—- Chapter 16 “Lizzy!” Samson pulled Elizabeth into a tight hug, tears spilling down his face. Ever since she left the country, he’d never truly stopped worrying. Every month, he sent her money without fail. It wasn’t until he noticed her account hadn’t been touched that he realized the truth -she had secretly joined a medical aid mission in a warzone. From that moment on, all he could think about was whether Elizabeth was okay out there.
Later, he found out that Daniel had dragged her back to Kaverton and locked her away. The villa was heavily guarded, and he tried to force his way in several times but failed. So he did the only thing left-he set the place on fire. Thank God, Elizabeth made it out. “Lizzy, it’s my fault! I never should’ve accused you. I never should’ve let you suffer like that…”” Samson sobbed, his voice thick with guilt.
Back then, he thought she was just jealous of Cheryl; he thought she’d brought the shame on herself. —- It wasn’t until much later that the truth hit him- Elizabeth had been the victim all along. She’d been used, manipulated, and destroyed by Daniel and Cheryl. Her name, dignity, and safety were ruined. He was filled with regret and silently vowed to make Daniel and Cheryl pay a heavy price for everything they’d done. He needed to get justice for Elizabeth, no matter what it took.
After crying in each other’s arms for a while, Elizabeth suddenly pulled back, worry flashing in her eyes. “Daniel’s ruthless. You got me out, but he’s not going to let this go. He won’t stop until he gets revenge…” After everything she’d been through, she knew it all too well that Daniel wasn’t just controlling , he was unhinged. His obsession , his cruelty -it had long since crossed any line a sane person wouldn’t dare. But Pamela gently squeezed her shoulder , trying to ease her fears.
“Don’t worry, Ellie. Your dad didn’t just save you; he planned everything. While he was figuring out how to break you out, he was also building a case to take down the Woolridge Group. Everything Daniel and Cheryl did? It’s all out now. Public and viral. Daniel’s done for.” 1 —- That night, the tangled web of hatred and betrayal between the Woolridge and Fisher families exploded across social media.
Once people learned what Daniel and Cheryl had done to Elizabeth, public outrage spread like wildfire. The internet turned against them overnight, and Woolridge Group’s stock plummeted. Daniel, unable to take the pressure, suffered a relapse of an old illness and was rushed to the hospital. Now he drifted in and out of consciousness, sometimes lucid, sometimes lost. But whether he was awake or not, one thing never changed-he kept calling out Elizabeth’s name over and over again.
That day, Daniel woke from a heavy sleep and saw someone standing by his bedside. Through blurred vision, he thought it was Elizabeth. Like a drowning man reaching for air, he clutched the figure’s hand tightly. “Elizabeth… you’re here! You finally came…” “Look again. I’m not Elizabeth.” The moment she spoke, Daniel snapped back to reality.
—- It wasn’t Elizabeth, it was Cheryl. He hadn’t seen her in months, and she looked like a completely different person. Her skin was dull, her cheeks sunken, her hair a tangled mess draped over her shoulders. She looked like she’d aged ten years. “Daniel, you ruined me!” she spat through gritted teeth, her eyes full of venom.
“From the moment you ended our engagement, my life was destroyed!” After she and Wanda were kicked out of the Fisher family , they were targeted in an overseas scam and lost everything. Wanda couldn’t handle going from being a wealthy socialite to a disgraced outcast. In a desperate attempt to fix things , she turned to gambling and ended up drowning in debt to loan sharks. Cheryl had nowhere else to turn. She tried borrowing from old classmates.
But once they found out how far she’d fallen, they locked her up, held her hostage, and humiliated her for three days straight. They beat her while shouting, “You’re just the daughter of a mistress!” Her world shattered overnight. She’d gone from living in luxury to absolute hell, and now, she’d lost —- her mind. Every single day since, she’d clung to one thought, ” Take Daniel down with me.” Today, she’d finally made it into the hospital. “Daniel, let’s die together! Didn’t you love me once?
Let’s go to hell together, be in love down there instead!” she cried. With that, she suddenly pulled a knife from behind her back. Daniel reacted fast, blocking her strike, and the two of them struggled, stumbling, crashing their way toward the window. Cheryl lunged, trying to shove him, but Daniel twisted to the side at the last second. She couldn’t stop her momentum and tumbled out the window. Her body hit the ground below with a sickening thud, and Cheryl died on impact.
