Chapter 349: I’ll Take Care of Your Body

After spending half a month in Snowville, Bill’s focus shifted from the company. He had handed over all his responsibilities to me and planned to leave soon. That night, we shared a farewell dinner.

“Tomorrow, I’m going back home, Zoey. The company is yours from now on,” Bill said.

I understood. He was eager to return to his mother, and I didn’t mind. “Dad, I won’t let you down,” I promised.

“Carter, you take care of her. If you hurt her, I won’t forgive you,” Bill warned.

“Don’t worry, Bill. Even if it costs me my life, I won’t let Zoey down.”

I quickly tugged at his sleeve and chided playfully, “Hey, don’t you dare say things like that.”

“Alright, I’ll take good care of her,” Carter said, raising his glass in agreement.

As we were leaving the restaurant, we saw Sadie running toward us, looking disheveled and covered in blood. In just half a month, I learned that her life had taken a sharp turn for the worse. Ashley had done everything he could to force her to transfer her house and car to him, but Sadie had refused. They had been battling back and forth.

Later, Sadie went to her biological father, Zack, but under Bill’s pressure, he was quickly losing everything. He had already transferred part of his assets to his wife and children, divorced, and married the ever-persistent Monica. Monica had thought she was living her dream, but after marrying Zack, he filed for bankruptcy, and they both found themselves buried under a mountain of debt. Zack, struggling to stay afloat himself, had no way to help Sadie.

Sadie blamed Monica for their affair being discovered by Bill and put all the blame on her. Once a pampered heiress, Sadie now found herself living in hiding, leading a miserable life. She had severed ties with Monica.

When I saw her again, she had changed dramatically. Though it was warmer in April, she wore a thin dress, and her exposed skin bore all kinds of marks. Gone was the pride on her face; she was kneeling before Bill, begging.

“Dad, if you don’t help me, Ashley and those people will kill me! You’re all I have left!”

Bill looked at her coldly, with no trace of sympathy. “Isn’t this what you deserve?”

Chapter 340: I’ll Take Care of Your Body

“Dad, that bastard wanted me to sleep with those perverted old men. I didn’t want to get pregnant with their… He even threatened to kill me if I didn’t film an adult movie. Dad, I’m out of options. Please, just help me this one last time.”

Seeing her like this, I couldn’t help but think back to the day she and Ashley had gone to the auction. If she hadn’t been so arrogant, casually buying millions of dollars worth of clothing, she wouldn’t have drained Ashley’s money. On the other hand, if she hadn’t stolen Zoey’s boyfriend and deliberately provoked Zoey, that girl wouldn’t have died, and Sadie wouldn’t have ended up in such a miserable state. So, what goes around comes around. She reaped what she sowed.

Bill snapped her fingers one by one, his face as emotionless as ever. “Then you should die. As your father, if you die, I’ll take care of your body.” Sadie’s tears fell as she heard those ruthless words.

“Dad, how could you do this to me? You used to spoil me so much. Whatever I wanted, you’d buy for me. You always agreed to my requests. Even though we don’t share blood, it doesn’t change the fact that you’ve been my father for twenty years! Even if it’s just a dog, you’d feel something! How could you be so cruel?”

Bill looked down at her, disdain in his eyes. “You’re right. I’m a cruel father, but because of you, I neglected my own daughter. I’ll be punished for that, but you think you can just go on like nothing happened? You’re naive.”

“Dad!”

“The biggest regret of my life was ever acknowledging a beast like you as my daughter,” Bill said bitterly. He took out his phone and said, “I’ve already informed Ashley of your whereabouts. Enjoy the life you deserve, Sadie. If you steal from others, you’ll have to pay it back.”

“Dad!!!”

Bill didn’t look back at her. He turned to me and said, “Let’s go. It’s getting late.” I glanced at Sadie, lying on the ground, disheveled. I didn’t mock her or pay her any more attention. I simply got into the car.

“Zoey, please lend me some money! I beg you. I’ll leave this country and never show my face again,” she cried.

I pried her fingers off the door frame one by one. “Sadie, I owe you nothing. You owe Zoey. Go to hell and pay it back. Don’t let me see you again.” There was no need for me to do anything. With all the debts she owed, countless people were waiting to collect.

As the car drove away, I saw her chasing after us. “Don’t go, please! I’m begging you!” She stumbled and fell, her desperate face appearing in the rearview mirror.

I bet she would never feel remorse for the harm she caused Zoey. She was simply a product of circumstance, not someone who realized her mistakes. She was hopeless, unable to find redemption in this life.

I sighed softly. Sadie was just a pitiful creature, incapable of stirring up any real trouble. What weighed on my mind were Whitney and Anna. If I could catch Anna and have her go to the police and confess everything, the truth would come out. But since that night she disappeared, it was as if she had vanished from the earth.

I hadn’t been to school in days. Yael hadn’t moved either. He hadn’t reached out to me. It felt like everything had gone quiet. The weather warmed, and Snowville’s snow finally melted. The city shifted to spring overnight. The flowers bloomed on the branches, and the trees sprouted new leaves, sweeping away the gloom of winter. Burt would always remember everything that happened that winter—the people buried under the blanket of white.

“Chloe, what are you thinking? What’s with that expression of yours?”

“How do we lure a cave-hiding snake, Carter?”

Carter squeezed my hand tightly and said, “I won’t let you be the bait, Chloe. It’s too dangerous.”

“Don’t worry, Carter. I value my life too much. I don’t plan on doing it myself.”

“So what do you mean?”

“We’ll spread the word that Grandma has woken up, then report it to the police, providing them with evidence and clues. Do you think some people might panic and do something reckless?”

“That’s not a bad idea.”

Grandma’s mention of the Carlyns suggests a connection between both families. She might have more evidence. Plus, if we expose what Anna did to her, the police can issue a warrant for Anna’s arrest.

Carter agreed, “Penelope’s health has improved a lot recently. We can bring her out temporarily. Just having her appear in public and announcing she’s recovering will be enough to make those people panic. Then, we can simply set up the trap and wait for the large fish to bite.”