Sent Me To Jail? Now Watch Me Crush Them

Erik's Lamborghini came to a sharp stop in front of the Lawson Estate. The door swung open.

Before she could get out of the car, a powerful shove struck her from behind.

"Get down. Don't dirty my car." Erik's voice carried an icy chill.

Caught by surprise, Daniela fell hard onto the ground.

Rain had fallen the previous night, and a muddy puddle had formed in the low area near the entrance of the Lawson Estate.

The old T-shirt she wore was immediately stained with mud. Dirty water splashed onto her pale face as well.

Looking disheveled and miserable, Daniela pressed her hands against the ground and tried to stand. Before she could get up, a faint laugh sounded above her.

Then a man's voice followed. "What's this? You just got out of prison, and you're already greeting everyone with such a dramatic entrance?"

Raising her head, Daniela saw her eldest brother, Jeff Lawson, standing on the steps. His eyes were filled with contempt as he looked down at her.

"Daniela!" A graceful figure dressed in white walked toward her.

Khloe wore a luxurious custom-made gown. Layer after layer of lace shimmered beneath the sunlight, making her look pure and flawless.

She acted as if she wanted to help Daniela up. However, just before her fingers touched the mud covering Daniela's clothes, she pulled her hand back with clear disgust. Even so, her eyes quickly reddened. "Daniela, what happened to you? Erik, why did you let Daniela fall? She only just got out of prison, and her health is already so weak..."

Stepping out of the car, Erik naturally slipped an arm around Khloe's waist. "Khloe, you're too kind. Someone as vicious as Daniela belongs in the mud."

A bitter smile appeared on Daniela's face as she wiped away the mud. Then she slowly rose to her feet.

"Khloe, are you still putting on this act?" Daniela's eyes remained calm, and her hoarse voice carried little emotion. "For the last five years, not one person from the Lawson family ever visited me in prison. Yet now that I've returned, all of you are making such a spectacle. Isn't this just another chance to humiliate me?"

"Daniela, why would you think that?" Looking hurt, Khloe bit her lip and pointed toward the enormous three-tier cake behind her. "Today isn't just my engagement party. It's also your..."

Before Khloe could finish speaking, Jeff interrupted her with obvious impatience. "Why are you even talking to her? Khloe, don't let someone like her ruin your special day. Let's finish the ceremony, cut the cake, and then send her off to clean herself up. Nobody wants to look at her like this."

With graceful movements, Khloe picked up a glass of red wine and offered it to Daniela with both hands. A gentle smile rested on her face. "Daniela, have a drink. Wish me happiness, and wish yourself... a fresh start."

Daniela fixed her eyes on the wine glass and felt nothing but disgust.

A bitter ache rose in her chest when she heard those words.

Five years ago, on this exact day, she was suffering through a savage beating inside prison.

Now, five years later, they were forcing her to stand at the engagement party of the person who had framed her. On top of that, they expected her to drink the wine Khloe personally handed to her.

"Keep your wine to yourself, Khloe!" Daniela's eyes grew cold and sharp. Instead of drinking it, she threw the red wine directly at Khloe.

The wine soaked Khloe's hair and ran down her face. Her carefully applied makeup was ruined in an instant, and dark stains spread across her expensive gown.

"Daniela! You've gone too far!" Jeff shouted as he rushed forward and raised his hand to slap her.

Daniela quickly moved aside and avoided the attack. Her gaze remained cold. "I'm the one who has gone too far? Five years ago, Khloe injured Madeline while speeding and begged me to take responsibility for her. When all of you worked together to send me to prison just to protect the Lawson family's reputation, did any of you stop and think that you had gone too far?"

"Enough!" Anger darkened Erik's face. He grabbed Daniela by the throat and forced her against the cold wall. "The evidence was right there in front of everyone, and you still keep blaming Khloe? Someone like you belongs in prison for the rest of your life, Daniela!"

Struggling for air, Daniela met his eyes without backing down. Even as her breathing grew difficult, she spoke in a steady voice. "Erik, think about it carefully. Madeline is still alive. If you let me help her, she can wake up."

Silence spread across the scene. A moment later, it was shattered by loud laughter filled with ridicule.

"You can help her?" Jeff laughed mockingly as if he had just heard something absurd. "Daniela, did those five years in prison destroy your mind? The best medical experts in Kladbert haven't found a solution. You're someone who just walked out of prison. What makes you think you can say something so ridiculous?"

The revulsion in Erik's eyes became even more obvious. Without warning, he released Daniela and shoved her away as though she were something filthy. "You'll say anything if it means staying with the Lawson family. You're disgusting."

Daniela crashed onto the ground and broke into a violent fit of coughing.

Slowly, she looked at the people standing before her. These people were supposed to be her family. Among them stood Erik, the man she had once loved with all her heart.

At that moment, nothing remained except despair.

After a long pause, Daniela pushed herself to her feet. Her back remained straight as she spoke calmly. "Fine. If none of you believe me, then there's nothing left to say. From today onward, I have nothing to do with the Lawson family."

With those words, she turned around and started walking toward the gates of the Lawson Estate.

"Daniela! The moment you walk out of here, don't come crawling back and beg for our forgiveness!" Jeff yelled furiously from behind her.

Daniela's second brother, Cade Lawson, tossed a worn black backpack onto the ground in front of her. "Take your garbage and get out!"

Gavin Lawson, her youngest brother, looked at her with open resentment. "Fuck off."

Without turning around, Daniela continued walking. She refused to waste another moment in the place that was no longer her home.

As for everything they owed her, one day she would make every one of them kneel before her and beg her to take it back.