Hope Crawls Through Ruins by Kain Rwan Vale 307

Chapter 307 

Michelle, who had just poured some water, cried out anxiously, “Ms. Swanson, don’t give them any money. 

Before Michelle could finish, she got slapped hard across the face. 

Wynter glared at her through gritted teeth. “You little brat, what nonsense are you talking about?” 

Michelle clutched her face, about to say something, but Wynter said in a low, threatening voice, “Get your ass to your room. If you dare say another word, I’ll break your legs.” 

Michelle bit her lip and stood her ground, refusing to budge. 

Seeing this, Yara grabbed Michelle and dragged her straight toward her room. 

While dragging her away, Yara flashed Nina a smile. “My sister’s been under a lot of pressure from school lately. She keeps talking nonsense. Please don’t take it to heart.” 

Nina leaned back in her chair, her slender fingers tapping slowly on her leg. “If you dare drag her away, you can kiss your hands goodbye 

She w 

er words cut like ice. 

o of Michelle, and when she realized it, she couldn’t help but feel annoyed at herself. 

even do anything. Why did she get so freaked out? 

at moment, Michelle suddenly realized that Nina was someone even Wylder didn’t mess with. 

Nina just said she’s Mona’s sister, so she really does know Mona, Michelle thought. 

With that in mind, Michelle shook off Yara and fell to her knees in front of Nina. “Ms. Swanson, you know Mona, right? Please help me. My parents took all the money Moira sent me over the years, except for my tuition. 

“Now they won’t let me finish school and are trying to sell me off to some guy who’s already killed three wives with his abuse. 

“It’s not like I’m afraid of hardship, but when Moira sponsored me, she hoped I’d make her proud. She wanted me to learn something real and do something good for the country. 

“I’ve only got two years leff this.” 

fore graduation and can stay at the institute. I just can’t accept being forced into marriage like 

Michelle’s words mad 

amily’s expressions shift instantly. 

Sevyn jumped to 

paring, “Michelle, do you have a death wish?” 

Nina shot Se 

ndifferent glance. 

to her, caught on and kicked Sevyn, sending him flying back onto the couch. 

left the Moore family completely stunned. 

p Sevyn up, her voice shaking with anger. “What the hell do you think you’re doing? You come into my g people? Do you people have no respect for the law?” 

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Eather Michelle wasn’t their real daughter or the hoones were just assay ko 

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vian, who’d ditch her own kid for a guy I wanted t 

Michelle wasn’t really their daughiera al 

stunned. She knew Nina was impresive, but the mer expertime wh 

he couldn’t believe Nina even figured that out. 

Yeah, I’m not their real daughter. I’m just add they stole, Michelle ained 

he turned to Wynter, her face full of hated! 

Michelle only learned the truth abouta year ago. 

hat day, she’d stopped by home topick something up. Just as for was fout to have yer and ycan 

When she was about to greet them, she overheard Wynter and Sexy talking 

Vynter said, “Lucky I didn’t listen to you and get rid of Michelle back then bad how would we have them to uy all this nice stuff for Yra and Seth?” 

Wynter also said that 

onsidered it her way 

Wynter even cur 

eing unable to 

ree Michelle graduated, they’d marry her off right away and get sy in Ivey 

repaying the years of care they had goes her 

ying that she wouldn’t have solen Michelle if her mother to law hati salted her for yeas for ive. She thought she’d grabbed a boy, but it turned out to be a gri 

ther–in–law wasn’t obsessed with having a grandson. After Wynter open a par way and hugËRS mother–in–law’s attitude totally changed. That was why she decided to keep Michelle and 

Michelle found out she wasn’t really their daughter 

Wynter had snatched. 

free couldn’t get pregnant, and her mother in law magged her shest it every single day. She couldn’t take it anymore, so 

et of town 

er happened to come across a woman who’d gone into premature labor because of an accident. 

her wet ile had her husband with her. She was bleeding out so badly during childbirth that her life was hanging by a 

The hand was sewed on his wife that he couldn’t spare a glance for the baby. That was when the thought of snatching 

eaty popped in Wynner’s head 

Seeing the husband orally distracted, Wynter grabbed the baby and bolted while no one was looking. 

I want antil she got to Sevyn’s workplace that she finally knew she’d grabbed a girl, not a boy. 

She thought about getting rid of the baby, but Sevyn persuaded her to keep the baby. So his mother wouldn’t bother them at 

Wynter figured, as long as she had a child, boy or girl, her mother–in–law would finally stop giving her the attitude. 

So, she kept the baby. 

She ended up staying with Sevyn at his workplace for two years before finally bringing Michelle home. 

At first, Wynter thought her mother–in–law would get even worse when she saw the baby was a girl, but to her surprise, she mnded up really doting on Michelle. 

She loved Michelle so much that even after Wynter had boy–girl twins, her mother–in–law still favored Michelle above all. 

After Yara and Seth were born, Wynter kept thinking about sending Michelle away, but her mother–in–law insisted on raising Michelle herself. She never got the chance. 

Plos, Michelle was always bright and likable, and once she started school, she topped her class every year. 

When she graduated from high school, she even became the national top scorer. 

really brought honor to the Moore family. 

No matter how talented Michelle was, she could never measure up to her biological kids. Deep down, Wynter truly resented 

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But Michelle always got lucky. Someone was willing to sponsor her education, and the money they got every year was mough to support the whole family for several years. 

Even if Wynter couldn’t stand Michelle, she had to suck it up and keep her around for the sake of that sponsorship money. 

Over the years, every time Moira sent money to Michelle, Wynter would come up with some excuse and take it all, leaving Michelle with nothing but her tuition paid. 

Since middle school, Michelle hustled by doing homework for her classmates just to get by. In high school, she picked up odd jobs whenever she could. 

By the time she got to college, she was so focused on getting into Betrico Zenith Research Institute that she barely had time 

to work. 

Michelle tried asking Wynter for money, but all she got was a sob story about how broke the family was. 

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