"Vivian... Vivian, I'm sorry. I'm talking nonsense. Will you forgive me? Beneath the tears lies endless hatred.

It's all her fault. It's all her fault. If it weren't for her, how could my beloved father have laid a hand on me!

John looked at Nicole, whose face was swollen from his beating, and did not go up to show concern.

He just tried harder to please Raymond, but felt in his heart that it was really a waste of raising this girl, so worthless!

Nicole clenched her palm tightly. How had she ever been treated like this from childhood to adulthood?

Even her father seemed to be on Vivian's side, even though she had done nothing wrong!

Ignoring Nicole's pleading look at him, John was most worried about his project and secretly winked at Vivian.

John was furious to see that Vivian didn't respond.

What a good-for-nothing daughter! It was fine to be a rebel at home, but now you're bending your elbow outside. It's really a waste of raising her!

But it's not the time to think about these things yet.

"Vivian, Nicole's words deserve a beating! Yes!" Saying this, John glared fiercely at Nicole, who was drenched in pear blossoms.

"You see I've already punished her now, okay? It's your father's fault. He didn't discipline your sister well. Will you forgive him once?"

Dad?

Forgive?

Vivian's eyes were icy cold like glaciers, and she wore a contemptuous smile at the corners of her mouth, but with a hint of stiffness.

There was a long silence, and John bent over, not daring to move, the smile on his face gradually stiffened.

He had never been so submissive before, urging Vivian to be more sensible.

Putting down the teacup in his hand, Raymond merely glanced at Nicole, who was standing aside, with a dripping pear blossom, and showed no mercy.

Nicole was a little anxious and quickly pleaded with Raymond in a coquettish voice.

"Mr.Raymond, I did this wrong thing. Could you help me plead for Vivian? I often do wrong things at home. Vivian has never treated me like this. At most she scolded me... I don't know what's going on today, I...

"Shut up."

Before he could finish, Raymond impatiently spat out two words and sat down on the sofa with Vivian, looking up and down at the so-called sister, Nicole.

"Mr.Raymond, I... Dad..."

Nicole's big eyes were instantly filled with tears, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

Seeing Vivian and Raymond just looking at her like a monkey watching, her jealousy and hatred grew stronger and stronger.

Turning his head, he sent out a distress signal to Sophia.

Seeing the situation, Sophia was also somewhat helpless.

Unless Vivian does something that challenges John's bottom line, she and her daughter will have to endure it again and again.

Vivian, you're really great!

"Is this your own sister? ?"

Frowning slightly, Raymond spat out a few words, but made the atmosphere even more eerie.

Vivian, on the other hand, adjusted her mindset and told Raymond about it in detail after they got out.

For now, working together is the most important thing. It's rare for Raymond to be kind to me. Why not take advantage of it?

"Do you think we are alike?"

With a slight tilt of her head, Vivian laughed sarcastically, looking at John with a hint of provocation.

"This... The two are not sisters of the same mother. But they get along very well in daily life and are no worse than sisters of the same mother!" John was anxious and answered before Vivian did.

"Get out." Raymond's voice carried coldness and disgust.

As soon as he heard this, John understood it completely.

It was a wrong decision to send them home today. If I had known it would be like this, I should have brought them over after the project competition ended next month!

"Oh, Mr.Steven, you see Nicole has been taught a lesson and admitted her mistake. I promise I will teach her well afterwards, so forgive her."

Seeing that if she did not act, Nicole would really become a laughingstock between the two families, Sophia plucked up her courage and, with a smile, went up to make a fool of herself.

But it's obvious that Raymond doesn't fall for this.

He turned a blind eye to her flattery, fiddled with his watch and said goodbye in a deep voice.

"It's very noisy here. I'll think about coming over when it gets quiet."

"Yes, yes, yes! Take good care of you. I will surely discipline my daughter who is not doing well!"

John now knew there was no hope of participating in next month's project and wished Raymond to leave soon. No more bad things, and if anything happens again, House of Johnson's company will probably be in trouble!

John's fawning face made Vivian even more disgusted, with nothing but bottomless coldness and indifference in her eyes.

Why would such a man find a woman as gentle and kind as his mother?

"Mom... I... ;

Nicole dared to speak when she saw all three walking towards the door.

Her eyes were full of malice and grievance. How could she ever have such humiliation from childhood to adulthood!

"Well, I'm not talking about you. You should have acted according to your mood and stopped when it was good. But your dad was really tough, and his face was swollen."

Sophia touched Nicole's face with concern. There was a clear red palm print on it, which made her hand tremble.

Nicole's resentful voice echoed in the living room: "I don't care what she will become in the future, but I must let her know that I am the one who will always step on her head!"

Looking at John's disgusting face getting further and further away behind her, Vivian finally let out a deep sigh.

At least she felt a little better in her heart because of the little revenge today, but some things had become a new shadow in her heart that wouldn't go away.

"Not happy?"

Raymond, who was sitting aside, seemed to notice her dullness and casually asked, his tone cold and indifferent, without any ups and downs or emotions.

"It's okay, I'm just a little tired. Thank you for your concern."

Vivian was so flattered that she didn't expect him to inquire. But she remained very composed, smiling at him, reserved and proper.

"Yeah."

Since nothing happened, he wouldn't ask any more.

He never cared about the feelings of others, and today was an exception for her.

As they were almost at the villa, Vivian was still thinking about what John had done today.

How many such fathers can be found in the world?

But that's fine. It won't put any psychological burden on her.

Stepping on this cold and disgusting man, all you can get is a sense of achievement!

Anyway, House of Johnson, without her mother and grandfather, had nothing to do with her.

Looking at the man sitting upright and reading the documents beside her, Vivian fell into deep thought.

Fortunately, she was now out of House of Johnson and no longer had to endure Sophia and Nicole's hypocritical looks.

But... Are you going to live like this for the rest of your life? Are you going to follow your destiny and be a good wife and mother?

"Ha, how could that be?" Vivian found that people are indeed greedy, and after escaping the swamp of House of Johnson, she found that she had higher aspirations.

She has never been a dodder who only relies on men. It is her extraordinary ability that has kept her alive until now.

Relying on men? Unless she's dead.