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So, until Winona knocked on her door today, Sylvia had fought an unimaginable internal battle, successfully resisting the urge to contact the Wynns or set foot in Empire City for a decade.

She was an extraordinary mother—a woman who had lovingly tended to her comatose son every single day for ten years, and who had literally fought a monster to the death to save her infant daughter.

The elderly woman leaned in closer, studying Winona’s flawless features with a warm grin. "She wasn't lying. You're stunning. A bit cold-hearted to leave her alone so long, though. I've lived here for years and this is the very first time I've ever seen you."

The nearby caretaker quickly intervened. "Oh, hush now, stop sticking your nose in their family business! Come tell me what you want for dinner so I can prep it before your grandson calls."

The old woman finally backed away, her attention happily diverted to the evening menu.

Winona took a deep, shuddering breath and boarded the three-hour train ride back to Empire City, arriving just as the late afternoon sun began to set.

To avoid unwanted attention, she pulled a baseball cap low over her eyes and slipped on a black surgical mask.

Her phone screen was a relentless waterfall of notifications, all dissecting Jeffrey's explosive online accusations.

She had originally gone to Jeffrey's hometown to unearth leverage to destroy him, but exposing his past would inevitably drag Sylvia into the crossfire.

Sylvia was actively dying. Winona decided to endure the PR nightmare for a few more months; she could wait until Sylvia passed peacefully before publicly executing Jeffrey.

Right on cue, Jeffrey’s number flashed on her screen again, clearly assuming his social media stunt had terrified her into paying the fifty million dollars.

Without a second thought, she hit decline and permanently blocked his number.

Staring at his phone screen in complete disbelief, Jeffrey couldn't process that his explosive timeline posts hadn't driven her to beg for mercy, but rather resulted in him being blocked.

That ungrateful bitch! He should have suffocated her in her crib the moment she was born!

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