The Billionaire Ex-Wife and the Beggar He Became novel Chapter 486

"It was terror. A boundless, endless terror. And to escape it, I was willing to sacrifice every last shred of my dignity. All I wanted was my mother and father. I would have been content just to lie at their feet. But even when I had nothing left, you still didn't want me."

"When my terror reached its peak, it turned into fearlessness."

"That's when I knew. I had no family. In this world, I was completely alone."

"At night, I slept in the hospital lobby. To keep from freezing, I took a job caring for a dying patient with a contagious disease, cleaning up after her, just to earn a three-thousand-dollar payment. You all wondered why Frank was so kind to Felicity, didn't you?"

"It's because I was the one who stayed by his wife's side, 24/7. I fed her, bathed her, changed her dressings, and brought her back from the brink of death. That's why Frank was so determined to give his fortune to the girl he thought was me."

"Ms. Henrietta, ever since I lost that capacity for fear, the concept of family by blood has meant nothing to me."

"And that's not even mentioning the fact that you, Ms. Henrietta, in a fit of twisted rage, brutally abused my daughter. The very hair you used for the DNA test was ripped from my child's head. Do you know who I hate most in this world?"

"It's not Felicity."

"It's you."

"You are the person I despise the most, followed by the rest of the Shepherd family. Felicity only ranks third."

"My daughter, please, try to understand!" Henrietta cried out. "I didn't know you were my real daughter when I hit you! I didn't know Tiana was my granddaughter! If I had known…"

"I know I was wrong! Please, daughter, don't abandon me…"

Before she could finish, Jason's phone rang. He glanced at the unfamiliar number and answered, "Hello, who's this?"

"Brother, it's me, Felly," a voice on the other end said. It was Felicity, who had been missing for days.