I Quit Being a StepMother Novel

Chapter 615 " Back then , I even misunderstood Ms. Ravelle because of Kate . I must've been blind . Kate's a real performer , isn't she ? " " She totally deserves what's coming to her . " Sylvia read the messages with relish . " Oh , by the way , did you hear ? Your father's been arrested . The trial's about to start . " Kate's head shot up . " What did you say ? That's impossible ! " It had been so long . How could there still be evidence ? Connor was the only hope she had left . If he'd been arrested , then she ... The rest of her life would be ...

She collapsed to the floor in a daze , mumbling , " Am I going to be trapped here for life? " Sylvia laughed . " You wish . Trapped here for life ? That would be letting you live in comfort . " From that day on , Kate couldn't sleep anymore . Night after night , she stared out the window . She wanted freedom . All she had to do was open the window , and it would be right there . Yet , she couldn't grasp it at all . She had picked this place herself , but it was now her cage . How ridiculous . Half a month later , Sawyer appeared in front of Kate without warning . He said , " We're going out .

" Kate froze . " We ? You're bringing me along ? " Was Sawyer actually bringing her out ? What was he planning ? After 40 minutes , their car stopped in front of the courthouse . Outside , a crowd of reporters had already gathered . They were waiting for someone to come out . A dull buzz filled Kate's head . She had a feeling that she knew what this was . The car door swung open , and Sawyer's bodyguard yanked her out . Reporters spotted her almost instantly and surged forward with cameras and microphones . " Ms. Pearson ! What do you think about what your father did?

" " Did you know about your father's actions beforehand ? " " We heard you know the victim involved in the incident and that you said she had it coming . Is that true , Ms. Pearson ? " The bodyguard shoved Kate toward the press ; there was nowhere to hide . They all talked at once , and the noise stabbed at her ears . 1/3 She shook her head , covering her ears , backing away step by step . " I don't know ... None of this has anything to do with me ... " " Ms. Pearson , members of the online community have compiled years of incidents connected to you .

You stabbed your best friend in the back , hurt children , sowed discord between your friend and her fiance , badmouthed her in front of his mother , and even threatened a mother to harm her own children , among other things . How do you manage to switch your cruelty on and off so easily ? " " Did your father teach you that ? " " If your mother's spirit could see you like this , do you think she'd be heartbroken ? " Kate's vision swam , the voices in her ears fading in and out . She tried to break through the crowd , instinctively searching for the only person she'd ever truly trusted .

Sawyer sat in the car, watching her with cold detachment . Kate took one shaky step after another toward him with the reporters crowding her , forming a wall around her . Grasping for a lifeline , she rasped , " Sawyer ... " The live broadcast had already hit every major platform in Draventh . No one felt sympathy seeing Kate in such a state . To them , this was nothing but deserved . Kate stared at Sawyer through the crush of bodies . There was no anger in her eyes or pleading . All that was there was a trace of reluctance to let go . Sylvia frowned at that .

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