Chapter 1043 Nightmares From the Past
And so, the couple brought Lena back home.
But they didn’t expect that in such a harsh environment, Lena would still
thrive. Not only did she obtain a full scholarship from school based on her
excellent grades, but she also received an additional scholarship.
For the sake of these scholarships, Blake and Clare didn’t prevent her from
going to school.
From elementary school onwards, Lena was able to support herself with
these scholarships. She knew that studying was her only way out, so she
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtstudied relentlessly.
On the night she took the university entrance exam, Lena unintentionally
overheard a conversation between the couple.
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They never intended to let her go to college, no matter what school she got
into.
Because they knew well that they had treated Lena badly, and once Lena saw
the vast world outside, she would never return to this impoverished little
mountain village. Their original intention in adopting Lena was to have her
bear children for their mentally disabled son.
Upon discovering the truth, Lena didn’t plead with them. Instead, she calmly
packed her few belongings and quietly escaped in the middle of the night.
After enduring years of abuse in that home, she understood very well that
Blake would never listen to her pleas. He would only intensify the torment,
forcing her to submit.
Lena could only run away.
“Afterward, I obtained a full scholarship with outstanding grades. Combined
with my part-time job, I saved enough money for studying abroad.” Lena lifted
her glass and drank it all in one go.
Under the influence of alcohol, her cheeks flushed. She mocked her own
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmdestiny. “I thought I had completely escaped them, but I didn’t expect the
people in the village to see me and pass on the news to them.”
The first thing the couple wanted to do was to take her back and marry her off
to their mentally disabled son. Otherwise, they threatened her that they would
go to the media and accuse Lena of abandoning her parents, thereby ruining
her career and life.
Of course, Lena knew that they couldn’t destroy her life with just a few words.
But when she thought she could finally embark on a new path, the nightmares
from the past caught up with her once again. This sense of powerlessness
was truly disheartening.
“I can…” Gideon furrowed his brow, but before he could finish his sentence,
Lena raised a finger to silence him.
She shook her head. “I can do it myself. I don’t need your help.”
In fact, she had long prepared for this day, but when this day actually arrived,