CHAPTER 12

Kayla screamed, "Fat pig, open the door. Did you hear me? Open the door."

"You're afraid of me now, huh? Hiding inside won't help you. Open the door, or I'll beat you to death."

Kayla was banging on the door, shouting at the top of her lungs.

Hedy suddenly opened the door from inside. Kayla was leaning against the door with one foot and almost fell head over heels when the door opened abruptly.

She steadied herself, fuming with rage. She cursed Hedy internally but didn't utter a word because there was something more important to deal with.

When Hedy opened the door, she almost couldn't hold herself back from strangling Kayla. The whole family was standing outside. Therefore, she barely held back her urges and swept her cold gaze over them.

Impatience and irritation were written all over her face, as if warning these people to be careful with their words.

But they had no idea how serious the situation was.

Upon seeing her daughter, Sophia immediately scolded, "Rascal! You finally have the nerve to come out."

Her demeanor and gaze were one where she wanted to devour Hedy.

She was holding the new clothes Hedy had bought for Ethan. If it weren't for Kayla telling her that the clothes were incredibly expensive, costing a few thousand dollars for a piece, she would have thrown them in Hedy's face.

"Ever since you were born, I knew you were a jinx. But I didn't expect you to be so bold as to break the law. It's one thing for you to steal, but you even dragged your younger brother down."

Sophia glared at her fiercely and demanded, "Tell me, where did you steal the money from? Whose money did you steal? If you don't confess, I'll beat you to death."

Sophia then started to scan the room for a stick to beat Hedy.

Fortunately, William intervened and said, "Don't hit her yet. Ethan said the money wasn't stolen. You have to listen to what the child has to say."

"If she didn't steal it, do you think someone else would give it to her? I didn't know you had such a wealthy relative." Sophia agitatedly pointed at the new clothes, shoes, and phone on the living room table.

"Why didn't you give me or your father some of the money? William Turner, you can protect this rascal, but if you harm my son, I'll fight you to the death. Do you believe this?"

"All of these things add up to at least six to seven thousand. Guess how many years you'll be sentenced for," Kayla added fuel to the fire.

William was scared and didn't know what to do.

He had just come home from the construction site and hadn't quite figured out what was going on. The clothes and shoes looked expensive, but he thought they could only cost a few hundred at most. He knew about the phone, the foreman at the construction site had the same one, which cost nearly 1,500 thousand, more than his two months' salary.

Now hearing Kayla claim all these added up to a few thousand, William felt like it was the end of the world.

"I told you that Hedy didn't steal the money." Ethan stood at the back, gritting his teeth and with reddened eyes, as he defended his sister.

He wanted to help Hedy, but he didn't know where she got so much money from, so he couldn't even explain.

He had just been doing his homework in his room when Kayla came back from shopping with her friends and showed off her new dress to him. Then she noticed his new clothes and shoes.

Kayla questioned, "If it's not stolen, where did it come from? Could she be a working girl with that look on her?"

"Kayla, how can you talk like that? She's your sister!" William glared at Kayla.

Kayla pouted and noticed something else. "Oh, you even bought a computer." She had been looking into Hedy's room since she opened the door.

She thought that since her sister had bought so many things for Ethan, she must have bought some for herself. Sure enough, she found something.

"You think you can hide it from me? Get out of my way." Kayla tried to push Hedy aside to get the computer.

But the moment she touched Hedy, her wrist was grabbed and twisted. She screamed in pain.

"Who do you think you are to question me?" Hedy's eyes were cold. Her demeanor was cold and irritable.

She was suppressing her murderous intent.

If it weren't for the original owner of the body, the moment Sophia opened her mouth, Hedy wouldn't have given her a chance to speak.

"Mom, help me! She's going to break my hand."

"You rascal! Let go of Kayla now."

Hedy twisted Kayla's arm and threw her at Sophia, who was about to hit her. The two collided and fell to the ground, causing quite a commotion.

"You rascal, how dare you hit your mother? This sin of yours will be punished by God." Sophia fell heavily. She was used to bullying others at the factory, not the other way around. Moreover, it was her daughter.

She sat down on the ground and threw a tantrum, "William, you've raised a good daughter. If she has the nerve to hit me today, she'll hit you tomorrow."

Hedy walked out of the room. She bent down and snatched the clothes from Sophia's hand, handing them to Ethan without even raising her eyes.

She looked coldly at the mother and daughter sitting on the ground. Her face was expressionless.

"I've been tolerating both of you for the sake of Dad and Ethan. Don't challenge my patience anymore. From today on, it's best to keep your mouths shut when you see me, or I won't mind helping you."

She then turned to Kayla and stated, "Since you're curious about where my money comes from, go ahead and call the cops."

"But let me remind you, if I'm not arrested, I'll definitely have you locked up for defamation."

"You should believe that I have the ability to do so."

Having said that, she ignored the group and retreated to her room.

Sophia sat on the ground in a daze. Her mind filled with Hedy's chilling, bloodthirsty gaze, which sent a shiver down her spine.

Only Ethan remained relatively calm.

He had known about Hedy's change for a while, but her attitude towards their mother still surprised him.

Kayla had heard rumors at school about a campus belle who tried to corner Hedy in the bathroom but ended up at a disadvantage, but she didn't believe it.

Until just now, when she thought about Hedy's unusual behavior these days.

This trash had truly changed.

Ethan gathered his belongings from the table and headed back to his room. After taking a few steps, he paused and stated, "Hedy didn't steal money or engage in any shameful activities. She earned that money by coding on the computer."

This marked the first instance of Ethan lying. He knew that Hedy did not require his defense, but he still wished to protect her from baseless suspicions and malicious intent.

Before long, Sophia resumed causing a commotion, throwing a tantrum in her room, and cursing Hedy as an ingrate. If it were not for William restraining her, she would likely have sought out Hedy.

Kayla pretended to console her mother, but secretly stirred up trouble. She refused to believe that trash like Hedy could earn such a substantial amount of money.

However, Hedy had confidently challenged her to involve the cops. Although she would not admit it, she had transitioned from gloating over Hedy's misfortune to envy.

Suddenly, Hedy's door swung open. It caused both the mother and daughter to fall silent upon hearing the noise.

William went out to investigate, and he discovered that Hedy had left the house.

He wanted to call out to her but ultimately lowered his raised hand.

Meanwhile, at the base of a mountain on the outskirts of Norwood City, a group of young people had gathered. They were excited. Their lively chatter was accompanied by the roaring sound of engines, creating a bustling scene at the mountain's base.

Hedy stepped out of the cab, hands in pockets, and casually joined the group.

"Danny! Danny! Danny!"

They chanted enthusiastically.

They positioned themselves on either side of the road. A banner hung at the finish line, and there were several convertible sports cars parked nearby.

A recently completed mountain road had transformed into a racetrack for these rich kids to enjoy themselves.