Adrian laughed bitterly.
"Countless times, I woke up from nightmares regretting that I had hurt the woman I loved most just to protect you. You're only my mentor's daughter. He once did me a great favor, and to repay him, I sacrificed my wife and made her take the blame for you. No one else may know the truth about what happened 8 years ago, but you—the real culprit—surely do!"
Everyone present was stunned by his words.
The police reacted first and stepped forward to pull Adrian's hand away from Vivian's throat.
Only then did David speak hesitantly, "Adrian, are you saying Nora wasn't the one who harmed those people 8 years ago? We wronged her and even took in the person who harmed her as our daughter?"
Adrian lowered his head without saying a word.
His silence was an admission.
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