253 Chapter 253: Why Are You Angry? (1/2)

When Khloe arrived at home, the first thing she noticed was the note on the floor. On the backside, it said one word: ”Justice” – and it was written over and over in what appeared to be blood. Immediately, she felt a sense of dread. She looked up, and the next thing she realized was that her apartment had been ransacked. Everything that was worth stealing had been stolen. Everything else had been destroyed.

The third thing she noticed was the overwhelming smell of shit. Slowly, she looked at the walls; they had been strewn with human shit – suddenly, her psyche took a hit, and it screamed. It only said one word, but it echoed in her skull until she finally opened her mouth and let it out.

”Mother!” she shrieked. ”Mother, mother, mother! Mother, are you okay? Are you here?”

Not knowing what she was doing, she picked the paper off the floor and flipped it over so that she could read the other side. It said, ”If you don't pay your debt, I will snuff out your life and take the money from your insurance.”

Khloe crumpled the paper and threw it onto the floor. She called her mother's name again, but there was no response. Finally, she pulled out her phone and dialed her mother's number. It rang four or five times, but then her mother answered. Khloe sighed, and she whispered to herself, ”Thank God. My mother is alive.”

”Mom,” she cried. ”Where did you go? You scared me.”

Alice's voice sounded unsteady when she responded. ”I am in the hospital,” she said. ”Your father woke up. He will fix everything!”

”Dad woke up?” Khloe cried. ”I will be there as soon as I can.”

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By the time Khloe arrived at the hospital, Laurence had been transferred to another ward. He was sitting on the bed, and Alice was feeding him ice chips. From the outside, the couple looked like they were deeply in love.”

When Alice heard the door open, she turned to Khloe and said, ”It took you a long time to get here. Your father is already ready to leave this place. I think he should stay longer, but he isn't listening to me.”

Khloe wiped the sweat from her forehead. She smiled and said, ”Dad, you look much better, but are you really good to go? You just woke up! I think you should stay and be observed for a few days?”

Laurence looked at Khloe sadly.

Khloe became frightened suddenly when Laurence looked at her, and she avoided his eyes. It was almost if, even though he'd woken up, he had actually died; he had dead eyes!

Alice turned to Laurence and frowned. She said, ”My husband, you just recovered. Why are you angry? After a hard day at work, Khloe just came to see you. You should be thanking her!”

”You don't understand anything,” Laurence snarled as he picked up his glass and threw it to the ground. His fingers trembled, and he was pointing at Khloe.”Sometimes I wish that I hadn't had any children at all…”

”Is that so,” Laurence scoffed. ”One thing I know clearly is that you tried to kill me while I was in the intensive care unit.”

Hearing this, Alice stood up. Frightened, she looked at Laurence and said, ”What are you talking about? Khloe is your daughter. How could she do such a thing?”