Chapter 1125 - 1167: How Could You Do This?

Chapter 1125: Chapter 1167: How Could You Do This?

Ling Shenglan paused for a moment, then continued her tearful accusation, "She saves every penny, rents the cheapest apartment, eats meals even worse than yours, and sends whatever money she has left to you! Did you know that? Why would she tighten her belt to send you money? It’s because she thought you were her parents! But even though she was so good to you, not only did you not show gratitude, but you... you actually... you actually told me when I asked about her whereabouts that she was rebellious, turned into a delinquent, got expelled from school, disliked poor parents like you, and cut ties with you! How could you say such things to slander her? Defame her like that? She is my daughter, my only daughter! Have you ever thought that because of your words, my daughter and I might never meet again in our lifetime?"

"I know she’s my biological niece. I also know that the reason you gave birth to her in the first place was because I promised to help you take care of her. I also know we’re worse than pigs or dogs for pocketing your money, not fit to be called human! I even know that defaming her in front of you might cause you two to never see each other again! But I had no way out, I was powerless! You know, your sister-in-law is overbearing, she makes all the decisions at home! She forbade me from telling you the truth, otherwise... otherwise she would leave with the kids and never let me see them again! If I couldn’t see them, I wouldn’t survive, I might die! It’s just... I had no choice...!" Ling’s father found his eyes reddening unconsciously as he spoke.

In fact, for all these years, he felt guilty and remorseful for what his wife did to his sister and niece! But he was too cowardly, too weak! He didn’t dare to resist, not even having the courage to say ’no’!

Ling Shenglan sternly retorted, "You knew that if your sister-in-law took the kids and left, you wouldn’t survive, you might die! But when you were deceiving me, did you ever think that without Yueyue, I wouldn’t survive or might die too? Why couldn’t you put yourself in our shoes and think about us?"

Ling’s father lowered his head and argued, "I... I thought that since you never seemed to like Yueyue, you were able to leave her alone in Jin City! So, I assumed Yueyue was dispensable to you, I didn’t realize she meant so much to you!"

Ling Shenglan immediately said, "If she wasn’t important to me, would I come back to look for her? Would I specifically go to the countryside to find you? Would I search for her through newspaper ads for half a year in Jin City? Brother, stop finding excuses for your selfishness! If you were truly afraid of your sister-in-law’s authority to tell me the truth face-to-face, then you could have secretly called me to tell me about Yueyue’s situation! We are siblings, even if sister-in-law deceived me, you are my elder brother. If you had told me the truth in secret, would I blame you? I would only think you were compelled to act as you did! But you didn’t do that, you chose to deceive me with sister-in-law, to hide Yueyue’s situation from me! You’ve really disappointed me!"

"I... I... I’m sorry... I really didn’t think about it that much! I didn’t know that Yueyue was so important to you! I always thought she was dispensable to you! I thought you’d be equally happy without her! And I didn’t know that you intended to reconcile with her this time!" Being scolded by his own sister like this, Ling’s father wished he could crawl into a hole.

It’s all his fault, blinded by greed, afraid his sister would find out the truth and take back the living expenses meant for Yueyue, and more frightened that Yueyue might come looking for them to take back all the money sent over the years!

In these five years, Yueyue had spent over two hundred thousand at their home! Plus, Huo Junmo’s million, that’s a staggering amount!

If Huo Junmo knew they weren’t Yueyue’s biological parents and had never fulfilled parental responsibilities for even a day, he would certainly reclaim the million!

So, once the truth was exposed, they would lose at least one and a half million! That one and a half million was extremely important to them, they were counting on it to help their younger siblings finish school, start families, and establish their careers!

It was precisely because of this thought that, knowing full well his wife was deceiving his sister, he still let it happen!

He just never expected that his sister would encounter Yueyue on the day before she left! He thought they would never meet their whole lives, and their lies would never be exposed. Unexpectedly, paper couldn’t contain fire, and everything was eventually discovered by his sister!

"I didn’t intend to reconcile with her. I didn’t want Yueyue to know she had a mother who once abandoned her, I just simply wanted to come back and make up for her, just that! However, I never expected that my biological brother would be such a selfish, terrifying person! For all these years, I must have been so wrong about you!" Ling Shenglan was gritting her teeth by the end.

"Sister, I’m sorry, indeed it’s our fault in this matter, please forgive your brother, your brother promises to never make such a mistake again! Your brother will definitely treat Yueyue well, never let her suffer again!" At this moment, apart from begging for forgiveness, Ling’s father didn’t know what else to say!

After all, he was in the wrong from the start, apology was all he had! Now he just wished his sister could forgive him and wouldn’t tell Yueyue the truth, otherwise... if Yueyue knew they weren’t her real parents, and constantly demanded money from her, she would definitely be angry!

If Yueyue knew the truth, Huo Junmo would know too! Ling’s father couldn’t even imagine what Huo Junmo would do in his rage.

After hearing Ling’s father’s words, Ling Shenglan could only find them sarcastically laughable, "Treat her well? Not let her suffer? During the years when she needed you the most, you didn’t treat her well, now she’s grown up, an adult, capable of taking care of herself, and you say you’ll treat her well! Does she still need you to take care of her now?"

If it wasn’t for the fear that Yueyue would be heartbroken after knowing the truth, she really wanted to tell her everything!

She didn’t want Yueyue to be deceived by these fake parents anymore, and feared Yueyue might keep giving money to these impostors who contributed nothing!

However, what she feared more was: If she told Yueyue the truth, would Yueyue be able to handle the blow?