Chapter 6

Before Dorothea could even react,a bodyguard had already pulled a life jacket from beneath the seat.

With multiple fractures in both hands,she had no strength to resist at all.

All she could do was watch helplessly as they forced the life jacket onto her.

With a loud splash,she was shoved into the churning sea.

The cold,salty water soaked into the countless wounds on her hands,and the surface of the water quickly bloomed red.

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When she woke up again,she was already in the hospital.

Olga sat at her bedside,faint shadows beneath her eyes,as if she had been keeping vigil for days.“Dorothea,you’re finally awake.”

Dorothea’s voice was hoarse.“Mom…how long was I out?”

Olga sighed.“This is all my fault.I didn’t know Jimmy could be that heartless.By the time we got the news,you’d already been drifting at sea for a full day and night.After they rescued you,you spent a week in the ICU before your condition stabilized enough to move to a regular room.Altogether,you were unconscious for ten days.”

As she spoke,she placed a plane ticket and a stack of documents on the bedside table.“I got everything you asked for.I’ve seen how much you’ve given up for Jimmy all these years.The stocks and cash in there are my personal compensation to you.”

Dorothea lifted her heavily bandaged hands,trembling as she picked up the ticket and documents.

When she reached the last page,she froze.“Mom…why is there an acceptance letter from the London Symphony Orchestra in here?”

“That’s part of it too.And don’t worry about your hands.While you were unconscious,I brought in the best orthopedic specialists to treat you,and I made sure there won’t be any lasting damage.”

“Also,Jimmy may be a fool,but I can’t let the family be played for fools by a woman like Kim.Here’s the evidence you wanted.Kim was the one who spread the pollen on her own daughter and framed you for it.”

As she said that,Olga handed Dorothea a flash drive.

Only at that moment did a tear finally slip from the corner of Dorothea’s eye.

A bright smile slowly appeared across her face.

“Dorothea,the car is ready.Today they’re officially registering the second child under the family name,and Jimmy’s distracted right now.This is your best chance to leave.”

Dorothea nodded,clutching the plane ticket and acceptance letter tightly as she got into the car.

Thinking about everything Kim had done to her,and about all the humiliation and suffering she had endured over the past month,Dorothea felt hatred surge through her chest.

In the car,she hacked into the yacht’s surveillance system and clipped the footage of Kim maliciously slamming the piano lid onto her hands.She bundled that together with the earlier footage proving Kim had spread the pollen herself and sent everything to her closest lawyer friend.

“It’s been a while.I need a favor.I want to officially retain you as my attorney and have you sue Kim for aggravated assault and child abuse.I’m on my way to the airport right now.Meet me at departures in thirty minutes.”

As she spoke,she quickly wrote out a power of attorney,signed it,then used her lipstick like sealing ink and pressed her fingerprint onto the document.

She made it to the airport smoothly and,after handing the signed authorization over to her lawyer friend,boarded her flight.

The plane taxied,lifted off the runway,and soared into the blue sky.

Sitting by the window,she watched as New York grew smaller and smaller beneath her,and for the first time,she felt completely at ease.Her red lips slowly curved into a smile as she said softly,

“Jimmy.Kim.Welcome to abyss!”