Chapter 312

Layla gasped heavily, her voice trembling with hysteria as she screamed, "Ruby, please spare my daughter! I'll get on my knees—just let Hazel go..." "You married into our family with a child who shares no blood relation to my father, then used my blood to deceive him into believing your daughter was a Smith. All these years, your daughter basked in his love while I lost everything—losses you could never repay in this lifetime. Now, you will pay for your cruelty and deceit." With those icy words, Ruby turned and walked away, leaving behind Layla's desperate shrieks as she clutched the iron bars. "Ruby, don't hurt my girl! She's so young... Please, I beg you, let her go!" A cold smirk curled on Ruby's lips. *Spare her? Absolutely not. Hazel's whereabouts were soon traced to an upscale Western restaurant, where she was savoring a steak like the privileged heir she pretended to be— Then the officers walked in. Her fork clattered onto the plate, her face draining of color. "Miss Hazel, you