly went home. But she was terrified of Timothy. Just standing at the front door, she was shaking and refused to go in.

“Owen, can you let Mom stay at a friend’s house for a couple of days? Once you’ve dealt with Timothy, I’ll come back. He’s terrifying—if I go back now, he’ll ruin me!”

Owen frowned. Before he could come up with a plan, a sudden, blood-curdling scream came from inside the Saunders home.

He jumped. It was Peggy!

Only Peggy and Timothy were home. Had something happened?

Owen ran toward the house in a panic, terrified that Timothy had done something terrible.

Lily, hearing the scream, was even more frightened. She stayed outside, trembling, and hid in Owen’s car, locking the doors as if afraid Timothy might see her.

“Get off me! Help! Get off me! I’m calling the cops! I’m calling the cops!”

Owen burst into the living room and saw it all.

Peggy’s hair was a mess. She was wrapped in a towel, her long legs exposed as she ran around the house in a panic.

Timothy, that disgusting old pervert, just stood there grinning, his rotten teeth on full display, watching the whole thing like he was enjoying the show. He didn’t even look concerned.

Peggy finally grabbed her phone, but Timothy just laughed. “Calling the cops? Go ahead. Do it. Once you do, your man’s going to jail. Me? I’m not afraid.”

Peggy glared at him, her hand trembling as she clutched her towel tightly to her chest. Her eyes brimmed with hatred. She dialed 911 on the spot.

Just then, a figure rushed over and slapped the phone out of her hand. The force was so great that Peggy’s entire arm went numb.

She turned and looked in shock.

It was Owen.

Her eyes first lit up with relief then quickly went cold as she realized what had just happened. Her voice rose in fury. “Owen, you goddamn idiot! You saw what he was doing to me and instead of stopping him, you hit me? Are you out of your mind?!”