Chapter 308

“We did it because we love you!”
“And I’m just showing my respect for you.”
“We’re poor, but you’re rich, and you make us eat scraps!”
“I’m rich, so I don’t have to eat scraps. Are you too stupid to understand that, or are you just trying to disgust me under the guise of ‘love’?”
“You-you have no manners!”
“My manners are reserved for people who deserve them. You two don’t qualify.”
Mr. Lancaster Sr., unable to win the argument and noticing the phones still recording, decided to change his strategy. He stood up angrily and pulled his wife toward the exit.
“We’re going to the Stapleton estate to have a word with our in-laws!”
Penelope gritted her teeth and followed them out. Wanting to avoid a bigger scene, she waited until they were in a quieter area before blocking their path.
“I know Chasel put you up to this. You’re here to humiliate me, ruin my name, and extort money. But it’s not going to happen. You won’t get a single cent from me.”
Mr. Lancaster Sr.’s eyes widened. “We heard you married into a powerful family, that you have more money than you can spend! Giving your brother and us a few million as a sign of respect is the least you can do!”
“You should be grateful I haven’t come after you for what you did. And you want my money? Ha! When you’re dead, I might burn some paper money for you.”
“You are still our family!”
“Where were you when Lucien was beating me half to death?”
“That’s all in the past! Your mother killed my son, and I’m not holding a grudge. You should be thankful!”
“He deserved to die!”
Mr. Lancaster Sr.’s face darkened as he stared at her.
“It’s true what they say you can’t raise a child that’s not your own blood. You’re a bastard your mother had with another man! We raised you, and you show no gratitude! You got your brother fired, his wife left him and now Boris and Grace.can’t survive without his support. You’re trying to destroy our entire family!”
“It’s the payback you deserve.”
Mr. Lancaster Sr. narrowed his eyes. “That’s why we’re here. You will give us money. Ten million-no, fifty million!”
“Never.”
“If you don’t, we’ll go to the
Stapletons We’ll tell them how you
father
seduced your own adoptive And we’ll tell them about your mother how she slept with every
man in the Lancaster
see how you hold your head up in your new family then. Let’s see if your husband still wants you!”
Penelope scoffed. “You think anyone will believe you?”
“They might not believe other things, but when you spread rumors like that, it doesn’t matter if they believe it or not. Your reputation and your mother’s will be ruined either way,” Mrs. Lancaster said with a triumphant sneer.
“And a family like that cares about one thing above all: their reputation,” Mr.
Lancaster Sr. added. “You embarrass them, and they’ll throw you out.” ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ.net
This was who the Lancasters were. The nightmare she and her mother could never escape.
“By the way, when we went to see that adoptive father of yours this
morning, he came out limping. I
couldn’t he
but laugh. Serves bim
right. Getting his leg broken by my
car trying to save that worthless
tramp. What an idiot,” Mr. Lancaster Sr. chuckled cruelly.
“He was so polite to us, even offered us three thousand to leave you alone,” Mrs. Lancaster sneered. “Does he think we’re beggars? As if that pittance would buy us
off.”
“You know what I said that made him pass out?” Mr. Lancaster Sr. asked, raising an eyebrow.
Penelope’s fists were clenched so tightly her knuckles were white.
“I said: ‘Hey, cripple, when you were sleeping with that whore, did she ever tell you how many men came before you? Tsk, I bet she can’t even count that high herself!””