Chapter 4 This statement only made me laugh . [ ] The Stone family's idea of " spoiling and indulging " me was nothing more than treating me like a free maid . [ ] So I ignored her and headed upstairs to my room . ] Closing the door behind me , I began packing my belongings . ] ] Everything I could take from this house fit into one small suitcase , mostly work documents and notes . Copies of every contract I'd secured for the Stone family over three years , plus hundreds of pages of market analysis I'd written myself . These should have been my achievements . ]] Now they were just golden nameplates plastered on the Stone family's reputation . [ ] I heard light footsteps outside the door . ] ] Without looking back , I recognized Iris's footsteps by sound alone . ] When she pushed open the door , that annoying smirk was still on her face . She walked over in her high heels , crossed her arms , and looked down at me . [ ] " You're really leaving ? Vera , I thought you'd cry and beg to stay in our house ! " ] I looked up at her with my uninjured eye . " Don't worry , I won't cry . " ]] My tone was as flat as discussing the weather . [] " Just remember - everything you do will have consequences eventually . " [ ] Iris scoffed : " Threatening me ? You think you're still Mrs. Stone ? Vera , don't forget - once you leave the Stone family , you're nothing ! " [ ] She spat out that last sentence through gritted teeth . ] I didn't argue , just placed documents in my suitcase : [ ] " We'll see . " ]] My calm seemed to irritate her . She stepped forward and kicked over a stack of documents by my feet . [ ] Papers scattered across the floor as she stepped on them . ] ] There 4 " Taking this trash with you ? " 1 ignored her , quietly collecting the papers she hadn't stepped on . [ ] This made her more frantic - she stomped on whatever I reached for . [ ] But while switching feet , she lost her balance and fell , her face hitting a sharp corner of the furniture and creating a huge gash that immediately bled profusely . [ ] I watched this karma coldly , feeling nothing , and continued packing . [ ] Just then, Old Mrs. Stone burst in . [ ] Iris immediately screamed . ]] " Mom ! I was kindly helping her pack , but this bitch tried to kill me ! " ] Without thinking . Oid Mrs. Stone rushed forward and slapped my face . My severely injured eye bled even more heavily , spattering Old Mrs. Stone's face , but she acted like she couldn't see it and raged at me . " Vera , the Stone family door isn't somewhere you can enter or leave at will ! Staying here is your blessing - you should work like a slave to repay us ! You're just as low as your debt - ridden mother ! " ] " We won't stop you from leaving , but the storms outside aren't something a woman like you can handle ! " ] ] I looked straight into her eyes : ] " Old Mrs. Stone , the storms in the Stone house are worse than outside . Keep that blessing for yourself ! " [ ] " The contract is over . I don't need to shield you , your son , or your daughter from storms anymore . " ] Old Mrs. Stone's face instantly turned vicious , her gaze sharp and ruthless : " You'll regret this . " The sound of my suitcase zipper was especially clear in the silent air . [ ] ' Whether I regret it or not is my business . " ] When I dragged my suitcase downstairs , Leo stood in the entryway . ] Seeing me , he frowned deeply . ] Vera , you've lived with the Stone family so long , and we do have feelings for each other . Besides , you have no family left in his world - where could you possibly go ... " ] stopped , my knuckles turning white as I gripped the suitcase handle . ] f they hadn't deliberately delayed paying for treatment , causing my mother to miss her best treatment window , I wouldn't be alone in this world now . [ ] From Matta Mistress to Billionaire's Wife Same Day , Different Groom Chapter 4 I stared at him with my one good eye , unable to stop blood from streaming down my check like bloody tears . [ ] " You destroyed my company and used my mother's illness to blackmail me into returning to the Stone family . " ] " I spent three years repaying my mother's debts to you . Now we're even . " [] " Leo , it's time you let me leave . " [ ] Seeing my determination , Leo's expression changed drastically , hatred and anger naked on his face . ] " Vera ! If you really leave , never come back ! " ] I walked past him , dropping one cold sentence : ] " Don't worry , Mr. Stone . Once I leave , I won't look back . " [] The wind outside was cold , and night fell like a giant curtain , separating the Stone family's lights behind me . [ ] I took a deep breath and walked down the steps with my suitcase . ] Behind me , Leo couldn't help rushing out . [ ] " Vera ! Remember this ! Once you leave the Stone family , you're nothing ! " ] ] Then Iris's voice followed . ] ] " Leo ! What are you doing ? She's just a blind cripple - why bother keeping her around ! " ] I didn't turn around . ] Just smiled coldly . [ ] Then I looked down at the suitcase in my hand and thought quietly . [ ] Leo , Iris - your idea of " nothing " will soon become what your family fears most . ] The Stone family's nightmare will be ME , Vera Hart . ] Under the streetlights , my shadow stretched long . [ ] I walked this path with absolute determination , absolutely slowly . Three years of shackles finally broke free tonight . [ ] I felt unprecedented freedom . ] But just then , I heard a shout from behind . [ ] " Vera ! " ] ]