Stephanie Lindt did not come back to her senses until Lindsey Juhl hung up the phone.
"I told you! We have been raising an ungrateful child for so many years, and now she’s independent, she doesn't care about our family’s survival!"
The more Stephanie thought about it, the angrier she became. To her, Lindsey was akin to a dog she had raised.
Now, this dog had gone rogue and was not wagging its tail at her anymore!
Henry Juhl sat on the sofa without uttering a word. He had heard their conversation on the phone earlier.
Last night when he found out that Lindsey had disappeared in the middle of the night, he knew something had happened.
"Now Mr. Woltman is asking for her and now that little bitch won't listen! What should we do?"
Henry frowned and his voice, which had been calm a minute ago, rose a little as he said, "Enough! Look at yourself! You look like a miserable old shrew!"
"Why are you yelling at me? It’s a life and death situation for our family and Zayn is not letting us go. If that little bitch doesn’t serve Mr. Woltman, our family will be done for!"
After being accustomed to the luxuries, Stephanie felt very anxious when their company was on the brink of bankruptcy.
"Didn’t I ask you to be nice to her? Of course, you didn't listen and now it seems that she overheard our conversation last night."
What else could potentially make Lindsey, who was always so meek, rebel against them, if it was not overhearing their conversation?
"Even if she heard what happened that night, our family has raised her for more than 20 years! Shouldn't she be grateful and help out the family?"
The Juhls fed and clothed her. If it weren't for them, this unwanted little girl would be sleeping out on the streets.
"She's not the same as before. She's not that easy to control."
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